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Rachel Millner, Psy.D, CEDS-S, CBTP®

Healing Relationship to Food and Body

A Letter to All Therapists About Weight Stigma in the Trauma Field
posted: Jul. 20, 2023.

Dear Therapists, When clients or patients seek out your care, they are putting a lot of trust in you to help them as they heal from their traumas. The trauma field Read more
Dear Kids (Especially Higher Weight Kids), The American Academy of Pediatrics Got it Wrong:
posted: Jan. 23, 2023.

Dear Kids (especially higher weight kids), The American Academy of Pediatrics (the organization where lots of doctors who treat kids belong) made a big oops! If you’re anything like my kids, Read more
How the Trauma Field is Traumatizing Higher Weight People
posted: Dec. 14, 2022.

How the Trauma Field is Traumatizing Higher Weight People By: Rachel Millner, Psy.D. I have been interviewed for many different podcasts, newspaper articles, magazine articles, and research studies, and have never been Read more
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Dear therapist community during fat liberation month
posted: Aug. 08, 2022.

Dear therapist community during fat liberation month, As a psychologist, I spend a lot of time talking to other therapists and belong to quite a few therapist facebook groups. In a Read more
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Why aren't we having more nuanced conversations about eating disorders?
posted: Jul. 17, 2022.

When it comes to eating disorder posts and blogs they often center around a few different topics. They usually go something like: Are eating disorders biological? Genetic? Trauma based? Societal? A Read more
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To Parents of Kids with Eating Disorders (especially those who don’t fit the stereotype):
posted: Sep. 25, 2020.

https://www.feast-ed.org/to-parents-of-kids-with-eating-disorders-especially-those-who-dont-fit-the-stereotype/ Read more
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Real Health Radio 206: Anorexia In Higher Weight Individuals with Rachel Millner
posted: Sep. 25, 2020.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/206-anorexia-in-higher-weight-individuals-rachel-millner/id1028907655?i=1000485880145 Read more
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153: IE Series, Emotional Eating and Kind Coping Skills With Dr. Rachel Millner, Psy.D.
posted: Sep. 25, 2020.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/153-ie-series-emotional-eating-kind-coping-skills-dr/id1208568777?i=1000478597518 Read more
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Why I Don't Fast on Yom Kippur
posted: Sep. 25, 2020.

I’ve been in some form of recovery from my eating disorder for many years. I’ve gotten through pretty much every challenging food situation that has come my way. I’ve tolerated Read more
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COVID-19 and Eating-Disorder Recovery, Plus How to Handle Weight Gain and Body Changes with Rachel Millner, Fat-Positive Psychologist
posted: Sep. 25, 2020.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-psych-podcast-with-christy-harrison/id700512884?i=1000469937130 Read more
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To My Friends And Colleagues In Larger Bodies
posted: Oct. 22, 2019.

This blog post originally appeared as part 3 in a series called What About Fat Voices? Our Experience With Fat Invisibility on Resilient Fat Goddex on May 2nd, 2018. Read more
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The Importance Of Recognizing Anorexia In People In Larger Bodies
posted: Oct. 22, 2019.

Rachel Millner's appearance on the Eating Disorders Recovery Podcast, The Importance Of Recognizing Anorexia In People In Larger Bodies Read more
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School Dinner Policing, BMI Report Cards, And The Importance Of A HAES Approach For Kids
posted: Oct. 22, 2019.

Rachel Millner's appearance on The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast Read more
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What Happens When You Put a Kid On A Diet
posted: Oct. 22, 2019.

What Happens When You Put A Kid On A Diet by Dr. Rachel Millner Read more
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Diet Culture and Hidden Anorexia with Rachel Millner
posted: Oct. 22, 2019.

Rachel's appearance on the Food Psych Podcast, Diet Culture and Hidden Anorexia with Rachel Millner Read more
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