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 them. From pursuing the wisdom of one's appetite cues, attachment style, and experience of privilege, our awesome staff came at this topic from all sides, all while exemplifying the Opal spirit. Listen to this unique episode where we leave the studio and record within the walls of Opal.

Links:

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 personality as well? Opal's Milieu Therapist Lead, Madeline Young, BS, RYT, LMT, joins host Carter Umhau, LMHC to discuss her work with somatic psychotherapy and Core Energetics. Carter and Madeline will discuss the connections between mind, body, and emotions and how this can be applied in eating disorder recovery. Madeline will walk listeners through a visualization exercise to better understand these concepts through embodied learning.

Links:

More about the Seattle School of Body Psychotherapy and a a place to find their blog: http://www.bodypsychotherapyschool.com/

Learn more about Madeline's offerings: https://www.madelinelyoung.com/

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 Wisdom Co-Founders Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS let you into a small moment of anger between them, displaying how we often "sanitize" anger. Then, with host Carter Umhau, LMHC, we discuss how Beyoncé's visual album, "Lemonade" portrays the many facets of anger, and why we think it's so effective.

Links:

Good and Mad Book

Watch Beyoncé's visual album, by purchasing "Lemonade" on iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/lemonade/1460473526

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 while out in the "real world." This is especially difficult during the holiday season. Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD, Co-Founders of Opal: Food + Body Wisdom, brainstorm with host Carter Umhau, LMHC about ways to combat the unnecessary commentary.

Links:

The Body Project

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 it was lost, and offers her wealth of knowledge on hypothalamic amenorrhea (aka the loss of one's period). Drawing from the research in her book, No Period. Now What?, Nicola joins Carter Umhau, LMHC and Opal Co-Founder Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD to explain how even small caloric deficiencies can cause disruptions in menstruation, how weight bias impacts the treatment of this, and why menstruation matters beyond fertility.

Links:

No Period. Now What? By Nicola Rinaldi, PhD

No Period Now What Facebook support group Helpful info sheets and chapters (free downloads): Http://noperiod.info/HA http://noperiod.info/HAvsPCOS Work with Nicola directly Blog posts: Time to recovery is not associated with length of time period was missing, http://noperiod.info/time. Time to recovery after going all in: http://noperiod.info/time2. Birth control pills and HA: http://noperiod.info/bcp Why estrogen, progesterone don't jumpstart cycles: http://noperiod.info/progesterone

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 when movement is your only way to regulate or have a good day. This episode will explore the connection between exercise and emotions—unpacking the much more nuanced reality in order to broaden our understanding from the simplistic "exercise = happiness" equation. Opal: Food + Body Wisdom's Co-Founder and head of the Exercise + Sport Program, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS sits down with host and therapist Carter Umhau, LMHC to talk overexercise, exercise avoidance, and how the inclusion of emotion in movement can be a place of beauty and healing.

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 Opal Co-Founders Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD are talking with host Carter Umhau, LMHC about what the process of recovery looks like, why it's different than the traditional recovery model (which is based off of substance use addiction), and how to know you've arrived at the end of your recovery journey.

Links:

Carolyn Costin's webpage on this topic:

https://www.carolyn-costin.com/recovered-vs-recovering

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 recovery from eating disorders. Through The Garment Project—the non-profit she founded—those in recovery are getting a chance to find clothing without having to deal with the often triggering experience of navigating clothing size. Erin talks in this episode with host Carter Umhau, LMHC about how her own recovery story inspired the empowerment of so many others'!

Links:

Learn more about (or donate to) The Garment Project: https://thegarmentproject.org/

The Garment Project on Instagram: @thegarmentproject

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 that touches on self-care, creative habits, routines, and recovery, Opal Co-Founders Dr. Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS and Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD sit down with host Carter Umhau, LMHC to explore the many things that get in the way of making the changes you desire, and what they're each doing about it!

Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com

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 Carter Umhau, LMHC to share his feminist perspective on the politics of being in a fat body. Aaron talks about how being fat (as a cis, white man) has given him access to understanding the lack of safety people with more marginalized identities experience being in their bodies. Carter, Aaron, and Julie will explore male body image, fat phobia, privilege, and the entirely unethical dieting scheme Weight Watchers has been recently marketing to children.

Links:

Follow along with Aaron Flores, RDN's via his…

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aaronfloresrdn/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/aaronfloresrdn

Website: www.smashtheweightriarchy.com

Listen to Aaron on Dietitian's Unplugged: http://dietitiansunplugged.libsyn.com/

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Connect with Opal:

www.opalfoodandbody.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/

Instagram: @opalfoodandbody

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos

Thank you to our team...

Daniel Guenther at Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/

Editing by Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/

Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

Host and Producer Carter Umhau: www.carterumhau.com