Are you a Jewish woman who struggles with food and body image? You are not alone! One study found that the rate of eating disorders amongst Jewish women was 50 percent higher than the general U.S. population. Enjoy this fascinating discussion between two experienced Jewish female eating disorder therapists, Esther Kane and Nina Manolson, to understand the reasons behind this. Most importantly, you will learn some invaluable tools to help you recover from your distorted body image and food issues for good.
Episode Contents:
0:00 Compassionate Conversations Intro
0:24 Body Image Series Intro
2:44 Introducing Nina Manolson
4:20 The four major themes from Esther's research on Jewish women and eating disorders
8:50 Nina's take on these findings
15:53 Nina's advice for Jewish women who struggle with food and body image
30:10 Shifting focus from food as 'the problem' to 'this is about survival/coping'
35:55 How women from minority groups can adopt these strategies
41:27 A poem from Nina
Show Notes:
To learn more about Esther’s research study:
Exploring the Role that Ethnicity and Culture Play in Disordered Eating (on page 10 in the following link)
https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/visions_disorderedeating-no16.pdf
Video on Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Food:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holocaust-survivors-cookbook/
Where to find Nina:
https://ninamanolson.com/
FREE resources:
To read a whole lot of articles I've written on women, eating disorders and body image, click on this page:
https://www.estherkane.com/category/eating-disorders/
To receive my 6-part audio program, Making Peace With Food and Our Bodies:
https://www.estherkane.com/#newsletter
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