[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, LMFT, Read more
The Appetite Episode #23: Was I Only Fast Because I Was Anorexic? An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Does weight really matter when it comes to sport performance? Host Carter Umhau, LMHC, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS explore culture around food and body within the sport world, and the idealization of Read more
The Appetite Episode #17: Athletic Identity – an Exploration with Riley Nickols, PhD An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast It’s common to hear messages in the sports world like “More is better!” “No pain, no gain!” or “Keep pushing!” Sports Psychologist Riley Nickols,PhD, Director of The Victory Program at McCallum Place, Read more
The Appetite Episode #16: Who Am I? The Role of Identity in Food, Body Image, and Sport An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast This episode is all about identity. Opal: Food + Body Wisdom Co-Founders, Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Host Carter Umhau, MA, LMHCA discuss Read more
The Appetite Episode #09: Sally Revere – The Role of Temperament and Body Wisdom in Sport Performance An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast In this conversation about the influential position a coach has on an athlete’s life and performance, Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi LMFT, CEDS and Carter Umhau, LMHCA interview Sally Read more
The Appetite Episode #08: Sport and Performance: Exploring the Athletic Temperament through a Radically Open DBT lens An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What are the temperamental factors that make a good athlete? Today, Opal Founders Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, and Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and Read more
The Appetite Episode #04: Movement as a Birthright An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast One of the many things that makes Opal a unique eating disorder treatment center is our incorporation of movement, exercise, and sport into the recovery process. We believe that movement is more than just a means for Read more
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Experiential therapy for exercise eating disorder treatment through the lens of art To begin exploring this idea of exercise and movement in eating disorder treatment, I need to give you some back story. Several years ago I had an idea. I was working Read more
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Not long ago in Opal’s Re-Thinking Exercise & Sport group, I asked the clients to spend some time reflecting about what “Joyful Movement” means to them. After a brief time of silent writing, clients were invited to share with the group their thoughts. Read more
Re-Thinking Exercise & Sport As a former athlete at University of Washington, I was daily influenced by the onslaught of cultural diet and performance messages. I looked up to the senior athletes and quickly followed their “rules” of eating and training in hopes of success and improvement of my times Read more