March 2021

Gina Mateer is a CEDRD-S and certified intuitive eating counselor with a virtual private practice. In her private practice, she offers nutrition counseling for those struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders and individual supervision to dietitians. She has 10 years of experience in the eating disorder field working at the PHP, IOP, and outpatient levels of care. She is the vice president of Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists, a non-profit organization committed to helping educate providers in the local community and connect colleagues in the field of eating disorders. Gina co-founded Texas Eating Disorder Dietitians to offer virtual supervision groups. 

In addition to nutrition training, Gina has been trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and trauma-informed care which allows her to work with clients experiencing co-occurring conditions in an educated and compassionate way. She loves the human body and its ability to feel emotions and has completed her RYT 200 and 200 hr meditation training to further this passion.   

We discuss topics including:

• Yoga and meditation help further recovery
• Her own healing journey
• How Gina would use meditation on herself then provide it to clients
• Her interest in gut health

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.nom-nomaste.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nom_nomaste.llc

Dr. Louise Stanger is an award-winning clinician, interventionist, educator, and keynote speaker. She was named 2019 Interventionist of the Year by Harvard McLean Hospital, Harvard University, and DB Resources in London. Dr. Stanger is licensed in California as a clinical social worker.

Her highly acclaimed book:  The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions: A Collective Strategy is recognized as standard in the industry. She has also shared the source of her compassion in her second book: Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal. Dr. Stanger’s new book Addiction in the family- Helping Families Navigate Challenges, Emotions, and Recovery.

We discuss topics including:

• Start with where the client is at
• Teaching people how to thrive
• Be curious and open to learning
• Having an understanding of a clients culture, their ethnic origin, their religion and where someone comes from 

SHOW NOTES:

www.allaboutinterventions.com

The Definitive Guide to Addiction Interventions: A Collective Strategy: https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Addiction-Interventions-Collective-ebook/dp/B07HCRZLD7

Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal:

https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Up-Renewal-Louise-Stanger/dp/0996761403

Addiction in the family- Helping Families Navigate Challenges, Emotions, and Recovery:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/164739225X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Mg4FFbT3R1M6F

Chloe Coscarelli is the first vegan chef to capture the top prize on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. Chef Chloe Coscarelli has since been recognized for bringing vegan cuisine to the mainstream as an award winning chef and best-selling cookbook author. Debunking the myth that vegan cooking is bland and visually unenticing, Chloe shares her bright, colorful and tasteful recipes using fresh, healthy ingredients. She has published four best-selling cookbooks, Chloe Flavor, Chloe’s Kitchen, Chloe’s Vegan Desserts and Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen. The New York Times, Zagat, and Forbes have each recognized Chloe in their 30 Under 30 series.

We discuss topics including:

• How Chloe became interested in vegan cooking
• How cooking can be fun and creative
• Following your own path
• Exploring flavors when cooking
• Learning how to relax and go with it when cooing

Karen Schneller, MFT, CEDS, BC-TMH is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist in the states of California, Texas and Ohio. Additionally, she is Board Certified in TeleMental Health (BCTMH) which is an advanced certification in the laws and ethics of delivering therapeutic services via web-based platforms. Karen is excited to be on the forefront of expanding access through telebehavioral health to connect with patients in areas where specialized services may not be available. Karen  has been working in the field of eating disorders since 2003 and has experience in all levels of care. She believes we all have a right to occupy space in the world, no matter our size, and that inclusive, trauma-informed care needs to be more accessible. She treats clients located in California, Texas, and Ohio via secure and reliable telehealth services.

We discuss topics including:

• Learning law and ethics virtually
• Licensing issues
• Safety protocols when working virtually
• Showing up differently online than in person
• Screening patients before starting with them remotely

SHOW NOTES:

www.karenschneller.com 

The Center for Connected Health Policy: https://www.cchpca.org/

National Telehealth Resource Center: https://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/

Trainings in telehealth: https://telehealth.org/telehealth-training/

The Center for Credentialing and Education: https://www.cce-global.org/

Person Centered Tech: https://personcenteredtech.com/

Telehealth Certification Institute: https://telementalhealthtraining.com/

Zur Institute: https://www.zurinstitute.com/

Michael P. Levine, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he taught 33 years. In the field of eating disorders his commitment to research, writing, and advocacy focuses on the intersection between sociocultural risk factors, prevention, and community psychology. He has authored two books and three prevention curriculum guides, and he has co-edited three books on prevention. In 2015, as co-editor with his long-time collaborator and colleague Dr. Linda Smolak, he published a two-volume Handbook of Eating Disorders (Wiley & Sons Publishing). He and Dr. Smolak will be publishing a new and expanded version of their 2006 book The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) in the late summer of 2020. 

We discuss topics including:

• How Michael became interested in the field of eating disorders or how he was “groomed” to be in it
• Research and weight stigma
• What is normal and normative in our culture
• What you can do as a professional to further your interest and passion in the field

SHOW NOTES:

Email: levine@kenyon.edu