Fighting Chaplain, Eating Disorder Misconceptions

The “Fighting Chaplain” of WWI Guest: Ken Alford, Professor of Church History, BYU A Utah man, son of a top leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was volunteered by his father to be a chaplain in the war. He didn’t even know what a chaplain was. So this young man – Calvin Smith – heads off to the battlefront, making the job up as he goes along. Comforting the weary and burying the dead doesn’t feel like enough for him, so Chaplain Smith joins a team of stretcher-bearers. He’s out on the battlefield without a weapon, taking fire while bringing injured soldiers back to safety. He even gets a Distinguished Service Cross for battlefield bravery, highly unusual for a chaplain. Breaking Down Eating Disorder Myths and Stereotypes Guests: Corinne Hannan, Psychologist, BYU Counseling and Psychological Services; Nikole Squires, Eating Disorder Blogger, TMI When you think of someone with an eating disorder, what comes to mind? For many, it's a skinny girl looking at herself in the mirror and thinking she's fat, and then refusing to eat. But it could be anyone - your co-worker, a friend, a family member. Obese women can have eating disorders. Or men. It's a complex mental illness that often has more to do with control than with food and body image.