4.13 Dr. Marcy Forta – Atzmi

About this episode

Dr. Marcy Forta discusses her nonprofit Atzmi and its initiatives to support adolescent girls' mental health.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dr. Marcy Forta is the founder and director of Atzmi, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting adolescent girls' mentalhealth by fostering self-compassion, self-worth, and positive body image. She is the creator of Atzmi’s keystone program, the “My Best Self” curriculum, an empirically designed initiative aimed at reducing eating disorder incidence among Orthodox Jewish female teens. For more information please see https://atzmi.org/ -------------------------- ABOUT THIS PODCAST Chinuch Today Featuring Tools for Schools A Fascinating Look at Innovative Programs and the People Behind Them. The host Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield Ed.D. is the Head of School of the rapidly growing Yeshiva Toras Emes in Houston Texas. He has previously served as a mesivta rebbe, assistant menahel, school counselor and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. In addition, he has written on chinuch topics for national publications, educational journals, and has presented multiple workshops. He is the foundingdirector of the Yeshiva Leadership Group which provides networking and growth opportunities to Yeshiva school leadership. For more information or to suggest a guest, please email…

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield

Guest: Dr. Marcy Forta

Topics covered

• mental health
• adolescent girls
• self-compassion
• body image
• eating disorders
• Orthodox Jewish community

Keywords

• mental health
• self-worth
• body image
• eating disorders
• adolescent girls
• Atzmi
• My Best Self curriculum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atzmi, Yeshiva Toras Emes, Johns Hopkins University

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