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The Appetite Episode #38: Love Tour: Matters of the Heart An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Love is in the air! Embrace new ways of thinking about the different kinds of love in your life by joining Opal’s “love tour.” All three of Opal’s Co-Founders–Julie Church, RDN, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, Read more
The Appetite Episode #37: Envy: When It’s Helpful vs. Unhelpful An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Envy shows up in all kinds of relationships, but how often does it actually make us closer to one another? Host Carter Umhau, LMHC talks with Opal Co-Founders Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and Read more
The Appetite Episode #36: The Eating Instinct: an Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Virginia Sole-Smith–author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America and co-host of the Comfort Food podcast–joins host Carter Umhau, LMHC to share the story of how the feeding Read more
The Appetite Episode #35: Perfectionism + Failure: The Possibility of Change An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast How can perfectionism and the avoidance of failure be keeping you from living out your values and desires? Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and Carter Umhau, LMHC draw from experiences in their own Read more
The Appetite Episode #34: Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny on Identity in Athletics An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Former professional football player Patrick Devenny joins us again for the second of two episodes, expanding on his eating disorder recovery story and sharing the identity crisis that ensued upon Read more
The Appetite Episode #33: Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny’s Recovery Story An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Former professional football player Patrick Devenny joins Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT to share his eating disorder recovery story. He offers his perspective on the unique challenges that men–particularly male athletes–face in seeking Read more
The Appetite Episode #32: Caution: Don’t Start a Diet An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Holiday festivities, time with family, and a change in routine often inspire a diet or “lifestyle change” immediately following. May we suggest that you consider NOT starting a diet this new year? In this Read more
The Appetite Episode #31: Self-Punishment + Self-Forgiveness An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Have you ever considered how your own self-punishment or self-deprecation may be keeping you from the relationships in front of you? Opal Co-Founder Dr. Lexi Giblin explores ideas around the selfishness in self-punishment. Lexi and host Carter Read more
The Appetite Episode #30: Opal x Armoire: Making over the Makeover An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast As the second of a two-part series, this episode will literally take you inside the dressing room and in front of the mirror with The Appetite. Exploring self-expression and her identity through style, Read more
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The Appetite Episode #29: Retail Therapy: Style + Self Expression (Part 1) An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What would you wear if you were more concerned with self-expression than you were about something “flattering” or “thinning”? Drawing from her experiences doing “retail therapy” Read more