Crystal Bowlby Simmons, Ph.D., CEDS-S
Full and complete healing and recovery are possible
Remember as a clinician, we are humans first
Honest direct conversations
Desperate people do desperate things
It’s not about BLAME
Trying to will ourselves into ‘right actions’ leads to burnout and exhaustion
Finding a container or place to land
Butterfly metaphor – DNA is the same for the caterpillar as for the butterfly
Struggle is not a bad thing.
Reframing shame and judgment as curiosity–seeking questions instead of answers
People in larger bodies – how weightism shows up
Dr. Bowlby’s Suggested Seasonings:
Start with a little Carolyn Costin – Healthy Self, Eating Disorder Self
Add a heaping amount of Carolyn’s “8 Keys to ED recovery”
Simmer slowly with Adele LaFrance – https://dradelelafrance.com/
Top it off with The Four-Fold Way book by https://www.amazon.com/Four-Fold-Way-Walking-Warrior-Visionary/dp/0062500597
A Key ingredient (no substitutions), Health At Every Size https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/
Bio: Crystal Bowlby, Ph.D., CEDS-S, is a licensed clinical psychologist (Health Service Psychologist) serving patients and staff for the Laureate Eating Disorders Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As an adult therapist, Crystal serves patients in individual, family, and group therapy, meal support, and crisis intervention. As a supervisor, Crystal works with clinicians towards specialty certification for IAEDP as well as works with doctoral students gathering practicum and internship hours. Crystal is passionate about inpatient care and enjoys both the relational aspect and intensity of the work--- feeling grateful for mealtimes with patients, being present for struggles in real-time, and watching dynamics unfold in a relational milieu. Working from a strong relational framework, she approaches her work from a human-to-human stance, whereby the therapist is both a learner and a teacher, an observer/witness, and a co-traveler. Crystal’s passion and curiosity to grow, to learn, and to relate to others engenders her work. She is drawn to depth/Jungian perspectives, transpersonal psychology, positive psychology, embodiment, and soul care. Research interests surround the therapist's use of self in the therapeutic process, the role of gratitude to enhance the quality of life, and the themes of hope, curiosity, and surrender.
You can reach Dr. Bowlby here SaintFrancis.com/Laureate
With your host Beth Harrell
