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NRFi Founder & CEO, Brenna Bray, PhD, on Whole-Healing of the Head and Heart

In a 2-hour podcast debut, NRFi Founder and CEO, Brenna Bray, PhD, shares her experience of navigating bulimia nervosa in a Western Medical system, the stigmatization, invalidation, and lack of empowerment she perceived, and the way unconditional love ultimately enabled her journey of transformation, growth, and healing through validation, self-efficacy, self-empowerment, compassion, and self-love.

"It opened up this shift from thinking about what other people thought about me to [thinking about] what I thought about me and how I felt about me. ...and for me, that's a really powerful space to be in. That's where the change can happen. Because ultimately, it doesn't matter what other people think about me. The only thing that really matters is what I think about me because that's the only thing I have the power to change. ...So when I got there, then everything just started clicking in so fast," Dr. Bray shares.

Dr. Bray also shares how her vocation and avocation in binge eating disorder research "chose her," and how she views her research career as an opportunity to serve the populations she feels called to represent. She shares some of her more startling recent research findings on binge eating disorder and the social justice and public health policy issues that enable the environment in which binge eating disorder exists, prompting her to found NRFi in 2024.

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Public Policy

Bray, B. (2025). Boulder Gets Boulder in the Battle Against Big Food AboutBoulder.com, January 18, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/boulder-co-gets-boulder-in-the-battle-against-big-food/.
Barnett, A.L & Bray, B. (2025). The Benefits of Banning Red Dye No. 3: Advancing Food Safety Regulations. AboutBoulder.com, January 15, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/news/the-benefits-of-banning-red-dye-no-3-advancing-food-safety-regulations/
Bray, B. (2025). Boulder, CO: A New Battle Against Food. AboutBoulder.com, January 15, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/boulder-co-a-new-battle-against-big-food/.
Bray, B. & Barnett, A.L. (2025). Teen Lawsuit Against Food Giants: A Bold Wake-Up Call for Public Health. AboutBoulder.com, January 19, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/food/teen-lawsuit-against-food-giants-a-bold-wake-up-call-for-public-health/.

Parenting & Family

Bray, B. (2025). Parenting Tips for Protecting Child Mental Health. AboutBoulder.com, January 22, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/parenting-tips-for-protecting-child-mental-health/.
Barnett, A.L. (2025). Winter Wellness: Nutrient-Packed Meals to Survive Boulder's Arctic Chill. AboutBoulder.com, January 21, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/weather/winter-wellness-nutrient-packed-meals-to-survive-boulders-arctic-chill/
Barnett, A.L. (2025). Cooking with Your Kids, A Recipe for Success. AboutBoulder.com, January 21, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/cooking-with-your-kids-a-recipe-for-success/
Bray, B. & Barnett, A.L. (2025). Affordable Activities for Families in Boulder. AboutBoulder.com, January 16, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/affordable-activities-for-families-in-the-boulder-area-colorado/

Clinical Mental Health

Barnett, A.L. (2025). Get the Skinny on Weight Loss Drugs: The Latest Study on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists. AboutBoulder.com, January 19, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/get-the-skinny-on-weight-loss-drugs-the-latest-study-on-glp-1-receptor-agonists/.
Bray, B. (2025). Destigmatizing Eating Disorders. AboutBoulder.com, January 19, 2025 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/destigmatizing-eating-disorders-a-viable-solution/.

Holistic Health & Healing

Bray, B. (2024). Boulder's Beacon: Embracing Joy and Playfulness in Healing. AboutBoulder.com, March 24, 2024 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/boulders-beacon-embracing-joy-and-playfulness-in-healing/
Bray, B. (2024). Boulder's Brilliant Sanity: Embracing Our Inner Light. AboutBoulder.com, March 15, 2024 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/boulders-brilliant-sanity-embracing-our-inner-light/
Bray, B. (2024). Boulder's Skyline to Success: Ultra-Marathon Running Lessons for Life. AboutBoulder.com, March 10, 2024 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/boulders-skyline-to-success-ultra-marathon-running-lessons-for-life/
Bray, B. (2024). Breathing in Boulder: A Health Coach's Secret to Vibrant Living. AboutBoulder.com, March 3, 2024 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/boulder-health-coach-breath-work-veteran/
Bray, B. (2024). Self-Care: Your Secret Weapon for Acing Stress and Life. AboutBoulder.com, February 25, 2024 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/blog/self-care-the-surprising-secret-weapon-for-acing-mid-terms-finals-and-other-high-stress-situations/
Bray, B. (2024). Meditation: The New Vegetable in Town. AboutBoulder.com, February 11, 2024 (Health & Wellness). https://aboutboulder.com/uncategorized/meditation-the-new-vegetable-in-town/

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Local News

Sandrock, M. (2024). Developing Practices that Build Commitment. Daily Camera, January 1, 2024. https://www.dailycamera.com/2024/01/01/michael-sandrock-developing-practices-that-build-commitment/

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