Picture Blurrfect
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA podcast that explores all things related to negative self-image, body insecurities, and mental health. The host, Naomi Charalambakis Wilkerson, PhD, discusses how we can find freedom again in a world full of triggers and unattainable standards of beauty. As a neuroscientist working in policy, she explores both her personal journey with anorexia nervosa as well as the science and policy implications of mental health disorders.
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Episodes
Hope for the Holidays (& Our First Mailbag!)
December 11, 2023 02:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBNaomi closes out Season 3 by reflecting on the interviews and experiences over the last year and for the first time, shares some questions she's gotten from you--the audience! How does one prepare for the holidays when in recovery? How do you approach someone you fear is struggling with an eating disorder? *Note: Picture Blurrfect will be taking a hiatus until June-July 2024 as Naomi welcomes her new baby girl into the world and learns how to be a mama! Please don't hesitate to reach out...
Can AI and Chatbots Help Eating Disorder Treatment?: Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD
October 30, 2023 03:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBDr. Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis joins the podcast to share her vision for how technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to improve accessibility of eating disorder treatments. Naomi and Dr. Fitzsimmons-Craft discuss her work with Tessa, a rule-based chatbot that the National Eating Disorders Association recently used (and took down) to prevent eating disorders and help folks with body image concerns. While technology is not y...
Overcoming Food Guilt
October 16, 2023 02:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBYours truly takes the microphone to share her thoughts on how to overcoming "feeling guilty" after eating certain foods or meals while in eating disorder recovery. Just because you FEEL guilty doesn't necessarily mean there is something you SHOULD feel guilty about. Book Naomi Mentions: 1. The Weight of Beautiful by Jackie Goldschneider Note: Please do not read until you feel strong and comfortable in your recovery
The Association Between Adolescent Weight Perception and Disordered Eating: Sam Hahn, PhD, MPH, RD
September 18, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBDr. Sam Hahn of Central Michigan University joins the podcast to discuss one of her recent papers that examines how weight perception--how one personally views themselves in terms of overweight, normal weight, underweight--and its potential changes throughout adolescence could predict disordered eating patterns in young adulthood. The episode also touches on Dr. Hahn's interest in investigating how other self-monitoring behaviors (self-weighing, electronic tracking devices, etc.) influences ...
How the Prefrontal Cortex is Involved in Food-Related Decision Making: Rachel Ross, MD, PhD
August 28, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBTime to geek out a little bit this week because who doesn't love to talk about the brain!? Naomi sits down with Dr. Rachel Ross of Albert Einstein College of Medicine to chat about her latest publication in Physiology & Behavior that examines how a specific receptor in the prefrontal cortex--the very front part of our brain--influences food-related decision making. Dr. Ross shares the implications of her findings in the mouse model and how it could shape future research directions in studyin...
Eating, Activity, & the Impact of Weight-Related Problems: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH
August 07, 2023 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBNaomi sits down with Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer of the University of Minnesota to chat about how she became interested in weight-related problems among young people, and how this work culminated into her now thriving research lab, "Project EAT" (Eating and Activity over Time). Topics that emerge from the discussion include: yoga and mindfulness and its connection to eating disorder/disordered eating recovery, the role of family meals in the development of weight-related problems, and her bo...
Why Do We Overlook Disabilities in Eating Disorder Research?: Ruth Knight, PhD
July 03, 2023 01:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBNaomi sits down with Dr. Ruth Knight of York St. John University to explore why we often forget to talk about disability when it comes to eating disorder/disordered eating research. As we strive to be more inclusive and representative in our research, are we making the effort to ask individuals with lived experience what they are going through and adjust research instruments/methodologies accordingly? Additionally, Dr. Knight shares her new paper in Journal of Eating Disorders that seeks to ...
A Rant About Our Healthcare System
June 19, 2023 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBNaomi lets it rip about her views on the healthcare workforce and their treatment of eating disorders/mental conditions after her recent experience at the doctor. The lack of insurance coverage for mental conditions (and especially eating disorders) and the nonstop news about Ozempic/Wegovy were also thrown in the rant for good measure. If you have faced discriminstration at the doctor given your mental condition, or have been denied coverage for your eating disorder treatment, I want to h...
Project Body Neutrality & Scalable Mental Health: Jessica Schleider, PhD
May 29, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThe lovely Jessica Schleider, PhD of Stonybrook University (soon to be Northwestern!) joins the podcast to discuss her latest paper in the International Journal of Eating Disorders that focuses on data from Project Body Neutrality. Results are promising and indicative of the effectiveness of brief, accessible interventions in reducing mental health problems, including disordered eating, body dissatisfaction, and depression. Join us to learn all about single-session interventions (SSIs), body...
How the Fear of Being Judged Influences Body Image: Nora Trompeter, PhD
May 15, 2023 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBYou ever how the fear of people's perception of you changes how you see yourself, particularly when it comes to your weight and body image? Naomi sits down with Dr. Nora Trompeter (University College London) to discuss her latest paper on the bidirectional relationship between negative evaluation (e.g., the fear of being judged) and weight/shape concerns. Naomi and Dr. Trompeter discuss the implications of this study and its potential impact in improving preventive care for eating disorders/...
Lessons from Lived Experience: Brianne Leeson
May 01, 2023 01:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBNaomi sits down with Brianne Leeson to share her story on how she started recovery for anorexia at the age 15 but wasn't diagnosed as autistic and ADHD until much later in life. Brianne sheds light on how autistic individuals often don't experience hunger the same way as others, and her relationship with food changed when she finally learned she was also experiencing ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). As an LGBTQIA woman, Naomi and Brianne also chat about how prevalent eating...
Finding Your Identity Apart from the Eating Disorder
April 03, 2023 01:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBWe all know how quickly (and dangerously) an eating disorder can strip us of our identity... to the point where we are convinced there IS no life away from the eating disorder. How do you re-establish your sense of self in recovery? How do you become someone that's not defined by the eating disorder? Naomi shares her thoughts. Help is always available. Check out these resources: NEDA Helpline - Call or Text: (800) 931-2237 NEDA Website Contact Picture Blurrfect: Twitter: @Blurrfect Insta...
Eating Disorders in Men & LGBTQIA+ Individuals: Tiffany Brown, PhD
March 15, 2023 03:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBNaomi sits down with Dr. Tiffany Brown of Auburn University who studies eating disorders in populations that are frequently overlooked, particularly men and LGBTQIA+ individuals. Turns out, we are just starting to uncover data and trends about these groups. Dr. Brown shares her research on day hospital treatment outcomes among sexual minority patients as well as the efficacy of cognitive dissonance-based interventions among gay males. Towards the end of the conversation, Dr. Brown shares nex...
Let's Talk About Intermittent Fasting: Jordan Schueler, MS
February 27, 2023 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBGrad student spotlight! The first one for Season 3. Jordan Schueler, Clinical Psychology PhD student at Texas A&M University joins the podcast to share her research on intermittent fasting and its relation to binge eating, impulsivity, among other behaviors. Jordan also talks about her dissertation work looking at the effectiveness of tele-health vs. in-person intervention for eating disorder treatment and shares her experience and advice on grad school. Paper Mentioned in the Episode: 1. ...
Is Orthorexia Another Form of Anorexia? Ft. C. Alix Timko, PhD
February 13, 2023 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBDr. Alix Timko of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sits down with Naomi to discuss one of her recent paper how we diagnose and effectively classify orthorexia nervosa, an eating disorder that's characterized by a fixation on food purity and an avoidance of "unhealthy foods." Dr. Timko makes the case that orthorexia is not a "new" or separate eating disorder, but rather a cultural manifestation of anorexia nervosa. She and Naomi also chat about her research into sex differences in ado...
Improving Racial & Ethnic Diversity in Eating Disorder Research: Amy Egbert, PhD
January 30, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBIn the second episode of Season 3, Naomi sits down with Dr. Amy Egbert of the University of Connecticut to talk about her research on eating disorders and disordered eating patterns among youth from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds. Importantly, Dr. Egbert discusses her investigation into how race and ethnicity have been reported in eating disorder studies over the last 20 years, including the trends and long-term implications. As another area of research interest, Naomi and Amy...
So the New AAP Guidelines Are Out...
January 17, 2023 03:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome to Season 3! Naomi spends the first episode of season three breaking down the new childhood obesity guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics early this year. The first set of guidelines issued in 15 years, the document states that children as young as 12 can be prescribed weight loss pharmacotherapy and adolescents as young as 13 (previously 16) can receive a referral for metabolic/bariatric surgery so long as certain qualifications are met. Did the document discuss th...
Why Do I "Feel Fat"? Ft. Lisa Anderson, PhD, LP
December 21, 2022 03:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn the final (!) episode of Season 2, Dr. Lisa Anderson of the University of Minnesota joins Picture Blurrfect to share her research exploring the link between "feeling fat," interoceptive awareness, and feelings such as guilt, depression, and disgust. As a fairly new area of study, Dr. Anderson and Naomi discuss how these results could inform future research and, more importantly, potential treatment/therapy options for patients with eating disorders. Picture Blurrfect will resume in Janua...
When Neuroscience & Clinical Science Unite: Ann Haynos, PhD
November 14, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBDr. Ann Haynos joins the podcast to share all about how her research uses neuroscience to inform clinical interventions. First, Dr. Haynos explains the role of studying "resting state functional connectivity" in eating disorders, and the parts of the brain involved in reward processing; it's especially fascinating to hear how it compares between eating disorder patients and healthy individuals. Then, Dr. Haynos shares how Positive Affect Treatment (PAT), a form of therapy used to treat mood/...
Male Eating Disorders - Prevalence in Preadolescence & Vitamin D Levels: Jason Nagata, MD
October 17, 2022 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBJason Nagata, MD, MS, from the University of California San Francisco joins the podcast to share his recent work in examining the prevalence of preadolescent eating disorders in the U.S. Additionally, Dr. Nagata explains the role and importance of vitamin D in eating disorder recovery, sharing recent results he recently published on vitamin D levels among males hospitalized for eating disorders. The results further underscore just how understudied male eating disorders are. Papers Mentione...
Another Day, Another Stigma
September 26, 2022 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBNaomi shares what she's been personally going through over the last 1.5 years but has been wary of opening up due to the sheer stigma of the topic... unfortunately, though, so many individuals go through this particular struggle and it is one that has the potential of wrecking your recovery alongside your mental and emotional wellbeing. If you're struggling with a challenging life circumstance, it's important to stay grounded--have your support system in tow and the strength to be transpa...
How Instagram Negatively Affects Mental Health
September 05, 2022 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBNaomi revisits The Wall Street Journal expose on how Facebook was made aware of internal research data showing the negative impacts of its app Instagram on young people and failed to act. What did the expose say and have we made any progress in making social media a positive tool for young people? Why DOES Instagram suck us into the "compare and despair" spiral and what does that mean for eating disorder recovery? To read the WSJ expose, click here. The 2017 TIME Magazine article Naomi r...
Lessons from Lived Experience: Aggie, Blanca, and Adam
August 22, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBTRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains details about eating and exercises habits related to eating disorders. Please ensure you are in a safe place mentally and emotionally before listening, and seek help if you need assistance (resources below). In a very special episode of Picture Blurrfect, Aggie, Blanca, and Adam join the podcast to share their story of living with and recovering from an eating disorder--the challenges, the triggers, and the life changes. Importantly, the group discusse...
Weight-Based Bullying: Janet Lydecker, PhD
August 08, 2022 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBNaomi chats with Dr. Janet Lydecker of Yale University about weight-based bullying: what it is, what it looks like, and how we can begin to address it as a scientific and clinical community. In addition to sharing some of weight bullying's key characteristics, Dr. Lydecker explains the association between weight stigma and bullying, and how parents/teachers/loved ones can facilitate a dialogue about this issue. There's plenty more research to conduct on this topic, and Dr. Lydecker is paving...
The Neurobiology Underlying Anorexia: Yong Xu, MD, PhD
July 25, 2022 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDr. Xu of Baylor College of Medicine joins the podcast to share his latest work on how a particular brain circuit contributes to anorexia nervosa, the psychiatric disease characterized by fear of gaining weight and severe food restriction. Dr. Xu explains how dopamine and serotonin neurons in the brain regulate feeding behavior and often communicate with each other. Importantly, new research from his lab shows how the strength of that communication determined how much animals ate and exercis...
Eating Disorders & Muscle-Building Behaviors in Men: Kyle Ganson, PhD, LICSW, LCSW
July 11, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBNaomi chats with Dr. Kyle Ganson from the University of Toronto about his research on eating disorders in men--why it is under researched and not talked about enough. Additionally, Dr. Ganson shares his research on muscle-enhancing / muscularity-oriented behaviors in the male population by sharing the risk factors and potential treatments. Like with all eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors, this issue is very complex and more research is needed. Papers Mentioned in the Episode:...
So What Exactly Is Intuitive Eating? - Blair Burnette, PhD
June 27, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBNaomi chats with Dr. Blair Burnette of the University of Minnesota about her research on intuitive eating and how this framework could be incorporated into treatment/recovery plans for eating disorders and disordered eating. While most people drill this concept down to "eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full," Dr. Burnette explains the nuance and complexities associated with intuitive eating. Additionally, Dr. Burnette discusses the many barriers to access intuitive eating and how so...
Why Body Image Concerns Are Not Just a "Teenage Problem": Katie Thompson
June 13, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBBack-to-back graduate student spotlights! Naomi chats with the fabulous Katie Thompson, clinical psychology PhD student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill about body image concerns beyond the teenage years--midlife, postpartum, menopause, and more. Along these lines, Naomi and Katie also discuss how much our culture pressures us to not allow our bodies to change. There's a major disconnect between what the world tells us to look like and biological reality. Papers Referenced in...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & EDs, Weight Stigma, & Pursuing Graduate School: Shruti Kinkel-Ram, M.A.
May 23, 2022 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBGraduate student spotlight! Naomi chats with soon-to-be Dr. Shruti Kinkel-Ram (@shrutikinkelram) of Miami University all about her research, including her Master's thesis on the connection between obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorders as well as her current work on examining the relationship between interception and weight stigma. Naomi and Shruti also discuss life in graduate school more generally--the good, the bad... & the ugly (just kidding). Papers Referenced in the Episo...
Eating Disorders: Not Just in Young People! Lisa Kilpela, PhD
May 02, 2022 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBPicture Blurrfect tackles yet another eating disorder myth: that these diseases occur only in young people. Dr. Lisa Kilpela of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio joins the show to share how she studies eating disorder pathologies and body image in older women, what she and her team have found thus far, and how this research can inform future treatment strategies. Join Naomi for a quick detour at the beginning of the episode on her recent trip to her North Carolina ...
The Neurobiology of Bulimia Nervosa: Laura Berner, PhD
April 18, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBDr. Laura Berner of Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joins Picture Blurrfect to share her research that investigates the neurobiological mechanisms underlying bulimia nervosa. Tune in to learn about which parts of the brain are most involved when individuals feel a "loss of control" and how this research can inform future pharmacological and therapeutic interventions. Paper referenced in the episode: 1) Berner et al., 2022 - Altered prefrontal activation during the inhibition of eat...
How Food Insecurity Influences Eating Disorder Pathology: Carolyn Becker, PhD
April 04, 2022 02:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBDr. Carolyn Becker of Trinity University joins Picture Blurrfect to discuss her research on how food insecurity -- people living without reliable access to food -- influences the development of eating disorders. As food insecurity worsens, the level of eating disorder pathology increases. Dr. Becker's work challenges what we think we know about eating disorders and can not only help inform future research but also economic policies that impact food insecurity across the globe. To read more...
The Power of Your Voice: S. Bryn Austin, ScD
March 21, 2022 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBNaomi chats with Dr. Bryn Austin of Harvard Chan School of Public Health about the importance of advocacy for eating disorders at the state and federal level. Dr. Austin is the Founding Director of the Strategic Training Initiative for the Preventing of Eating Disorders (STRIPED) where she and her colleagues help train the next generation in eating disorder prevention. In this episode, Dr. Austin shares how the CDC recently removed questions pertaining to disordered eating habits on the Yout...
Compulsive Exercise & Disordered Eating: Maddy Palermo, PhD Candidate
February 28, 2022 02:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBGrad Student Spotlight! Maddy Palermo (@maddy_palermo), PhD Candidate at University of South Florida, chats with Naomi about her research on over-exercising and disordered eating particularly within first year college students. What exactly is exercise identity and weight bias? More importantly, as more data are collected on these complex topics, Maddy shares how this research can benefit clinicians in the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. The paper Naomi and Maddy discu...
Why Eating Disorders Are On the Rise Amid the Pandemic: Kelly Allison, PhD
February 14, 2022 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBWhile hospitalization and death rates for those diagnosed with COVID-19 has dominated the news headlines over the last two years, Naomi pulls back the curtain with Dr. Kelly Allison of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss how the global pandemic has also negatively impacted those with eating disorders. The data, unfortunately, is alarming. But what the data tells us can help clinicians, therapists, and the scientific community build a sustainable framework moving forward. More important...
All About Anxiety (& Eating Disorders) - Erin Reilly, PhD
January 31, 2022 01:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBEating disorders share numerous characteristics with anxiety disorders, but exactly how can this be measured and used to inform treatments in the clinical setting? Naomi chats with Dr. Erin Reilly of University of California San Francisco on her research exploring the relationship between anxiety and eating disorders/disordered eating. Dr. Reilly also shares a recent paper her lab published on how anhedonia (or loss of pleasure) changes during eating disorder treatment, and other ongoing res...
Understanding Behavioral Interventions for Eating Disorders: Glenn Waller, DPhil
January 17, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBNaomi chats with Dr. Waller of the University of Sheffield about the various types of behavioral interventions used to treat eating disorders. From cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to exposure therapy to family based therapy, each of these methods plays a critical role in eating disorder recovery. More importantly, Dr. Waller reflects on the challenges that clinicians face during therapy and strategies for overcoming them to ensure therapy is rewarding for both clinicians and clients. Bo...
Tummy Troubles: Helen Burton Murray, PhD
January 03, 2022 02:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBWelcome to Season 2! Naomi welcomes listeners back to a brand new season, offering encouragement to listeners who may be feeling triggered from all the weight-loss New Years resolutions. Later, Naomi chats with Dr. Burton Murray of Massachusetts General Hospital about the relationship between eating disorders and gastrointestinal problems, including gut-brain interaction disorders. To read more about the studies referenced in the episode: 1) Burton Murray et al., 2020 - https://pubmed.ncbi...
Exercise & Eating Disorders, Body-Checking, & more: Drew Anderson, PhD
November 20, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBIn the season finale, Naomi talks with Dr. Drew Anderson of University of Albany about his work with eating disorders patients and how we can better discuss, research, and develop treatment strategies. Topics that Drew and Naomi chat about include compulsive exercise among eating disorder patients, body-checking and mirror exposure therapy, and ways we can discuss both obesity and eating disorders in our culture. While Picture Blurrfect is coming to an end for the year, we will be back and...
A Story of Anorexia & Bipolar Disorder: Cara Lisette
October 30, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBNaomi chats with Cara Lisette, mental health campaigner in the UK about her recovery story for both anorexia and bipolar disorder. While more research is needed, studies suggest that the comorbidity of these two diseases ranges from 0.6 to 33.3 percent. Naomi and Cara talk about the awful comparison game that the eating disorder tries to play with our minds, how COVID-19 complicated recovery for so many, and why therapy is so important. As part of her recovery, Cara wrote "The Eating Diso...
How Acute Stress Influences Eating Behavior - Sarah Fischer, PhD
October 09, 2021 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBNaomi chats with Dr. Sarah Fischer of George Mason University about her ongoing research with neuro-imaging to study the way acute stress impacts overall eating behavior, and how this differs in those with and without eating disorders. Follow Picture Blurrfect on social media! Twitter: @Blurrfect Instagram: @picture_blurrfect E-mail Naomi: [email protected]
Vacationing with an Eating Disorder - Is it Possible?
September 15, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBNaomi welcomes listeners back to the podcast after a few weeks hiatus by sharing stories and insights from her recent vacation to Iceland and Greece. Navigating life outside our "regular routines" can be difficult, especially with an eating disorder that tries to dictate our every move. For the host, in several instances there was growth on this trip. But on various other levels, the eating disorder still persists and wins out. So it begs the question... is 100% recovery ever possible? Fol...
How Eating Disorders Activate Different Neural Circuits: Guido Frank, MD
July 27, 2021 03:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBPsychiatrist Guido Frank, MD, joins Picture Blurrfect to discuss his lab's most recent paper in JAMA Psychiatry that sheds light on how eating disorder behavior can activate different circuits in the brain that control food intake. Naomi and Dr. Frank also talk about the importance of treating depression and anxiety concurrently with eating disorder behavior during treatment and recovery. Read more about Dr. Frank's work: https://profiles.ucsd.edu/guido.frank and view his most recent publi...
The Racial Disparities in Binge Eating Disorder Treatment: Rachel Goode, PhD
July 15, 2021 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBDr. Rachel Goode of UNC Chapel Hill joins Picture Blurrfect to discuss her research that addresses the racial and socioeconomic disparities in eating disorder treatment, particularly among Black women with binge eating disorder. What do we know so far and what are the existing knowledge gaps that still need to be addressed? In the episode, Dr. Goode emphasizes that if you don't know where to go to for help, start with a book. She offered the following recommendations: 1) Overcoming Binge E...
Eating Disorders & Suicide -- What's the Connection?: April Smith, PhD
July 01, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBNaomi talks with Dr. April Smith, Director of the Research on Eating Disorders and Suicide (REDS) Lab at Auburn University about her ongoing research into suicidal thoughts and behaviors among those with eating disorders and/or disordered eating. Dr. Smith discusses interoceptive deficits among these individuals, how technology could facilitate treatment, as well as her research on the rates of suicide among males with muscle dysmorphia. And a special guest appearance from husband of the p...
The Alarming Rise of Eating Disorders in Young People: Cheri Levinson, PhD
June 23, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBNaomi talks with Dr. Cheri Levinson, Associate Professor and Director of the Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab at the University of Louisville about how eating disorders are becoming more prevalent in young adolescents as research funding for eating disorders continues to dwindle. Follow Dr. Levinson and her lab on social media: Twitter: @CheriLev ; @uofleatlab Instagram: @uofleatlab The EAT Lab is currently recruiting individuals for its Predicting Recovery Study! More information available ...
Orthorexia Bites: Jason Wood
June 14, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBNaomi talks with Jason Wood, a survivor of orthorexia who shares his story to raise awareness about this lesser-known eating disorder. More importantly, Jason uses his message to encourage others--especially men--to speak up and help break down the stigma surrounding eating disorders. Follow Jason on social media and check out his website www.orthorexiabites.com. His new book, Starving for Survival will be released later this year! Twitter: @OrthorexiaB Instagram: @orthorexiabites Have q...
The Problem with Calorie Counts on Menus: Laura McGeown
June 09, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, Naomi talks with PhD Candidate Laura McGeown of Lakehead University to discuss the problems associated with calorie labels on restaurant menus. According to the evidence, this practice is not only ineffective but causes more harm for those suffering from mental health diseases including eating disorders. In order to implement evidence-based and effective policies, we must understand the data and listen to stakeholders, including those that may be affected by potential propos...
Dump the Scales: Hope Virgo
June 04, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBNaomi chats with Hope Virgo, multi-award winning author, speaker, and advocate for eating disorders in the UK about her previous struggle with anorexia, and how she's using her story to make waves around the world. Naomi and Hope talk about a wide-range of issues including triggers, exercise obsession, and her leadership with the "Dump the Scales" campaign, an initiative that calls for doctors to not use weight as the sole indicator for eating disorder treatment. Follow Hope on social medi...
Let's Talk About It: Elyse Rochman, LCSW
May 26, 2021 03:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBNaomi has an honest conversation with Elyse Rochman, a licensed clinical social worker that specializes in eating disorder therapy, about not only the importance of therapy, but the value of developing trusting, safe relationships in a world that tells us to run, hide, and be ashamed of ourselves. If you'd like more information about Elyse and her private practice, visit her profile on Psychology Today. Got tips, questions, or comments for the host? Feel free to contact Naomi any time at...