Ever wanted to be surrounded by others who truly get it? To be in a crowd of people out to support research, education, awareness and treatment for those suffering from eating disorders? Join me (and the guests of this show) this Sunday, September 15 for the NEDA walk Fairfield. I'll be walking (and recording) with team Life with ED. Show up, wear orange and donate at my page below!

This week on Life with ED, the podcast Oriana LaFlamme and Olivia Grella the organizers of the National Eating Disorder Association walk in Fairfield, Connecticut and professionals in the eating disorder field joined me in my new home office to discuss everything from difficulties navigating insurance to how to be a supportive family member and many other challenges that NEDA has resources to help with. We discussed why this walk - why raising awareness and funds - for eating disorders is so important and much more.

Article of the Week: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/news/20190906/mens-eating-disorders-often-not-recognized

NEDA Walk Life with ED team page: http://neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/site/TR/NEDAWalk/General?team_id=42000&pg=team&fr_id=4609

If you have questions please send them in!! The Q&A episode is coming this fall. If you enjoy the show please give it a rating and review to help others find the show. And share it!! Share. Share. Share.

The other side of recovery can seem like an impossibly long, difficult and scary journey away, but this week on the podcast both my guest Julie Graham NDTR and me (your host Julia Werth RD) realized how much better it is to be on the other side! I now happily smile at myself in mirrors again and Julie hasn't touched fat free versions of food in years.

Julie Graham is a Nutrition & Dietetics Technician, Registered and the owner of Nx by Julie, LLC: a virtual coaching practice, based in Bristol, CT. She is personally recovered from Binge Eating Disorder, and now helps clients recover from dieting and dysfunctional eating patterns, using Intuitive Eating & a HAES approach to food & movement. She is an aunt to 4 nephews and 1 niece, and believes that practicing body acceptance holds the possibility for us to collectively achieve a future free from the encumbrances of dieting & eating disorders.

If you'd like to hang out with me and Julie please join us at her Body Positivity Happy Hour at Lift for Women in Watertown, CT on Thursday, September 27: https://www.facebook.com/events/414268932772087/

If you're interested in joining me and the Life with ED team at NEDA Walk Fairfiled check out our team fundraising page here: http://neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/site/TR/NEDAWalk/General?team_id=42000&pg=team&fr_id=4609

If you enjoy the show please share it! Like it! Tell a friend. We want more listeners and more people to know what a life with ED (and without it!) is like.

Article of the week: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/08/23/weight-watchers-kids-app-kurbo-slammed-makers-defend-proven-weight-loss-system-childhood-obesity/2084580001/

With any comments, concerns or questions for our upcoming Q&A episode please email [email protected]

The other side of recovery can seem like an impossibly long, difficult and scary journey away, but this week on the podcast both my guest Julie Graham NDTR and me (your host Julia Werth RD) realized how much better it is to be on the other side! I now happily smile at myself in mirrors again and Julie hasn't touched fat free versions of food in years.

Julie Graham is a Nutrition & Dietetics Technician, Registered and the owner of Nx by Julie, LLC: a virtual coaching practice, based in Bristol, CT. She is personally recovered from Binge Eating Disorder, and now helps clients recover from dieting and dysfunctional eating patterns, using Intuitive Eating & a HAES approach to food & movement. She is an aunt to 4 nephews and 1 niece, and believes that practicing body acceptance holds the possibility for us to collectively achieve a future free from the encumbrances of dieting & eating disorders.

If you'd like to hang out with me and Julie please join us at her Body Positivity Happy Hour at Lift for Women in Watertown, CT on Thursday, September 27: https://www.facebook.com/events/414268932772087/

If you're interested in joining me and the Life with ED team at NEDA Walk Fairfiled check out our team fundraising page here: http://neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/site/TR/NEDAWalk/General?team_id=42000&pg=team&fr_id=4609

If you enjoy the show please share it! Like it! Tell a friend. We want more listeners and more people to know what a life with ED (and without it!) is like.

Article of the week: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/08/23/weight-watchers-kids-app-kurbo-slammed-makers-defend-proven-weight-loss-system-childhood-obesity/2084580001/

With any comments, concerns or questions for our upcoming Q&A episode please email [email protected]

Have you ever been told something by a doctor that just didn't seem right? It didn't seem to fit with what you know about your body? If so, you're definitely not alone at all!

This week on the podcast, Registered Dietitian Mariah Staley joins me to discuss the power of truly knowing what is best for your body. As someone who always grew up on the bigger side, but still loved sports she always knew that as long as she was taking care of her body it could do amazing things no matter what size. We also delve into the differences between us that are undeniable even though health professionals and the media sometimes like to pretend otherwise.

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes. Also, if you would like to contribute a questions for the upcoming Q&A episode please email Julia at [email protected] .

67% project: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/67-percent-project-plus-size-body-image/

Research article of the week: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611142407.htm

Have you ever been told something by a doctor that just didn't seem right? It didn't seem to fit with what you know about your body? If so, you're definitely not alone at all!

This week on the podcast, Registered Dietitian Mariah Staley joins me to discuss the power of truly knowing what is best for your body. As someone who always grew up on the bigger side, but still loved sports she always knew that as long as she was taking care of her body it could do amazing things no matter what size. We also delve into the differences between us that are undeniable even though health professionals and the media sometimes like to pretend otherwise.

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes. Also, if you would like to contribute a questions for the upcoming Q&A episode please email Julia at [email protected] .

67% project: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/67-percent-project-plus-size-body-image/

Research article of the week: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611142407.htm

In the realm of eating disorder recovery, the coordination of care from doctors to dietitians to therapists to coaches and family is INCREDIBLY important. If all parties are not on the same page it can leave an individual confused and potentially less likely to get on track for recovery.

This week on the show, Carolyn Robin, track and cross country coach at Quinnipiac University joined host and dietitian Julia Werth for the second time - but this time, Dana White, a sports dietitian and athletic trainer at QU came too! Together they discuss the importance of coaches and medical professionals being on the same page. Dana has so much to say about the importance of recognizing that an athlete has a problem, but also recognizing when that problem is bigger than an outpatient team can support.

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes in order to help others find it. Also, if you would like to contribute a question for the upcoming Q&A episode please email Julia at [email protected] or send her a message @werthyourwhile on instagram or facebook.

Article of the week: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a28380503/amelia-boone-eating-disorders-discussion/

In the realm of eating disorder recovery, the coordination of care from doctors to dietitians to therapists to coaches and family is INCREDIBLY important. If all parties are not on the same page it can leave an individual confused and potentially less likely to get on track for recovery.

This week on the show, Carolyn Robin, track and cross country coach at Quinnipiac University joined host and dietitian Julia Werth for the second time - but this time, Dana White, a sports dietitian and athletic trainer at QU came too! Together they discuss the importance of coaches and medical professionals being on the same page. Dana has so much to say about the importance of recognizing that an athlete has a problem, but also recognizing when that problem is bigger than an outpatient team can support.

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes in order to help others find it. Also, if you would like to contribute a question for the upcoming Q&A episode please email Julia at [email protected] or send her a message @werthyourwhile on instagram or facebook.

Article of the week: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a28380503/amelia-boone-eating-disorders-discussion/

Despite sharing my story with thousands of people, the most difficult person to tell above all was my mom. For most people suffering from eating disorders telling those closest to us can be the most challenging thing of all. This week on the podcast author, runner, coach and advocate for eating disorder awareness in sport, Rachael Steil, joins me to discuss everything from this incredibly challenging moment to the difficulties of supporting others through the recovery process.

Rachael's book, Running in Silence, is a wonderful resource for everyone trying to understand what life with ED is really like. The book takes you inside her thoughts, realizations and the toughest days of ED recovery. Check out her blog and website here: https://www.runninginsilence.com/

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes in order to help others find it! Please send any questions, concerns, comments etc. to [email protected] and follow me @werthyourwhile on instagram and facebook. Life with ED, the podcast is now ranked #9 in eating disorder podcasts. Check out the rankings here: https://blog.feedspot.com/eating_disorder_podcasts/

Article of the week: https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/81074

Despite sharing my story with thousands of people, the most difficult person to tell above all was my mom. For most people suffering from eating disorders telling those closest to us can be the most challenging thing of all. This week on the podcast author, runner, coach and advocate for eating disorder awareness in sport, Rachael Steil, joins me to discuss everything from this incredibly challenging moment to the difficulties of supporting others through the recovery process.

Rachael's book, Running in Silence, is a wonderful resource for everyone trying to understand what life with ED is really like. The book takes you inside her thoughts, realizations and the toughest days of ED recovery. Check out her blog and website here: https://www.runninginsilence.com/

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes in order to help others find it! Please send any questions, concerns, comments etc. to [email protected] and follow me @werthyourwhile on instagram and facebook. Life with ED, the podcast is now ranked #9 in eating disorder podcasts. Check out the rankings here: https://blog.feedspot.com/eating_disorder_podcasts/

Article of the week: https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/81074

Part of the mission of this podcast was to figure out how to end, or how to recover from, eating disorders. I've spent much of the first 11 episodes just discussing what they are, where they come from, why they are on the rise and factors that influence the development of eating disorders and disordered eating in our society. This week, Elizabeth Rathbun LPC Psyc D joins me on the show to begin the discussion of strategies for recovery.

We dive into mindfulness, strength based approaches and the parts of eating disorders that are incredibly difficult to give up. Elizabeth has been practicing in the field for 15 years. She completed her post doctoral studies at the Yale School of Medicine Stress Center and today runs a private practice in both New Haven and Westport.

If you enjoy the show please remember to rate and review it on itunes in order to help others find the show! If you have any questions, comments, concerns or things you'd like me to discuss on upcoming episodes contact me at [email protected] and follow me on instagram @werthyourwhile and facebook @werthyourwhilenutrition.

Article of the week: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/magazine/fertility-weight-obesity-ivf.html