Ed Matters

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Ashley Solomon and their topic is telehealth and eating disorders recovery. They talk about the benefits of telehealth as well as different things providers and individuals need to consider around telehealth.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Jane Shure and they have a conversation about the role of shame in eating disorders. They take a deep dive into shame and then explore compassion, which Dr. Shure identifies as the antidote to shame.

Today, Kathy continues her conversation with Dr. Nicole Hawkins they pick up where they left off about the power of the narrative and what she likes her patients to focus on in their first year of recovery.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Nicole Hawkins and Dr. Hawkins will be talking about the power of the narrative: “My Story.” She discusses her recovery story, the power of sharing her story with her patients, and how individuals in recovery can benefit from sharing their own story.

Today, Kathy is welcomed by Dr. Tamara Pryor, and their conversation is about considerations in treatment when eating disorders and substance use disorders co-occur. They talk about how eating disorders and substance use disorders often play a similar role for individuals, and they “work until they don’t.” Also, check out Dr. Pryor’s article in the 2019 Gurze Catalogue on this topic as well as on our website EDcatalogue.com.

Today, Kathy is joined by Sunnie Grunwell and their topic is “my experience with transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.” The title may sound like a mouthful but after a few minutes you will understand what this episode is all about.  

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Niva Piran and their topic is the social abandonment of girls’ and women’s bodies: facing the challenge. Society is letting girls and women down and this conversation examines how this is happening as well as some things we can do to change it.

Today, Kathy is joined by Mark Warren, MD, MPH, FAED, and their topic is what do we need our medical students to learn about eating disorders. This important conversation sheds some light on how much ground we need to make up in this area.

Today, we bring 2018 to a close with a very special episode we are calling “person on the street.” We asked random people on the street questions about eating disorders and dieting, to try to expose the lack of information the general public has on eating disorders. We wanted to publish this episode unedited so you could get a sense of what people are thinking. What you will hear next, is a series of short interviews we conducted and our summary at the end. Please note, this was a non-scientific survey. We ask you to take this information to guide you in 2019 to help with education, recovery, and prevention.

Today, Kathy is joined by Jaime Kaplan, Psy.D. and their topic is the pros and cons of technology’s role in connection with eating disorders recovery. As we know, disconnection plays a large role in eating disorders, and technology can help connect people, yet also disconnect us from others and from our own “true” selves.  

Today, Kathy is joined by Cris E. Haltom, PhD, CEDS, and Mary Tantillo, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAED, CGP, and their topic is understanding teens and their stories of courage in eating disorder recovery. They take time to discuss the uniqueness of teens and provide some real-life recovery stories from their practices.

Today, Kathy welcomes Jessica Gillespie, MA, LMFT, and their topic is eating disorders and the depth of disconnections. Eating disorders create disconnections from the body, oneself, and others, and thrive in isolation. We are happy to have Jessica on to discuss this important topic.

Today, Kathy welcomes Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD, and their topic is why diets don’t work. They delve into the paradox of how dieting and weight gain go hand in hand, the science behind it, and how it all relates to eating disorders. The information in this episode is so significant we are asking everyone who listens to share it with someone to help spread the word so more people can educate themselves and others on why diets don’t work.

Welcome to ED Matters Episode 114. Today, Kathy continues her conversation from episode 112 with Rebekah Bardwell, LPC, CEDS. Kathy and Rebekah go deeper into their discussion on meal coaching, as both an art and a science.

Today, Kathy talks about the challenges surrounding Thanksgiving as well as offers access to some skills to get you through the week. To learn more about the Thanksgiving Survival Guide, go here - https://www.edcatalogue.com/thanksgiving-guide

Welcome to ED Matters episode 112. Today, Kathy is joined by Rebekah Bardwell, LPC, CEDS, and they have a conversation on meal coaching. This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast where they talk about the science and art of meal coaching.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dr. Katherine Godwin, and their topic is neurotransmitter production in relation to eating disorders. They take the time to break down this complex topic into layman’s terms so we all can get a better understanding of how these neurotransmitters play a role in how we are feeling.

Today, Kathy continues her conversation with Dr. Melissa Pereau and Nicole Goolsby, LMFT, on orthorexia, when healthy becomes harmful. This part of their conversation focuses on case vignettes and looking at treatment and how it is applied and why.

Today, Kathy welcomes Dr. Melissa Pereau and Nicole Goolsby, LMFT, and their topic is orthorexia, when healthy becomes harmful. This is a 2-part episode, so be sure to check back next week for the conclusion of this conversation.

Today, Kathy welcomes Judi Goldstein, MSS, LSW, and they have a conversation about eating disorders, Judi’s time in the field, NEDA, the Renfrew Center Foundation Conference and much more. To learn more about the conference which will be hosted in Philadelphia on November 9-11, please visit renfrewconference.com.