TuTu Thin: A Podcast for Dancers | Be a healthy dancer/athlete in mind, body and spirit.

The TuTu Thin Podcast will explore the complex relationship between dancers, athletes, their body and eating disorders, explaining how eating disorders can too easily develop in this driven, perfectionistic yet vulnerable population. TuTu Thin also explores the relationship between the dancer/athlete and the drive for perfection. How can the dancer/athlete develop healthy eating patterns in a world where there is expectation to have a strong, yet thin body. How can the dance teacher, choreographers, coaches and parents identify who may be struggling with an eating disorder? Coaches and dance teachers can promote healthy body image, but what is their responsibility if a dancer/athlete is exhibiting signs of having an eating disorder? Both prevention and treatment of eating disorders for the dancer/athlete are examined as well as how to return them back to their passion for dance or their sport. There will also be interviews with dancers, athletes, and those who work with them to promote wellness in mind, body and spirit.

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TuTu Thin: A Podcast for Dancers | Be a healthy dancer/athlete in mind, body and spirit.

A Meaningful Talk with Dr. Julie Schreiner, Adolescent Psychiatric Specialist in Eating Disorders

April 17, 2025 • Dawn Smith-Theodore, MA, MFT, CEDS • Season 3 • Episode 21

As a nurse practitioner, Dr. Schreiner has primarily practiced in pediatric/adolescent health and has specialized in the mental health care of children and adolescents. Dr. Schreiner continues her passion for education via her teaching and mentoring for nurse practitioner students from around the country and currently guest lectures at UCLA’s School of Nursing where she teaches on Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health for the Family and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner students. Dr. Schreiner wrote the “Eating Disorder in Children and Adolescent” chapter for the Behavioral Pediatric Healthcare for Nurse Practitioners textbook and has focused much of her professional career on the care of child, adolescent, and adult patients with eating disorders.

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