Introducing JNewellness Therapy Talks 🎀 — a new series bringing licensed mental health professionals into honest, accessible conversations about the issues we don't talk about enough. For our first Therapy Talk, Janelle sits down with licensed clinical social worker, former professional dancer, and eating disorder specialist Donna Fish to discuss the complicated relationship between dance, food, body image, and mental health. After spending 10 years as a professional dancer, Donna went on to specialize in eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, body image, and performance anxiety—and now trains therapists around the world. We talk about: 🎀 eating disorders and disordered eating in dancers 🎀 ballet culture and the pressure to be thin 🎀 intuitive eating and breaking the restrict–binge cycle 🎀 why labeling foods “good” or “bad” can backfire 🎀 comparison, perfectionism, rejection, and self-worth 🎀 anxiety and automatic negative thoughts 🎀 learning to work with your emotions instead of fighting them 🎀 how parents and dance teachers can better support struggling dancers 🎀 building a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself Donna also shares her own experience with restrictive eating as a professional dancer and why one of her biggest messages to young dancers is to avoid overly depriving themselves or restricting the foods they love. Whether you're a dancer, athlete, student, parent, teacher, or someone who's ever struggled with food or body image, this conversation is for you. Want to learn more about Donna or get in contact with her? Visit her website: https://www.donnafish.com Subscribe to the Just Newellness Podcast for more Therapy Talks and honest conversations about mental health, wellness, relationships, identity, and turning pain into purpose. #eatingdisorderrecovery #bodyimage #intuitiveeating #mentalhealth #dancermentalhealth #dance #disorderedeating #bodypositivity #selfworth #anxiety #therapytalks #wellnesspodcast #mentalhealthpodcast #jnewellness
