Starving the Soul... Metaphorically Speaking with Dr. Anita Johnston, PH.D., CEDS-S

 

Episode 102 - Starving the Soul... Metaphorically Speaking with Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS-S

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

We are thrilled to welcome 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 Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, 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!

Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS-S, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified eating disorders specialist, and author of “Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling.”

Dr. Johnston has been working in the field of women’s issues, eating difficulties, and body image distress for over thirty-five years. She is currently the Clinical Director of ‘Ai Pono, an eating disorders residential treatment program in Maui, and she is the Executive Director for the Integrative Life Center in Nashville. She also is the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, an online platform with several Self-study courses and Soul Hunger workshops. In addition, Dr. Johnston provides individual virtual consultations and conducts workshops worldwide. However, she is best known for integrating metaphor and storytelling into her training as a clinical psychologist to explain the complex issues that underlie struggles with eating, exercise, and body image.