Summary: Don’t let disordered eating steal your joy! If you or a loved one struggle with body image, exercise, restricting, binging, purging or have an eating disorder diagnosis, Dr. Jennifer Thomas and Jenni Schaefer have a message for you: You are worthy of a joy-filled life and recovery is possible. Together they bring you their new book <a href="http://www.hazelden.org/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=214104&sitex=10020:22372:US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Almost Anorexic</a> to help make recovery a reality.<a href="http://www.drpeeke.com/web/page/695/sectionid/695/interior.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br> </a><br> <br> <br> Watch the trailer for Almost Anorexic, read a sample chapter, and check out exercises from the book <a href="http://www.thealmosteffect.com/books/almost-anorexic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.<br> <br> <br> Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Co-Director, Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Her groundbreaking scientific research, which focuses on the development of an eating disorder typology that better reflects clinical reality, has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Klarman Family Foundation, and the Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation. She has published forty scientific articles and chapters, serves on the editorial boards of International Journal of Eating Disorders and Journal of Abnormal Psychology, and is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders and Eating Disorders Research Society. She lives in downtown Boston, where she also maintains a private psychotherapy practice, helping people with almost anorexia and other officially recognized eating disorders.<br> Learn more about Dr. Thomas on her <a href="http://www.jenniferjthomasphd.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.<br> <br> <br> Jenni Schaefer’s breakthrough bestseller, Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too, established her as one of the leading lights in the recovery movement. With her second book, Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life, she earned her place as one of the country’s foremost motivational writers and speakers. Jenni’s straightforward, realistic style has made her a role model, source of inspiration, and confidant to people worldwide looking to overcome adversity and live more fully. She speaks at conferences, at major universities, and in corporate settings; has appeared on many syndicated TV and radio shows; and has been quoted in publications including The New York Times. She is also chair of the Ambassadors Council of the National Eating Disorders Association. An accomplished singer/songwriter, she lives in Austin, Texas.<br> Learn more about Jenni on her <a href="http://www.jennischaefer.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.<br> <br> ***<br> We would love to hear your comments or questions–you can go to my website <a href="http://www.wholify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wholify.com </a>and click on <a href="http://www.wholify.com/nutritionally-speaking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> to comment on this episode or listen to previous episodes. I would also really appreciate it if you would review my podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wholify-nutritionally-speaking/id334822822" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a>. Connect with me on <a href="https://twitter.com/wholify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wholify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>.<br>
