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Once Shattered: Picking up the Pieces

Once Shattered: Picking up the Pieces

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Linda and John Mazur, and Ellen Bennett discuss a variety of mental health issues—eating
disorders, anxiety, suicide, substance and alcohol use disorder—and everything in between. This
team has over thirty-five years combined experience with eating disorders and their co-
morbidities. They share their personal experiences around anorexia, grief, advocacy, and the
importance of finding a village of support. Tune in for compelling interviews with mental health
experts and individuals with lived experience. Linda, Jack, and Ellen believe we must do better
as a community and that we are stronger because of our connections. Join us as we start the
conversations to end the pervasive shame and stigma associated with mental health issues as
we strive to improve mental health care and learn to embrace, better understand, and support
those who struggle and those who love them. Let’s help each other pick up the pieces and
discover new pathways to healing.

Our Hosts:

Linda Mazur is an author, speaker, mentor, advocate, and business owner.

John Mazur is an author, speaker, advocate, and pharmacist.

Linda and John are the founders of The Emilee Connection, a nonprofit that raises awareness
and educates about the serious nature of eating disorders, in addition their nonprofit provides
free peer-support, education, and social activities for adults with eating disorders and their
families/loved ones. They are community advisory board members of the Western New York
Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders.

They authored the book Emilee-The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia to
honor their daughter’s wish to have her story told in the hope of helping others. Their book has
touched individuals and families that have experienced eating disorders, substance and alcohol
use issues, and numerous other mental health conditions.

The Mazur’s can be reached at: Linda.John.Mazur@gmail.com

To learn more about their nonprofit visit: The Emilee Connection

Their book and audiobook : Emilee - The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia:
Mazur, Linda, Mazur, John, Mazur, Emilee: 9781700920126: Amazon.com: Books
Their book website www.EmileetheStoryofaGirl.com

Ellen Bennett is an advocate, speaker, retired educator, and director of KMB for Answers
which is a non-profit foundation providing educational and financial support for mental health
professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. She is a community
advisory board member of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating
Disorders. She is also a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders-Expert by Experience.

For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter
Katlyn, go to:
www.kmbforanswers.com
Email: kmbforanswers1@gmail.com.Copyright ROC Vox Podcast Network Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Waves of Change in Treating Eating Disorders with Lucene Wisniewski

    Waves of Change in Treating Eating Disorders with Lucene Wisniewski
    Jul 17 2025
    Dr. Wisniewski (she/her) is an internationally recognized leader in eating disorder
    treatment and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), with almost 30 years of clinical,
    research and training experience. An Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological
    Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Wisniewski has taught hundreds of
    workshops and continuing education seminars around the world and has authored
    numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and invited book chapters.

    Dr. Wisniewski has pioneered the use of DBT in the treatment of multi-diagnostic eating
    disorders (MED) and is a sought-after authority on this empirically founded method of
    treatment, providing consultation and training to clinics around the globe. She is the co-
    author of the MED-DBT Treatment Manual to be published in 2025 with Guilford Press.

    Dr. Wisniewski has earned some of the highest awards and accreditations in the field.
    She has been elected fellow by the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), where she
    has served on the board of directors and as the co-chair of the borderline personality
    disorder special interest group. In 2013 the AED awarded Dr. Wisniewski the
    Outstanding Clinician Award to acknowledge her leadership in the field and her
    commitment to providing the best solutions for those with eating disorders.

    In 2023, she was recognized as Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
    Champion for her exceptional dedication, influence, and social impact through the
    promotion of evidence-based psychological interventions. In 2024 Dr. Wisniewski was
    honored with the Fulbright Specialist Award, through which she served at Comenzar de
    Nuevo AC, a non-profit eating disorder facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

    Dr. Wisniewski is the founder and Chief Clinical Officer of the Center for Evidence
    Based Treatment (www.cebtohio.com), which offers therapy, training, and consultation
    in evidence-based approaches to mental health conditions via traditional and
    teletherapy platforms.



    Our Hosts: ·

    Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
    • Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
    Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X


    Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS


    Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website: https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.com


    Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas with Author Julie Fingersh

    Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas with Author Julie Fingersh
    Jun 12 2025
    Julie Fingersh is a writer, freelance journalist, and most recently, the author of Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield), which was named one of the best memoirs of 2024 by People Magazine and called “Rich, wise, funny, and hard to put down” by NYT bestselling author Anne Lamott.

    Julie’s personal essays, editorials, and reported stories have appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, and more. Her Substack newsletter, Take my Advice. I’m Not Using It, is a midlife sequel of an award-winning humorist column she wrote in her twenties for Billboard Publications.

    Julie has two adult children and lives with her husband in Marin County, California and New Haven, Connecticut.

    Julie Fingersh
    Writer, Journalist & Author
    New York Times | Huffington Post | Oprah Magazine

    Author of: Stay: A Story of Family, Love, & Other Traumas (Rowman & Littlefield)
    Named one of People Magazine’s Best Books of 2024
    Named one of Zibby Owens’s Top 22 Books of 2024 and Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
    Substack newsletter: “Take My Advice. I’m Not Using It”

    Our Hosts: ·

    Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
    • Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
    Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X


    Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS


    Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website: https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.com


    Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com
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    58 mins
  • Complex Medical Issues- Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED

    Complex Medical Issues- Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED
    May 15 2025
    Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED, is the founder and medical director of the Gaudiani
    Clinic. Board certified in internal medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at
    Harvard Medical School at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine
    residency and chief residency at Yale.  
    Dr. Gaudiani served as the medical director at the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders prior to
    founding the Gaudiani Clinic in 2016. The Gaudiani Clinic offers specialized, trauma-informed
    outpatient medical care to individuals seeking support for eating disorders, undernourishment
    related to complex medical issues, and weight-inclusive primary care. The Gaudiani Clinic is
    based in Colorado with a satellite location in North Carolina and is licensed to practice in almost
    every US state via thoughtful telemedicine. The Gaudiani Clinic also offers international
    professional consultation and education. 

    Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, is widely published in
    scientific literature as well as on blogs, is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, and is a
    former member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the
    Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee. Dr. Gaudiani’s book, Sick
    Enough: A  Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders has been translated into
    multiple  languages and is available on Amazon with a second edition to be published in the
    coming year.

    Gaudiani Clinic website: https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/
    Sick Enough Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Enough-Jennifer-L-
    Gaudiani/dp/0815382456

    Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube: @gaudianiclinic

    Our Hosts: ·

    Linda and John(Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.com
    • Linda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter’s wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.
    Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X


    Audiobook :https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDS


    Linda and Jack can also be reached through the book website: https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.com


    Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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