All Episodes

#146: A Teen Male's Perspective on Sport and Identity: An Interview with Nicholas Macha

#145: Self Inquiry Series: Performance Validation and Anger Expression

#144: Turning Recovery Into Advocacy : Interview with Johanna Kandel of National Alliance for Eating Disorders

#143: GLP-1s and Body Weight: Common Misunderstandings

#142: Community at the Heart of Eating Disorder Recovery: A Conversation with an Opal Client

#141: Healing Your Inner Eater – Looking Back to Move Forward

#139: From Rules to Trust: Opal's Meal Support Approach

#140: Parenting the Competitive Athlete: A Mother-Daughter Conversation

#138: The Role of Relationships in Eating Disorders

#137: Self Inquiry Series: Crop Top Bravery and Back into Dating

#136: Clarifying What Matters: An Overview of Psychedelics

#135: The Mental Health Crisis in Women's Sports: A Conversation with Author and Therapist Katie Steele

#134: Self-Inquiry Series: Nostalgia for My Eating Disorder and Feeling Embarrassed About Having Feelings

#133: What Does Science Say about Women in Sport? An Interview with Christine Yu

#132: Weight Loss Medications: Are GLP-1 Agonists a Game Changer ?

#131: Activism at the Heart of Sport: An interview with Rosalie Fish

#130: ADHD and Eating Disorder Recovery: A Conversation with Aleta Storch, MS, RDN, LMHC

#129: Dr. Lisa Erlanger: A Physician's Journey to Practicing Weight-Inclusive Medicine

#128: Self-Inquiry Series: I Don't Look Like A Runner Anymore and I Can't Shrink Myself Fast Enough

#127: Changing the Script for More Inclusive Movement Spaces: A Discussion with Meng Wang, RDN, and Ashley Davies

#126: Behind the Scenes of Pageantry: Reflections from a Diet Culture Lens

# 125: Self-Inquiry Overview

#124: Self-Inquiry Series: Noticing All of My Imperfections in the Mirror and A Baby Was Not Enough

#123: Teen Feeding + Eating: Who Is In Charge Now?

#122: Self-Inquiry Series Launch: Doing Parenting Right and The Good Daughter

#121: Compulsive Striving: Are You Hustling For Your Worth?

#120: Shifting Toxic Sport Culture: Reflections on Lauren Fleshman's "Good for a Girl"

#119: Launching Self-Inquiry Series --- Calling Applicants!

#118: Running While Black: An Interview with Alison Mariella Désir

#117: Aging and the Body: An interview with Connie Sobczak of The Body Positive

#116: Tired of the Perfectionism Hustle?

#115: Power of Sharing Your Recovery Journey: An Interview with Amelia Boone

#114: Power of Writing: An Interview with Elizabeth Carey

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

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

#111: Talking to Athletes From an Intuitive Eating Lens: A Conversation with Maria Dalzot, RD

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

#108: Reflections on Netflix's MOVE: Dance, Identity, Liberation and Transformation

#107 What to Look for in a Coach- An inspiring Interview with Sally Revere

#105: Dr. Lindo Bacon: Radical Belonging and the Politics of Health

#104: Racial Identity and Healing at Work: An Interview with Aiko Bethea

#103: Carter's Goodbye: A Reflection on Change, Loss, and Grief

#102: Race and Mental Health in Running: Alison Mariella Désir Talks with Opal

#100: Shifts in Eating During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Why You Should Give Yourself Grace

#99: Work Life Reflections: What Opal's Co-Founders Learned About Identity Outside of Work

#98: Delight: The Mental Health Boost We All Need

#97: Reflections on Netflix's Cheer: Thoughts from the Eating Disorder Treatment World on Team Culture

#96: Loving Kindness Meditation: An Offering from Opal

#95: Exercise in the Time of Coronavirus: How to Move Through Your Grief

#94: Getting Emotional: Using Self-Inquiry During the Coronavirus

#93: Guided Meal Support: How to Eat While Sheltering-in-Place

#92: Why an Elite Runner Stopped Running to Recover True Health: An Interview with Tina Muir

#91: Reflections from Self-Quarantine: Mental Health During the Coronavirus

#90: Mental Health During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis: Opal Leadership Offers A Call to Self-Care

#89: Sport Performance: Should Weight Ever be Manipulated?

#88: The Psychology of Interior Design: Why Space Matters in Recovery

#87: BMI: Answering Your Questions About the Body Mass Index (Part 2)

#86: BMI: How One Unscientific Calculation Became Our Main Measurement for Health (Part 1)

#85: Body Image: Reflections on Infertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum

#84: Pregnancy and Postpartum: Support in Becoming a Good Enough Parent

#83: Metabolism: How a Diet Can Harm the Body

#82 Good Coaching Matters: A Conversation with University of Washington's Center for Leadership in Athletics

#81 Rethinking Resolutions: Self-Inquiry as Self-Improvement

#80 How to Eat During the Holiday Season: Why There's No Right or Wrong Way

#79 Shifting Toxic Sports Culture: Reflections on Runner Mary Cain's Story

#78 What is Body Wisdom? The Opal Staff Answers

#77 How to Be in Your Body: Attachment and Emotion in Somatic Psychotherapy

#76 Understanding Anger: From Socialization to Beyoncé

#75 Quick Comebacks: How to Deal with Diet Talk

# 74 Diet, Exercise, and Your Period: What You Need to Know

#73 Exercise and Emotion: Why Your Workout Won't Fix Everything

#72 Full Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Is it Possible?

#71 Size-Free Clothing for Recovery: A Conversation with the Founder of The Garment Project

#70 Change: Why Ambivalence Happens

#69 Diet Culture, Male Body Image, and Fat Phobia with Aaron Flores, RDN

#68 Call to Courage: Conviction and Doubt

#67 Internal Regulation Skills: Learning How to Eat (Part 4)

#66 Food Responsibility + Context: Learning How to Eat (Part 3)

#65 Eating Attitudes: Learning How to Eat (Part 2)

#64 Food Acceptance: Learning How to Eat (Part 1)

#63 Coaches and Athletes: Whole Self Conditioning Off the Field

#62 Do No Harm Yoga: Creating Space for Body Positivity and Activism

#61 Beyond a Diet: The Power of Food Memories

#60 Eating Disorders and Social Justice: An Interview with Nalgona Positivity Pride's Gloria Lucas

#59 Sport Retirement: How A Former Competitive Figure Skater Navigated an Identity Crisis

#58 Nature as Therapy: An Interview with Farmer Lisa Hasselman

#57 Shilo George: On Recovery, Indigeneity and Fatness

#56 Learning Consent: The Personal Work of Attunement and the Role of a Parent

#55 Exercise + Movement Styles: A Roundtable Conversation

#54 Working Out: What Are the Grey Areas?

#53 Meet Zoe: Pet Therapy at Opal

#52 Emotional Eating + Compulsive Overeating

#51 Sugar, Sugar: Debunking Myths About the Sweet Stuff

#50 Eating Styles: What's Normal?

#49 Use Your Voice: Indirect vs. Direct Communication

#48 Starting Early on Body Wisdom: Opal's Workshop for Kids

#47 Eating Disorders Beyond Hollywood: An Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Ayiku

#46 Self-Care in Practice: An Interview with Sibel Golden, PhD

#45 The Art of Non-Productivity

#44 Debunking Diets: Whole30 and Paleo

#43 Motivational Interviewing: Ambivalence--A Hallmark of Change

#42 Sexual Appetites

#41 Let's Talk About Weight

#40 Exercise Avoidance

#39 Hunger + Fullness: The Path to Attuned Eating

#38 Love Tour: Matters of the Heart

#37 Envy: When It's Helpful vs. Unhelpful

#36 "The Eating Instinct": an Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith

#35 Perfectionism + Failure: The Possibility of Change

#34 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny on Identity in Athletics

#26 Good Grief

#25 Don't be Scared: Halloween candy + kids

#24 Tween Wisdom: Body Image + Freedom with Food

#23 Was I Only Fast Because I Was Anorexic?

#33 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny's Recovery Story

#32 Caution: Don't Start a Diet

#31 Self-Punishment + Self-Forgiveness

#30 Opal x Armoire: Making Over the Makeover

#29 The Psychology of Clothing

#28 Around the Table with Mark Canlis

#27 A Story of Grief: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation

#22: Facing Fears: Letting Values and Desire Lead the Way

#21: Hunger, Desire, and an Appetite for Life

#20: Inner Wisdom: An Eating Disorder Recovery Story with Sarah Taylor

#19: Can I Trust My Body With Food?

#18: Emotion and Learning: The Self-Inquiry Process in Radically Open DBT

#17: Athletic Identity - an Exploration with Riley Nickols, PhD

#16: Who Am I? The Role of Identity in Food, Body Image, and Sport

#15: Mothers, Grandmothers, and Great-Grandmothers, The Women Who Got Us Here

#14: The Humanity Behind Leadership: Inspiration, Vulnerability, Strength, and Relationship

#13 How to Eat in A Food Obsessed World

#12: What is Health?

#11: Dr. Anita Johnston: Myth, Storytelling, and Seeking Metaphor in Your Relationship to Food

Bonus Episode: Poet and The Appetite Host Carter Umhau on Healing Through The Creative Process

#10:Targeting Emotional Loneliness: Interview w/ RO DBT Creator Dr. Thomas Lynch & Erica Smith Lynch

#09: Sally Revere - The Role of Temperament and Body Wisdom in Sport Performance

#08 Sport and Performance: Exploring the Athletic Temperament through a Radically Open DBT lens

#07: Erin Harrop, MSW, BS, on Weight Stigma, Fatness, & an Intersectional Lens into Eating Disorders

#06: Body Image: Project versus Relationship

#05: Radically Open Forgiveness

#01: Introducing The Appetite

#02: Introduction to Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

#04: Movement as a Birthright

#03: Introducing Health at Every Size