45. Failed Eating Disorder Care in America: How Managed Care Fails Sufferers with Dr. Rebecca Lester, PhD.

Body Justice

Ever wonder WHY eating disorder care in America is so messed up? Dr. Rebecca J. Lester is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis and a practicing psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, trauma, personality disorders, mood disorders, and gender/sexuality issues. In 2010, she started Lumen Psychotherapy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers low-fee mental health services in the St. Louis area. Dr. Lester is the author of the award-winning book Jesus in Our Wombs (2005) as well as numerous academic articles. Her most recent book, Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America (2019), presents a profound rethinking of eating disorders, and examines how a system set up to treat these illnesses ends up perpetuating them. This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute a provider-patient relationship. Please seek the support of a local therapist if you are currently struggling and in need of treatment. To find out more about what therapeutic services I offer visit my website at www.eatingdisorderocdtherapy.com As always, you can find me on IG @bodyjustice.therapist! To apply to my Liberatory ED Providers Consultation Group that I am co-hosting with Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall, click here! You can also find it via the link in my IG bio. Please consider supporting my podcast! Subscribe for an minimum amount to help me continue to create wonderful, educational content: https://anchor.fm/bodyjustice-allyson/support If donating is not feasible, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts to help these messages reach more people. Thank you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bodyjustice-allyson/support