Once Shattered: Picking up the Pieces

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48 episodes

3 weeks ago

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.

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Once Shattered: Picking up the Pieces

Starving for Survival with Jason Wood

Jason Wood turned his battle with orthorexia into a mission to break the stigma around men’s mental health by publishing his memoir Starving for Survival. He is proud to serve on the board for Running in Silence, Michigan Eating Disorder Alliance, and SoulPaws Recovery Project. Jason is also the Director of Community Engagement at ANAD and facilitates the organization’s new men’s peer support group. Through speaking engagements, his writing, and his work, Jason strives to start an important conversation that encourages everyone--especially men--to speak up, share their stories, and get the help they deserve.

Our Hosts, Linda and John Mazur, and Ellen Bennett, discuss various mental health issues—eating disorders, anxiety, depression, suicide, substance and alcohol use disorders. This team has a combined experience of over thirty-five years in dealing with eating disorders and their co-morbidities. They share their insights on anorexia, grief, advocacy, and the significance of finding support networks. The podcasts feature interviews with mental health experts, authors, and individuals with lived experiences. Linda, John, and Ellen emphasize the need for improved community awareness and the benefits of strong interpersonal 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.

Linda and John Mazur advocate locally, nationally, and internationally. They serve as community advisory board members of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders. They attended President Biden's Speech, Improving Access for Mental Health Care, in 2023. They have spoken at eating disorder conferences, and for community groups regarding the importance of eating disorder and mental health awareness, advocacy, and education. They provide peer support groups for adults and families through their non-profit, The Emilee Connection, as well as connect people to resources. They wish these supports were available for their adult daughter, Emilee, and for them, as her parents. It takes a village of support to help someone through a mental health struggle. They honored their daughter's last wish by writing a memoir with her writings included, so it might bring awareness to the things that need to change, in the hope that no one else would have to suffer as she did.

The Mazur’s can be reached at: Linda.John.Mazur@gmail.com
To learn more about their nonprofit visit: www.TheEmileeConnection.com

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 advocates locally, nationally, and internationally, is a community advisory board member of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders, and 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.