Recovery Bites: Recent Episodes
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS
Welcome to Recovery Bites, a podcast that welcomes voices in the field and voices of lived experience, to get real about recovery.
Join host Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS for episodes featuring candid interviews with experts in eating disorder and mental health recovery. Listeners can look forward to new perspectives, meaningful conversations, diverse connection, and compelling personal narrative that make a powerful difference in how we live.
Episodes focus on life beyond recovery, the good and the not-so-good, the successes and the challenges, and the authentic accounts of recovered lives. Not their whole story…just bites!
This week, Karin welcomes Whitney Trotter and Angela Goens, in, "BIPoC Eating Disorders Conference 2023."
“Black, Brown, and Indigenous People of Color have often been excluded from eating disorder treatment, employment, advocacy, and research. If treatment is able to be accessed it often leaves out the intersection of one’s identity, culture and trauma.”
Designed to disrupt and dismantle the status quo for eating disorder care, Whitney Trotter and Angela Goens will be hosting the second BIPoC Virtual Eating Disorders Conference July 19th through July 22, 2023, for Black, Indigenous, and any Person of Color (PoC).
Register here and follow @bipoc.eatingdisorders for updates.
Whitney Trotter, MS, RDN/LDN, RN, RYT is a Registered Dietitian and RN, Anti-racism Educator/Consultant and Human Trafficking Activist. With a mission to develop BIPoC-centered care, Whitney offers consultations and training for those looking to become more informed in their treatment and support for BIPoC clients suffering with disordered eating/eating disorders & trauma.
Angela Goens, MS, RDN, LD works with clients to explore their relationship with food in connection with their body as they navigate systems of oppression via years of experience, education and understanding, by using a whole-person, weight inclusive, body positive lens.
This week, Karin welcomes Kaitlin Shimer, MSW, LCSW, eating disorder therapist at KLEDC, to the show for, "Acting Towards Our Values."
Join us as we explore the false belief that multiple treatment stays are an indicator of helplessness, the intersection of eating disorders, ADHD, and substance abuse, peer-to-peer healing, the complexities of eating disorder recovery and food allergies, the function of avoidance, “symptom swapping,” the benefit of Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), and much more.
Kaitlin Shimer, MSW, LCSW is an eating disorder therapist at the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center, located in Boston, MA. She has worked in the eating disorder field for over nine years, with experience as a residential counselor, group leader, and recovery coach for eating disorder clients from all backgrounds. Kaitlin uses the insight gained in her past work combined with her own lived experience to compassionately show up for her clients.
Kaitlin strongly believes in every individual's ability to recover and live a life they genuinely value. She works with clients of all ages, though has a special place working with adolescents. Kaitlin is passionate about trauma-informed care, ACT, DBT, and body-based interventions. Learn more about Kaitlin here.
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This week, Karin welcomes Kate Kendall, one of Australia’s most well-respected yoga teachers, to the show for, "The Space Between."
Join us for a discussion on the ways eating disorders weave through one’s life, little T trauma vs big T trauma, how shame can leave one imprisoned, the healing that comes with sharing shame, the difference between being “well” and being “healthy,” the innate need for support and connection, and much more.
Passionate about teaching the art of slowing down through yoga, meditation and writing, and one of Australia's most well-respected yoga teachers, Kate Kendall is the Co-Founder and Director of Yoga at Flow Athletic in Sydney. She's also the author of, "Life in Flow: Inspiration, Sequences and Poses to Bring Yoga into Your Everyday Life," where Kate shares her advice and experiences here about the vast benefits of "living in the flow."
Outside of teaching classes at her studio and internationally, Kate, having survived a 27 year-long eating disorder, feels most recently pulled to sharing her own experience with others facing self-esteem and body confusion in the hope that we can heal together.
Learn more by visiting @activeyogi on Instagram.
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This week, Karin welcomes Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, MEd, psychotherapist, international, award-winning 8-book author, and popular blogger, to the show for, "Words to Eat By."
Join us for a discussion on courage and perseverance in recovery, external motivators and internal motivators, the notion of “wanting” and the challenges it can pose for those with eating disorders, the concepts of “reality” and “recall,” the importance of finding a sense of self in recovery, self-care versus self-caring and much more!
Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed., is a psychotherapist, international, award-winning 8-book author, and popular blogger. Her books and blogs are known for their humor and practical wisdom. She has 30-plus years of experience in the field of eating psychology, teaching chronic dieters and emotional, binge, and over-eaters to become “normal” eaters through using a non-diet, non-weight focused approach to eating intuitively and creating joyous, healthy, meaningful lives. Her media experience includes scores of TV, radio, print, and podcast interviews.
Karen lives and practices in Sarasota, Florida, where she provides in-person and online therapy. Learn more at karenrkoenig.com.
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This week, Karin welcomes Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500, Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Yoga Teacher, to the show for, "Dropping Into Your Body."
Tune in for a discussion on the shift from disordered eating to an eating disorder, the challenges that arise when disengaging from dieting, identifying disordered eating in a diet-focused culture, how yoga as more than a physical practice, the importance of self-compassion, the BYB model, and more!
Jessica Grosman, MS, RD, LDN, RYT-500 is an experienced weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Yoga Teacher. Her patient-focused nutrition therapy centers on helping individuals re-establish a comfortable connection with food and body, most often after years of living in Diet Culture. Jessica is a member of ASDAH and uses HAES principles in her compassionate care.
Jessica is a faculty member of Yoga for Eating Disorders and Befriending Your Body Certified Professional; where she guides the virtual group recovery program helping individuals recover from the traumas of years of disordered eating behaviors. Passionate about disentangling Diet Culture from yoga, Jessica’s mission is to help practitioners preserve the sanctity of yoga.
Click here to view Jessica’s offerings.
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This week, Karin welcomes Emma Moody, eating disorder recovery coach, to the show for, "The Art of Untangling."
Tune in for a discussion on choices rooted in self-hatred and limitations versus choices rooted in healing, disambiguating your illness from yourself, self-empowerment goals, sifting through the messiness in recovery, how body standards create mistrust in ourselves, the entertainment industry’s body standards, acting and art in recovery, and more!
Emma Moody, of SonderSelf Recovery, guides those struggling with their soul embodiment to see themselves, and their journey and open their mind to find compassion for their body and soul. Emma is a CCI certified Eating Disorders Coach with over three years of coaching experience working with clients all over the world.
After struggling with eating disorders for more than half of her life, Emma eventually leaned into her gifts of empathy, and intuitive guidance to take it a step further by integrating her recovery lessons with clients of her own. Through lived experience and a humanistic lens, Emma helps hold space for the humanness of others while offering a place to feel safe and seen. Click here to learn more about working with Emma.
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This week, Karin welcomes Courtney Gioia, mindset and body image coach, to the show for, "Joyful Movement."
Tune in to learn the meaning of Loyoba, taking off the pressure of fitness, the ways poor body image messages are relayed to children, exercise as “punishment,” the notion that being smaller makes one desirable, defining body positivity, how movement is not “one size fits all,” and more.
Inspired by her own health journey and struggles around body image, Courtney Gioia became an ACE Certified Fitness Professional where she learned how broken views are towards women's bodies and how the formula the fitness industry presents as "the answer" keeps us stuck in a cycle of shame, guilt and self-blame.
Making it her mission to help others learn that they are more than a body and have the power to define health for themselves, she created Loyobo, a virtual community dedicated to helping women ditch diet culture, find joy in movement, and learn to love their body. She recently launched Love Your Body, a 12-week coaching program to help others create a vision of health and wellness that works in real life, right now. Join the waitlist here
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This week, Karin welcomes Melissa A. Fabello, PhD, sex and relationships educator, to the show for, ”Skin Hunger.”
Tune in for a discussion on the intersection of eating disorders and sexuality, how a woman’s sexuality is “stolen” from them, restricting sexuality, understanding the full-scope of sexuality in client work, the Five Circles of sexuality, touch at all ages, the concept of Skin Hunger, political values, and more!
Melissa A. Fabello, PhD is a board-certified life coach who specializing in sex and relationships, as well as author and digital creator, who uses her backgrounds in educational development, holistic life coaching, and sexology to help one be in right relationship to themselves and others through clarifying one’s values, building new relational skills, and owning one’s truth. As a queer-femme, Melissa believes in the power of community care, which her work is rooted in.
In Melissa’s various educational work, through social media, workshops and support groups, writing, and coaching, she makes it her goal to warmly, but firmly invite others into conversations around sexual and relational wellness that prioritize values alignment within a liberationist, abolitionist framework.
Learn about "Appetite: Sex, Touch, and Desire in Women with Anorexia"
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This week, Karin welcomes Jennifer D'Amato, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and coach, to the show for, ”The Intuitive Eating Mama.”
Tune in for a discussion on how diet culture imprisons society, the dangers of marketing healing as “health and wellness”, eating disorders and sex drive, raising intuitive eating children, the implications of the “clean your plate” method, allowing unconditional permission to eat, removing food and diet talk, especially around children, and much more.
Jennifer D'Amato is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and coach specializing in helping others reconnect with their body, make peace with food, and redefine their health to allow one to walk away from diet culture and embrace all life has to offer. This includes relearning what your body needs, reconnecting with your body's biological signals, and redefining what health is on your terms.
Jennifer offers both private and group coaching from an anti-diet approach and also incorporates the principles of Health at Every Size® (HAES) into her practice to help implement the principles of intuitive eating and heal your relationship with food and body.
You can also listen to Jennifer on her podcast, “The Intuitive Eating Mama."
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This week, Karin welcomes Rachel Harvest, MS, RDN, CDN, registered dietitian, behavioral health specialist, personal coach, and pilates apparatus instructor, to the show for, ”A Recipe for Loving Yourself.”
Listen to a discussion on the four pillars of “self” that comprise The Harvest Method, the role of connecting to and understanding self on the healing journey, shifting from “not/either” to “both/and” to achieve balanced living, self-empowering through “I don’t know,” Project: Love, Me, one-mindless versus multitasking, growing up in ballet and the culture that comes with, and much more.
Rachel Harvest, MS, RDN, CDN is a registered dietitian, behavioral health specialist, personal coach and pilates apparatus instructor practicing in NYC. A former professional ballet dancer, Rachel danced through most of her 20s, becoming a certified Pilates Apparatus in 2007, to support her transition out of the dance world. Both ballet and Pilates taught her a keen understanding of anatomy and physiology and movement. She awakened a reverence for her own body and its capabilities.
Rachel got trained in functional nutrition, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness and mind-body practices and incorporate them into behavioral health coaching for her clients.
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This week, Karin welcomes Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, founder and licensed therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, to the show for, ”Eating Disorder Hope.”
Tune in for a discussion on finding meaning in suffering, what happens when one’s external image does not align with their internal sense of self, feeling “whole,” treating eating disorders and substance abuse simultaneously, the changing family dynamic, how to recognize strides towards recovery, and more!
Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC is the President of Ekern Enterprises, Inc and licensed therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. After recovering from her eating disorder, Jacquelyn found herself driven by a profound desire to help those struggling, she founded Eating Disorder Hope, and later, Addiction Hope.
Jacquelyn holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from The University of Phoenix and Master’s degree in Counseling/Psychology, from Capella University. She has extensive experience in the eating disorder field including advanced education in psychology, participation, and contributions to additional eating disorder groups, symposiums, and professional associations. She is a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders (AED), the Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp).
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This week, Karin welcomes Virgie Tovar, author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity, to the show for, ”You Have the Right to Remain Fat.”
Tune in for a discussion on fat discrimination and oppression from diet culture, dissecting the meaning of fat phobia, weight discrimination facts, the ways body size shapes gender roles and stigma, self-hatred as a barrier to finding self-love, recovering from fat phobia in a culture steeped in stigma, behind-the-scenes of her 2018 TedX talk, and more!
Virgie Tovar is an author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity. She holds a Master’s degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race and gender. She is a contributor for Forbes where she covers the plus-size market and how to end weight discrimination at work. In 2018, she gave a TedX talk on the origins of her #LoseHateNotWeight campaign.
Virgie is the author of"You Have the Right to Remain Fat", "The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color", "The Body Positive Journal", and host of "Rebel Eaters Club".
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This week, Karin welcomes Gloria Lucas, eating disorder awareness activist and founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride, to the show for our newest episode, ”Harm-reduction Education Isn't Optional.”
Tune in to for a discussion on how the BIPOC community is left out of ED treatment and access, the strategies of harm-reduction aimed to reduce negative consequences, how harm-reduction offers safety, challenging the realities of one’s political and values system, harm-reduction as a tool for radical love for and from the community, reducing the stigma of harm-reduction through medical literacy and advocacy, and more!
Gloria Lucas is an eating disorders awareness activist that specializes in intersectional eating disorders education and resources that transform the lives of BIPOC individuals and expand eating disorders treatment models. Being the founder and CEO of Nalgona Positivity Pride, she is able to raise awareness through digital media, public speaking, and grassroots activism.
Gain the tools, inspiration, and support while adopting a harm-reduction framework that suits you and the communities you serve by enrolling in Nalgona Positivity Pride's, “Eating Disorder Harm Reduction Course,” a comprehensive eating disorder harm reduction course for eating disorder and care providers.
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This week, join Karin for Bite No. 4 where she speaks to listeners about New Year’s Resolutions.
Resolve, relapse, repeat, continue.
Sounds like an eating disorder, doesn’t it?
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This week, Karin sits down with Sara McCombs, Certified Trauma Informed Life Coach, in our newest episode, ”Mind-Body Connection.” Tune in for a discussion on body wisdom, piecing together self-growth, being a participant in one’s life, meditation and breath work, intentional movement, and validation of one’s recovery process.
You can learn more about Sarah by visiting saramccombs.com and by following her on Instagram @heartcenteredcoaching__.
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This week, Karin sits down with Andy Williams, LMFT, MBA in our newest episode, ”Person-Centered Recovery.” Tune in to for a discussion on receiving care from a provider without lived-experience, the influence of a male provider, harnessing one’s inner power, finding balance in recovery, and human first, therapist second therapy practice.
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This week, Karin sits down with Vanessa Scaringi, PhD, CEDS and Kathryn Garland, LCSW-S, co-owners of CALM Counseling, in our newest episode (and first sprinkle), ”Relational Ramblings.”
Visit keepcalmatx.com and follow @calmcounselingatx on Instagram for more.
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This week, Karin welcomes Imogen Barnes, social work student and advocate, to the show for our newest episode, “Empowered Recovery.”
Tune in to learn about the OCD and eating disorder “perfect storm,” social media triggers, the fat phobic messages regarding weight and medication use, ways to be an active participant in your recovery, finding wholeness outside of the vessel of an eating disorder, overcoming weight biases from a treatment provider, and much more!
Imogen Barnes is a social work student, advocate, and podcast host working within the realm of youth mental health. Throughout her childhood, Imogen lived with debilitating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. However, at the age of 16, Imogen’s obsessive and ritualized behavior pivoted away from contamination fears and towards food and body, marking the beginning of her eating disorder journey.
During a treatment stay, Imogen began producing social media content that inspired her to pursue recovery and, before she knew it, she was motivating an entire community to heal their relationship with food and body. Since then, Imogen has engaged in various treatment interventions, finding a steady place of lasting recovery, while discovering her passion for connecting people with authenticity and empowering others to pursue life beyond suppression.
This week, Karin welcomes Jules Xenakis, transformational recovery coach, to the show for our newest episode, “Peeling Back the Layers of Suffering with Jules Xenakis.”
Tune in to learn about how suffering can be a launch pad for personal growth, finding meaning in suffering, pressures to “grow up” in a competitive environment, allowing space and time to process difficult emotions, the use of psychedelics for healing and creating new neuropathways, and the importance of trust between clients and treatment providers.
Jules Xenakis' is the Director of Partnerships and a Transformational Recovery Coach for the coaching company Being True To You. Jules works primarily with teenagers and young adults who have previously been diagnosed with things such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and substance use, all of which were components of her own healing journey. Jules draws on her own experience of eating disorder recovery, which she struggled with for ten years before gaining food freedom and learn to love herself, using it as an asset in her current work.
Her mission is to help people transform out of the addictive attachments keeping them tethered to suffering, with the belief that suffering holds valuable life lessons.
This week, Karin welcomes Tamie Gangloff, MA, MFT, marriage and family therapist and recovery coach specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, addiction and trauma, to the show in, “Healing Journey(s).”
Tune in to learn about the intersection of eating disorders, trauma, chronic pain, and substance abuse, the freedom that can come with a diagnosis, sobriety’s role in recovery, the importance of safe space to work through trauma, the difference between “body image” and “body image disturbance,” and more!
Tamie Gangloff, MA, MFT is a marriage and family therapist and marketing professional with a specialty in the treatment of eating disorders, addiction and trauma. She is an advocate with the Eating Disorders Coalition, President of Southwest Philly IAEDP (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals) and is on the board of SOSORT (International Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment).
Tamie earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, and has held many positions in the eating disorder field including private practice, outreach, clinician in residential treatment and is currently the Director of Field Marketing and Events at Monte Nido.
Tamie utilizes her personal and professional experience to help others and advocate for change and offer support to others.
Join Karin for Bite No. 3, from her Q&A series, “Behind the Recovery Bite” where she addresses listener questions about recovery fatigue and long-term recovery.
“It’s hard sometimes to remain hopeful for full recovery when recovery isn’t linear, and it can go on for over 10, 15, or more years. Advice on why a person shouldn’t give up? Please speak to the fact that some people never recover fully. How does one know when it’s time to settle for semi recovery?”
“What is your advice for people who have been struggling with an eating disorder for 10 or more years?”
“Can you speak about recovery fatigue?”
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This week Karin welcome’s Lizzy Cangro MA, MSc, PGCE, ANutr, author, nutritionist, and wellness coach to the show in our newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Reclaiming Your Inner Rebel.”
Tune in to learn about the effects of categorizing food as good or bad, promoting “healthy eating” in school systems, how self-love allows freedom to express emotions, how abstaining from behaviors plays into recovery, osteoporosis, the importance of community in recovery, Lizzy’s book, “Reclaim the Rebel: 12 Rebellious Acts to Achieve Unconditional Love for Your Body,” and more!
Lizzy Cangro MA, MSc, PGCE, ANut is an internationally acclaimed nutritionist and wellness coach with a passion for helping others finally feel good about themselves and love their body unconditionally. In 2017, she founded Nutrition by Lizzy to help clients achieve sustainable long-term health and wellness using a combination of nutrition, movement, and mindset. Learn more about Lizzy’s book, “Reclaim the Rebel: 12 Rebellious Acts To Achieve Unconditional Love For Your Body” and discover the fastest way to love your body. Follow Lizzy on Instagram @nutritionbylizzy.
This week, Karin welcomes Melanie C. Klein, M.A., empowerment coach, respected thought leader and influencer in the areas of body confidence, authentic empowerment, and visibility to the show for, “A Journey of Purpose.”
Tune in to learn about the role of societal power, what it means to have agency, autonomy, and sovereignty of one’s body, yoga and empowerment, body image resilience, media literacy, diversifying media’s narrative, making room for ageism and ableism, and more.
Melanie C. Klein, M.A., is a sought-after empowerment coach, respected thought leader and influencer in the areas of body confidence, authentic empowerment, and visibility. Attributing yoga and feminism as her two primary influences and with over 20 years experience; Melanie has dedicated her passion, knowledge and coaching skillset to the empowerment of innumerable women through increasing confidence, self-esteem and worth. Melanie integrates her backgrounds in mindfulness and embodied wisdom with her academic expertise and advocacy work. In this way, she offers a holistic and unique pathway to personal freedom and prosperity, one that is customized designed to each individual. Melanie also co-founded the Yoga and Body Image Coalition in 2014.
This week we welcome M Reim Ifrach, REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC (they/them), queer, trans, non-binary, fat, disabled Art Therapist to the show our newest episode, “Do Better.”
Tune in to learn why trans and non-binary people are at a higher risk for developing an eating disorder, the harm caused from traditional treatment centers, the importance of one’s “chosen family,” treatment equity and access, the differences between gender dysphoria and body image distress, why interviewing a provider is an important first step, ways to ensure a protected, safe space for healing, the role of art therapy, and more!
M Reim Ifrach is a GenderQueer/Non-Binary Art Therapist, Artist and Activist whose work revolves around intersectional social justice as the cornerstone for interpersonal relationships and human connection.
M's most recent work in advocacy has been with Project HEAL where they serve as a board member with a focus on treatment equity access for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Disabled, Low Socio-Economic, Fat & Size Diverse humans. M is seeking to transform the eating disorder field by expanding peoples views of the human body, health and accessible care. As of 2021 they have been running Rainbow Recovery with their partner. Follow M @queer.art_therapist
Join Karin this week for Bite No. 2, from her new Q&A series, “Behind the Recovery Bite” where she answers two listener questions.
“My wife and I both have eating disorder histories but I've been fully recovered for many years. We are determined to avoid in our children but also want to ensure they grow up well nourished. Any ideas on how to do both?”
“I was once told my a therapist that once behaviors stop, the real work can begin. I never understood that. Therapy ended before behaviors did. What did she mean? Is there certain work that needs to begin only after one is behavior free?”
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In this episode, Karin welcomes Sierra Bloodgood and Dr. Chris Harris to the show for, “More Than a Number.”
Join Karin, Sierra, and Chris for a conversation on blind vs open weights, accessible alternatives to care, shame as a silencing mechanism, the benefits of virtual treatment, the rise of food insecurity, Sierra’s recovery journey, the ClearStep numberless scale, and more!
Dr. Harris is a licensed professional counselor with a mental health service designation with more than 15 years in the behavioral health field and is one of the original collaborators of the ClearStep scale. His research has focused on clinical compassion satisfaction and fatigue in mental health clinicians. He also has specialized training in treating Eating Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Trauma.
Sierra Bloodgood is the CEO of Brewbike, founder of Sonder Built, and advisory board member for ClearStep. She is also an advocate for eating disorder recovery and awareness after receiving residential treatment at Oliver-Pyatt Centers and outpatient therapy at the Medical Center for Eating Disorders with Dr. Edward Tyson. Sierra believes recovery is possible and is committed to helping others achieve freedom from eating disorders.
Learn more about ClearStep online at myclearstep.com and on Instagram.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Teresa Schmitz, ACC, coach, blogger, and author to the show for, “It Was Never About the Cake.”
Join Karin and Teresa for a conversation on societal misconceptions of those living in a larger body, the role of internal and external validation, the harm of feeling like one “failed” a diet, why BMI is not an accurate health measurement, simultaneously moving through recovery and menopause, shifting one’s mindset away from traditional eating disorder diagnosis and stereotypes, Teresa’s motivation and process of publishing her first book, “It Was Never About the Cake,” and more!
Teresa Schmitz, ACC (she/her) started her coaching practice focused on empowering women to show up authentically and love themselves unconditionally, no matter their size, during her recovery journey from an eating disorder diagnosis at midlife. Along her journey, she discovered that many suffer from body image issues, regardless of whether they have suffered from an eating disorder or not. Follow Teresa at @mybestselfyet
Teresa's first book, “It Was Never About the Cake: A Middle-Aged Woman’s Journey of Overcoming an Eating Disorder and Discovering Her Best Self," which chronicles her personal recovery journey with food and body, debuts on October 27, 2022.
In this episode, Karin welcomes back multi-genre, singer-songwriter Abby Anderson to the show for, “On the Outside Lookin' In.”
Join Karin and Abby for a conversation on Abby’s self-growth gained through journal and lyric writing, the ways readiness for recovery presented for Abby, shifting anger to include empathy, the freedom found in feeling emotions, internalizing when something feels right rather than convincing yourself that it is, how accountability can break the suffering of an eating disorder, “Sugar Spice," and more!
Abby Anderson’s authentic and genre-bending sound is one that was developed long before her move to Nashville at the age of 17. Quickly hitting the Nashville scene, Abby’s star was on the rise. Shortly after, she released her debut EP, which accrued over 100 million streams. In 2020, began re-creating her identity and, after meeting Producer Marshall Altman, began a new journey. With the release of her debut album in 2022, Anderson is now releasing new music that embraces her past and present with a sound that fully captures who she is as an artist and songwriter.
Listen to Abby’s music on Apple Music and Spotify and follow her on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
This week, Karin launches the new season with her first solo “Behind the Recovery Bite.”.
Join Karin as she speaks about fasting during and after recovery, religious obligation, trial and error, incorporating our listeners, and how you can be a part of the next Behind the Recovery Bite.
Stay tuned for interviews with recovered individuals and more '“Bites.”
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In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Moreen Rubin, licensed clinical therapist, eating disorder and trauma specialist to the show for, “Limiting Beliefs”
Join Karin and Dr. Mo for a conversation on how thoughts can create your identity, where our thoughts derive, creating new thought patterns, the difference between thoughts and beliefs, upgrading our core beliefs, values as an emotional state of being, finding meaning in our values, maladaptive coping strategies, how an eating disorder can “feel” like an identity, and much more.
Dr. Moreen Rubin, also known as “Dr. Mo,” is a licensed clinical therapist out of Calabasas, California, who helps adolescents and adults heal from depression and anxiety, as well as eating disorders, addiction, and trauma. With a mission to support clients in facing fears, insecurities, self-doubt, shame, and judgement, Dr. Mo believes that compassion, empathy, and living life with purpose can free you from self-limiting thoughts, beliefs, and doubts. She has an extensive experience and skill set in using proven techniques that help with children and adults to better manage their manage stress levels and make better decisions for the long term. You can find Dr. Mo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Meg, eating disorder recovery advocate, YouTuber, and mother, to the show in, “Recovering For Our Lives.”
Join Karin and Meg for a conversation on the focus of CBT-E vs. CBT therapeutic models, pushing past physical discomfort, Meg’s use of mantras to quiet the ED voice, mindfulness practice for slowing impulsivity, facing grief and suffering during the recovery journey, navigating body changes during pregnancy, the importance of understanding body diversity, and much more.
Meg is an eating disorder recovery advocate, YouTuber, and mother residing in the UK. After battling an eating disorder for fifteen years of her life, Meg received CBT-E (enhanced cognitive behavior therapy), which, (in Meg’s own words), “completely changed my life.”
In 2018, Meg decided to share her recovery process, what’s she learned from therapy and from her healing journey, beginning on YouTube and Instagram. Since then, “Megsy Recovery” has accumulated tens of thousands of followers who have watched Meg tackle the challenges and the successes from her eating disorder recovery. Meg currently lives in Dubai with her husband and son.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Don Blackwell father, author, speaker, advocate, and a quiet encourager of those battling and in recovery from eating disorders, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Unconditional Support”
Join Karin and Don for a conversation on the intimacy of the father daughter relationship, turning fear to empathy, beliefs of un-lovability, the harm of a loved one becoming the “identified patient,” the healing essence of letter writing, a father’s vulnerability, Don’s impact on the eating disorder recovery community, and much more.
Don Blackwell is a trial lawyer, whose daughter, Ashley, fought and overcame an eating disorder. Don’s resulting journey to greater self-awareness led to the publication of a book entitled, “Dear Ashley: A Father's Reflections and Letters to His Daughter on Life, Love and Hope.”
Don has written and spoken extensively on a variety of eating disorder topics, including dads and daughters. In January 2020, Don organized and hosted the Legacy of Hope Summit, a weekend conference of more than 20 of the country’s most respected eating disorder aimed at coming up with a consensus-based series of recommendations designed to move the eating disorder field forward on critical issues.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Berenice Mertens, RYT, certified yoga & meditation teacher and yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Stepping Out of Silence”
Join Karin and Berenice for a conversation on oscillating between different eating disorder behaviors, rediscovering yourself on the yoga mat, letting go of beliefs that no longer suit you, surrendering rather than waiting to “hit rock bottom,” the marriage of talk therapy and yoga therapy, and much more.
After a decade of suffering in silence, both mentally and physically, Berenice Mertens, RYT discovered yoga and embarked on her healing journey. As challenging as yoga was, it led Berenice to meditate, calm down, to develop awareness, more self compassion, and allowed her to begin to build a relationship with spirituality as well. For Berenice, yoga is a stepping stone in her recovery from anxiety, PTSD and eating disorders.
In her yoga practice, Berenice shares holistic tools to help women overcome their eating disorder. When not sharing resources and empowering others in her private virtual group for overcoming disordered eating, you can find Berenice on the yoga mat delivering yoga therapy sessions. Learn about her private Facebook group here.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Sara Gottfried, LCSW, school Social Worker and author, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Full of ED”
Join Karin and Sara for a conversation on missed when children express a desire to diet, the “daze” that diet culture has put society in, treating the whole person instead of only their symptoms, person first treatment, Sara’s experience writing “Full: A Memoir of Overcoming and Eating Disorder,” and much more.
Sara Gottfried, LCSW, graduated from Bridgewater State University with a Bachelor of Science and went on to complete the Advanced Standing Social Work program at Boston University, obtaining her Masters of Social Work. Currently, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Massachusetts and works as a School Social Worker and outpatient therapist.
“Full: A Memoir of Overcoming an Eating Disorder,” is Sara's powerful and utterly raw story of her battle with anorexia and learning to share her story. Filled with humor, wisdom, and inspiration, readers will feel empowered to overcome their own battle with disordered eating.
You can learn more about Sara by visiting her online. You can also follow Sara on Instagram at @Sara_elleng.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Jacqueline Adan, influencer, self love and mental health advocate to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Diet’s Don’t Work.”
Join Karin and Jacqueline for a conversation on the dangers of dieting, especially regarding children, uncovering the deeper issues before fixing behaviors, the harm of weight-loss praise, fighting for fair medical treatment in a larger body, utilizing the “little moments” for full recovery, the problem with societal norms, and much more.
Jacqueline Adan is a self love and mental health advocate who encourages everyone to believe in themselves, their dreams, and to live life as their most authentic self. Jacqueline has always struggled with her weight, body image, and her relationship with food. After major weight loss, resulting in national media attention, Jacqueline learned that her journey with eating and weight was far from over. With an eating disorder diagnosis, Jacqueline began recovery for the thing she had been so widely praised for. Sharing the her victories and defeats, Jacqueline hopes that by sharing her experiences, she can help other people who are going through similar situations. You can learn about Jacqueline’s journey www.jacquelineadan.com and by following @jacquelineadan44
In this episode, Karin welcomes Tiffany North, RN, CIEC, RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and creator of the Food Attachment Model™, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Secured Attachment With Food and Self”
Join Karin and Tiffany for a conversation on Tiffany’s Food Attachment Model™ and the four attachment styles, steps to healing one’s relationship with food and body, the importance of mindfulness and intentional living, “ruptured attachment,” the intersection of eating disorders, substance, and alcohol abuse, setting barometers for success in recovery, and much more.
Tiffany North is an RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and creator of the Food Attachment Model™, helping people with disordered eating finally find freedom, balance, and satisfaction. She helps clients to stop the binge/shame/restrict cycle. Her coaching focuses on secure attachment with self, body respect, through a HAES informed lens. With 22 years of sobriety, Tiffany feels that recovery has informed all areas of her life, especially her work as a nurse and a coach. Follow Tiffany on Instagram at @coachtiffanyrn and view her offerings.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Tara Whitney, published author, podcaster, speaker and coach, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “The Price of a Muted Life”
Join Karin and Tara for a conversation on body trust, intuitive eating, diet message’s impact on children, moving from external to internal validation, food neutrality, the importance of slowing down and tuning into your body, weight stigma and the medical community, and more.
Tara Whitney is a published author, podcaster, speaker and coach. She’s leading a revolution of women who are listening to their own internal wisdom, respecting and nourishing their bodies and ultimately trusting themselves in every area of their lives. Her latest book, “Hungry: Trust Your Body and Free Your Mind around Food,” offers a fresh perspective on why women have struggled with food and gives them a path to set themselves free.
Tara is also the host of the Hungry: Trust Your Body. Free Your Mind podcast where she interviews some amazing guests who’ve transformed their own relationship with food. They share what their life is like now that their minds are free and they trust their bodies. Follow Tara on Instagram at @tarawhitney and view her offerings.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Ken Capobianco, music critic, and recovered author to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “The Ballad of a Thin Man.”
Join Karin and Ken for a conversation on shame and detail for men with eating disorders, the harm of specific gender focused treatment, the challenges of treating all genders, how food and sexuality intertwine, the medical complications of an eating disorder, the misperception of “scaring people straight,” the liberation of sharing one’s story of recovery, and much more.
Ken Capobianco is a music critic who has written about pop music and the arts for over thirty years after receiving his M.A. in Literature from Tufts University. His award-winning work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Boston Globe, Billboard, The New York Times, The Cape Cod Times, and The Journal of Modern Literature. After recovering from acute anorexia, which spanned three decades, resulting in a stroke at the age of 45 years old, Ken wrote, “Call Me Anorexic: The Ballad of a Thin Man.” Ken is also a former instructor of writing and literature at Northeastern University and instructor of journalism at Emerson College. Follow Ken @kcapo45_writer
In this episode, Karin welcomes back Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, author, international speaker, and certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “The Recovery Long Haul.”
Join Karin and Jennifer for a conversation on Jennifer’s battle with Long-haul COVID/post-COVID-19 syndrome, recognizing and abstaining from eating disorder behaviors despite long-term illness, the similarities and differences of eating disorders and invisible illness, the healing that accompanies feeling “seen and heard,” how an invisible illness can “look” to others, honoring the grief that accompanies living with a long-term illness, holding gratitude during the hardest times, the importance of connection, and much more.
Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. She is a sought-after international speaker and former host ofReal Body Talk, founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders, and author of "Body Mindful Yoga" and "The Courageous Path to Healing." Her writing has been featured widely in print, broadcast, and online media. Get to know Jennifer and follow her on Instagram and contact her directly at jennifer@yoga4eatingdisorders.com.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Rebecca Eyre, LMHC (she/her), CEO of Project HEAL, to the show for, “Equity Isn’t Exclusive.”
Learn about Project HEAL's mission for equitable access to care, examining treatment resistance, internal vs systemic barriers for care, the disproportionate ratio of eating disorder providers to individuals suffering, denormalizing the notion of being “sick enough,” the confines to care if outside of society’s stereotype, Project HEAL's Treatment Access program, and more!
Rebecca Eyre is the CEO of Project HEAL, the leading eating disorder nonprofit in the US creating equitable access to care through offering direct services to eating disorder sufferers who are unable to access treatment, in addition to their research, advocacy, and community education.
Rebecca is a licensed therapist who has treated individuals with eating disorders since 2011, during which time she has gained expertise on the many systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers that millions in the US face when seeking eating disorder care. She is a vocal advocate at the intersection of eating disorders and social justice, and believes that the key to transforming the eating disorder landscape into an accessible, affirming, and healing space for everyone is expansion.
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In this episode, Karin welcomes Paula Scatoloni, MSW, embodiment educator, sound therapist, and workshop facilitator, to the show for, “Somatic Experiencing.”
Join Karin and Paula for a conversation on somatic experiencing, safe ways to tune into your body, how the nervous system influences the mind-body system, Embodied Recovery, restoring health through sound and vibration, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), body detachment, “showing up” for recovery, and more!
Paula Scatoloni, MSW is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Certified Safe and Sound Protocol Provider in Durham, NC, with more than two decades practicing in the field of eating disorders. Paula has been involved in the field of embodiment for three decades and has training in innovative approaches that bridge neuroscience, physiology, interpersonal neurobiology, transpersonal psychology, and the creative arts with non-Western models of health and healing.
Paula has taught extensively on the etiology and treatment of eating disorders through workshops, professional trainings, and conferences for over a decade. Click here to learn more about Paula and her offerings.
In this episode, Karin welcomes Meghan Morris-Weberling, ceramic artist, sculptor, to the show for, “Art is the Highest Form of Healing.”
Join Karin and Meghan for a discussion on the relationship between art and recovery, the uniqueness of the word “recovery,” the inward and outward components of recovery, Meghan’s experience of motherhood and recovery, the intertwining of “hope” and “showing up,” the effects that trying to “fit-in” have on the soul, and much more!
Meghan Morris-Weberling is a ceramic artist, sculptor, and devotee of the organic process. With deep reverence for nature, her work bears witness to its formal evolution. Each piece is unique and reverberates with the impulse to grow. Meghan’s experience farming for a number of seasons enhanced her intuitive captivation with visual, cyclical change, and this informs her work greatly. Meghan is currently based in Cambridge, MA, where she continues to create a body of ceramic work ranging from bud vases to abstract sculpture.is an artist, working in clay to make primarily vessels and sculptural abstract organic forms.
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• Contact Meghan
• Discover Meghan’s process and work:
﹘transition images
﹘salt fired forms
﹘thrown forms
﹘nature/art
In this episode, Karin welcomes JD Ouellette, MS, educator turned eating disorder professional, to the show for, “Radical Responsibility.”
Join Karin and JD for a conversation on the importance of early family intervention, the role of psychoeducation for supports, how Family-Based Treatment (FBT) supports and changes the family system, the ways in which the eating disorder “voice” is the loudest voice, challenging parental fears of perpetuating harm for their child, setting boundaries with children, radical responsibility that comes with lived experience, and much more!
JD Ouellette, MS is an educator turned family mentor who came into this work after helping her youngest child fully recover from an eating disorder using FBT, which ignited JD’s passion for access to evidence-based care. She became active in online family support communities, writing, attending and speaking at conferences. JD’s fervor for sharing with other parents through educating and mentoring eventually led her to open her own peer coaching practice.
• Get to know JD and her coaching services:
・"Full Metal Apron" - Eating Disorders Parent/Caregiver Coaching
・Patient & Education Advocacy
・Life & Career Coaching
・Partner/Family Support Coaching
• Learn about the FBT model
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In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Lindsey Magner, MMFC-T (she, her), Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in trauma, LGBTQIA+, attachment, non-traditional family structures, relationships, and life transitions to the show.
Join Karin and Lindsey for a conversation on the challenges of feeling broken and finding authentic self, the spiritual experience of loving your body, love as a feeling as opposed to an action, the intersection of eroticism and embodiment, examining pleasure outside of the confines of societal and religious beliefs, embracing sexual and spiritual transformation in recovery, recognizing the harm of performative lifestyles, inner child work, societal demands for self-denial, non-traditional family structures, the sanctity of truth, the act of “showing up” for yourself and others, what recovery is to Lindsey, and much more!
Lindsey Magner, MMFC-T (she/her) believes that trauma is at the heart of much of our suffering. Her vocational pull towards counseling is rooted in her personal experience of walking through her trauma, addiction, and eating disorder; alongside therapists of her own, which saved her life.
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In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS-S, clinical psychologist, certified eating disorders specialist and supervisor, author of "Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling,"and eating psychology pioneer with a passion for working with eating difficulties for over thirty-five years.
Join Karin and Dr. Johnston for a discussion on the transformational power of collective healing practices, what it means to “belong” as opposed to “fitting in,” the use of metaphors from a therapeutic standpoint, shifting one’s understanding of triggers, holistically addressing hunger, Anita’s best selling novel, “Eating in the Light of the Moon,” and much more!
• Learn more about Dr. Johnston
• Work with Dr. Johnston
• Learn about and purchase a copy of "Eating in the Light of the Moon"• Visit the Light of the Moon Cafe, an online platform for transforming your relationship with food and body offering four self-study courses & group programs
• Learn about the ‘Ai Pono Hawaii Eating Disorder Program, Dr. Johnston’s holistic eating disorder recovery center and their treatment options
• View Dr. Johnston’s free resources
• Watch “The Log Video”
• Follow Dr. Johnston on Facebook and Instagram
In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Katie Gordon, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Join Karin and Dr. Gordon to discuss statistics on suicide, the risk factors for suicide, safety plans for those at risk, compassionately validating the emotional components of suicidal thoughts, skills for clinicians and supporters, and toxic societal messages.
Prior to working as a therapist, Dr. Gordon was a professor for ten years. She was recognized as an Inspiring Teacher for her classes about psychopathology, empirically-supported therapy, and cultural diversity. Dr. Gordon is a mental health researcher who has published over eighty scientific articles and book chapters on suicidal behavior, disordered eating, and related topics. She co-hosts Psychodrama Podcast, blogs for Psychology Today, and shares mental health information through her website, kathrynhgordon.com. Dr. Gordon's first book, “The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook”, was published in July of 2021.
• Learn more about Dr. Gordon
• Discover Dr. Gordon’s research and media
• View Dr. Gordon’s resource page for help and information
• Follow Dr. Gordon on Twitter and Instagram
• Purchase a copy of "The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook"• Listen to Dr. Gordon’s as co-host on the Psychodrama Podcast
Karin is honored to be joined by Schuyler Bailar (he/him), internationally-celebrated inspirational speaker, author, advocate for trans inclusion, body acceptance, and mental health awareness, and the 1st trans athlete on an NCAA D1 men's team. By 15, he was one of the nation’s top-20 15-year-old breast-strokers. By 17, he set a national age-group record. In college, he swam for Harvard University, on Harvard’s winningest team in 50 years. Schuyler’s difficult choice – to transition while potentially giving up the prospect of being an NCAA Champion – was historic. His story has appeared everywhere from 60 Minutes toThe Washington Post. Schuyler’s tireless advocacy has earned him numerous honors including LGBTQ Nation’s Instagram Advocate for 2020. In 2021, Schuyler also released his first middle-grade novel, "Obie Is Man Enough”. And in 2022, Schuyler created LaneChanger.com making gender literacy education accessible to every team, school and company.
Join Karin and Schuyler for a discussion on gender literacy, gender affirming treatment, the different phases of transition, therapeutic and medical gatekeeping, Schuyler’s gender literacy course LaneChanger.com, the trauma from misgendering clients, the origins of Schuyler’s first novel “Obie Is Man Enough” and much more.
• Learn more about Schuyler and his work
• Follow Schuyler on Instagram @pinkmantaray
• Purchase a copy of “Obie is Man Enough”
• Discover Lanechanger.com, Schuyler’s gender literacy course for individuals, schools, and organizations
• Read Schuyler’s resources on allyship, coming out, eating disorders, gender inclusivity, LGBTQ+, mental health, transition, sport, and more
• View Schuyler’s services and press appearances
In this episode, Karin welcomes Merrit Elizabeth, Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach specializing in the health and wellness of adolescent and young adult women to the show. Through her personal struggle with and recovery from an eating disorder, Merrit came to realize her true purpose in life was in assisting others in finding recovery. She received a specialized certification in eating disorder recovery coaching through the Carolyn Costin Institute, where she now supports clients in making the necessary day-to-day behavior changes necessary for recovery.
Join Karin and Merrit for a discussion on the negative influences of social media, especially for the vulnerable navigating life transitions, such as college, the oscillating cycle between Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, embracing imperfection in recovery, the toxic college environment steeped in diet culture, the role of early intervention and education, creating “family” systems in recovery, the benefits of an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, how honesty can get one “unstuck,” and much more.
• Get to know Merrit
• View Merrit’s eating disorder recovery coaching services
• Subscribe to Merrit’s blog
• Follow Merrit on Instagram
• Discover the benefits of CCI certified recovery coaches
In this episode, Karin welcomes Anne Poirier BS, CSCS, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Body Confidence Coach, Self-Talk Trainer and Eating Disorder Specialist to the show. Having overcome her own eating, food, weight, and body image challenges and drawing upon decades of experience, Anne shares her highly personal and life-changing experience in her book “The Body Joyful - My journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance.” She is also the leader of the Body Joyful Revolution.
Join Karin and Anne for a discussion about Anne’s book, “The Body Joyful,” the wear and tear of one’s inner critic, self-doubt and self-loathing at a young age, stepping into discomfort, the effects of internalizing the belief that one needs to be smaller to fit in, healing the present by examining the past with compassion and curiosity, allowing for a safe space to practice different ways of thinking, acting, and perceiving food, and much more!
• Learn more about Anne
• View Anne’s services, courses, and immersions including:
- The Body Joyful Signature System
- Building Body Confidence Immersion
- Getting started with Intuitive Eating Immersion
• Join the Body Joyful Revolution
• Purchase a copy of “The Body Joyful”
• Follow Anne on Facebook and Instagram
In this episode, Karin welcomes Allé K (he/him), a queer, fat, trans masc activist, educator and certified Yoga Instructor providing LGBTQIA+ inclusive, trauma-informed, fat positive yoga classes online. Yoga is a liberatory practice and shares healing practices for our collective liberation. Allé’s work is based in his experience working through his own trauma and grief; the understanding of self care as vital for the collective good. Allé is a spaceholder, a connector and a disruptor.
Join Karin and Allé for a discussion on the assumption that restriction is “just what women do,” the importance of working with a queer and trans affirming and informed professionals, distinguishing body dysmorphia from gender dysphoria, the harm in reluctance to admit privilege, moving past the shame that can come with eating in front of others, the challenges those in larger bodies face when excluded from the norm, respecting the voice of those who spread fat/trans/masc visibility, the benefits of trans affirming yoga, and much more!
• Get to know Allé by visiting his website
• View Allé’s classes, private sessions, and trainings
• Join the Body Love community
• Learn about Teaching Trans Affirming Yoga Training
• Follow Allé on Instagram
In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Dr. Moreen Rubin, licensed clinical therapist in Calabasas, California, who helps adolescents and adults heal from depression and anxiety, as well as eating disorders, addiction and trauma. With a mission to support clients in facing fears, insecurities, self-doubt, shame, and judgement, Moreen believes that compassion, empathy, and living life with purpose can free you from self-limiting thoughts, beliefs, and doubts. She has an extensive experience and skillset in using proven techniques that help with children and adults to better manage their manage stress levels and make better decisions for the long-term.
Join Karin and Moreen for a discussion on the mind, body, spirit connection, the habitual nature of human bodies, unresolved trauma as a barrier to change, aligning the body with one’s consciousness and destiny, challenging distress and disease through balance, the seven human needs, defining trauma from a bio psychosocial viewpoint, the role of “tuning out,” and much more.
• Get to know Moreen by visiting her website
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• Learn about Moreen’s services, treatment specialties, and types of therapy offered
• View Moreen in the press
• Contact Moreen to learn more
In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. June Alexander, author, advocate, and writing mentor. After recovering from anorexia nervosa and other long term mental health challenges in 2006, June has written ten books on eating disorders, including her memoir, and has a PhD in Creative Writing. June’s website, The Diary Healer represents and attracts readership from all sectors. Having healed in adulthood from long term anorexia, comorbid chronic anxiety, PTSD and depression, June thrives in the joys of mainstream living and inspires hope in recovery at every age.
Join Karin and June for a discussion for a discussion on recovery later in life, June’s story of her eating disorder and recovery, defining what a “family” is (and is not), understanding fears brought on by motherhood, the healing effects from diary writing, the role of progress in the recovery journey, joining internal and external self to become whole, June’s recent novel, “A Girl Called Tim,” and much more!
• Learn more about June
• View June’s published books including “A Girl Called Tim”
• Discover The Diary Healer’s Writing Mentoring and Manuscript Editing services
• Subscribe to The Dear Diary blog
• Listen to the “A Girl Called Tim” podcast
In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Rachel Evans, recovered eating disorder therapist specializing in bulimia and binge eating, a career choice inspired by Rachel’s own struggle with an eating disorder and experience of recovery. With a passion for supporting women suffering with bulimia and binge eating disorder, Rachel pulls from her own recovery, uses evidence-based techniques, and a range of holistic approaches to support her clients to full recovery. She is also the host of the “Just Eat Normally” podcast.
Join Karin and Rachel for a discussion on mind mapping in recovery, the stigma that can accompany a bulimia nervosa diagnosis, diagnosis shame and how it keeps people from seeking treatment, the Emotional Freedom Technique’s (EFT) use of tapping and pressure points, challenging one’s “need” to use behaviors, how ritualistic behaviors “quiet” external noise, the medical risks of bulimia nervosa, the use of hypnotherapy to tap into one’s subconscious, and more!
• Learn more about Rachel and her eating disorder recovery services
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• Tune into Rachel’s podcast, “Just Eat Normally”
• Subscribe to Rachel’s blog
• Get your free eBook “Saying ‘Goodbye’ to your Eating Disorder”
• Check out Rachel’s recovery resources
In this episode, Karin welcomes Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CEDRD-S, seasoned nutrition therapist and recognized leader in the field of eating disorders, specializing in treatment and training of a collaborative approach to eating disorders.
Join Karin Sondra for a discussion on the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach to care, genetic dispositions for eating disorders, societies’ message of the “right” and “wrong” way to eat, looking outside oneself in recovery, the role of neuroplasticity in changing habits, going within to challenge barriers to recovery, assessing decisions that move one closer to recovery or closer to the eating disorder, and much more!
• Get to know more about Sondra and her outpatient and Eating Disorder Treatment Collaborative (EDTC) services
• Follow Sondra and Morningside Chats In the Living Room on Instagram
• Learn about Morningside Chats in the Living Room, Sondra’s weekly, free, live eating disorder support group held every Saturday morning
In this episode, Karin welcomes founder and activist Johanna Kandel to the show. After recovering from a long battle with various eating disorders, Johanna Kandel founded The National Alliance for Eating Disorders (“The Alliance”) as a way to give back and make a difference. Since founding The Alliance in October 2000, Johanna has brought information, awareness, and support to hundreds of thousands of individuals nationally and internationally. In addition, she facilitates free, weekly support groups, helps thousands of people gain information and find the help they need, and advocates for change on local, state, and national level.
Join Karin and Johanna for a discussion on The Alliance’s mission, the benefits of re-channeling eating disorder energy, the impact of transgenerational trauma, eating disorder statistics, shifts in how eating disorders are perceived, the three pillars of The Alliance, dismantling insurance lobbyists, Eating Disorder Awareness Week, NOT ONE MORE weekend, and more!
• Learn more about Johanna and The Alliance
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• Get involved in The Alliance’s NOT ONE MORE weekend including:
—Day of Help
—Day of Support
—Day of Recovery
—Rally for Recovery
• Join the movement and donate to The Alliance
In this episode, Karin is joined by Chelsea Levy (she/her), MS, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and soon-to-be Registered Dietitian committed to utilizing Health at Every Size® (HAES®) principles in her approach to nutrition therapy. Chelsea works with individuals struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders and also has special interests in treating individuals with diabetes, in larger-bodies, and who identify as transgender or non-binary. She believes it is vital to provide care relevant to an individual’s culture, ethnicity and overall identities. In addition, Chelsea hosts a collaborative space for the exploration of food and body healing through creativity and compassion.
Join Karin and Chelsea as they define “body liberation,” discuss accessibility, the harm caused by the medical community, the lack of dietitians living in larger-bodies, the exclusion of body diversity by the FDA, the large scale oppression of human rights for those living in larger-bodies, our internalized value system as it presents in nutrition therapy, how stress contributes to poor body image, Chelsea’s work to create a safe, inclusive community space to explore food and body, and more!
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• Join Chelsea’s Live Eating Support on Instagram
In this episode, Karin is joined by Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., pioneering activist, speaker, and writer, internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. Jean’s exploration on the connection between advertising and several public health issues, including violence against women, eating disorders, and addiction, and launched a movement to promote media literacy as a way to prevent these problems. A radical and original idea at the time, her approach is now mainstream and an integral part of most prevention programs.
Join Karin and Jean for a discussion on the societal impact of advertising both historically and currently, the focus of modern day advertising, the trivialization of violence in advertising, advertising's subjective view of beauty, the role of capitalism, recovering amidst the pressure of advertising, “Killing Us Softly” Jean’s groundbreaking film examining advertising’s image of women, and much more!
• Visit jeankilbourne.com to learn about Jean’s films, written works, lectures, press, honors, testimonials, and more
• Watch “Killing Us Softly: Then & Now,” the 40th anniversary celebration
• Schedule a lecture or contact Jean here
In this episode, Karin is joined by singer-songwriter Abby Anderson. With authentic, genre-bending sound, Abby quickly rose to stardom at an early age. Though it appeared her dreams were coming true, she was feeling anything but perfect. Abby realized she wasn’t being her most authentic self with the image she was projecting, so she listened to her heart and made some changes. Those changes shined through in the music she was creating and are reflected in the track “Bad Posture,” a tribute to her recovery from an eating disorder and the start of Abby sharing music that embraces her past and her present with a sound that fully captures who she is as an artist and songwriter.
Join Karin and Abby for a conversation on Abby’s recovery from an eating disorder, breaking down roles and habits, mindfulness to create space to move towards authentic self, conveying deep emotions through art, censoring our own thoughts, the distance created by trying to “fit-in,” shedding feelings of shame and guilt, accepting that we are not responsible for other’s perceptions of us, “Bad Posture,” and more.
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In this episode, Karin is joined by clinical expert Norah Wynne, MA, LMFT. With over twenty years of experience, Norah is a force in the field of eating the disorder treatment and recovery. A mixture of intense persistence, never-give-up attitude, and one-of-a-kind enthusiasm, Norah’s focus is to ensure that clients are supported and challenged towards the goal of recovery.
Join Karin and Norah for a conversation on the powerful physical and emotional harm caused by eating disorders, “hope” as a starting point to the healing journey, the role of honesty in the recovery process, emotions as signals that should be met with compassion, eating disorder mortality rates, thinking outside the box with clients, the harm of the “chronic” label, and much more.
In this episode, Karin is joined by Julie Duffy Dillon, MS, RDN, NCC, CEDRD-S, Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist and PCOS expert. Julie helps fight diet culture through her writing, courses, podcast, her private nutrition practice, and by mentoring dietitians and health care workers on weight inclusive practices. Julie is committed to promoting health without the pursuit of weight loss and has spent the last 20 years helping people heal their relationship with food. As an eating disorder expert, she has worked with all types of eating disorders and joined her clients on their path to Food Peace.
Join Karin and Julie for a conversation on the intersection of PCOS and eating disorders, PCOS statistics, the harmful message that weight can cause PCOS, the importance of acknowledging a client’s socioeconomic situation, healing from medical system neglect, Julie’s podcast “Love, Food,” and much more!
• Meet Julie and connect with her online
• Follow Julie on Clubhouse, Facebook, and Instagram
• View Julie’s services, writing, courses, and free resources
• Listen to the “Love, Food” podcast
• Subscribe to Julie’s blog
In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Brian Cuban, Dallas-based attorney, author, and mental health awareness recovery advocate. Recovered himself, Brian openly shares his lived experience overcoming alcohol, drug addiction, bulimia, and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) to advocate for recovery. He speaks regularly about his recovery, childhood bullying, fat shaming, and breaking the male eating disorder stigma and writes extensively on these subjects.
Join Karin and Brian for a discussion on childhood trauma as a precursor to eating disorder development, when adults fat-shame children, the intergenerational nature of emotionally abusive relationships, how body shame isolates and silences, how Body Dysmorphic Disorder can feel from those who struggle with it, sobriety before eating disorder recovery, equipping oneself with tools to prevent getting pulled into dysfunctional behaviors, Brian’s book “Shattered Image,” and “The Ambulance Chaser,” and much more!
• Meet Brian
• Follow Brian on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter
• View Brian’s books on Amazon:
— "Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder” — “The Addicted Lawyer, Tales of The Bar, Booze Blow & Redemption”
— “The Ambulance Chaser” (due 12/7/21)
• Subscribe to Brian’s blog
• View Brian’s Recovery, Wellness, and CLE presentations
• Check out Brian’s featured media
• Learn more about “The Ambulance Chaser”
In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Lindley Ashline, photographer, author, cat mom, entrepreneur, musician, and activist. Lindley creates photographs that celebrate the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards. She fights weight stigma by giving fat people a safe place to explore how their bodies look on camera and by increasing the representation of fat bodies in photography, advertising, fine art and the world at large. Lindley is also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop.
Join Karin and Lindley for a discussion on the science of bodies, the fat acceptance community, exclusion of larger bodies in the photography industry, body activism, aspirational verse realistic photography, beauty standards as power and currency, the expressive and oppressive methods in pursuing beauty standards, how power shifts often lead to shifts in beauty standards, the effects of removing the diet industry’s profit, reframing our body stories, and much more.
• Discover Lindley's work
• Follow Lindley on Facebook and Instagram
• Sign-up for your free, weekly Body Liberation Guide
• Visit Body Liberation Photos, Body Liberation Stock, and Body Love Shop
• View Lindley’s portfolio and book your free consultation
• Subscribe to Lindley’s blog
• View Lindley’s portfolio
In this episode, Karin welcomes Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT, registered dietitian with over twenty years of clinical experience and personal recovery experience with her psychology, mindfulness and yoga training to help her clients move into full recovery. She is creator of the iMove™ program based on her book, “iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise.” Amy is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian through IAEDP and a Registered Yoga Teacher practicing in the Boston area. She is the founder of Metrowest Nutrition, LLC, a multi-disciplinary practice centered on healing relationships with body and food.
Join Karin and Amy for a discussion on body connection through joyful movement, trauma induced states for survival, healthy versus compulsive exercise, the importance of slowing down, safe exercise in the recovery process, Amy’s book “iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise,” the iMove™ program, and much more.
• Get to know Amy and follow her on Facebook and Instagram
• Purchase "iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise" and download a free copy of the accompanying workbook
• Join the iMove™ community
• Sign-up to become an iMove™ provider
• Visit Metrowest Nutrition online to view their counseling services
In this episode, I am joined by Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, C-IAYT, certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image, founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders, creator and host of Real Body Talk, an online interview talk show, and author of the book “Body Mindful Yoga,” and an international speaker. Through her virtual school, Yoga for Eating Disorders, Jennifer offers individual yoga therapy, groups, yoga classes, and continuing education and mentoring for professionals. Jennifer’s writings about her personal journey of eating disorder recovery and professional experience as a passionate yoga therapist has been featured widely in the media and her next book, “The Courageous Path to Healing,” (April 2022).
Join Karin and Jennifer for a discussion on relapsing as a mother, contributing risk factors that come with postpartum, dangers of keeping disordered behaviors (no matter the severity), difference between yoga classes and yoga therapy, how yoga therapy directly challenges common eating disorder behaviors, accepting your inner struggle and moving towards healing, the impact of healing with COVID-19, and more.
• Get to know Jennifer
• Purchase “Body Mindful Yoga”
• Pre-order a copy of “The Courageous Path to Healing”
• Learn about Yoga For Eating Disorders
In this episode, I am joined by father and daughter Mike and Mary Polan. After “an extremely long and painful process with many twists and turns, detours and crashes along the way,” Mary recovered from a 10 year battle with anorexia, which nearly took her life. Mike’s personal experience supporting Mary’s recovery led him to shift his passion to support parents navigating the eating disorder treatment and recovery process. He believes that, "Recovery is possible. Even in the darkest times, never lose hope. There is a fighter within all of us."
Join Karin, Mike, and Mary for a discussion on how abnormal eating patterns are not always “a phase,” the importance of caregiver support and therapy, researching treatment facilities, whole family involvement in the recovery process, choosing recovery as opposed to being forced into treatment, residential treatment as a starting point to the recovery journey, and much more.
Read Mike and Mary’s featured articles below:
•“NEDA Helped Me Realize That I Am Not Alone”
• “Stories of Hope”for NEDA’s Hope for Parents series
• “Anorexia Can Strike and Kill as Early as Kindergarten” for ABC News＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, Karin welcomes authors, parents, and advocates, Linda and Jack Mazur to the show. After losing their daughter Emilee in 2016 at the age of 35 years old to her eating disorder, Linda and Jack embarked on the heartbreaking journey of sharing Emilee’s story. After publishing “Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia,” they began to advocate for eating disorder funding, education, and research. Their advocacy work includes spreading awareness, understanding, and compassion, for individuals who suffer from anorexia, eating disorders, alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, and all mental illnesses has become Linda and Jack's passion. In addition, Linda and Jack host the podcast Once Shattered: Picking Up the Pieces and run the Family Member Support Community.
Join Karin and the Mazurs for a discussion on the loss of their daughter Emilee to her eating disorder, their memoir “Emilee,” ed mortality rates, the financial cost of eating disorders, the importance of getting to know the whole client, how society could improve their approach to eating disorders and mental illness, how HIPAA can do the opposite of protecting clients, recognizing the time it can take to recover, and much more.
• Get to know the Mazur family
• Purchase a copy of “Emilee”
• Learn about Linda and Jack's Eating Disorder Family Member Support Community
• Listen to Once Shattered: Picking Up the Pieces podcast
• Follow the Mazurs on Instagram and Facebook
In this episode, Karin welcomes Heather Hower, MSW, LICSW, ACSW, QCSW, Faculty Research Associate at Brown University School of Public Health and Faculty Associate at the University of California San Diego School (UCSD) of Medicine Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research to the show. Heather is a grant reviewer, faculty member, conference presenter and proposal reviewer, manuscript reviewer, research assistant, blog writer, and advocate. Heather’s current research interests include capitalizing on eating disorder traits as strengths, promoting temperament-based treatments, and defining recovery.
Join Karin and Heather for a discussion on mental health/sanity as a motivation to recover, the void that exists between intrusive thoughts and anxious thoughts, the role of nature vs. nurture in eating disorder development, “joyful movement” for body connection, how assuming that recovery is linear is a set-up for failure, and much more!
CONNECT WITH HEATHER: • Get to know Heather by visiting Google Scholar, PudMed, and Brown
• View Heather’s research activities and funding and her featured publications
• Learn more about Heather’s contributions to the field here
• Follow Heather on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, I am joined by writer, educator, and mentor Connie Sobczak. She founded The Body Positive in honor of her sister, and to ensure that her daughter Carmen and other children would grow up in a new world—one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. Connie is also the author of “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body,” her book in which she skillfully and lovingly reconnects readers to their essence and life force.
Join Karin and Connie for a discussion on Connie’s experience while writing her novel, “Embody,” the ways children absorb body-shaming messages, the impact of bonding over body hatred, the role diversity plays in preparing children to navigate a diet-obsessed culture, tips for becoming an expert of your own body, Connie’s motivation for co-funding The Body Positive non-profit, the 5 Competencies of the Be Body Positive Model, and much more!
CONNECT WITH CONNIE: • Get to know Connie, view her workshops and press by visiting her online
• Follow Connie on Facebook and Instagram
• Learn about, read testimonials, and purchase your copy of “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)”• Watch Connie’s TEDx Talk “Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway to Self-Love”
• Learn about The Body Positive＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, I am joined by Harriet Brown, journalist, advocate, mother, and accomplished author of numerous books including “Body of Truth” and “Brave Girl Eating.” Inspired by the experience chronicling her daughter’s eating disorder descent and recovery while writing “Brave Girl Eating,” Harriet has become an advocate for better eating-disorders treatment. She has edited two anthologies and has written for the New York Times Magazine, O, Prevention, and many other publications. Harriet is currently a professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University where she continues to write, research, and teach about eating disorders and body image as well as other issues, including family estrangement.
Join Karin and Harriet for a discussion on Harriet’s experience while chronicling her daughter’s eating disorder and recovery in “Brave Girl Eating,” how the education provided in school propagates food issues, the damage of “fat shaming” as a motivation to lose weight, how a starved brain does not discriminate based on body size and/or weight, how our diet obsessed culture’s body centric focus dehumanizes individuals, looking at the diet-industry’s worth to understand its lies, and much more.
CONNECT WITH HARRIET: • Get to know Harriet Brown by visiting her online
• Follow Harriet on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Learn more about Harriet’s books including:
￮ Body of Truth ￮ Brave Girl Eating ￮ Shadow Daughter ￮ Feed Me • View the reading guide for Brave Girl Eating • Read Harriet’s featured magazine stories
• Take a look at Harriet’s future events, speaking events, and featured press
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In this episode, Karin is joined by Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, Board Certified psychiatrist, mom, writer, and clinician who uses a bio-psycho-social model to help patients with all types of mental health conditions and a variety of undiagnosed health problems, move onto a pathway for a healthful, creative, and meaningful life. A leader in the field of eating disorders, Dr. Oliver-Pyatt, has developed innovative eating disorder treatment programs, served as the AED Advocacy Committee Chairman, and Co-authored AED Guidelines for Obesity Prevention. She is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorder and Fellow of International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp). She founded Galen Hope Treatment Center in April of 2021. On October 2, 2021, Wendy publicly announced the launch of Within Health, an accessible, expert driven, comprehensive, clinical treatment program with a mission to “cure all forms of eating disorders by making the very best treatments available.”
Join Karin and Wendy for a discussion on shifting perceived “weakness”, attunement in the client relationship, upholding expectations and accountability as an expression of hope, Within Health’s approach to eating disorder care, using exposure therapy to make peace with food, changing the mindset of treatment refractory to healing experiences, and much more!
CONNECT WITH WENDY: • Get to know Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt
• Learn about Within's Virtual Care Treatment and Care including:
￮ Approach
￮ Technology
￮ Cost and Coverage
• View Within’s eating disorder resources
• Meet the Within team
• Subscribe to Within Health’s blog
• Contact Within Health
• Follow Within on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, Karin is joined by Holly Toronto, certified Master Level Coach, group facilitator, and podcaster with years of experience helping highly driven women stop dieting and build resilience to toxic beauty messages. Holly uses an intuitive and spiritual approach that guides her clients towards self trust, confidence and sovereignty over their entire being; body, mind and soul. From this place, her clients are able to make self guided decisions and finally live the life they desire in the body they live in today.
Join Karin and Holly for a discussion on the body ideals of the fashion industry, the evolution of objectification, the exclusivity of the sizing in the fashion industry, prioritizing self-expression over self-consciousness when choosing what we wear, how shame cannot beget sustainable change, the intangibility of self-worth versus the intangibility of the human body, and much more!
CONNECT WITH HOLLY: • Learn more about Holly by visiting hollytoronto.com
• Follow Holly on Instagram
• Listen to Holly’s podcast “Return to Wholeness
• Learn about Holly’s group coaching programs:
◦ Homecoming: Make Peace With Your Body, Play Big in Your Life
◦ Anti Diet Health Coach Camp
• Learn about the "Feminine Freedom Coaching Experience"
• Get your copy of Holly’s Free Body Gratitude Meditation + Journal
• View to Holly’s featured interviews and podcasts＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, Karin is joined by Betsy Brenner, author, high school tennis coach, eating disorder recovery speaker, peer support mentor, and support group co-leader. Betsy’s recovery story has been shared widely on many eating disorders blogs and websites. She recently published her memoir, “The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Mid-Life”
Join Karin and Betsy as they discuss the components of an eating disorder “perfect storm,” coping with the reemergence of buried, internalized experiences, the importance of self-care, vulnerability as an acceptable and necessary practice, changing the role of movement from obsessive to healing, the challenges of meeting one’s needs, the deeper level of healing that comes with sharing one’s story, the evolution of Betsy’s recovery story, the process of publishing her memoir, “The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Mid-Life,” and much more.
CONNECT WITH BETSY:• Learn more about Betsy by visiting betsybrenner.com
• Follow Betsy on Facebook and Instagram
• Purchase a copy of “The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Mid-Life” on Amazon
• Read the book excerpt “Divorce: The End of Innocence and its Impact on the Elementary School Years“
• View Betsy’s recent speaking events
• Read Betsy’s featured publications and writing＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, Karin is joined by Asher Pandjiris, MA, LICSW, psychotherapist, group facilitator, queer-identified parent, activist, podcaster, living with chronic health issues. Asher has years of experience working with issues related to trauma and its impact on the body and is a scholar of critical, psychoanalytic and mindfulness-based theories.
Join Karin and Asher for a discussion on trauma’s effect on the body, how eating disorder behaviors can communicate trauma, how treatment exclusion heightens gender dysphoria, gender binarism’s role in body adherence, gender expression changes during the recovery process, the risk of chronic illness “quick fixes,” Asher’s podcast “Living in this Queer Body,” and much more.
CONNECT WITH ASHER:
• Learn about Living in this Queer Body project’s group workshops, one-on-one coaching sessions, and program intensive
• Subscribe to “Living in this Queer Body”
• Follow Asher on Instagram
• Purchase a recording of the virtual webinar: “Pandemic Fatigue From a Disability Justice Perspective” (two purchase options)
• Read Asher’s article “Tenuous Embodiment: In Queer Communities, Disordered Eating Has Complex Roots” for Bitch Magazine
• Listen to Asher in “Chronic Illness, Body Acceptance, and Breaking Free from the Wellness Diet with Asher Pandjiris” for Food Psych ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, I am joined by Kerrie Baldwin, recovered editor and writer with twenty years' experience in areas ranging from adult and children's trade books to pharmaceutical training material. She is the author of “I, Dragonfly: A Memoir of Recovery and Flight,” which chronicles the physical and psychological transformations of Kerrie’s eating disorder recovery at thirty-three years old, while managing a freelance career as an editor as well as caring for her three young children.
Join us for a discussion on culture’s normalizing of health and wellness, treading the line of being “health conscious” and having disordered eating/thoughts/behaviors, recovering while parenting, the risks of trying to appear “put together,” sitting in the discomfort of recovery, countering and reframing diet culture’s messages to your children, internalized fatphobia in children, Kerrie’s book “I, Dragonfly: a Memoir of Recovery and Flight,” and much more!
Connect with Kerrie:
• Learn more about Kerrie by visiting her online
• Follow Kerrie on Instagram
• Read Kerrie’s featured writing in:
￮ “The Hardest Part About Dating After Anorexia” for She Knows
￮ “Sweet Surrender: The Empowering Gift of Recovery” for the ED Institute
￮ “Tossing Eating Disorder Goggles” for the Bald Eagle Editorial
• Listen to Kerrie on “Meet Kerrie” on the New Plates podcast
• Purchase a copy of “I, Dragonfly: A Memoir of Recovery and Flight” (paperback and eBook) on:
￮ Amazon
￮ Barnes & Noble
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In this episode, I am joined by Nicole Farnsworth, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CPT. Nicole works as a dietitian for the Sports Medicine Team and the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is additionally a clinical dietitian at Laura Moretti Nutrition and the consulting sports dietitian for Wheaton College. Nicole is a member of the Female Athlete Conference Planning Committee and served as co-chair for the 2021 Female Athlete Conference. Nicole’s interest in working with athletes stems from her experience as a track and field pentathlete and heptathlete as an undergraduate student at Harvard. Nicole is dedicated to educating athletes on the importance of adequate fueling for health and performance and regularly lectures for local and regional athletic teams and organizations.
Join Karin and Nicole for a discussion on the mental and physical energy required for collegiate athletes, cultural and ritualistic competition preparation risks, “race weight,” the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDS), the prevalence of eating disorders in certain sports, athletic character traits, and much more!
CONNECT WITH NICOLE:
• Learn more about Nicole by visiting her bios on the Female Athlete Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Laura Moretti Nutrition
• Follow Nicole on Twitter and Instagram
• View details from this year’s Virtual Female Athlete Conference and register for their next conference
• Read Nicole’s article, “Specific dietary practices in female athletes and their association with positive screening for disordered eating” published on BioMed Central
• Learn more about the Female Athletic Program's research, services, specialties, and health guides＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Janean Anderson, licensed psychologist, author, and host of The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast. Janean holds the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist designation from the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). She is the Founder and Director of Colorado Therapy & Assessment Center, an outpatient treatment center in Denver, Colorado. She is personally recovered from an eating disorder and wholeheartedly believes in recovery.
Join us for a conversation about integrative therapeutic healing, the fundamentals of Action Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapy, the fragmented nature of one’s true values vs eating disorder values, the self-propagating nature of an eating disorder’s set of values, how (and why) diet culture equates thinness to goodness, approval, and success, the path that led Janean to start her own eating disorder recovery podcast, how motivation to recover puts you one step closer to full recovery, and much more!
Connect with Janean:
• Learn more about Janean at coloradotherapyassessment.com
• Visit Colorado Therapy Assessment to view their therapy services
• Follow Janean on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram
• Listen to more from Janean on “The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast”
• Learn about Janean’s books “Recover Your Perspective,” and “Meditations for Eating Disorder Recovery: A Recover Your Perspective Book,” both available for purchase on Amazon. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Apply to be a guest on the show here!
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Colleen Reichmann, licensed clinical psychologist working in private practice at Therapy for Eating Disorders and Body Image. Recovered from an eating disorder herself, Colleen is an advocate for intersectional feminism, body liberation, fat positivity, and Health At Every Size®. Colleen is the co-author of "The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from Two Therapists Who Have Been There.” You can also find Colleen at colleenreichmann.com and on Instagram at @drcolleenreichmann.
Join us for a conversation about sense of humor, Colleen’s book “The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery,” how action steps serve as a catalyst to change, shedding toxic labels, finding patience and empathy as a provider, misconceptions that sabotage recovery efforts, and more!
CONNECT WITH COLLEEN:
• Learn more at colleenreichmann.com and view Therapy for Eating Disorders and Body Image's eating disorder services
• Follow Colleen on Instagram at @drcolleenreichmann
• Subscribe to Colleen’s blog
• Read Therapy for Eating Disorders and Body Image’s “Statement of Beliefs”
• View Colleen's press including media interviews, podcast appearances, articles, recent presentations, and awards and recognitions
• Listen to more from Colleen in:
○ “The Slippery Slope of Wellness Culture” for the Nutrition Matters podcast
○ “Colleen Reichmann on Eating Disorders, Recovery, Hope, Body Image & Self-Esteem” for the Body Image podcast
• Learn more about Colleen’s book “The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery” and purchase a copy on Amazon or Routledge Publishing＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Apply to be a guest here!
In this episode, I am joined by Kristina Saffran is the cofounder and CEO of Equip Behavioral Health, co-founder and active board member of Project HEAL, Ashoka Fellow, Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur, and Harvard College graduate.
Join us for a conversation about the motivation for Kristina to begin Project HEAL as a teenager, stereotypes as they relate to access to care, the ways in which Kristina’s work has proven that recovery is possible (and worth it), the role of crisis in the family system, virtual treatment vs. standard treatment, honoring the difficulties of navigating the transition from higher level of care, and much more!
CONNECT WITH KRISTINA: • Learn more about Kristina and her recovery story her vision for Equip.
• Visit equip.health to view Equip’s virtual eating disorder programing
• View Equip’s treatment research, including evidence based care, patient outcomes, and resources
• Reach out to the Equip team at join@equip.health
• Follow Equip on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Subscribe to Equip’s blog “Food for Thought
• Discover Kristina and Equip featured in:
◦ “Optum-Backed Telehealth Startup For Eating Disorder Treatment Raises $13 Million” in Forbes Magazine
◦ "In many ways it's been disastrous": COVID pandemic provides perfect storm for Americans with eating disorders” by CBS News
◦ “San Diego startup Equip nets $13M for telehealth platform to treat eating disorders” in San Diego Tribune
◦ “Eating Disorders Are on the Rise During the Pandemic—Here’s How To Get Help if You’re Struggling” in Well + Good
◦ “Most People With Eating Disorders Never Get Treatment—This New Online Platform Makes Support More Accessible” in Vogue＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto begin the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Brianna M. Campos, LPC, fat-positive, Health at Every Size® provider, mental health counselor, therapist, and body image coach. Bri is passionate about helping others maneuver through their body image journey and heal the relationship that her clients have with their bodies. You can find her on Instagram at @bodyimagewithbri.
Join us for a conversation about the intersection of one’s relationship to body, food, and movement, the normality of body negativity vs the taboo nature of body positivity, separating the act of overeating and living in a larger body, the Poodle Science theory, the health-focused paradigm of the Health at Every Size® (HAES) approach, addressing weight bias and stigma in individuals living in larger bodies, HAES in the context of a weight neutral, public health approach, the dangers of a $72 billion weight loss industry, fears of living in a fat body, the physical and mental before and after effects of weight loss surgery, and much more!
CONNECT WITH BRI:
• Get to know Bri here and by visiting her website bodyimagewithbri.com
• Learn about Bri’s services here
◦ Body Grievers Group - save your spot on the waitlist
◦ Body Image Supervision Cohort - reserve your spot on the waitlist
◦ 90-min Intensives for Providers
◦ Guest Coaching & Q&A Presentations
• Follow Bri on Instagram (@bodyimagewithbri)
• Listen to the “Body Image with Bri” podcast
• Listen to more of Bri in:
◦ “Body-Image Healing and Body Grief with Brianna Campos” for the Food Psych Podcast
◦ “Everyone is Welcome in the Intuitive Eating Community with Brianna Campos” for the Intuitive Bites Podcast
◦ “How To Stop a Bad Body Image Day in Its Tracks w/ Brianna Campos” for the Listen to Your Body Podcast＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Gena Hamshaw, MS, RD, recovered food blogger, recipe developer, cookbook author, and registered dietitian with nearly ten years of experience in nutrition counseling. Through her blog “The Full Helping,” Gena has created a space to find nourishing vegan recipes, reflections on mindfulness and self care, and resources to help you explore an informed and compassionate relationship with food. It’s Gena’s hope that this online space will offer permission to celebrate your appetites, one recipe at a time.
Join us for a conversation about Veganism and values, the non-linear recovery journey, the short term challenges and long term benefits of recovery, how Veganism can mask eating disorder behaviors, eating paradigms as an expression of motivation, flexibility in “balanced eating” (like cake for breakfast), and much more!
CONNECT WITH GENA:• Get to know Gena by visiting her website thefullhelping.com
• Email Gena directly to inquire about her Nutrition Counseling Services approach and rates
• Take a look at Gena’s published works
• Follow Gena on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Check out Gena’s blog “The Full Helping” and view categories below:
╴Recipes
╴Nutrition
╴Well Being
╴Food & Healing
╴Weekend Reading
╴Lifestyle＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center to learn more. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Jaclyn Bendt, CPT, a non-diet Registered Dietitian to be and a certified personal trainer studying medical dietetics at The Ohio State University. After struggling with an eating disorder herself, Jaclyn is passionate about using what she has learned in recovery to help others find freedom with food, peace with their bodies, and how to pursue enjoyable movement without obsession. Along with her schooling and coaching, Jaclyn is also the host of the “Bits of Balance” podcast.
Join us for a conversation about navigating potential triggers when entering the eating disorder field as a newly recovered person, how genetic factors predispose one to engage in eating disorder behaviors, approaching disordered thoughts with curiosity (as opposed to judgement), aligning thoughts and actions with values, vulnerability, finding healthy motivation for movement in recovery, making room for joyful movement, and much more!
CONNECT WITH JACLYN:• Learn more about Jaclyn here
• Discover Jaclyn’s “1:1 Fitness and Nutrition Coaching”
• Subscribe to Jaclyn’s email list
• Follow Jaclyn on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
• Listen to “Bits of Balance” on Apple and Spotify
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center to learn more. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Mira Rocca, MA, LMFT, Licensed Integrative Psychotherapist, Wellness Coach, Writer and Speaker with a passion for mentoring others in their own empowered success.Mira is dedicated to helping individuals overcome problems with food, body image, exercise, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and familial issues. Mira’s passion for helping women find deep purpose, stability, balance, and an overall joyful foundation is what drives her. She is a Certified Yoga Instructor and believes yoga and meditation are not just about the minutes you spend on the mat, but learning to embody and incorporate how to live yoga off of the mat. Mira is also HIGH (Horse Inspired Growth and Healing) Certified at Big Heart Ranch.
Join us for a conversation about our “growing up” story, reconnecting with one’s inner voice, empowered healing, vulnerability in teenage years, understanding the emotions driving our personal narrative, yoga as a mirror for life, healing our relationship with our body through yoga, moving away from self-judgment and moving towards our life, the grounding nature of equine therapy, snd much more (including lots of laughter).
CONNECT WITH MIRA: • Learn about Mira and her practice by visiting www.mirarocca.com
• Discover Mira’s Therapeutic Programs aimed to support, guide, and empower:
╴Healing Appetite
╴Empowered Healing
╴Ceremony Circles
╴Renew-Repair-Restore
╴Intern Mentorship For Therapists/Counselors/Social Workers
• Read Mira’s article “Boosting Body Image” written for Mindful Mavericks Magazine
• Purchase a copy of Mira’s “My Body Empowered” journal available on Amazon (learn more here)
• Follow Mira on Instagram and subscribe to her blog
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Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center to learn more. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Jess Sprengle, a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Texas and New Jersey specializing in the care and treatment of adolescents, young adults, adults, and families impacted by eating disorders, disordered eating, body image disturbances, and adjacent issues. She is a champion of freedom, justice, and liberation for all people and all bodies and practices from an intersectional, social justice-aligned lens. Jess considers herself to be a “radically genuine” therapist and seeks to embody authenticity and “humanness” with clients. She brings this ferocity to the social media world through her Instagram and Twitter account.
Join us for a conversation about reciprocal openness in therapy (especially for adolescents and others in their formative years), the harm of fear-driven messages, the danger of waiting for “rock bottom” before beginning the recovery process, comparing eating disorders to a rigged game of chess, eating disorders as a social justice issue, and much more!
CONNECT WITH JESS:
• Learn about Jess and her private practice by visiting jessicasprenglelpc.com
• Get in touch with Jess directly
• View Jess’ Services and Fees here
• Follow Jess on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram
• Listen to more of Jess on:
╴“Jess Bad Ass Recovered Therapist” for the Eating Disorder Recovery podcast
╴“We are Inherently Worthy of the Things That Are Good for Us” for the You, Me, Empathy podcast
╴“How to Just Eat It: Chapter 5 - Understanding Emotional Eating” for the Don't Salt My Game podcast
• Discover more of Jess’ podcast appearances, featured articles, community presentations on her media page
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Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center to learn more. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
In this episode, I am joined by Jessica Flint, MS, Founder of Recovery Warriors and CEO of True Warrior. After personally experiencing the collateral damage of calorie counting and the toxicity of our culture’s unrealistic beauty standards, Jessica created the platforms to educate, inspire, and empower people to make transformational changes in their life. Forbes recognized her work as an innovation in mental health and has reached millions worldwide. Jessica is a popular speaker and teacher in the areas of self-compassion, resilience, archetypes, and personal narratives. She is also the host of the “Recovery Warrior Show.”
Join us for a conversation about how Jessica uses her platforms to support and empower, finding your “true self,” healthy boundary setting, combating feelings of emptiness, supporting your humanness with compassion, the value of learning from your mistakes, owning who you are today to allow for you to become who you want to be, and much more!
Connect with Jessica:• Learn about Recovery Warriors by visiting recoverywarriors.com
• Discover more about True Warrior by visiting truewarrior.me
• Subscribe to the Recovery Warrior Blog
• Listen to Jessica’s podcast, “The Recovery Warrior Show"
• Follow Jessica on Instagram at @recovrywarriors and @jessflint_
• ….and Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Soundcloud, and Youtube.
• Download the Recovery Warrior’s recovery app “Rise Up + Recover,”
• Become a writer for Recovery Warriors
• Join the waitlist for The Courage Club, a free 6-month recovery coaching program and community experience course
• Enroll in "Map My Recovery", “a compassion-focused program that guides you step-by-step towards freedom from an eating disorder.”
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Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center to learn more. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I welcome Dr. Adele Lafrance, clinical psychologist, research scientist, author and co-developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders to the show.
Join us for a conversation about caregiver blame, emotion processing, the Emotion-Focused Family Therapy Model, the benefits of psychedelic medicine, inner healing intelligence, creating neuropathways, activating the “stuck” inner healer to move towards health and wellness, creating embodied experiences of one’s essential qualities, the healing power of love and spirituality, and much more.Connect with Adele:
• Visit Adele at dradelelafrance.com
• Learn about Emotion-Focused Family Therapy
• Discover Adele’s views on psychedelic science
• Purchase a copy of Adele’s parenting book “What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers”
• Learn more about Adele’s clinical manual “Emotion-Focused Family Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Model for Caregiver-Focused Interventions” published by the American Psychological Association
• Listen/watch to Adele on:
╴“The L-Word” for the I’m Speaking podcast
╴“The Role of Love in Conventional Psychotherapy - Lessons from Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy” for the Thoughts on Record podcast
╴“Treating Eating Disorders with Psychedelic Medicine and LOVE: Conversations with Dr. Adele Lafrance” for the Inbodied Life podcast
╴“Emotion-Focused Family Therapy” for the American Psychological Association
╴“Exploratory Research on Ayahuasca & Eating Disorder Recovery” for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
╴“What to Say to Kids” for Katu, ABC
• Read, listen, view more of Adele by visiting “In the News”
• Follow Adele on Twitter
• View Adele’s upcoming events
• Stay tuned for Adele’s Love Project, coming soon
(For linked content, please visit https://www.karinlewisedc.com/podcast/episode62)
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About Karin Lewis:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Katie Barbaro, OTR/L an intuitive guide and creativity doula with a background in occupational therapy, trauma-informed yoga, and improv & standup comedy. She is the author of “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom,” a cartoon-based memoir about her experience recovering from disordered eating and discovering her true self, creativity, and spirituality on the other side. In the book she (quite literally) illustrates her own process of shining light into the darkest areas of life. Katie’s mission is to remind you how fun it is to be YOU. (It’s so fun!) Topics Discussed:
• Using your voice to dismantle the power of shame.
• Breaking free from the identity of one’s distorted thoughts by taking them out of your head and onto paper.
• Accepting that wherever you are at this moment is the exact place to reach the next level of recovery.
• The absence of “noise” in recovery.
• The joy from accepting your true self, regardless of the messiness.
• How the principles of Intuitive Eating can extend past your relationship with food and into a healthy relationship with self.
• Changing your mindset about self can begin by overcoming limiting beliefs around food.
• The upcoming release of Katie’s book “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom”
Follow Katie at https://katiebarbaro.com
Connect with Katie Barbaro:
• Learn more about Katie's coaching and creative services
• Follow Katie on Instagram at @katiebarb and @fedupthebook
• ….and on Twitter and Facebook
• Pre-order your copy of “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom” available through Orchard House Publishing
• Sign up for Katie’s email list (at the bottom of the page) to receive a free chapter of “Fed Up”
• Subscribe to Katie’s blog
• Ignite your creative spark with Katie’s 6-week artist’s creativity course
• Listen to more of Katie by tuning into her podcast “Casual Ecstasy” (formerly “Showing Up Messy”)
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About Karin Lewis:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram. Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please visit https://jen827.typeform.com/to/eWPlP5Yz
In this episode, I am joined Lucie Waldman, the author of “The Jots of Becoming: A Journey of Hope and Recovery,” where she offers readers narratives and insights after fully recovering from Anorexia Nervosa. Lucie includes recovery pieces that intersect with the Jewish holidays and considers herself a Jewish recovery advocate. She is passionate about being part of the change of the recovery community and hopes to inspire others that full recovery is possible. Lucie also runs an Eating Disorder Recovery awareness and support account on Instagram (@lucie_shedding_layers). In addition to writing and advocacy work, Lucie enjoys speaking for other podcasts and mediums about the intersection between Judaism and Mental Health and is deeply passionate about mental health, Eating Disorder recovery, and equities in the treatment setting after her own experiences. Topics Discussed:• The ways in which sharing your eating disorder and recovery experience can be a large part of your healing.
• How labeling people as “chronic” can create harmful message of defectiveness and further validate feelings of being unable to recover.
• Finding ways to recover “differently.”
• The importance of teamwork and self-motivation when creating an alternative treatment plan.
• The ways in which the dietary restrictions in Judaism can complicate the recovery process.
• How compounding years of behaviors can lead to severe medical complications in relapse and post-recovery.
• How recovery communities offer connection that can offset the isolating nature of eating disorders.
• How Lucie uses social media as a means to create a supportive, healing environment.
Connect with Lucie Waldman:• Learn more about Lucie's eating disorder recovery resources and creative works
• Purchase a copy of “The Jots of Becoming: A Journey of Hope and Recovery”
• Follow @lucie_shedding_layers on Instagram for Eating Disorder Recovery awareness and support
• Join “The Jots of Becoming” Facebook page
• Read Lucie’s articles written for ReformJudaism.org
• Listen (and view) more of Lucie below:
╴“What 'full recovery' means + the importance of dismantling anti-semitism with Lucie Waldman” for the Body Justice podcast
╴“Let's Talk About Being in Eating Disorder Recovery”for the See the Future podcast
╴“Lucie Waldman - published author, mental health advocate, and recovered from an eating disorder - shares her story” for the Navigating Recovery podcast
╴“Treatment, Recovery, and Judaism with Lucie” for the Cereal From the Box podcast
╴“Her story of Fears To Freedom. Life after recovery with past client Lucie Waldman”for the Actually Alexandria Radio podcast
╴“Quieting the Silence: Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community” for the Blue Dove Foundation
╴“Judaism & ED Recovery: Pt 1” Instagram Live Interview for Project Heal
╴Lucie’s Instagram Live interview with MEDA
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About Karin Lewis:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
Connect with Elyse Resch:
• Learn more about Elyse by visiting elyseresch.com and intuitiveeating.org
• Follow Elyse on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Connect with Elyse on LinkedIn
• Pre-order a copy of Elyse’s newest releases “The Intuitive Eating Journal—Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food” and “The Intuitive Eating Card Deck—50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food” both set to release on June 1, 2021
• Purchase Elyse’s other books on Amazon and Barnes and Noble
• Read “The Teen Within” written by Elyse for New Harbinger Publications
• Click here for an Intuitive Eating Blog message from Elyse
• Download and print your own Intuitive Eating Journal sheets and pages
• View Elyse’s recommended resources including a bibliography of pertinent journal articles, scientific studies, and articles.
• Listen (and view) more from Elyse below:
╴“Intuitive Eating with Author Elyse Resch” for the Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast
╴“Intuitive Eating for All Ages and Life Stages” for the Food Psyche Podcast
╴“Intuitive Eating + Eating Disorder Recovery for the Teenager in All of Us” for the Don’t Salt My Game Podcast
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About Karin Lewis:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Jamie (OJ) Bushell (they/them/theirs) and Jamie Dannenberg, MS, RDN, LDN (she/they), co-creators of thirdwheelED, a social media advocacy platform that strives to increase the visibility of how eating disorders and other mental illnesses disproportionately impact LGBTQIA+ communities as well as raise awareness of nontraditional caregivers who support folks in ED recovery. In addition, thirdwheelED offers clinical trainings on how to cultivate affirming eating disorder treatment for LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as editorial services for eating disorder and mental health professionals.
Topics Discussed:
• How a lack of queer recovery stories can heighten and further isolate people.
• The harm caused when treatment providers see clients through a strictly heterosexual lens.
• The advances that individual practitioners are making towards care in the LGBTQIA+ community versus the stagnation of large institutions in supporting the same community.
• How a lack of resources and direction for caregivers is detrimental for both the client and caregiver.
• The ways in which gender dysphoria may increase in the recovery process and how connection to one's values can aid in these challenges.
• How gender affirming options can only be pursued in those in a “healthy body,” not an eating disordered body.
• Overcoming system shortcomings (i.e. requiring permission for gender affirming procedures) and contradictions (i.e. only certain bodies can receive gender affirming procedures) to develop a sense of autonomy in the recovery process.
About thirdwheelED:
ThirdwheelED offers a queer lens of ED recovery and an honest, safe space of inspiration and healing for those recovering from an ED and their supporters. ThirdwheelED was started as a blog by Jamie (OJ) Bushell and Jamie Dannenberg, MS, RDN, LDN in 2015. They started documenting and sharing their experience navigating the mental health and eating disorder systems as a queer person trying to access treatment and as a non-traditional caregiver supporting their loved one getting help for their eating disorder for the first time. By sharing their story, through social media, they hoped to find community and offer an often underrepresented story of recovery. They continue to use their platform to advocate for inclusive and affirming research, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders in LGBTQIA+ communities. They offer editorial services for eating disorder and mental health clinicians along with trainings on how to cultivate affirming eating disorder treatment for LGBTQIA+ communities.
OJ (they/them) is in recovery from an eating disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions. OJ writes about the intersectionality of eating disorders, trauma, sexuality, and gender identity/expression. OJ uses their experience of seeking treatment for their eating disorder as person who is queer to help raise awareness of the need for culturally responsive recovery support services for queer communities.
Jamie (she/they) is an eating disorder dietitian at Metrowest Nutrition in the Boston area. Her work is informed by social justice, fat liberation, Health at Every Size®, anti-diet, and LGBTQIA+ affirming frameworks. Through this lens, she supports her clients in disengaging from diet culture and leaning into their own innate body wisdom to make food and movement choices that affirm their values system, gender, and right to self-determination.
Connect with thirdwheelED:
• Learn more by visiting thirdwheelED.com
• Contact thirdwheelED online or via email
• Book thirdwheelED for your next speaking engagement
• Check out thirdwheelED’s editorial services for eating disorder and mental health professionals
• View thirdwheelED’s list of queer eating disorder support groups
• Follow thirdwheelED on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
• Subscribe to thirdwheelED’s blog
• Sign up for thirdwheelED’s newsletter
• ThirdwheelED in the media:
╴Watch thirdwheelED on MTV News sharing what it’s like having an eating disorder in the LGBTQ community
╴Read “Why Misgendering Me Makes Me Feel Like My Body Is A Problem” written by OJ for Ravishly
╴Read “How Current Eating Disorder Discourse Fails The LGBTQ Community. And How We Can Change That” written by OJ for Huffpost
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About Karin Lewis:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by world renowned, highly sought-after eating disorder clinician, author, and international speaker, Carolyn Costin, MA, MeD, LMFT, CEDS, FAED. Recovered from anorexia herself, Carolyn was first to publicly take the position that people with eating disorders can become fully recovered. Carolyn’s extensive contributions to the field include six books, the most popular being, “8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder.” Carolyn launched The Carolyn Costin Institute in 2016 where she offers training and certification of eating disorder coaches. Carolyn is an active, passionate, inspiring force in the eating disorder field.
Topics Discussed:
• The different ways in which a recovery coach can help clients who are struggling in “real time”
• Reentering the world post-COVID-19 and challenging new rituals learned in the pandemic
• Acceptance versus resistance theory as a way to tolerate negative feelings and thoughts and align one’s behaviors with their values
• Reflecting on how trauma and the messages created can exist throughout time
• How emotions are the bodies’s response to thoughts and how changing one’s physiology can change cognition
• Deciphering if a behavior is a result of a trigger or a habitual practice as a means to best determine appropriate coping skills
• How transitional object attachments can be a healthy mechanism that serves as a bridge between one’s inner and outer worlds
About Carolyn Costin:
Carolyn Costin is a world renowned, highly sought-after eating disorder clinician, author, and international speaker.
Recovered from anorexia in her twenties, as a young therapist Carolyn recognized her calling after successfully treating her first eating disorder client.
Carolyn was first to publicly take the position that people with eating disorders can become fully recovered.
After 15 years in private practice and running hospital programs, Carolyn was determined to improve the relapse rate and recognized a gap in the eating disorder field. She opened Monte Nido, the first residential facility in a home setting, surrounded by nature, where standard treatment was combined with meditation and yoga and clients were “retrained” to shop for, prepare and cook food.
Carolyn’s contributions to the field are extensive. She has written six books, the most popular being, “8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder.” Carolyn’s service in every major eating disorder organization, three decades of training professionals worldwide, free study groups and the outstanding success of Monte Nido all spurred Carolyn to international acclaim.
In 2016, Carolyn sold Monte Nido, subsequently left and created The Carolyn Costin Institute. The Institute’s main function is the training and certification of eating disorder coaches. Additionally the Institute offers continuing education for clinicians, educational support for families of those with eating disorders, and mentor training for organizations Carolyn continues to also offer consultations to clients and clinicians and continues to speak at national and international conferences.
Carolyn is an active, passionate, inspiring force in the eating disorder field.
Connect with Carolyn Costin:
• To learn more, visit CarolynCostin.com or email Carolyn directly
• Follow Carolyn on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter
• Follow The Carolyn Costin Institute on Facebook
• Connect with other recovered professionals on Facebook by joining Carolyn’s Facebook Group Recovered Eating Disorder Professionals
• Subscribe to Carolyn’s blog
• Follow Carolyn’s Youtube channel
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About Karin Lewis:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Interested in being a guest on the show? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
In this episode, I am joined by Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD., psychologist, psychotherapist, author, writing coach, speaker, and workshop leader. Judy has published dozens of articles for both the public and professionals and has authored three books, "The Girl in the Red Boots: Making Peace with My Mother," (She Writes Press, 2021), A Starving Madness: Tales of Hunger, Hope and Healing in Psychotherapy (Gurze Books, 2002) and Befriending Your Ex After Divorce: Making Life Better for You, Your Kids and Yes, Your Ex(New Harbinger Publications, 2012). and she also specializes in working with divorcing and remarried families. Judy offers individual, couples, and family therapy, runs groups for binge eaters, a consultation group for mental health professionals and mentors and coaches writers individually and in groups. Whether working with troubled individuals, couples, groups or families her goal is to help people bring vitality and aliveness into their lives.
Topics Discussed:• How the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship can challenge its importance.
• Exploring simultaneous feeling states, such as love and hate towards a parent.
• How reflection and exploration expands our consciousness and allows for new family narratives to be born.
• Understanding the relationship with mother, as opposed to blaming her, can be the beginning to dismantling the anger.
• How hunger for connection can often be disguised as hunger for food.
• The importance of the therapist’s role in helping the family and remembering that “blood is thicker than therapy.”
About Judith R. Rabinor, PhD:Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD. is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, author, speaker, writing coach and consultant based on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. In addition to her New York City private psychotherapy practice, she offers remote consultations for writers, clinicians and families. Whether working with troubled individuals, couples, groups or families her goal is to help people bring vitality and aliveness into their lives.
Judy has authored three books, The Girl in the Red Boots: Making Peace with My Mother (She Writes Press, 2021), A Starving Madness: Tales of Hunger, Hope and Healing in Psychotherapy (Gurze Books, 2002) and Befriending Your Ex After Divorce: Making Life Better for You, Your Kids and Yes, Your Ex (New Harbinger Publications, 2012). In addition to her three books, Judy has published dozens of articles and chapters in journals, newspapers and magazines. She blogs for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today, is a consultant to The Renfrew Center Foundation, a supervisor at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and a sought after presenter, workshop leader and media expert.
Connect with Judith R. Rabinor, PhD:• Visit Judy online at www.judithruskayrabinorphd.com
• View Judy’s press mentions, publicity, upcoming events
• Subscribe to Judy’s blog and view all of Judy’s publications
• Follow Judy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube
• Purchase a copy of:
╴The Girl in the Red Boots
╴A Starving Madness: Tales of Hunger, Hope and Healing in Psychotherapy
╴Befriending Your Ex After Divorce: Making Life Better for You, Your Kids and Yes, Your Ex
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About Karin Lewis:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
About Marya Hornbacher:In 1998, Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, to international renown. Her first book, the memoir Wasted, appeared when she was 23, and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize. This book earned Hornbacher a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction, and over the years has become a worldwide classic. Her first novel, The Center of Winter, was published in 2005 to international acclaim. The New York Times named the book an Editor’s Choice, and Booklist called Hornbacher “a master storyteller.” Her third book,Madness: A Bipolar Life, was an immediate New York Times Bestseller, and earned her more praise in the Times, which wrote, “Hornbacher is a virtuoso writer.” Her fourth and fifth books, Sane: Mental Illness, Addiction, and the Twelve Stepsand Waiting: A Nonbeliever’s Higher Power, both published by Hazelden, have found passionate audiences who are working toward recovery from addictions of all kinds. Waiting, published in 2011, examines the role of spirituality in a non-believer’s life, and was a finalist for both the Books for Better Life Award and the Minnesota Book Award. Marya’s sixth book, We’ve Been Healing All Along: Real Lives and Real Strategies for Mental Health Recovery, tells the personal stories of dozens of people with mental health disorders who are defining and achieving, personal success on their own terms.
Hornbacher’s work is available in more than twenty languages, which has earned her an international reputation. A three-time Morse Fellow at Yale, and a regular speaker on humanism and ethics at Harvard, she has also spoken on the topics of recovery, spirituality, and mental health at Columbia Medical School, Vassar, UC Berkeley, Swarthmore, Skidmore, Wesleyan, Amherst, the University of Michigan, and many others. While she lectures widely in academic settings, she is closely engaged in advocacy for mental health recovery, and is a frequent pro bono visitor to community-based mental health groups of all sizes and kinds, including NAMI, DBSA, and RAISE.
Born in San Francisco, Hornbacher has long made her home in Minneapolis. The recipient of a host of awards for her books, journalism, teaching, and research, including the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction and the Fountain House Humanitarian Award for Mental Health Activism, she is a current Logan Nonfiction Fellow at the Carey Institute for Global Good. Marya is hard at work on her seventh book, a collection of essays on the subject of solitude in women’s lives. She teaches creative writing and journalism at Augsburg University and the University of Nebraska.
Connect with Marya Hornbacher:• Visit Marya official website to learn more
• View Marya’s poetry, nonfiction, journalism publications, current projects, and books
• Study with Marya Independent Study
• Book Marya for your next speaking event
• Follow Marya on Facebook and Twitter
• Listen to more of Marya on/at:
╴This is My Brave Boston
╴Humanist Community at Harvard panel discussion
╴An Evening with Marya Hornbacher for Project HEAL
╴The Drunken Odyssey Podcast
╴Life. Unrestricted Podcast
╴The dunc tanc Podcast
• Check out of all of Marya’s Interviews and Press
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or on RateThisPodcast (non-iOS). Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief applicationformto start the process.
ABOUT TALIA DREW:Talia Drew is a doctoral student at the University of Surrey where she is currently working towards her doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Talia conducts research into eating disorders and also works within the National Health Service (NHS) as a trainee Clinical Psychologist. Professionally, Talia has worked across several settings, including young people's eating disorder treatment (inpatient) and adult community eating disorder services for the NHS and private companies.
Talia is currently working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services for the NHS as students move clinical rotation every six months. Her research is looking into the potential feasibility of an online compassion-focused intervention for young people with eating difficulties. Talia is passionate about the idea and importance of early intervention and accessibility in mental health care, which is why she designed this intervention.
CONNECT WITH TALIA DREW:
• Learn more about Talia’s work by visiting NHS University of Surrey
• Email Talia directly
• Follow Talia on Instagram and Twitter
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT LISA DENNING:While still in recovery from a life-threatening eating disorder, Lisa Denning moved to Hawaii in 1999 to explore her connection with the dolphins and whales more deeply. On her first swim out in the ocean, she was surrounded by a pod of wild dolphins and welcomed into their pod. She felt at home in her body for the first time, ever. From that day on, Lisa swam out to be with that same pod for hours every day. It was there with the dolphins that she found her body, heart, true joy, and finally begin to heal. With the dolphins, Lisa found herself experiencing what hadn’t been safe or possible yet with humans. Her friendship with these ocean beings led her not only deeper into herself and recovery but also to create a life filled with joy that she never imagined existed.
Lisa is also an underwater photographer with dolphins and whales and an ocean guide, co-facilitating seminars in Hawaii and different locations around the world where people come to be with these beings in their ocean homes. Over the years, she has guided thousands of people into the ocean introducing them to the magic of the underwater world. Ocean Eyes Photography started as a way to share her experiences in the ocean with others. It brings Lisa joy to capture the incredible interactions that are happening between humans and our ocean family. Because of the relationships and deep connection felt with dolphins, whales, and sharks, Lisa has been able to witness and capture magical moments all over the world. For her, it’s not about ‘getting the shot’, it is about being with them and seeing the magic that unfolds.
In addition to her work with Light ON, Oceans Within, and Ocean Eyes Photography, Lisa works as a life coach focusing on working with those in recovery with eating disorders. She is currently completing “Oceans Within” her first book about her recovery journey that will share the details of Lisa’s recovery journey both in and out of the water. Through writing, speaking, imagery, and more, Lisa hopes to provide inspiration and the knowledge that real recovery is not only possible but worth every second of what it takes to get there. Lisa believes that “we all have what we need inside to heal and we find these reminders along the way as we are ready.” Lisa believes that recovery is not solely about stopping and managing symptoms but feeling free and joyful in one’s body expressing one’s authentic truth.
Lisa is also the Co-Founder of Light ON Foundation. Light ON is a 501c3 community organization founded by Lisa and trauma specialist Teri Callaghan. Their mission is to provide alternative and expanded healing opportunities to survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and other forms of interpersonal trauma. Light ON’s goal is to become a model for healing the effects of individual and community trauma that can be adapted and used effectively in any location. Inspired by her relationship to the ocean, Lisa created Oceans Within, where she offers weekend retreats, community wellness days, and other gatherings depending on the needs of the community. You can learn more by visiting www.lightonfoundation.com.
CONNECT WITH LISA DENNING:
• Visit Lisa at lisadenning.com or contact Lisa directly to learn more about her services
• Learn more about Oceans Within, Ocean Eyes Photography, and Light ON Foundation
• Follow Lisa on Facebook and Instagram
• Follow Lisa’s Youtube Channel
• Subscribe to Lisa’s blog
• View Lisa’s Professional Photography Gallery
• Visit Lisa’s ETSY store for purchasing options
• Listen, watch, and read more from Lisa by viewing her featured press.
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT TABITHA FARRAR:
Tabitha Farrar grew up in Wiltshire, England, in an idyllic (yet rainy) village. Despite being a robust and confident teenager, she developed an eating disorder at the age 17. This devastating illness took sole position in her life until, at age 25, Tabitha finally started her own recovery journey. She successfully recovered from her eating disorder and the complicated matrix of obsessions and habitual eating disorder behaviors that came with it without any professional help.
Since Recovering, Tabitha has worked as an eating disorder recovery coach and coached hundreds (possibly thousands) of people in recovery. She has written numerous eating disorder recovery guides for adults (see below), peer mentored adults with eating disorders and parents/partners of adults since 2009, has advocated for FBT for adults in eating disorder recovery, and was selected to be a Coordinated Specialty Care Grant Advisory Board member. Tabitha was also a founding member of International Eating Disorder Action and World Eating Disorders Action Day and the founder of Active Eating Disorder Recovery for Adults (AEDRA) Meal Support Service. She is the former host of the Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast.
Tabitha has authored four books on eating disorders: Love Fat, an educational memoire on eating disorder recovery and insight, Rehabilitate, Rewire, Recover! — a recovery guide for adults,Neural Rewiring for Eating Disorder Recovery; and Fear of Weight Gain.
CONNECT WITH TABITHA FARRAR:• Visit Tabitha at tabithafarrar.com
• Learn more about Tabitha’s Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching for individuals
• Book a Coaching session with Tabitha
• Follow Tabitha’s eating disorder recovery blog
• Subscribe to Tabitha’s YouTube Channel
• Read Tabitha’s take on Eating Disorder Awareness Training for Gyms, Yoga Studios, and Fitness Professionals
• Purchase a copy of:
╴Rehabilitate, Rewire, Recover! (Amazon)
╴Neural Rewiring for Eating Disorder Recovery (Amazon)
╴Fear of Weight Gain(Amazon)
╴Love Fat(Amazon)
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT HEIDI J. DALZELL:
Heidi J. Dalzell, PsyD, is a Clinical Psychologist, with 25+ years experience specializing in eating disorders, trauma and addictive behaviors. Heidi has a busy private practice and also offers courses/eating disorder online coaching. Heidi is prolific author covering subjects such as eating disorders, addiction, gender identity, mindfulness, racial justice and spirituality and has spoken nationally and internationally on these topics.
Heidi is a featured contributor on She Owns It, and has had articles published on sites including Tiny Buddha, The Good Men Project, and Elephant Journal. She has been quoted in Forbes, My Fitness Pal Blog, Fatherly, Yahoo Style and A Sweat Life. Heidi is a teacher on Insight Timer and has appeared on MLN network’s Minding Men. She has been a guest on podcasts including Peace Meal, The Bubble Hour and The Body Image Podcast.
Heidi is co-author of “A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Identity and Body Image”and is a contributor to professional and consumer publications. She has presented nationally and internationally on topics connected to mental health and wellness.
Heidi works with a broad spectrum of clients, including men and women of all ages. Areas of interest and specialization include eating disorders (especially at midlife), trauma, and working with sexual orientation and gender identity. Heidi practices from a holistic lens, and therapy can include insight-oriented talk therapy as well as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
CONNECT WITH HEIDI J. DALZELL:
• Learn more about Heidi at talktogrow.com
• Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn and get in touch via email
• Follow Heidi on Facebook and Instagram
• Join Heidi’s Eating Disorders at Midlife Facebook group
• Purchase a copy of“A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Identity and Body Image”
• Read Heidi’s article “10 Grab & Go Mindfulness Exercises for when you’re About to Binge,” written for the Elephant Journal• Listen to Heidi on:
╴"Midlife Eating Disorders with Heidi Dalzell" for the Emily Program podcast
╴"Dr. Heidi Dalzell on Eating Disorders and Alcohol Addiction" for the Bubble Hour podcast
╴“Midlife Women, ED Recovery & Hope with Heidi Dalzell” for The Body Image Podcast
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT SONYA RENEE TAYLOR:
Sonya Renee Taylor is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body Is Not an Apology, a digital media and education company promoting radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation. Sonya’s work as a highly sought-after award-winning Performance Poet, activist, and transformational leader continues to have global reach. Sonya is a former National and International poetry slam champion, author of two books, "The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love" (Berrett-Koehler Publishers; February 2021),"Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook", thought leader who has enlightened and inspired organizations, audiences and individuals from board rooms to prisons, universities to homeless shelters, elementary schools to some of the biggest stages in the world.
Believing in the power of art is a vehicle for social change, Sonya has been widely recognized for her work as a change agent. She was named one of Planned Parenthood's 99 Dream Keepers in 2015 as well as a Planned Parenthood Generation Action's 2015 Outstanding Partner awardee. Bustle Magazine named her one of the 12 Women Who Paved the Way for Body Positivity and in September 2015, she was honored as a YBCA 100, an annual compilation of creative minds, makers, and pioneers who are asking the questions and making the provocations that will shape the future of American culture; an honor she shared alongside author Ta'Nahesi Coates, artist Kara Walker, filmmaker Ava Duvernay and many more. In 2016, she was named a Champion of Women’s Health by Planned Parenthood and commissioned to write the official poem for Planned Parenthood’s 100-year centennial celebration. In the same year, Sonya was also invited to the Obama White House to speak at their forum on the intersection of LGBTQIAA and Disability issues. In 2017, Sonya was awarded the Quixote Foundation’s “Thank You Note, a $25,000 award for leaders and artists working in the field of reproductive justice. In the fall of 2017, Sonya was named one of 28 global changemakers selected into the inaugural cohort of the Edmund Hilary Fellowship, a 3-year international fellowship of world-leading entrepreneurs and investors, innovating purpose-driven global impact projects from New Zealand.
Sonya’s work has been seen, heard, and read on HBO, BET, MTV, TV One, NPR, PBS, CNN, Oxygen Network, The New York Times, New York Magazine, MSNBC.com, Today.com, Huffington Post, USA Today, Vogue Australia, Shape.com, Ms. Magazine and many more. She is a regular collaborator and artist with organizations such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Advocates for Youth 1in3 Campaign, Association for Size Diversity and Health, Binge Eating Disorders Association (BEDA), Greater than AIDS Campaign, Yerba Buena Cultural Art Center and numerous others.
With a B.A. in Sociology and an M.S.A. in Organizational Management, Sonya continues to use her work to disrupt systems of inequity from an intersectional, radical self-love and global justice framework. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Split This Rock, an organization calling poets to a greater role in public life and fostering a national network of socially engaged poets. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for SisterSong, a pioneering Women of Color reproductive justice collective. Sonya continues to be engaged in issues of racial justice, police brutality, mental health, reproductive rights and justice and much more.
In 2011, Sonya founded The Body Is Not an Apology (TBINAA), as an online community to cultivate radical self-love and body empowerment. TBINAA quickly became a movement and leading framework for the budding body positivity movement. In 2015, The Body Is Not an Apology developed a digital magazine, education and community building platform to connect global issues of radical self-love and intersectional social justice. Today, TBINAA is a digital media enterprise reaching nearly 1 million people per month from over 140 countries with. Sonya resides between the California Bay Area and Aotearoa New Zealand. Sonya continues to tour globally sharing lectures, workshops and performances focused on radical self-love, social justice and personal and global transformation.
"The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love" offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by systems of oppression that thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies. In this book, Taylor forges the inextricable bond between radical self-love and social justice.
CONNECT WITH SONYA RENEE TAYLOR:
• Learn more about Sonya at sonyareneetaylor.com
• Get in touch with Sonya directly
• Follow Sonya on Facebook, Instagram, and SoundCloud
• Purchase a copy of "The Body Is Not an Apology; Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love","Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Living Radical Self-love", or visit Sonya’s online book shop
• Listen to Sonya’s past podcasts including:
╴"Brené with Sonya Renee Taylor on 'The Body Is Not an Apology'" for Unlocking Us
╴“The Body Is Not An Apology” for Body Kindness
╴“How to Cultivate Radical Body Love with Sonya Renee Taylor” for Food Psyche• Become a supporter of The Body is Not an Apology (TBINAA) Movement, join the Radical Self-Love Community, and download 10 free Tools for Radical Self-Love
• Follow TBINAA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• View TBINAA’s workshops and lectures and webinars and online courses
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT JAREN SOLOFF :
Jaren Soloff is a Registered Dietitian and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who has always felt a connection to supporting women in some way professionally. For the longest time, she was stumped on how to find a profession that would allow her to integrate her interest in feminism, social justice, health, law and community. Finding the profession of lactation consulting after Jaren had her daughter was a gift that provided her the opportunity to integrate both her lived experience as a mother and as a recovered professional.
Jaren spent the early portion of her career working as a Registered Dietitian counseling individuals who struggled with eating disorders, disordered eating and chronic dieting. In her counseling, she taught about how as babies we are all born knowing how to eat intuitively. Jaren thought ‘if I could help support mothers in preserving their infants ability to eat intuitively from the beginning when breast or chestfeeding that I could ultimately have a larger impact on how our children navigate their own relationships with food and bodies.’
After having her first daughter, Jaren’s desire to become a lactation consultant hit her with full force after having her own breastfeeding challenges. Now, Jaren’s personal and professional experience have come full circle (the inspiration for the name of her practice!) in helping to support other mothers in her community. FULL CRCL provides nutrition counseling and lactation consultations to help both mom and baby thrive in motherhood. Informed by her own journey and the hundreds of women she has counseled, Jaren’s experience comes full circle to support women in navigating pregnancy, birth and postpartum from a simple and intuitive framework.
Jaren prides herself on blending her experiences as both a nutrition therapist and lactation consultant to provide mothers with expert feeding support and a dose of compassion, listening and empowerment. Jaren also published “The Postnatal Cookbook: Simple and Nutritious Recipes to Nourish Your Body and Spirit During the Fourth Trimester,” for new moms.
CONNECT WITH JAREN SOLOFF:
• Visit FULL CRCL to learn more about Jaren and her practice
• Check out FULL CRCL’s nutrition counseling and virtual lactation consulting services
• Book an appointment with Jaren or email her directly
• Follow FULL CRCL on Facebook and Instagram
• Subscribe to FULL CRCL’s blog
• Read Jaren’s article “What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Eye Loss” written for The Mighty
• Get a free chapter + 5 free lactation boosting recipes from The Postnatal Cookbook• Purchase a copy ofThe Postnatal Cookbookon IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Powell City of Books, and Bam Books-a-Million
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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This week I welcome Lara Reaves to the show. Lara is a certified Holistic Nutrition Practitioner, specializing in eating disorders, and recovered from her own battle with an eating disorder that nearly destroyed many of her dreams for her future. Since recovery, Lara has worked in residential clinical settings, adolescent mental health facilities, and is well-versed in communicating with a treatment team. She is the Chief Operations Officer and Coach for Rebecca's Eating Disorder Foundation, and a Recovery Coach for the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. Her mission became to increase awareness and educate the public about eating disorders and the journey of recovery.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
• The ways in which the journey to recovery can be one of the greatest teachers and source of growth.
• Using behaviors in an effort to soothe the pain form the voices in your head.
• How eating disorder behaviors (falsely) “protect” loved ones from the severity of one’s pain.
• Recovery requires learning how to not negotiate one’s values.
• The idea that one can make space for courage through disallowing fear from paralyzing the process.
• How the courage and self-esteem gained from moving through fear outlive and outlast fear itself.
• Recovery allows one to be “a part” of life as opposed to being “apart” from it.
CONNECT WITH LARA REAVES:
• Visit Lara online to learn more about her services and story
• Learn about Lara’s Coaching and Recovery Philosophies
• Contact Lara to see if working together would be a good fit
• Subscribe to Lara’s personal blog and her blog written for Rebecca’s Eating Disorder Foundation
• Follow Lara on Facebook and Instagram
• Read more about Lara's journey from recovering to recovered
• Listen to “Lara Reaves for Eating Disorder Awareness Week” on the Oversharing podcast
• You can also find Lara on Rebecca’s Eating Disorder Foundation and at Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ELISA MOTT JONES :
Elisa Mott Jones received her Masters of Education and Education Specialist degrees in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2010. While in graduate school, she completed the University of Florida's Arts in Medicine, Elisa obtained a Certificate in Spirituality and Health and Arts in Medicine. She also holds the title of National Certified Counselor from the National Board of Certified Counselors and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida.
Introduced to yoga in 2000, and after 5 years of practice, Elisa decided to become a yoga instructor. She graduated from Discovery Yoga’s 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program in St. Augustine, Florida in 2005. In 2015, she completed my 500-hour yoga teacher training at Downtown Yoga in Pleasanton, CA, and is a 500-level, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) with the Yoga Alliance. Elisa has additional certifications in Restorative Yoga, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, YogaDance, Colorgized Yoga, KarmaKids Yoga, and Pilates. In 2015, she became a Reiki Master and integrate the transformative healing of Reiki into her individualized sessions.
Beyond counseling and teaching, Elisa also writes about body image, eating disorders, and yoga. She co-authored “The Use of Holistic Methods to Integrate the Shattered Self,” a book chapter in the textbook Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the research-practice gap, ( check it out) edited by Margo Maine, Beth Hartman McGilley, and Doug Bunnell. Elisa also authored “Client Perspectives on Strong, Restorative and Partner Yoga Classes”, a chapter in Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly’s book Yoga and Eating Disorders. (check it out).
Additionally, Elisa presents nationally on the use of yoga in the treatment of eating disorders and body image issues and utilizes yoga and movement in counseling centers and hospitals with adults, adolescents, and children. At Kaiser Permanente’s eating disorder intensive outpatient unit in Walnut Creek, CA, as well as Center for Discovery's eating disorder and mood disorder intensive outpatient and partial hospitalizations programs in North Palm Beach, FL, Elisa led expressive movement and therapeutic yoga groups for adults and adolescents.
Elisa is currently offering Accepting Your Body’s Wisdom: Nutrition, Yoga, and Body Image, a transformational workshop designed for women who want to make peace with their bodies and their relationship with food.
Additionally, Elisa choreographs and performs YogaDance and Acro-Yoga across the country and at national eating disorder conferences. Her pieces express who she is as a woman, partner, daughter, yogi, and dancer, and reflect her own journey to healing.
Elisa lives in Jupiter, Florida with her husband, Lewis Jones Psy.D , and their two daughters. She offers workshops, groups, and individualized sessions for those seeking freedom from anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and body image concerns.
CONNECT WITH ELISA MOTT JONES:
• Visit Elisa online to learn more about her Mindful, Integrative, and Somatic Modalities
• Contact Elisa directly to inquire about her anxiety/stress management, disordered eating/body image, and mindfulness/yoga services
• Follow Elisa on Facebook and Instagram
• Subscribe to Elisa’s blog
• Find out more about Elisa’s online yoga classes
• Enroll in Elisa’s e-course BodyWisdom: A Guide for Eating & Living Intuitively
• Read Elisa’s chapter "The Use of Holistic Methods to Integrate the Shattered Self," in the textbook "Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the research-practice gap"• Read “Client Perspectives on Strong, Restorative and Partner Yoga Classes” Elisa’s chapter in Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly’s book "Yoga and Eating Disorders"
• Watch Elisa in "'I MISS ME' - yoga dance by Elisa Mott"featured on Jenni Schaefer’s YouTube Channel
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT CARMEN COOL:
Carmen Cool, MA, LPC is a politicized therapist, educator, speaker, & activist helping people heal their relationships with food and their bodies. For the past 20 years, Carmen has been working to dismantle diet culture, support the next generation of body liberation leaders, and shift the psychotherapy profession toward justice. She has also started and run a nonprofit, created youth programs, and speaks internationally on Health At Every Size ®, feminism and eating disorders, and weight stigma. Carmen served as the Board President of the Association for Size Diversity and Health, was named “Most Inspiring Individual” in Boulder, Colorado, and was the recipient of the Excellence in Eating Disorder Advocacy Award in Washington, DC.
CONNECT WITH CARMEN COOL:• You can learn more about Carmen at CarmenCool.com
• Learn more about Carmen’s therapy, supervision, and speaking services
• Follow Carmen on Instagram
• Listen to Carmen on:
╴"Anti-Fat Bias and Weight Stigma in Psychotherapy w/ Hilary Kinavey & Carmen Cool" for Embodied and Awake
╴"Moving Past 'The Rebellious Streak' with Carmen Cool" with Summer Innanen
╴"How Anger Can Help in Diet Recovery and Body Acceptance with Carmen Cool" for Food Psyche＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT JENNIFER ROLLIN:Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LCSW-C is a therapist and founder of The Eating Disorder Center in Rockville, Maryland, who specializes in working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders including, anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, body image issues, anxiety, and depression.
Jennifer has experience working in a variety of settings including, an outpatient mental health clinic, residential programs for adolescents, and a sexual assault crisis hotline. She serves as the chairwoman of Project Heal's national network of eating disorder treatment providers. Jennifer has been named as one of the top eating disorder experts in the world by Balance Eating Disorder Treatment Center.
Jennifer has a certificate in Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders. She also has a certificate in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She was on The Junior Board of Directors for The National Eating Disorders Association. She was invited to serve on the conference committee for The National Eating Disorders Association's 2018 Conference.
Jennifer is the co-author of the upcoming book 'The Inside Scoop to Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from two therapists who have been there,' which will be published in March of 2021 with Routledge. She is an expert writer on The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Her professional blog was named one of the top eating disorder blogs in the world. Jennifer’s articles have reached thousands of people through websites, magazines, and books, including, Eating Disorders in America: A Reference Handbook, How To Thrive: Expert Tips For Coping With Depression & An Eating Disorder, EatingDisorderHope.com, Anxiety.org, NationalEatingDisorders.org, and Social Work Today Magazine.
Jennifer has been interviewed speaking about eating disorders on television including on Fox, ABC, PBS, and NBC. She gives talks about eating disorders at national eating disorder conferences, therapy centers, and colleges. Jennifer is an expert writer for The Huffington PostandPsychology Today.
CONNECT WITH JENNIFER ROLLIN:• Learn more about The Eating Disorder Center’s services
• Follow Jennifer on Instagram and TikTok
• Pre-order a copy of "The Inside Scoop to Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from two therapists who have been there"• Subscribe to Jennifer’s award-winning blog
• Listen to Jennifer on:
╴"Improving Eating Disorder Recovery” for Fearless Rebelle Radio
╴"Why Nobody Needs Weight Management” for Food Psyche
╴"Coping With Your Emotions and Emotional Eating" for RD Real Talk
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application formto start the process.
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ABOUT CHRISTINA GRASSO :
Christina Grasso is a writer, digital creator, and eating disorder advocate. Over the past decade, she has worked with top fashion and beauty brands including Chanel, Cynthia Rowley, Dermstore, Oscar de la Renta, Reebok, Yves Saint Laurent, and more, and is currently represented by Wilhelmina Models’ influencer board.
In addition to her professional work, Christina is the co-founder of The Chain, a 501c3 non-profit peer-support network for women in fashion and entertainment coping with eating disorders. The Chain was partially inspired by her own recovery from anorexia, which she has dealt with for nearly 20 years.
Christina graduated in 2011 from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN, with concentrations in Communication and Italian. She lives in Manhattan with her cat, Stevie Nicks.
CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA GRASSO:
• Learn more about The Chain peer support-network
• Make a donation to The Chain
• Follow Christina on Facebook and Instagram
• Read Christina’s articles written for StyleCaster including:
- “These Celebs Are Shattering the Stigma Around Mental Illness"
- “Can You Ever Fully Recover From an Eating Disorder?” - “How Learning to Surf Helped Me in my Eating Disorder Recovery”
• Watch “Getting Frank About Eating Disorders Featuring Christina Grasso” • Find Christina and The Chain's press mentions below:
- "How Two Fashion Insiders Are Fighting Eating Disorders In the Industry" by Shape
- “The Founders Of The Chain Shine A Light On Eating Disorders In Fashion And Media” by Forbes
- “The Founders Of The Chain Get Real About Eating Disorders And Fashion Week” by Elle
- “Let’s Make the Fashion Industry a Better Place for Those Struggling With Eating Disorders” by Fashionista
- Click here for more press mentions
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT DR. GAUDIANI:
Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED, is the Founder and Medical Director of the Gaudiani Clinic. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard, medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Yale.
From 2008 to 2016, Dr. Gaudiani was one of the leaders of the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health. She left after serving as its Medical Director and as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine to found the Gaudiani Clinic, which provides outpatient in-person and telemedicine medical care to patients of all genders with eating disorders and disordered eating and to those in recovery. The Gaudiani Clinic is a HAES®-informed/weight-inclusive provider that cares for people of all shapes and sizes.
Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, is widely published in the scientific literature as well as on blogs, is a current member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee. Dr. Gaudiani’s book Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders was published in 2018. Sick Enoughoffers patients, their families, and clinicians a comprehensive, accessible review of the medical issues that arise from eating disorders by bringing relatable case presentations and a scientifically sound, engaging style to the topic.
On a personal note, Dr. Gaudiani is fluent in Spanish and speaks conversational Italian, loves hiking and spending time outdoors, is a voracious reader especially of young adult fantasy fiction, and lives with her wonderful husband and two daughters in Denver.
CONNECT WITH DR GAUDIANI:
• Visit the Gaudiani Clinic online to learn more about their eating disorder services
• Learn about Dr. Gaudiani’s consulting for patients, professionals & organizations
• View a list of Dr. Gaudiani’s training for professionals & agencies
• Contact Dr. G. to request consulting services or to invite her to speak
• Learn more about Dr. Gaudiani’s book Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders
• Purchase a copy of Sick Enough on Amazon
• Follow the Gaudiani Clinic on Facebook and Instagram
• View Dr. Gaudiani’s video, blogs, and press
• Listen to more of Dr. Gaudiani:
- Dietitians Unplugged podcast
- ED Matters podcast
- It’s Not About the Food podcast
- Listen to more podcasts featuring Dr. Gaudiani
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT RACHEL GERRETSEN:
Rachel Gerretsen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and owner of Rachel Gerretsen Therapy. With a passion for helping people, Rachel works with children/adolescents, couples, individuals, and families of all ages using a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy, family systems, humanistic therapy, positive psychology, and solution-focused therapy.
After obtaining her Bachelors in Psychology from her hometown college, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Rachel Gerretsen began her development as a therapist and completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Pepperdine University in Malibu.
Rachel has worked as a therapist for 12 years in Southern California in private practice and spend a decade in the treatment facility setting at Monte Nido, one of the leading eating disorder treatment centers in the country. As a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Rachel confidently and competently treats Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and various forms of disordered eating.
Rachel has worked with adolescents and adults with a variety of difficulties and has collaborated with families and supporting providers to help heal each client. Her goal is to help her clients live a more fulfilling, authentic, and meaningful life by reconnecting them to their most desirable self.
CONNECT WITH RACHEL GERRETSEN:
• Visit Rachel’s website or contact her directly to learn more about her therapy services
• Inquire about Rachel’s therapeutic and program development consulting services
• Learn about Rachel’s clinical supervision for intern therapists
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ROBERTO OLIVARDIA: Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), executive functioning issues, and issues that face students with learning differences. Roberto also specializes in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and in the treatment of eating disorders in boys and men.
Roberto is co-author of The Adonis Complex, a book that details the various manifestations of body image problems in men. He has appeared in publications such as Time, GQ, and Rolling Stone, and he has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, and VH1. He has spoken on numerous radio shows, podcasts, and webinars and presents at many talks and conferences around the country.
Roberto currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for ADDitude and serves on the Professional Advisory Boards for CHADD, Attention Deficit Disorder Association and the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders. He is a featured expert on Understood and an active member of Decoding Dyslexia–Massachusetts. He is a member of the International OCD Foundation, International Dyslexia Association, Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association, and the American Association of Suicidology.
CONNECT WITH ROBERTO OLIVARDIA:
• Learn more about Roberto here and by visiting Roberto’s Harvard Catalyst Profile• Click here to view more of Roberto’s publications, articles, webinars, and podcasts
• Read some of Roberto’s writing:
-The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys -The Voice of Males with Eating Disorders for Veritas Collaborative
-Psychology Today’s interview Eating Disorders in Men: An Interview With Dr. Roberto Olivardia -Food Is My Heroinwritten for ADDitude Magazine• Listen to Roberto on:
-The Surprising Origins and Prevalence of Bigorexia and Male Body Image Issuesfor the Art of Manliness Podcast
-Mindful Eating with ADHDfor the ADHD reWired Podcast
-Adolescents, Adults, and ADHDfor McLean’s Mindful Things Podcast
-The Surprising Origins and Prevalence of Bigorexia and Male Body Image Issuesfor the Art of Manliness Podcast
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ALLI SPOTTS-DE LAZZER:
After having dealt with her own 20+ years of eating and body issues ranging from mild frustrations to serious eating disorders, Alli Spotts-De Lazzer became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor specializing in eating and body image issues. Eventually, she became a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist—the only nationally recognized designation indicating a specialty in eating disorders.
Alli has been a featured speaker at public events; presented workshops at national and international conferences, graduate schools, clinical training facilities, and hospitals; published articles in trade magazines, online information hubs, and academic journals; and appeared as an eating disorders expert on local news. She has also co-chaired committees for the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp™) and the Academy for Eating Disorders. In 2017, she received the iaedp Member of the Year award.
As far as public activism and advocacy, in 2014, Alli created #ShakeIt for Self-Acceptance! - a series of public events sparking conversations about body, soul, and self-acceptance through fun, inspiration, and flash mob dance. This movement has appeared across America. Highlights include appearing on Capitol Hill and at the Los Angeles Staples Center. July 13, 2017 was recognized as “#ShakeIt for Self-Acceptance! Day” in the City of Los Angeles by Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Throughout the years, Alli has witnessed firsthand that stories of humanness, joy, inspiration, and hope increase people’s receptivity to both considering change and opening up to education. That motivated her to create MeaningFULL.
CONNECT WITH ALLI SPOTTS-DE LAZZER:• Learn more about Alli’s therapy and counseling services by visiting Therapy Helps
• Follow Alli on Facebook and connect with her on LinkedIn
• Check out #ShakeIt for Self-Acceptance!
• View Alli’s interviews and events
• Book Alli for your next speaking engagement
• Visit meaningfullread.com to learn more about MeaningFULL• Follow MeaningFull on Facebook and Instagram
• Preorder a copy of MeaningFULLthrough Unsolicited Press, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebookand Instagram.
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ABOUT MONIKA OSTROFF:Monika Ostroff, MSW, LICSW, CEDS-S is the Executive Director of MEDA, a leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to healing, educating, and empowering the community in the fight against eating disorders.
Monika is a therapist, author, and consultant specializing in the fields of eating disorders and substance use disorders. She is nationally recognized for her contributions to the field of eating disorders and their treatment. With expertise in individual, group, and family therapy in both outpatient and hospital settings, Monika has 25 years of experience in the field of eating disorders. Her passion for treating eating disorders and mentoring other professionals was borne out of her own struggle and full recovery from what today is known as Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa.
Prior to joining MEDA, Monika was the Manager of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services at HCA’s Parkland Medical Center where she provided leadership for Reflections Eating Disorders Treatment Center at Parkland Medical Center in Salem, NH; Parkland’s Center for Emotional Wellness Adult Partial Hospital Program and the Behavioral Health Unit’s inpatient Social Work Department. She also assisted in launching the Cambridge Eating Disorder Center of New Hampshire, where she served as their Director. She served as the Clinical Director for R.O.A.D. To A Better Life's nine addiction treatment centers in the state of New Hampshire as well as the Program Director for Hampstead Hospital's Eating Disorder Treatment Center. Additionally, she owned a thriving private practice specializing in eating disorders for many years.
Among her credits, Monika is the co-author of Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery, 1999; and a contributing author to both Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders., 2004 and The Thinking Mom's Revolution: Autism Beyond the Spectrum, 2012. She has also authored several well-received essays on the topics of anorexia, bulimia, trauma, and healing. Monika has appeared on several radio and television broadcasts including NPR’s Public Affair and Boston’s WGBH Arts and Ideas. Monika has extensive experience speaking publicly and presenting workshops on eating disorders. She continues to lecture and present at conferences and universities across the country.
Monika strongly believes in providing compassionate care that combines alternative healing with evidence-based modalities. In addition to using meditation, yoga, and essential oils, she is certified in several alternative modalities and has recently teamed up with Dr. Patrick Porter to create an eating disorders recovery support series for the revolutionary BrainTap.
Monika received her BA from Wellesley College and her MSW from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.
CONNECT WITH MONIKA OSTROFF:• Learn more about MEDA’s eating disorder support and recovery services
• Donate directly and view other ways to support MEDA
• Follow MEDA on Facebook and Instagram
• Sign-up for MEDA’s weekly support group and view other events here
• Tune into MEDA’s IGTV channel on Instagram to view their weekly support series and live recovery chats/interviews.
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT HANNAH CHASE:Hannah has been a longtime advocate for eating disorder awareness and has a unique approach blending both a personal experience and professional insight to recovery. She has participated in several eating disorder walks and community outreach/awareness events in the Upper Peninsula.
Hannah earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in 2013. Thereafter, Hannah graduated with her Master’s degree in counseling from Grand Canyon University in 2018.
Hannah received her LPC-IT in 2018 through the State of Wisconsin. She is currently working towards earning her certification as an eating disorder specialist. Hannah has a wide variety of experience from working with youth involved in the juvenile justice system, group home populations, long term support children and families, those who struggle with mental health concerns, trauma-informed care, and community outreach.
Hannah is passionate about creating a safe space where therapeutic rapport can be developed. She uses an individualized approach when treating eating disorders and incorporates the unique wants and needs that a client desires into the treatment. Hannah knows that recovery is possible, but acknowledges the strength and determination that it takes to reach this milestone.
Hannah is originally from Marquette, MI, enjoys spending time with her children, cycling, watching live music shows, and swimming in Lake Superior.
CONNECT WITH HANNAH CHASE:• Learn more about Hannah by visiting here
• Follow Hannah on Instagram
• Read The Grunion’s article highlighting Hannah’s recovery “Long Beach Halfway Home For Eating Disorders Gets Revamped”• Watch Hannah in ABC’s news segment raising awareness about addiction and eating disorders here.
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT CARYN RABA:Caryn Raba has been an athlete since the age of four. She worked as a counselor and mentor in Substance abuse treatment for 10 years before coming into eating disorder recovery Coaching. Caryn is a Certified Eating Disorder Coach with the Carolyn Costin Institute and works independently and with Recovered Living as one of their eating disorder recovery coaches.
Caryn knows the importance of meeting a client where they are at, yet encouraging them to challenge themselves, as that is what was so important in her own recovery. She believes that strong, supportive relationships are key to getting better and the only people who don’t recover, are the ones who stop trying.
Caryn currently lives in Lives in Los Angeles, California USA, and is available for virtual sessions or 24/7 live in's both domestically and internationally.
CONNECT WITH CARYN RABA:• Learn more about Recovered Living’s eating disorder recovery coaching
• Email Caryn directly to inquire about her services
• Follow Recovered Living on Facebook and Instagram
• Watch Recovered Voices - Caryn’s video bio for Recovered Living
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT RONNI ROBINSON:Ronni Robinson is a writer and indoor cycling instructor residing in the suburbs of Eastern Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband in their newly minted empty nest, as both kids are off to college.
With a passion for helping others who are struggling with eating disorders, Ronni’s first book, “Out of the Pantry: A Disordered Eating Journey,” offers a brutally honest glimpse into the trials, pervasive thoughts, and heartbreak of a compulsive overeater, and the courage and strength Ronni gained to live a life of food freedom.
You can find Ronni on the Facebook page “Overcoming Food Nonsense,” where she serves as an administrator. She also does public speaking about eating disorders and emotionally abusive relationships.
Ronni has been freelance writing since freshman year in college (a long time ago) and has appeared in aSweatLife, Ravishly, The Temper, 50 Shades of Aging, Healthy Women, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Courier-Post, The New Brunswick Home News, and Parents Express magazine. Ronni’s first book, “Out of the Pantry: A Disordered Eating Journey” can be found on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
CONNECT WITH ROBINSON:• Visit ronnirobinson.com to view Ronni’s professional writing
• Follow Ronni on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Book Ronni for your next speaking engagement
• Apply to join the Overcoming Food Nonsense Facebook group
• Purchase a copy of “Out of the Pantry: A Disordered Eating Journey” on Amazon (paperback & Kindle) and Barnes & Noble (paperback & Nook)
• Read Ronni’s published essay series including Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Wellness & Fitness, Parenting, and Taking Care of Parents
• Read Ronni’s featured writing below:
╴Eating Pizza Out Of The Trash Can: My Struggle With Obsessive Overeating
╴Letter to My Husband: I Have an Eating Disorder
╴How My Friendships Changed After I Recovered From My Eating Disorder
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT BECKY HENRY:Becky Henry is an Eating Disorder Parent Coach, Speaker, National Award-Winning Author and Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC). A National Award-Winning Author, Henry first published, Just Tell Her To Stop; Family Stories of Eating Disorders in 2011 to reduce caregiver isolation, expose the reality of eating disorders, and reduce stigma. The Revised Second Edition will be available in ebook and physical format soon.
Becky uses her lived experiences and skills as a Certified, Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) to coach families to let go of fear and panic, tolerate a loved one’s distress, set effective boundaries and become effective supporters for their loved one in eating disorder recovery.
Becky founded Hope Network, LLC in 2003 to change the way parents are supported when caregiving. As a mom & coach who has walked this journey since 2000, she saw a huge gap in supporting families and decided to be the change. Becky's mission is to change the way caregivers are supported and change the standard of care for eating disorders treatment to include caregiver support.
CONNECT WITH BECKY HENRY:• Head to the Hope Network to learn about their services and caregiver resources
• Follow Becky on Facebook and Instagram
• Follow Becky’s blog on the Hope Network
• Purchase a copy of Just Tell Her To Stop; Family Stories of Eating Disorders
• Learn more about Becky’s Hug Toolkits and Recovery Roadmap Series
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT HOPE HAYES:
Hope Hayes, MEd, RDN, LD, is a proud non-diet dietitian and believer in the Health at Every Size philosophy and founder of Nourishing NH, LLC. She is dedicated to guiding her clients to understanding the truths of diet culture and helping them reconnect their body and mind.
While using a non-diet and Health at Every Size approach, Hope battles to end weight stigma, educate about disordered eating, and help people end their weight obsession. She is currently training in trauma-informed care to continue supporting clients who struggle with trauma and eating disorders.
Hope completed her Master’s degree in Health Education and Promotion at Plymouth State University, where she focused her studies in the field of eating disorders by attending the Eating Disorder Institute. Her dietetic coursework and dietetic internship were completed at Simmons College, in Boston, MA.
Nourishing NH is a private practice located in New Hampshire run by two nutrition therapists fighting against diet culture and helping people to heal from dieting, disordered eating, and finding peace within their bodies in a weight inclusive, gender-affirming space. The team at Nourishing NH believes that Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating is fundamental to healing and creating an authentic relationship with the body. “We hold space for clients as they explore their relationship with food and body image. We believe our work with our clients is therapeutic, supportive, and full of compassion.”
CONNECT WITH HOPE HAYES:• Visit Nourishing NH online to learn more about their services offered
• Information about the lens of “Health At Every Size” can be found here
• Information regarding how Intuitive Eating is used in therapy sessions and more about IE can be found here
• Contact Hope regarding eating disorder and nutrition services
• Book Hope for your next speaking engagement
• Follow Hope on Facebook and Instagram
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT RAGEN CHASTAIN:Ragen Chastain is a Certified Health Coach, trained researcher, three-time National Champion dancer, and two-time marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. She writes and speaks full-time about Body Image, Health at Every Size, Fitness, Corporate Wellness, and Weight Stigma - including with healthcare and eating disorders community. Ragen is the author of the blogs DancesWithFat and IronFat, and the book Fat: The Owner's Manual. She has been featured as an expert in media including the Associated Press, the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, FITNESS, Women's Running, and the Chicago Tribune. She is the editor of the two-volume anthology The Politics of Size - Perspectives from the Fat Acceptance Movement, and a former Editorial Board Member of the Fat Studies Journal.
A leading activist and thought leader in the Health at Every Size and Size Acceptance movements, Ragen is an internationally sought after speaker, having brought her captivating combination of humor and hard facts to stages including CalTech, Dartmouth, Amherst, Google Headquarters, the Multi-Service Eating Disorders (MEDA) National Conference, and a European Speaking Tour. She co-founded (with fellow activist Jeanette DePatie) the Fat Activism Conference, and the Fit Fatties Forum - an online community for people of all sizes who want to discuss fitness from a weight-neutral perspective, that currently has over 4,500 members. She led the campaign that raised over $20,000 in 8 days and put up 6 billboards and 10 bus shelter ads in Atlanta to counter a billboard campaign that fat-shamed children, and the Skinny Minnie petition which garnered over 140,000 signatures and resulted in substantial changes to a promotion by Barney's and Disney.
Ragen currently lives in Los Angeles with her partner and their two adorable dogs and is training for her first (and only!) Iron-distance triathlon.
CONNECT WITH RAGEN CHASTAIN:• Head to SizedforSuccess to learn more about Ragen’s activism
• Subscribe to Ragen’s blog danceswithfat.org
• Follow Ragen on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Purchase Fat: The Owner's ManualandThe Politics of Size• Read Ragen’s writing and publications by visiting her featured press
• Listen to more of Ragen:
￮ Redefining Health and Wellness radio
￮ Redesigning Wellness podcast
￮ Do No Harm podcast
￮ Listen to all of Ragen’s radio and podcast interviews here
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT JACQUE MULAR:
Jacque Mular, MS, RDN, LMFT has devoted her life’s work to helping others heal their relationships with food, exercise, and body image. Additionally, Jacque is Level One trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Prior to moving into her role as Clinical Director of the Eating Disorder Center of Portland (EDCP), Jacque served as a Registered Dietitian at the Eating Disorder Center of California and Primary Therapist at Monte Nido Vista. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Idaho and went on to earn two graduate degrees— her Masters in nutrition from California State University at Northridge and her Masters in psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles.
Jacque co-authored Real World Recovery and is a contributing author to Monte Nido Founder Carolyn Costin’s new book on multi-disciplinary treatment of eating disorders in special populations.
CONNECT WITH JACQUE MULAR:
• Visit the Eating Disorder Center of Portland to learn about the EDCP and other Monte Nido programs
• Follow Jacque on Facebook
• Connect with Jacque on LinkedIn
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT LINDO BACON:
Dr. Lindo Bacon is fostering a global transformation – away from our obsession with body weight and to body respect. Their mission is to provide the critical thought, inspiring vision, and practical strategies needed to empower individuals, organizations, and institutions to respect all bodies and support compassionate self-care.
Bacon holds graduate degrees in physiology, psychology, and exercise metabolism with a specialty in nutrition. A professor and researcher, for almost two decades Bacon has taught courses in social justice, health, weight and nutrition; they have also conducted federally funded studies on health and weight and published in top scientific journals.
Bacon is co-author of the paradigm-shifting Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight. They also wrote the iconic and bestselling Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight. In their forthcoming book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for the Better), Bacon takes their inspiring message beyond size, to shaping a culture of empathy, equity and true belonging.
Bacon’s advocacy for body respect has generated a large following on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, health and nutrition listservs and specialty blogs, and the international lecture circuit. Bacon is committed to centralizing the ways in which power, privilege and disadvantage complicate our experience of our bodies. Health professionals – as well as people on their own personal journeys to body appreciation – call Lindo’s work “life-changing” and “transformative,” providing the tools and confidence for personal change and inspiring others. A compelling speaker, writer and storyteller, Bacon delivers a unique blend of academic expertise, clinical experience, and social justice advocacy, all couched in a raw honesty and compassion that touch and inspire.
CONNECT WITH LINDO BACON:• Visit LindoBacon.com to learn more, view testimonials, contact Lindo, and more
• Stay informed of Lindo’s workshops, speaking engagements, writings, and more by subscribing here
• Read Lindo’s mission statement and book them for your next speaking engagement
• Follow Lindo on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Watch Lindo in Inspiring Appreciation for All Bodies
• Read Lindo and Sabrina String’s article The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesitywritten for The Scientific American
• Purchase Lindo’s books below:
￮ Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight(Bookshop) (Amazon)
￮ Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight(Bookshop) (Amazon)
￮ Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for the Better)
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ANNA SWEENEY:
Anna Sweeney is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Specialist and owner of Whole Life Nutrition Counseling. She is an expert in the treatment of individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and emotional eating. Anna combines her knowledge of the science of nutrition and experience in the treatment of eating disorders with direct, compassionate, and heartfelt care to help her clients realize the pleasures of living a whole life.
Anna received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Food Science and Nutrition and her Masters Degree of Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College, Boston. While earning her Masters' Degree, Anna served as Lead Dietitian of the Partial Hospitalization Program at Walden Behavioral Care, LLC, an eating disorder and psychiatric facility outside of Boston.
After working at all levels of eating disorder care - partial hospitalization, residential, and inpatient - she was promoted to the position of Coordinator of Nutrition Services where she managed the nutrition department, supported nutrition staff, and developed nutrition protocols for the treatment of inpatient adolescent patients.
Anna served as the first dietitian for Monte Nido at Laurel Hill, a residential eating disorder treatment facility in Boston, Massachusetts, and held the title of National Director of Nutrition Services for the organization until 2018.
Anna is member of the Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND), the Massachusetts Dietetic Association (MDA), and is an active member of the Multiservice Eating Disorder Association (MEDA), the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation (IAEDP), and the International Federation for Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD).
Anna is certified by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals as a dietitian with eating disorder expertise and is also an IAEDP approved supervisor. CEDRD status is earned by dietitians who have met rigorous educational and skill requirements, have accumulated a minimum number of hours of qualifying work experience, and have made a commitment to stay abreast of current developments in the field through Continuing Education.
Whole Life Nutrition Counseling in Concord, MA, works exclusively with clients with eating disorders, disordered eating, or an interest in intuitive eating. At Whole Life Nutrition, Anna’s goal is to help her clients to heal their relationships with food and body, trust their own wisdom, appreciate self-care, and to enjoy every bite along the way. Anna’s extensive history working with eating disorder clients on an outpatient basis allows her bring her expertise, experience, and enthusiasm to Whole Life Nutrition Counseling and the MetroWest Community.
Anna is a recognized public figure on social media, where she does not shy away from talking about chronic illness, wellness culture, and how to navigate these tenuous spaces. Foreseeing that many would not be able to access the support they may need due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Anna created Virtual Connection, a weekly free hour of support for those struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns.
Anna also proudly identifies herself as a disabled woman. In the context of Anna’s disability and inability to access nature in ways that she once could, Anna created the #inaccessibleviews hashtag where she asks for photos and videos of places, around the world, that a disabled body cannot experience. With over 600 submissions and 10K views, #inaccessibleviews powerfully bridges the gap between the able-bodied and disabled worlds.
CONNECT WITH ANNA SWEENEY:• Visit Whole Life Nutrition Counseling to learn about Anna’s private practice nutrition and supervision services• Follow Anna on Instagram• …..and Facebook on Twitter
• Share your inaccessible view photos and videos on Instagram by tagging @dietitiananna and #inaccessibleviews
• Tune into Virtual Connection every Monday at 3 PM EST on Instagram to join Anna for her weekly support hour• Purchase your Earthsuit gear
• Listen to some of Anna other podcast guest interviews:
○ Body Trauma
○ RD Real Talk
○ The F*ck It Diet
○ The Mindful Dietitian
○ Click here for all of Anna's podcast guest interviews.
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT NICOLE SIEGFRIED:
Dr. Nicole Siegfried, is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) and a licensed clinical psychologist, treating eating disorders for over 20 years. She is a recognized leader in the field of eating disorders and serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for Alsana Eating Recovery Communities. In addition, Nicole is an Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham and has also served as Associate Professor of Psychology at Samford University.
Nicole is an international speaker and has published research, magazine articles, and book chapters in the field of eating disorders and suicide. Nicole is the founder and past president of the Alabama Regional Chapter of IAEDP and a current member of the International Association for Eating Disorder (iaedp) Board of Directors. She is a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders (AED) and former Co-Chair of the Eating Disorders and Suicide Prevention AED Special Interest Group.
CONNECT WITH NICOLE SIEGFRIED:• Visit Alsana Eating Recovery Communities to learn more about their integrated eating disorder treatment
• Read Alsana’s Spotlight to learn more about Nicole
• Follow Alsana on Facebook and Instagram
• Listen to more of Nicole on:
- Lakeview Podcast
- ED Matters Podcast
- Recovery Warriors Podcast
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application formto start the process.
ABOUT CRYSTAL BOWLBY:
Crystal Bowlby, PhD, CEDS-S, is a licensed clinical psychologist (Health Service Psychologist) serving patients and staff for the Laureate Eating Disorders Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As an adult therapist, Crystal serves patients in individual, family, and group therapy, meal support, and crisis intervention. As a supervisor, Crystal works with clinicians towards specialty certification for IAEDP as well as works with doctoral students gathering practicum and internship hours.
Crystal is passionate about inpatient care and enjoys both the relational aspect and intensity of the work--- feeling grateful for mealtimes with patients, being present for struggles in real-time, and watching dynamics unfold in a relational milieu. She sees patients through, from admission to discharge through acute/medical stabilization, RTC, and PHP.
In education. Crystal holds a B.S in biochemistry, M.S Counseling Psychology, M.A Theology/Spiritual Integration, M.A Clinical Psychology, and PhD in Clinical Psychology (loving education). Originally, Crystal sought out her 1st degree in psychology as a wish to heal herself in growing awareness of anorexia, with no intention to practice as a therapist. As life unfolded, and healing occurred, opportunities presented themselves to become a therapist and have the great privilege/honor of holding space for others going through the recovery process.
Crystal's passion and curiosity to grow, to learn, and to relate to others engenders her work. She is drawn to depth/Jungian perspectives, narrative approaches, positive psychology, and soul care. Research interests surround therapist use of self in the therapeutic process, the role of gratitude to enhance the quality of life, the theme of hope, and the process of surrender.
CONNECT WITH CRYSTAL BOWLBY:• Visit Laureate Eating Disorders Program to learn more about Crystal and the program’s services
• Follow Crystal on Facebook
• Read some of Crystal’s featured writing:
- Embracing Emotional Metamorphosis: The Art of Surrender for Eating Disorder Hope - Cultivating Love in our Lives Every Day (Not Just Valentine’s Day) - Living Life As a Thank You for Laureate Eating Disorders Program
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application formto start the process.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
ABOUT SARAH CHIPPS:
Sarah Chipps, PsyD is the Chief Clinical Officer of Sanctuary and the Founder and Clinical Director of Well Williamsburg Psychotherapy. She is a New York State licensed psychologist (license #020206). Sarah specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, substance abuse, and trauma.
Sarah received her master's and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco. Since 2008, she has had the privilege to work with people with diverse identities and histories, in a variety of settings. Prior to opening a full-time group practice, she was clinical director at Monte Nido's residential program for women with eating disorders in Irvington, NY.
Sarah is a regular presenter at conferences on topics such as ethnic diversity, the client/therapist relationship, and the treatment of eating disorders, trauma, and substance abuse. Her own recovery from an eating disorder and substance dependence give her an inside perspective that helps her both support and challenge clients.
CONNECT WITH GUEST:
• Learn more about Sanctuary’s services here
• Visit Well Williamsburg website to view their services
• Follow Sanctuary Healing on Facebook and Instagram
• ….and Well Williamsburg on Instagram
• Get to know more about Sarah Chipps here
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application formto start the process.
ABOUT AARON FLORES:
Aaron Flores is a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California. With over 10 years of experience, Aaron has worked with eating disorders in a variety of settings. A large part of his career was spent working at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System where he helped develop and launch one of the first Binge Eating Disorder programs to help Veterans struggling with this disorder. Since leaving the VA, Aaron has continued to work in the eating disorder community helping run groups and providing individual counseling to adolescents and adults. He currently works part-time at Center for Discovery as Senior Coordinator for Weight-Inclusive Care and part-time in his private practice in Calabasas, CA. Aaron is a Certified Body Trust® provider, and his main areas of focus are Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size®.
In his work, Aaron helps individuals learn how to make peace with food and develop body-positive behaviors. His work has been featured during Weight Stigma Awareness Week, in blogs for the National Eating Disorder Information Centre and National Eating Disorder Association. Aaron is a frequent speaker and has presented at the 2016 and 2017 Binge Eating Disorder Awareness Annual Conference, the 2018 and 2019 International Conference on Eating Disorders, and the 2018 Association for Size Diversity and Health Conference. Along with his work with eating disorders, he also is a co-host of the podcast, Dietitians Unplugged.
CONNECT WITH AARON FLORES:• Learn more about Aaron by visiting SmashtheWeightriarchy.com
• Follow Aaron on Facebook and Instagram
• Read more about Body Trust
• Tune into Aaron’s podcast Dietitians Unplugged
• Listen to Aaron on:
- The Mindful Dietitian podcast
- The Trust Your Body podcast
- The Every Body podcast
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application formto start the process.
ABOUT GRETA GLEISSNER:
Greta Gleissner, LCSW (NY 083574), is a therapist who specializes in eating disorders and trauma, In 2013, Greta founded Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists (EDRS)–pioneering an in-home, on-campus, and virtual post-acute therapeutic care and recovery support model for adolescents and adults with eating disorders. EDRS utilizes over 150 recovery specialists, utilizing in-person and virtual recovery support nationwide.
Greta's most recent and exciting new project is Sanctuary, the first intensive outpatient program (IOP) in NYC that treats PTSD and related disorders, which she co-founded with Dr. Sarah Chipps. Sanctuary has a unique approach, utilizing top-down and bottom-up therapeutic modalities together to soothe the mind, body and nervous system simultaneously and expedite the path to healing.
Greta’s interest in eating disorders and trauma grew out of her recovery from eating disorders and complex PTSD, which provides her with both a personal and professional lens through which to support clients. Having been a professional dancer, she knew from the age of 16 if she could ever heal from her eating disorder it would be her life’s mission to help others. Shortly after graduate school at New York University, Greta published her first book, Something Spectacular: The True Story of a Rockette’s Battle with Bulimia, a raw, personal chronicle of the devastating effects bulimia had on her personal and professional life during her time as a Radio City Rockette.
In addition to founding the Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists and Sanctuary trauma intensive outpatient program, Greta maintains a small private practice on the Upper West Side and is trained in EMDR, CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.
CONNECT WITH GRETA GLEISSNER:
• Learn more about Greta Gleissner
• Head to the Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists' website to learn more about their transitional and supplemental eating disorder services
• You can learn more about Sanctuary’s trauma services on their website
• Follow Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists on Facebook and Instagram
• ….and Sanctuary on Facebook and Instagram
• Find Greta in the media:
￮ See Greta featured in the BALANCE eating disorder and treatment center article ”Celebrating 80 Female Eating Disorder Experts & Advocates”
￮ Watch Greta’s CNN interview ”Ex-Rockette's bulimia battle"
￮ Watch Greta on Fox News’ segment “Former Radio City Rockette details struggle with bulimia”
• Purchase a copy of “Something Spectacular: The True Story of a Rockette’s Battle with Bulimia” here
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application form to start the process.
ABOUT DAWN SMITH-THEODORE:Dawn Smith-Theodore, LMFT is a specialist in the treatment of eating disorders. Dawn has a private practice in Agoura Hills and Westwood, CA, and she was the Director of Day Treatment Services for Monte Nido and Affiliates. She was the owner of “Carousel” a transitional living home for women with eating disorders and chemical dependency, with her colleague, Terry Eagan, MD.
Dawn worked for seven years at Monte Nido Residential Treatment Center in Malibu, CA with women suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and exercise addiction. She has worked as a primary therapist as well as a facilitator of the weekly multi-family group, cognitive-behavioral, dance therapy, and creativity groups. She worked for 6 years as an Eating Disorder Consultant for Visions Adolescent Treatment Center in Malibu, where she worked with adolescents who suffer from drug addiction, alcoholism in addition to having an eating disorder. Dawn was the Clinical Director of the Eating Disorder Center of California in Brentwood (Los Angeles) for 5 years.
Dawn appeared on Health Zone with Amy Hendel and Recovery Talk Network as a therapist with a specialty in the eating disorder field. She has also been a guest teacher at Pepperdine University and California State Dominguez Hills. She spoke on a panel about Women’s Issues in Recovery at the Southern California Recovery Summit. Dawn appeared with Tracey Gold in the Lifetime Television show about the treatment of eating disorders entitled Starving Secrets. Dawn is an international speaker having recently spoken to the dance department at Boston Conservatory, The Joffrey Ballet School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Steps on Broadway, The Washington Ballet, Kirov Ballet Academy, IADMS in Helsinki and Montreal, and the Frank Sinatra School of Performing Arts in New York City. Dawn is recovered from Anorexia Nervosa herself.
In addition to her work as a therapist, Dawn owned and operated her dance studio, A Step in Time School of Dance in Calabasas, CA for 25 years. During her ownership, Dawn has traveled the globe with her students giving them opportunities to perform at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Cruise Ships, the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and The Radio City Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre as well as building self-esteem through performance. Dawn continues to teach dance and is currently working with dance conventions and Ballet companies to educate them about eating disorders and positive body images in the dance world. Dawn believes that education and early intervention with dance educators, young dancers, and parents can help decrease the number of dancers who develop an eating disorder. She is the co-owner of Cross Pointe Dance with her long-time friend, Dana Stackpole former American Ballet Theatre and Broadway Star. Cross Pointe Dance is a Master Class Series and Performance opportunity for young dancers, where Dawn has the ability to promote positive body image to young dancers. She is the author of the book about dancers and eating disorders,Tutu Thin: a Guide to Dancing Without an Eating Disorder.
CONNECT WITH DAWN SMITH-THEODORE:• Get to know Dawn by visiting her website
• Call to book Dawn for your next Speaking Engagement
• Find Dawn in the media:
- "The Eating Disorder Trap: How Dancers' Perfectionism Can Make Things Dangerously Worse" for Pointe Magazine
- The Whole Dancer’s interview with Tutu Thin author Dawn Smith-Theodore
- Gurze Eating Disorder Catalogue’s Tutu Thin interview
• Learn more aboutTutu Thin: A Guide to Dancing Without an Eating Disorderand purchase a copy here
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT MARYA HORNBACHER:
In 1998, Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, to international renown. Her first book, the memoir Wasted, appeared when she was 23, and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize. This book earned Hornbacher a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction, and over the years has become a worldwide classic. Her first novel, The Center of Winter, was published in 2005 to international acclaim. The New York Times named the book an Editor’s Choice, and Booklist called Hornbacher “a master storyteller.” Her third book,Madness: A Bipolar Life, was an immediate New York Times Bestseller, and earned her more praise in the Times, which wrote, “Hornbacher is a virtuoso writer.” Her fourth and fifth books, Sane: Mental Illness, Addiction, and the Twelve Stepsand Waiting: A Nonbeliever’s Higher Power, both published by Hazelden, have found passionate audiences who are working toward recovery from addictions of all kinds. Waiting, published in 2011, examines the role of spirituality in a non-believer’s life, and was a finalist for both the Books for Better Life Award and the Minnesota Book Award. Marya’s sixth book, We’ve Been Healing All Along: Real Lives and Real Strategies for Mental Health Recovery, tells the personal stories of dozens of people with mental health disorders who are defining and achieving, personal success on their own terms.
Hornbacher’s work is available in more than twenty languages, which has earned her an international reputation. A three-time Morse Fellow at Yale, and a regular speaker on humanism and ethics at Harvard, she has also spoken on the topics of recovery, spirituality, and mental health at Columbia Medical School, Vassar, UC Berkeley, Swarthmore, Skidmore, Wesleyan, Amherst, the University of Michigan, and many others. While she lectures widely in academic settings, she is closely engaged in advocacy for mental health recovery, and is a frequent pro bono visitor to community-based mental health groups of all sizes and kinds, including NAMI, DBSA, and RAISE.
Born in San Francisco, Hornbacher has long made her home in Minneapolis. The recipient of a host of awards for her books, journalism, teaching, and research, including the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction and the Fountain House Humanitarian Award for Mental Health Activism, she is a current Logan Nonfiction Fellow at the Carey Institute for Global Good. Marya is hard at work on her seventh book, a collection of essays on the subject of solitude in women’s lives. She teaches creative writing and journalism at Augsburg University and the University of Nebraska.
CONNECT WITH MARYA HORNBACHER:• Visit Marya Hornbacher's official website• Friend Marya on Facebook• and follow her on Twitter• Click here to view Marya’s poetry, nonfiction, and journalism publications
• Listen to more of Marya on/at:
○This is My Brave Boston
○ Humanist Community at Harvard panel discussion
○ An Evening with Marya Hornbacher for Project HEAL
○ The Drunken Odyssey Podcast
○ Life. Unrestricted Podcast
○ The dunc tanc Podcast
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application formto start the process.
ABOUT ANDREA LAMARRE:
Andrea LaMarre has always been social-justice-minded: one of her earliest forays into eating disorder research was an exploration of how one might understand eating disorders as a social justice issue, due to the many barriers to care that exist for those who do not fit the expected presentation of eating disorders (i.e., those who are marginalized along the lines of their ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, body size, etc.). As Andrea has become increasingly engaged with the eating disorder advocacy and activism community, however, she has been galvanized by the real stories of those who are let down by our current continuum of care for eating disorders.
Andrea’s research centers around recovery, which may seem a lesser concern in the face of these serious issues with access to care for eating disorders. However, Andrea has seen how hope for the future can be a powerful thing through engagement with various advocacy efforts over the years. She strongly believes that understanding recovery in a more complex, situated, systemic, and relational way can help to build supportive systems of care that are accessible, timely, and appropriate for the complexities of the people who seek them. In Andrea’s research, she aims to better understand what recovery means to diversely embodied (i.e., people from different ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, genders, body sizes, etc.) sufferers and their families. Andrea contends that by sharing lived experiences of recovery in the form of digital stories (short films about lived experience created in a facilitated workshop) one can create spaces for engaging in productive dialogue between healthcare providers, policymakers, and those with lived experience. This dialogue can help to understand what people and their families need in order to reach recovery.
Andrea’s overall goal in all of her work is to increase access to health and wellness for diversely embodied people who have experienced eating distress. Approaching eating disorders with a systemic, social justice lens allows people to look beyond a perspective that positions them as issues of individual responsibility and vanity; it allows people to begin to understand how individuals interact with social and political systems and how this impacts their health. Research, to Andrea, is about more than simply producing scholarly knowledge. It is about deeply engaging with communities to work toward a world that honors diversity and breaks down barriers to access. It is about hearing the stories of those who are being let down, and, rather than being immobilized, working to create alternative possibilities.
Andrea obtained her Ph.D. in 2018 at the University of Guelph, where she used qualitative and arts-based approaches to explore eating disorders recoveries from the perspectives of people in recovery and their chosen supporters. Andrea is a member of a number of organizations for eating disorder professionals, including the Academy for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Association of Canada, and volunteers for the National Initiative for Eating Disorders in Canada.
In her spare time, Andrea watches really bad TV, reads young adult fiction, and spends entirely too much time on Twitter. She can also be found hiking with her husband or attending too many conferences.
CONNECT WITH ANDREA LAMARRE:• Visit AndreaLaMarre.com for more on Andrea’s activism, speaking, academia
• Read Andrea’s recent article “Imperfect Recoveries and the Role of the Supporter”
• See, hear, and read more from Andrea in the media, the Science of Eating Disorders blog, and her personal blog
• View Andrea’s published academic work
• Follow Andrea on Twitter
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT JOE SCIARRETTA:
Joseph (Joe) Sciarretta, LCSW is a licensed therapist who focuses his career on the treatment of people with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.
Joe received his BA in Psychology from The College of New Jersey in 2011 and his MSW from Rutgers University in 2014. Since completing his graduate education, Joe has held a variety of positions in the world of eating disorder treatment including Admissions Coordinator, Recovery Coach, Primary Therapist, and finally Lead Therapist. Joe is a fully credentialed Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of New Jersey. Joe is also a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Joe also offers training workshops on eating disorders to other healthcare professionals.
Joe got his start working in the eating disorder field sort of "by accident". After looking through a binder of internships held by previous students in his undergraduate psychology department, he had his interest piqued by the idea of learning in the most professional setting he could find, and so applied to intern at a hospital-based eating disorder program. Although he knew very little about eating disorders then, he was given a chance to learn and became the first male intern the program took on. During this experience, Joe had the privilege to help people as they started their journey in a state of illness and then gradually moved through their healing process. After witnessing many people go through meaningful transformations, Joe was so inspired that he decided to dedicate his professional career to the care of people with eating disorders.
Since that internship in 2010, Joe has been working with people who have eating disorders at a number of reputable treatment centers in the New Jersey-New York area. He has made it a point to serve people with eating disorders at all levels of care: from outpatient office visits, day treatment programs, residential centers, and inpatient hospitals. Having been a long-time staff member of Monte Nido's residential treatment center in Irvington, NY, Joe emphasizes the Monte Nido therapeutic approach outlined in the "8 Keys To Recovery From An Eating Disorder" book. He also heavily incorporates effective evidence-based principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Family Therapy.
At present, Joe owns and operates Earnest Therapy, LLC - a private practice dubbed for his tendency to eagerly support and encourage his client's true selves. At Earnest Therapy, he continues his tradition of directly serving people suffering from eating disorders, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.
CONNECT WITH JOE SCIARRETTA:
• Learn more about Joe’s private practice by visiting Earnest Therapy online
• Follow Earnest Therapy on Facebook
• Connect with Joe on LinkedIn
• Visit Joe’s Psychology Today and Good Therapy profiles
• Read Joe’s article “I want to get better, but….”• Check out Ernest Therapie’s Blog
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT EMILY ESTES:
Emily Estes earned her Masters of Science in Nutrition and Health Science at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). Through the completion of her dietetic internship at UNL, Emily held a special interest in developing skills to engage in eating disorder treatment. Her passion for education, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders led Emily to enter private practice following her dietetic internship. She is the Founder of Sage Nutrition, LLC where services are specifically geared toward food, exercise, and body image struggles. Her treatment philosophy encompasses a Health At Every Size approach with a goal to see individuals move toward self-acceptance while finding joy and pleasure in their relationship to food and body.
Emily has long been an advocate for bringing eating disorder treatment opportunities to the Lincoln community. Emily is passionate about bringing community providers together to provide networking and continuing education opportunities. She is the Co-Founder of the Nebraska Eating Disorder Network (NEDN). In an effort to provide on-going support and resources to the eating disorder community (survivors, encouragers, and professionals), Emily developed the Recovery Box – a combination of tangible recovery tools as well as free web-based resources available to each area of the eating disorder community. Emily is the author of Affirming ME, diminishing ed and CRAVE: Discovering God’s Goodness in Food and Body.
In her time away from work, Emily enjoys the outdoors, spending time with her golden doodle pup, traveling, and exploring her creative outlets.
CONNECT WITH EMILY ESTES:
• Visit Sage Nutrition to learn more about services offered
• Follow Sage Nutrition on Instagram and Facebook
• Purchase a copy of Affirming ME, diminishing ed
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ANNA KOWALSKI:Anna Kowalski received her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. She has been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2001. Anna was honored to have an 18-year career at Monte Nido & Affiliates: Residential Treatment for Eating Disorders, and left her position as Chief Experience Office at the end of 2017.
Anna has provided training and mentoring in several eating disorder treatment centers across the United States and firmly holds the belief that full recovery from an eating disorder is possible.
Anna is a person first, therapist second practitioner. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist who also loves to work with individuals, couples, and all configurations of families. In working with families, Anna’s help to restore/teach communication skills, while working through the discord to create a sense of wholeness.
With fierce protection, uncanny humor, and insightful honesty, Anna's unique gift of bringing out each client's healthy self. Her bold authenticity and use of positive psychology have endeared her to clients through the years. Supporting clients and their families as they navigate their way from eating disordered to fully recovered, Anna's clinical expertise, strength, and insight have made her a sought after therapist in the realm of family therapy and eating disorders. She inspires clients with her zest for life, sense-of-humor, and ability to make every person that crosses her path feel special. Anna is also a dynamic, engaging speaker and has presented nationally on eating disorders and recovery.
While Anna has had a private practice in the Calabasas CA area for the past 20 years, she currently has a cherished private practice in Agoura Hills, California.
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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT MINDY GORMAN-PLUTZER:
Mindy Gorman-Plutzer is a nutrition consultant, certified holistic health coach, and eating psychology coach. Working in the weight management industry for 19 years, she has combined her background, trainings in holistic health, transformational coaching, and eating psychology with her extensive life experience to create The Freedom Promise, a Functional Nutrition and Eating Psychology coaching practice dedicated to guiding clients on the most valuable journey of their lives – the one where they get to realize and re-claim the most vibrant version of themselves.
Mindy has worked with hundreds of clients to transform their relationship with food from one mired in toxic and limiting beliefs to one that is joyous, loving, and free. She introduces strategies that are a combination of practical coaching techniques, results-oriented psychology, clinical nutrition, body-centered practices, mind-body science, and a positive and compassionate approach to challenges with food, weight, and health. Clients experience results that are nourishing, doable, and sustainable.
Mindy’s new book, The Freedom Promise: 7 Steps to Stop Fearing What Food Will Do to You and Start Embracing What It Can Do for You, shares powerful insight and strategies related to letting go of disordered eating behaviors and limiting beliefs that keep the reader tied to a toxic relationship with food, The Freedom Promise offers personal stories to inspire, practical steps, and affirmations. You will be motivated to examine your behavior with food, explore your hunger, and be guided to reframe the stories you have been telling yourself about food and your relationship to it.
You can join Mindy alongside 38 global experts from August 24th-30th for “Recovery Revealed: What's Feeding Your Disordered Eating?” summit. Mindy has brought together dozens of leaders to share new information and protocols to support a special unique journey toward healing one's broken relationship with food. These experts come from the fields of functional medicine, psychology, psychiatry, mindset, nutrition, and healing. Please click here to register.
“I invite you to join us so together we can continue to share the message of hope, healing, and full recovery.” — Mindy Gorman-Plutzer
Mindy currently resides in New York with her husband, is a mother, mother in law, and grandmother. She enjoys golf, Pilates, exploring the city, and after leaving her own disordered relationship with food behind, loves to cook and experience the wonder and complexity of food.
CONNECT WITH MINDY GORMAN-PLUTZER:• Visit The Freedom Promise online to learn more about Mindy’s transformative coaching services
• Purchase a copy of Freedom Promise: 7 Steps To Stop Fearing What Food Will Do TO You and Start Embracing What It Can Do FOR You • Follow Mindy on Facebook and Instagram
• Read more from Mindy on the Freedom Promise Blog
• Join Mindy’s "Recovery Revealed-Whats Feeding Your Disordered Eating?" virtual summit online and get Real Solutions to the challenging behavior and beliefs about food and your body. You can register for Mindy’s virtual summit online here
• Listen to more of Mindy below:
— Happy Bones, Happy Life Podcast
— The Flipping Fifty Show
— From Betrayal to Breakthrough Podcast
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT CHEVESE TURNER:
Chevese Turner is the founder and former CEO of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) which merged with the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) in 2018. As part of NEDA’s executive leadership team, she develops the organization’s key policy initiatives and strategy and directs its partnerships, programming, and communications programs.
Turner has extensive experience in the eating disorders community as an advocate for those with binge eating disorder (BED) and issues around higher weight eating disorders. She is passionate about changing the conversation around weight and body size and is dedicated to moving beyond the current dominant weight-focused paradigm to one that is weight inclusive and promotes well-being free from weight stigma and body discrimination. Turner carries these messages to audiences around the US and abroad in schools, healthcare settings, trade organizations, associations, professional conferences, corporations, and governmental agencies. She is the co-author of the recently published book: Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyondand contributes regularly to podcasts and the media.
Turner attended Temple University in Philadelphia where she received a BA in Political Science. Her professional background includes public policy and government relations, non-profit management, programming, strategy, and communications.
Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond written by a clinician and an advocate who have personally struggled with BED, illuminates the experience of BED from the patient perspective while also exploring the disorder’s etiological roots and addressing the components of treatment that are necessary for long-term recovery. Accessible for both treatment providers and patients alike, this unique volume aims to explore BED treatment and recovery from both sides of the process while also providing a resource for structuring treatment and building effective interventions. This practical roadmap to understanding, resilience, and lasting change will be useful for anyone working clinically with or close to individuals suffering from BED, as well as those on the recovery journey.
CONNECT WITH CHEVESE TURNER:
• Visit The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) to learn how they help support individuals and families affected by eating disorders
• Follow Chevese on Facebook and Instagram
• Purchase a copy of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery & Beyond on Amazon (available in eBook, Paperback, and Hardcover)
• Read more from Chevese:
— "Mental health coverage needs to include eating disorders"—"We need increased research funding to understand eating disorders"—"The Expansion of the Eating Disorders Community and Advocacy Efforts: Can we see and conquer the divide?"—"Understanding, Treating and Coping with Binge Eating Disorder"—"Weight Stigma and Dieting Almost Killed Me: A Story From My Childhood"
• Listen to more of Chevese:
— The Body Kindness Podcast
— The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast
— Love, Food Podcast
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application form to start the process.
ABOUT MICHELE GARDINER:Michele Gardiner is a humanistic, client-centered therapist who works from an attachment and trauma-informed lens and focuses on working collaboratively to create a therapy experience that feels safe and inclusive, builds on your personal strengths and capacities, and allows you to develop new meanings, resources and an awareness that fosters healthier coping, connection, and confidence in your ability to manage problems in ways that align with your values and achieve your therapy goals.
Michele’s perspective comes from 15-years' of direct experience counseling individuals, couples, families, and groups within the public, private and not-for-profit sectors around general and complex mental health including behavioral and substance addictions, eating disorders, personality disorders, domestic violence/abuse, suicide and trauma in children, youth, adults.
Michele’s experience is further informed through her own personal recovery from anorexia and compulsive over-exercise, which resulted from the collision of two traumatizing events in her 20s, as a way of coping with intense emotions of loss, anger, and fear - pains that she was unable to express at the time. Recovery gave Michele tools for self-expression and compassion and coping skills and with these more empowering and freeing perspectives in life.
Recovery led Michele to volunteer experiences with organizations dedicated to promoting awareness and prevention around eating disorders and mental health and fueled a desire to give back by taking on community roles around the education, prevention, and treatment of these lonely, generally misunderstood and sometimes deadly issues. These valued volunteer roles include acting as a peer counselor with the BCEDA, community prevention educator with ANAD, as a Member of the Board of Directors with ANAD and Jessie's Hope, a consultancy role with MCFD's Eating Disorder Team, as an external editor with the Canadian Mental Health Association’s esteemed BC Mental Health Journal, Visions, as a Member of the National Review Committee for the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association, and as a public speaker and community educator on the topic of eating disorders, disordered eating and body image for more since 2005.
In addition to volunteer roles, Michele’s education includes a Masters Degree in counseling, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in (SS) psychology from the University of Victoria with a focus on Behavioral Neuroscience and Para-Linguistics, with post-graduate training and certifications directed to her areas of professional practice (you can view her training and education here).
Michele’s training in the assessment and treatment of Eating Disorders extends to working with children, youth, adults, families and athletes and encompasses completion of the Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy Certification (EDIT)™ and the CEDS Curriculum (2015 and 2017) with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp)™.
As a Certified Therapist (CCC), Michele participates in on-going Consultation and Professional Supervision and hold Professional Certifications and Memberships in "good standing" with: The Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp™), the Academy of Eating Disorders (AED), the Eating Disorders Association of Canada (EDAC), the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP), and the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH).
Michele is the founder of ELEMENTAL Psychotherapy & Support Services , a private practice located in Summerland, BC, Canada. Honoring each client as a unique and capable individual is a core principle reflected in Michele’s work at ELEMENTAL through the perspective that, as human beings, their unique thoughts, feelings, beliefs and life experiences provide them with a wisdom that is empowering and elemental to their process of creating new hopes and change.
Michele’s love of counseling and psychology is enhanced by the belief that a solid foundation of education, training, and supervision provides the knowledge and skills to guide safe, informed practices and promote healthy, sustainable recovery for each individual, couple, and family that she works with.
Outside of counseling, Michele enjoys reading, photography, and being in the beautiful outdoors. Wind, rain, snow, and shine, she feels most inspired, centered, and authentic when she is in Nature and takes it in by hiking, skiing, snow-shoeing, and paddling with her family and Canine Co-therapist, Ash. Whenever possible, Michele encourages clients to develop a relationship with nature to improve coping, confidence and to develop a healthier, more holistic connection to their bodies and sense of self.
CONNECT WITH MICHELE GARDINER:
• Visit ELEMENTAL Psychotherapy & Support Services online to learn more about Michele’s private practice.
• Click here learn more about the link between pets and positive mental health
• Follow ELEMENTAL Psychotherapy on Facebook
• Book a free consultation by contacting Michele at michele@elementalpsychotherapy.com
• Register for Michele’s Break The Binge: Intensive Therapy Group Fall 2020, an intensive, 4-week BED therapy group is for people struggling with Binge and 'Emotional'/Compulsive Overeating problems. The deadline to register for the Fall 2020 group is August 30th.
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application form to start the process.
ABOUT BETH MCGILLEY:
Beth Hartman McGilley, Ph.D., FAED, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine--Wichita is a psychologist in private practice, specializing in the treatment of eating and related disorders, body image, athletes, trauma, and grief. A Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), and a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, she has practiced for over 30 years, writing, lecturing, supervising, directing an inpatient eating disorders program, and providing individual, family and group therapy. She has published in academic journals and the popular media, as well as contributing chapters to several books. She is a journal editor for Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, and co-editor for the book: Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research/Practice Gap. She has presented extensively to national and international, lay and professional audiences, as well as appeared on a variety of local and national news and radio outlets.
In addition to her clinical work, Beth has been a chair or member of numerous committees for the AED since its inception. These include Health Club Taskforce (Chair, 2009-2015), Medical Management Taskforce (Member, 2009-present), Public Relations Committee (Chair, Advocacy Subcommittee, 2002-04), Membership Recruitment/Retention Committee (Co-Chair.1999-03), Fundraising Committee (Member, 2001-02), Managed Care Task Force Committee (Member, 1997-01). Beth previously served as the co-founder and Co-Chair of the AED Professionals and Recovery Special Interest Group, and is currently a member of the AED Somatic Therapies SIG.
Beth also specializes in applications of sports psychology and performance enhancement techniques with athletes at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. She was the sports psychology consultant for the Wichita State University Women’s Basketball team from 2005-2008. She was the co-founder and co-chair of the Association for Applied Sports Psychology (AASP) Eating Disorders Special Interest Group from 2007-2012.
Beth co-founded and for 12 years served as the President of the Healing Path Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders in Kansas. She is a longstanding member of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Kansas Psychological Association (KPA). She was a 2008 graduate of the Kansas Health Foundation Leadership Fellows Training program. Her hobbies include competitive cycling, hiking, writing, and time with her therapy dog, Wheeler the Healer.
CONNECT WITH BETH MCGILLEY:
• Visit PATH Clinic online to learn more about Beth’s services
• Check out Beth’s article “Nine Truths About Eating Disorders Recovery” published in Gûrze ED Resource Catalogue
• Read more from Beth by following her blog
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!
Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application form to start the process.
ABOUT BETH MCMURRAY:
Beth McMurray is a Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist at Be Collaborative Care in Providence, RI. She works with clients ages 15 and up who struggle with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, and loss issues – all the conditions, in other words, that underlie and often drive eating disorders, exercise addictions, substance abuse, and other maladaptive coping skills.
Couples and Family Therapy are a big part of Beth's practice as well. The basis for all healthy relationships is honesty, including the relationship with your therapist. She will help create a safe space where you can speak freely without fear of judgment.
Beth believes in the value of homework and that the bulk of the therapeutic process happens between sessions. With the goal of providing maximum support, each client will have the ability to connect with her between sessions via e-mail and through Recovery Record.
As a therapist, Beth aims is to help clients connect to their authentic self, with honesty, and without self-judgment. Daily life can feel overwhelming when our hearts are hurting, or the stress of school or work or transitions have us paralyzed. Beth helps clients break things down into manageable parts, to connect with new (or old) parts of their preferred self, and bring that forward, to let go of old ideas and beliefs about self that may no longer be relevant.
Be Collaborative Care’s center for eating disorder recovery in Providence, RI, and offers comprehensive care for individuals facing eating disorder challenges. Be treats a range of eating disorders, including binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, adolescent eating disorders, emotional eating, midlife eating disorders, and weight management. They take a transdisciplinary approach, combining psychotherapy, nutrition, and other therapy modalities to individualize care.
CONNECT WITH BETH MCMURRAY:
• Learn more with Beth’s practice at Zencare
• Read about Beth’s work with clients and her guiding philosophies in this Zencare interview
• Curious about Be?
• Follow Be on Facebook and Instagram
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. She is an active member of the eating disorder professional world and has spoken at numerous colleges, universities, high schools, and middle schools. Along with her private practice, Karin holds free support groups in Boston and Providence, RI, and is the host of the first podcast specifically featuring clinicians who have fully recovered from an eating disorder.
To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT REBECCA BOKAT:
The seeds of Rebecca’s interest in fitness and nutrition were planted at an early age as she watched Jane Fonda aerobic tapes in the basement of her childhood home outside of Washington, DC. Rebecca often leafed through her mother’s many issues of Eating Well magazine, setting the stage for what would become a lifelong relationship with food. In the years following her childhood, Rebecca’s passion for fitness grew, and she started her career as an AFAA certified personal trainer. The majority of Rebecca’s clients sought her expertise to help them achieve weight loss goals, which served as further inspiration to learn more about the intricate relationship between nutrition, exercise, and body image. In response to culturally embedded messages about dieting and the pursuit of the thin “ideal,” Rebecca sought a deeper understanding of clinical nutrition and turned her attention to graduate school. In 2009, Rebecca earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Boston University and completed her Dietetic Internship at Boston Medical Center.
Rebecca has extensive experience treating eating disorders throughout all life stages across the continuum of care. As a clinical dietitian for inpatient services at Boston-area Walden Behavioral Care, Rebecca gained the invaluable experience that comes from treating patients at a multilevel eating disorder and psychiatric treatment facility. For the majority of her time at Walden, Rebecca was the adolescent dietitian, providing education to patients and families on the psychological and physiological impacts of eating disorder behaviors, symptom management, and reduction, and meal planning to normalize eating patterns and support medical and behavioral stabilization. Most recently, Rebecca served as the dietitian for both adolescent and adult clients in the Day Treatment Program and Intensive Outpatient Program at The Renfrew Center Boston and at Monte Nido Eating Disorder Center of Boston.
Rebecca is an active member of multiple professional organizations and groups including the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians, and Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians & Professionals. She is devoted to continuing her professional growth and development through participation in the Behavioral Health Nutrition (BHN) and Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Dietetic Practice Groups. Rebecca also belongs to the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) Preferred Treatment Provider Network.
Rebecca currently offers individualized nutrition therapy to clients struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating from her private practice, NourishED RD, LLC, in Boston, MA. The combination of her lifelong passion for nutrition, fitness, and wellness is the foundation from which Rebecca supports her clients as they heal their relationship with food, movement, and their bodies. Rebecca leverages her enthusiasm, personal experience, and clinical expertise to offer hope and inspiration to her clients so they may lead fully recovered lives.
"Being recovered and free from the eating disorder allows you to live your life how you choose, not that you have control over life outcomes, but that you have an independent voice in making choices in the micro and macro life decisions that you come across.' - Rebecca Bokat
CONNECT WITH REBECCA BOKAT:
• Visit NourishedRD online
• Connect with NourishedRD on Facebook
• Follow NourishedRD on Instagram
• Read more from Rebecca on the NourishEd blog
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT HANNAH BOARDMAN:
Hannah Boardman is a Cognitive Hypnotherapist & Life Coach who works with driven, high-value women to stop sabotaging their health, happiness, and success through food, overwhelm, and not feeling good enough. Hannah has worked in both the mental health and corporate sectors for over 12 years, having trained as a Master of Cognitive Hypnotherapy, NLP, and personal coaching with a background in psychology and sales.
Hannah, as a proud Eating disorder survivor knows how it feels, on the outside, to look like you have it all, but on the inside feel trapped, anxious, and out of control. Every woman needs to know that they can have it all and reach the level of health, happiness, and success they truly desire. Hannah knows that food and emotional struggles are really just the symptoms of something much deeper. To fully and completely resolve these issues for good, it takes a complete solution addressing the whole picture, rather than the next quick fix.
Hannah currently owns and operates Master Your Mind Coaching and Consulting to help girls and women all over the world to reclaim their life, so their problems no longer define them. Hannah works with clients to help find their voice, tap into their power, and ultimately unleash their true, free selves into the world. Master Your Mind services utilize multiple therapeutic approaches in order to provide clients with a complete, holistic solution to their recovery. Hannah’s practice is accredited by the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNCH), Australian Hypnotherapy Association (AHA), National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) and Hypnotherapy Council Australia (HCA).
Hannah has always been interested in understanding, helping, and supporting people to overcome challenges in their lives. A London girl, converted Sydney ‘chick’ now enjoys the relaxed life down under and making the most of all this unfamiliar sunshine!
CONNECT WITH HANNAH BOARDMAN:
• Learn more about Master Your Mind personal therapy and coaching services
• Connect with Hannah on Facebook and on Instagram
• Follow Hannah’s Youtube Channel
• Read Hannah’s article “10 THINGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN GOING INTO RECOVERY” for Recovery Warriors
ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Are you interested in becoming a guest on our show? If so, please fill out our Guest Application.
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ABOUT KATE FUNK:
Kate Funk, MFT, LMFT, of Kate Funk Counseling, is a therapist in the greater Houston area who earned a Masters Degree in Family Therapy from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Kate has dedicated her professional career to the treatment and understanding of eating disorders. Kate believes eating disorders affect the entire person and that individual and family therapy promote healing. With personal experience battling and recovering from an eating disorder, Kate knows first-hand full recovery is possible. Dedicated to learning about the treatment of eating disorders, Kate has trained with Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, Shepherd Pratt, The Renfrew Center, Monte Nido and Affiliates, and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals.
Kate created an outpatient group for eating disorders in southern New Jersey while serving as research coordinator for the University of Sciences Eating Disorder Research Program which since moved to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Since 2016, Kate has worked at Monte Nido and Affiliates and has worked in all levels of care including intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and residential treatment. Throughout her career, she has had opportunities to volunteer with the National Eating Disorder Association, The Renfrew Center, and Girls on the Run.
Kate believes in treating the mind and body through a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy, self-empowerment, compassion-focused therapy, symbolic experiential, and structural family therapy as well as creative arts.
CONNECT WITH KATE FUNK:
• Learn more about Kate’s private practice Kate Funk Counseling
• Stay up to date with Kate by visiting her blog
• Follow Kate on Instagram (@katefunklmft)
• Connect Kate on LinkedIn
• Check out Kate’s Psychology Today profile
• Listen to Kate on the Mosaics of Mercy podcast
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
Are you interested in becoming a guest on our show? If so, please fill out our Guest Application.
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ABOUT PAULA SCATOLONI:
Paula Scatoloni, LCSW is a somatic psychotherapist (soma = body in Greek) and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Paula is a somatic-based psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC. She has a private practice and has worked in the field of eating disorders for over two decades. She has taught extensively on the etiology and treatment of eating disorders through workshops, professional trainings, and conferences for over a decade.
Paula works with those who wish to improve their sense of intimacy and connection to others, resolve old relational dynamics, create a more affirming relationship to the body, develop healthy skills for managing difficult emotions, improve physical vitality and energy level, or decrease feelings of chronic anxiety.
Early in her career, Paula has focused on helping individuals find freedom in the body through traditional “talk” therapy and the expressive arts modalities. She developed the first intensive outpatient program for eating disorders in the nation with Dr. Anita Johnston author of Eating in the Light of the Moon. After relocating to NC in 2006, Paula served as the Eating Disorder Coordinator at Duke University for nine years managing a clinical team, facilitating workshops, and providing academic instruction to professionals both on campus and in the surrounding community.
For the past decade, Paula has followed the emerging neuroscience research incorporating mindfulness-based modalities into her treatment approach. She is certified in Somatic Experiencing, a biophysiological model for the treatment of trauma and nervous system regulation. Paula is currently training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a treatment approach that focuses on the healing of early attachment ruptures and trauma.
Most recently, Paula co-developed a professional training called Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders. This treatment model weaves together the latest advances in the field of neuroscience, trauma, and attachment while teaching providers how the body itself can serve as a resource in recovery rather than obstacle to be overcome.
When Paula is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and pets. She uses yoga, dance, nature, music, and Pilates for her own self-care and firmly believes that self-care is critical for those in the helping profession.
CONNECT WITH PAULA SCATOLONI:• Learn more about Embodied Recovery
• Connect with Embodied Recovery on Facebook
• Visit Paula’s website to learn more about her private practice
• Listen to more of Paula below:
- The Trauma Therapist Podcast with Rachel Lewis-Marlow
- The Groundless Ground Podcast
- The Therapy Chat Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT MARK WARREN:
Mark graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Harvard Medical School. His practice focuses on bringing the most up-to-date research into evidence-based care.
Mark serves on the faculty of Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and teaches at University Hospitals of Cleveland and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders, where he leads the SIG in Males and Eating Disorders. Mark is a two-time recipient of the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and a winner of the Woodruff Award.
Mark co-chairs the Academy of Eating Disorders Presidential Task Force for Medical Care and serves on the FEAST Medical Advisory Board and the London-based Succeed Foundation Medical Advisory Board. He has presented extensively at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, The Renfrew Foundation, and the Multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Association.
Mark currently holds the position of Chief Medical Officer for The Emily Program, a comprehensive treatment center that provides personalized eating disorder treatment for teens, young adults, and adults. We offer comprehensive psychological, nutritional, medical, and psychiatric care at multiple locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Duluth, MN, Spokane, WA, South Sound (Lacey), WA and Seattle, WA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Cleveland, OH.
CONNECT WITH MARK WARREN:• Visit their website to learn more about The Emily Program
• Follow The Emily Program on Facebook and Instagram
• Read Mark’s article “Letting Go of Secrets in Eating Disorder Recovery”
• Read “Dr. Mark Warren’s Story” for Project Heal
• Listen to Mark’s episode for the “ED Matters” Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years, has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005, and is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT BETH MAYER:
Beth is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, negative body image, and trauma with over 35 years of experience. She is a nationally recognized speaker in the field of eating disorders. Beth works with people struggling with all types of eating disorders and specializes in adolescents and families.
Beth’s areas of expertise include eating disorders, body image, trauma, and adolescent and family therapy. Her therapeutic work focuses on the whole person including their cultural, emotional, physical, familial, spiritual, and financial background.
Beth believes that a tremendous amount of change is possible through therapy, and she strongly believes that people can heal and have a better life. Her beliefs are grounded in her own experiences and her faith in the process of healing. Beth truly believes in an individual’s capacity for change and holds this hope for all her clients.
Beth’s approach is present and non-judgmental as she helps clients navigate their way through their life experiences. She takes a strengths-based approach as she recognizes the strengths in her clients and their families and steers away from pathologizing people and their situation. Beth does this work because she truly loves it, and holds a lot of energy and patience with her clients.
Beth is a Level-One trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and is also trained in Family Based Therapy (FBT). She utilizes DBT, CBT, IFS, and ACT in all her work. She classifies herself as an eclectic therapist who uses different treatment approaches based on the needs of the individual, couple, and/or family.
Although a very serious clinician, Beth firmly believes in laughter as a critical element of the healing process and laughs with her clients while helping them to find the humor in their lives.
Beth received her MSW from Boston College School of Social Work and her undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac College. Beth is trained in DBT, IFS, and CBT. She has served as the Executive Director of the Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association (MEDA). Her other professional experience includes employment at Riverside Community Care, a non-profit health and human service organization. Beth managed three of their adolescent treatment programs. Beth also served as Executive Director of Travelers Aid Society of Boston, an organization that works with homeless people needing emergency assistance. She has also maintained an active private clinical practice since 1987. Beth currently co-chairs the NEDA network and recently received an award form NEDA for her volunteer work.
“My eating disorder did not really protect me from my emotions. It kept me distanced from people who could love and support me. NOTHING in my life has been harder than my recovery and I am grateful every day to have my life, my family, and to be able to truly be present in the world.” - Beth Mayer
CONNECT WITH BETH MAYER:
• Learn more about Beth’s private practice by visiting www.BethMayerLICSW.com
• Follow Beth on Instagram
• Listen to and read more about Beth below:
- Boston Voyager interview
- “Unraveling Eating Disorder” in the Boston Globe
- New Plates Podcast interview
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years, has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005, and is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT SHARI BOTWIN:
Shari Botwin, LCSW opened her Cherry Hill private practice in 1996. Prior to starting her own practice, Shari worked at the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia. She provides individual, group, and family therapy with a specialization in treating trauma, abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. Shari holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University.
A variety of national media outlets; such as The New York Times, NBC News, Prevention Magazine, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, The Associated Press, ABC News has quoted Shari breaking stories related to trauma and abuse.
Shari's first book, Free At Last! The Power of Relationships in Overcoming Trauma, Abuse and Eating Disorders (Daybreak Publishing, January 2004) focused on the power of healing and supportive relationships in the recovery process. The book is comprised of patient stories who overcame significant obstacles to recover from their trauma, move beyond using self-destructive coping mechanisms to living a full life.
Shari’s second book,Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing,wasreleased worldwide on November 4, 2019. In the coming months, Shari will be speaking with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina and award-winning journalist, Abigail Pesta at The Wing in NYC. She will also be featured on the internationally known podcast, The Trauma Therapist and she will be featured on CNN for a segment on dogs in the workplace and PTSD.
CONNECT WITH SHARI BOTWIN:• Learn more about Shari by visiting her website, www.ShariBotwin.com
• Follow Shari on Facebook and Instagram
• Listen to more of Shari:
- Healing Within Podcast
- ABC News: Coronavirus and mental health: How to care for yourself during quarantine
- Trauma Therapist Podcast - coming soon!
• Purchase the hardcover, ebook, or audio version of Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing through Roman & Littlefield Publishing to receive a 30% discount using the promo code: **RLFANDF30
ABOUT THE HOST:**
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT MELAINIE ROGERS:
Melainie Rogers received her education in Melbourne, Australia where she was born and raised. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Melbourne University and completed a Graduate Diploma in Sports Nutrition from Deakin University, Australia. Upon coming to the United States, she earned her master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition at New York University.
Melainie is an internationally recognized expert on eating disorders. Among her many affiliations, Melainie is the founder and past president of the New York City IAEDP Chapter, an Advisory Board Member at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and a former Board Member of the Binge Eating Disorder Association. She is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University. Her treatment approach derives from a philosophy based on the principles of Intuitive Eating and Health At Every Size. Melainie has earned a strong reputation among her colleagues for her expertise in the field of nutrition and eating disorders. She is a dynamic speaker and has been invited to present internationally on the latest scientific discoveries and treatment approaches within the eating disorder profession.
In 2002, Melainie developed the largest private group nutrition practice specializing in eating disorders in New York City. As she saw a need for more services for eating disorders, she established BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ in 2009.
Melainie is a recognized expert on eating disorders. She is a dynamic speaker and educator and is the co-founder and first President of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp) New York Chapter and currently resides on the Advisory Board with Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia (CSAB), as well as the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA).
Melainie Rogers and her team at BALANCE originated the popular #WakeUpWeightWatchers social media campaign and have been strong advocates speaking out about weight stigma and promoting weight inclusive values. Melainie is the author of an online eBook, now in print, entitled Redefining Wellness: The Ultimate Diet-Free Guide. The publication is a compilation of writings by eating disorder and body-positive advocates from around the world and is a comprehensive international resource guide.
CONNECT WITH MELAINIE ROGERS:
• Learn more about BALANCE eating disorder treatment
• Connect with Melainie on Facebook
• Follow @balancedtx and @redefiningwellness for non-diet inspiration on Instagram
• Listen to more of Melainie!
╴ The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast
╴ The Food Heaven Podcast
╴ The Food Psych Podcast
• BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ offers an array of free and low-cost virtual webinars to help those struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns. You can learn more about BALANCE’s Virtual Services here.
• Download BALANCE’s Free Recovery Handbook for clients and loved ones on the road to recovery from an eating disorder.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ANDREA, DORIS, & TOM SMELTZER:
Andrea Smeltzer died in her sleep at the age of 19 after a one-year struggle with bulimia. Andrea's parents, Tom and Doris Smeltzer, now devote their time to eating disorder prevention through Andrea's Voice Foundation. Tom and Doris Smeltzer are Andrea’s parents. Tom with a Master's Degree in Educational Administration and Doris with a Master's in Counseling Psychology are career educators. Now retired from the local school district, Doris devotes 100% of her time to eating disorder prevention through Andrea's Voice Foundation. Tom, too, focuses more attention on their non-profit’s efforts following his retirement as a Professor from a local college in Northern California.
Doris authored Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia and wrote for 7 years a popular "Advice for Parents" blog for her publishers, Gürze Books, until focusing on her own A Joyful Journey blog. She hosted the VoiceAmerica™ Radio Show, Savor Yourself...beyond skin deep, has been named a Community Hero by both her hometown of Napa, and the NorthBay ED organization, EDRS, and awarded the Soroptimist Ruby Award for Women Helping Women. Together, Doris and Tom co-authored an Article in the book, Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research-Practice Gap, (Academic Press, 2010), and appeared in the 2007 award-winning documentary, "America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty?"
Andrea Lynn Smeltzer, 19, was trained in opera, enjoyed the theater, was an avid dancer and masterful at making jewelry and crafting poetry. After studying in Spain for a year at the age of fourteen, she spoke Spanish fluently. At the time of her death she was studying German, with a plan to master Japanese next. Prior to college, Andrea was elected president of her high school's Amnesty International group and was an outspoken advocate for human rights. At Pitzer College, she was awarded the prestigious Fletcher Jones Scholarship, worked as a Resident Assistant and Mentor, majored in International Business and Politics - and looked forward to saving the world. She died tragically after thirteen months of bulimic behaviors on June 16, 1999.
Since Andrea's death, Doris and Tom have created various eating disorder educational presentations and outreach efforts (locally, nationwide, and internationally), have appeared in popular media (TV, radio, film), authored numerous published articles, books. blogs, and their web site, all with the intent to educate and inform others on the need for research, prevention, early recognition, immediate intervention, and the skilled treatment of eating disorders. Doris and Tom created Andrea's Voice Foundation (AVF) dedicated to promoting education and understanding toward the prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment of disordered eating and related issues, and transforming perspectives...one person at a time.
Doris and Tom continue their outreach efforts in the local community and beyond via presentations and workshops at school districts, colleges, universities, professional organizations, and treatment centers. When not educating on disordered eating and providing training on bully prevention and character education, gardens, and works on projects with Tom in their Northern California home, which they share with their cats and llamas. Doris especially enjoys spending time with her daughter Jocelyn and son - in - law, Tracy, and dancing with her infant grandson, Fischer Lynn.
CONNECT WITH DORIS & TOM SMELTZER:
• Visit Andrea’s Voice Foundation website
• Follow Andrea’s Voice Foundation on Facebook
• Purchase a copy of Andrea’s Voice: Silenced by Bulimia
• Listen to Doris and Tom’s other speaking engagements and press
• View a list of past and current presentations
ABOUT THE HOST
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit karinlewisedc.com. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.
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ABOUT ROBYN GOLDBERG:
Robyn Goldberg is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified eating disorder registered dietitian supervisor, certified intuitive eating counselor and a Health at Every Size® (HAES) clinician. An expert with over twenty three years of experience in the field of eating disorders, for the last 23 years, Robyn Goldberg has maintained a private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, where she specializes in medical conditions, disordered eating, eating disorders, dual diagnosis, preventative nutrition and athletes maximizing optimal nutrition.
Robyn has spent years learning from some of the best in the industry and continues to seek professional mentoring, attend innovative conferences, and stays abreast of the most current literature.
Robyn began her career at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles as the in-patient dietitian in the Department of Cardiology.
Robyn consistently educates professionals, students, and RDNs about how to best incorporate intuitive eating and Health at Every Size® approaches into their work and lives. She teaches nutrition classes on a wide array of topics for the Motion Picture Industry’s Wellness Program.
Actively involved in the nutrition and body positive community, Robyn is also a member of organizations including Association of Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), Academy of Eating Disorders (AED), International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD). She also serves as a Nutrition Consultant for the Celiac Disease Foundation. Robyn also leads several body image and eating disorder groups in sober living settings in the Los Angeles Area.
Robyn is a nationally renowned contributing author registered dietitian nutritionist. She has been quoted as an expert in various publications including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Diabetes Forecast, Shape Magazine, Fitness, Oxygen, Life & Style, Natural Solutions, Beverly Hills Weekly and Today’s Dietitian. In addition, Robyn has also served as an eating disorder specialist on the nationally televised show “The Insider” and an expert on The Associated Press (AP).
Robyn’s newest work includes the release of The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones in March of 2020. The Eating Disorder Trap combines the latest research as well as the knowledge Robyn has gathered working in nutrition for over two decades. The book takes readers into the mind of individuals who battle with eating disorders every day and details the telltale signs of each disorder. In her book, Robyn breaks myths about the nutritional, psychological, and medical components of eating disorders by translating complicated topics in a user-friendly manner. The book answers several questions that clinicians and families of patients might ask to better understand eating disorders and the process toward recovery.
Robyn also wrote the book for those suffering from an eating disorder to help them to develop a deeper insight into their disease.
CONNECT WITH ROBYN GOLDBERG: • Learn more about Robyn Goldberg by visiting ASKABOUTFOOD.COM
• Follow Robyn on Facebook and Instagram
• Purchase a copy of The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones
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- Amazon
- BookLogix
- Diesel Books
ABOUT THE HOST
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin’s private practice, coaching services, and free support groups, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Instagram and Facebook.
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ABOUT KRISTIE AMADIO:
Kristie Amadio is Founder and CEO of Recovered Living, which offers online eating disorder recovery coaching as well as 24/7 live-in support to people both domestically and internationally.
After 14 years of battling her eating disorder and seeking treatment in both Australia and New Zealand—where she was told she was ‘chronic’ and should expect to struggle with food and body image issues for the rest of her life—Kristie flew to America for intensive treatment and made a full recovery.
Kristie was stunned by the gap and unequal access to support and resources both here and overseas, so she resolved to make cost-effective support available to everyone, no matter where they lived. By working online and living with people in recovery all around the world, Kristie Amadio is adding a new dimension to the platform used to treat eating disorders. Kristie is a Certified Eating Disorder Coach with the Carolyn Costin Institute.
One of a kind, irrepressible enthusiasm, and candid honesty is what forms the basis of Kristie’s essence. She uses the same strength she required in her own recovery to guide and inspire others, while her genuine compassion allows her to connect easily with clients.
CONNECT WITH KRISTIE AMADIO:
• Learn more about Recovered Living
• Watch Kristie’s TedX Talk “It’s Time to do Eating Disorder Recovery Differently”
• Follow Kristie on Facebook and Instagram
• Listen to Kristie’s other Podcasts:
⎯ Recovery Warriors Podcast
⎯ Food Psych Podcast
⎯ Love Food Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin’s private practice, coaching services, and free support groups, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and on Instagram.
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ABOUT TARYN CAGNINA:
Taryn Cagnina, MA, LMHC is an eating disorder and trauma therapist based out of Boston, MA working in the field of mental health for 10 years. After recovering from her own eating disorder, Taryn wanted to help others manage their pain and suffering, and show them there is something better waiting for them on the other side.
Taryn believes that, while recovery from an eating disorder and/or managing depression, anxiety, and PTSD is hard work, it can also be a beautiful journey that leads you to something greater than you ever thought possible. Taryn has a professional history working in higher levels of care focusing on substance abuse and eating disorders and is also trained to treat PTSD with EMDR. She balances a realistic, no fluff approach with warmth and empathy. Taryn believes that healing can be inspired by the little things (which eventually become the big things).
“With the right emotional support, we can honor and make friends with our suffering, accept it, and find joy in choosing how we move through it. No one does it alone.”
CONNECT WITH TARYN CAGNINA:• Learn more about Taryn’s private practice by visiting her website TLC Healing Arts
• Follow @TLCHealingArts on Instagram and Facebook
• Learn more about Taryn Cagnina on Psychology Today
ABOUT THE HOST
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin’s private practice, coaching services, and free support groups, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and on Instagram.
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ABOUT CAROLYN COSTIN:
In her early twenties, Carolyn Costin recovered from anorexia nervosa, earned two master’s degrees, became a teacher and began her career as a psychotherapist. A passionate and dedicated educator Carolyn taught high school and community college for 8 years and brought teaching to her role as an eating disorder therapist.
After successfully treating her first eating disorder client in 1979, Carolyn recognized this was her calling. Her continued success led her to develop and direct several inpatient eating disorder facilities during the period of 1987 to 1996.
In 1996, Carolyn created Monte Nido, the first licensed, residential eating disorder treatment facility in a home setting. She was the first to combine state of the art eating disorder treatment with eastern healing modalities, such as yoga and meditation. She was first to speak out that people with eating disorders could be fully “Recovered” and first to openly hire recovered therapists. Knowing that role models, trust and relationships matter, Carolyn created a program where staff and clients shop, cook and eat meals together like a family. Carolyn wanted clients and their families to have a healing environment where professionals delivered expert care and clients acquired the knowledge and skills necessary for long-term recovery.
Carolyn’s personal history of an eating disorder, her humanistic relational approach, her acclaimed speaking engagements, her six books and Monte Nido’s highly successful outcome study (Brewerton & Costin, 2011) have resulted in Carolyn being one of the most respected and sought-after leaders in the eating disorder field.
A large percentage of Carolyn’s career has been lecturing, training, teaching and supervising clinicians, dietitians, and physicians. Many regularly attend a monthly study group for professionals Carolyn began in the mid-1980s. An official CE provider, through the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), Carolyn continues to travel nationally and internationally educating professionals and the public about eating disorders.
Having left Monte Nido & Affiliates in early 2016 Carolyn remains active in the eating disorder field on many fronts. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders and stays involved in many professional eating disorder organizations, as a member, speaker, consultant, or a collaborator on projects, such as her work with Project Heal, training eating disorder mentors for Communities of Healing.
In early 2017, Carolyn opened The Carolyn Costin Institute, which offers Eating Disorder Coach Training, Mentor Training, Continuing Education for clinicians as well as other specialized training.
CONNECT WITH CAROLYN COSTIN:
• Learn more about The Carolyn Costin Institute
• Connect with others on Facebook by joining Carolyn’s Facebook Group Recovered Eating Disorder Professionals
• Follow Carolyn on Facebook and Instagram
ABOUT THE HOST
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin’s private practice, coaching services, and free support groups, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder online. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and on Instagram.
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Welcome to Recovery Bites, a podcast that welcomes voices in the field and voices of lived experience, to get real about eating disorder and mental health recovery.
Join host Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS for candid interviews with experts in eating disorder and mental health recovery. Listeners can look forward to new perspectives, meaningful conversations, diverse connection, and compelling personal narrative that make a powerful difference in how we live.
Episodes focus on life beyond recovery, the good and the not-so-good, the successes and the challenges, and the authentic accounts of recovered lives. Not their whole story…just bites!
Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDShas been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005 and is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. You can learn more about Karin and the podcast by visiting www.karinlewisedc.com.
Episodes are released every Monday. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast players. Click here for our full episode catalogue.
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