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Opal’s Exercise and Sport Program Resources from Opal Staff

Published by Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS on May 21, 2020 April 4, 2025

Opal’s Co-founder and Exercise and Sport Program Director, Kara Bazzi and fellow Exercise + Sport team speak about Exercise, Sport, Movement and Mental Health

What I learned by handling eating disorders and RED-S poorly as a coach in Fast Women 

Running in Harmony: How to Tackle Food and Body Issues in Podium Runner 

When Running Becomes An Addiction in Trail Runner

How To Work Out While Angry, Sad Or Frustrated Without Jeopardizing Health And Performance in DyeStat

A letter to Coaches in Lane 9 Project 

Was I only Fast because I was Anorexic? Messages in Sport for PHIT for a Queen: Female Athlete Podcast 

What is Healthy Body Image, Anyways? In Women’s Running

RD Real Talk Intuitive Eating Series: Understanding Intuitive Movement with Kara Bazzi

Yoga for the body you have: A Seattle program is changing the way we talk about yoga, health and eating-disorder recovery in the Seattle Times

How Nature Helped Me Recover from an Eating Disorder ft. Kara Bazzi

What Eating Disorder Recovery for Runners Looks Like Now ft. Kara Bazzi

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