The Reality of Bariatric Surgery: A Life-Changing Procedure with Potential for Eating Problems

By Dr. Elisha Carcieri, Ph.D., Psychologist at Eating Disorder Therapy LA Approximately 200,000 people elect to undergo bariatric surgery each year. Many are encouraged by their doctors to undergo surgery with the hope of improving physical health outcomes like diabetes, and many are hoping that this will be the final answer to a lifetime struggle …

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My work in Shanghai with clients from all over the world

Eight years ago this month, I moved to Shanghai for a 2.5 year assignment.  I have been meaning to share my reflections.  Here they are: I had been working at Los Angeles County Jail for nearly 10 years when my husband’s business plan for a site-based English Language Learning Children’s business in China got funded …

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