Joseph Contorer, MA, LMFT, is a California and Oregon-based psychotherapist and author, with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in helping clients with relationships, mental health challenges, and personal empowerment through a holistic approach. His book, You've Been Blocked, The Search for Gay Male Perfection, explores how gay men are often restricted from their true selves during childhood, leading to lifelong "blocking" that impacts their adult lives and relationships.

We discuss topics including:

• What is "blocking"?

• Understanding "straight normal" and "gay normal"

• Gay children and gay adults will act a certain way due to being blocked

• What is "The M-Ranking"?

• Internalized homophobia

SHOW NOTES:

www.theblockedbook.com

https://www.instagram.com/theblockedbook

If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com

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Your Recovery Resource, Robyn's new online course for navigating your loved one's eating disorder, is available now!

For more information on Robyn's book "The Eating Disorder Trap", please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website.

"The Eating Disorder Trap" is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Dr. Bonnie Zucker specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders. She currently has a private practice in Los Angeles and is on the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychology at UCLA.

Dr. Zucker is passionate about educating the public about anxiety through her podcast "Anxiety Matters", and her blog on Psychology Today. She is the author of the book Freedom From Panic.

We discuss topics including:

• What is a panic attack?

• Panic disorder can be prevented

• ⅓ of people will experience a panic attack in their lifetime

• Too much body awareness is not a good thing

• How to accept uncertainty and dismantle some of these fears

• You can never escape your body

SHOW NOTES:

Website: www.bonniezuckerphd.com

Book: Freedom From Panic

IG: https://www.instagram.com/bonniezuckerphd

Podcast: Anxiety Matters

If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com

You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe.

Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE "Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder".

Your Recovery Resource, Robyn's new online course for navigating your loved one's eating disorder, is available now!

For more information on Robyn's book "The Eating Disorder Trap", please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website.

"The Eating Disorder Trap" is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Meg Bowman is a licensed nutritionist and educator specializing in the powerful intersection of mental health and nutrition. She is the co-founder of Nutrition Hive, a functional group nutrition practice supporting clients navigating mental health, hormone and gastrointestinal conditions.

Meg is also the author of This Is Your Body on Trauma: How to Nourish Safety, Resilience, and Connection with Polyvagal-Informed Nutrition, which explores how nutrition can be used as a tool for trauma recovery and nervous system regulation.

We discuss topics including:

• How the nervous system responds to threat and safety (polyvagal theory)

• Understanding mental health safety and creating "tool kits" for oneself

• The Polyvagal Ladder

• The Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic responses

• A Body that doesn't feel safe after trauma

• Your ventral experience and how it relates to eating

SHOW NOTES:

www.megbowmannutrition.com

instagram.com/nutritionhive.health

If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com

You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe.

Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE "Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder".

Your Recovery Resource, Robyn's new online course for navigating your loved one's eating disorder, is available now!

For more information on Robyn's book "The Eating Disorder Trap", please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website.

"The Eating Disorder Trap" is also available for purchase on Amazon.