Queering Eating Disorders: An Empowering Education-Based Podcast
Join your host Victoria Cymerman, LCSW, DSW for a conversation about eating disorder treatment. This podcast is an in-depth exploration of how standardized eating disorder treatment in the United States commonly leaves out the experiences of the most marginalized. One of these communities are Two-Spirit, , , Bisexual, Transgender, , Intersex, Asexual & Questioning (2SLGBTQIA+) people. Queering Eating Disorders speaks to members of the community who have experienced ED’s, their families, loved ones, providers, and other experts in the fields of social work and psychology. This podcast serves to educate and empower, but most importantly fight the stigmas that exist surrounding the community and eating disorders.
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Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
20 min
I’m back with a life update & conversation about the amazing BIPOC eating disorders conference of 2026! Listen to some highlights and strategies on continuing to empower ourselves as clinicians and allies in this political hellscape. Rest in power Nolan Wells.
Dec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
18 min
Queering Eating Disorders is back with a mini Holiday episode geared towards how we can support ourselves and others amidst diet culture marketing and tricky conversations.
Find the book I mentioned! Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian.
Oct 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
44 min
Join Victoria today in her conversation with advocate Dorothea around the comorbidity between eating disorders and substance use disorders, and how to show up for those struggling with empathy. We discuss eating disorders on a collegiate level as well, and what social work educators can do to support students.
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Oct 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
49 min
Join Victoria and her guest Wilkes to discuss the impact of family histories with eating disorders on childhood, body image, and self esteem. Discussions of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted eating disorder statistics nationwide are also had. Finally, boundary setting and what this entails for living a life in recovery is explored.
Oct 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
45 min
Join Victoria in exploring interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare providers in the eating disorder space. The roles of therapists, dietitians, and medical professionals are explored, and in particular how these professions each have a different relationship with 2SLGBTQIA+ clients throughout their treatment process.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org
https://www.meganjaynecrabbe.com
Oct 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
48 min
Join me and my guest Michael as we discuss healing from an eating disorder as a transgender person, and exploring the intersections of identity, body image, diet culture, and mental health.
Oct 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
46 min
Welcome to Queering Eating Disorders: An Empowering Education-Based Podcast created in partial fulfillment of the doctor of social work program at Simmons University. This episode is an introduction to the topic of eating disorder treatment for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and sets the stage for future conversations.
https://christyharrison.com
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