Dr. Kelly is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at MGH, and the Program Director of the Addiction Recovery Management Service. Dr. Kelly is a former President of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Society of Addiction Psychology, a Fellow of the APA, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a consultant to U.S. federal agencies, non-federal institutions, foreign governments, and the United Nations. Dr. Kelly has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and books in addiction medicine. His work has focused on addiction treatment and the recovery process, mechanisms of behavior change, and reducing stigma and discrimination among individuals suffering from addiction.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 172: Dr. Debbie Danowski
Dr. Debbie Danowski is an expert on media literacy and food addiction. She holds a Ph.D. in Media Education from Capella University. She is an associate professor at Sacred Heart University, where she has researched and taught for over 25 years on the intersection of media, advertising, and problematic eating behaviors.
Dr. Danowski’s research and publications focus on the role of advertising and media in enabling food addiction and disordered eating patterns. She is the author of several peer-reviewed journal articles and, most recently, her 2023 book ‘Happy Eating’ and Food Addiction in American Advertising.
Dr. Danowski also served on the board of directors of the Food Addiction Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about food addiction and providing pathways to recovery. Through her research, writing, speaking engagements, and public health advocacy, Dr. Danowski aims to spread an understanding of how media and advertising can enable food addiction, reduce stigma around this disease, and highlight evidence-based treatment approaches.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 171: Dr. Georgia Ede
Dr. Georgia Ede is an internationally recognized expert in nutritional and metabolic psychiatry. Her twenty-five years of clinical experience include twelve years at Smith College and Harvard University Health Services, where she was the first to offer students nutrition-based approaches as an alternative to psychiatric medication.
Dr. Ede co-authored the first inpatient study of the ketogenic diet for treatment-resistant mental illness, developed the first medically accredited course in ketogenic diets for mental health practitioners, and was honored to be named a recipient of the Baszucki Brain Research Fund’s first annual Metabolic Mind Award. Her new book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind, was released on January 30, 2024.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 170: Jason Tetro (Part 2)
Jason Tetro, or the “The Germ Guy,” is an Author and renowned media personality in science communication and marketing. He has been working to increase public awareness of microbes and health for nearly a decade. Most of his efforts are in the form of columns and blogs. He has a weekly blog column with Huffington Post Canada. He is featured on various radio and television stations in Canada and worldwide, notably the CBC Radio One and Sirius XM. He also authored The Germ Code, which was shortlisted for Book of the Year by the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, and The Germ Files, which was acclaimed both in Canada and around the world and appeared on the Globe and Mail national bestseller list.
Jason started out in Biochemistry but eventually gravitated towards Microbiology and Immunology. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Microbiology from the University of Guelph. He has worked in several fields, including bloodborne, food, and water pathogens, environmental microbiology, disinfection and antisepsis, and emerging pathogens.
Jason is a Knowledge User on the grant. He will act as an Independent Contributor, facilitating knowledge translation to the public and media, developing social media strategies to increase awareness and reach, supporting researchers in science communication, and assisting with fundraising/network longevity planning.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 169: Jason Tetro
Jason Tetro, or the “The Germ Guy,” is an Author and renowned media personality in science communication and marketing. He has been working to increase public awareness of microbes and health for nearly a decade. Most of his efforts are in the form of columns and blogs. He has a weekly blog column with Huffington Post Canada. He is featured on various radio and television stations in Canada and worldwide, notably the CBC Radio One and Sirius XM. He also authored The Germ Code, which was shortlisted for Book of the Year by the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, and The Germ Files, which was acclaimed both in Canada and around the world and appeared on the Globe and Mail national bestseller list.
Jason started out in Biochemistry but eventually gravitated towards Microbiology and Immunology. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Microbiology from the University of Guelph. He has worked in several fields, including bloodborne, food, and water pathogens, environmental microbiology, disinfection and antisepsis, and emerging pathogens.
Jason is a Knowledge User on the grant. He will act as an Independent Contributor, facilitating knowledge translation to the public and media, developing social media strategies to increase awareness and reach, supporting researchers in science communication, and assisting with fundraising/network longevity planning.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 168: Dr. Kari Anderson
Dr. Kari Anderson has positioned herself as a respected clinician and leader in the field of eating disorders. Her career spans over three decades of leading treatment teams in all levels of care, Kari has developed several treatment models, most recently for treating binge eating.
Kari earned her Doctor of Behavioral Health with her research project, The Mindful Eating Cycle: Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder, at Arizona State University in 2012. Co-creator of the Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating for Binge Eating Program, Kari also co-authored the acclaimed book Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating: A Mindful Eating Program for Healing Your Relationship with Food and Your Body. Her memoir, Food, Body, and Love: but the Greatest of These Love, was released in 2021. This work digs deeper into the science behind effective treatment and includes research on food addiction and issues faced in obesity medicine.
She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of New Hampshire, and trains graduate students in treatment methods for eating disorders.
As a licensed therapist in three states and certified eating disorder specialist and supervisor (CEDS-S), Kari maintains a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 167: Michael Cowl Gordon, MD
Dr. Michael Cowl Gordon is a family physician and addiction specialist who practiced in Wisconsin and Georgia for over 50 years until he retired last year.
He completed medical training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1967 And received his board certification in Addiction Medicine in 1986. Inspired by his recovery journey, as well as those of his patients, Dr. Gordon has dedicated much of his career to understanding and treating addiction.
He is the author of “The 12-Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery”, which is a collection of individual stories demonstrating how people struggling with addiction can embark on a transformative journey of recovery using the 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Using the metaphor of the hero’s journey, as conceptualized by Joseph Cambell, he convincingly explains why the 12-step program holds the key to overcoming addiction. Although the 12-step program is almost 90 years old, it still offers a journey of recovery that is motivating and inspiring for all addictions, including the newer food addiction.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 166: Ann Saffi Biasetti
Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD, LCSWR, CEDS, CIAYT, is a practicing clinician for over 34 years. She is a Transpersonal Psychologist specializing in somatic psychotherapy, eating disorders, and trauma recovery. She is the originator of the Befriending Your Body Program, a program of somatic self-compassion for disordered eating recovery and the Embodied Life training center for yoga therapeutics. She is a certified mindfulness teacher, Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, and Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT).
Dr. Biasetti specializes in integrating somatic self-compassion into disordered eating recovery. She consults and lectures extensively on the topics of somatic psychotherapy, embodiment, polyvagal theory in recovery and interoceptive awareness, and eating disorder recovery and is an instructor at the Center for Mindful Body Awareness. She has featured CE webinars and workshops through PESI and trains professionals in the Befriending Your Body (BFYB) certification program for eating disorder recovery.
She is the author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating and The Awakening Self-Compassion Card Deck: 52 Practices for Self-Care, Healing and Growth. Dr. Biasetti maintains a private practice in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 165: David Wolfe
David Wolfe, co-author of The Fix for Cravings, and cofounder of SUGARx Global.
Once an artisan bread maker and Registered Dietician, David left those careers and is now a Food Addiction Counsellor, food addiction Coach, and Certified High-Performance coach. David received his Master’s in Clinical Nutrition from Ohio State University in 2012 and worked as a registered dietitian for ten years in Critical Care, Bariatric Surgery, and elderly care. He was also the dietician who designed the abstinent food plan for the food addiction residential program at Renascent preCovid.
While a dietician, David received his food addiction training at INFACT (International Food Addiction and Counselling Training) in 2017 and, since that time, has been under the study of Bitten Jonsson; he is currently a faculty member for her Holistic Medicine for Addiction program. Of particular interest to us, David had his battles with sugar and grain and, like many of us, has identified other struggles, namely coffee, screens, alcohol, and more.
David is coauthor of the groundbreaking book ‘The Fix for Cravings’, along with Cynthia Myers Morison. He is a vocal advocate for understanding Addiction Interaction Disorder, championing the idea that addiction is a singular beast with many masks. His favorite analogy is, “ Switching outlets is like switching seats on the Titanic: the ship is still sinking!’ Thus, his treatment is focused on changing the dynamic of addiction itself. As visionary cofounder of SUGARx Global, David offers an online food addiction recovery platform using his holistic blueprint of CARE: Connection, Action, Recovery Protection, and Education.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 164: Dr. Sandy Van
Dr Sandy Van. Dr Van is a medical specialist in obesity medicine. She is a staff physician at MEDCAM and runs a virtual Weight Management Program in downtown Toronto. She is not your standard bariatric physician; she has a unique focus on treating not only the physical and pharmaceutical aspects of obesity but also the psychological and behavioral dimensions.
We interviewed Sandy two years ago, exploring how she used her understanding of food addiction and eating disorders with her weight loss patients. Today, we want to focus on the medications, particularly the GLP1s, that are so popular. How has the widespread use of these meds changed her practice, if at all?
Dr. Sandy Van is a licensed medical doctor in Family Medicine and a diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Haven Weight Management, a virtual medical clinic focused on obesity care. Additionally, she co-founded 3 Sails, a social learning program for mental resiliency in weight management, and is a staff physician at MEDCAN, an Executive Health Clinic. She dedicates her practice to helping individuals achieve sustainable weight loss through psychotherapy tools and medical management.
Dr. Van offers a unique voice for the medical community regarding behavioral obesity treatment. Her professional initiatives have included speaking engagements regarding applying psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for weight loss and providing consultation to healthcare practitioners. She is also a frequently invited media guest on national television and radio. Her mission is to evolve the field of behavioral weight management and effect lasting change in the many individuals who struggle with weight.
Dr. Van received her Doctorate of Medicine and completed a Family Medicine residency at the University of Toronto.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 163: Jamie Morgan Reno
Jamie Morgan Reno is a lifelong, severe processed food addict cursed with a slow metabolism who, in 2008, lost over 200 lbs without surgery or pills. Jamie speaks to and works with communities of recovering processed food addicts to share her lessons, tools, and resources on how to navigate recovery while living in this disease-promoting, processed food-filled world.
Jamie and her recovery partner, Paige Alexander, created their podcast, Real Food Recovery, in 2023, which explores how this devastating condition affects every aspect of our lives, bodies, psyches, and spirits.
They dive deep into the realities of addiction and how to recover from it, finding abstinence from sugar, flour, and processed carbohydrates along the way. In September 2023, the RFR podcast turned into a virtual, action-oriented recovery community that offers connection, growth, and belonging for those struggling with cravings, food obsession, and compulsive behaviors around processed food.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 162: Brad Reedy, Ph.D
Dr. Brad Reedy has a degree in Family Science and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has served on the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs board and the Utah Department of Child and Family Services.
He is the Executive Clinical Director of Evoke Therapy Programs, an experience-based therapy program for adolescents, young adults, and families. Brad’s research and clinical experience include parenting issues, attachment, adults/adolescents with substance abuse issues, developmental psychology, and children suffering from grief and loss. His podcast Finding You: An Evoke Therapy Podcast is recommended for all parents AND human beings with any issues.