Trigger Warning: Eating disorders, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, anorexia, cutting, suicide, sexual assault, fat phobia, weighing and measuring, weight notice, anxiety, depression, physical injury.
Episode eleven of the second season of Grey Maybe is a conversation with ballet teacher and professional dancer Nancy Dobbs Owen. Nancy shares her experience of growing up feeling ill equipped for emotional survival, how she coped with the pressures of the ballet world, and her ongoing journey of recovery. If you would like to share your story of recovery, please email [email protected].
Nancy Dobbs Owen: https://www.nancydobbsowen.com/
Nancy Dobbs Owen IG: https://www.instagram.com/nancydobbsowen
Grey Maybe IG: https://www.instagram.com/greymaybepodcast/
Grey Maybe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greymaybepod
Jillian Schmitz IG: https://www.instagram.com/jillianschmitz/
Jillian Schmitz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jillianschmitzofficial
Do’s and Don’ts for family and friends of loved ones with eating disorders: https://eatingdisorder.care/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dos-and-Donts-EDCare.pdf
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) 12 Step Program: https://oa.org/
“An epidemic of beauty sickness” - Renee Engeln (TEDxUConn 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63XsokRPV_Y
Danscend: https://danscend.teachable.com/
Minding The Gap: https://www.wearemindingthegap.com/
Consent Wizardry: https://consentwizardry.com/
Intimacy Coordinator: https://nicoleperry.org/
Find Sliding Scale therapy in California: https://health.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/SoCal%20Scale%202.pdf
Psychology Today Database: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
Anorexia: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9794-anorexia-nervosa
Orthorexia: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/other/orthorexia
Binge Eating Disorder: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/bed
Eating disorders and emotions: https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/eating-disorders-self-mutilation-and-unexpressed-emotions-a-deadly-relationship/
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD): https://anad.org/eating-disorders-statistics/
Find a 12-step fellowship near you: https://multiconceptrecovery.com/find-a-12-step-fellowship-near-you/
If you are feeling suicidal or in crisis text or call 988.
National Institute of Mental Health: (NIMH) https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Mentioned in this episode:
Matthew Dickens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Dickens
Keith Young: https://www.instagram.com/therealkeithyoung
Performing Arts Center (PAC) IG and website: https://www.instagram.com/performingartscenter & https://performingartscenter.net
University Of California, Irvine (UCI): https://uci.edu/
Joffrey Ballet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joffrey_Ballet
Phantom of the Opera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical)
Catherine Morgan: https://www.youtube.com/@Tutugirlkem
Jennifer Ringer IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeniferringer
Episode Transcribed Here with Otter.ai: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-Fey41z0OqHxSwhYsp465kXvJdKT26w/view?usp=sharing