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Body Image: What the Evidence Really Says, with Charlotte Markey
Psychologist and body-image researcher Charlotte Markey joins us to discuss myths and misinformation about body image, how chronic illness and pain…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Charlotte Markey
3
1:00:55
Repost: The Harms of Social Media, and Giving Up a Career as a Fitness Influencer with Mary Jelkovsky
Author and podcaster Mary Jelkovsky joins us to discuss her history as a fitness influencer starting at age 16, and how it triggered and exacerbated her…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
2
1:01:22
Repost: The Relationship Between Diet Culture & Wellness Culture, and How to Find a Supportive Anti-Diet Community
In this bonus episode excerpted from a cooking class and conversation with cookbook author Julia Turshen, Christy discusses the relationship between…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Julia Turshen
15:21
Repost: Cooking Without Wellness Rules and How Social Media Is Like Diet Culture with Julia Turshen
Cookbook author Julia Turshen joins us to discuss her history with an eating disorder and how orthorexic thinking showed up in her work, how a loved…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
 and 
Julia Turshen
50:38
Social Media and Kids' Mental Health: A Critical Look at the Evidence, with Melinda Wenner Moyer
Science and parenting journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer joins us to discuss the real risks of social media and smartphones for kids (and all of us), what…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Melinda Wenner Moyer
3
1:10:19
Repost: The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout
Katie Dalebout guest-hosts the show to interview Christy about her new book, The Wellness Trap! Christy shares why she wanted to write a book about…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Katie Dalebout
1:20:13
Critical Thinking About Social-Media Wellness Culture and the Plant-Based Diet Trend with Pixie Turner
Psychotherapist, nutrition counselor, and author Pixie Turner joins us to discuss her history with wellness culture, the Belle Gibson scandal and how it…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
1:20:28
Healing from Dubious Diagnoses, Disordered Eating, and Overwork with Kirsten Powers
New York Times bestselling author and former CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers joins us to discuss her history of chronic fatigue and illness, her…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Kirsten Powers
7
1:29:11
Unexpected Ozempic Hype, Skepticism About THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, and More
Here's what I've been reading and mulling over this month
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
8
"Sunlight Before Screen Light" and Why You Don't Need to Worry
Looking at your phone first thing in the morning isn't as terrible as you think
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
8
21:31
WaPo on Anti-Diet Dietitians, Brené Brown on Social Media and Moral Outrage, and More
Kicking off our new monthly link roundup with a critical take and some good reading/listening, plus a few juicy bonuses
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
8
Bonus: Managing Email Stress and Supporting Kids' Attentional Well-Being with Gloria Mark
In this bonus episode, psychologist and ATTENTION SPAN author Gloria Mark returns to discuss what to do when stress leads to difficulty focusing, how to…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Gloria Mark
22:56
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