In this episode, Karin is joined by founder and activist Johanna Kandel. After recovering from a long battle with various eating disorders, Johanna Kandel founded The National Alliance for Eating Disorders (“The Alliance”) as a way to give back and make a difference. Since founding The Alliance in October 2000, Johanna has brought information, awareness, and support to hundreds of thousands of individuals nationally and internationally. In addition, she facilitates free, weekly support groups, helps thousands of people gain information and find the help they need, and advocates for change on local, state, and national level.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• The National Alliance for Eating Disorder’s mission

• The benefits of re-channeling eating disorder energy

• The impact that transgenerational trauma

• Eating disorder mortality rate statistics 

• Acknowledging shifts in how eating disorders are perceived

• The pillars of what The Alliance does

• Dismantling the power of insurance lobbyists

• NOT ONE MORE weekend (February 25th-February 27th 2022)

ABOUT JOHANNA KANDEL:

Johanna Kandel (She/Her) founded The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness after recovering from a ten-year-long battle with various eating disorders. Since founding The Alliance in October 2000, Johanna has brought information and awareness about eating disorders to hundreds of thousands of individuals nationally and internationally. In addition, she facilitates weekly support groups, mentors individuals with eating disorders and their families through their treatment and recovery, and helps thousands of people to gain information and find the help they need. As a passionate advocate for mental health and eating disorders legislation, Johanna has spent a lot of time meeting with numerous members of Congress, and was part of the first-ever Eating Disorder Roundtable at the White House.

Johanna is a proud member of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) Meeting under the Department of Health and Human Services, a member of the Board of Directors for the Eating Disorders Coalition, and a member of the Eating Disorders Leadership Summit. She has received many awards for her ongoing outreach and advocacy work, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service©, Academy for Eating Disorders’ Meehan/Hartley Leadership Award for Public Service &/or Advocacy, and Harlequin Enterprises’ More Than Words Award. Johanna has appeared on national television programs including NBC Nightly News and The Today Show, and profiled in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Glamour Magazine.

Johanna’s book, “Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder,” was released by Harlequin Nonfiction in September 2010.

CONNECT WITH JOHANNA:

• Learn more about Johanna and The Alliance

• Get involved in The Alliance’s 2022 NOT ONE MORE weekend including:

  • Day of Help

  • Day of Support

  • Day of Recovery

  • Rally for Recovery

• Join the movement and donate to The Alliance

• Subscribe to The Alliance’s blog

• Discover more about The Alliance’s:

  • Mission

  • Programs & Services

  • Events

  • Resource Library

  • Educational Opportunities

  • Brand Deck

  • NOT ONE MORE weekend

• Follow Johanna and The Alliance on Instagram