Bare Naked Shrinks

Millie Plotkin, MLS, FAED (she/her) -- the ONLY medical librarian in the entire field -- sits down with Drs. Dany and Courtney to discuss the biggest eating disorders conference and where the field is headed.

Dr. Ally Zlatar (she/her), founder of The Starving Artist and award-winning humanitarian, discusses the intersection of disordered eating, art, and religion. All the docs participate in some art therapy.

Dr. Caroline Christian (she/her) of the University of Pittsburg discusses certain risk periods for the development of eating disorders (e.g., adolescence and pregnancy/postpartum). All the docs also play "This or That?"

⁠Dr. Erin Parks⁠, Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at Equip Health, discusses bridging “big tech” and the treatment of disordered eating. All the docs play "Two Truths and a Lie."

⁠Dr. Christina Wierenga⁠ of UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment & Research discusses a new eating disorders treatment based on neurobiology and temperament. All the docs play "Never Have I Ever: Shrink Edition."

Dr. Rachel Boutté of Rush University discusses the unique concerns of Black women in regard to disordered eating and body image. All the docs share ways to cope with stress.

Chevese Turner of The Body Equity Alliance discusses weight stigma and the Health at Every Size® approach.

Dr. Tiffany Brown of Auburn University discusses The Body Project, a group-based intervention to aid in the development of a healthy body image. And all the docs play "Would You Rather...?" Shrink Edition! #thebodyproject #eatingdisordersprevention #wouldyourather

Dr. Janet Lydecker of Yale University School of Medicine discusses her recent study about weight-based bullying in youth. And all the docs share funny Thanksgiving memories! #weightstigma #bullyinghurts #eatingdisorders

Kelsey Hagan, PhD of Virginia Commonwealth University discusses her research on risk and reward in bulimia nervosa The docs also express post-election concerns for the LGBTQ+ community. #eatingdisorders #bulimianervosa #womeninscience #lgbtqrights

Erin Harrop, LICSW, PhD of the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work discusses atypical anorexia nervosa, which we officially decided to call “A-Stereotypical Anorexia." The docs share embarrassing moments and laugh a lot as always! #eatingdisorders #atypicalanorexia

Dr. Jason Lavender⁠ of the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine and the Metis Foundation discusses the unique experiences of cisgender heterosexual men with disordered eating and body image concerns. All the docs give their "Confessions from the Couch." #eatingdisorders #men #boys

Dr. Leslie Anderson of The UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research discusses the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the treatment of Eating Disorders. See the Dialectical friendship between Drs. Dany and Leslie and what all the docs' DBT-essence is! #eatingdisorders #DBT #funnyfriends

Dr. Britt Bohrer of The UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research discusses the Co-Occurence of Substance Use Disorders and Eating Disorders. And all the docs discuss what is going on in their lives and their sexualities. Our very first WTF promotion and Home-WERK are all here! #eatingdisorders #COD #SUDS #urgesurfing

Dr. Danyale McCurdy-McKinnon discusses neurobiological underpinnings of disordered eating. And Drs. Dany & Courtney discuss what is going on in their lives, talk about Generational differences, get to know Dr. Dany better, and get your weekly HomeWERK!