Picture Blurrfect
A podcast that explores all things related to negative self-image, body insecurities, and mental health. The host, Naomi Charalambakis Wilkerson, PhD, discusses how we can find freedom again in a world full of triggers and unattainable standards of beauty. As a neuroscientist working in policy, she explores both her personal journey with anorexia nervosa as well as the science and policy implications of mental health disorders.
Episodes
54 episodes
A Peek Inside Purging Disorder: Pamela Keel, PhD
We are BACK! After a hiatus where host Naomi Charalambakis Wilkerson learned some hard lessons during maternity leave AND starting a new job, Picture Blurrfect kicks off Season 4 with Dr. Pamela Keel of Florida State University! Author of "The ...
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1:16:03
Hope for the Holidays (& Our First Mailbag!)
Naomi closes out Season 3 by reflecting on the interviews and experiences over the last year and for the first time, shares some questions she's gotten from you--the audience! How does one prepare for the holidays when in recovery? How do you a...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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36:02
Can AI and Chatbots Help Eating Disorder Treatment?: Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD
Dr. Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis joins the podcast to share her vision for how technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to improve accessibility of eating disorder treatments. N...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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59:32
Overcoming Food Guilt
Yours truly takes the microphone to share her thoughts on how to overcoming "feeling guilty" after eating certain foods or meals while in eating disorder recovery. Just because you FEEL guilty doesn't necessarily mean there is something you SHO...
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27:56
The Association Between Adolescent Weight Perception and Disordered Eating: Sam Hahn, PhD, MPH, RD
Dr. Sam Hahn of Central Michigan University joins the podcast to discuss one of her recent papers that examines how weight perception--how one personally views themselves in terms of overweight, normal weight, underweight--and its potential cha...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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49:45
How the Prefrontal Cortex is Involved in Food-Related Decision Making: Rachel Ross, MD, PhD
Time to geek out a little bit this week because who doesn't love to talk about the brain!? Naomi sits down with Dr. Rachel Ross of Albert Einstein College of Medicine to chat about her latest publication in Physiology & Behavior th...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:03:37
Eating, Activity, & the Impact of Weight-Related Problems: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH
Naomi sits down with Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer of the University of Minnesota to chat about how she became interested in weight-related problems among young people, and how this work culminated into her now thriving research lab, "Project EAT...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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51:50
Why Do We Overlook Disabilities in Eating Disorder Research?: Ruth Knight, PhD
Naomi sits down with Dr. Ruth Knight of York St. John University to explore why we often forget to talk about disability when it comes to eating disorder/disordered eating research. As we strive to be more inclusive and representative in our re...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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52:52
A Rant About Our Healthcare System
Naomi lets it rip about her views on the healthcare workforce and their treatment of eating disorders/mental conditions after her recent experience at the doctor. The lack of insurance coverage for mental conditions (and especially eating disor...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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43:01
Project Body Neutrality & Scalable Mental Health: Jessica Schleider, PhD
The lovely Jessica Schleider, PhD of Stonybrook University (soon to be Northwestern!) joins the podcast to discuss her latest paper in the International Journal of Eating Disorders that focuses on data from Project Body Neutrality. Res...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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43:41
How the Fear of Being Judged Influences Body Image: Nora Trompeter, PhD
You ever how the fear of people's perception of you changes how you see yourself, particularly when it comes to your weight and body image? Naomi sits down with Dr. Nora Trompeter (University College London) to discuss her latest paper on the b...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:15
Lessons from Lived Experience: Brianne Leeson
Naomi sits down with Brianne Leeson to share her story on how she started recovery for anorexia at the age 15 but wasn't diagnosed as autistic and ADHD until much later in life. Brianne sheds light on how autistic individuals often don't experi...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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59:07
Finding Your Identity Apart from the Eating Disorder
We all know how quickly (and dangerously) an eating disorder can strip us of our identity... to the point where we are convinced there IS no life away from the eating disorder. How do you re-establish your sense of self in recovery? How d...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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42:06
Eating Disorders in Men & LGBTQIA+ Individuals: Tiffany Brown, PhD
Naomi sits down with Dr. Tiffany Brown of Auburn University who studies eating disorders in populations that are frequently overlooked, particularly men and LGBTQIA+ individuals. Turns out, we are just starting to uncover data and trends about ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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58:01
Let's Talk About Intermittent Fasting: Jordan Schueler, MS
Grad student spotlight! The first one for Season 3. Jordan Schueler, Clinical Psychology PhD student at Texas A&M University joins the podcast to share her research on intermittent fasting and its relation to binge eating, impulsivity, amon...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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46:35
Is Orthorexia Another Form of Anorexia? Ft. C. Alix Timko, PhD
Dr. Alix Timko of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sits down with Naomi to discuss one of her recent paper how we diagnose and effectively classify orthorexia nervosa, an eating disorder that's characterized by a fixation on food purity ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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57:46
Improving Racial & Ethnic Diversity in Eating Disorder Research: Amy Egbert, PhD
In the second episode of Season 3, Naomi sits down with Dr. Amy Egbert of the University of Connecticut to talk about her research on eating disorders and disordered eating patterns among youth from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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49:35
So the New AAP Guidelines Are Out...
Welcome to Season 3! Naomi spends the first episode of season three breaking down the new childhood obesity guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics early this year. The first set of guidelines issued in 15 years, the document st...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:34
Why Do I "Feel Fat"? Ft. Lisa Anderson, PhD, LP
In the final (!) episode of Season 2, Dr. Lisa Anderson of the University of Minnesota joins Picture Blurrfect to share her research exploring the link between "feeling fat," interoceptive awareness, and feelings such as guilt, depression, and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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49:12
When Neuroscience & Clinical Science Unite: Ann Haynos, PhD
Dr. Ann Haynos joins the podcast to share all about how her research uses neuroscience to inform clinical interventions. First, Dr. Haynos explains the role of studying "resting state functional connectivity" in eating disorders, and the parts ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:07:02
Male Eating Disorders - Prevalence in Preadolescence & Vitamin D Levels: Jason Nagata, MD
Jason Nagata, MD, MS, from the University of California San Francisco joins the podcast to share his recent work in examining the prevalence of preadolescent eating disorders in the U.S. Additionally, Dr. Nagata explains the role and importance...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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44:57
Another Day, Another Stigma
Naomi shares what she's been personally going through over the last 1.5 years but has been wary of opening up due to the sheer stigma of the topic... unfortunately, though, so many individuals go through this particular struggle and it is...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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28:57
How Instagram Negatively Affects Mental Health
Naomi revisits The Wall Street Journal expose on how Facebook was made aware of internal research data showing the negative impacts of its app Instagram on young people and failed to act. What did the expose say and have we made ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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45:53
Lessons from Lived Experience: Aggie, Blanca, and Adam
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains details about eating and exercises habits related to eating disorders. Please ensure you are in a safe place mentally and emotionally before listening, and seek help if you need assistance (resources below...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:04:44
Weight-Based Bullying: Janet Lydecker, PhD
Naomi chats with Dr. Janet Lydecker of Yale University about weight-based bullying: what it is, what it looks like, and how we can begin to address it as a scientific and clinical community. In addition to sharing some of weight bullying's key ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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47:45