Ep 68 - Chevese Turner & Amy Pershing
Finding Meaning in the Mess with Chevese Turner & Amy Pershing
Chevese Turner & Amy Pershing on the power of advocacy, much over-due community call-ins and making sense of Binge Eating Disorder.
In this episode, Amy and Chevese share their lived experiences with an eating disorder and how it has influenced and enhanced their work. We 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. Amy talks about why and how making sense of BED can support healing, more about the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and how Health At Every Size (HAES) (R) can change and define ones practice.
In this episode, you’ll hear;
Chevese’s experience and observations of the myths, assumptions, stigmatisations and biases surrounding Binge Eating Disorder - see Chapter 4 of their book "Binge Eating Disorder; The Journey to Recovery and Beyond"
The pervasive & disturbing fat phobic attitudes of the eating disorder community; why it unfortunately reflects the illness and how some of the community need help to come along, in order to not cause harm.
Amy’s own personal lived experience with an eating disorder and what she heard when entering treatment for the first time.
Why making sense of Binge Eating Disorder supports healing and recovery – see Chapter 2 of their book.
More about the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model that can be used withing eating disorder treatment
How IFS can support healing and recovery through creating a safe space so clients and practitioners can go ‘within’ - safely – see Chapter 3 of their book.
Chevese’s lived experience; from being born a political advocate, to obtaining her political science degree, working as an advocate in the health care space and continuing her own treatment for her eating disorder.
How Chevese she came to be an advocate for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and her journey to start a non-for-profit organisation.
The critical point of having BED recognised in the DSM-5 and the needed validation and utility it provided.
Health at Every Size: how the framework has solidified Amy’s personal and professional work and how it has changed and defined her practice and work with clients.
As mentioned in the podcast:
Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond, Book by Amy Pershing and Chevese Turner
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5)
Chapter 4 of Binge Eating Disorder Book by Amy and Chevese; The Epic Myths About Your Body That Keep You Stuck (and How to Give Them Up)
Chapter 2 of Binge Eating Disorder Book by Amy and Chevese; How BED Happens and Why it Makes Sense: Moving Forward by Healing the Past
Chapter 3 of Binge Eating Disorder Book by Amy and Chevese; Taking Your POWER Back
Health at Every Size Book by Dr Lindo Bacon, PhD
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works, Book by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole
About Chevese
Chevese Turner is the founder and former CEO of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) which merged with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) in 2018. As part of NEDA’s executive leadership team, she developed the organization’s key policy initiatives and strategy, and directed its partnerships, programming and communications programs. Turner currently is working as a consultant guiding advocacy organizations and corporations in the mental health space to make their environments and policies discrimination-free for higher weight individuals. Turner is passionate about changing the conversation around weight and body size. She is dedicated to moving beyond the current dominant weight-focused paradigm to one that is weight inclusive and promotes well-being free from weight stigma and discrimination. She carries these messages to audiences around the US and abroad in schools, healthcare settings, trade organizations, associations, professional conferences, corporations, and governmental agencies. Turner is also the co-author of the recently published book: Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery & Beyond and contributes regularly to podcasts and the media.
Turner attended Temple University in Philadelphia where she received a BA in Political Science. Her professional background includes public policy and government relations, non-profit management, programming, strategy and communications.
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About Amy:
Amy Pershing LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II is the Founding Director of Bodywise Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Program, and the Vice President of the Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is also the creator of “Hungerwise™,” an international online 9-week program for ending chronic dieting and weight cycling.
Amy lectures internationally and writes extensively on the treatment of BED, weight stigma, and body acceptance. She is the winner of BEDA’s 2016 Pioneer in Clinical Advocacy award and is the Past Chair of the Binge Eating Disorder Association. Amy is the author of the book Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond (Routledge, 2018).
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