Anatomy of Addiction Host: Marilyn Spiller

Today on the Recovery Tea, Sanford Behavioral Health's Dr. Flores chats with DBT specialists: Jill Polisano, CTRS, and McKenzie Luker, CTRS, from Wise Practice from Troy, Michigan. They discuss the connection between DBT and eating disorders, emotion regulation, tools to thrive, the synthesis between acceptance and change, and more. 
  

Sanford Behavioral Health guest host Dr. Anna Flores and Eating Disorder Clinical Manager Justyne Ortquist discuss trauma-informed care for eating disorders. The podcast covers topics like mindfulness; exposure therapy; relationship rupture and repair; and the fight, flight, freeze response.  It also educates us using tangible, biological terms to describe what happens to the body during a trauma response.

Dr. Anna Flores gives practical tips on how to manage eating disorder recovery during holidays and into the new year.

What does a First Responder do to deal with the stress of the job? The 29-year veteran of the Ottaway County Sheriff's Department, Mattew Van Liere hosts our new podcast, Focus: First Responders. In this interview, he gives an insider's look at the effects of the pandemic, stigma, and his own recovery from a substance use disorder.

Why is orthorexia on the rise? Hint - the diet and exercise culture in most American homes. Tips to create a body positive environment with Sanford Behavioral Health guest, Gail Hall, LMSW, DCSW, CEDS-S