Judy Krasna is the mom of four, including a daughter with an eating disorder, and the grandmother of two. She is a professional event planner. She is also an eating disorders parent advocate in Israel, where she lives. Judy is the co-chair of the AED’s Experts by Experience Committee, the co-chair of the AED’s Stakeholders United SIG, a member of the F.E.A.S.T Board of Directors, and founder of the F.E.A.S.T Israel Task Force. In addition to offering peer support to fellow parents, Judy writes a blog on Times of Israel that is mostly centered on eating disorder related issues. She can be reached at judy@feast-ed.org
Judy dedicates this blog post to the caring clinicians who treat her daughter, and others like her, with unwavering commitment. She writes: ‘I know that you are giving your all, and I can’t thank you enough.’
Watching a daughter suffer daily with an eating disorder spurred Israel mom, Judy Krasna, to channel her anxiety into global advocacy, helping others however she can. After years of parent blaming culture and the use of non-evidence-based treatment for eating disorders, the winds of change are blowing in Israel. Part of me is extraordinarily grateful,..
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The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) Radio 774, in the Conversation Hour on January 13, discussed the effects of food shortages due to the pandemic. I describe the impact on people with eating disorders.
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