#142: Gastrointestinal Issues with Dr. Sarah Lowenthal
The Eating Disorder Trap Podcast
Release Date: 08/28/2023
The Eating Disorder Trap Podcast
Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN is the author of 10 books, including co-author of the best-selling Intuitive Eating, a mind-body self-care eating framework, which has given rise to over 200 studies to date. Her newest book is Intuitive Eating for Every Day: 365 Inspirations and Practices. As an international speaker, Evelyn enjoys training health professionals on how to help their clients cultivate a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body through the process of Intuitive Eating. To date there are over 2,600 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors in 60 countries. The media often seeks Evelyn for...
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Shellee Howard is the Founder and CEO of College Ready and CR Tutoring and Test Strategies. She is a college graduate and is a Certified Independent College Strategist. She is a best-selling author, a member of HECA (ethics organization), and a member of SOFA (Society of Financial Awareness). Shellee is a mother of 4 young adults. Her oldest son graduated from Harvard in 2016 debt free and graduated from UC San Diego Medical school in 2021. He will be completing his Orthopedic Surgeon Residency at UCLA. Her oldest daughter attended the University of Alabama and CBU and graduated...
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Cristina Castagnini, Ph.D., CEDS, is a licensed psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist with over two decades of experience. Through her private practice, Freedom to Wellness Counseling, and as host of the Behind The Bite podcast, she helps adults overcome the deep, often overlooked struggles with food, body image, and self-worth. She holds a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Southern California and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. Blending clinical expertise with her own lived experience in recovery, Dr. Castagnini offers a...
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Shanetta McDonald is a somatic life coach, writer and mother who has been coaching women in recovery from eating disorders for over a decade. Drawing from 13 years of recovery and training in somatic practices, she helps women reconnect with their bodies, reclaim their stories and create lives rooted in clarity. She is the host of the podcast Your Body Knows and has appeared in Allure, InStyle, Essence and Refinery29. We discuss topics including: Shanetta’s Story of trauma and eating disorders Her mission to help black skin and brown skin women People, Places and Things-...
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Dr. Pamela Keel is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology, Florida State University and the 2025-2026 Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University – the highest honor FSU faculty can award. She directs the Eating Behaviors Research Clinic, co-directs the NIMH-funded Integrated Clinical Neuroscience Training Program, and leads efforts to enhance faculty recruitment and mentorship at Florida State University and has attracted over $55 million in external funding to FSU since joining their faculty in 2008. Her NIH-funded research examines...
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Tamie Gangloff is an MFT and National Business Development Representative for Healing at Hidden River. She is also an adjunct professor at West Chester University teaching Eating Disorder Psychology. Tamie completed her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University in Santa Barbara and has worked at all levels of care for eating disorders and substance abuse. She is an advocate with the Eating Disorders Coalition, Tamie is the Founding President of the Southwest Philly IAEDP chapter, and a former group leader for The National Alliance for Eating Disorders. She is the Medical Trauma...
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Dr. Supatra Tovar is a licensed clinical psychologist, registered dietitian, and certified fitness expert who integrates psychology, nutrition, and movement to promote holistic healing and resilience. She serves as the Disaster Response Co-Chair for the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. Dr. Tovar is the founder of ANEW (Advanced Nutrition and Emotional Wellness), and the author of the bestselling book Deprogram Diet Culture: Rethink Your Relationship with Food, Heal Your Mind, and Live a Diet-Free Life, winner of the National Indie Excellence Book award a Bronze Medal winner of the...
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Charlynn Small, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Director of Health Promotion, at the University of Richmond. She received her PhD from Howard University. Dr. Small is based in North Chesterfield, Virginia. Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, is regional assistant vice president and diversity and inclusion co-chair for The Renfrew Center, with twenty years of experience treating eating disorders. She is based in Edmond, Oklahoma. We discuss topics including: The false beliefs about black people Understanding the CROWN ACT and black women being afraid...
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Charlynn Small, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Director of Health Promotion, at the University of Richmond. She received her PhD from Howard University. Dr. Small is based in North Chesterfield, Virginia. Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, is regional assistant vice president and diversity and inclusion co-chair for The Renfrew Center, with twenty years of experience treating eating disorders. She is based in Edmond, Oklahoma. We discuss topics including: Black Women not being screened at their providers office for an eating disorder Understanding...
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Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice with forty-three years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 4th edition, the Intuitive Eating Workbook and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck—50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food. Elyse is also the author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens and The Intuitive Eating Journal—Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food and a chapter contributor to The...
info_outlineDr. Lowenthal is a Board Certified Family Physician specializing in eating disorder care for children, adolescents and adults. Utilizing a social justice, Health At Every Size (HAES) lens, Dr. Lowenthal is in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and cares for individuals of all genders, sizes, shapes and abilities and at any stage of
their recovery.
Dr. Lowenthal completed medical school at the University of Chicago and residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She is one of few primary care physicians nationwide who has been designated by the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) as a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) as well as an IAEDP-Approved supervisor for other professionals in the field (CEDS-S).
She is a formerMedical Liaison to and Board Member of the IAEDP SF Bay Area Chapter and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders.
We discuss topics including:
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The importance of asking lots of questions
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The importance to validate what someone is struggling with
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Going through her own medical conditions has helped her be more humble and compassionate
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A lot of things can look like IBS and SIBO
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Understanding gastroparesis
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