187: Amy Keller Laird - What's the link between disordered eating and mental health?

Amy Keller Laird is the founder of Mental, the first mental health lifestyle platform for women. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Women's Health, EVP/Brand & Audience Development at Remedy Health Media (where she oversaw eight digital brands for people with chronic health conditions), and Beauty Director of Allure. Amy is a thought leader in health, mental health, wellness, and beauty, and has appeared as an expert on Today, Good Morning America, The Doctors, CNN's HLN, and Entertainment Tonight. She has OCD and has been named a Friend of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) for her journalistic work in mental health. You can find Mental on Instagram at @club_mental and on TikTok at @clubmental.

Story links related to what she referenced in the episode:

New Year, New Eating Disorder: https://clubmental.com/how-new-year-diet-messaging-can-spark-eating-disorders/

Best of Mental Health Awards/beauty and lifestyle products as mental health management tools: https://clubmental.com/best-of-mental-health-awards-2022/

Blue light glasses reducing mania symptoms in bipolar disorder: https://clubmental.com/best-of-mental-health-2022-mood/

Related eating disorder content:

You're in an Eating Disorder Recovery and See a "Thin Is In" Headline: Here's What Happens: https://clubmental.com/why-bodies-as-trends-is-so-harmful⁠

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