Excited to bring you this roundtable with Shannon Beer, Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, Elizabeth Rohde, and Jessica Terrier. All of these women have great yet varied experience in the industry so I wanted to get each of them on to discuss the prevalence of disordered eating and body image issues among women in the health and fitness sphere. 0:00- Intro 0:30- Shannon Beer’s background3:30- The prevalence of eating disorders in women8:00- Noticing the difference between men and women’s goals and expectations10:00- How to help clients who keep repeating the same issue13:40- How important is willpower? 15:15- Are there times to be more stern as a coach? 20:00- How to begin with a coach in this area 22:45- Why are eating disorders and body image issues more prevalent in women? 27:00- Do we think there will ever be less pressure on women to look a certain way? 36:20- Are clients with a history of eating disorders getting a different approach with coaching?42:00- Seeking out professional help46:10- Ways to determine the start of the slippery slope into disordered eating and body image issues49:00- Resources for more info by Dr. Fundaro50:00- Intro to Elizabeth Rohde52:00- Routines given to new lifters without context55:00- New women’s divisions in competition57:00- Plastic surgery in bikini competitions59:00- More on Elizabeth’s background1:03:00- The ethics of surgery1:06:10- Does surgery exacerbate or help self confidence issues?1:08:00- Advice to women looking to be highly achieving with good psychological health 1:16:25- Jess’s background1:18:10- Women embracing weight and strength gain 1:22:20- Is bulking or cutting easier? 1:26:00- The difficulty in staying lean all of the time 1:28:00- Is it better to discuss starting with a gaining phase with a history of disordered eating 1:31:00- How to handle clients who are starting off both overweight and with disorde

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