Therapist Edie Stark joins the pod to chat all about anxiety, perfectionism, disordered eating, red flags to look out for when finding or working with a therapist, and how to protect our peace on social media.

Edie has become a dear friend of mine, and I had so much fun chatting with her about her lived experience with mental health and learning differences, what drove her to become a therapist, and coping strategies to create calm and safety in our lives. Most importantly, we discuss chocolate chip cookies for a good ten minutes at the start of the episode, so if that’s not up your alley, just go ahead a hit that fast forward button. I’ll never know. 

Edie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of Stark Therapy Group, a psychotherapy group practice specializing in eating disorders, trauma and anxiety from a humanistic, fat positive and inclusive lens. She believes in the value of lived experience being met with clinical knowledge to create a collaborative therapeutic experience for all of the client at STG. Edie is passionate about Trader Joe’s snacks, dismantling the US healthcare system, and the complete and total takedown of diet culture ( in no particular order). Foillow Edie: @ediestarktherapy and @starktherapygroup

 

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