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!

Halloween is on its way and there's likely candy everywhere...and that's not a bad thing! This episode is certainly for adults who feel like you don't have enough "willpower" when you're suddenly around candy, but also for parents, struggling to figure out what attitude they should have when letting their kids have candy.  Opal Co-Founder Julie Church, RDN, CD, CEDRD sits down with host Carter Umhau, LMHC and challenges common misconceptions around the "addictive" nature of candy. 

Links:

• Article: The sticky topic of Halloween candy

https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/family-meals-focus/30-halloween-candy/

• Research: The effect of sugar on behavior or cognition in children. A meta-analysis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7474248

• Research: Hyperactivity: is candy causal?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8747098

Halloween is on its way and there’s likely candy everywhere...and that’s not a bad thing! This episode is certainly for  adults who feel like you don’t have enough “willpower” when you’re suddenly around candy, but also for parents, struggling to figure out what attitude they should have when letting their kids have candy.  Opal Co-Founder Julie Church, RDN, CD, CEDRD sits down with host Carter Umhau, LMHC and challenges common misconceptions around the “addictive” nature of candy. 

Links:

• Article: The sticky topic of Halloween candy

https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/family-meals-focus/30-halloween-candy/

• Research: The effect of sugar on behavior or cognition in children. A meta-analysis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7474248

• Research: Hyperactivity: is candy causal?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8747098

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 concerns.  Plus  their daughters Ila and Sophia join host Carter Umhau, LMHC to dish out the wisdom!

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 idealization of the athlete. Kara, Clinical Director and former division I collegiate distance runner, shares her own experience with an eating disorder, and we bring in dietitian Kelly Finan, RDN with the hard science to break some myths around the importance of low weight in sport performance.

Links:

Lane 9, a resource for athletic women struggling with eating disorder or amenorrhea recovery:

https://medium.com/lane-9-project

NEDA coaches and athletic trainers toolkit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/Toolkits/CoachandTrainerToolkit.pdf

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 men--particularly male athletes--face in seeking and receiving care for food and body-related issues. In this first of two episodes, Patrick--an advocate for eating disorder awareness--talks gym culture, why he used to think therapy was "woo woo," and how he moved from keto diets and counting macros to full recovery.

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 year? In this episode, Opal's Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN and host Carter Umhau, LMHC discuss the negative physical and psychological ramifications of diet-mentality, how the diet industry has been rebranded as "wellness," and why eating a lot of the foods you like doesn't make you "bad."

Opal: Food + Body Wisdom:www.opalfoodandbody.com

'White People Food' is Creating an Unattainable Picture of Healthby Kirsten Aiken: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-people-food_n_5b75c270e4b0df9b093dadbb

12 Reasons to Ditch the Diet Mentality by Christine Byrne

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reasons-to-ditch-diet-mentalit_n_5c19594ee4b0432554c518f3

The Dangers of Dieting and "Clean" Eating: 

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/dangers-dieting-clean-eating

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 can actually be selfish. Plus, Lexi and host Carter Umhau, LMHC offer an alternative—self-forgiveness—which may bring you closer to those around you.

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 through style, host Carter Umhau, LMHC gets led through a styling session at Armoire--a Seattle fashion rental startup. Opal Co-Founder Lexi Giblin, PhD shares her thoughts on the psychology of clothing, while Armoire CEO Ambika Singh and stylist Marie-Caroline Moir share their philosophy on using clothes as a tool for empowerment and risk-taking.

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 clients, Dr. Lexi Giblin describes the psychology of clothing beyond thin-optics. Host Carter Umhau, LMHC chimes in about past body image concerns and her own struggle to define a style congruent with her sense of self.

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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 Church, RD, CD, CEDRD, and host Carter Umhau, LMHC around the table, to share stories in the spirit of Thanksgiving. As the women of the Appetite bring their clinical expertise and compassion for those struggling around issues of food, dieting, and body image, Mark shares the poetic landscape of the restaurant world and the real reasons to gather.