The Appetite

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.

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 and Primary Therapist and host of The Appetite Carter Umhau talk with Arlene Thomas about her story of profound loss and how she was able to integrate her own experiences into her work as a therapist and to transform her life and relationships.

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 and Carter discuss the Facing Fears therapy group at Opal and why risk-taking matters.

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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 an eating disorder, sharing about her experiences in treatment and the deeper healing that happened after-the-fact. Considering that every recovery story is so different, Sarah gracefully shares the ways that her own struggles with her body eventually lead her into a life postured toward advocacy for all bodies and a deeper spiritual connection with herself.

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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 around food, and asks the crucial and vulnerable question of, "Can I really trust my body?" The Opal team, including Julie Church, RDN, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Carter Umhau, LMHCA, respond with nutrition science, words of wisdom, and questions that beget more questions.

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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 Carter Umhau, MA, LMHCA explore the process of "self-inquiry"--a key tool in Radically Open DBT. Self-inquiry is all about seeking growth rather than trying to fix one's shortcomings. In this episode, Lexi will lean into the strength of her own vulnerability in order to model the process of self-inquiry in action!

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The Appetite Episode #02: Introduction to RO DBT https://www.opalfoodandbody.com/blog/appetite-episode-02-introduction-radically-open-dbt/

Radically Open DBT NorthWest Team http://www.rodbtnorthwest.com/

http://www.radicallyopen.net/

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 Place, joins Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS to explore the athletic identity and how widespread ways of thinking about performance as an athlete may also translate into other areas of an athlete's life and self-identity. Bazzi and Nickols explore how these postures are reflected in an athlete's relationship to food, and discuss the importance of expanding the categories of one's identity to promote more holistic well-being that still includes high performance in sport.

Links and Resources: Victory Program Website - www.mccallumplace.com/the-victory-program/

The Appetite Episode #08: Sport and Performance: Exploring the Athletic Temperament - www.opalfoodandbody.com/blog/sport-and-temperament/

The Appetite Episode #16: Who Am I? the Role of Identity in Food, Body Image, and Sport - www.opalfoodandbody.com/blog/the-appetite-identity/

Upcoming Webinar on Eating Disorders in Sport featuring Kara Bazzi - https://iaedp.site-ym.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1111326&group=