59. Don't Be Weird (with Bronwen Clark)

Bronwen Clark is the author of Don’t Be Weird: A Memoir of Food and Feelings. She joins us to share experiences of bad therapy from her healing journey that include being kicked out of eating disorder treatment for being too depressed – only to almost be kicked out of mood disorder treatment for being too eating disordered. This is a compelling story of trauma and resilience.

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Show Notes:

• Donate to National Eating Disorders Association
• Don’t Be Weird: A Memoir of Food and Feelings
• Associations Between Cultural Identity and Attitudes Toward Routine Progress Monitoring in a Sample of Ethnically Diverse Community Therapists
• Racial Microaggressions Against African American Clients in Cross-Racial Counseling Relationships
• Therapy for Black Girls Podcast – Session 46: Mental Health Needs of Activists
• Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story