The Appetite
Episodes
#43 Motivational Interviewing: Ambivalence--A Hallmark of Change
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What does it look like to get un-stuck? Dr. Amy Burns, MD shares her expertise in Motivational Interviewing and explains how this person-centered appr...
#42 Sexual Appetites
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you considered how a deepening connection to your body's desire for food may impact your body's sexual appetites as well? Longtime Opal therapist...
#41 Let's Talk About Weight
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can you really control your weight? Diet culture certainly says you can, but in this episode Opal Co-Founder and Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN,...
#40 Exercise Avoidance
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a culture that moralizes exercise and reveres star athletes, avoiding exercise can elicit discomfort (at best) and at worst, can induce loads of p...
#39 Hunger + Fullness: The Path to Attuned Eating
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you come to terms with the fact that diets just don't work, what comes next? Listen to your hunger and fullness! In this episode, Opal Co-Founder...
#38 Love Tour: Matters of the Heart
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Love is in the air! Embrace new ways of thinking about the different kinds of love in your life by joining Opal's "love tour." All three of Opal's Co...
#37 Envy: When It's Helpful vs. Unhelpful
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Envy shows up in all kinds of relationships, but how often does it actually make us closer to one another? Host Carter Umhau, LMHC talks with Opal ...
#36 "The Eating Instinct": an Interview with Virginia Sole-Smith
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Sole-Smith--author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America and co-host of the Comfort Food podcast--joins ...
#35 Perfectionism + Failure: The Possibility of Change
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can perfectionism and the avoidance of failure be keeping you from living out your values and desires? Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS and ...
#34 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny on Identity in Athletics
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former collegiate and professional football player Patrick Devenny joins us again for the second of two episodes, expanding on his eating disorder re...
#26 Good Grief
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered that maybe your unprocessed grief could be keeping you from the transformations you're desiring in your life? Opal Co-Founder...
#25 Don't be Scared: Halloween candy + kids
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#24 Tween Wisdom: Body Image + Freedom with Food
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
#23 Was I Only Fast Because I Was Anorexic?
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#33 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny's Recovery Story
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former professional football player Patrick Devenny joins Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT to share his eating disorder recovery story. He offers his ...
#32 Caution: Don't Start a Diet
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holiday festivities, time with family, and a change in routine often inspire a diet or "lifestyle change" immediately following. May we suggest that y...
#31 Self-Punishment + Self-Forgiveness
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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....
#30 Opal x Armoire: Making Over the Makeover
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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. Explo...
#29 The Psychology of Clothing
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What would you wear if you were more concerned with self-expression than you were about something "flattering" or "thinning"? Drawing from her experie...
#28 Around the Table with Mark Canlis
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Canlis, third generation co-owner of Canlis, a Seattle fine dining institution, Relais & Chateau property, and James Beard award winning restaura...
#27 A Story of Grief: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation: Arlene Thomas, LMFT on Loss and Transformation
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, Cli...
#22: Facing Fears: Letting Values and Desire Lead the Way
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#21: Hunger, Desire, and an Appetite for Life
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini episode, host Carter Umhau, LMHCA--therapist, artist, and writer-- explains the story behind naming The Appetite. Citing a revelation fro...
#20: Inner Wisdom: An Eating Disorder Recovery Story with Sarah Taylor
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
#19: Can I Trust My Body With Food?
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
#18: Emotion and Learning: The Self-Inquiry Process in Radically Open DBT
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#17: Athletic Identity - an Exploration with Riley Nickols, PhD
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
#16: Who Am I? The Role of Identity in Food, Body Image, and Sport
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about identity. Opal: Food + Body Wisdom Co-Founders, Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Host Carter Umhau, MA...
#15: Mothers, Grandmothers, and Great-Grandmothers, The Women Who Got Us Here
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt and vulnerable conversation, host Carter Umhau, MA, LMHCA, asks Opal Co-Founders Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD...
#14: The Humanity Behind Leadership: Inspiration, Vulnerability, Strength, and Relationship
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Opal co-founders Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, join together with host Carter Umhau, LMHCA to refle...
#13 How to Eat in A Food Obsessed World
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about the ever-conflicting messages American culture gives us about what and how to eat. We explore the potentially detrimental nu...
#12: What is Health?
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is health and how do we get it? Today we challenge the idea that this question can be answered in a one-size-fits-all way. We explore today's ...
#11: Dr. Anita Johnston: Myth, Storytelling, and Seeking Metaphor in Your Relationship to Food
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anita Johnston joins us to talk about how to learn more about your relationship with food by looking through the lenses of myth, storytelling, and...
Bonus Episode: Poet and The Appetite Host Carter Umhau on Healing Through The Creative Process
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode, our very own host, Carter Umhau, LMHCA, shares her work as a poet, reading five works from her collection. Her writing ...
#10:Targeting Emotional Loneliness: Interview w/ RO DBT Creator Dr. Thomas Lynch & Erica Smith Lynch
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy has been a big topic on The Appetite...but today RO DBT creator Dr. Thomas Lynch and his wife and collea...
#09: Sally Revere - The Role of Temperament and Body Wisdom in Sport Performance
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation about the influential position a coach has on an athlete's life and performance, Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi LMFT, CEDS and Carter...
#08 Sport and Performance: Exploring the Athletic Temperament through a Radically Open DBT lens
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What are the temperamental factors that make a good athlete? Today, Opal Founders Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, and Lexi Gibli...
#07: Erin Harrop, MSW, BS, on Weight Stigma, Fatness, & an Intersectional Lens into Eating Disorders
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Harrop is a doctoral student at the University of Washington who uses a Health at Every Size®, anti-oppression, and critical feminist lens to ex...
#06: Body Image: Project versus Relationship
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Opal's co-founders Julie Church RDN, CD, CEDS, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Lexi Giblin PhD, CEDS, and host Carter Umhau LMHCA, discuss body image thro...
#05: Radically Open Forgiveness
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As a person explores their appetite for life, forgiveness is worth considering. Opal founders Julie Church, RDN, CEDS, CD, Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, and...
#02: Introduction to Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of three episodes introducing Opal's core tenets, Dr. Lexi Giblin leads our discussion about the evidence-based treatment Radically Open ...
#04: Movement as a Birthright
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One of the many things that makes Opal a unique eating disorder treatment center is our incorporation of movement, exercise, and sport into the recove...
#03: Introducing Health at Every Size
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom founders talk about Health at Every Size (HAES) in this second of three conversations introducing Opal's core tenets. Nutrition...