The Appetite Episode #43: Motivational Interviewing: Ambivalence–A Hallmark of Change An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What does it look like to get un-stuck? Dr. Amy Burns, MD shares her expertise in Motivational Interviewing and explains how this person-centered approach to behavior change embraces the ambivalence so often thought to Read more…
The Appetite Episode #42: Sexual Appetites An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Have you considered how a deepening connection to your body’s desire for food may impact your body’s sexual appetites as well? Longtime Opal therapist Tahney Jones, LMHC, CEDS joins Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and host Carter Umhau, LMHC Read more…
The Appetite Episode #38: Love Tour: Matters of the Heart An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Love is in the air! Embrace new ways of thinking about the different kinds of love in your life by joining Opal’s “love tour.” All three of Opal’s Co-Founders–Julie Church, RDN, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, Read more…
The Appetite Episode #31: Self-Punishment + Self-Forgiveness An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Have you ever considered how your own self-punishment or self-deprecation may be keeping you from the relationships in front of you? Opal Co-Founder Dr. Lexi Giblin explores ideas around the selfishness in self-punishment. Lexi and host Carter Read more…
The Appetite Episode #30: Opal x Armoire: Making over the Makeover An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast As the second of a two-part series, this episode will literally take you inside the dressing room and in front of the mirror with The Appetite. Exploring self-expression and her identity through style, Read more…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The Appetite Episode #29: Retail Therapy: Style + Self Expression (Part 1) An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What would you wear if you were more concerned with self-expression than you were about something “flattering” or “thinning”? Drawing from her experiences doing “retail therapy” Read more…
The Appetite Episode #27: A Story of Grief: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast In Part 1: Good Grief, we discussed processing grief through ritual and how grief is part of our relationships with food and body. For Part 2, Clinical Director and Read more…
The Appetite Episode #26: Good Grief An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Have you ever considered that maybe your unprocessed grief could be keeping you from the transformations you’re desiring in your life? Opal Co-Founders Julie Church, RD,CD, CEDRD, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and Lexi Giblin, PhD., CEDS join host Read more…
The Appetite Episode #23: Tween Wisdom: Body Image + Freedom with Food An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What does it look like for two middle-school-aged girls to have been parented by eating disorder specialists? Opal Co-Founders Kara and Lexi talk a bit about parenting around food and body image concerns, Read more…
The Appetite Episode #22: Facing Fears: Letting Values and Desire Lead the Way An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What does your fear tell you about the particularity of your values or desires? Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS talks with host, Carter Umhau, LMHCA about the role of fear in personal Read more…