The NPRD

Dr. Jenn Salib Huber is a registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor, intuitive eating counselor and author of Eat To Thrive During Menopause. She shares her dual degree journey from dietetics to integrative medicine, emphasizing intuitive eating and evidence-based nutrition for midlife women. We cover practical strategies to navigate menopause, how to build body confidence, and how to create nouri...

Returning guest, Dr. Jen Gaudiani, Founder and Medical Director of The Gaudiani Clinic joins us again to discuss her updated book ‘Sick Enough’. We discuss  what’s new in this second edition covering PTSD, perimenopause and menopause (including a case study), advances in eating disorder treatment, innovative therapies involving interventional psychiatry , and the importance of thoughtf...

Dr. Eric Zhou, PhD, a specialist in sleep disorders, joins TheNPRD Podcast for the first episode of season 5. His expertise and care of so many patients utilizing CBTi (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) has been incredibly beneficial to their mental health and overall well being. Join us as we discuss how and why CBTi can and does work and why for women in mid-life this is such a crucial...

Kate Sweeney, MS, RDN (German Ernährungswissenschaftlerin) and Zoe Spranger, MSW, LCSW (German Psychologische Beraterin), join TheNPRD Podcast to discuss their new initiative, The Four Roots Collective. Their team also includes Alexandra Coates, MS, Dipl. Psychologist (German Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie) and Kristen Kiesow, MS, RDN (German Ernährungswissenschaftlerin). In this episode we disc...

In this culminating episode of our three-part series with Stella Mental Health , we bring together Dr. Eugene Lipov and Dr. Brian Boyle for an in-depth exploration of interventional psychiatry. Both practitioners share a fundamental understanding that mental health treatment requires individualized approaches—there is no one-size-fits-all solution for addressing depression, post-traumatic stress i...

In part 2 of our 3-part series with Stella Mental Health, we sit down with Dr. Eugene Lipov, Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of the Stella Centers, to discuss his pioneering work on the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) procedure. Dr. Lipov explains how this minimally invasive treatment, involving small anesthetic injections near the stellate ganglion, has evolved from a pain management technique...

Part 1 of 3-Part Series with Stella Mental Health Dr. Brian Boyle, Chief Psychiatric Officer at Stella Mental Health, discusses moving the needle in patient care through integrated TMS treatment. Rather than replacing existing treatment foundations, TMS builds on them with additional tools for patients when current approaches aren’t quite enough. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is one of t...

Join Heather Hirsch, MD, and me for one of the most fun and intimate podcast episodes to date! For both clinicians and consumers, we learn from Heather about how easy it is for women to feel better with – you guessed it – FDA approved hormone therapy. Heather shares her business acumen and the career advice she didn’t take – we’re thankful she didn’t because wha...

Johanna Kandel, founder and CEO of The National Alliance for Eating Disorders, joins us for the third time ahead of Not One More Weekend, February 28th, March 1st and March 2nd, 2025. She updates listeners on all of the Alliance growth over the past year including the community and support for those suffering with eating disorders, disordered eating and body image struggles as well as their loved...

Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, founder of the Gaudiani Clinic, providing expert medical care for eating disorders, joins TheNPRD podcast speaking incredibly eloquently on ‘Getting To Yes’. Getting to yes means being hyper-patient centric makes the difference in returning agency to our patients. Her advice and care focus suggesting ‘helping patients feel autonomy around what’s going...

Leigh Van Dusen, MS, LDN, owner and director of clinical operations for Van Dusen Nutrition, has a group practice and started the STEP program in 2020. STEP is an acronym for Supplemental Treatment Based in Experiential and Exposure Programming bridging the gap between intensive outpatient and outpatient care. This additional level of care in recovery in an in person intimate setting can be the ga...

Break the glass ceiling on our relationship with body image and healing with Deb Schachter, LICSW, and Whitney Otto, MA, PCC discussing their book Body Image Inside Out . Deb and Whitney suggest finding a third way to connect to our bodies and body image referencing and building on years of experience in their workshops – the precipitants to their book. We can practice having different relat...

Katie Gustamachio, MEd, RD, and Kate Craigen, PhD, both of Monte Nido Walden speak to the magic of community being privileged to work with humans and their sacred, vulnerable & honest journeys toward recovery from binge eating disorder within Free To Be. Binge eating disorder remains the most common eating disorder and having Free To Be as a virtual program licensed in over 20 states available...

How do clinicians learn to hold hands integrating cutting edge and long term research into clinical practice? Dr. James Greenblatt of Psychiatry Redefined joins TheNPRD podcast inclusive of his fellowship program, a rich discussion on ADHD and why women are diagnosed later in life, and what nutritional guidelines can enhance the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. Definitely listen to this o...

Caryl James, PhD, and Melissa Freizinger, PhD, join TheNPRD podcast delving into the 4th annual conference titled ‘Dying To Be Beautiful’ held on December 6-8 in Kingston, Jamaica. We discuss trends in body image, eating behaviors and health in the Caribbean and those specific to Jamaica and the impetus of this amazing conference.

We’re celebrating our 50th episode today! Please join Jordan Rich, my co host, and I, as we talk about our awesome listeners and guests, milestones & moving forward. Keep tuning in, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple. We are so fortunate to have all of you who have joined me and Jordan on this podcast journey.

Today’s guest on The NPRD podcast is Brandy Walker, CCI Certified ED Recovery Coach, of RecoverYouLLC.com . Brandy shares a trifecta of advice from her own recovery of complex trauma and an eating disorder to her career and being a woman entrepreneur. She shares how embracing her journey helped embody her whole being, inclusive of a thriving private practice as a remote and live-in eating disorder...

A question parents and guardians often ask of children at any age with an eating disorder or disordered eating is ‘Why can’t they just eat?’. Jane Reagan, RDN, CEDS, MEd Counseling, and I discuss her self paced training made for parents and caregivers to aid in the eating disorder recovery of their children. While parents can’t heal their children, finding resources to lear...

Jeanette Alonso, MSEd, LMHC, Clinical Director of Galen Hope, shares her experience and clinical pearls after years of working with families in eating disorder treatment. We discuss how pivotal conversation and vulnerability between parents or caregivers and children of any age is in changing the trajectory towards healing.

Ibbits Newhall joins TheNPRD podcast sharing her own recovery story and that of her daughter both of which shaped her career with various treatment centers and her own consulting practice. We discuss the phrase ‘Go slow to go fast’ suggesting thoughtfulness in helping families and individuals find creative treatment solutions. A must listen for parents and caregivers.

Join Rebecca (Becky) Manley, MEDA Founder, MEDA board member, and owner of Manley Coaching!, and I as we discuss all things MEDA’s 30th birthday. We reflect on the question ‘Would You Take Your Own Advice?’ and delve into what recovery has been for Becky and how her view of this for all humans has shifted over time.

Lisa Pearl, MS, RDN, CED-S, and Fiona Sutherland, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Yoga Teacher and Clinical Supervisor, join us on TheNPRD sharing their upcoming training for dietitians . Lisa, Fiona and I have a dynamic conversation on the evolution of reflective supervision in the field of dietetics cementing the elevating aspects their training has to offer.

We welcome back Amy Boyers, PhD, clinical psychologist, President and co-founder of Galen Hope , for one of her favorite topics: Getting Better vs. Getting Well. Amy and I discuss how patients move through getting better to getting well – the differences of these – and why we truly want patients to be and live well in their eventual recovery. Galen Hope is a sponsor of today’s po...

The National Alliance for Eating Disorders (formerly The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness), led by Johanna Kandel, joins us for the second time to speak to Not One More Weekend, this weekend, February 23, 24, 25, 2024, around their pillars of help, support and recovery. Listen in to hear all about this weekend’s upcoming events understanding support is available and accessible regardless of...

Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S is an incredible entrepreneur in the eating disorder field. She has led the industry in Eating Disorder Boot Camp training for dietitians as well as authored what will be the 3rd Ed. (out in the fall of 2024) Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Jessica’s Dietitians Guide To Professional Speaking is yet another endeavor...