#138: Eating Disorders in Midlife with Karen Samuels

Karen Samuels, PhD. is the Director and Co-Founder of COPE: Community Outreach to Prevent Eating Disorders (2001), a NEDA NETWORK partner. Dr Samuels was awarded the 2014 NEDA Westin Family Award for Activism and Advocacy. We discuss topics including: As we age eating disorders and body changes are different in younger years as opposed to older years As an adult we have established a formed identity vs. when a child develops an eating disorder they have formed other areas in their life It is never too late to get support with an eating disorder The denial of getting help The lack of treatment for older folx The importance of sharing your story as an older client   SHOW NOTES: www.yogipsychologist.com www.cope-ect.org https://www.instagram.com/yogipsychologist/ https://www.chatsinthelivingroom.com/virtual-support-groups  https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/ https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-help/support-groups/sign-up/ https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/TheEatingDisorderFoundation/virtual.html  (article): Detecting eating disorders in midlife  ACP Internist (American College of Physicians) · Feb 1, 2021  https://www.acpinternist.org/archives/2021/02/detecting-eating-disorders-in-midlife.htm?_ga=2.103345856.1109949727.1613538395-2121742477.1613538395&_gac=1.150819268.1613538395.Cj0KCQiA962BBhCzARIsAIpWEL2iqiXzYTn92Gsm3LCe9EbuIjEeg1ZNX0hcb0h7yW5zeVnSK9f8r7Ma  (pdf): Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, and Body Image in Midlife and Older Women  Current Psychiatry Reports,# Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019 · Aug 1, 2019-Current https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-019-1057-5 ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE "Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder". Your Recovery Resource, Robyn's new online course for navigating your loved one's eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn's book "The Eating Disorder Trap", please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. "The Eating Disorder Trap" is also available for purchase on Amazon.