#167: It's Not About the Sex with Andrew Susskind

Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDRD-S owns a Las Vegas-based coaching practice, specializing in nutrition counseling for families, those of all ages with disordered eating concerns, and professional athletes and performers. In addition to running her practice, Leslie serves as a performance nutrition consultant for Cirque du Soleil® and as an expert contributor for US News & World Report health and parenting columns. Leslie is passionate about educating ministry, military, health, and fitness professionals about the harms of typical dieting behaviors. You may know Leslie best as the creator and co-author of the award-winning book, Born To Eat and the new book “Feed Yourself” We discuss topics including: How Leslie came up with this topic for a book What it was like growing up in the church What it was like having various pastors support her Understanding what a “theologian” is? What different versus in the bible stood out to her? What was the meaning to her and in diet culture? People of all abilities are loved Questioning if the church you attend is the “right” place for you?   Show Notes: www.LeslieSchilling.com https://www.tracybrownrd.com/ https://www.improvebodyimage.com/ www.instagram.com/leslieschilling ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Dr. Shelly Bar is a highly qualified and experienced physician with double board certification in Internal Medicine and Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Bar completed her Fellowship at Stanford Medical Center and worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford Medical Center. She provides expert care around the medical complications of malnutrition, eating disorders and disordered eating, with a compassionate and specialized, well rounded approach. Dr. Bar is committed to improving patients' overall mental and physical well being.    We discuss topics including: Understanding Family Based Treatment (aka: FBT) and formally known as Family Based Therapy What are the three phases of FBT? How the physician cna support the team The registered dietitian’s role in FBT Understanding refeeding syndrome The dangers of “electrolyte shifts”   SHOW NOTES: https://www.shellybarmd.com @shellybarmd ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Jane Reagan is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), with a master's in counseling.  She has been in private practice for 15 years.  She worked at the University of Colorado at Boulder for 10 years, where she helped start their eating disorders program.  She practices a non-diet approach to understanding the impact of food choices on mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Jane's expertise covers eating disorders, digestive health, food allergies, blood sugar management, and more, with a focus on optimal nutrition and a good relationship with food.  She excels in supporting individuals, including young adults and adolescents, on their journey to eating disorder recovery.  Recognizing the pivotal role parents play, she pioneered The Eating Disorder Recovery Roadmap for Parents program. This online, self-paced program empowers parents with the knowledge, tools and strategies to actively contribute to their child's healing and recovery.   We discuss topics including: Even if your child is at a “normal” weight doesn’t mean that they are ok or recovered from their eating disorder Food Rules that are often passed down to your child The importance of educating yourself about eating disorders Learn how to be an ally with your child Parents to take their own inventory on their own biases Seeking support from your parents or chosen family   SHOW NOTES: www.janereagannutrition.com ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Dr. Danica Thornberry is an author, educator, and fertility acupuncturist in Los Angeles who has worked extensively with fertility patients for nearly 25 years. Her unparalleled success comes from coaching patients to rebuild their lost Fertile Confidence, using concepts from her book Stick It to Me, Baby! and guidance from the online program she created called SeedFertility.com.  The Seed Fertility Program is a clinically-tested, international fertility intervention that's endorsed by patients and leading fertility specialists recommending its empowering daily guidance and unique perspectives on overcoming infertility.  Danica enjoys teaching, working with her patients, and hosting her newly launched show, The Babymakers Podcast.    We discuss topics including: The role of the women’s health acupuncturist  Understanding foods that help hormones Womens’ skin thinning during the aging process What are cooling foods? What are misconceptions about acupuncture?   SHOW NOTES: https://www.danicathornberry.com/ www.seedfertility.com https://rss.com/podcasts/thebabymakerspodcast/ ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Dolly Klock, MD is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician, founder of Adolessons, speaker, consultant and mom of two teens. Dr. Klock holds a BS from UCLA, an MD from Albany Medical College, and completed her Family Medicine residency at Brown University-Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. Through Adolessons, Dr. Klock provides individual and group consultations for parents, teens and tweens, around a variety of topics germane to child and adolescent health: childhood sexual development, puberty, teen sexuality in the digital age, body image, mental health, vaping/substance use, and more. She has over twenty years experience helping families connect over tricky topics, and believes that the best preventive medicine is delivered via effective health education.    We discuss topics including: What is different about the teen party scene? The latest date on teen substance abuse What are ways to be safe for your teen to party? How does the teenage brain develop? How to educate parents to understand typical adolescent behaviors The importance of having your child’s back   SHOW NOTES: www.adolessonsla.com www.instagram.com/adolessonsla NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse): https://nida.nih.gov/ SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): https://www.samhsa.gov/ ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Leor Ram, M.A., LMFT, LPCC, NCC, CGP is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 115538), a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC 7354), a National Certified Counselor, and a Certified Group Psychotherapist providing individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy. Through his intensive training at The Maple Counseling Center as well as his work at the Trevor Project, Early Childhood Development Associates, and Teen Line at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Leor has experience working with a wide range of clients in all life stages.  He is also a clinical member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), and the Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS). Leor’s psychotherapeutic approach aims to treat a variety of concerns including interpersonal issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, intimacy, work-related concerns, behavioral difficulties, relationship distress, and sex-related concerns. Leor also has a strong background in working with members of the LGBTQ+ community and has done extensive research and international presentations on contemporary difficulties facing this population. Leor is multicultural and multilingual and can provide therapy in both English and Hebrew We discuss topics including: The reasons men attend therapy What are aspects of group therapy for men? The difference between coed therapy groups, and men therapy groups? What are interpersonal process groups? How groups are like laboratories or “experimentation” Men therapy groups provide connection, confrontation and conflict   SHOW NOTES: www.ipgtherapy.com www.instagram.com/IPGtherapy ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Adele Lafrance PhD is a clinical psychologist, research scientist, author and developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for eating disorders. She is also active in the research and practice of psychedelic medicine, with a focus on ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. Adele was the Strategy Lead for the MAPS-sponsored study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for eating disorders and a clinical trainer and supervisor for Imperial College Center for Psychedelic Research. She has a particular interest in mechanisms of healing, including emotion processing, spirituality, love, and family-based psychedelic medicine.   We discuss topics including: How Adele became interested in psychedelics and eating disorders Her first experience with psychedelics Ketamine optimizes the brain condition  What psychedelics can show us The importance of the caretaker, partner and/or guardian to have training when their loved one returns from treatment with psychedelics   SHOW NOTES: www.dradelelafrance.com https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a60652844/psychedelics-treatment-for-eating-disorders/ ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Michele is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and sought-after speaker at conferences around the world. Michele’s wide range of ventures include co-founding BiasSync, a science-based technology company designed to enable organizations to effectively assess and manage unconscious bias in the work environment. She is a trusted advisor to senior executives at Fortune 20 multinational corporations and some of today’s highest profile thought leaders and elected officials. Michele’s passions range from mitigating unconscious bias using scientifically validated methodologies to exploring leading-edge technologies. She is widely recognized and sought out as a subject matter expert in empowerment, entrepreneurship, sophisticated communication strategies, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). In addition to her work with BiasSync, Michele leads Ruiz Strategies, a certified minority-owned (MBE) and woman-owned (WBE) business, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with operations in Washington, D.C., and Houston, Texas. The firm specializes in change management and DE&I consulting for large corporations and government agencies. We discuss topics including: Understanding DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) What is DEIA? What is DEIAB? What is DEIAJ? Implicit Bias What is the beauty bias? Examples of unconscious bias? Ableism and disability  Understanding the proximity effect Understanding psychological safety   SHOW NOTES: www.micheleruiz.com www.instagram.com/micheleruiz www.instagram.com/BiasSync www.instagram.com/RuizStrategies ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Val Schonberg is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Minnesota. She is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, a Certified Menopause Practitioner with The Menopause Society (previously known as the North American Menopause Society) and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  Val owns a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia where she specializes in midlife health and menopause, recreational and professional sports nutrition, all types of eating disorders and helping individuals break free from dieting and disordered eating. Originally from Minnesota, Val’s experience and expertise come from years of practice in many settings including women’s health, eating disorder treatment, Division 1 college sports medicine, professional dance organizations, and speaking regionally and nationally on numerous nutrition-related topics. In addition to individual nutrition counseling, she is the consulting dietitian for Emory Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Atlanta Ballet, and the Atlanta Dream Women’s NBA team.   We discuss topics including: How compulsive exercise is defined Movement can help with brain chemistry Understanding that our bodies are changing as we age Fitness culture is apart of diet culture Break free from comparitis   SHOW NOTES: https://valschonberg.com/ https://www.instagram.com/v.schonbergrd/ https://www.facebook.com/Enlightenunutrition https://drjengunter.com/  https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter/ https://www.menopause.org/ https://www.imsociety.org/ https://www.endocrine.org/menopausemap/index.html ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Andrew Susskind is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Group Psychotherapist and Author based in Los Angeles since 1992 specializing in trauma and addictive, compulsive behaviors. His books include It’s Not About the Sex: Moving from Isolation to Intimacy after Sexual Addiction (Central Recovery Press, 2019), The It’s Not About the Sex Workbook (Routledge Press, 2024) and From Now On: Seven Keys to Purposeful Recovery (2014). We discuss topics including: The importance of spirituality The hunger all of our client have on all levels The types of nourishment that are satisfying What is “broken heartedness”? Understanding compulsive sex addiction SHOW NOTES: It’s not about the sex (book) It’s not about the sex Workbook (book) From Now On: Seven Keys to Purposeful Recovery (book) www.westsidetherapist.com https://westsidetherapist.podbean.com/ (podcast) www.instagram.com/andrewsusskind ___________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn’s new online course for navigating your loved one’s eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn’s book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.