The Hunger Trap Podcast

The Hunger Trap Podcast

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The Hunger Trap Podcast episodes

  • Horses and Healing

    Equestrian Lisa Whalen, author of Stable Weight: A Memoir of Hunger, Horses, and Hope, chats with Diana and Lisa about how her spiritual connection with horses helped her seek balance in life and overcome an eating disorder.

    59 min
  • True Life: I Was a Dancer With an Eating Disorder

    Michelle was a professional dancer in training with a secret: she suffered from an eating disorder that consumed her life and robbed her of her love of dance. Michelle opens up to Diana and Lisa about the prevalence of eating disorders in the dance world and how shifting from dance to yoga helped her heal and accept her body.

    47 min
  • The Show Must Go On

    Despite appearing in numerous theater productions and boasting the voice of an angel, Olivia was once fired from an acting job for gaining eight pounds. In this episode, Diana and Lisa chat with the actor about the intense pressures that performers face to conform to rigid body standards, as well as how she manages to not let these expectations or rejection shake her self worth.

    47 min
  • An Eating Disorder Origin Story
    Lisa and Diana catch up with former podcast guest Dr. Jessica Mudry to talk about how a study abroad session in France, quasi-sibling competition over the "ideal" body, and French beach culture and food sparked a lifelong struggle with an eating disorder.
    1 hr 12 min
  • Substance Abuse and Eating Disorder Comorbidity with Dr. Tamara Pryor

    Eating disorders can go hand-in-hand with other mental disorders, including substance abuse disorder. Lisa and Diana chat with Dr. Tamara Pryor, who has worked in the eating disorder space for 35 years and recently contributed to a book about eating disorders and substance abuse, about the link between these mental disorders and treatment strategies.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Orthorexia Bites: Jason Wood's Journey To Recovery
    When Jason Wood's life fell apart he turned to the one thing he could control: His healthy eating. In this episode, Wood talks to Diana and Lisa about his early life trauma, how that led to orthorexia, and how he got onto the path of recovery. We also chat about male underrepresentation in the ED space and his new book, Starving for Survival.
    49 min

About The Hunger Trap Podcast

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Two women serve up the very serious issues of eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and the culture that spoon-feeds these destructive conditions to us with a dash of irreverence.