Ed Matters

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Nicole Siegfried and their topic is body image and severe eating disorders. Dr. Siegfried defines severe eating disorders and discusses their intersection with body image.

Today, Kathy is joined by Carolyn Hodges Chaffee, MSRDN, CEDRD, and their topic is metabolic testing and body composition analysis. Carolyn gets technical in this episode but ties everything together nicely for the clinician and layperson alike.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Seda Ebrahimi and their topic is the psychiatric comorbidity of eating disorders. Kathy and Dr. Ebrahimi take a deep dive into other psychiatric disorders that can be present with an eating disorder.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Kari Anderson and their topic is how to identify and help those with binge eating disorder seek treatment.

Today, Kathy is joined by Angela Wurtzel, MA, LMFT, CEDS-S, and their topic is the psychodynamic group psychotherapy for postpartum women and their babies. They address this topic as well as its intersection with eating disorders.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Janean Anderson and their topic is emotion regulation and eating disorder recovery. They discuss emotion regulation in depth, which is one of the four main principles of DBT (dialectical behavior therapy).

Today, Kathy is joined by Lee Wolfe Blum and they discuss Lee’s experience with recovery. Lee shares her story of recovery with us which may provide help, support, and hope to all of our listeners.  

Today, Kathy is joined by Karen Koenig and their topic is becoming a “normal” eater in the recovery process. They discuss some of the essentials of becoming a “normal” eater while recovering from an eating disorder as well as a handful of other important topics around eating.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Esther Altmann and their topic is considerations in the treatment of eating disorders for the Orthodox Jewish individual and their family. Dr. Altmann discusses the Sabbath, Kosher laws, fast days, and how treatment differs from other populations but is also the same.  

Today, Kathy is joined by Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC, and their topic is what is body trust. Hilary describes body trust as “the beating heart behind the cultivation of Health at Every Size (HAES®) and intuitive eating practices,” and takes a deep dive into body trust.

Today, Kathy welcomes Dr. Lauren Muhlheim and their topic is determining college readiness during eating disorder recovery. Dr. Muhlheim discusses her college readiness checklist as well as other steps students should take when preparing for college.

Today, Kathy is joined by Mary Tantillo, Michelle Morales, and Jennifer Dry De Santo, and they discuss the benefits of multifamily therapy group for recovery from anorexia nervosa. As these guests are different stakeholders in a multifamily therapy group, we learn how these types of groups develop a “therapeutic village” and a community of healing.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Tom Wooldridge and their topic is the psychoanalytic treatment of eating disorders. They discuss some of the fears, stereotypes, and myths about psychoanalysis and tie everything back to the treatment of eating disorders.

Today, Kathy is joined by Beverly Price and Sandee Nebel and their topic is how the collaboration of a yoga therapist and a psychotherapist or a registered dietitian can support eating disorder recovery. One of the many topics they address is the difference between yoga therapy and a yoga class.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Nicholas Farrell and their topic is the impact of exposure-based strategies on eating disorder symptoms. They discuss what exposure-based strategies are, how they are implemented, and the effectiveness of these strategies.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Anita Johnston and their topic is “there’s meaning in the struggle.” Anita uses this phrase because in her experience when you can understand the meaning, “hope walks into the room.”

Today is the conclusion of our 2-part conversation on eating disorders and neuroscience with Dr. Michael Levine, Dr. Laura Hill, and Dr. Janet Treasure.

Today, we have a special 2-part episode as Kathy is joined Dr. Michael Levine, Dr. Laura Hill, and Dr. Janet Treasure as they discuss eating disorders and neuroscience. Be sure to listen to this week’s episode and next week’s episode to hear everything these esteemed guests share.

Today Kathy is joined by Millie Plotkin. Millie is an invaluable resource to the eating disorders community and today she discusses a few new initiatives she is working on to help the field move forward.

Today, Kathy is joined by Tabitha Farrar and they discuss Tabitha’s 3 essential steps in recovering from anorexia nervosa. Tabitha shares these steps in hopes that others can benefit from her recovery story, but knowing that we are all individuals, and other individuals’ recoveries will most likely be different.