Episode 67: Jenna DiLossi and Melissa Harrison explore the intersection between eating disorders and OCD

Catherine and Francis are excited to welcome two guests in this episode! Dr. Jenna DiLossi, Psy.D. and Melissa Harrison, LPC, are the co-founders of the Center for Hope and Health located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Both Jenna and Melissa bring years of experience working with individuals experiencing eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders, and other anxiety-based disorders and behaviors. In this episode, Jenna and Melissa help the co-hosts understand compulsive obsessive disorder as it is diagnostically defined and how it may present in patients, and how OCD and eating disorders intersect. Through years of training, they discuss effective treatments for both disorders and share their insights into how individuals experiencing OCD, eating disorders, and trauma can find treatment, recovery, and lead a purposeful and meaningful life. We’re grateful they were able to join us.

Content Warning: eating disorder behaviors, obsessive-compulsive behaviors (specifically beliefs about sexual harm, accidents, and body size) weight loss, weight gain, trauma