Disordered Eating with Tammy Baghdassarian

TRIGGER WARNING. In episode 6, we had our first guest speaker! We had the opportunity to talk with Tammy Baghdassarian, Owner and Executive Director of Keystone Treatment in Los Angeles, California. She shares her journey and experience as a disordered eating specialist, what prompted her to open up the treatment center, and her approach to disordered eating treatment and other options that are also available. This is a topic that affects many and we want you to know that you are not alone and help is out there.

We cover:
► Tammy’s experience as a disordered eating specialist and why this is such an important topic to discuss as it is prevalent in every culture and gender.
► How Tammy opened up Keystone Treatment and how she recognized the need for this kind of a program.
► Keystone Recovery’s treatment approach - the integration of disordered eating treatment along with the importance of mental health support and treatment utilizing a DBT program.
► The challenges that come up for people when seeking help and treatment and why it is so challenging for people to talk about their disordered eating.
► The effects of social media on disordered eating in today’s viral and virtual world, influencers and the self-love/body acceptance movement.
► How to reach Tammy with questions and other ways to find the right program for you.

For more information about Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), as we had mentioned in this episode, here is just one source that explains how this is used in therapy:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/dialectical-behavior-therapy

As Tammy had mentioned in this episode, The National Eating Disorder Association is an organization that is here for you or someone you know who may be experiencing disordered eating, for more information please visit:
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

For more information about programs at Keystone Treatment or further questions regarding next steps in seeking treatment:
http://keystonetc.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keystonetreatmentla/

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