Last week, the New York Times published a brave post by distance runner Mary Cain. She is boldly using her voice (and her justified anger) to advocate for change in sport culture. We are so grateful for this story and others that bring awareness to the harm that is Read more…
The Appetite Episode #74: Diet, Exercise, and Your Period: What You Need to Know Is it normal to lose your period when changing up your diet or exercise routine? Nicola Rinaldi, PhD joins the podcast today to discuss her journey to recover her period once it was lost, and offers Read more…
The Appetite Episode #73: Exercise and Emotion: Why Your Workout Won’t Fix Everything Do you work out to deal with your emotions? There are so many messages out there that exercise will make you happier, healthier, and thinner…but none of these assumptions are a given, especially when movement Read more…
The Appetite Episode #62: Do No Harm Yoga: Creating Space for Body Positivity and Activism An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast How can yoga help in eating disorder recovery? Opal therapists and yogis Kendra Appe, LMHC, RYT and Lauren Donelson, RYT join the Appetite to answer this question. Creators Read more…
The Appetite Episode #59: Sport Retirement: How A Former Competitive Figure Skater Navigated an Identity Crisis An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast How do you deal with change in life or an identity crisis? Former competitive figure skater Chrissy Hughes (and therapist at Opal!) shares about her retirement from Read more…
The Appetite Episode #55: Exercise + Movement Styles: A Roundtable Conversation An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast How would you describe your style of exercise or workout? Opal: Food + Body Wisdom’s Co-Founders, Dr, Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD talk Read more…
The Appetite Episode #54: Working Out: What Are the Grey Areas? An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What does it look like to pursue movement or working out while recovering from a fraught or disordered relationship to your body? Opal: Food + Body Wisdom Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS Read more…
On June 2nd, in support of World Eating Disorder Action Day, Balance ED Treatment published “Redefining Wellness” an ebook for teenagers. The book is a response to the Weight Watchers’ campaign targeting teenagers and encouraging them to diet and lose weight. This ebook is a collection of contributions from HAES and Read more…
The Appetite Episode #46: Self-Care in Practice: An Interview with Sibel Golden, PhD An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast “Self-care” is practically a buzzword these days as more people embrace the importance of creating space for self-restoration. But what does “self-care” look like beyond bubble baths and treating yourself? Sibel Read more…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The Appetite Episode #40: Exercise Avoidance An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast In a culture that moralizes exercise and reveres star athletes, avoiding exercise can elicit discomfort (at best) and at worst, can induce loads of personal shame. In this episode, Kara Bazzi, Read more…