Eating Disorder blog about eating disorder treatment, food, body, movement, and mental health. By Opal: Food + Body Wisdom.
Listen here! Part 1 of a 3 part series: Changemakers in Sport What does it look like for a teenage athlete to step outside the “rules” of diet culture and toxic fitness culture? You’re in luck—tune in to today’s episode of The Appetite, part of our three-episode “Changemakers in Sport” Read more
Fundraising event for The Busyhead Project, a non-profit organization, founded by Noah Kahan, that aims to end mental health stigma. Ever gone a little sideways? Us too. Join Opal: Food+Body Wisdom for Sideways — an evening where performers share their lived experiences with eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder through story, dance, Read more
Listen here! In this special episode of The Appetite, Lexi Giblin, PhD, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, share the story behind Sideways: A Variety Show About OCD, Eating Disorders and Being Human—a one-night-only event hosted by Opal on August 29 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center in Seattle. Sideways benefits The Busyhead Project, the nonprofit Read more
Listen here! Part 3 of a 3 part series: “The Menopause Series” Episode 3: Menopause + Mental Health — Opal’s Nutrition Director and Co-Founder, Julie Church, RDN, speaks with therapist Katie McKenna, LMHC, about the connection between perimenopause, menopause, and mental health. Katie explores how hormonal changes can affect mood, Read more
Our Space in Sport A FREE conference focused on empowering and educating high school girls and non-binary athletes. Workshop topics this year include: Mental Health, Nutrition, Leadership, Physiology, Mental Strength and more. Keynote Speaker: Ivy Watts, MPH Join us Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Read more
Listen here! Part 2 of a 3 part series: “The Menopause Series” Episode 2: Menopause + Work — Opal’s Nutrition Director and Co-Founder, Julie Church, RDN speaks with Janie Stuart, PhD, about the intersection of menopause and workplace experiences. Drawing from her research in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Janie describes how menopause Read more
Opal is sponsoring the I Can and I Will Run Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 8 am check-in (9am run) Register here! ABOUT THE RUN Our goal with this run is to raise money for the Uncompensated Care Fund at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Race day is Sunday, October 18th, 2026. The Read more
Listen here! Part 1 of 3 part series: “The Menopause Series” — Episode 1: Menopause + Eating Disorders — In this episode, Opal’s Nutrition Director, Julie Church, RDN, speaks with Naomi Busch, MD, about menopause through the lens of an eating disorder physician. Together they explore the biological changes of Read more
Listen here! When injury sidelines an athlete—or performance outcomes fall short—it has a way of revealing growth edges within us. Tune in to The Appetite as Opal Co-Founder and Director of the Exercise + Sport Program, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, sits down with high school distance runner and podcaster Nicholas Macha. Read more
Listen here! In this episode, Gabe and Hank courageously open up about vulnerable moments through a process of group self-inquiry. Gabe explores the bitterness that arises from receiving positive affirmations after dance performances, while Hank examines the feelings of stupidity and pointlessness that surfaced when anger was physically expressed. Together Read more