I Want To Get Better And I Don’t- (Then Exhale)

Stefanie Boone, MS, RD, CEDRD-S

DBT and RO-DBT for the EDRD 

• Two Opposite Things Can Be True at the Same Time 

• Radical Acceptance  

• Mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation 

• DBT skills are like psychoeducation and are within the scope of practice of the RD 

• What does it take to reach AND’s Expert Proficiency level for eating disorder dietitians?  

• RDs can’t gloss over the feelings in this work 

• DBT nugget – assumption that all our clients are doing the best they can and that all can do better and can try harder 

• Acceptance and change – it’s ok to want to work on accepting your body and still want to change it.

• The course through EDRD Pro is VAST 

• If you’re newer to eating disorders work, it’s ok to not be an expert  

 

Stepfanie’s early learning journey includes: 

• Motivational Interviewing 

• Carolyn Costin 

• Intuitive Eating 

 

EDRD Pro https://edrdpro.com/ 

 

Bio: 

Stefanie Boone, MS, RD, CEDRD-S is a nutrition therapist for adults and adolescents of all genders with eating and exercise disorders. She has worked with clients in her Private Practice in Santa Monica individually and in groups for the past 20 years, using a combination of philosophies centering around Intuitive Eating, DBT, and RO-DBT to help clients heal their relationship with food, exercise, and body image. Stefanie also has an added specialization in treating eating disorders in those with co-occurring mood disorders and addictions. She has held positions as Lead Dietitian at several treatment centers for Eating Disorders, Dual Diagnosis, and Addictions, including Eating Disorder Center of California, Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers, Kaiser Permanente Eating Disorders Program (Hollywood, CA), Clearview Treatment Centers, and Resolutions Therapeutic Services. Stefanie is Immediate President of IAEDP Los Angeles (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals). 

Stefanie received her undergraduate education in dietetics and Masters of Science Degree in Nutrition from California State University, Northridge. She has spoken at numerous professional events, conferences, and panels on Nutrition Therapy for Eating Disorders in past years. She is currently focusing her time and energy on supervising and training other RDN’s on using DBT and Radically Open DBT in nutrition therapy for eating disorders, has spoken on the topic at multiple events and conferences. Stefanie is one of the contributing authors of Real World Recovery: Intuitive Food Program Curriculum for the Treatment of Eating Disorders, and she has written articles for Today’s Dietitian, The Behavioral Nutrition newsletter, and The Huffington Post. 

stefanieboonerd@yahoo.com 

With your host Beth Harrell 

IG  @beth.harrell.cedss  

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