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 Golden, 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 leaving 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, host 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 the Read more
The Appetite Episode #27: A Story of Grief: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast In Part 1: Good Grief, we discussed processing grief through ritual and how grief is part of our relationships with food and body. For Part 2, Clinical Director and Opal Read more
The Appetite Episode #20: Inner Wisdom: An Eating Disorder Recovery Story with Sarah Taylor An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Today’s episode features the story of Sarah Taylor–The Appetite’s behind-the-scenes magic-maker! Sarah talks with host Carter Umhau, MA, LMHCA, and explores the story of her own recovery from an eating disorder, Read more
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The Appetite Episode #11: Dr. Anita Johnston: Myth, Storytelling, and Seeking Metaphor in Your Relationship to Food An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Dr. Anita Johnston joins us to talk about how to learn more about your relationship with food by looking through the Read more