Listen here! Feeding and eating is a realm of family life that changes as kids get older, which is easy for some parents and more difficult for others. What does empowerment and leadership look like as teens eat more socially and have more time away from the home? How can parents Read more
Listen here! Connie Sobczak of The Body Positive gives us this wise nugget: “Aging is something we get to do, if we are lucky.” Julie Church, Opal’s Co-Founder and Nutrition Director, discusses with Connie the many considerations that arise as we age, covering the topics of appearance, body image, health, Read more
Listen here! Are you a “perfectionist” who is exhausted and tired of hustling for your worth? Or perhaps you have entered perfectionism recovery but remain in a long term battle with compulsive perfectionistic striving? Either way, this podcast is just the ticket for you! Take a listen to Lexi Giblin, Read more
The Appetite episode 100: Shifts in Eating During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Why You Should Give Yourself Grace Has your relationship to food changed since the pandemic began? Whether you’re snacking more, eating a different variety of food, or finding yourself restricting or bingeing due to high emotions, we imagine Read more
The Appetite Episode 93: Guided Meal Support: How to Eat While Sheltering-in-Place How has the global pandemic impacted your relationship to food? As restaurants close, grocery shelves are emptied, and anxiety levels go up, you deserve compassion when it comes to the way your body is responding to this global Read more
Metabolism: How a Diet Can Harm the Body Is there such thing as a metabolism diet? Can we truly control our bodies in order to change the way we look? As talk of New Year’s “lifestyle changes,” diets, and new exercise regimens fill our feeds, we’re here to talk about Read more
The Appetite Episode 80: How to Eat During the Holiday Season: Why There’s No Right or Wrong Way How do the holiday festivities impact your diet? For many—especially those already struggling with a disordered relationship to food and body—the holiday season can be chock-full of challenges. From holiday drinks with Read more
The Appetite Episode #75: Quick Comebacks: How to Deal with Diet Talk How does talk about diets and weight impact you? One of the hardest things about recovery from an eating disorder is holding onto a new awareness of your needs, desires, and thoughts around food while out in the 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 #67: Internal Regulation Skills: Learning How to Eat (Part 4) An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Do you trust your body’s appetite cues? It’s all about internal regulation on the last of this four-part series inspired by Ellyn Satter’s “Eating Competency Skills” and we’re talking body wisdom. Opal Read more