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Recognizing and Talking about Eating Disorders (w/ Bracha Kopstick)

March 09, 2022
00:00 29:45
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Adolecent Nutritionist Bracha Kopstick is back! This time she and Robrenna sit down to discuss eating disorders and disordered eating. Since the pandemic, there have been huge increases in eating disorder diagnoises. Bracha helps us understand that eating disorders serve a purpose in our teens lives - a sense of control. They unpack this as well as a variety of topics:
1. What are eating disorders and what are the most common?
2. What are the signs and symptoms of eating disorders?
3. How social media effects eating disorders and disordered body image
4. The #1 indicator that a child will develop an eating disorder
5. How parents can help their children who are struggling with eating disorders
Sources Mentioned in this Episode:
Be sure to check out our other episode with Bracha (How to Talk to Your GenZ Girl about Food and Diet Culture) - https://www.lifeaudio.com/mama-take-heart/how-to-talk-to-your-gen-z-girl-about-food-and-diet-culture
“Here are 4 key points from the Facebook whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill” - https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043377310/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-congress
How to Talk to Your Teen about Eating Disorders: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-talk-to-your-teen-about-eating-disorders
Eating Disorder Awareness Month: https://behavioralhealthsystems.com/eating-disorder-awareness-month/
Teen eating disorders: Tips to protect your teen https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teen-eating-disorders/art-20044635
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Website: https://beekaynutrition.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adolescent.nutritionist/

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Robrenna Redl is a real, raw, no-filters kind of girl. She went from an army brat to a military veteran. A wife to Troy and mom of two young adults, she has served in women’s, children’s, and middle school ministries. Robrenna is the friend you call to walk alongside you in hard, painful places of life as well as the joyful ones. She is a volunteer for the anti-sex-trafficking organization; I’ve Got A Name and an apprentice facilitator for the Trauma Healing Institute. Her passions include mocha coffee, dark chocolate, time with family and friends, and showing God’s love, mercy, and grace to others.
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