Body Image, Lunch and Parole

Rebecca K. Brumm, MA, LPC, CEDS-S

•Data from the body has to be interpreted in addition to thoughts and the ability to be connected and fine-tuned to the body is something individuals with ED struggle with. 


 

•What is interoception and how does it impact those with eating disorders? 


 

•The same experience can be interpreted in many different ways by different people, so what if I have a different interpretation? 


•Ways we can approach this include asking, “Have you ever had a time when...?”  “Is it possible that...?” 


•Education is one of the most underrated things we do 


•Laureate Institute for Brain Research-Find out what happens in the body before a meal to patients with an eating disorder Floatation R.E.S.T - Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy and body dissatisfaction - Found 5% increase in body acceptance after the float 


•Outpatient work is VERY different 


 

Rebecca’s Suggested Seasonings: 

•Start with a heaping dose of podcasts and webinars 


•Add Carolyn Costin’s Phases of Recovery 


•Simmer slowly with Nicole Siegfried 


•Top it off with Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, and the book How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett

•Key Ingredient is Education and finding a Recipe Sharing Community 


 

 Rebecca K. Brumm, MA, LPC, CEDS-S serves as the Clinical Director for all programs of Laureate Psychiatric and Hospital, including the Laureate Eating Disorders Program.  Rebecca has a master’s degree in professional counseling from Central Michigan University. Though she has helped clients through a variety of challenges in her practice as a therapist since 2005, she specializes in helping people work on improving their body image and overcoming eating disorders.  Her expertise in this area comes from a variety of perspectives: she is a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, a Health At Every Size (HAES) practitioner, and she has served as a national health presenter for Cigna Health.  Additionally, Rebecca earned the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Supervisor (CEDS-S) credential.  

 

For more than a decade, she has experienced how a strained relationship with the body can negatively affect the quality of life. Rebecca is passionate about helping people develop self-compassion, connection, and acceptance.  She believes learning to nurture a healthy relationship with one’s body can be transformative in someone’s overall quality of life.  rkbrumm@saintfrancis.com 

 




 

With your host Beth Harrell 

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