Tag: mental illness stigma

Thanksgiving can be a challenging and triggering day for many. Catherine and Francis wanted to take a moment to offer support and strategies to help manage difficult emotions and thoughts. Remember, you are not responsible for the feelings and responses from others. You are allowed to set your boundaries. And you are allowed to create joy for yourself. You got this!

Rachel Crow is a 20-something year old navigating post-graduate life. She is passionate about advocating for the development of healthy body image for all, but specifically young women with physical disabilities. She would like every young adult to realize they have value outside of their appearance and to love their body for its uniqueness and what it does to sustain life.

In Part 2 of our conversation, Rachel talks about a period in time when her approaches to food and movement became unsustainable and shares how she continues to work toward accepting–and loving–her body.

Rachel Crow is a 20-something year old navigating post-graduate life. She is passionate about advocating for the development of healthy body image for all, but specifically young women with physical disabilities. She would like every young adult to realize they have value outside of their appearance and to love their body for its’ uniqueness and what it does to sustain life.

She joins the podcast to reflect on her life as a person living with a disability, and how it intersected with her experience with body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Rachel brings her lived experience to the platform to advocate for and provide skills for those seeking to change their relationship with their body.

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Jess Sprengle, LPC and mental health advocate. Francis discusses the benefits and challenges in sharing his lived experience with clients he sees clinically, and the host’s break down their perspective on what it means to say that the client cannot fail, the treatment can. Enjoy!

In Part 2 of our discussion, Jess Sprengle, LPC, discusses the importance – and quite frankly vitalness – of improving the education about eating disorders for all providers across the mental health and medical professions. Jess shares that given the prevalence of eating disorders among all identities, the high mortality rate, and deeply rooted stigma around food, body, and weight, the need for increased awareness and understanding on how to assess for and treat eating disorders is imperative so that those most marginalized can find a path towards recovery. Finally, our guest reflects on what she would say to someone in search of recovery. Enjoy!

We’re thrilled to welcome Jess Sprengle, LPC and mental health advocate to the podcast! Jess — who has been working with clients experiencing eating disorders for over five years — brings a roll hers sleeves up and get in there with you approach to her therapeutic work. She is passionate about helping children, adolescents, and adults find peace with food, work toward finding a “home” in their bodies, and live lives worth living.

Our episode with Jess will be two parts, with the second part going live on Wednesday, November 11th.

You can follow and connect with Jess at www.jessicasprenglelpc.com, on Instagram @thecrankytherapist, and on twitter @JessSprengleLPC

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Chrissy Beach, MSW, LCSW about cognitive behavioral therapy and family intervention in eating disorder treatment and recovery. Francis shares how CBT adds value to treatment and acknowledges the barriers of family treatment in recovery, particularly for trans and gender diverse individuals. Catherine speaks about the importance of what each family member brings to the whole dynamic, and how we can bring our best selves forward in our family systems.