Mar 29, 2021
Diana and Lisa chat with Religion Scholar Dr. Alan Levinovitz about religious food restrictions, how they relate to eating disorders, and the modern day phenomenon of achieving a spiritual state through practices like Intermittent Fasting and keto diets.
Mar 22, 2021
Diana and Lisa chat with UK-based Registered Dietitian Laura Clark about the state of diet culture in the United Kingdom, the confusing messages around the anti-diet movement, and making peace with past dieting advice regrets.
Mar 15, 2021
Lisa and Diana catch up with Emily Duke, comedian and fat activist, to discuss her Slate article, “I Am Fat. To Get the Vaccine, I Had to Say I Am ‘Obese.’” We dive into her struggles with an eating disorder, recovery, navigating a fat-phobic medical system, and her vaccine experience.
Mar 8, 2021
Why are so many people who suffer from eating disorders going without help? And why is the relapse rate for people who get help so high? Professor and clinical social worker Rebecca J. Lester, who was diagnosed with anorexia at 11 and is the author of award-winning book Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in...
Mar 1, 2021
Lisa and Diana chat with fitness expert Amanda Thebe about her informative book Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too to demystify the very real and normal process of perimenopause and menopause. We touch on the physiological and psycho-emotional aspects, chat about the link between...