Hello all! I have something a bit different to the usual podcasts today.

I am at the Appearance Matters Conference 2024 (June 11-13) presenting a poster about my first PhD study titled: Men's Formal Help-Seeking for Eating and/or Body Image Pathology: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators. - (Catchy, right?)

A link to this podcast is in a QR code on the poster so we should be joined by some academics from the conference (welcome!) who can learn a bit more about the study here if they didn't get the chance to ask me at the conference or just wanted to hear more.

I have also done my best to make this interesting for the regular MyoMinds listeners so I hope you enjoy too!

Here are some timestamps for those interested in particular sections:

Rational, aims, and defining terms: 03:15

Methods: 10:03

Results: 14:47

Findings and Recommendations: 23:03

Outro with thanks: 33:21

I would love to hear your thoughts on the study and any questions about it! Feel free to contact me via MyoMinds social media or via the MyoMinds website (MyoMinds.com).

Disclaimer - In this episode we talk about disordered eating, exercise, and body image issues. We also talk about general mental health struggles.

In this episode of the MyoMinds Podcast, George speaks with Matt Davis. Matt is a Registered Associate Nutritionist and the creator of The Flourishing Athlete; aiming to help athletes and fitness enthusiasts develop a positive relationship with food, body and self. Matt has struggled with his relationship with food and body image in the past and is passionate about helping athletes approach food and their body in a healthy way which supports performance, fitness and wellbeing. Having played elite level sport, been a fitness enthusiast and worked as a personal trainer and nutritionist, Matt promotes a predominantly non-diet, body neutral approach towards sports nutrition, fitness and performance. He believes that this education and support is needed in the sport and fitness space to reduce the prevalence of disordered eating, body image concerns and other risk factors for poor mental wellbeing in this population.

Listen to the episode to hear us discuss:

• What the Flourishing Athlete is.
• Why Matt decided to set it up.
• Some of Matt's history with disordered eating, exercise and body image issues.
• How identity plays a role in the negative sides of fitness.

Devils advocate question: Sure, some athletes will end up feeling down when behaving in these ways, but don’t you think that’s just part of the risk of striving for greatness?

You can find Matt here:

Instagram/Threads: @theflourishingathlete

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds Podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care.

Disclaimer: In this episode I talk about my own experiences with suicidality, disordered eating, and body image issues.

In this episode of the MyoMinds Podcast, I am going solo. November 19th 2023 is International mens day and the theme this year is "zero male suicide", so I am talking about that!

What to expect:

• My story in regards to suicidality
• A lot of rambling and forgetting what I was going to say
• A delve into the research around muscle dysmorphia and suicide
• Some discussion around masculinity and suicide

I hope you enjoy! (I've decided to leave the link out, for those avid listeners. Please leave a review instead!)

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds Podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care.