Beyond Body Changes: Understanding Disordered Eating Behaviors in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Expert Training with Emma Murphy MIACP, Eating Disorder Specialist

The Perinatal Mental Health Institute presents this essential 90-minute training on supporting clients experiencing emotional eating and binge eating disorder during pregnancy and postpartum, led by Emma Murphy MIACP, a specialist psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in disordered eating.

Why This Training Matters:

Eating disorders during the perinatal period present unique challenges as clients navigate necessary weight changes, hormonal fluctuations, and identity shifts while potentially managing eating disorder recovery. Traditional approaches often fall short during this vulnerable time. This training provides evidence-based tools to support clients compassionately while recognizing when specialized treatment is needed.

What You'll Learn:

✨ Essential assessment skills and therapeutic relationship building

✨ Key personality traits common in adults with eating struggles

✨ Critical differences between helpful and harmful nutritional approaches

✨ Why traditional behavior change strategies often fail in perinatal period

✨ Biological and psychological triggers amplified during pregnancy and postpartum

✨ Unconscious protective functions of eating behaviors

✨ When and how to refer for specialized eating disorder treatment

Training Format:

This recorded 90-minute webinar goes beyond surface-level interventions to examine the complex intersection of eating disorders with perinatal experiences. The training provides practical tools while maintaining appropriate scope of practice boundaries.

Who This Training Is For:

This session is valuable for all perinatal professionals, including:

🌿 Perinatal mental health therapists

🌿 Midwives and doulas

🌿 Healthcare providers

🌿 Lactation consultants

🌿 Perinatal support workers

🌿 Anyone supporting clients through pregnancy and postpartum

About Your Instructor:

Emma Murphy MIACP is an esteemed psychotherapist with over 15 years of specialization in disordered eating and member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her extensive experience working with individuals and groups across the entire spectrum of disordered eating led to the development of the Eating Freely™ Program, a structured, trauma-informed model for adults experiencing emotional eating and binge eating disorder. Emma is driven by a mission to increase awareness of the role of trauma in eating disorders, particularly among healthcare professionals.

What's Included:

✨ 90-minute recorded training

✨ Certificate of attendance

✨ Assessment framework resources

✨ Implementation guidance

Enhance your ability to provide compassionate, informed care for perinatal eating challenges. This training will help you develop confidence in supporting the whole person behind the eating behaviors while validating the complexity of perinatal experiences without pathologizing normal pregnancy and postpartum changes.