Combating The Newest Teen Body Trend: HuffPost Live Interview

There’s a new body obsession among some teen girls called “the thigh gap.”

I was invited to participate on this HuffPost Live panel and discuss how we can to combat this dangerous trend.

Here’s the link to the Segment

Hosted by: Nancy Redd

Guests: Carolyn Gregoire @carolyn_greg (New York, NY) Associate Editor of HuffPost Teen
Jenny Thorsheim @JenCoco_ (Freehold, NJ) High School Student & Member of Students Against Destructive Decisions
Emily Rozansky @emmrozansky President, Students Against Destructive Decisions Julie Hanks @julie_hanks (UT) Psychotherapist, Owner and Executive Director of Wasatch Family Therapy

I want to hear your thoughts…How can we help teens focus on their unique gifts and talents instead of obsessing about their body parts?

About Dr. Julie Hanks, LCSW:
Dynamic self & relationship expert Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks, LCSW loves to make a difference for women. She owns Wasatch Family Therapy and regularly contributes to KSL TV's Studio 5, and her advice has been featured nationally including Wall Street Journal, Parenting, Fox News, and others. Connect on Facebook & Twitter. Her books The Burnout Cure and The Assertiveness Guide are now available.