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The Appetite 114: Power of Writing: An Interview with Elizabeth Carey

Part 2 of a 3 part series: “Creating Social Change in the Sport World”  Episode 2:  Power of Writing– Diet culture messages pervade all media- from advertisements, to magazines, to Instagram and TikTok. It’s no exception in the sport world- harmful, antiquated messages pop up everywhere that perpetuate disordered eating Read more…

By admin, 10 monthsApril 19, 2022 ago

The Appetite 113: Power of Coaches: An Interview with Marie Davis Markham and Robyn McGillis of Wildwood Running

The “win at all costs” sport culture needs to retire and be replaced by the “whole person athlete” culture. In this episode of The Appetite, Opal co-founder and Clinical Director Kara Bazzi, talks with two coaches who are doing just that– actively working towards the “whole person athlete” sport culture. Listen as Read more…

By admin, 10 monthsApril 5, 2022 ago

The Appetite 112: Christy Harrison: Path to Writing and Being Anti-Diet

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…

By admin, 2 yearsMay 7, 2021 ago

The Appetite 110: Dr. Erin Harrop, PhD on Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders

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…

By Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, 2 yearsMarch 4, 2021 ago

The Appetite 107: Sally Revere on Whole Athlete Coaching

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…

By Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, 2 yearsDecember 18, 2020 ago

The Appetite 106: Shilo George

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…

By Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, 2 yearsDecember 1, 2020 ago
Lindo Bacon and Radical Belonging

The Appetite 105: Lindo Bacon and Radical Belonging

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…

By Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, 2 yearsNovember 13, 2020 ago

The Appetite 104: Aiko Bethea

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…

By Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, 2 yearsOctober 27, 2020 ago

The Appetite 102: Race and Mental Health in Running: Alison Désir Talks with Opal

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…

By Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, 2 yearsSeptember 18, 2020 ago

Why Tina Muir Stopped Running : The Appetite Podcast

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…

By Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, 3 yearsApril 7, 2020 ago

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