Mehek Mohan is a Stanford Graduate School of Business student and the co-founder of Kahani, a personalized recovery platform for individuals navigating eating disorders. Prior to Stanford, Mehek led AI and automation initiatives at Genentech within the Early Clinical Development team. She earned her undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and has experience in early-stage venture capital. Mehek is passionate about making mental health care tools more accessible by leveraging cutting-edge advances in technology. 

We will take a deep dive into this recovery platform to learn and understand how technology has the potential to improve outcomes. This platform is new, an 8-week pilot program was launched in April of this year just as we were recording this podcast.  Kahani is a digital recovery companion designed to help individuals navigating eating disorder recovery by providing structured, evidence-based activities in a game-like format.
Think Inside Out meets Duolingo meets Farmville!  

 Email:  [email protected]  Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehekmohan/ 


Our Hosts:   ·         

Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com  

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.

 Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X   
     

Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS 
       

Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:   https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]  


Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Dr. Wisniewski (she/her) is an internationally recognized leader in eating disorder
treatment and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), with almost 30 years of clinical,
research and training experience. An Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological
Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Wisniewski has taught hundreds of
workshops and continuing education seminars around the world and has authored
numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and invited book chapters.

Dr. Wisniewski has pioneered the use of DBT in the treatment of multi-diagnostic eating
disorders (MED) and is a sought-after authority on this empirically founded method of
treatment, providing consultation and training to clinics around the globe. She is the co-
author of the MED-DBT Treatment Manual to be published in 2025 with Guilford Press.

Dr. Wisniewski has earned some of the highest awards and accreditations in the field.
She has been elected fellow by the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), where she
has served on the board of directors and as the co-chair of the borderline personality
disorder special interest group. In 2013 the AED awarded Dr. Wisniewski the
Outstanding Clinician Award to acknowledge her leadership in the field and her
commitment to providing the best solutions for those with eating disorders.

In 2023, she was recognized as Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Champion for her exceptional dedication, influence, and social impact through the
promotion of evidence-based psychological interventions. In 2024 Dr. Wisniewski was
honored with the Fulbright Specialist Award, through which she served at Comenzar de
Nuevo AC, a non-profit eating disorder facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

Dr. Wisniewski is the founder and Chief Clinical Officer of the Center for Evidence
Based Treatment (www.cebtohio.com), which offers therapy, training, and consultation
in evidence-based approaches to mental health conditions via traditional and
teletherapy platforms.



Our Hosts:   ·         

Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com  

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.

 Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X   
     

Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS 
       

Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:   https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]  


Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Julie Fingersh is a writer, freelance journalist, and most recently, the author of Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield), which was named one of the best memoirs of 2024 by People Magazine and called “Rich, wise, funny, and hard to put down” by NYT bestselling author Anne Lamott.

Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reported stories have appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, and more. Her Substack newsletter, Take my Advice. I’m Not Using It, is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in her twenties for Billboard Publications. 

Julie has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California and New Haven, Connecticut. 

Julie Fingersh
Writer, Journalist & Author
New York Times | Huffington Post | Oprah Magazine

Author of: Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas  (Rowman & Littlefield) 
Named one of People Magazine’s Best Books of 2024 
Named one of Zibby Owens’s Top 22 Books of 2024 and Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024 
Substack newsletter: “Take My Advice. I’m Not Using It”  

Our Hosts:   ·         

Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com  

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.

 Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X   
     

Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS 
       

Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:   https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]  


Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED, is the founder and medical director of the Gaudiani
Clinic. Board certified in internal medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at
Harvard Medical School at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine
residency and chief residency at Yale.   
Dr. Gaudiani served as the medical director at the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders prior to
founding the Gaudiani Clinic in 2016. The Gaudiani Clinic offers specialized, trauma-informed
outpatient medical care to individuals seeking support for eating disorders, undernourishment
related to complex medical issues, and weight-inclusive primary care. The Gaudiani Clinic is
based in Colorado with a satellite location in North Carolina and is licensed to practice in almost
every US state via thoughtful telemedicine. The Gaudiani Clinic also offers international
professional consultation and education.  
 
Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, is widely published in
scientific literature as well as on blogs, is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, and is a
former member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the
Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee. Dr. Gaudiani’s book, Sick
Enough: A  Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders has been translated into
multiple  languages and is available on Amazon with a second edition to be published in the
coming year.

Gaudiani Clinic website: https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/
Sick Enough Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Enough-Jennifer-L-
Gaudiani/dp/0815382456

Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube: @gaudianiclinic

Our Hosts:   ·         

Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com  

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.

 Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X   
     

Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS 
       

Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:   https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]  


Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Philadelphia based private practice for over twenty-eight years. Her second book, “Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing, Rowman & Littlefield,” (Rowman & Littlefield, November 8, 2019) deals with overcoming trauma including physical and sexual abuse, war-related injury, loss due to tragedy or illness and natural disaster. Botwin’s third book, Stolen Childhoods, released worldwide in May 2024.
Botwin has been qualified as an expert witness in high profile civil and criminal cases, including a case against R Kelly and another case involving over 100 plaintiffs against former pediatrician, Stuart Copperman. In January, Botwin was a featured panelist on a CLE panel about trauma-informed care for the Montgomery Bar Association, in Pennsylvania. Botwin has conducted Keynote presentations for CE credits for Advanced Recovery Systems, Stockton University, Rutgers University, Monte Nido Eating Disorders Center, International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Organization, Hofstra University, and Bay Path University. Botwin has given expert on-air commentary on breaking stories related to trauma and abuse.
She also is a regular guest contributor on the Law & Crime Network. NBC Nightly News , NBC News Now, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning NBC News Now with Dr. John Torres, Merit Street, Law & Crime, ABC News, CBS News, MSNBC Live, CTV News, CP-24 News, CNN, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Parade Magazine, The Daily Beast,  Parents Magazine, US Weekly, Newsy, Sports Illustrated, Prevention Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone Magazine, Bored Panda, Parade Magazine, Parents Magazine, Newsbreak,  The Associated Press, Philadelphia Magazine and Radio Europe.
 
Shari Botwin, LCSW (www.sharibotwin.com),
For Speaking Engagements: Shari Botwin | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent
Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/author/stolenchildhoods
Stolen Childhoods here: https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Childhoods-Thriving-After-Abuse/dp/1538183625/
Audiobook with Tantor Media: https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Childhoods-Thriving-After-Abuse/dp/B0D4RFX67B/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-botwin-901172a Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warriorbotwin7/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharilcsw/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/shari_botwin


Our Hosts:
     
Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com  

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.

Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X      

Audiobook:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS       

Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:  https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]  

Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Today, our hosts Linda Mazur, Jack Mazur, and Ellen Bennett will provide valuable insights on mental health and eating disorders derived from their experience conducting 40 podcast interviews with experts and individuals with lived experience on "Once Shattered: Picking Up the Pieces."

Additionally, they will share their personal journeys and discuss the significant initiatives of their non-profits, The Emilee Connection and KMB for Answers, founded in memory of their daughters.

They have transformed personal loss into a purposeful mission that offers education, compassion, support and hope. Through their conversation, we will gain an understanding of the unique contributions of both non-profit organizations, fostering solace, inspiration, healing, and a sense of community.

KMB for Answers and The Emilee Connection sponsor these podcasts.

https://theemileeconnection.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X

https://www.kmbforanswers.com/

Jennifer Collins, author, is a retired professor and physical therapist whose professional
career spanned forty years. She held many titles during those years, but “Mom” was the
one that brought her the most joy; her close-knit family was the center of her universe.
Her debut novel, Comfort in the Wings, emerged from Jennifer’s devastating
experiences with the loss of several immediate family members, including two of her
three children. Tragedy in her life brought an understanding that seemingly opposite
feelings - joy and profound sadness or gratitude and anger – can exist at the very same
moment. Striving to articulate those emotions compelled her to bring a seldom heard
voice into fiction. Supporting loved ones through chronic illness, substance use, mental
health struggles and sudden loss, Jennifer was struck by the toll that stigma and
judgement take on people who are grieving. Her books delve into meaningful
conversations about these issues without preaching or politicizing highly personal
issues.
Encouraged by readers’ response, Jennifer wrote two more books, creating the Love
That Does Not Die Trilogy. Jennifer enjoys writing about the quest for joy and gratitude
after grief, especially celebrating signs in nature from lost loved ones or finding healing
near water. Most recently, the MartinArts Council recognized her as their 2023 Literary
Arts Award Winner. She also considers herself an advocate for compassion and
kindness, and volunteers at a hospice home.
When not writing, Jennifer feels blessed to run a family business alongside her eldest son. For more information about the books go
to: www.wordsinthewingspress.com

Our Hosts:   ·         Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com  

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.

Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X      

Audiobook:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS       

Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:  https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]  

Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Rachel Presskreischer is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She is a mental health policy and services researcher with primary interests in leveraging health and social policies to improve outcomes for people with mental illness, health insurance coverage and design, and access to treatment for people with eating disorders.

Her work is informed by both her academic training and her prior experience as a social work intern at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and employee of the National Eating Disorders Association. Rachel completed her PhD in health and public policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MSSW in social policy from Columbia University, and BA in individualized study from New York University. 

Rachel is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED),serving on the research practice committee from 2018 to this year and as co-chair from 2021-2024. In July Rachel will start a new position as a Research Assistant Professor in the department of Psychiatry (in the Suicide Prevention Institute) at UNC Chapel Hill. 

Our Hosts:

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders, their family members, and communities. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
• Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X
• Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:  https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]
• Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Dr. Anita Federici is a Clinical Psychologist and the Owner of The Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation. She serves an Adjunct Faculty position at York University and is a distinguished Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED). From 2019 - 2022, Anita served as the elected Co-Chair for the Suicide and DBT Special Interest Group (SIG) for the AED and currently sits on the SIG Oversight Committee.

Anita has had a considerable impact on the field through her leadership, advocacy work, and expertise. To date, she has provided more than 375 lectures, workshops, and invited talks on eating disorders, MED-DBT, compassionate care for complex needs, and developing differential care pathways that integrate biotemperament-based approaches, experts-by-experience, and ethical care. She has developed a robust training program, a wide network of allied health professionals, and a treatment centre in an underserved and rural region of Ontario. Her passion for inspiring and invigorating hope for clients and clinicians is at the heart of her work.

Known for her engaging and authentic style of training, Anita has become a highly sought-after consultant. She works extensively with hospitals and community organizations nationally and internationally offering team training, implementation support, and program development with a special focus on creating differential care pathways for clients who do not respond to traditional treatment approaches. Her work has been presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals and invited book chapters.

Anita Federici, Ph.D C.Psych (she/her)
Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders(FAED)
Owner, Clinical Director
The Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation

Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Studies, York University




Our Hosts:

• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders, their family members, and communities. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
• Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
• Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X
• Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:  https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at [email protected]
• Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

Lexi Matthesen is originally from Atlanta and was a professional ballet dancer for 9 years in two different professional ballet companies. She has been teaching yoga since 2015 and taught hip hop dance for 5 years. She is 200 hours certified and has Eating Disorder Informed Yoga certification. Lexi has led yoga therapy groups in eating disorder treatment centers at the residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care with adults and teens since 2021 and is excited to bring her practice to the eating disorder outpatient community virtually through Living Life Yoga.

She is currently a recovery coach and yoga instructor at an eating disorder treatment center. Lexi graduated summa cum laude with a BA in psychology and a minor in counseling and applied psychological science. She is currently in graduate school in St. Louis pursuing a Master of Arts degree in clinical mental health counseling and is working towards becoming a therapist specializing in eating disorders. Her life passion is to make a difference in the treatment of eating disorders.

To reach Lexi and learn more about Living Life Yoga check out:
https://www.livinglifeyoga.com...

Email:
[email protected]

Our Hosts: Linda and John Mazur, and Ellen BennettLinda and John are the founders of https://theemileeconnection.co..., a nonprofit that raises awareness and educates about the serious nature of eating disorders, in addition, their nonprofit provides peer support groups, education, and social activities for adults with eating disorders and their families/loved ones.

They are community advisory board members of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders.Their book, Emilee-The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, has touched individuals and families that have experienced eating disorders, substance and alcohol use issues, and numerous other mental health conditions.

The Mazurs can be reached at:mailto:[email protected] learn more about their nonprofit visit:  https://theemileeconnection.co...

Their Book, Kindle, Audiobook : https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-...

https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-...

Their book website http://www.emileethestoryofagi...

Ellen Bennett is an advocate, speaker, retired educator, and director of KMB for Answers which is a non-profit foundation providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. She is a community advisory board member of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders.

She is also a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders-Expert by Experience.For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: http://www.kmbforanswers.com/

Email Ellen at: mailto:[email protected].