Bariatric Surgery and Disordered Eating with Director of ACFEB Kyla Holley

Understanding Body Matters Podcast

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest, Psychotherapist, Bariatric Specialist, Eating Disorder Clinician & Director of The Australian Centre for Eating Behaviours (ACFEB), Kyla Holley. Currently, Kyla works as part of two multidisciplinary surgical bariatric clinical teams in addition to working in private practice. Kyla also hosts her own podcast and is the author of ‘Change your Relationship with Food’. After training with the National Centre for Eating Disorders (UK) Kyla Founded the ACFEB in Australia and has developed a number of training courses in eating disorders for health professions in Australia and New Zealand. Where Kyla has partnered with Dr Eric Stice at The Oregon Research Institute to ensure that Australia and New Zealand had access to eating disorder and obesity prevention programs such as the Body Project and Project Health. She has also visited the Maudsley and Springfield University Hospitals in London to learn about patient treatment methods, and to learn the MANTRA method for treating adults with Anorexia Nervosa.

Kyla has extensive experience related to metabolic surgery where she is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS). In 2017, The Australian Centre for Eating Disorders received a Sunny award and in 2018 an award for Excellence in Social Enterprise. However, has now changed its name to the Australian Centre for Eating Behaviours. Kyla was also announced as runner up in the Coffs Coast Women of the Year Awards in 2018.

On this week’s episode Kyla speaks about the role of clinicians in supporting patients with bariatric surgery. Going through pre-screenings, guidelines, and eligibility criteria for metabolic surgery. As an Eating Disorder clinician, Kyla discusses the eating concerns associated with patients undergoing bariatric surgery including maladaptive eating, disordered eating and changes to eating behaviours. Discussing eating disorders such as Binge- Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa as well as conditions such as Night Eating Syndrome. Emphasising the need for therapeutic support and eating disorder treatment alongside bariatric surgery. In contrast to this surgery Kyla also discusses the risks and concerns with bariatric surgery or current weight loss drugs. Working from a framework of a non- diet approach to treatment for those having bariatric surgery. So please, welcome our next special guest, Kyla!

Podcast summary:

1. Therapeutic support for learning how to live with the bariatric surgery

2. Body image concerns after surgery

3. Maladaptive eating concerns for people post bariatric surgery

4. New weight loss drugs, the risks, and concerns around it

5. Pre surgery screenings and eligibility for bariatric surgery

6. Disordered eating treatment pre and post bariatric surgery

Links to Kyla:

The Australian Centre of Eating Behaviours: https://acfeb.com/about-acfed/kyla-holley/

Podcast: Change Your Relationship with Food

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyla-holley-066385a1/

Book: Change Your Relationship with Food Journal & Workbook: A powerful combination of anti-diet advice, body-positive exercises, and information from an experienced therapist

Instagram: @aus_cent_for_eating_behaviour

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email