Dan is joined by Dr. Josie Geller, Associate Professor of UBC Department of Psychiatry, Division of Adult Psychiatry and Mental Health Services and the Director of Research of the Eating Disorders Program at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.Dr. Gellar shares her personal journey with eating disorders and how it shaped her career in psychotherapy. She discusses the importance of understanding the function of eating disorders, the role of motivation and readiness in treatment, and the shift towards a more compassionate and individualized approach to recovery. Then, Dan and Dr. Geller highlight the significance of self-compassion and the need for a supportive therapeutic relationship in facilitating change.Special Guest: <a href='https://psychiatry.ubc.ca/josie-geller/'>Dr. Josie Geller</a><a href='https://www.advancinghealth.ubc.ca/'>Centre for Advancing Health</a><a href='https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-021-00500-x'>The power of feeling seen: Perspectives of individuals with eating disorders on receiving validation</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2324798/open_sms">💬 Click here to text the show!</a><a href='http://www.youtube.com/@PsychotherapyAppliedPsychology'>🎞️ Video version of the show@PsychotherapyAppliedPsychology on YouTube</a> 🛜 <a href='https://psychotherapyandappliedpsychology.buzzsprout.com/'>Check out the website: Listen to every episode on your podcast player of choice</a> Connect with Dan ☏ <a href='https://www.speakpipe.com/PsychotherapyAppliedPsychology'>Leave a voice message on Speakpipe</a> 🔗 <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-cox-705595303/?trk=opento_sprofile_topcard'>LinkedIn</a> 📬 <a href='mailto:%20TheAppliedPsychologyPodcast@gmail.com'>TheAppliedPsychologyPodcast@gmail.com</a> 🦋@danielwcox.bsky.social

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