The Hunger Trap Podcast

Lisa and Diana face the harsh realities of learning what it is like to live with and love a person who struggles with food by listening to spouses' perspectives.

Lisa and Diana chat with Alissa Rumsey, RD, about the history of the Body Mass Index (BMI) and its controversial influence on health access and medical treatment in American society.

From the '90s Wonderbra and Spanx to inclusive modern brands like Savage X Fenty, Diana and Lisa's special Valentine's Day episode is a love-hate letter to lingerie. How are sexy garments marketed to women of different body sizes? And is lingerie really empowering? Or is it another patriarchal obligation thrust upon us?

Lisa and Diana are reunited with their high school classmate, Amanda-lee Seely, to chat about Amanda's struggles with an eating disorder while working as a professional equestrian. Amanda recalls how she found salvation from her body and food struggles through motherhood, recovery programs, intuitive eating, and her creative work as a wedding photographer.

Diana and Lisa chat with art historians Dr. Heidi Strobel and Dr. Amber Ludwig about women's changing body ideals throughout art history, the role of the female muse, and how art influences the way women portray themselves on social media.

Lisa and Diana take a trip around the world with Anthropologist Dr. Erick Castellanos to uncover how different cultures approach food, guilt, women's changing body expectations, and the role that women play as food caretakers.

Lisa and Diana take a trip back in time to adolescence to make connections between puberty, male attention, and their eating disorders. They also explore the "cloak of invisibility" that body extremes provide and how girls cope with "blossoming" into women.

Lisa and Diana discuss the concepts and principles of Intuitive Eating (IE) with guest Kirsten Ackerman, a non-diet registered dietician who strives to help her clients restore trust with their bodies, food, and explore practices of body image healing.

Heather "The Heat" Hardy, world champion boxer and MMA fighter, dishes on the beauty, brains, and brawn required to make a name for herself in a male-dominated sport. She pulled no punches and gave it to us straight about weight struggles, brutal training, body image, and the fight for equal pay for women.

Lisa and Diana have a frank discussion about their eating disorder triggers, trust issues when it comes to the Health at Every Size movement, and where they both are with their recovery.