Dr. Carine El Khazen, a psychologist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders and the Vice President of MEEDA, joins us on the podcast this week to discuss the rise of eating disorders and body dissatisfaction in the Middle East and what we can do about it.
Jul 2022
Leen Sadder: The Decision to Freeze Your Eggs – and All It Entails
Leen Sadder is a Dubai-based designer, founder, community builder, and one of my dearest friends. On this episode of the podcast, she discusses her decision to freeze her eggs, why it took her so long and the fears that held her back from it, and the reaction of the people around ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 2022
Kelsey Wells: A Story of Healing
One of world's biggest fitness personalities, Kelsey Wells, opens up about her healing journey, overcoming postpartum depression, managing her anxiety, overcoming body image issues, and making peace with her body.
48m 51s
Jun 2022
Dr. Heather Eade: Rethinking the Treatment of PCOS
Dr. Heather Eade is a naturopathic physician, specializing in integrative medicine in Dubai. On this episode of the podcast, she unpacks one of the most common disorders plaguing women today, polycystic ovary syndrome, and offers a refreshingly different take on the treatment of ... Show More
58m 18s
Apr 2022
Parenting and Eating Disorders with Helen Farmer
In this episode, MEEDA VP Carine El Khazen chats about the role of parents in eating disorders prevention and treatment with Journalist, radio host and “Honest motherhood” blogger Helen Farmer.Together they discuss the impact of Covid on children and on parenting, how to spot and ... Show More
46m 53s
Dec 2020
S4, Ep.5: Midlife Women, ED Recovery & Hope with Heidi Dalzell
Dr. Heidi Dalzell, a clinical psychologist in the greater Philadelphia area, joins The Body Image Podcast to talk about eating disorder recovery in midlife women. Inside the show we explore eating disorders and trauma, life changes that make midlife women susceptible to eating di ... Show More
34m 56s
Apr 2021
Introduction to the Middle East Eating Disorders Association
An introduction to the Middle East Eating Disorders Association, its role, objectives and challenges, and what this podcast will be all about, by the association's President, Dr Jeremy Alford, and Vice-President, Carine El Khazen. Please reach out with your questions, suggestions ... Show More
46m 15s
Mar 2019
#188: How to Improve Treatment for Disordered Eating with Marcella Raimondo, Eating-Disorders Psychologist
Eating-disorders psychologist Marcella Raimondo joins us to discuss how to improve disordered-eating treatment for people who don’t fit diet culture’s idea of what an ED “looks like,” how eating disorders can affect our career choices, why more representation of marginalized iden ... Show More
1h 20m
Mar 2022
Navigating male body dysmorphia with Rouhana El Hage
In this episode, ED Registered Dietitian Carina Khoury Ghossoub meets Rouhana El Hage, Head of video content for ITP Media groupTogether they talk about Rouhana's story with body dysmorphia and with disordered eating and overexercising, his journey into bariatric surgery and the ... Show More
54m 53s