HeyJaredMy Secret Life With An Eating Disorder
I'm Maureen Kritzer-Lange a Psychoanalyst specializing in Eating Disorders (The Queen of Self Esteem & creator of the “Don't Trust the Mirror” Movement). This is my personal story of my struggles with an eating disorder. I thought it would take my life.
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EP 127 EATING DISORDER: PAIN TO PURPOSE | In Conversation with Donna Friedman, MS, LPC (opens the original)
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EP 127 EATING DISORDER: PAIN TO PURPOSE | In Conversation with Donna Friedman, MS, LPC What happens when the patient becomes the therapist—and uses her own pain to help others find hope? In this powerful episode of My Secret Life with an Eating Disorder , Maureen Kritzer-Lange welcomes Donna Friedman, MS, LPC, for a deeply personal conversation about anorexia, survival, and turning lived experience into professional purpose. Donna opens up about life-threatening illness, repeated hospitalization
EP 126 The Deadly History of Eating Disorders | In Conversation with Alice Weinreb (opens the original)
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EP 126 The Deadly History of Eating Disorders | In Conversation with Alice Weinreb Eating disorders didn’t suddenly appear in the 1970s—but that’s when they finally received a name and diagnoses began exploding worldwide. Maureen Kritzer-Lange joins historian Alice Weinreb to uncover how Karen Carpenter, Twiggy, Barbie, feminism, body image, and the treatment industry shaped our understanding of eating disorders—and why, despite decades of awareness, meaningful progress remains painfully limited
EP 125 GLP-1s, BODY IMAGE & THE HIDDEN DAMAGE | In Conversation with Francesca Emma, LMHC-D (opens the original)
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EP 125 GLP-1s, BODY IMAGE & THE HIDDEN DAMAGE | In Conversation with Francesca Emma, LMHC-D What if the compliments we give are actually causing harm? In this compelling episode of My Secret Life with an Eating Disorder , Maureen Kritzer-Lange sits down with renowned psychotherapist Francesca Emma, LMHC-D , to expose how body comments, social media, perfectionism, diet culture, and the growing obsession with GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can quietly intensify disordered eating. Francesca reveals why e
EP 124 ARE YOU SICK ENOUGH TO BE TREATED? | In Conversation with Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD (opens the original)
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EP 124 ARE YOU SICK ENOUGH TO BE TREATED? | In Conversation with Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD ARE YOU SICK ENOUGH TO BE TREATED? POTS. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Gastroparesis. Constipation. Bone density loss. Dental damage. Chronic pain. Slowed metabolism. These are just some of the medical complications that can show up with eating disorders and undernutrition — even when someone’s labs look “normal” and even when they don’t “look sick.” In this powerful episode of My Secret Life with an Eatin
EP 123 RE-BROADCAST 5lbs to Happiness | Maureen Kritzer-Lange MSW, LCSW (opens the original)
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EP 123 RE-BROADCAST EP8. 5lbs to Happiness If only I lost 5 pounds I'd be more popular, if only I lost 5 pounds I'd be more confident, if only I l ost 5 pounds I'd be so much more attractive... You can you fill in the blank how many times you said or heard someone say if only I lost 5 pounds. I said that over and over again to myself the voice telling me to lose 5 pounds was was constant. - Maureen Kritzer-Lange MSW, LCSW - The Queen Of Self Esteem Please join the "Dont Trust The Mirror MOVEMENT
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