The Appetite Episode #57: Shilo George: On Recovery, Indigeneity and Fatness An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Shilo George talks about the intersections of fatness, queerness, and indigeneity in her story of eating disorder recovery and advocacy. Shilo, a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho and Scottish international speaker, trainer, and owner of Łush Kumtux Read more…
The Appetite Episode #56: Learning Consent: The Personal Work of Attunement and the Role of a Parent An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Jo Langford, MA joins The Appetite to talk with host Carter Umhau, LMHC about consent. This conversation—which focuses first on helping parents help their teens learn the language of Read more…
The Appetite Episode #47: Eating Disorders Beyond Hollywood: An Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Ayiku An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Filmmaker Elizabeth Ayiku joins host Carter Umhau, LMHC to talk about her upcoming feature film, Me Little Me. Elizabeth’s own struggles with an eating disorder and her difficulties pursuing recovery Read more…
The Appetite Episode #46: Self-Care in Practice: An Interview with Sibel Golden, PhD An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast “Self-care” is practically a buzzword these days as more people embrace the importance of creating space for self-restoration. But what does “self-care” look like beyond bubble baths and treating yourself? Sibel 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 #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 #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…
The Appetite Episode #28: Around the Table with Mark Canlis An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Mark Canlis, third generation co-owner of Canlis–a Seattle fine dining institution, Relais & Chateau property, and James Beard award winning restaurant–joins Kara, Julie, and Carter to share stories–and food!–in the spirit of Thanksgiving. As Read more…