Somatic Healing with Paula Scatoloni, LCSW

 
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Episode 10 - Somatic Healing with Paula Scatoloni, LCSW

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, CEDS, SEP. Paula is a somatic-based psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and Somatic Experiencing™ practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC, and has worked in the field of eating disorders for over two decades. Paula co-developed the first intensive outpatient program for eating disorders in the U.S with Dr. Anita Johnston. She is the co-founder of the Embodied Recovery model and the Embodied Recovery Institute in Durham, NC.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • Somatic healing

  • Attachment, Trauma, and Sensory Integration

  • Learning to get into your body safely, when it's exactly where you don't want to be.

  • Noticing how body sensations shift.

  • The canary in the coal mine.

  • The "perfect storm".

  • Detachment of body due to trauma.

  • Recovery takes showing up.

ABOUT PAULA SCATOLONI:

Paula Scatoloni, LCSW is a somatic psychotherapist (soma = body in Greek) and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Paula is a somatic-based psychotherapist, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner in Chapel Hill, NC. She has a private practice and has worked in the field of eating disorders for over two decades. She has taught extensively on the etiology and treatment of eating disorders through workshops, professional trainings, and conferences for over a decade.

Paula works with those who wish to improve their sense of intimacy and connection to others, resolve old relational dynamics, create a more affirming relationship to the body, develop healthy skills for managing difficult emotions, improve physical vitality and energy level, or decrease feelings of chronic anxiety.

Early in her career, Paula has focused on helping individuals find freedom in the body through traditional “talk” therapy and the expressive arts modalities. She developed the first intensive outpatient program for eating disorders in the nation with Dr. Anita Johnston author of Eating in the Light of the Moon. After relocating to NC in 2006, Paula served as the Eating Disorder Coordinator at Duke University for nine years managing a clinical team, facilitating workshops, and providing academic instruction to professionals both on campus and in the surrounding community.

For the past decade, Paula has followed the emerging neuroscience research incorporating mindfulness-based modalities into her treatment approach. She is certified in Somatic Experiencing, a biophysiological model for the treatment of trauma and nervous system regulation. Paula is currently training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a treatment approach that focuses on the healing of early attachment ruptures and trauma.

Most recently, Paula co-developed a professional training called Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders. This treatment model weaves together the latest advances in the field of neuroscience, trauma, and attachment while teaching providers how the body itself can serve as a resource in recovery rather than obstacle to be overcome.

When Paula is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and pets. She uses yoga, dance, nature, music, and Pilates for her own self-care and firmly believes that self-care is critical for those in the helping profession.

CONNECT WITH PAULA SCATOLONI:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Invisibility of Men in the Eating Disorder Community with Mark Warren, MD

 
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Episode 9 - Invisibility of Men in the Eating Disorder Community with Mark Warren, MD

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Mark Warren, MD, recovered clinician and Chief Medical Officer of The Emily Program, a multi-state Eating Disorder Treatment System focused on bringing the most advanced, evidenced based care to clients who are treated in a community of recovery. Mark Warren graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Harvard Medical School. His practice focuses on bringing the most up-to-date research into evidence-based care. Mark has published and spoken extensively on Males and Eating Disorders, Professionals and Recovery and DBT and FBT in the treatment of eating disorders. In this episode, Mark shares that he hadn’t met another recovered, male professional until he was 60 years old and that maintaining a sense of community has help keep him recovered.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • The underrepresentation of men and eating disorders.

  • The invisibility of men and their behaviors.

  • You are not your diagnosis, you are human being struggling with a disorder.

  • Eating disorders are a disorder of disconnection.

  • Getting off of the "treadmill" of life.

  • Men are just as exposed subjected to the diet culture and body ideals.

  • Eating disorders and drugs as traumatic experiences.

  • Things that are shameful, are painful.

ABOUT MARK WARREN:

Mark graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Harvard Medical School. His practice focuses on bringing the most up-to-date research into evidence-based care.

Mark serves on the faculty of Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and teaches at University Hospitals of Cleveland and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders, where he leads the SIG in Males and Eating Disorders. Mark is a two-time recipient of the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and a winner of the Woodruff Award.

Mark co-chairs the Academy of Eating Disorders Presidential Task Force for Medical Care and serves on the FEAST Medical Advisory Board and the London-based Succeed Foundation Medical Advisory Board. He has presented extensively at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, The Renfrew Foundation, and the Multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Association.

Mark currently holds the position of Chief Medical Officer for The Emily Program, a comprehensive treatment center that provides personalized eating disorder treatment for teens, young adults, and adults. We offer comprehensive psychological, nutritional, medical, and psychiatric care at multiple locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Duluth, MN, Spokane, WA, South Sound (Lacey), WA and Seattle, WA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Cleveland, OH.

Treatment options range from periodic outpatient appointments to residential care at our 24/7 residential facilities in Cleveland, OH, and St. Paul, MN. The Emily Program offers help with a variety of treatment for eating disorders, exercise, and body image issues, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder, and eating disorder, and related mental health issues. You can visit The Emily Program for more information.

CONNECT WITH MARK WARREN:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. You can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online to learn more about Karin and her center’s services. You can also connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

When Life Happens with Beth Mayer, LICSW

 
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Episode 8 - When Life Happens with Beth Mayer, LICSW

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Beth Mayer, LICSW. Beth is a recovered Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, negative body image, and trauma with over 35 years of experience. She is a nationally recognized speaker in the field of eating disorders. Beth works with people struggling with all types of eating disorders and specializes in adolescents and families.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Access to care.
• Working with an advocate.
• Single Case Agreements (insurance SCA).
• Everyone deserves help.
• Learning how to be gentle with relapse and recovery.
• Different responses to disclosing to loved ones.
• How “life” happens as you let go of ED thoughts & behaviors. 

ABOUT BETH MAYER:

Beth is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, negative body image, and trauma with over 35 years of experience. She is a nationally recognized speaker in the field of eating disorders. Beth works with people struggling with all types of eating disorders and specializes in adolescents and families.

Beth’s areas of expertise include eating disorders, body image, trauma, and adolescent and family therapy. Her therapeutic work focuses on the whole person including their cultural, emotional, physical, familial, spiritual, and financial background.

Beth believes that a tremendous amount of change is possible through therapy, and she strongly believes that people can heal and have a better life. Her beliefs are grounded in her own experiences and her faith in the process of healing. Beth truly believes in an individual’s capacity for change, and holds this hope for all her clients.

Beth’s approach is present and non-judgmental as she helps clients navigate their way through their life experiences. She takes a strengths-based approach as she recognizes the strengths in her clients and their families and steers away from pathologizing people and their situation. Beth does this work because she truly loves it, and holds a lot of energy and patience with her clients.

Beth is a Level-One trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and is also trained in Family Based Therapy (FBT). She utilizes DBT, CBT, IFS, and ACT in all her work. She classifies herself as an eclectic therapist who uses different treatment approaches based on the needs of the individual, couple, and/or family.

Although a very serious clinician, Beth firmly believes in laughter as a critical element of the healing process and laughs with her clients while helping them to find the humor in their lives.

Beth received her MSW from Boston College School of Social Work and her undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac College. Beth is trained in DBT, IFS, and CBT. She served the Executive Director of the Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association (MEDA). Her other professional experience includes employment at Riverside Community Care, a non-profit health and human service organization. Beth managed three of their adolescent treatment programs. Beth also served as Executive Director of Travelers Aid Society of Boston, an organization that works with homeless people needing emergency assistance. She has also maintained an active private clinical practice since 1987. Beth currently co-chairs the NEDA network and recently received an award form NEDA for her volunteer work.

“My eating disorder did not really protect me from my emotions. It kept me distanced from people who could love and support me. NOTHING in my life has been harder than my recovery and I am grateful every day to have my life, my family, and to be able to truly be present in the world.” - Beth Mayer

CONNECT WITH BETH MAYER:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. You can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online to learn more about Karin and her center’s services. You can also connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Messages of Hope with Shari Botwin, LCSW

 
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Episode 7 - Messages of Hope with Shari Botwin, LCSW

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by author, speaker, and clinician, Shari Botwin, LCSW. Shari is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, author, and on-air expert. Shari has been counseling survivors of trauma, abuse, sexual assault, and eating disorders in private practice for over 20 years. At the age of 27, Shari decided to open her own practice after working a few years in a nationally known eating disorder center. Shari published her first book, Free At Last: The Power of Relationships in Overcoming Trauma, Abuse and Eating Disorders, and Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing in 2019.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• As a trauma survivor, you are not alone.
• Messages of hope.
• Reclaiming parts of yourself and your life.
• Exploring the eating disorder voice as information.
• Living in your values as opposed to living in your eating disorder.
• In order to say goodbye to your eating disorder you need to except you have one.


ABOUT SHARI BOTWIN:

Shari Botwin, LCSW  opened her Cherry Hill private practice in 1996. Prior to starting her own practice, Shari worked at the Renfrew  Center in Philadelphia. She provides individual, group, and family therapy with a  specialization in treating trauma, abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.  Shari holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University. 

In October of 2018, Shari was featured on the nationally known podcast, One Tough Muther with Gloria Allred. She is a freelance writer​ for Medium and The Authority Magazine. Moments after the Cosby Retrial verdict came in Shari gave commentary on NBC, ABC, CBS, CTV Canada, MSNBC, and CP24 Canada. On March 9, 2018, Shari presented a Keynote Presentation to a sold-out house for Monte Nido on the connection between eating disorders and abuse. In 2017 Shari conducted a Keynote workshop for The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals​ on the role of an eating disorder in staying stuck in trauma.  
     
​A variety of national media outlets; such as The New York Times, NBC News, Prevention Magazine, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, The Associated Press, ABC News has quoted Shari breaking stories related to trauma and abuse.

Shari's first book, Free At Last! The Power of Relationships in Overcoming Trauma, Abuse and Eating Disorders (Daybreak Publishing, January 2004) focused on the power of healing and supportive relationships in the recovery process. The book is comprised of patient stories who overcame significant obstacles to recover from their trauma, move beyond using self-destructive coping mechanisms to living a full life.   

Shari’s second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing, released worldwide on November 4, 2019. In the coming months, Shari will be speaking with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina and award-winning journalist, Abigail Pesta at The Wing in NYC. She will also be featured on the internationally known podcast, The Trauma Therapist and she will be featured on CNN for a segment on dogs in the workplace and PTSD.


CONNECT WITH SHARI BOTWIN:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

'Leaning In' to Recovery with Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S

 
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EPISODE 6 - ‘LEANING IN’ TO RECOVERY WITH MELAINIE ROGERS, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRDS

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S. A Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CEDRD) and Supervisor, Melanie is dedicated to supporting others in their quest to achieve long-term recovery. She is the Founder and Executive Director of BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ and Melainie Rogers Nutrition, LLC.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• What is normal eating and how “Normal Eating” looks like in real life
• Learning to trust your body
• We are wired to seek out variety
• Embracing sensitivity
• Food neutrality
• Moving on to the other side of the "velvet rope"
• The jigsaw puzzle of an eating disorder and the pieces of recovery
• Eating disorder behaviors - putting a stressor on top of a stressor

ABOUT MELAINIE ROGERS:

Melainie received her education in Melbourne, Australia where she was born and raised. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Melbourne University and completed a Graduate Diploma in Sports Nutrition from Deakin University, Australia. Upon coming to the United States, she earned her master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition at New York University.

Melainie is an internationally recognized expert on eating disorders. Among her many affiliations, Melainie is the founder and past president of the New York City IAEDP Chapter, an Advisory Board Member at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and a former Board Member of the Binge Eating Disorder Association. She is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University. Her treatment approach derives from a philosophy based on the principles of Intuitive Eating and Health At Every Size. Melainie has earned a strong reputation among her colleagues for her expertise in the field of nutrition and eating disorders. She is a dynamic speaker and has been invited to present internationally on the latest scientific discoveries and treatment approaches within the eating disorder profession.

In 2002, Melainie developed the largest private group nutrition practice specializing in eating disorders in New York City. As she saw a need for more services for eating disorders, she established BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ in 2009. 

Melainie is a recognized expert on eating disorders. She is a dynamic speaker and educator and is the co-founder and first President of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp) New York Chapter and currently resides on the Advisory Board with Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia (CSAB), as well as the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA).

Melainie Rogers and her team at BALANCE originated the popular #WakeUpWeightWatchers social media campaign and have been strong advocates speaking out about weight stigma and promoting weight inclusive values. Melainie is the author of an online eBook, now in print, entitled Redefining Wellness: The Ultimate Diet-Free Guide. The publication is a compilation of writings by eating disorder and body-positive advocates from around the world and is a comprehensive international resource guide. 

CONNECT WITH MELAINIE ROGERS:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Andrea's Voice with Doris and Tom Smeltzer

 
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EPISODE 5 - ANDREA’S VOICE WITH DORIS & TOM SMELTZER

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Doris and Tom Smeltzer, two parents who were thrust into the world of eating disorders through Andrea, their 19 - year - old daughter, who died of bulimia in June 1999. Author, activist, career educator, and international speaker, Doris Smeltzer is the President of Andrea's Voice Foundation, a non-profit founded following her daughter's eating disordered death. Doris holds a master's in counseling psychology, with published works including the book, Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia, "A Joyful Journey" blog, the AndreasVoice.org web site, and numerous published pieces in newspapers, magazines, and books including an article in the landmark, Treatment of Eating Disorders.

Doris and Tom have keynoted at numerous conferences and presented at universities and organizations internationally. As the first bereaved parents invited to present before a congressional briefing on eating disorders in Washington, DC, their story has now been told in the headlines of periodicals and in radio and television spots from New York to California.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • The deadly truth about eating disorders.

  • Recovery is a marathon, not a sprint.

  • What to tell parents.

  • The emotional distress that starts before behaviors begin.

  • Symptom interruption.

  • It is through community that we heal.

  • It takes a village!

ABOUT ANDREA, DORIS, & TOM SMELTZER:

Andrea Smeltzer died in her sleep at the age of 19 after a one-year struggle with bulimia. Andrea's parents, Tom and Doris Smeltzer, now devote their time to eating disorder prevention through Andrea's Voice Foundation. Tom and Doris Smeltzer are Andrea’s parents. Tom with a Master's Degree in Educational Administration and Doris with a Master's in Counseling Psychology are career educators. Now retired from the local school district, Doris devotes 100% of her time to eating disorder prevention through Andrea's Voice Foundation. Tom, too, focuses more attention on their non-profit’s efforts following his retirement as a Professor from a local college in Northern California.

Doris authored Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia and wrote for 7 years a popular "Advice for Parents" blog for her publishers, Gürze Books, until focusing on her own A Joyful Journey blog. She hosted the VoiceAmerica™ Radio Show, Savor Yourself...beyond skin deep, has been named a Community Hero by both her hometown of Napa, and the NorthBay ED organization, EDRS, and awarded the Soroptimist Ruby Award for Women Helping Women. Together, Doris and Tom co-authored an Article in the book, Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research-Practice Gap, (Academic Press, 2010), and appeared in the 2007 award-winning documentary, "America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty?" 

Andrea Lynn Smeltzer, 19, was trained in opera, enjoyed the theater, was an avid dancer and masterful at making jewelry and crafting poetry. After studying in Spain for a year at the age of fourteen, she spoke Spanish fluently. At the time of her death she was studying German, with a plan to master Japanese next. Prior to college, Andrea was elected president of her high school's Amnesty International group and was an outspoken advocate for human rights. At Pitzer College, she was awarded the prestigious Fletcher Jones Scholarship, worked as a Resident Assistant and Mentor, majored in International Business and Politics - and looked forward to saving the world. She died tragically after thirteen months of bulimic behaviors on June 16, 1999.

Since Andrea's death, Doris and Tom have created various eating disorder educational presentations and outreach efforts (locally, nationwide and internationally), have appeared in popular media (TV, radio, film), authored numerous published articles, books. blogs, and their web site, all with the intent to educate and inform others on the need for research, prevention, early recognition, immediate intervention and the skilled treatment of eating disorders. Doris and Tom created Andrea's Voice Foundation (AVF) dedicated to promoting education and understanding toward the prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment of disordered eating and related issues, and transforming perspectives...one person at a time

Doris and Tom continue their outreach efforts in the local community and beyond via presentations and workshops at school districts, colleges, universities, professional organizations, and treatment centers. When not educating on disordered eating and providing training on bully prevention and character education, gardens and works on projects with Tom in their Northern California home, which they share with their cats and llamas. Doris especially enjoys spending time with her daughter Jocelyn and son - in - law, Tracy, and dancing with her infant grandson, Fischer Lynn.

CONNECT WITH DORIS & TOM SMELTZER:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

The Eating Disorder Trap with Robyn Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD-S

 
Episode #4 ⎯⎯ The Hunger Trap with Robyn Goldberg

Episode 4 - The Eating Disorder Trap with Robyn Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD(S)

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Robyn Goldberg, Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian and Supervisor who specializes in medical conditions, disordered eating, eating disorders, Health at Every Size, pre-pregnancy nutrition, and people in recovery. An expert with over twenty three years of experience in the field of eating disorders, for the past 23 years, Robyn has maintained a private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, where she specializes in medical conditions, disordered eating, eating disorders, dual diagnosis, preventative nutrition and athletes maximizing optimal nutrition.

Robyn recently released her first book, “The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones” in March 2020. You can find more information and ways to purchase at the bottom of this page.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  •  Eating disorders and lifelong injuries.

  •  The shift from being an athlete to exercise addiction.

  •  External messages.

  •  Having and utilizing a support team.

  •  Putting exercise in perspective.

  •  Movement for enjoyment.

  •  Reviewing your values and beliefs in life.


ABOUT ROBYN GOLDBERG:

Robyn Goldberg is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified eating disorder registered dietitian supervisor, certified intuitive eating counselor and a Health at Every Size® (HAES) clinician. Robyn has spent years learning from some of the best in the industry and continues to seek professional mentoring, attend innovative conferences, and stays abreast of the most current literature.

Robyn began her career at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles as the in-patient dietitian in the Department of Cardiology. For the last 23 years, Robyn Goldberg has had a private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, where she specializes in medical conditions, eating disorders, disordered eating, dual diagnosis, pre-pregnancy nutrition and women seeking fertility treatment.

Robyn consistently educates professionals, students, and RDNs about how to best incorporate intuitive eating and Health at Every Size® approaches into their work and lives. She teaches nutrition classes on a wide array of topics for the Motion Picture Industry’s Wellness Program.

Actively involved in the nutrition and body positive community, Robyn is also a member of organizations including; Association of Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), Academy of Eating Disorders (AED), International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians (IFEDD). She also serves as a Nutrition Consultant for the Celiac Disease Foundation. Robyn also leads several body image and eating disorder groups in sober living settings in the Los Angeles Area.

Robyn is a nationally renowned contributing author registered dietitian nutritionist. She has been quoted as an expert in various publications including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Diabetes Forecast, Shape Magazine, Fitness, Oxygen, Life & Style, Natural Solutions, Beverly Hills Weekly and Today’s Dietitian. In addition, Robyn has also served as an eating disorder specialist on the nationally televised show “The Insider” and an expert on The Associated Press (AP).

Robyn’s newest work includes the release of The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones in March of 2020. The Eating Disorder Trap combines the latest research as well as the knowledge Robyn has gathered working in nutrition for over two decades. The book takes readers into the mind of individuals who battle with eating disorders every day and details the telltale signs of each disorder. She breaks myths about the nutritional, psychological, and medical components of eating disorders by translating complicated topics in a user-friendly manner. The book also answers several questions that clinicians and families of patients might ask to better understand eating disorders and the process toward recovery. Robyn also wrote the book for those suffering with an eating disorder to help them to develop a deeper insight into their disease.

CONNECT WITH ROBYN GOLDBERG:

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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP), National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association (MEDA), and was a board member of the Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders (APTED) when she resided in San Francisco. 

Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. She is an active member of the eating disorder professional world and has spoken at numerous colleges, universities, high schools, and middle schools. Along with her private practice, Karin holds free support groups in Boston and Providence, RI, and hosts the first podcast specifically featuring clinicians who have fully recovered from an eating disorder.

To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please take a minute to leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!

 

Recovered Living with Kristie Amadio

 
Recovered Living with Kristie Amadio

Episode 3 - Recovered Living with Kristie Amadio

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Kristie Amadio. Kristie is no stranger to the perils of seeking recovery from an eating disorder. After facing discouragement and struggle to try to find professional treatment in Australia and New Zealand, Kristie traveled to the States for 7 months of residential treatment. Kristie continued her early recovery journey with the help of an online therapist and dietician; little did she know that this experience would be the spark that helped her create Recovered Living. As the founder and CEO of this innovative and groundbreaking Eating Recovery Coach platform, Kristie now helps clients by providing practical services tailored to each individual’s needs.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • The gift of accepting help for the recovery process.

  • Learning and living the life skills needed without an eating disorder.

  • The extra support provided from virtual and live-in recovery coaches.

  • Body acceptance and making peace with your body.

  • Shifting your values.

  • Authentically being yourself in recovery.

ABOUT KRISTIE AMADIO:

Kristie Amadio is Founder and CEO of Recovered Living, which offers online eating disorder recovery coaching as well as 24/7 live-in support to people both domestically and internationally.

After 14 years of battling her eating disorder and seeking treatment in both Australia and New Zealand— where she was told she was ‘chronic’ and should expect to struggle with food and body image issues for the rest of her life— Kristie flew to America for intensive treatment and made a full recovery. The experience of multiple treatments in different countries led her to develop Recovered Living; a one-of-a-kind online and face-to-face support system for people in recovery. With a worldwide reach, Recovered Living provides online recovery coaching as well as in-home 24/7 live-in support. The mission for Recovered Living is about making treatment accessible and affordable for everyone, no matter where they live. All of their Coaches are fully recovered and hold the belief that the same can be true for you too

Kristie was stunned by the gap and unequal access to support and resources both here and overseas, so she resolved to make cost-effective support available to everyone, no matter where they lived. By working online and living with people in recovery all around the world, Kristie Amadio is adding a new dimension to the platform used to treat eating disorders. Kristie is a Certified Eating Disorder Coach with the Carolyn Costin Institute.

One of a kind, irrepressible enthusiasm, and candid honesty is what forms the basis of Kristie’s essence. She uses the same strength she required in her own recovery to guide and inspire others, while her genuine compassion allows her to connect easily with clients.


CONNECT WITH KRISTIE AMADIO:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Headspace and Heartspace with Taryn Cagnina, MA, LMHC

 
Taryn Cagnina

Episode 2 - Headspace and Heartspace with Taryn Cagnina, MA, LMHC

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Taryn Cagnina, MA, LMHC. I have known Taryn for years, both professionally and personally. Not only do we know each other from working together in a residential treatment center for eating disorders, we know the ways we each work with clients clinically speaking, and are dear friends who share a passion for sharing our personal recovery stories in the service of others.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • Integrating total sense of self to become whole again.

  • Being in headspace versus heart space.

  • Realizing that living in your values don't match up with your eating disorder.

  • Examples of healthy coping skills.

  • Body types do not determine whether or not someone has an eating disorder.

  • Eating disorders and working in the theatre arts.

  • Most influential role in her recovery.

ABOUT TARYN CAGNINA:

Taryn Cagnina, MA, LMHC is an eating disorder and trauma therapist based out of Boston, MA working in the field of mental health for 10 years. After recovering from her own eating disorder, Taryn wanted to help others manage their pain and suffering, and show them there is something better waiting for them on the other side.

Taryn believes that, while recovery from an eating disorder and/or managing depression, anxiety, and PTSD is hard work, it can also be a beautiful journey that leads you to something greater than you ever thought possible. Taryn has a professional history working in higher levels of care focusing on substance abuse and eating disorders and is also trained to treat PTSD with EMDR. She balances a realistic, no fluff approach with warmth and empathy. Taryn believes that healing can be inspired by the little things (which eventually become the big things).

“With the right emotional support, we can honor and make friends with our suffering, accept it, and find joy in choosing how we move through it. No one does it alone.”

CONNECT WITH TARYN CAGNINA:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Betraying the Soul with Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED

 
Recovery Bites with Carolyn Costin

EPISODE 1 - Betraying the Soul with Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED, world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker and consultant. Recovered from anorexia, Carolyn became a teacher and psychotherapist. After successfully treating her first eating disorder client, she recognized her calling. In 1996, Carolyn founded Monte Nido, the first residential eating disorder treatment program, and served as Clinical Director until 2016. Carolyn remains active in the field with her private practice, lecturing, teaching, supervising and serving on boards of professional organizations. In 2017, Carolyn founded The Carolyn Costin Institute, which offers continuing education and training for clinicians, coaches, mentors, and others. Serving as both my mentor and teacher for the last 15 years, it felt only natural to have Carolyn as my first guest.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • Defining the term “RECOVERED”

  • Why recovered clinicians are essential in the treatment of eating disorder clients.

  • Why intensive training is vital for clinical success.

  • Taking your character traits from darkness to light.

  • Feeling your feelings in a recovered life.

ABOUT CAROLYN COSTIN:

In her early twenties, Carolyn Costin recovered from anorexia nervosa, earned two master’s degrees, became a teacher and began her career as a psychotherapist. A passionate and dedicated educator Carolyn taught high school and community college for 8 years and brought teaching to her role as an eating disorder therapist.

After successfully treating her first eating disorder client in 1979, Carolyn recognized this was her calling. Her continued success led her to develop and direct several inpatient eating disorder facilities during the period of 1987 to 1996.

In 1996, Carolyn created Monte Nido, the first licensed, residential eating disorder treatment facility in a home setting. She was the first to combine state of the art eating disorder treatment with eastern healing modalities, such as yoga and meditation. She was first to speak out that people with eating disorders could be fully “Recovered” and first to openly hire recovered therapists. Knowing that role models, trust and relationships matter, Carolyn created a program where staff and clients shop, cook and eat meals together like a family. Carolyn wanted clients and their families to have a healing environment where professionals delivered expert care and clients acquired the knowledge and skills necessary for long-term recovery.

Carolyn’s personal history of an eating disorder, her humanistic relational approach, her acclaimed speaking engagements, her six books and Monte Nido’s highly successful outcome study (Brewerton & Costin, 2011) have resulted in Carolyn being one of the most respected and sought-after leaders in the eating disorder field.

A large percentage of Carolyn’s career has been lecturing, training, teaching and supervising clinicians, dietitians, and physicians. Many regularly attend a monthly study group for professionals Carolyn began in the mid-1980s. An official CE provider, through the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), Carolyn continues to travel nationally and internationally educating professionals and the public about eating disorders.

Having left Monte Nido & Affiliates in early 2016 Carolyn remains active in the eating disorder field on many fronts. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders and stays involved in many professional eating disorder organizations, as a member, speaker, consultant, or a collaborator on projects, such as her work with Project Heal, training eating disorder mentors for Communities of Healing.

In early 2017, Carolyn opened The Carolyn Costin Institute, which offers Eating Disorder Coach Training, Mentor Training, Continuing Education for clinicians as well as other specialized training.

CONNECT WITH CAROLYN COSTIN:

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Introducing the Recovery Bites podcast

 

A PODCAST THAT WELCOMES VOICES IN THE FIELD AND VOICES OF LIVED EXPERIENCE, TO GET REAL ABOUT EATING DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY.

ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, you can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.