The go goddess! Staff is delighted to report that the “Ask a goddess” feature of the site is very popular with the tweens and teens that visit gogoddess.com. The questions we receive daily cover a wide variety of topics, including the not-so-serious (boys, struggle for popularity, what sport to choose) to the more serious (stress, failing in school, family pressures). While gogoddess.com does NOT offer professional advice (please see Terms & Conditions), we do want to help girls best reach their potential in a safe, real way. So we have put together an advisory board of talented people to help weigh in on how to best help girls find their true selves and fulfill their inner goddess.

Dina Zeckhausen, Ph.D.
Dr. Dina Zeckhausen is a clinical psychologist who specializes in helping girls and boys maintain a healthy weight and body image. Dr. Zeckhausen currently serves as the Executive Director for EDIN, the Eating Disorders Information Network, which she founded in 1996 to help prevent eating disorders through outreach, awareness and action. EDIN’s School and Community Outreach initiatives have been honored by the National Eating Disorders Association and serve as a model for local, grassroots organizations around the country.

As an expert in eating disorders, Dr. Zeckhausen speaks in conferences throughout the U.S. and has been featured on The Today Show, The Insider, Connecting with Kids, Good for Parents, CNN and Headline News. She is also the author of a play, What’s Eating Katie, which has been performed by high school and college students and a children’s book, Full Mouse, Empty Mouse, designed to help kids understand their feelings and find healthy ways other than food to address them. For her work, Dr. Zeckhausen has been received numerous awards including the “Year 2000 Women of Distinction Award” from The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the 2005 Public Education Award from the Georgia Psychological Association.

Gloria Meaux, Ph.D.
Dr. Gloria Meaux is a clinical psychologist who specializes in children and family therapy. Dr. Meaux has an extensive background in the educational system and is an expert in the issues that school-aged children face. After teaching at the elementary school level, Dr. Meaux worked as a psychological consultant for school systems in the Atlanta, GA area for over ten years. As a school psychologist, she administered psychological evaluations in the assessment of learning disabilities and emotional problems, conducted teacher, parent and school conferences, and assisted teachers with classroom management techniques.

Since receiving her Ph.D. from Georgia State University in 1992, Dr. Meaux has been in private practice and has continued to work with school-aged students and school personnel. Her expertise includes intervention for high-risk students, parenting classes, working with children who have been abused, and non-traditional families. Dr. Meaux has also served as chair of Division G of the Georgia Psychological Association, which deals with children, adolescents, and family issues, in addition to serving on the GPA’s Ethics Committee. Dr. Meaux, who has been married for 31 years, has three children, and currently practices in Atlanta, GA.

Valerie Moran, Masters of Education
Valerie Moran is a career educator, specializing in teaching life skills including home economics, independent living, nutrition, and business computing to middle school and high school aged children. Ms. Moran has taught in public school systems for over thirty years in both Florida and Michigan. During this time, Ms. Moran acted as a Maplegrove Drug Awareness Speaker and a Health & Sex Education instructor. She also served as a Student Government and Students Against Drunk Driving advisor for Pierce Middle School/Grosse Pointe South High School. While in Michigan, Ms. Moran served as President of the Life Management Educators group for the State of Michigan overseeing curriculum development. In 1999 she received a Civic Award from the city of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan for community service and commitment. During her time in Florida, Ms. Moran served as a teacher and the liaison between Arthur Ashe Middle School and the Broward County, FL business community, fundraising to aid families in need in the county. She also served as the Director for Pinion, Inc. which benefits the Special Olympics 2002-2007.

Currently, Ms. Moran organizes and participates in the Grosse Pointe Kids Club, a before and after school care program for kindergarten through middle school age children in the Michigan public school system.  Ms. Moran has also raised two daughters, which gives her invaluable insight that can’t be taught!