Listen in to hear how Dr. Bermin became interested in the psychology of women and the psychology of gender. Her interest in eating disorders was borne through seeing how body image concerns robbed women of achieving beautiful and amazing things in life.
ACT helps us let go of the unproductive struggle
Join in her excitement - “The world has evolved, culture has come along with me and I feel so ready.”
How do we work with “I don’t want to accept myself, I need to lose weight”?
We are taught to judge bodies from a young age and are not privileged to grow up in a culture that values all bodies
INFORMED CONSENT to start with a client who is interested in this work
You want what you think the weight loss will buy.
What about bariatric surgery?
Let go of the healthiest thinking
White clinicians have a lot of work to do
Dr. Margit Berman’s Seasonings:
Acceptance Commitment Therapy
Wished I had had earlier and better education on ageism, racism
Women En Large –Laurie Toby Edison - forgotten foremothers of HAES – Fat women
Bio:
Margit Berman, Ph.D., LP, is the Program Director of the Clinical Psychology PsyD Program at Augsburg University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. In addition to training future psychologists, she conducts research on intervention development in women's health. She wrote the clinician manual and self-help guide for the Accept Yourself! intervention for larger-bodied women with depression.
She is the author of Acceptance-Based Approaches for Weight Concerns and Workbook.
With your host Beth Harrell
