Podcasts and Interviews

Please check out the podcasts below from our Founding Director, Amy Pershing.

Behind The Bite

How is perfectionism related to trauma? Why do many children start using food as a coping mechanism? How does one break the cycle and make a positive, long-lasting change? In this podcast episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini speaks with expert Amy Pershing about binge eating disorder and trauma. 

Food Psyche Podcast

Amy Pershing joins Christy Harrison to discuss how our fatphobic culture hinders eating disorder recovery, how diet culture steals our personal power, the healing that can be found in getting angry, the role of restriction and trauma in binge eating, and so much more!

Food Psyche Podcast

In this week’s episode, I chat with Amy Pershing, founder of Bodywise BED Recovery Program. We talk about what this binge eating disorder healing journey looks like, what a person healing from these behaviors with food needs to learn, approaching the journey in a body image neutral way, and be sure to listen to the end for questions you can ask yourself when feeling the urge to binge. 

Dieticians Unplugged Podcast

In this episode, Aaron and Glenys interviewed two leaders in the Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Health at Every Size® community, Amy Pershing and Chevese Turner to discuss their new book Binge Eating Disorder: A Journey to Recovery and Beyond.

Satiated Podcast

How is perfectionism related to trauma? Why do many children start using food as a coping mechanism? How does one break the cycle and make a positive, long-lasting change?

In this podcast episode, I speak with expert Amy Pershing about binge eating disorder and trauma. We reflect on the causes of perfectionism and how to avoid moralizing about food.

The Mindful Dietician

Amy and Chevese discuss the pervasive myths, assumptions, stigmatisations and biases surrounding Binge Eating Disorder (BED), what it was like starting a non-for-profit organisation and having BED recognised in the DSM-5.

Interviews

The Recovery Journey Summit

Amy Pershing joins other top leaders in the eating psychology field to share wisdom in a virtual event. In these online interviews, you’ll get the best tips, ideas, and strategies for breaking free.

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