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Courtney Armstrong

Courtney Armstrong is a national speaker and licensed professional counselor specializing in treating trauma, grief and anxiety. Author of the book, Transforming Traumatic Grief, Courtney co-owns Tamarisk Counseling in Chattanooga, Tennessee and trains mental health professionals across the United States in innovative methods of treatment. She is interested in neuroscience research as well as sharing practical, creative ways people can heal emotional pain, improve relationships, and live to their full potential. Courtney has been invited to speak as a grief and trauma expert on radio and television shows across the country including WPIX morning news in New York City and Midday News on CBS News Radio in LA. She has also written pieces for professional journals and has been interviewed as a trauma expert for articles appearing in global news sources such as the Epoch Times and the ITAR-TASS News Agency in Russia. For more information, visit her website at www.CourtneyArmstrongLPC.com. View Guest page

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Julie Brown

Julie Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma work through the use of alternative therapies such as EMDR, EFT, Brain Spotting and Art Therapy. Julie received two graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University with her first Master’s in Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Health Counseling and her second Master’s in Human Development and Counseling. Following her first Master’s degree, Julie served as adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt and participated in metabolic research. During this time, she also worked as and independent contractor, consulting to companies such as Saturn on issues related to the prevention of work-related injuries. While working as an exercise physiologist, Julie began to notice the spontaneous emergence of traumatic memories as obese patients reached particular weight loss goals. As a result of this discovery, Julie decided to pursue mental health training, leading to her second Master’s degree, after which she opened a small private practice. Her work in preventative mental health through Kennesaw State eventually led Julie to pursue therapies that relieved trauma through both mental and physical components. View Guest page

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Jacqueline Dawes

Jacqueline Dawes is the founder of Brookhaven Retreat, which is a unique residential treatment center for women with emotional and addictive issues, nestled in the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains, outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. Jacqueline began her career as a very successful developer of assisted living facilities. After losing her daughter to an ecstasy use and then losing her husband a year later, she struggled to get back on her feet emotionally. Through her own determination, she followed her passion to help other families prevent the same sort of loss she experienced. After relocating to East Tennessee, her development background and skills enabled her to redevelop an old smokehouse on a family farm into a 16,000 square foot state-of-the-art treatment facility. Hiring the best clinical staff and sparing no expense or attention to detail, Jacqueline is living her dream - helping women reclaim their lives and take control of their bodies and spirits. View Guest page

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Larry Dossey

Dr. Larry Dossey is a former physician of internal medicine and former Chief of Staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital. He received his M. D. degree from Southwestern Medical School and trained in internal medicine at Parkland and the VA hospitals in Dallas. Dr. Dossey has lectured at medical schools and hospitals throughout the United States and abroad. In 1988 he delivered the annual Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, India, the only physician ever invited to do so. He is the author of eleven books dealing with consciousness, spirituality and healing, including the New York Times bestseller "Healing Words" and most recently "The Power of Premonitions." His books have been translated into thirty languages. Dr. Dossey is the former co-chairman of the Panel on Mind/Body Interventions, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health. He is the executive editor of the peer-reviewed journal "EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing." View Guest page

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Craig Johnson

Dr. Craig Johnson has been a leader in the field of Eating Disorders for more than 30 years and is the Chief Clinical Officer at Eating Recovery Center in Denver, CO. He is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma Medical School. He has formerly held faculty appointments at Yale, University of Chicago and Northwestern University Medical Schools. He was the Founding Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Cofounder of the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Founder of the Academy for Eating Disorders and Cofounder of the Eating Disorders Research Society. He is also founding member and Past President of the National Eating Disorders Association. Dr. Johnson has authored 3 books and over 80 scientific articles. He has also been a Principal Investigator on two NIMH funded collaborative studies investigating the role of genetics in eating disorders and the effectiveness of Family Based Therapy in the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. View Guest page

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Patrick Keith

Dr. Patrick Keith has a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and a B.S. in Biological Science from Colorado State University. Patrick has 22 years experience in the medical industry, and 12 years experience as a business owner and manager. Patrick also operates a medical writing business, WriteMed Communications LLC, is an active member of the American Medical Writers Association, and the International Society for Medical Publications Professionals. He is also the Chief Operating Officer of a new business venture, Psych Assess, LLC. Dr. Keith now divides his time between veterinarian surgery, professional writing and extensive world-wide travel. View Guest page

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Pamela Kelle

Pamela Kelle, CEDRD, LDN is a Registered Dietician and a Certified Eating Disorder Nutritionist. She has a passion for working with those who suffer from eating disorders. She has been involved in the field of dietetics for 15 years and has concentrated her work with eating disorders for the last 10 years. Ms. Kelle has certifications in both Adult Weight Management and Diabetes education. She is a board member for the MCR foundation in Chattanooga, a founding member of the Eating Disorder Coalition of Tennessee and maintains professional memberships in all national and international associations dedicated to the eating disorder field. She maintains a private practice and often works individually with those with eating disorders or other weight related issues. View Guest page

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Charles Kerns

Dr. Charles Kerns is an associate professor of applied behavioral science at the Graziadio School of Business and Management. He has more than 30 years of business, management, and consulting experience. Through his private consulting firm, Corperformance, he has implemented management and organizational development programs and systems to help companies from many industries maximize their results. Since 1980, he has taught in almost every program in the Graziadio School, first as an adjunct faculty member, then, since 2000, as a member of the full-time faculty. He has also served as the associate dean for Academic Affairs. Dr. Kerns holds a Diplomate, ABPP, in both Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Organizational-Business Consulting Psychology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. His research and work helps managerial leaders and their organizations boost performance through "happy high performance" and other performance enhancing behavioral science tools. View Guest page

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Kittisaro

Kittisaro, originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford before going to Thailand to ordain with Ajahn Chah in 1976. He was a monk for 15 years and during that time helped found Chithurst Monastery and Devon Vihara in the UK. He also taught extensively during this time and was involved in the training of monks. He disrobed in 1991 and since then has taught internationally in the States, Europe, South Africa, and Israel. Kittisaro has completed two one year long silent self retreats and is currently writing in between continuing his teaching engagements. View Guest page

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Sondra Kronberg

Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN, CEDRD is the Nutritional Director of Eating Disorder Treatment Collaborative with offices on Long Island and New York, NY. She is also a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA). In 2010, she received the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) Certified Eating Disorder Specialists Award. She has also been awarded the NEDA 2004 Excellence in Treatment Award and the SCAN 2002 Excellence in Practice Award. Sondra is the author of the Eating Disorder Learning/Teaching Handout Series CD. View Guest page

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Michael Lindon

Pastor Lindon and his wife Bonnie have been in full time ministry for over 30 years. Originally from San Diego, California, they have pastored in New Mexico, Kentucky, Louisiana, California and Tennessee. The Lindons presently travel the United States and the world to share their belief and faith with others. Pastors Mike and Bonnie love life and devote their lives to sharing their love and the love of God to those whom they meet. You may reach Pastor Lindon by writing to: Living Faith Outreach, P.O. Box 25168, Chattanooga, TN 37422. View Guest page

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Susan Macintosh

Initially trained as a nurse, Susan Macintosh is an experienced life coach with specific training and experience in ADHD. After raising three sons with ADHD into adulthood in an ADHD-friendly environment, she understands the complexities of living, loving, learning and working with ADHD, whether within family or business settings. Susan’s practice focuses on helping individuals with ADHD understand how their brain works so that they may lead a more harmonious, productive and self-rewarding life. Awareness of how the brain processes information and emotions are important keys to self-management and success in today's world, whether with or without attention issues. Susan is an international ADHD coach, living between Australia, Canada and the United States. She offers coaching services to local, national or international locations by phone, Skype or Google. Susan is also available for lectures or support groups. For more information, visit: www.susanmacintosh.com. View Guest page

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Dr. Clifton Mitchell

Clifton Mitchell Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, is a professor of counseling at East Tennessee State University where he received the Teacher of the Year Award in 2002. He has over 23 years experience as a trainer and keynote speaker and has taught hundreds of mental health organizations, businesses, leadership groups, and civic organizations effective techniques for improving communications and for creating change through the precise use of language. For the past ten years, he has studied and presented seminars on methods for dealing with resistance in therapy. In addition, he has trained thousands of mental health professionals in the management of difficult, perplexing legal and ethical issues and is now introducing his latest training in a exciting, dynamic game show format. Dr. Mitchell has published in numerous professional and popular venues. For more information please visit: www.cliftonmitchell.com. View Guest page

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Libby Neal

Libby Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, is the Executive Clinical Director of Education and Training for The Rosewood Institute, a division of Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. She earned her master's degree in transpersonal psychology, with a specialization in art therapy, from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Libby completed Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy training, a program offered conjointly through the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and University of Colorado Health Sciences Psychiatric Department. With Level II EMDR certification and multiple DBT training's, Libby was selected to participate in a SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Network Grant from 2002-2004. Libby is clinical consultant for Beauty Mark, a movie that documents one elite athlete's struggle with anorexia nervosa. Libby is an active landscape painter and member of both the Arizona and American Art Therapy Associations. View Guest page

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Bill O'Hanlon

Bill O'Hanlon, MS, LMFT, has authored or co-authored 34 books, the latest being The Change Your Life Book (HCI Books, 2012). He has published 57 articles or book chapters. His books have been translated into 16 languages. He has appeared on Oprah (with his book Do One Thing Different), The Today Show, and a variety of other television and radio programs. Since 1977, Bill has given over 2500 talks around the world. Bill is a Licensed Mental Health Professional, Certified Professional Counselor, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Bill is clinical member of AAMFT (and winner of the 2003 New Mexico AMFT Distinguished Service Award), certified by the National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists and a Fellow of the American Psychotherapy Association. View Guest page

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Mary Jo Rapini

Mary Jo Rapini is a Licensed Psychotherapist and a certified intimacy/sex relationship therapist at the Pelvic Restorative Center at Methodist Hospital and a consultant to Bariatric Centers in Houston, TX. Mary Jo is co-investigator on three research studies: Food Addiction, New Dad’s Class, and Sexual Satisfaction in the Weight Loss Surgery Female Patient. She was featured on TLC’s series “Big Medicine,” and hosts “Mind, Body, and Soul with Mary Jo” and “MOJO Moment” on Fox 26. Mary Jo has served as an expert for HLN/CNN and has written articles for Cosmopolitan, People, New York Daily News and others. She is a contributing columnist to HealthNewsDigest.com, Houston Family Magazine, Prime Living Magazine and others. Mary Jo is a popular speaker across the nation and has appeared on the Today Show with Matt Lauer, CBS Up to the Minute, Montel, Fox National News, Discovery Health, as well as ABC’s Nightline with Bob Woodruff. For more information, please visit: www.maryjorapini.com. View Guest page

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Roger Reece

Roger Reece, MBA, is an executive coach, consultant, author and trainer with over 35 years of experience in business management and public speaking. Prior to the launch of Roger Reece Seminars in 1998, he held executive-level positions with three successive corporations over a 25-year period. Roger currently works with organizations and individuals, conducting more than 200 seminars every year. Roger’s focus is on productivity, stress management and work/life balance. For more information, please visit his website at: www.StressManagementTrainingWorkshops.com. View Guest page

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Sandy

Sandy lives in Tennessee with her husband and they have three beautiful children. Following her recovery, she has continued to excel in her work as a real estate agent, which has been her profession for 10+ years. She is employed by Mike and Deborah Korlin at Century 21 MVP in Sevierville, TN. Grateful for every moment of life, Sandy continues to share the good news with friends, family and strangers alike: Miracles do happen. View Guest page

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Jan Sherbak

Dr. Jan Sherbak is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Chattanooga, TN. She is the co-founder and Clinical Director for the Solace Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Clinic and is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. She is past president of the Chattanooga Area Psychological Association and currently serves on the Executive Board for the Eating Disorder Coalition of TN and on the International Relations Committee for The International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Please visit www.SolaceClinic.com for more information or call 1-423-752-5207 to reach Dr. Sherbak. View Guest page

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Nicole Siegfried

Dr. Nicole Siegfried received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University. She completed her residency at University of Alabama Medical School and her post doctoral training at UAB Department of Medicine with a specialization in women’s health disorders. She is currently an assistant professor at Samford University, where her research centers on risk factors for eating disorders. Her practice is devoted exclusively to the treatment of eating disorders in adolescents and adults. Dr. Siegfried is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and co-founder and Clinical Director of Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders near Birmingham, Alabama. Please visit www.Magnolia-Creek.com or call 1-888-762-4665 for more information. View Guest page

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Nancy Hatch Woodward

Nancy Hatch Woodward is a freelance writer whose has published more than 650 articles in over 40 publications, is co-author of Eldercare: Caring for Your Aging Parents (National Institute of Business Management 2002), and teaches creative writing classes. Her blog, The Writable Life, offers tips, advice, and inspiration for writers. She is also the founder of ChattaRosa, a writing group offering support, critiquing, and education for women writers in Chattanooga for the last two years. Nancy’s poems and stories have appeared in Southern Cultures, Alternative Press Magazine, Short Story Magazine, Seeding the Snow, Four and Twenty, Sequoya Review, and Working Mother. View Guest page

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The Secret Life of Eating Disorders, Part I

November 3, 2011
Hosted by Dr. Susan Hickman and Co-Host Courtney Armstrong

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The statistics on eating disorders are staggering, including the fact that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. The National Eating Disorder Association states that an estimated 10 million females and 1 million males suffer from Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa, while millions more suffer from Binge Eating Disorder. Although some protective factors have been noted for certain groups, no society studied appears to be immune to developing the disorder. The alarming news is that the last two decades have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the disorder, with newly diagnosed cases reaching into early childhood. Despite these daunting findings, eating disorders continue to be under-funded in research, receive grossly inadequate insurance coverage and the societal pressure to be thin continues unabated. To learn more about the symptoms and treatment of eating disorders, please invite others and tune into the show. Together we can make a difference.

The Mind of the Matter

Thursday at 6 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel

"The Mind of the Matter" is everyone's show because we are all interested in human behavior, thoughts and emotions--why we do the things we do and whether our actions are harmful, helpful or simply mysterious. People are fascinated by the inner workings of the mind and body: the way we create, the reasons we destroy, the motivations that lead to our greatest accomplishments, our ability to endure or commit atrocities and our unique qualities that differentiate us from other people. Not only is the show about the questions of “how” and “why,” but also about the question of “what now?” What must we do now to get the results we desire? How do we effectively change our emotions, thoughts and behaviors to achieve our goals and stay emotionally connected? Whether in sports, religion, business, science, art, literature or world events, come explore with us as we seek to understand the mind of the matter. Tune in Thursdays at 6 AM Pacific /9 AM Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.

Dr. Susan Hickman and Co-Host Courtney Armstrong

Dr. Susan Hickman earned a Master’s degree from Vanderbilt University, a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and a Psy.D. from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology.

As a Life Coach and licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Hickman provides consulting, clinical and coaching services to individuals, entrepreneurs, artists, executives and professional women, with a focus on human resilience, motivation and creativity. Her approach emphasizes the cultivation of immediate and future goals, strategic planning for goal implementation and the development of necessary skills for mastery and maintenance such as effectively resolving motivational blocks, consistently completing predefined goals and sustaining motivation for short-term and long-term success.

As a driven businesswoman, Dr. Hickman has founded and directed multiple successful enterprises including ReView Clinical and Consulting Services, Psych Assess, Psychology in ReView and co-owns and co-directs Solace Eating Disorder Clinic. She also continues to cultivate and to found additional enterprises. Dr. Hickman holds memberships in numerous professional organizations.

Dr. Hickman has served as a psychological expert for television and radio as well as for magazine and newspaper articles, instructed college classes, appeared as guest lecturer for large corporations and is currently producing motivational, self-help and entrepreneurial workshops, training videos and written material.

Courtney Armstrong is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in helping people overcome trauma and grief so they can manifest their dreams. She is the author of the book Transforming Traumatic Grief: Six Steps to Move from Grief to Peace, owns a holistic counseling practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and trains thousands of people across the country in creative, cutting-edge methods to heal emotional pain and promote resilience.

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