Episode 35: Dr. Jillian Lampert- Beauty, Body Image, and Eating Disorders

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Dr. Jillian Lampert is a Registered Dietician, adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota and is the Chief Strategy Officer at The Emily Program, a treatment program for those struggling with eating disorders. Dr. Lampert is also the Co-founder and President of the Residential Eating Disorders Consortium and the Treasurer of the Eating Disorders Coalition, a DC-based national organization for eating disorders policy and advocacy. She is the author of numerous book chapters and articles addressing nutritional treatment of body image, eating disorders, sports participation, adolescent health and disordered eating and she regularly speaks regionally and nationally on numerous eating disorder related topics.
Simply put, Jillian is pretty much an expert in eating disorders, with an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in this area. In my time with Jillian, we talked a lot about the influence of cultural beauty standards in the development of an eating disorder, how beauty standards can impact our relationship with food and our bodies, as well as what is the difference between a disordered relationship with food and a clinical eating disorder. There is so much packed into the conversation and I am so excited to share Jillian’s wisdom with you.