We’re excited to bring you our conversation with Christy Harrison, author of Anti-Diet and host of the Food Psych podcast. Many of you might know of Christy’s work, but might not know what led her to shift her career from working as a journalist reporting on food sustainability to becoming Read more…
What is the connection between weight stigma and eating disorders? You will be happy to bend your ear (maybe again) for this one! Julie Church, RDN and Carter Umhau, LMHC talk with Erin Harrop (now doctor Erin Harrop, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Denver) about healthism, the use of the 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…
The Appetite Episode 87: BMI: Answering Your Questions About the Body Mass Index (Part 2) What should you do if a medical provider is offering a treatment recommendation based on your BMI? In the second of a two-part series, Opal Co-Founder and Nutrition Director Julie Church RDN, CEDRD-S, CD is answering Read more…
The Appetite Episode 86: BMI: How One Unscientific Calculation Became Our Main Measurement for Health (Part 1) Can you actually measure health? BMI— or Body Mass Index—has become a widely embraced measurement of health, but is actually based on an entirely unscientific and racist 19th century research project. In this Read more…
The Appetite 85: Body Image: Reflections on Infertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Body Image can be a struggle at any time, but what about when you’ve had a baby? For the birthing person, one’s relationship to food and body can be vastly impacted by the perinatal experience. In a roundtable conversation, 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 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 Read more…
The Appetite Episode #71: Size-Free Clothing for Recovery: A Conversation with the Founder of The Garment Project An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What would your personal style look like if you weren’t concerned about size or body image? Hear how Erin Drischler has changed lives through changing the closets Read more…