Building Body-Awareness, Trust & Acceptance

Valeria Teles interviews Amy Pershing — The author of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond

Amy Pershing LMSW, ACSW is the Founder of Bodywise Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Program, and the Clinical Director of the Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor.

Based on 30 years of clinical experience, Amy has pioneered a treatment approach for BED that is strengths-based, incorporating Internal Family Systems and somatic trauma techniques. Her approach also integrates "attuned" eating and movement and a "health at every size" philosophy. Amy offers two- and three-day Intensives for those in recovery, and is the creator of "Hungerwise™," a 9-week program for ending chronic dieting and weight cycling offered jointly with St. Joseph Mercy Health System in Michigan.

Pershing lectures internationally and writes extensively on the treatment of BED and her own recovery journey for both professional and lay communities. She has been featured on radio, podcast, and television speaking about BED treatment and recovery, relapse prevention, weight stigma, and attuned eating and movement. She is the winner of BEDA's 2016 Pioneer in Clinical Advocacy award, and has served on a variety of professional boards. She is the Past Chair of the Binge Eating Disorder Association, and its current Chair of BED Clinical Education. Amy maintains her clinical practice treating BED in Ann Arbor.

To learn more about Amy Pershing and her work please visit: https://www.thebodywiseprogram.com/

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