Listen here! Listen in as Opal’s Director of the Exercise + Sport program, Kara Bazzi, and Opal’s Movement Coach, Caitlin Jacobsen have a conversation about “Good for a Girl”, a newly released book written by former professional runner, coach and author, Lauren Fleshman. “Good for A Girl” is a memoir Read more
Listen here! “My story is a running journey, but at its heart, it’s a story for anyone who has experienced the harm and powerlessness that comes from not fitting into society’s expectations, anyone who has ever existed in the margins. It is a story of finding and creating your place Read more
Listen here! Part 3 of a 3 part series: “Creating Social Change in the Sport World” Episode 3: Power of Sharing Your Recovery Journey– Most people who struggle with disordered eating or an eating disorder grapple with how much and to whom they share their struggle with. Amelia Boone, a Read more
Articles: “Are Some of your Well Intended Eating Habits a Problem” – Zoe Rom “Why Eating Disorders in Athletes Often Go Unnoticed” – Justin Jackson “Intuitive Eating Advice for Parents of Young Athletes” – Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson “Signs of Exercise Addiction” – Hidaya Aliouche “The Condition That’s Quietly Read more
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 A Letter to Coaches, by Opal’s Director of Exercise+Sport — Kara Bazzi, LMFT What I learned by handling eating disorders and RED-S poorly as a coach Read more
The Appetite Episode 97: Reflections on Netflix’s Cheer: Thoughts from the Eating Disorder Treatment World on Team Culture Did you tune into Netflix’s docuseries, Cheer? What did you think of the Navarro team culture portrayed? In light of all the tv-watching that’s been happening while sheltering in place, we decided to Read more
The Appetite Episode 95: Exercise in the Time of Coronavirus: How to Move Through Your Grief How have social distancing and sheltering-in-place impacted your relationship to exercise? There is loss of all kinds during this time—there are relational and fiscal losses, losses of routine and identity, and of course, loss Read more
The Appetite 92: Why an Elite Runner Stopped Running to Recover True Health: An Interview with Tina Muir What might it be like to be a professional athlete—the symbol of health and strength in our culture—and to have a gut instinct that something is not well in your body? This Read more
The Appetite Episode 88: Sport Performance: Should Weight Ever be Manipulated? “Leaning out” and manipulating body weight have been widely accepted modes of performance preparation for elite athletes. But as the sports world wakes up to the harm that the emphasis on weight manipulation can have on athletes’ mental and physical Read more
The Appetite Episode 82: Good Coaching Matters: A Conversation with University of Washington’s Center for Leadership in Athletics What makes a good coach? With no agreed upon definition of a “qualified coach,” this is a question often ignored! Julie McCleery, PhD, of the Center for Leadership in Athletics at the Read more