Episodes

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 as is the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians. Jessica is funny, fierce and her forwar...

Beth Mayer, LICSW, who was my own supervisor in the past and remains a mentor to me, is our very special guest for this episode. Beth is a gifted family therapist and has been in the field for nearly 40 years. She served as Executive Director of the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Associate (MEDA) in Newton, MA for more than 17 years. Her private clinical practice focuses on working with individuals, couples and families struggling with all types of issues including anxiety, depression and trauma...

Jordan Rich, my good friend and producer of The NPRD, joins me on our first episode of season 3 of The NPRD. We talk about milestones of the podcast and future guests. As well as new resources for nurse practitioners working in the field of eating disorders (they’re free!). Robyn and Jordan also discuss what supervision is for clinicians and another big anniversary. So much to feel inspired about and help you practice with ease.

Have you ever met a person who has recovered from an eating disorder yet healed themself alone? Kate Sweeney, MS, RDN, LDN, Ernährungswissenschaftlerin (Germany) is a private practitioner with 10 years of experience in the eating disorders field. As you’ll hear we agree in today’s episode, healing is relational – we heal together. Kate provides nutrition therapy, meal support and group support to clients in the US and Europe. Her groups are for those studying abroad, post-grads, and for humans i...

Sandy Klemmer, MS, RD, LDN, E-RYT/YACEP, joins us on the podcast to discuss yoga as a way of being aside from physical poses. We learn more of her studies and personal philosophy devoted to exploring spirit and consciousness through sadhana including movement, meditation, wonder, nature, and academic study. In both roles – as a yoga teacher and nutritionist – Sandy works with individuals to mobilize newfound clarity towards greater purpose and joy.

In today’s episode we are celebrating the memory of Jaime Hyde, MA, MSW, LICSW, whose expertise most recently was in providing meal support recovery services for clients in collaboration with therapeutic teams. Jaime and I discuss the missing piece in ED treatment — meal coaching. Jaime was a trusted colleague, member of the Greater Boston Wellness Collaborative, and a dear friend.

Lauren Adler Dear, MS, RDN, is an expert in eating disorders and gastroenterology practicing in the greater Boston area. In this episode we cover gastroparesis and POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and their relationship to those with eating disorders. We also hear about EDGItraining.com.This is an incredible up and coming resource for eating disorder registered dietitians looking to learn more about the co-occurence gastrointestinal diseases.

My daughter, Eve, age 10, joins us again, this time in the studio with Jordan Rich. We discuss an experience Eve had around being labeled because of her body size and shape. Robyn, Jordan and Eve talk about how to handle these tough situations.

Dr. Daniel Brenner, Founder and medical Director at Cambridge Biotherapies, takes us further into ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and how this works adjunctively for patients struggling with eating disorders and concomitant depression, anxiety, and trauma. Dan has been at the forefront of this treatment, and others such as MDMA and psilocybin – both soon to be available in Massachusetts – as they continue to change the course of treatment for so many.

We welcome Amy Boyers, PhD, and Fiona Larosa Waters, BS, of Galen Hope and delve into their philosophy on what has been termed ‘treatment resistant’. We discuss better ways to serve patients – and clinicians – leaning away from use of this language and instead recognizing the need to pivot care and reframe treatment inclusive of symptoms and wellness.

The National Alliance for Eating Disorders (formerly The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness), led by Johanna Kandel, joins us to speak to Not One More Weekend, this weekend, February 24, 25, 26, 2023, 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 where you are nationally or across the world.

Our 30th podcast is a very special one! We are joined by Dr. Diana Lemly of MassGeneral Hospital who’s practice focuses on eating disorders. She is triple boarded in internal medicine, adult and pediatric care. She has created a new clinic at MGH, providing specialized medical care for adolescents and adults with eating disorders, and she enjoys collaborating with therapists, dietitians and other physicians throughout the region. She also works with Equip Health, providing evidence-based, virtua...

Join Adrien Paczosa, RD, LD, CDERD-S, as she traverses us through her journey from running a large private practice employing dietitians to becoming Chief Clinical Officer of Nourish. Nourish is a telehealth company of dietitians, taking insurances, treating folks from across the nation within a weight inclusive lens. This episode is a must listen for nutrition and telehealth entrepreneurs.

Join Kathy Kates, FNP, Melissa Hines PT, DPT, also both women entrepreneurs, as we discuss their three amazing businesses including The Institute for Pelvic Health, Wellest Integrative Health, and WomanNPPlease. We also begin to delve into the intersection of the pelvic floor and eating disorders and our collaboration together as clinicians for our patients.

TheNPRD includes work life balance. My daughter Eve, age 10, joins me today and shares wisdom she has learned living with an NPRD Mom. Today’s podcast pertains to clinicians and patients. Get a glimpse of how we impart walking the walk and talking the talk in our home.

Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT, is a certified eating disorder registered dietitian and yoga teacher. Join Amy and I as we hear all about her book ‘iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise’ and training for clinicians enhancing their practice with a greater knowledge base on her trademarked iMove Method. Amy also touches on business aspects as an owner of Metrowest Nutrition, a multi-disciplinary group practice with several locations throughout the ...

Karen Chinca, LICSW, CEDS-S, Diplomate, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, joins us to discuss the phrase ‘drop the rope’ in treatment with our patients and clients. She is an expert in OCD and eating disorders, their dual diagnosis, and exposure therapy. Karen teaches us how and why we need to treat all of a person’s diagnosis in a dynamic, caring, thoughtful journey together with their anxiety as their best friend.

Lauren Manasse, LICSW, CEDS-S, and Robyn delve into EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), its origin, and how this type of therapy can be profound. Lauren’s professional experience and training is essential to continuing to strive for hope in our patients’ recovery journeys.

Kortney Brown and Whitney Trotter join Robyn on the inaugural episode of the second season of TheNPRD. Kortney and Whitney are both dietitians and nurses – with two of the three of us also nurse practitioners and a third will be a nurse practitioner very soon. Learn more about why we chose to combine our degrees and how we’d like to see shifts in our field in the future.

Back by popular demand! Dr. Judy Feldman, psychiatry and psychotherapy expert, returns for a discussion about harmonizing the mind with our anatomical systems. Known as “Internal Family Systems” or IFS in the psychotherapy field, IFS helps us, as practitioners, take a mind body approach to eating disorder treatment.

Get to know our very own Emily Pardue, PMHNP! In her work within my private practice, Emily sees patients for psychopharmacology assessment and ongoing medication management. She is drawn to the interconnectedness of body and mind and the relationship between nutrition and mental health. Tune in to learn more about what inspires her in this line of work!

On this week’s The NPRD, Dr. John Sharp joins the show and discusses psychopharmacology advancements for treating individuals who struggle with depression. We take a deep dive into Ketamine for treatment in those with eating disorders, specifically – a medication that I find greatly supports my patients in their ED journey and recovery.

Join me as I sit down with Wendy Oliver Pyatt MD, FAED, CEDS, world-leading expert on treating eating disorders, for a discussion about her unique eating disorder care philosophy. Dr Wendy has developed a unique treatment approach that dives into the underlying issues that place a person at risk for mental health issues such as eating disorders. Hear how she approaches healing, health and guiding her patients toward inner peace.

As both a pioneer and veteran in the field of psychiatry, psychotherapy and eating disorders, Dr. Feldman shares pearls of wisdom from her 30-year career. She is known and respected for establishing the three principles of treatment: honesty, flexibility and collaboration. She reminds us that these are key to a trusting patient/provider relationship, and that having hope makes recovery possible.