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…
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 #52: Emotional Eating + Compulsive Overeating An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Emotional eating is never just about the food. Opal Co-Founder and Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD and therapist and host Carter Umhau, LMHC discuss the differences between binge eating, compulsive eating, and emotional Read more…
The Appetite Episode #41: Let’s Talk About Weight An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Can you really control your weight? Diet culture certainly says you can, but in this episode, Opal Co-Founder and Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN, CD, CEDS sits down with host Carter Umhau, LMHC to challenge this, highlighting Read more…
The Appetite Episode #19: Can I Trust My Body With Food? An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Regular listener Tam O’Donnell joins us to respond to a previous episode, “How to Eat in a Food-Obsessed World.” Tam brings questions and wonderings around how to provide both structure and freedom for kids Read more…
The Appetite Episode #12: What is Health? An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast What is health and how do we get it? Today we challenge the idea that this question can be answered in a one-size-fits-all way. We explore today’s obsession with health, challenging how much of a moral issue health has become, and Read more…
The Appetite Episode #03: Introducing Health at Every Size An Opal: Food+Body Wisdom Podcast Opal: Food+Body Wisdom founders talk about Health at Every Size (HAES) in this second of three conversations introducing Opal’s core tenets. Nutrition Director and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, leads the discussion as Read more…