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The Appetite is a podcast by the founders of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating disorder treatment center in the University District of Seattle, WA. Psychologist Lexi Giblin, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist Kara Bazzi, LMFT, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Julie Church, RDN, CD, will meet every other week to discuss all things food, body, movement, and mental health.
Learn more about us at www.opalfoodandbody.com.
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#126: Behind the Scenes of Pageantry: Reflections from a Diet Culture Lens from 2023-12-05T05:40
Maddie Louder, Miss Washington 2021, joins Julie Church, Opal's Nutrition Director, to share her personal experience of how participating in pageants was both emp...
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# 125: Self-Inquiry Overview from 2023-09-08T22:38
If you are new to self-inquiry, start here!! This is your go-to episode when you need a quick self-
#124: Self-Inquiry Series: Noticing All of My Imperfections in the Mirror and A Baby Was Not Enough from 2023-09-08T22:09
Take a deep breath and bend your ears towards Cozette and Marrow as they bravely explore the psychological forces at play in their eating disorder recoveries. Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD and Kara Bazzi...
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#123: Teen Feeding + Eating: Who Is In Charge Now? from 2023-07-07T21:23
Feeding and eating is a realm of family life that changes as kids get older, which is easy for some parents and more difficult for others. What does empowerment and leadership look like as teen...
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#122: Self-Inquiry Series Launch: Doing Parenting Right and The Good Daughter from 2023-06-06T20:29
And the Self Inquiry Series is off and running! In this first self-inquiry episode, Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD opens by giving us the 411 on RO DBT's self-inquiry process and then we turn to Sally an...
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#121: Compulsive Striving: Are You Hustling For Your Worth? from 2023-04-19T18:17
Has your life become all about setting and achieving goals? When you encounter problems in life, is your solution to do more, work harder, and put another goal in place only to turn around and r...
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#120: Shifting Toxic Sport Culture: Reflections on Lauren Fleshman’s “Good for a Girl” from 2023-03-02T22:35
Listen in as Opal’s Director of the Exercise + Sport program, Kara Bazzi, and Opal’s Movement Coach, Caitlin Jacobsen have a conversation about “Good for a Girl”, a newly released book written b...
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#119: Launching Self-Inquiry Series --- Calling Applicants! from 2023-02-07T21:25
We are launching a new Self-Inquiry Series, within The Appetite podcast, where we will take the style of Opal’s S...
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#118: Running While Black: An Interview with Alison Désir from 2023-01-10T18:22
"My story is a running journey, but at its heart, it's a story for anyone who has experienced the harm and powerlessness that comes from not fitting into society's expectations, anyone who has e...
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#117: Aging and the Body: An interview with Connie Sobczak of The Body Positive from 2022-11-28T18:56
Connie Sobczak of The Body Positive gives us this wise nugget: "Aging is something we get to do, if we are lucky." Julie Church, Opal's Co-Founder and Nutrition Director, discusses with Connie...
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#116: Tired of the Perfectionism Hustle? from 2022-09-12T18:28:03
Are you a "perfectionist" who is exhausted and tired of hustling for your worth? Or perhaps you have entered perfectionism recovery but remain in a long term battle with compulsive perfectionist...
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#115: Power of Sharing Your Recovery Journey: An Interview with Amelia Boone from 2022-05-24T23:25:51
Part 3 of a 3 part series: "Creating Social Change in the Sport World" Episode 3: Power of Sharing Your Recovery Journey-- Most people who struggle with disordered eating or an eating disorder gr...
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#114: Power of Writing: An Interview with Elizabeth Carey from 2022-04-19T19:41
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 T...
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#113: Power of Coaches: An Interview with Marie Davis Markham and Robyn McGillis of Wildwood Running from 2022-04-01T20:46:47
Part 1 of a 3 part series: "Creating Social Change in the Sport World"
Episode 1: Power of Coaches-- The "win at all costs" sport culture needs to retire and be replaced by the "whole person... Listen
#112: Christy Harrison: Path to Writing and Being Anti-Diet from 2021-05-06T21:44:47
We're excited to bring you our conversation with Christy Harrison MPH, RD, CEDRD author of Anti-Diet and host of the Food Psych podcast. Many of you might know of Christy's work, but mi...
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#111: Talking to Athletes From an Intuitive Eating Lens: A Conversation with Maria Dalzot, RD from 2021-04-29T16:37:15
"Food is fuel". " You are a machine". "You look fit". "You are what you eat". These are all messages about food and our bodies that are commonplace, yet born out of diet culture. Opal Co-Founder...
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#110: Dr. Erin Harrop, PhD on Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders from 2021-02-26T19:32:44
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 U...
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#109: Eating Disorder Recovery and the Biden-Harris Inauguration from 2021-02-02T19:17:17
What does eating disorder recovery have to do with the Biden-Harris inauguration ceremony? Take a listen to Opal Co-Founders Lexi Giblin, PhD, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, and Julie Church, RDN consider th...
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#108: Reflections on Netflix's MOVE: Dance, Identity, Liberation and Transformation from 2020-12-30T22:46:36
If you haven't heard about or tuned into the Netflix docuseries, MOVE, now's the time! MOVE takes you through the lived experiences of dancers around the globe, and offers a visceral experience ...
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#107 What to Look for in a Coach- An inspiring Interview with Sally Revere from 2020-12-15T22:09:35
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 ne...
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#105: Dr. Lindo Bacon: Radical Belonging and the Politics of Health from 2020-11-12T18:18:59
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 thi...
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#01: Introducing The Appetite from 2020-11-05T21:25:15
Welcome to the first ever episode of The Appetite. Clinicians from Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating disorder treatment center in Seattle, Washington, will meet every week to discuss all things ...
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#104: Racial Identity and Healing at Work: An Interview with Aiko Bethea from 2020-10-27T16:42:59
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 on their ...
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#103: Carter’s Goodbye: A Reflection on Change, Loss, and Grief from 2020-10-09T19:34:43
How do you know when it’s time to let go? On this more reflective and personal episode of The Appetite, Opal Co-Founder’s Lexi Giblin, Kara Bazzi, and Julie Church join host Carter Umhau to exp...
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#102: Race and Mental Health in Running: Alison Désir Talks with Opal from 2020-09-18T20:56:51
How has whiteness in the running world contributed to the toxicity around sport culture? Runner Alison Désir joins host and therapist Carter Umhau and Opal Co-Founder and Head of the Exercise ...
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#101: Opal’s Commitment to Anti-Racism in Eating Disorder Treatment from 2020-08-27T19:57:18
How does Opal think about anti-racism work within eating disorder treatment? After a bit of a hiatus following the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, ...
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#100: Shifts in Eating During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Why You Should Give Yourself Grace from 2020-05-29T21:24:51
Has your relationship to food changed since the pandemic began? Whether you’re snacking more, eating a different variety of food, or finding yourself restricting or bingeing due to high emotions...
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#99: Work Life Reflections: What Opal's Co-Founders Learned About Identity Outside of Work from 2020-05-22T15:32:29
Who are you outside of the identity of your job? Over the last year, Opal: Food + Body Wisdom’s Co-Founders (Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD, and Lexi Gi...
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#98: Delight: The Mental Health Boost We All Need from 2020-05-15T17:34:18
Why does delight matter? We believe that, during the coronavirus pandemic, delight offers an opportunity for mindfulness, connectedness, and a boost to your mental health. Inspired by a This...
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#97: Reflections on Netflix’s Cheer: Thoughts from the Eating Disorder Treatment World on Team Culture from 2020-05-08T20:27:40
Did you tune into Netflix’s docuseries, Cheer? What did you think of the Navarro team culture portrayed? In light of all the tv-watching that’s been happening while sheltering in place,...
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#96: Loving Kindness Meditation: An Offering from Opal from 2020-05-01T14:59:08
How have you been doing lately? Mental health is of utmost importance during the coronavirus pandemic. In this mini episode, we’re offering you a Loving Kindness meditation, le...
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#95: Exercise in the Time of Coronavirus: How to Move Through Your Grief from 2020-04-23T16:42:53
How have social distancing and sheltering-in-place impacted your relationship to exercise? There is loss of all kinds during this time—there are relational and fiscal losses, losses of routine a...
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#94: Getting Emotional: Using Self-Inquiry During the Coronavirus from 2020-04-16T20:46:25
How have you experienced unwanted energy and emotion during the coronavirus pandemic? The Appetite crew is getting vulnerable and answering this question, using the Radically O...
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#93: Guided Meal Support: How to Eat While Sheltering-in-Place from 2020-04-10T15:53:23
How has the global pandemic impacted your relationship to food? As restaurants close, grocery shelves are emptied, and anxiety levels go up, you deserve compassion when it comes to the way your ...
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#92: Why an Elite Runner Stopped Running to Recover True Health: An Interview with Tina Muir from 2020-04-03T20:35:47
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 was the case for elit...
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#91: Reflections from Self-Quarantine: Mental Health During the Coronavirus from 2020-03-27T18:20:45
How can we best prepare for the psychological impacts of social distancing during the age of Coronavirus? In this episode, host and therapist Carter Umhau, LMHC shares her experience with self-i...
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#90: Mental Health During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis: Opal Leadership Offers A Call to Self-Care from 2020-03-21T19:17:42
As the pandemic is rapidly removing what we’ve come to rely on in our day-to-day lives, it is becoming clear that we are not only in a health and economic crisis, but also a crisis of mental hea...
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#89: Sport Performance: Should Weight Ever be Manipulated? from 2020-03-12T18:20:11
“Leaning out” and manipulating body weight have been widely accepted modes of performance preparation for elite athletes. But as the sports world wakes up to the harm that the ...
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#88: The Psychology of Interior Design: Why Space Matters in Recovery from 2020-03-06T17:59:30
Does design impact mental health? Inspired by Opal’s recent remodel, Opal Co-Founder, Executive Director, and design-enthusiast Dr. Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS sits down with host Carter Umhau, LMHC t...
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#87: BMI: Answering Your Questions About the Body Mass Index (Part 2) from 2020-02-21T22:49:21
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, CE...
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#86: BMI: How One Unscientific Calculation Became Our Main Measurement for Health (Part 1) from 2020-02-14T00:28:20
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 c...
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#85: Body Image: Reflections on Infertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum from 2020-02-07T20:22:18
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. ...
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#84: Pregnancy and Postpartum: Support in Becoming a Good Enough Parent from 2020-01-28T22:39:45
What assumptions do you think are made about pregnancy and the postpartum experience? Doula Davinah Simmons and postpartum-focused therapist Julie Davidson, LMHC join Carter Umhau, LMHC to explo...
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#83: Metabolism: How a Diet Can Harm the Body from 2020-01-16T02:39:41
Can we truly control our bodies in order to change the way we look? As talk of New Year’s “lifestyle changes,” diets, and new exercise regimens fill our feeds, we’re here to talk about a major f...
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#82 Good Coaching Matters: A Conversation with University of Washington's Center for Leadership in Athletics from 2020-01-09T20:17:01
What makes a good coach? With no agreed upon definition of a "qualified coach," this is a question often ignored! Julie McCleery, PhD, of the Center for Leadership in Athletics at the University...
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#81 Rethinking Resolutions: Self-Inquiry as Self-Improvement from 2020-01-02T19:29:37
Are you sick of making New Year’s resolutions you don’t keep? Instead of goal setting, try commuting to self-exploration! As an alternative to resolutions, Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS leads The Appet...
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#80 How to Eat During the Holiday Season: Why There’s No Right or Wrong Way from 2019-12-18T00:10:19
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. ...
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#79 Shifting Toxic Sports Culture: Reflections on Runner Mary Cain’s Story from 2019-12-12T19:22:57
Does sport culture need to change? We say, absolutely—and especially around weight! Mary Cain was the fastest high school distance runner in the world until she joined the best distance running ...
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#78 What is Body Wisdom? The Opal Staff Answers from 2019-12-05T18:55:06
What does food and body wisdom look like? With the concept front and center in Opal’s name, we decided to poll the staff (dietitians, therapists, and beyond!) to hear what body wisdom means to t...
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#77 How to Be in Your Body: Attachment and Emotion in Somatic Psychotherapy from 2019-11-27T21:40:57
How does your body carry emotion? Did you know that the answer to this question can serve as a window into understanding not only your relationship to food but your attachment style and personal...
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#76 Understanding Anger: From Socialization to Beyoncé from 2019-11-21T22:29:19
Why is anger an important emotion? The Appetite crew talks about why anger is useful, and how our perception and expression of it is impacted by gender and race. Opal: Food + Body Wisdo...
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#75 Quick Comebacks: How to Deal with Diet Talk from 2019-11-15T22:30:27
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...
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# 74 Diet, Exercise, and Your Period: What You Need to Know from 2019-11-08T20:28:20
Is it normal to lose your period when changing up your diet or exercise routine? Nicola Rinaldi, PhD joins the podcast today to discuss her journey to recover her period once i...
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#73 Exercise and Emotion: Why Your Workout Won’t Fix Everything from 2019-11-01T17:45:11
Do you work out to deal with your emotions? There are so many messages out there that exercise will make you happier, healthier, and thinner…but none of these assumptions are a given, especially...
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#72 Full Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Is it Possible? from 2019-10-25T18:37:23
What’s the difference between being “in recovery” versus being “recovered” from an eating disorder? And is full recovery possible? At Opal, we believe that YES—it definitely is! Today O...
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#71 Size-Free Clothing for Recovery: A Conversation with the Founder of The Garment Project from 2019-10-17T18:14:51
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 of women in r...
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#70 Change: Why Ambivalence Happens from 2019-10-11T21:58:23
Are you ready for a change? We’re exploring what the stages of change are and why acknowledging ambivalence is often the linchpin when it comes to transformation. In a roundtable conversation ...
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#69 Diet Culture, Male Body Image, and Fat Phobia with Aaron Flores, RDN from 2019-10-03T23:14:32
How are bodies political? The vibrant dietitian and podcast host Aaron Flores, RDN (of Dietitians Unplugged) joins Opal’s Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD and host Cart...
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#68 Call to Courage: Conviction and Doubt from 2019-09-25T16:00
What does it take to heal? Obviously there’s a lot to it, but we’d dare to say that COURAGE (in all its forms) is at the ...
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#67 Internal Regulation Skills: Learning How to Eat (Part 4) from 2019-09-20T17:14:29
Do you trust your body’s appetite cues? It’s all about internal regulation on the last of this four-part series inspired ...
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#66 Food Responsibility + Context: Learning How to Eat (Part 3) from 2019-09-10T19:47:30
What habits and routines can support healthy eating? This third...
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#65 Eating Attitudes: Learning How to Eat (Part 2) from 2019-09-06T19:31:42
What is a healthy attitude around food and eating habits? This second of a four-part series on Ellyn Satter’s eating compe...
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#64 Food Acceptance: Learning How to Eat (Part 1) from 2019-08-22T22:36:18
Do you know how to eat in a healthy way? Most answers to the question of healthy eating actually have more to do with what foods you should be eating, rather than the HOW; Ellyn Satter digs into...
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#63 Coaches and Athletes: Whole Self Conditioning Off the Field from 2019-08-15T20:10:49
How can we take care of the athlete as a whole person? Often considered a lesser concern, the mental health of the athlete is of key importance—both on and off the field. Jason Durocher, ATC, LA...
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#62 Do No Harm Yoga: Creating Space for Body Positivity and Activism from 2019-08-08T18:05:39
How can yoga help in eating disorder recovery? Opal therapists and yogis Kendra Appe, LMHC, RYT and Lauren Donelson, RYT join The Appetite to answe...
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#61 Beyond a Diet: The Power of Food Memories from 2019-08-01T18:29:38
What does it mean to have a healthy diet? At Opal: Food + Body Wisdom, that means attunement, adequacy, and freedom with food. It also means letting memory play a part in our food choices! In th...
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#60 Eating Disorders and Social Justice: An Interview with Nalgona Positivity Pride’s Gloria Lucas from 2019-07-25T18:27:50
How are eating disorders a social justice issue? Gloria Lucas, founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride, has a world of wisdom to share in explanation. She join...
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#59 Sport Retirement: How A Former Competitive Figure Skater Navigated an Identity Crisis from 2019-07-17T16:58:33
How do you deal with change in life? Former competitive figure skater Chrissy Hughes (and therapist at Opal!) shares about her retirement from skating and what the process taught her about deali...
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#58 Nature as Therapy: An Interview with Farmer Lisa Hasselman from 2019-07-11T17:29:05
How can nature be a part of your self-care ritual? Lisa Hasselman of Forest Garden Farm on Vashon Island, WA j...
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#57 Shilo George: On Recovery, Indigeneity and Fatness from 2019-06-27T20:21:20
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 internati...
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#56 Learning Consent: The Personal Work of Attunement and the Role of a Parent from 2019-06-19T21:19:25
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 se...
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#55 Exercise + Movement Styles: A Roundtable Conversation from 2019-06-13T23:07:12
How would you describe your style of exercise or workout? Opal: Food + Body Wisdom’s Co-Founders, Dr, Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD talk with...
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#54 Working Out: What Are the Grey Areas? from 2019-06-06T02:26:45
What does it look like to pursue movement or working out while recovering from a fraught or disordered relationship to your body? Opal: Food + Body Wisdom ...
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#53 Meet Zoe: Pet Therapy at Opal from 2019-05-29T16:14:31
If you’ve had a pet at some point in your life, you may be aware of the inherently therapeutic presence of that animal in your life. But what happens when ...
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#52 Emotional Eating + Compulsive Overeating from 2019-05-22T21:10:23
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 bin...
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#51 Sugar, Sugar: Debunking Myths About the Sweet Stuff from 2019-05-16T17:23:45
#50 Eating Styles: What’s Normal? from 2019-05-09T17:07:40
After ditching the diets, have you ever wondered what “normal eating” actually looks like? The truth is that attuned eating looks differently from person to person. So on this episode, the Opal ...
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#49 Use Your Voice: Indirect vs. Direct Communication from 2019-05-01T20:45:52
In what ways do you use indirect communication to make your thoughts, needs, or feelings known? Opal Co-Founders Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and Julie Church, RDN...
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#48 Starting Early on Body Wisdom: Opal's Workshop for Kids from 2019-04-25T17:16:43
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#47 Eating Disorders Beyond Hollywood: An Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Ayiku from 2019-04-18T20:02:58
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 pu...
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#46 Self-Care in Practice: An Interview with Sibel Golden, PhD from 2019-04-10T20:37:47
“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 treatin...
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#45 The Art of Non-Productivity from 2019-04-04T00:05:17
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#44 Debunking Diets: Whole30 and Paleo from 2019-03-27T19:43:55
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#43 Motivational Interviewing: Ambivalence--A Hallmark of Change from 2019-03-20T23:42:17
What does it look like to get un-stuck? Dr. Amy Burns, MD shares her expertise in Motivational Interviewing and explains how this person-centered approach to behavior change embraces the ambival...
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#42 Sexual Appetites from 2019-03-14T00:19:01
Have you considered how a deepening connection to your body’s desire for food may impact your body’s sexual appetites as well? Longtime Opal therapist Tahney Jones, LMHC, CEDS joins Kara Bazzi, ...
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#41 Let's Talk About Weight from 2019-03-07T00:45:57
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...
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#40 Exercise Avoidance from 2019-02-27T16:40:56
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#39 Hunger + Fullness: The Path to Attuned Eating from 2019-02-21T01:20:49
When you come to terms with the fact that diets just don’t work, what comes next? Listen to your hunger and fullness! In this episode, Opal Co-Founder and Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN, C...
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#38 Love Tour: Matters of the Heart from 2019-02-13T20:24:28
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#37 Envy: When It’s Helpful vs. Unhelpful from 2019-02-07T00:28:31
Envy shows up in all kinds of relationships, but how of...
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#36 "The Eating Instinct": an Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith from 2019-01-30T11:00
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#35 Perfectionism + Failure: The Possibility of Change from 2019-01-18T20:16:23
How can perfectionism and the avoidance of failure be keeping you from living out your values and desires? Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and Carter Umhau, LMHC d...
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#34 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny on Identity in Athletics from 2019-01-11T22:02:57
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#26 Good Grief from 2019-01-04T21:10:16
Have you ever considered that maybe your unprocessed grief could be keeping you from the transformations you’re desiring in your life? Opal Co-Founders Julie Church, RD,CD, CEDRD, Kara...
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#25 Don't be Scared: Halloween candy + kids from 2019-01-04T21:09:25
Easter egg hunts and Easter baskets bring similar amounts of candy into the home. So if you missed this episode in the fall, you might find it useful now!
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#24 Tween Wisdom: Body Image + Freedom with Food from 2019-01-04T21:06:43
What does it look like for two middle-school-aged girls to have been parented by eating disorder specialists? Opal Co-Founders Kara and Lexi talk about parenting around food and body image conce...
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#23 Was I Only Fast Because I Was Anorexic? from 2019-01-04T19:53:45
Does weight really matter when it comes to sport performance? Host Carter Umhau, LMHC, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS explore culture around food and body within the sport world, and the idealizatio...
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#33 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny's Recovery Story from 2019-01-04T19:20:50
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 me...
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#32 Caution: Don't Start a Diet from 2018-12-20T22:26:18
Holiday festivities, time with family, and a change in routine often inspire a diet or “lifestyle change” immediately following. May we suggest that you consider NOT starting a diet this new yea...
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#31 Self-Punishment + Self-Forgiveness from 2018-12-15T00:59:40
It’s possible that the punishment you inflict on yourself may be preventing you from healthy, happy relationships. In this episode Opal Co-Founder Dr. Lexi Giblin explores why self-punishment ca...
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#30 Opal x Armoire: Making Over the Makeover from 2018-12-05T17:21:26
In this 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 throug...
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#29 The Psychology of Clothing from 2018-11-28T17:26:19
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” outings with cli...
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#28 Around the Table with Mark Canlis from 2018-11-21T20:21:12
Mark Canlis, third generation co-owner of Canlis, a Seattle fine dining institution, Relais & Chateau property, and James Beard award winning restaurant--joins Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, Julie Chur...
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#27 A Story of Grief: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation from 2018-11-09T21:27:19
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 Co-Founder Kara Bazzi ...
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#22: Facing Fears: Letting Values and Desire Lead the Way from 2018-08-17T22:13:56
What does your fear tell you about the particularity of your values or desires? Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS talks with host, Carter Umhau, LMHCA about the role of fear in personal growth. Lexi an...
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#21: Hunger, Desire, and an Appetite for Life from 2018-08-01T23:20:14
In this mini episode, host Carter Umhau, LMHCA--therapist, artist, and writer-- explains the story behind naming The Appetite. Citing a revelation from The Minnesota Star...
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#20: Inner Wisdom: An Eating Disorder Recovery Story with Sarah Taylor from 2018-07-19T22:50:08
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 a...
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#19: Can I Trust My Body With Food? from 2018-07-04T14:00
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 free...
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#18: Emotion and Learning: The Self-Inquiry Process in Radically Open DBT from 2018-06-20T18:39:51
Would you engage yourself differently if you assumed that all the emotions you experienced had something to teach you? Today, Opal: Food+Body Wisdom’s Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, and Carte...
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#17: Athletic Identity - an Exploration with Riley Nickols, PhD from 2018-06-06T16:19:33
It's common to hear messages in the sports world like "More is better!" "No pain, no gain!" or "Keep pushing!" Sports Psychologist Riley Nickols,PhD, Director of The Victory Program at McCallum ...
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#16: Who Am I? The Role of Identity in Food, Body Image, and Sport from 2018-05-25T15:20:48
This episode is all about identity. Opal: Food + Body Wisdom Co-Founders, Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, a...
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#15: Mothers, Grandmothers, and Great-Grandmothers, The Women Who Got Us Here from 2018-05-10T19:17
In this heartfelt and vulnerable conversation, host Carter Umhau, MA, LMHCA, asks Opal Co-Founders Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS about who the...
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#14: The Humanity Behind Leadership: Inspiration, Vulnerability, Strength, and Relationship from 2018-04-26T18:22:30
Opal co-founders Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, join together with host Carter Umhau, LMHCA to reflect and debrief after a transformative experi...
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#13 How to Eat in A Food Obsessed World from 2018-04-09T17:59:51
Today we're talking about the ever-conflicting messages American culture gives us about what and how to eat. We explore the potentially detrimental nuances of fad diets like Whole 30, detoxing...
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#12: What is Health? from 2018-03-28T18:06:59
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 ...
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#11: Dr. Anita Johnston: Myth, Storytelling, and Seeking Metaphor in Your Relationship to Food from 2018-03-14T15:47:14
Dr. Anita Johnston joins us to talk about how to learn more about your relationship with food by looking through the lenses of myth, storytelling, and metaphor. Author of Eating in the Light of ...
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Bonus Episode: Poet and The Appetite Host Carter Umhau on Healing Through The Creative Process from 2018-03-07T19:48:48
In this special bonus episode, our very own host, Carter Umhau, LMHCA, shares her work as a poet, reading five works from her collection. Her writing touches on themes of friendship, birth and grie...
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#10:Targeting Emotional Loneliness: Interview w/ RO DBT Creator Dr. Thomas Lynch&Erica Smith Lynch from 2018-02-27T00:49:50
Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy has been a big topic on The Appetite...but today RO DBT creator Dr. Thomas Lynch and his wife and colleague Erica Smith Lynch join us for a conversa...
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#09: Sally Revere - The Role of Temperament and Body Wisdom in Sport Performance from 2018-02-15T00:27:53
In this conversation about the influential position a coach has on an athlete's life and performance, Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi LMFT, CEDS and Carter Umhau, LMHCA interview Sally Revere, head C...
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#08 Sport and Performance: Exploring the Athletic Temperament through a Radically Open DBT lens from 2018-02-01T01:16:51
What are the temperamental factors that make a good athlete? Today, Opal Founders Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, and Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and host Carter Umhau, LMHCA ta...
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#07: Erin Harrop, MSW, BS, on Weight Stigma, Fatness,&an Intersectional Lens into Eating Disorders from 2018-01-18T19:32:35
Erin Harrop is a doctoral student at the University of Washington who uses a Health at Every Size®, anti-oppression, and critical feminist lens to explore the intersection of weight stigma and e...
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#06: Body Image: Project versus Relationship from 2017-12-20T21:12:30
Opal’s co-founders Julie Church RDN, CD, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and host Carter Umhau LMHCA, discuss body image through the lens of both eating disorder treatme...
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#05: Radically Open Forgiveness from 2017-12-13T19:11:35
As a person explores their appetite for life, forgiveness is worth considering. Opal founders Julie Church, RDN, CEDS, CD, Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, --along with host a...
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#02: Introduction to Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy from 2017-12-01T00:00
In the first of three episodes introducing Opal’s core tenets, Dr. Lexi Giblin leads our discussion about the evidence-based treatment Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT). RO DB...
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#04: Movement as a Birthright from 2017-11-30T00:00
One of the many things that makes Opal a unique eating disorder treatment center is our incorporation of movement, exercise, and sport into the recovery process. We believe that movement is more...
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#03: Introducing Health at Every Size from 2017-11-29T00:00
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 Nutrition...
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