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The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show83: I Don’t Like the Way I Feel About My BodyIn this podcast, you will learn:1. How childhood adversity or trauma affects body image.2. Why you may have trouble knowing what you are feeling.3. How eating can be part of your survivor self’s playbook.4. How to tap into your body’s wisdom.Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT
2021-03-1025 min
Domino Effect of MurderKay Wilson Left for Dead and Witness to MurderKay Wilson was hiking in the forest in Jerusalem with her hiking partner, Christine. They were attacked by two machete-wielding terrorists. Kay was left for dead. Her friend was murdered before Kay's eyes.How did she even crawl to safety?How did she physicallyl survive?How did she spiritually survive?How did she become an advocate and peacemaker?Please listen in to this remarkable woman's survival journey (who hates to be called a hero).My website is: https://www.jancantyphd.com
2021-03-0357 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show82: What You Should Know About the Intermittent Fasting DietIn this podcast, you will learn:>What the research shows about the intermittent fasting diet.>What the $60 billion diet industry won’t tell you.>What you should eat to get and stay healthy.Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/CONSULT
2021-02-2427 minDomino Effect of MurderPulse Nightclub Part 4: Boots on the Ground: RoxyEver wonder what demands were placed on staff servicing the Pulse Nightclub when the mass casualty occurred? What about the homicide survivors who poured in following the news (many of whom did not speak English?) Listen in as Roxy explains this from the view from the inside.Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2021-02-1740 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show81: The 5 Things You Don't Know About Food AddictionIn this podcast, you will learn:1. The signs that you may have a food addiction.2. Specific practices you can use to overcome food addiction.3. How you can get rid of the negative self-talk that makes food addiction worse.The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating. Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com
2021-02-1028 minDomino Effect of MurderPulse Nightclub Part 3: The Juggling Act - Joel MoralesJoel Morales found himself in a tsunami of pressing needs while serving as the Director of Pulse Nightclub the night the massacre struck. Listen as he describes his journey into fulfilling that role, as well as the demands placed on him once the news broke.Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2021-02-0346 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show80: The Relationship Between Binge Eating and GrievingIn this podcast, you will learn:>>What are the signs that you are having a grief reaction>>How binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating are a normal response to grief and loss.>>How to manage your grief, cope with losses during the pandemic – lessons learned from personal experience.Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2021-01-2724 minDomino Effect of MurderThe Pulse Nightclub from a Father's Viewpoint (Part Two)Mark Bando received the heart-wrenching news that his son, Christopher "Drew" Leinonen was fatally shot ten times at the Pulse Nightclub. Fatigue and sadness are evident in his voice even now - years later.
2021-01-2029 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show79: The Ultimate Guide to Ending Food Cravings NOW!"Depriving yourself of foods you crave just sets you up for more cravings"In this episode, you will learn:>>Why food cravings come from a lack of dopamine in the brain>>How to find out if you use food to help with your mood>>What specific things you can do to conquer your food cravingsWhere you can find me:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healinghttps://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss
2021-01-2026 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show78: This Might Be the BEST New Years Resolution You Can Make"Gratitude is the glue that lets us maintain our optimism!"In this podcast, you will learn:>What I learned from #MichaelJFox about his struggle with #optimism>Why it’s just as important to be realistic as it is to be optimistic.>What is the best New Year’s resolution you can make?Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2021-01-1124 minDomino Effect of MurderPulse Nightclub Massacre Part 1 (Timeline)The Pulse Nightclub tragedy of June 12, 2016... No doubt you remember it. Orlando Florida was the epicenter of a terrible mass casualty that left a scar in the SoDo community, many broken hearts, and stories of bravery in its wake. This episode, Part One, offers a timeline of events. Part Two will be a discussion with the director of The Center LGBTQ+. Part Three will be an interview with a worker who assisted with the immediate needs of the loved ones and the wounded. Part Four will be an interview with the father of one of the fallen.Please...
2021-01-0627 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show77: Quarantine Resilience – Growing Through Our PainIf you are struggling and need professional help to manage stress during the pandemic, you can find a list of resources: https://bit.ly/3ooKNICThe Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating. Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com
2020-12-2126 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show76: Food and Money - Interview with Francine RogersIn this episode, you will learn:⦁ How food and money issues have the same root causes.⦁ Why a focus on numbers (FICO score or the number on the scale) can never solve either food or money problems.⦁ Three steps you can take to heal your relationship with food and money.Schedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2020-12-1438 minDomino Effect of MurderDomino Effect of Murder - Season One WrapWhat were the common themes contained in various interviews over 2020? What were the pearls of wisdom offered by our guests? To round out Season One let us look back through time and cherry-pick some important points. (The next episode will be in January and will kick off with a mini-series on the Pulse Nightclub Massacre.)Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2020-12-0955 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show75: Fullness - An Interview with Author Azure MoynaIn this podcast you will learn:⦁ How and why family dysfunction can lead to an eating disorder⦁ How writing a book can be a form of therapy⦁ The role food plays and doesn’t play in binge eating disorder, food addiction, and emotional eatingSchedule a free consult to discuss your food and body image issues: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2020-12-0429 minDomino Effect of MurderHomicide From the Perspective of Police: Detective Steiger, SPDDetective Cloyd Steiger not only made resolving homicides his career - but he made it his mission in life. Listen as Detective Steiger of the Seattle Homicide Division describes his work and the importance that survivors place in his mind.For information about my books and other information please visit my website: https://www.jancantyphd.com/
2020-11-251h 00The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show74: Midlife Eating DisordersIn this podcast you will learn:1. What are the causes of midlife eating disorders?2. What does midlife eating disorder prevention include?3. How does trauma impact midlife eating disorders?The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating. Want to learn more about the Anchor Program?https://AnchorProgram.com
2020-11-2338 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show73: Depression and Binge Eating DisorderIn this episode you will learn:What is seasonal affective disorder?How the pandemic has caused a spike in depression and anxiety.What are the 3 types of depression unique to women?How can you know if you have depression or anxiety?How depression and anxiety affect binge eating, emotional eating, and food addiction.
2020-11-1825 minDomino Effect of MurderKenya Tyson: The Legal Side of MurderWhat are some essentials for a family to know when they enter the court to get justice for the murder of their loved one? What is the role of a victim advocate? Are the terms "plea bargain" and "nolo contendere" familiar? Why do so many DA's opt for a plea bargain? What is the role of the homicide survivor in court? Listen as Kenya Tyson, a criminal attorney, clears up these and other questions.Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2020-11-1155 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show72: Emotions, Food and the BodyThe current pandemic has resulted in an increase in fears about financial security. Dr. Galen Buckwalter coined the term “financial PTSD” which may affect over 20% of the US population to describe this overwhelming fear and lack of financial security. My guest today will discuss how she works with clients in her financial planning business to identify hidden beliefs that impact their stress around money and why these beliefs may come from past traumas.
2020-11-0918 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show71: Why Being a "Good Girl" Leaves Much to be DesiredIn this episode, you will learn:How the roles we play can have an impact on our body size and body image.How archetypes can hide the truth of who we are.How to find your truth beneath the roles you play.Here is the link to my #TEDxPleasantGrove talk on intergenerational trauma: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtMSchedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2020-11-0223 minDomino Effect of MurderDan Yearick of No. Carolina: Retelling the Horrible Double Homicide in FloridaListen as Dan Yearick describes his devoted and careful efforts to assist homicide survivor Ryan Hadley heal from the brutal murder of Ryan's parents at the hands of his younger brother who celebrated his bloodshed with a two-day party while his deceased parents were nearby. Ryan and Dan collaborated on their book "A Thousand Fireflies: Living in the Aftermath of My Parents' Murders." Ryan is the essence of a survivor in every sense of the word.Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2020-10-2850 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show70: Interview #3 with an Anchor Program GraduateThe Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program (1 year after she completed both the 12-week intensive and the 6-month Subscription program). Schedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2020-10-2623 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show69: Interview with an Anchor Program GraduateThe Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program. I wanted to do these interviews as a way to demonstrate the successes these amazing women have achieved in the program and to highlight what "success" means when you take a deeper approach to deal with food and body image issues.https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2020-10-2117 minDomino Effect of MurderGuilt By Association: When your relative is the murdererHow will the murderous actions of your relative impact you? The generation after you? Would you rather be a homicide survivor or the relative of someone who committed homicide? To find out, listen to the portrayals of Adam Lanza (Sandy Hook), Lois Robinson, Danyall White, Nader Hassan (Ft. Hood) and Kerri Rawson (BTK serial murderer) recount the fallout on them when their family member did the unspeakable.
2020-10-141h 05The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show68: How to Stop Using Food as a CrutchIn this episode, you will learn:How to deal with emotions without using food as a crutch.Specific actions you can take to deal with stress without using food as a crutch.Why your body is the result not the cause of your problems
2020-10-1211 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show67: Interview with an Anchor Program GraduateThe Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program. I wanted to do these interviews as a way to demonstrate the successes these amazing women have achieved in the program and to highlight what "success" means when you take a deeper approach to deal with food and body image issues.
2020-10-0520 minDomino Effect of MurderDeath Matters: The Case EMT Bob Waters Cannot ForgetWhen we think about those who grieve a violent death, family members come to mind. But, what about first responders? This episode illustrates why some "calls" haunt the rescuer for decades. Listen in as retired EMT Bob Waters recalls a fateful highway crash with host Jan Canty and his gallant but thwarted efforts to save a surviving parent of two small boys.
2020-09-3050 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show66: I Feel Fat Today!In this episode, you will learn:Why I say “fat is not a feeling.”Why the size of your body is not the REAL problem.Why fixing your body won’t fix your life.Mentioned on the show --Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consultHere is the link to my #TEDxPleasantGrove talk on intergenerational trauma: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM
2020-09-2812 minDomino Effect of MurderSarama Keum-Sun, A Double-Homicide Survivor, Speaks Out: Murder Changed Her Beliefs About LifeSarama Keum-Sun, a young and talented writer speaks from her heart about how the unexpected and grisly murder of her sister and mother changed her thinking forever.
2020-09-1645 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show65: Overcoming Body HatredMany people with food and body image issues hold on to the belief that the only thing keeping them from being fat or fatter is having to whip themselves in shape periodically, or getting mad at themselves when they “make a mistake.” The negative self-talk and body hatred that goes along with the diet mentality does not address in any way the underlying reason for your binge eating, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, food addiction, or emotional eating.
2020-09-0724 minDomino Effect of MurderBig News in a Small Town: The Senseless Murder of Chad ButcherWhen gregarious, 19-year-old Chad set off from his rural home in the Pacific Northwest to find his future in Phoenix no one could have predicted the deadly outcome. Missing for two weeks, his family was determined to find him. Hear his sister's painful recollection of Chad's senseless murder on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, how she carries the loss in her heart and her feelings about the impending prison release of the perpetrators.Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2020-09-0246 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show64: Do I Need to Lose Weight to be Healthy? - Part 2Research from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study demonstrates that the true causes of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases may be related to your childhood. Getting thin(ner) won't fix your childhood experiences. But healing from these experiences can give you help with food addiction, freedom from emotional eating and less food obsessions from food addiction.
2020-08-3123 minDomino Effect of MurderAmy O'Neill: Bombs at the Finish Line in BostonAmy Oneill did not know she and fellow athletes were running toward bombs as they approached the finish line at the Boston Marathon. Three innocent lives were lost. This episode bears witness to the impact of mass homicide in places once considered sanctuaries.
2020-08-191h 03The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show63: Do I Need to Lose Weight to be Healthy? - Part 1I have so many patients who come to me absolutely certain that they have to be thin in order to be healthy. Usually, these are women who have been dieting, hating their bodies, being obsessed with food, binge eating, compulsive overeating, or who identify as emotional eaters or individuals with food addiction. They may be as young as 25 or as old as 70. What they have in common is the desperate need to be thin.
2020-08-1830 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show62: Are You Prepared for Your Next Relapse?In this podcast, you will learn:How to be ready for your next relapse from binging., emotional eating, food addiction.3 Steps that will change the mindset about the meaning of relapses from binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction.What “being woke” means for your binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating recovery
2020-08-0525 minDomino Effect of MurderA Grandmother's Sorrow: The Murder of Little Christopher with Kristen BellImagine being a thousand miles away from your little grandson when you learn of his murder by a man he barely knew, then having to relay this to your son (his father) followed by an acquaintance asking why you didn't stop it. Kristen Bell allows us to accompany her on a grievous journey she never imagined taking - nor having the strength to endure - and how the State of Utah failed Christopher.
2020-08-0552 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show61: Why Am I Binging More During the Pandemic - Part 2In this podcast, you will learn:What it means to be conscious / woke and what that has to do with binge eating.3 Steps you can take to improve your physical well being.How to stop focusing on being perfect and start living again.
2020-08-0317 minDomino Effect of MurderConvo with Juliet Ruiz, Thanatologist (Part Two)In this second half of the discussion, thanatologist Juliet Ruiz talks candidly about how working with the subject of death impacts her own views of mourning, how to approach the family member who is closed down, what it might mean when someone won't stop talking about a death, something called "meaning making," integrated grief, the special loss of a sibling, how grieving can be seen as a gift because it spares the one we lost from going through it, conflicted grief, her reaction to murder-as-entertainment and the importance of finding others with a common ground.
2020-07-2242 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show60: Why Am I Binging More During the Pandemic? – Part 1In this podcast, you will learn:To identify triggers that lead to binging., emotional eating, food addiction.4 Steps you can take that will improve your mental and emotional well being.Why counting on willpower in your recovery will never work.
2020-07-2121 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show59: Food Addiction HelpFood addiction, like addiction to drugs or alcohol, often begins as a way to manage stress, turn up the volume on pleasant emotions (like happiness or comfort), or dampen uncomfortable feelings (like anxiety, anger, or sadness). Since 2010, researchers at Yale University have been using the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to identify people with food addiction. Binge eating disorder shares a number of characteristics with food addiction.
2020-07-1312 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show58: What to Do After Binge EatingEver wonder why you are struggling? It may be due to intergenerational trauma. Learn more by viewing my TEDxPleasantGrove talk: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtMTo schedule a free consult with Dr. Ross, go to my website: https://AnchorProgram.com
2020-07-0930 minDomino Effect of MurderConvo with Juliet Ruiz, Thanatologist (Part One)We are broadening the discussion in the next two episodes to learn how death and dying are seen from the perspective of a thanatologist (a grief expert). In the first half of the discussion Juliet Ruiz focuses on the field of thanatology, Kubler-Ross's model of death and dying, William Warden's work on the four tasks of grieving, the big disconnect between society and the griever, the special needs of siblings of the deceased, the role of bereavement groups, the brain's response to sudden death and her opinion about online support groups.
2020-07-0848 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show57: You Don't Know What You Don't KnowAwareness Is Not Enough. Implicit bias makes it acceptable to discriminate against people for race but also for size, sexual orientation, age, and abilities. You may have a hard time identifying with bias based on skin color, but maybe you're in one of the other groups that have been discriminated against. Remember, if there isn't justice for all, there won't be justice for any.
2020-06-2922 minDomino Effect of MurderGrieving the Children Lost to Sex TraffickersGuest, author and activist Nancy Hartwell, whose German friend was kidnapped by sex traffickers over 40 years ago, describes her grief and how she channeled it to tirelessly educate the public about this growing, worldwide threat. Three separate cases of parents who lost children to sex traffickers are reviewed, as well as how they coped with the death of their daughters. The corresponding show notes on the Facebook page "Domino Effect of Murder" provides many tips and resources adults can use to help keep kids safe and spot a child victim of this abhorrent "industry."
2020-06-2456 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show56: I Overeat Because I Just Love FoodIn this episode, you will learn:How impulsive behaviors around food are driven by deeper needs.Why your journey to healing is sacred.How do you build resilience?How does your family’s dynamic affect your current food and body image issues?
2020-06-1521 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show55: Shall I Tell You What I Find Most Beautiful About You?In this video you will learn:Four techniques to help yourself stabilize and avoid unwanted behaviors during stressful timesWhat makes Americans a beautiful people.Why your experiences during this time can take you deeper into the work of your own recovery.
2020-06-1516 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED: Final sample book reading Chapter 8 - Strange BedfellowsThis is the final sample chapter reading for my forthcoming book "A Life Divided: A psychologist's memoir about the double life and murder of her husband - and her road to recovery." It is now available on Amazon Kindle and will be available in softcover shortly.
2020-06-1214 minDomino Effect of MurderKathryn Simpson (daughter of murder victim Kimberly Womack) wants the public's helpKimberly Womack's death certificate says she died from homicide due to blunt force trauma to the left side of her head and multiple broken ribs. Yet, County Coroner Bo Clark had her cremated almost immediately, violating Louisianna state law. (This is one of over 100 such cases of Dr. Clark's and one of over 800 in the state of Louisianna). No one is providing answers to her only child, her now-grown daughter. Listen as guest Kathryn Simpson describes her frustration at not getting justice for her mother, Kimberly. If you know anything please contact Kathryn. (See the Facebook Shownotes)Please...
2020-06-1038 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED - book reading #6 - Chapter 7 - (Newest in the Oldest Profession)Dawn, the accomplice in my husband's murder, begins her life as a sex worker.
2020-06-0525 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED book reading #5 - Chapter 6 (Terms of Engagement)Listen to how our marriage matured and early warning signs of trouble ahead.
2020-06-0518 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED book reading #4 - Chapter FiveHere we meet Dawn Spens. Future prostitute, my husband's strumpet and future defendant who would one day claim she was a victim.
2020-05-2911 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED Book reading #3 - Chapter FourThis chapter describes the evolution of my relationship with my future spouse (and future murder victim).
2020-05-2913 minDomino Effect of MurderTrauma Survivors Through the Lens of a FilmmakerEric Christiansen is on a mission as a filmmaker-documentarian. After losing his home to the 1990 Santa Barbara Painted Cave Fire (one of California's most destructive man-made disasters on record) he devoted his talent, time, resources and energy to creating stunning, powerful accounts of survivors who have had a front-row seat to suffering. His subjects are trauma survivors: those who endured 911, first responders, military veterans, witnesses to mass shootings and others. He explains a basic conflict among his subjects: to keep or discard the mask they wear to conceal the depth of their emotional, physical and spiritual pain from the wider...
2020-05-2736 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show54: Consistency Trumps IntensityConsistency trumps intensity and novelty. What does that mean? I hear over and over how my patients are able to stick with a new (novel) eating plan, exercise routine, or (fill in the blank) for only a short time then they are off to something new (novel). Many tend to gravitate towards dramatic or intense new ways of eating or being physically active (ex. CrossFit). They feel pumped up by a new diet or by a new way to "lose belly fat," for example.
2020-05-2523 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED book reading #2 -- Chapter ThreeChapter three introduces John Carl Lucky Fry - the man who would murder my spouse.
2020-05-2215 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show53: Stress Builds CharacterIn childhood, life experiences AND life stresses (when coupled with family support) help the brain develop pathways that allow the child to better respond to stress in the future. The most important life experience for children is how their parents and other adults interact with them.“If you are never tested, you won't be prepared.”
2020-05-1829 minDomino Effect of MurderA LIFE DIVIDED book reading #1: Prologue, Chapters 1 and 2You asked. Here it is. Beginning Friday, May 15, and continuing for the next seven Fridays, you are invited to listen to excerpts from my true crime memoir, A Life Divided, due out in June on Amazon. The first reading will consist of the Prologue and first two chapters. Best selling NY Times author Lowell Cauffiel states A Life Divided is "extremely well written. Compelling." True Crime author Steve Miller's review indicated that it "is a deep, dark true crime memoir with gripping humanity and insights only a homicide survivor can provide." Screenwriter/actor Jonathan Stanley claimed is as "...
2020-05-1626 minDomino Effect of MurderSharon McConnell-Dickerson: A Blind Artist from Mississippi Stops a Serial Murderer in PanamaSharon McConnel Dickerson is a study in contrasts. She is a blind international artist. She is petite yet intrepid. She does not speak Spanish, never traveled to Panama, never studied crime scene investigation, yet stopped the serial killer who murdered her close friend in Boco del Toro, Panama. She accomplished this with only a phone and determination born out of grief for her pal, Beau. Listen as she recounts her initial suspicions, the steps taken to identify "Wild Bill" Dathan Holbert as the perpetrator, stop him from fleeing to Nicaragua and how Holbert was made to account for his crimes.
2020-05-1349 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show52: HealthismHealth, particularly behavioral health, has become bound up in morality. The term for this is “healthism” based on a philosophy that everyone is responsible for their health but in a way that makes “healthy behaviors” seem to be more morally superior. This is particularly a problem when it comes to body size. There is a feeling that if health is under your control, then that means you must be “choosing” to be obese (as defined by body mass index).
2020-05-0517 minDomino Effect of MurderRyan's Last Run: Murder at U of Tampa, FloridaKevin McCall, a grieving father, allows us a private retelling of events surrounding the senseless murder of his 21-year old son, Ryan, at U of Tampa and the long wait before the assailant was captured. Kevin reveals the toll it took on his family and the lack of closure brought by a conviction. Kevin kept a personal journal throughout the ordeal, never intending to publish it, but that is eventually what happened. This publication, "For the Love of Family" offers rare insights in real-time reactions of a homicide survivor as days and months unfolded. Since then he has tried to...
2020-04-2941 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show51: Coping during COVID 19FREE MEDITATIONS – bit.ly/crossmdThe Anchor Program is an Online 12-week non-diet program for people with binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating: https://AnchorProgram.com
2020-04-2719 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show50: Overcoming Food ShameFood shame is common in individuals with binge eating, food addiction, emotional or stress eating. Certain foods are more prone to being a source of shame and can lead to overeating and binging. How do the keto diet, paleo diet or intermittent fasting lead to food shame? Stress can also contribute to or result in food shame. Learn how to overcome food shame.
2020-04-2116 minDomino Effect of MurderWaking Up to a Nightmare: Double Murder on Live TV with Javier LeivaJournalist /podcast host Javier Leiva (Pretend Radio and Criminal Conduct) worked alongside future murderer Vester Lee Flanagan II (aka Bryce Williams) at CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. They lost contact, but Javier vividly remembers the morning Vester opened fire on two colleagues (Alison Parker and Adam Ward) on live television, August 26, 2015. This explicit, public tragedy even caught the attention of President Obama. Javier looks back on the hours spent with Vester and wonders what could have prevented the ambush, what signs were missed, and how this tragedy reinforced Javier's awareness that life is fragile.Please visit my...
2020-04-1529 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show49: I’ve Been Sick. How Are You?The past few weeks have been difficult for many people, myself included. I'm reaching out to you now because I also know that if you have binge eating disorder, food addiction or you are an emotional or stress eater, this may be a particularly difficult time to manage your eating behaviors.
2020-04-1310 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show48: Emotions, Food and the BodyIf you are an emotional overeater, this problem probably began early in your life. As a child, if you were not taught to manage your emotions, you may be at higher risk for engaging in emotional eating as an adult. The goal is to be able to experience a normal range of emotions without feeling so uncomfortable with those emotions that you use food to avoid dealing with them.In this episode, we discuss a few techniques you can begin to practice to help you end emotional eating.
2020-04-0620 min
The Start of SomethingHolla with VIP Guest Jewell JonesJames Asher and The Legendary Jewell Jones, Disuss everything from Politics, Covid-19, the future, to The Tiger King in this exciting and energetic episode. Jewell is the Youngest member of the Michigan House of Representatives, not only a hometown hero politically, but Jones serves in uniform as well. Recognized by Forbes 30 & under, Jones is redifining politics and breaking concrete ceilings.
2020-04-0224 minDomino Effect of MurderGrowing Up in the Ghost of Cindy: Vehicular HomicideA grisly vehicular homicide on a very hilly, rural Ohio road changed the trajectory of our next guest's life forever. Tammy Ward describes the depth and breadth of her loss when her sister Cindy perished along with four of her high school friends after being broadsided by an airborne vehicle. The irony is that that same road, Roller Coaster Road, guaranteed joy decades earlier when the family would climb and descend the same terrain on their Sunday drives. The haunting aftermath motivated Tammy to author a book named after the highway that altered the lives of people inside and outside...
2020-04-0140 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show47: What Am I Really Hungry For?What would be missing in my life if I no longer could turn to these specific foods to deal with your problems or your emotions?What is the dream you’re craving? What are you really hungry for?Anchor Program starting soon!To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consultJoin me for my webinar “How to Stop Feeling Crazy Around Food” if you’re ready to get out of the vicious cycle: http://bit.ly/2sEH7dS
2020-03-2315 minDomino Effect of MurderWhen Life Came Tumbling Down: Multiple LossesNed Barnett's life began to unravel in September of 1999 when he lost his son to a vehicular fatality. The family imploded. Seven years later, his wife revealed the depth of her grief by placing a gun to her chest and pulling the trigger. Ned found her shortly afterward. But it was about to get worse. When the sheriff arrived he charged Ned with homicide. Since they had recently relocated to the tiny town to escape the sad memories of their son's death, they had no friends or family in the vicinity. He faced the longest night of his life...
2020-03-1859 min
The Start of SomethingCDC tips for Corona TimeWell Friends, whether we like it or not, it's Corona time. That TIk tok is annoying. Anyway, I wanted to take a moment (This is not a full episode) to give the CDC recomended tips. Next week, i will go full into detail about the mental affects this has on us.
2020-03-1704 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show46: How to Stop Mindless Emotional EatingAnchor Program starting soon!To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consultDownload the e-book “The Five Keys to Recovery” – https://YourFoodBattle.comIf you can identify with Maryann's story and are ready to learn more about how to put an end to your mindless emotional eating, join my webinar"How to stop feeling crazy around food” - http://bit.ly/2ToZOw0
2020-03-1620 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show45: How Can I Ever Gain Control and Heal My Food and Body Image IssuesI’ve discussed in recent emails and podcasts the importance of recognizing how shame and guilt can affect your eating behaviors and can exacerbate binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. This is a very difficult subject and one most of us don’t want to think about. But it is an important topic to understand.
2020-03-0920 minDomino Effect of MurderLynette Duncan: Nightmare or Reality? Gunfire at 4 a.m.Lynette Duncan will not, cannot, forget the moment she was ripped out of a sound sleep (and her typical adolescence) by the terrifying sound of gunfire at 4 a.m. downstairs. Two serial killers had followed her father home after closing his business for the night, intent on robbing him. She ran toward the sound, only to witness the murder of her older sister too. Her father lay motionless on their front steps. Her mother was seriously wounded but somehow crawled into the kitchen to dial 911 on the wall phone. Shards of brick from the assault littered the inside and the...
2020-03-0450 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show44: How Do I Heal My Guilt About What I've Done in the PastEver blame yourself for something you think you should have done or something you did that was wrong? Maybe you blame yourself for your last binge or for not living up to your values or goals for the future. Is it possible to overcome the shame, and feelings of failure?
2020-03-0217 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show43: Self-Compassion Beyond Food and Body ImageOn today’s episode I will discuss:1. What is self-compassion?2. Why is self-compassion so important?3. How can you develop self-compassion?Anchor Program starting soon!To learn more, sign up for a FREE consult here: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult
2020-02-2616 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show42: Why Do I Binge When I Feel ShameIn this episode, I will be discussing how shame that can start in childhood can impact your eating behaviors, self-confidence, and self-acceptance.FREE GIFT – GUIDED PROCESSDOWNLOAD HERE: https://carolynrossmd.com/loving-kindness-meditation/
2020-02-2417 minDomino Effect of MurderThe Murder of Little Lisa Marie as told by her AuntThere is a room in a home in Pennsylvania where purple dinosaur Barney stuffed animals wait silently for a little girl who will never come. The collection is in memory of the petite toddler who loved Barney, loved life and was loved in return by her mother, aunt, grandparents, and others. But on the evening of March 12, 1994, tiny Lisa Marie McGhee was brutally murdered by her mother's live-in boyfriend, William Everhart who towered over her at 6'6" tall with a temper to match. No amount of time, explanation, tears or sharing of memories will bring peace to the grieving family...
2020-02-1941 minDomino Effect of MurderBill Jenkins: Parent of Murdered Child and Its Aftermath The Death of Innocence Part Two)When Professor Bill Jenkins's teenage son was murdered at work in 1997, resources to help homicide survivors after receiving the death notification were sorely missing. In this segment of Bill Jenkins's two-part interview, we hear how he negotiated those first tough weeks and took the scattered notes and printouts to create the backbone of a unique book that eventually won awards "What To Do When The Police Leave." He also provides a compassionate and useful explanation of how trauma impacts homicide survivors biologically and the implications for reconstructing one's life.Please see my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd.com
2020-02-0631 minDomino Effect of MurderBill Jenkins: Parent of Murdered Child: - The Death of Innocence (Part One)When Speech and Set Design Professor Bill Jenkins' 16-year-old son was murdered his second day of employment in 1997, it forcibly directed our guest on a different path. Since then Bill Jenkins has worked tirelessly on behalf of homicide survivors. In this first segment of a two-part interview, he introduces us to his wonderful son that was senselessly taken from him and the world, then addresses the issue of victims' rights and Marsy's Law. He also speaks about the marginalized victims of murder - those who were related to the murderer.Please visit my webpage at https://www.jancantyphd...
2020-02-0542 minDomino Effect of MurderIntro: The Story Behind the StoriesFirst. Where did the idea for the show originate? What makes the host an expert on coping with homicide's aftermath? What sets the show apart from true crime podcasts? What can listeners gain? These and other questions will be answered in this episode. (For more info on my backstory, read excerpts of my manuscript on the Facebook page: "A Life Divided: A psychologist's memoir about the double life, deception, and murder of her husband - and her road to recovery.") Life taught me most from what I did not see.For information about my books and other information...
2020-02-0539 minThe Start of SomethingSeason Two Launch: Special Guest Jeff VeleyThe Start of Something is so excited to launch it's second season. On this episode you will find James talking with renound national speaker, Jeff Veley. Jeff travels around the Country and explains to children of all ages how to respond to bullies! Listen to find out more!
2020-01-2724 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show41: Overcoming Resistance to Binge Eating Disorder RecoveryWhat you’ll learn listening to this episode:-The 5 Key Points of Resistance in healing from binge eating disorder-What is exercise trauma-How do you shift your mindset to avoid food confusion and diet thinking?-How body hatred sabotages binge eating disorder recovery
2020-01-2024 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show40: Help! I Need a Miracle in 2020!!What you’ll learn listening to this episode:1. What is intuitive eating2. What the $60 billion dollar weight loss industry won’t tell you3. What is reward deficiency syndrome and what does it have to do with food cravings.
2020-01-0616 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show39: Put an End to Stress EatingIn today’s episode I will be discussing how to end stress eating. Stress can be difficult to define because it has so many causes and is different for different people. But you know what stress feels like, and you also have probably experienced how stress can wear you down—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The bottom line is - we all react to stress differently. Your perceptions and reactions to different situations are what make them stressful or not. Your perceptions are like wearing glasses with a certain color lens. If your lenses are red, then everything you see looks red. Don...
2019-12-2313 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show38: I’m a Guy...I Can’t Possibly Have an Eating DisorderWhat you’ll learn listening to this episode: -Boys and men can have eating disorders too-Body image issues in men are different than those in women-Eating disorders run in families for men and women-Boys and men are being more influenced by media images than in the past
2019-12-1630 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show37: Overcoming Barriers to Making Changes in Your LifeDr. Armstrong discusses the role of the psyche in helping us to make positive transformations in our lives, and the role of the spirit in sustaining this transformative work. As well we talk about why it is difficult for African Americans to seek mental health care and where the #strongblackwoman archetype comes from.For more info, please visit https://carolynrossmd.com/podcasts
2019-12-0432 minThe Start of SomethingThankful to God.It's that time of the year again, Thanksgiving. There is so much more to be thankful for. what are you thankful for?
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The Start of SomethingTalking about Depression...With a Mom!Jennifer Hamra is a blogger, public figure and a mom of 5! One of her children struggled with depression, so we talked with her about it! Tune in to learn of signs of depression, ways to cope and how we can start a something!
2019-11-1823 minThe Start of SomethingLost our conscience due to tech?College student, Rob Salter explains his theory on how tech has stolen our conscience and changed us mentally. listen in to find out more!
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The Start of Somethinglifelong Mental Health Activist TalkHost James Asher interviews and has a meaningful conversation with MHNR Networks very own, Kristin Sunanta Walker. Kristin is a lifelong volunteer, activist and current Podcaster for Mental Health. She is the founder and current CEO of The Mental Health News Radio Network. Kristin is the Host of Mental Health News Radio. Listen in to find out more!
2019-11-0519 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowReligion And The Drive To Be Thin With Michelle Lelwica, ThDCarolyn Coker Ross and guest Michelle Lelwica, ThD explore the spiritual dimensions of eating and body image problems, including the ways women's relentless pursuit of thinness serve what has historically been a religious function insofar as this quest provides a sense of meaning, even though it fails to deliver the "salvation" it promises. Join this insightful discussion with Michelle
2019-11-0133 minThe Start of SomethingSpooky Season FearHost James Asher takes listeners on a journey about fear. Haunted House Owner Tony Gerard discusses why we like fear and what it really is.
2019-10-2910 minThe Start of SomethingThe Start of Something IntroJames Asher let's listeners know more about him and why he is starting the podcast.
2019-10-2103 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowHealth Beyond Diet With Stephanie DodierFor decades, we've been told that you have to lose weight to be healthy. This mindset gave birth to the diet culture that many have suffered from. In this episode, get ready to take your life back as clinical nutritionist, speaker, podcast host, and the Founder of the Going Beyond The Food Academy, Stephanie Dodiershares her personal journey of healing from food an
2019-10-0735 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowHealthy Gut, Healthy Mind? with Dr. Emeran MayerWe have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut - the decision we made because it “felt right,” the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting, the anxious stomach rumbling when we’re stressed out. While the dialogue between the gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing traditions including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and more recently, the microbiome - the microorganisms that li
2019-09-3028 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowUsing Mindfulness In Recovery From Addictions And Eating Disorders with Dr. Rebecca WilliamsMindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. Dr. Rebecca Williams, the co-author of a new book, The Gift of Recovery: 52 Mindful Ways to Live Joyfully Beyond Addiction, joins The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross show to discuss the benefit of using mindfulness skills in healthy recovery from addictive behaviors. She talks about what mindfulness really is and why mindful principles are a fit in recovery from unwanted or addictive behaviors. Love the sh
2019-09-2424 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowTreating Guilt And Shame Resulting From Trauma with Dr. Carolyn AllardGuilt and shame during or after traumatic experiences can make it difficult to recover from the pain of trauma. A reason for that is that unworthiness to feel better because of what a person felt they had done wrong. In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Allard, Associate Professor and Program Director of the PhD Program at the CSPP at Alliant International University, dives deep into a one-of-a-kind method of treating guilt and shame. She and her colleagues have developed the TrIGR approach — Trauma Informed Guil
2019-09-0934 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowMom Hacks with Dr. Darria GillespieTaking the lessons she learned from her bout with arthritis plus the mentality that lets her feel competent in her work as an ER doctor, Dr. Darria Long Gillespie created a system so that she and every other woman out there can handle anything in the world and say, “I’ve got this.” She joins the show to discuss her recently published book, Mom Hacks. The book is not just for moms, however. It offers over 100 scientifically-based strategies to make it easier to eat better, be more active, manage stres
2019-02-2327 minThe Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross ShowPolycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Fat Positivity, And The Perils Of Living In A Diet-Focused Culture with Julie Duffy DillonNoted dietician Julie Duffy Dillon discusses new and more holistic approaches to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome using weight inclusive approaches. She also talks about weight stigma and how it contributes to the development of eating disorders. The podcast also includes a discussion of what a "food peace" journey is all about - including how to take steps to feel less chaotic around food while living in a fat phobic culture. We discuss the meaning of fat positivity and ways of repairing one's relationship with
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