Linda and John Mazur, and Ellen Bennett discuss a variety of mental health issues—eating disorders, anxiety, suicide, substance and alcohol use disorder—and everything in between. This team has over thirty-five years combined experience with eating disorders and their co-morbidities. They share their personal experiences around anorexia, grief, advocacy, and the importance of finding a village of support. Tune in for compelling interviews with mental health experts and individuals with lived experience. Linda, Jack, and Ellen believe we must do better as a community and that we are stronger because of our connections. Join us as we start the conve...
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56 min
The Power of Books to Shift Perspectives, Impart Knowledge, Change the Way We See the World
The right book can broaden perspectives and deepen understanding in unexpected ways. Join Linda, Jack, and Ellen as they explore a diverse selection of titles and genres—books that…
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Picking-Up the Pieces Need a Light; Be a Light with Leah Stiles
Leah Stiles is a Retired Navy Senior Chief, national speaker, nonprofit founder, and best-selling author of Battle Scars & Body Wars: A Personal and Professional Journey Shining a…
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58 min
Resilience, Healing, Hope Throughout Life’s Challenges with Barb Klein
Barb's work is deeply informed by personal experience. Her oldest son, Nate, died in 2023 after a long journey with an eating disorder, substance use disorder, and other mental hea…
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Weight Stigma & Diet Culture Affect All Aspects of Life and Treatment: A Conversation with Dr. Wendy Oliver-Py…
Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, is a world-leading expert in mental health and eating disorder treatment, and the founder of Galen Hope in South Florida and Within Health. A board-certifie…
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60 min
Sarah Rzemieniak: Following Her Passion as a Carolyn Costin Institute Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach
Sarah Rzemieniak is a Carolyn Costin Institute Certified eating disorder recovery coach. Since 2018, she has provided one-on-one recovery coaching to individuals worldwide, working…
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60 min
Retune Your Heart: Finding the Extra's in the Ordinariness of Everyday Life with Attorney, Author, Advocate, D…
Don Blackwell is a trial attorney in Miami, Florida. He is and, for the past 20 years, has been an outspoken advocate on mental health issues within and outside the legal professio…
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Sick Enough, Second Edition More Hope, Healing, Knowledge: The Complexities of Eating Disorders and Treatment…
Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAEDDr. Jen Gaudiani is the founder and medical director of the Gaudiani Clinic. Board certified in internal medicine, she completed her undergrad…
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Dr. DeSarbo, Unfiltered: An Eating Disorder Discussion from a Veteran Clinician about The Things We Don’t Say
Dr. Jeffrey DeSarbo is a neuropsychiatrist and eating disorder specialist who draws on decades of clinical experience to examine the realities of modern-day eating disorder treatme…
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44 min
From the Heart with Linda, Jack, and Ellen
An enlightening, uplifting, honest conversation about the power of community, peer support, and compassion. Linda, Jack, and Ellen discuss how they got here, what they've learned,…
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Grief and Healing as a Man & What Loved Ones Need to Know with Jason MacKenzie
Jason MacKenzie is a husband, father, and business owner. After losing his first wife Cindy and his 19-year-old daughter Chloe, he’s on a mission to educate men, and the people who…
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51 min
Starving for Survival with Jason Wood
Jason Wood turned his battle with orthorexia into a mission to break the stigma around men’s mental health by publishing his memoir Starving for Survival. He is proud to serve on t…
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54 min
Reaching for Beautiful with Author Sally McQuillen
Sally McQuillen, LCSW, CADC, is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in addiction recovery, grief and trauma healing. An avid reader with a double major in writing an…
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55 min
Using Technology to Support & Sustain Recovery with Mehek Mohan
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 S…
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Waves of Change in Treating Eating Disorders with Lucene Wisniewski
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, an…
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58 min
Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas with Author Julie Fingersh
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…
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Complex Medical Issues- Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED
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…
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54 min
Healing from Trauma and Abuse with Shari Botwin, LCSW
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, “Th…
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55 min
Pearls of Wisdom from Four Seasons & Turning Loss into a Mission
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…
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49 min
Love that Does Not Die with author Jennifer Collins
Jennifer Collins, author, is a retired professor and physical therapist whose professionalcareer spanned forty years. She held many titles during those years, but “Mom” was theone…
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57 min
Eating Disorders & Public Policy, a Researcher’s Perspective with Rachel Presskreischer
Rachel Presskreischer is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School o…