The JPAG Podcast 2.0 June 2025: With Special Guest Jamal Essayli!
Jul 19, 2025
Jamal Essayli, a clinical psychologist at Penn State and senior author on an article about OBGYN clinicians' awareness of eating disorders, joins the discussion. He highlights the alarming gaps in clinicians' knowledge regarding anorexia nervosa and atypical presentations, urging for better screening practices. The conversation also touches on the FIGIJ Advocacy Statement on violence against women in conflict and innovative methods like therapeutic taping for menstrual pain. Insightful stories of advocacy and interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare round out this engaging talk.
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The Husbands Is Hilarious and Strange
- Claire Roden describes The Husbands as a hilarious rom-com about a woman whose husbands keep emerging from an attic.
- She enjoyed the audiobook and recommended it as a funny, deeper-than-it-seems read.
Next Book Club: Prodigal Summer
- Paula Hillard proposed Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver as the next book-club pick.
- Claire Roden responded with reluctant excitement based on prior positive Kingsolver experiences.
Violence In Conflict Hits Girls Hard
- Paula Hillard warns that girls and women often suffer the most in conflicts and humanitarian crises.
- She urges continued advocacy to remember and address their specific harms during war and displacement.
