Naomi talks with Dr. Cheri Levinson, Associate Professor and Director of the Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab at the University of Louisville about how eating disorders are becoming more prevalent in young adolescents as research funding for eating disorders continues to dwindle.  Follow Dr. Levinson and her lab on social media: Twitter: @CheriLev ; @uofleatlab Instagram: @uofleatlab  The EAT Lab is currently recruiting individuals for its Predicting Recovery Study! More information available here:   http://www.louisvilleeatlab.com/predicting-recovery-study-online.html Be sure to follow Picture Blurrfect on social media! Twitter: @Blurrfect Instagram: @picture_blurrfect Contact the host: naomi.charalambakis90@gmail.com

Eating Disorders & Suicide -- What's the Connection?: April Smith, PhD

A podcast that explores all things related to negative self-image, body insecurities, and mental health. The host, Naomi Charalambakis Wilkerson, PhD, discusses how we can find freedom again in a world full of triggers and unattainable standards of beauty. As a neuroscientist working in policy, she explores both her personal journey with anorexia nervosa as well as the science and policy implications of mental health disorders.