iMove and Breaking Free from Compulsive Exercise with Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT

 

Episode 84 - iMove and Breaking Free from Compulsive Exercise with Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

In this episode, I am joined by Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT, registered dietitian with over twenty years of clinical experience and personal recovery experience with her psychology, mindfulness and yoga training to help her clients move into full recovery. She is creator of the iMove™ program based on her book, “iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise.” Amy is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) and a Registered Yoga Teacher practicing in the Boston area. She is also the founder of Metrowest Nutrition, LLC, a multi-disciplinary practice centered on healing relationships with body and food.

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ABOUT AMY GARDNER, MS, CEDRD, RYT:

Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT is the creator of the iMove™ program based on her book, “iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise.” She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) and a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher practicing in the Boston area. Amy is the founder of Metrowest Nutrition, LLC, a group nutrition counseling and consulting practice with locations in the MetroWest/Boston MA areas which she has owned and operated for over ten years.

Amy’s own recovery from an eating disorder inspired her to work with this population. She has more than twenty years of experience helping people heal from eating and exercise disorders and has been mentoring other clinicians through her practice and other clinical settings for almost that long. She holds a bachelor’s in clinical nutrition from UNH and a master’s in clinical nutrition from NYU. She completed her dietetic internship at the Bronx VA Medical Center in 1999.

Amy has worked at all levels of eating disorder care. While working at McLean Hospital, she developed a deep understanding of eating disorders and other complex psychiatric illnesses. As lead nutritionist at the Klarman Eating Disorder Program she discovered a passion for mentoring other clinicians, a passion she’s carried into her leadership of Metrowest Nutrition, LLC.

In addition to her nutrition and yoga training, Amy has a solid background in psychology. She’s taken part in a number of trainings on mindfulness including the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) through UMASS Medical Center and Sensory Motor Arousal Response Treatment (SMART) method for working with children with trauma.

Amy has led numerous school programs ranging in audience from preschool through college. She has spoken at a number of local and international professional conferences. Amy is a member of Boston Alliance to Diversify Dietetics (BADD), the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), Multi-service Eating Disorder Association (MEDA), International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). She’s an expert with WiseHer, a digital resource for women entrepreneurs and a member of Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network.

iMove™ is a program that incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, polyvagal theory, mindfulness, breathing, meditation and movement to help individuals heal from compulsive exercise. In her book, “iMove, Helping Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise” and the accompanying training, she shares this method with clinicians on imove-book.com (book) and imovemethod.com (workbook).

Metrowest Nutrition, LLC, a group nutrition and psychotherapy counseling practice helping people of all ages heal their relationship with food, movement and body. Their team operates from a HAES/ Intuitive Eating mindset and are committed to creating a space for diversity within the team and for the clients they serve. Their offices are in Framingham, Newton and Westborough with Telehealth services available.