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Eating Disorder Hope Speaker’s Bureau
Find expert speakers from leading treatment centers across the country who provide unique insight and invaluable information through engaging presentations. This is useful for colleges, schools, conferences, and other gatherings for which extensive eating disorder knowledge is needed.
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Riley Nickols, Ph.D.
Riley Nickols, Ph.D. is a counseling and sports psychologist for McCallum Place Eating Disorder Centers who specializes in treating athletes with eating disorders. Dr. Nickols obtained an MS in Sports Psychology from Ithaca College and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University. He regularly speaks to athletes, coaches, and sports medicine personnel about issues related to disordered eating and unbalanced exercise in sports.
Additionally, Dr. Nickols consults with eating disorder professionals on best practices for integrating exercise during treatment. Dr. Nickols maintains a private practice in St. Louis, MO where he primarily works with athletes addressing both clinical and performance concerns. He is sensitive to the unique demands of recovery in relation to training and competing in sports.
Dr. Nickols’ research has examined the relationship between self-confidence and anxiety among athletes before and after competition and has focused on the psychological experiences of athletes returning to competition after experiencing an injury. In addition to competing in endurance sports for over 15 years, Dr. Nickols is a running coach and a USA Triathlon coach.
If you are interested in having Dr. Nickols speak to your group please contact him at 314-968-1900.
Amanda Schlitzer Tierney, MS, CSCS
Amanda Schlitzer Tierney, MS, CSCS is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and holds her Master’s degree in Sport Science/Exercise Psychology from Lock Haven University and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College. She is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for The Victory Program at McCallum Place and is the Owner/Founder of Discovering Balance: Fitness Coaching and Support.
Amanda is an affiliated professional of the Body Positive Fitness Alliance and is currently the Co-Chair of the Association for Applied Sports Psychology: Eating Disorder Special Interest Group. Amanda has been working with athletes and non-athletes with eating disorders since 2006. Over the years, Amanda gained a wide-range of knowledge for this specialized population and found her true passion: helping individuals incorporate balanced exercise into the recovery environment.
Amanda’s goal as a Strength and Conditioning Coach is working with individuals to help identify unhealthy exercise thoughts and behaviors and supporting them in redefining their relationship with fitness. She aims to help her patients find a balance between challenging the body and bringing the fun back to exercise. She encourages listening to one’s body cues and adequate fueling to maintain a healthy body and mind. Amanda’s target reaches beyond the patient and she strives to educate athletes, teams, coaches, parents, athletic trainers, and sport medicine personnel on how to work with this specialized population.
If you are interested in having Amanda Schlitzer Tierney speak to your group please contact her at 314-968-1900 x 193 or email her at [email protected]
Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD
A speaker with amazing insights into our emotional and intellectual relationships with food, Jessica is the rare mix of clinician and educator who really gets to the heart of our issues with health and weight. Using humor, poignant stories and the latest scientific research, Jessica goes far beyond the basics of body image and eating disorders and helps students shape their perspectives about nutrition, stress and weight management. She engages both the heart and the brain and gets you thinking about these issues in surprising new ways.
Jessica is the right speaker for any campus concerned with students eating and living well, and appropriate for health and wellness awareness events, mental health and eating disorders education, new student orientation, women’s centers and studies programming, fraternity and sorority life, athletics and student leadership development.
For more information or to invite Jessica to your event, contact 214-503-7100, Info@UnderstandingNutrition.
Brian Cuban
Brian Cuban is an author whose best-selling book, “Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder,” chronicles his first-hand experiences living with, and recovering from eating disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction and body dysmorphic disorder. A journey that started with childhood bullying and fat shaming and took him to the brink of suicide at forty-four years old, before walking away from a successful career as an attorney and taking the first step forward towards a healthy and positive lifestyle restoring love, family, and a healthy self-image.
Brian’s presentation, “One Step Forward” empowers those seeking to take a step into recovery or looking for tools to help others take that step, as well as offering tools for individuals and families who deal with eating disorders, self-harm, and addiction. Brian covers issues often intertwining with these disorders such as bullying, fat talk, and genetic predisposition.
Brian is a highly sought after college and event speaker. He has spoken at colleges and universities across the United States and in Canada. Brian has appeared on prestigious talks shows such as the Katie Couric Show as well as numerous media outlets around the country. He also writes extensively on these subjects. His columns have appeared on CNN.com, Foxnews.com, The Huffington Post and in online and print newspapers around the world.
Additional Information: Here
Jenni Schaefer
Author of Life Without Ed, Almost Anorexic, and Goodbye Ed, Hello Me, International Speaker, and Singer/Songwriter.
Jenni’s straightforward, realistic style has made her a role model, source of inspiration and confidant to people across the globe looking to overcome their eating disorders and live complete lives. Her appearances on shows like Today and Dr. Phil, in publications ranging from Cosmopolitan to The Washington Post, and before live audiences have brought a world of hope to men and women seeking real solutions.
As author and therapist Carolyn Costin, LMFT, M.A., M.Ed. says about Jenni in her foreword to Goodbye Ed, Hello Me, “She makes recovery and full living seem possible for everyone.”
A popular speaker on college campuses, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Emory, and Vanderbilt University, Jenni also presents regularly in middle and high schools. She speaks at national and international professional conferences, various community events, and other venues. Jenni brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and compassion to each appearance, as well as her trademark sense of humor and her musical background. An active Austin singer-songwriter, she invariably concludes her talks with at least one uplifting song.
More Information About Jenni’s Availability, Visit: www.jennischaefer.com
Troy Roness
Troy Roness, B.S.E., M.Ed. Graduate Student, Survivor, National Male Advocate, Motivational Speaker, Writer PBS/Huffington Post Blogger [email protected]
www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/people/expert/troy-roness
Troy Roness is an inspiring role model for any person who is struggling to recover from an eating disorder. Since his own recovery, Troy has maintained a ceaseless effort to support and encourage recovering persons and to continually advocate for better treatment and care for all who struggle.
Troy serves as the inaugural United States Male Junior Board Representative for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), Advisory Board Member and M.O.R.E. (Males Owning Recovery From Eating Disorders) Program Director with MentorCONNECT, Advisory Board Member for the National Association of Males with Eating Disorders (NAMED), and is active in promoting legislative changes and motivational speaking in his home state of North Dakota to promote education and treatment of eating disorders.
Following his guest appearance on the ‘Dr. Phil Show’ in January 2009, Troy battled for two 81-day treatment regimens as a male with an eating disorder. His recovery has blessed him with opportunities to speak to thousands of people in North Dakota and reach millions of people across the United States and the world. Reflecting on the pivotal moments of his recovery enables Troy to speak on behalf of males and spread the message that recovery is possible.
Troy most enjoys speaking with and educating family members of eating disorder victims. By explaining what their child, family member, or friend is facing with personal insight, and then comparing the recovery perspective, Troy hopes this will facilitate understanding and lend a sensitive ear to the sufferers support system.
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