Hosted by Sondra Kronberg
2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7pm EST on Zoom
Prior Chat Videos
JUDITH RABINOR - CHAT FROM 4/29/23
MARGO MAINE - CHAT FROM 4/22/23
Margo Maine, PhD, FAED, CEDS, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in eating disorders and related issues for over 35 years. She is a Founder and former Adviser of the National Eating Disorders Association and Founder and Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders. Her most recent book, Hair Tells a Story: Hers, Yours, & Ours (Toplight Books, 2023), explores women’s relationship with their hair, a critical feminist issue and neglected aspect of body image. Dr. Maine is also the author of: Pursuing Perfection: Eating Disorders, Body Myths, and Women at Midlife and Beyond; Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research- Practice Gap; Effective Clinical Practice in the Treatment of Eating Disorders; The Body Myth; Father Hunger; and Body Wars; and the Senior Editor Emeritus of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. She received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) and is the 2007 recipient of The Lori Irving Award for Excellence in Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, the 2014 recipient of the Don and Melissa Nielsen Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2015 NEDA Lifetime Achievement Award. Maine has served on many clinical advisory and community boards and is a 2016 Honoree of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. She lectures nationally and internationally on eating disorders and maintains a private practice, Maine & Weinstein Specialty Group, in West Hartford, CT. She loves the earth and gets up early every day to celebrate it.
Judith Ruskay Rabinor Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, supervisor, and consultant in Manhattan,working with individuals, couples, and families. She runs groups for binge eaters, clinicians and writers. She is the author of A Starving Madness: Tales of Hunger, Hope and Healing, Befriending Your Ex After Divorce: Making Life Better for You, Your Kids and Yes Your Ex.” as well as the newly published “The Girl in the Red Boots: Making Peace with my Mother.”
BRYN MILLER - CHAT FROM 4/15/23
Bryn Miller, LPC, CEDS-S is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist & Supervisor, a Certified Therapist in Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and the Secretary of the Denver Metro Chapter of iaedp. Bryn is passionate about helping individuals struggling with eating disorders alongside their loved ones in a way that brings compassion and healing to the entire family. By combining an expertise in Family-Based Treatment (FBT) and EFFT along with a passion for helping those that struggle with binge eating behaviors, Bryn aims to support adolescents, and their parents, to develop a relationship with food and their bodies that allows the whole family to thrive. Bryn is the owner of Bryn Miller Therapy Services, an outpatient private practice based in Denver, Colorado that, in addition to weekly sessions, provides support to parents/caregivers across the country through virtual skills groups and workshops. When not working, Bryn likes to read, meditate, ski and try (unsuccessfully!) to keep up with her two young children.
REBECCA EYRE - CHAT FROM 4/8/23
Rebecca Eyre (she/her) is the CEO of Project HEAL, the leading national nonprofit focused on equitable access to eating disorder treatment. Project HEAL offers direct services to people who are unable to access treatment, providing free treatment, cash assistance, insurance navigation support, and community education. Rebecca is a licensed therapist who has been treating individuals with eating disorders for 10+ years, during which she has become deeply familiar with the many systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers that leave 24 million Americans with eating disorders without any treatment. She is a vocal advocate at the intersection of eating disorders and social justice, and believes that the key to breaking down barriers and ultimately transforming the eating disorder landscape in the U.S. is dispelling the false stereotypes and harmful stigmas associated with the illness. Rebecca has an MA in Counseling Psychology and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
IBBITS NEWHALL - CHAT FROM 3/18/23
Ibbits Newhall joined the field as an outreach professional in 2006 and quickly became known for connecting individuals and families to much needed resources. After leaving Oliver-Pyatt Centers and Monte Nido as VP of professional relations in 2016, she struck out on her own to create Ibbits Newhall Consulting. As a treatment resource advisor, she helps her clients navigate the full and tricky arc of eating disorder recovery by drawing on her network of programs and colleagues. She is a founding member of IAEDP NY and has served on the boards of CSAB (Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA). Currently, she is a member of Within Health’s Advisory Board and has also provided her consulting expertise to both Within Health and Galen Hope. In 2020, she joined forces with Coach Becky Henry and financial therapist to create the Recovery Roadmap education series for families. She loves to dance.
KAREN SAMUELS- CHAT FROM 3/11/23
Karen Samuels is a licensed psychologist in Ormond Beach, Florida. Her career has been dedicated to empowering women and other forgotten populations through her community involvement, psychotherapy practice, and lectures and consultation. She is the founder and President of COPE: Community Outreach to Prevent Eating Disorders, a nonprofit since 2001. She is a consultant to the Halifax Health Family Medicine Residency Program, training physicians in interprofessional treatment teams. She is also an affiliate and key contributor to the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College. Utilizing Relational Cultural Theory (RCT), she spearheaded media literacy programs for middle schools in two entire school districts, as well as conducted eating disorder groups with midlife women. She has published widely, highlighting eating disorders and related health concerns in midlife and beyond. She served as the resident psychologist and body image specialist, promoting size acceptance and diversity with online videos and blogs, on the wellness platform OneOEight.com. Dr. Samuels received the 2014 National Eating Disorders Association Westin Family Award for Activism and Advocacy in recognition of her community and social justice work.