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Most coaches - including myself - don't have the tools to discuss this serious issue. I have no personal experience or training with eating disorders in runners (though I have friends with disordered eating). So I brought on someone who does: Annyck Besso. The goals of this conversation are threefold: - Give coaches better tools to educate, help, and guide their runners with eating disorders
- Open a dialogue among all runners and foster a healthy, productive conversation
- Provide resources to those who might be suffering from any type of disordered eating
Annyck is a Registered Dietitian with expertise in the treatment of eating disorders in private and academic medical center environments. She has a Bachelors degree in nutrition and dietetics, a Master's degree in dietetics, and specialty training in approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Family Based Treatment (FBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She's also quite the speedy runner, recently running 3:07 at the hot and humid Wisconsin Marathon. Resources & Links from the show: Thank you Annyck for coming on the podcast to share your expertise about the topic of eating disorders in runners. There are a lot of resources included that I hope all of our listeners will find helpful! |