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Peace Meal
by The Emily Program
Peace Meal covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking.
Episodes
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Bullying and Eating Disorders
Episode description: Bullying can leave a lasting mark on how people see themselves, their bodies, and their place in the world. In recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month, Jillian explores the connection between bullying—particularly weight- and appearance-based bullying—and eating...
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Ep 109: The Legal Fight for Safer Social Media with Joel Wright
Episode description: Social media can shape how we think about food, bodies, and ourselves—but what happens when algorithms actively steer vulnerable young people toward harmful content? On this episode of Peace Meal, Joel Wright, founder of Wright Law Group, joins Jillian Lampert to discuss the...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders
Episode description: Weight stigma is woven into nearly every part of our society, from healthcare and the media to the design of public spaces and comments made in everyday conversation. Its message to people in larger bodies is that their bodies are wrong, and that the wrongness is theirs to…
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Ep 108: Choosing Recovery One Day at a Time with Katelyn Olmsted
Episode description: Katelyn Olmsted first joined Peace Meal in 2025 to talk about her eating disorder, her time in treatment, and the book she began writing while in care. Now a year further into recovery, she returns to the show as a college student with a second book out in the world. The...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Is It Ever Okay to Talk About Bodies?
Episode description: When a well-known person’s body is suddenly all anyone can talk about, the pull to pile on—or to compare yourself against them—can be strong. Jillian’s general guidance is simple: we’re typically better off not commenting on other people’s bodies at all. But the real…
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Ep 107: Recovery as a Trans and Nonbinary Person with Danny Wakefield
**Content warning: This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation and a suicide attempt. Please use your discretion when listening and speak with your support system as needed. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by texting or calling...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Eating Disorders in People with Disabilities
Episode description: An estimated 16% of the world's population lives with a disability. Yet people with disabilities are woefully underrepresented in eating disorder research. As a result, disability often goes underaddressed in eating disorder treatment, and eating disorders often go…
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Ep 106: The Messy Middle of Recovery with Rawnaq Albathigi
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Rawnaq Albathigi joins us to share her experience with an eating disorder, and how it’s shaped the perspective she's bringing to the field as an emerging dietitian. Drawing on a recovery journey she describes as anything but linear, Rawnaq makes...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Eating Disorders in the LGBTQIA+ Community
Episode description: Pride Month is a time for protest and activism, for celebration, visibility, and community. It’s also a reminder of the inequities faced by LGBTQIA+ people, and the work that remains to ensure safety and acceptance for all. That includes addressing disproportionate adverse...
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Episode 105: Healing Trauma and Eating Disorders Together with Jenny Beck and M Mullan
Episode description: Research suggests that 25 to 50 percent of people with eating disorders have also experienced trauma, and that the two conditions tend to reinforce and worsen each other when they co-occur. Despite this, care is often delivered sequentially—people are asked to address one...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Mental Health Awareness Month
Episode description: Many people are surprised to learn that eating disorders are mental health conditions. Media coverage tends to focus on the visible markers of these illnesses—weight changes, what someone eats or doesn't eat—and stops there. In this episode, Dr. Lampert breaks down the...
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Episode 104: What Every Parent Should Know About Body Image with Charlotte Markey
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we welcome back Dr. Charlotte Markey to discuss the newly released second edition of her book, The Body Image Book for Girls, and what the latest body image research means for the young people in our lives. Charlotte reflects on how much has...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Co-Occurrence of SUDs & EDs
Episode description: Research suggests that up to half of people with eating disorders also struggle with substance misuse, and about 35% of people with substance use disorder also have an eating disorder. In this episode, Jillian breaks down why these conditions so often overlap, what’s…
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Episode 103: Rethinking Nutrition in Recovery with Shena Washburn
Episode description: Shena Washburn, Senior Director of Clinical Nutrition and Culinary Services at The Emily Program, joins us for a timely conversation about the newly released Food Guide Pyramid—what it says, what it doesn't, and what it means in the context of eating disorder recovery....
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: National Nutrition Month
Episode description: March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme is "Discover the Power of Nutrition." For folks struggling with an eating disorder or navigating recovery, the word "nutrition" can feel powerfully loaded. Eating disorders disrupt your ability to nourish yourself—to…
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Episode 102: Learning Self-Love in Recovery with Jason Peterson
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Jason shares his story of recovering from an eating disorder as a male, including why, after more than 25 years of recovery, he felt called to share his story publicly. Jason traces the roots of his eating disorder back to the weight-cutting...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Why Recover?
Episode description: Recovery is hard work. Eating disorders are tenacious illnesses that fight to stick around, convincing you they’re keeping you safe even as they chip away at your joy, health, and freedom. When you’re in the thick of your healing work, it’s natural to ask yourself, “Why am I...
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Episode 101: Helping Kids Build a Peaceful Relationship with Food with Gretchen Wallace
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, dietitian Gretchen Wallace joins us to explore how we can protect the next generation’s relationship with food. Together, we unpack why body image struggles in adolescence shouldn’t be dismissed as a harmless phase—and why the fact that these...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: New Year’s Resolutions
Episode description: It happens like clockwork: a new year arrives, and with it, renewed pressures to shrink, sculpt, or “fix” ourselves. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 80% of people who set New Year’s resolutions focus on changing their bodies, eating habits, or fitness routines.…
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Home for the Holidays
Episode description: Coming home for the holidays when an eating disorder is in the mix can be deeply complicated—for the person navigating it, and for the people who love them. In this episode of Between Bites, Dr. Jillian Lampert reflects on her own experience returning home from college while...
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Episode 100: It’s Not Just Picky Eating: Recognizing and Treating ARFID with Mem & Elysse
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we’re joined by two North Carolina-based Emily Program clinicians, Mem Wood and Elysse Thebner Miller, to talk all things Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or ARFID. Mem and Elysse unpack what makes ARFID different from ordinary food...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Understanding ARFID
Episode description: In this episode of Between Bites, Dr. Jillian Lampert explores Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)—an eating disorder characterized by limited food intake in terms of total volume, variety, or both. Unlike other eating disorders, ARFID isn't driven by concerns...
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Episode 99: What Parents Need to Know About Long-Term Recovery with John & Kathy
**Content warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide. Please use your discretion when listening and connect with your support system as needed. If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts, help is available. Text or call 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Episode description: When...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Halloween
Episode description: Halloween kicks off months of food-focused holidays, and for people with eating disorders, the candy-centered celebration can create significant stress. In this Between Bites episode, Dr. Jillian Lampert discusses how to approach Halloween, whether you're supporting the kids…
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Episode 98: Getting My Spark Back in Recovery with Abby Kurszewski
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Abby Kurszewski reflects on how years of weight-related comments from family and doctors shaped her relationship with food and body image. She explains that these experiences—along with a ninth-grade calorie-tracking assignment—were among the...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Weight Stigma in Healthcare
Episode description: In this episode of Between Bites, Dr. Jillian Lampert explores the topic of weight stigma and its harmful effects on health and healthcare. She defines weight stigma as judgment or discrimination based on body size, shape, or appearance—and explains how it shows up in…
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Episode 97: Breaking Isolation and Stigma in Recovery with Jami Schadler
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we hear from Jami Schadler, a mom of four and passionate eating disorder advocate from Dyersville, Iowa. Jami opens up about her 25-year struggle with an eating disorder, how unresolved childhood trauma played a role, and the turning point that...
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Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: School and ED Treatment
Introducing Between Bites: The Peace Meal podcast is launching Between Bites, a new series of short, focused episodes hosted by Dr. Jillian Lampert. Designed to offer quick insights and meaningful support for eating disorder recovery, these bite-sized conversations will explore practical topics…
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Episode 96: Navigating the “Middle Place” of Recovery with Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we sit down with Mallary Tenore Tarpley, journalist, professor, and author of the forthcoming book Slip. Mallary opens up about her personal journey with anorexia, her path to treatment, and her concept of the “middle place” in recovery—a space...
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Episode 95: What We Wish You Knew About Recovery with Jenny Beck & Sarah Bergen
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we hear from Jenny Beck and Sarah Bergen, two passionate leaders at The Emily Program’s Ohio treatment centers. Jenny, the Site Director, and Sarah, the Regional Medical Director, offer personal and professional insight into eating disorder...
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Episode 94: Moving Beyond Pseudo-Recovery with Darby Kellogg
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we hear from Darby Kellogg, a former collegiate runner who spent years in pseudo-recovery after receiving treatment for anorexia. Darby reflects on how her eating disorder took root in the culture of competitive running, where an intense focus…
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Episode 93: Recovering as a Transmasculine Person with Dev Seacrest
Episode description: In this episode, Dr. Dev Seacrest returns to Peace Meal to reflect on how his evolving understanding of gender, body image, and disability has shaped his recovery from both anorexia and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Since first joining us in 2020, Dev has...
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Episode 92: School Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier with Mindy Elliott
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, we’re joined by Mindy Elliott, Director of Education at The Emily Program, for a thoughtful conversation about supporting students in eating disorder treatment. With over a decade of experience, Mindy speaks to the concerns that many families...
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Episode 91: Showing Up for Someone with an Eating Disorder with Kezia Reeder
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Kezia Reeder joins host Dr. Jillian Lampert to offer thoughtful, compassionate guidance for anyone supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. As a clinician with lived eating disorder experience, Kezia understands how complicated it can…
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Episode 90: Starting a New Chapter with Katelyn Olmsted
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Katelyn Olmsted opens up about the challenges she faced as a teenager navigating an eating disorder, treatment, and recovery. She shares the fear and resistance she felt when faced with the idea of getting help, the moment she realized she could...
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Episode 89: Finding Direction in Recovery with Taylor Humphrey
Episode description: Taylor Humphrey joins us in this episode of Peace Meal to recount her eating disorder experience and unpack the lessons she learned in recovery. Taylor’s story begins over a decade ago, when her concerns about maintaining her high level of athleticism drove her to form an...
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Episode 88: Seeking Help for a Child’s Eating Disorder with Aronson Kagiliery
Episode description: Aronson Kagiliery joins Peace Meal to share her family’s journey of finding the right eating disorder treatment for her teenage daughter with anorexia. After exploring local options, she shares, her family ultimately traveled to pursue care at Veritas Collaborative. Most...
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Episode 87: The Importance of Individualizing Care with Madison Hanson
**Content warning: This episode includes discussions around suicidal thinking and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Please use your discretion when listening and speak with your support system as needed. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, there are resources that can help. Contact the...
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Episode 86: Attachment Styles and Eating Disorders with Kathryn Garland and Vanessa Scaringi
Episode description: Kathryn Garland and Vanessa Scaringi join Peace Meal to discuss the connection between attachment styles and the development and maintenance of eating disorders. They first provide an overview of attachment theory, exploring how this framework can help us better understand…
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Episode 85: Supporting a Child Through an Eating Disorder with Holly Thorssen
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Holly Thorssen recounts her experience of mothering her daughter Madison through an eating disorder. Holly walks us through the course of Madison’s illness, noting the warning signs of Madison’s struggles with food and body, and sharing the...
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Episode 84: Treating Binge Eating Disorder with Stacy Schilter Pisano
Episode description: Stacy Schilter Pisano joins Peace Meal to shed light on the signs, symptoms, and complexities of binge eating disorder (BED), dispelling the myth that it is merely a matter of willpower. She describes the unique challenges facing those with BED, including misunderstandings...
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Episode 83: Eating Disorders and Menopause with Val Schonberg
Episode description: Val Schonberg joins Peace Meal to discuss eating disorders during menopause, an often-overlooked period of vulnerability for midlife individuals. She begins by explaining why this life stage carries an increased risk for disordered eating and eating disorders. Our cultural...
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Episode 82: No Longer Settling for “Fine” with Rebecca Amis
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Rebecca Amis shares her story of recovery from a decades-long eating disorder. Rebecca first traces her path through illness and healing, disclosing the risk factors that may have contributed to her anorexia, as well as the intense life...
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Episode 81: Finding Your Wise Mind with Sarah Rzemieniak
Episode description: This month’s Peace Meal guest is Sarah Rzemieniak, who brings multiple perspectives to a rich discussion about eating disorders, healing, and recovery coaching. Drawing from her personal experience and professional background in dietetics and coaching, Sarah begins by sharing...
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Episode 80: The Role of an Eating Disorder Nurse with Stacey Brown
Episode description: Stacey Brown, RN, joins us in this episode of Peace Meal to reflect on the role of nursing in eating disorder care. She begins by acknowledging the lack of eating disorder education and training in nursing programs; it wasn’t until she began interacting with patients that she...
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Episode 79: Pregnancy and Postpartum Eating Disorders with Katie Gantt
Episode description: Katie Gantt, MHS, RD, LDN, RYT, is a registered dietitian who has been working in the field of eating disorders and disordered eating for over five years. Katie is passionate about helping moms have a healthy pregnancy and postpartum period by finding health without dieting…
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Episode 21: Eating Disorders and the Holidays with Kezia Reeder
The holidays can be especially challenging for those experiencing or recovering from an eating disorder. Guest Kezia Reeder, a passionate advocate for recovery, joins Peace Meal to share how her eating disorder affected her holiday plans and celebrations. She discusses how to navigate these...
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Episode 78: Occupational Therapy and Eating Disorders with Maddie Duzyk
Episode description: We begin this episode of Peace Meal with guest Maddie Duzyk describing her lived experience with anorexia as it compares to her life in recovery. Reflecting on the everyday impact of her eating disorder, she explains how the illness made it difficult to distinguish between…
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Episode 77: A Collaborative Approach to Treatment with Beth Harrell
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, guest Beth Harrell, MS, RD, LD, CEDRD-S, discusses her experience in the eating disorder field, and reflects on how much eating disorder education and training has evolved since she got her start in the early 1990s. The bedrock of Beth’s career...
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Episode 76: Accepting Recovery with Avery Mock
Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, guest Avery Mock discusses how a goal to “get healthy” spiraled into an obsession with food and exercise that led to anorexia. He describes how he was a different person at the height of his eating disorder, burning bridges with the closest…
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