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Non-Diet NaturopathAuthor: Casey Conroy
The Non-Diet Naturopath is where wellness culture gets dismantled - one adrenal cocktail and trauma-blind detox plan at a time.Hosted by Casey Conroy - naturopath, eating disorder clinician, non-diet dietitian, yoga teacher, and nature-informed practitioner with little patience for performative healing. This podcast explores the messy intersections of food, bodies, disordered eating, neurodivergence, trauma, herbal medicine, and wellness industry BS.This podcast is for you if you:Are a practitioner whos tired of root cause rhetoric that ignores trauma and complexityLove plants and healing but side-eye wellness influencers selling detox kits and mindset curesWant to be more fat-affirming, neuro-affirming, and scope-aware in your practiceBelieve nuance is sacred and rebellion should be relational, not just performativeStill love yoga, but not yoga cultureThis podcast doesnt just call out toxic wellness - it offers a grounded, inclusive alternative rooted in relational care, evidence, ethics, and real connection to land and body.Expect rants, resources, and real talk - plus insight into Caseys upcoming course Disordered Eating for Naturopaths, launching mid-2026. Language: en-gb Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep 42. If You Prescribe Weight Loss, You Need Disordered Eating Literacy
Episode 42
Monday, 22 June, 2026
If you prescribe weight loss, talk about metabolic health, prescribe elimination diets, support clients on GLP-1s, or use practitioner-only weight-loss programs, you need disordered eating literacy.In this episode Casey unpacks five things natural health practitioners need to know about disordered eating when weight loss is part of their clinical work.We talk about why you can’t assess health by body size, why “they asked for weight loss” is not the same as informed consent, why a shrinking body is not automatically a sign of better health, and why good intentions do not remove clinical risk.Casey also revisits her previous critique of Metabolic Balance and practitioner-only weight-loss programs... including detox language, “metabolism reset” claims, phased restriction, and the assumption that something is safer simply because it is practitioner-led.This episode isn't about shaming practitioners. It is about asking better questions, recognising risk earlier, practising within scope, and not accidentally prescribing harm.DECIDE Cohort 2 is now open.DECIDE: Scope-Safe Disordered Eating Practice is an 8-week practitioner training for naturopaths, nutritionists, herbalists and natural health practitioners who want to feel more confident recognising and responding to disordered eating in clinical practice.Applications close Friday 10 July.Cohort 2 starts Wednesday 15 July.Apply or learn more here:https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.htmlRead the blog version of this episode:https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/do-you-prescribe-weight-loss-5-things-practitioners-need-to-know-about-disordered-eatingReferences:The 2025 Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on clinical and preclinical obesity, which critiques BMI-only diagnosis and argues for assessing actual health, function and clinical context. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39824205/A 2024 brown adipose tissue study in adults with metabolically healthy vs metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity - interesting, small numbers, and used here as a reminder that one body size does not equal one metabolic story. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38184936/Previous episodes/blogs mentioned:Metabolic Balance critique: Episodes 38 & 39https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/when-metabolic-balance-isnt-balance-diet-culture-clinical-protocols-and-the-naturopathic-dilemmaFREE GUIDES:Join the DECIDE waitlist and download Casey’s new free guide:You Don’t Need to Treat the Eating Disorder to Help: A Scope-Safe Guide for Natural Health Practitioners.Grab the other FREE practitioner guide 7 Red Flags of Disordered Eating You May Be MissingLINKS:Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.auCasey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.healthCasey's Instagram: @naturopath.caseyconroySupport the show
