Amanda, this is a great opportunity! I am a psychiatrist, and part of my practice is working with patients who are having weight loss surgery. On the show, I often see jillian help her clients discover their deeper issues with food. I see her make big interpretations on camera, but I wonder how much psychotherapy the contestants get behind the scenes. To my knowlege, jillian is not a licensed therapist, although I think her mom might be. Opening up major emotional wounding on camera is probably part of the consent process, but as someone who actually does this work, I wonder how much access they have to licensed professionals who specialize in eating disorders? I would never try to design fitness programs or train my bariatric patients. We have exercise physiologists who do that! So why aren't therapists and psychiatrists not more prominently featured on the show? Feel free to PM me if I can elaborate further
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