Join us in re-visiting this conversation on whole athlete coaching with Sally Revere. Originally released in 2018, we felt this interview was worth repeating! At a time where sports and athletics are turned upside down due to the pandemic, a silver lining is that it’s creating new time and space Read more…
An Update from Shilo George: Navigating the Pandemic and Thanks-taking from an Indigenous Women’s Perspective Let us re-introduce you to Shilo George— our guest from episode 57 (which is a worthwhile listen too!!) where she shared honestly about mental health and food concerns as a “super-fat, indigenous, queer woman”. Shilo Read more…
How does being marginalized impact a person’s health and physiology? Dr. Lindo Bacon, who has spent their career advocating for social justice at the intersection of weight and health, joins this episode to share about their newest book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming Read more…
Racial Identity and Healing at Work: An Interview with Aiko Bethea What does it look like to center narrative in racial identity work? Aiko Bethea is the principal and founder of Rare Coaching and Consulting, which offers executive coaching to leaders that find themselves as “the Only” underrepresented individual in Read more…
Race and Mental Health in Running: Alison Désir Talks with Opal Runner Alison Désir joins host and therapist Carter Umhau and Opal Co-Founder and Head of the Exercise + Sport Program, Kara Bazzi, to talk about the intersection of race and running, and why representation and mental health support in 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 Read more…
The Appetite Episode #60: Eating Disorders and Social Justice: An Interview with Nalgona Positivity Pride’s Gloria Lucas How are eating disorders a social justice issue? Gloria Lucas, founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride, has a world of wisdom to share in explanation. She joins host and therapist Carter Umhau, LMHC to 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 #58: Nature as Therapy: An Interview with Farmer Lisa Hasselman An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast In this podcast, we talk about using nature as therapy. So, how can nature be a part of your self-care ritual? Lisa Hasselman of Forest Garden Farm on Vashon Island, WA Read more…