Throughout her life Jodi has struggled with balancing the battle of a full-fledged, 17-year ongoing eating disorder and the desire to help others overcome their eating disorders. It was not until she checked herself into the Renfrew Center in Florida at the age of 22, that she reached a point she could comfortably call recovery. She has now been in recovery for many years and is finally able to focus whole-heartedly on her dream to help others overcome their battle with anorexia, bulimia, compulsive exercise, and compulsive over eating.
Over the years Jodi has shared her journey of overcoming anorexia nervosa and compulsive exercise with an array of audience members. She has a talent for pulling people in to the intimate thoughts and details that haunt those with eating disorders. In addition to speaking about her personal experience, Jodi enjoys helping to bring understanding to parents, family members, and friends of those struggling with eating disorders. She is an active advocate, working with both the Renfrew Center’s and the National Eating Disorder Association’s advocacy outreach programs.
Jodi has completed her masters program in psychology with a focus on adolescent body image and eating disorders. Her undergraduate degree from Elon College is in Sports Medicine. Jodi works at Monte Nido Treatment Center in Malibu, CA as a therapist, talking with teens on a daily basis to help them confront and conquer their own eating disorders. Additionally, she is active in the Phillips Graduate Institute, Alpha Epsilon Lamda, Honors Society. Jodi is completing a professional paper on the contributing factors of eating disorders and looks forward to submitting the paper for publishing. Her outgoing, infectious personality and depth of knowledge and experience keep her speaking and clinical schedule full as so many find her to be so helpful on this challenging issue.
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