CW: BED, OA, Some specific amounts of food used for examples
Amy Pershing, who cowrote Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond with Chevese Turner, joined me on the podcast to discuss this challenging and common eating disorder that is often overlooked. Amy shares so much great information with us about BED from all sides of the disorder, having experienced it herself and recovered.
BED Recovery Program: www.thebodywiseprogram.com
Intuitive Eating Program: www.hungerwise.com
In this episode:
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Her history around dieting and BED
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BED - most common eating disorder
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BED seen as a willpower issue
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How to screen patients for EDs/BED
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What does Binging look like?
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How does shame affect our thoughts around binging?
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Trauma
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BED can manifest in any body size
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How do you start to find help
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Person in culture and how it affects eating disorders
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Advocacy for patients in the world
Amy Pershing LMSW, ACSW is the Founder of Bodywise Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Program and the Vice President of the Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor. She is the co-founder of Pershing Consulting LLC, which offers training to clinicians treating BED worldwide.
Based on 30 years of clinical experience, Amy has pioneered a treatment approach for BED that is strengths-based, incorporating Internal Family
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