Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Building an Alliance-- A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani
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Dr. H sits down with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, a nationally recognized expert on eating disorders to explore a wide range of topics including: • etiology and the relative influence of temperament, culture, and concomitant psychiatric illness •anorexia as a qualitatively different kind of treatment challenge •treatment ambivalence, building the alliance, respecting protectors •anosognosia and its relationship with severity of illness •how to talk about weight, body image, and eating with mindful/respectful language •thin privilege and fatphobia •involuntary treatment •orthorexia and food rules as a cultural disease •GLP-1 agonists and bariatric surgery Dr. G https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/team Sick Enough-- A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/sick-enough Bringing Therapy into Med Management-- An intensive training with Dr.  H https://www.craigheacockmd.com/training/ BFTA/ Dr. H https://www.craigheacockmd.com/podcast-page/
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