Rethinking Wellness
by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS
Health & FitnessE · Explicit
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From Weight-Loss Influencer to Weight-Inclusive MD: How One Doctor…
From Weight-Loss Influencer to Weight-Inclusive MD: How One Doctor…
About this podcast
Rethinking Wellness offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. We explore the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets, the role of influencers and social-media algorithms in spreading wellness misinformation, problematic practices in the alternative- and integrative-medicine space, how wellness culture often drives disordered eating, the truth about trending topics like gut health, how to avoid getting taken advantage of when you’re desperate for help and healing, and how to care for yourself in a deeply flawed healthcare system without falling into wellness traps. *This podcast feed shares generous previews and occasional full-length episodes. To hear everything, become a paid subscriber at* *rethinkingwellness.substack.com* ( https://rethinkingwellness.substack.com/?utm_medium=podcast ) *.*
Episodes
The newest 20 of 204 episodes
- From Weight-Loss Influencer to Weight-Inclusive MD: How One Doctor Is Helping in the GLP-1 Era · 34 minWeight-inclusive medical doctor Mónica Peralta joins us to discuss weight stigma in medicine, her shift from sharing her “weight-loss journey” on social media to specializing in…
- How Social Media Algorithms Rewrite Your Identity—and How to Take It Back · 36 minSociologist and journalist Kathryn Jezer-Morton, author of the new book THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE, joins us to discuss how social media affects the way we make sense of our lives…
- Do Ultra-Processed Foods Disrupt Metabolism? Unpacking a New Randomized Study · 3 minChristy answers an audience question about a new study that claims to show food processing influences metabolism and brain activity. The full version of this episode is for paid…
- Food-Sensitivity Tests, SIBO, Probiotics, and FODMAPs: Your Evidence-Based Guide · 9 minChristy answers an audience question about food-sensitivity tests, SIBO, probiotics, elimination diets, and how to navigate digestive issues in disordered eating without falling…
- How to Heal Your Body Image and Feed Kids Without Fear · 40 minBody-image therapist Zoe Bisbing joins us to discuss why body image is such a challenging part of disordered-eating recovery, how to deal with our body-focused inner critics, and…
- GLP-1s: Longevity Drugs or Just Hype? A Deep Dive Into the Data · 3 minChristy discusses GLP-1s and longevity—the discourse, the hype, where it comes from, and what the science really says. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers…
- The Huberman Husbands Are Not OK: How Bro Wellness Fuels Disordered Eating and Body Shame · 43 minRegistered dietitian Aaron Flores joins us to discuss why Andrew Huberman and other biohacking wellness bros have such massive appeal, and how their rhetoric can lead to…
- Migraine Diets: Myths, Facts, and What the Science Really Says · 2 minChristy answers an audience question about whether you need an anti-inflammatory diet, or other dietary changes, for migraines. The full version of this episode is for paid…
- Disordered Eating, Dubious Diagnoses, and Autoimmune Disease with Abbie Attwood · 1 h 4 minNutritionist Abbie Attwood joins us to discuss how dealing with multiple autoimmune chronic illnesses led her down a path of dubious diagnoses and disordered eating, and how she…
- Menopause Misinformation, and How to Set Boundaries on Wellness Talk · 4 minChristy answers an audience question about the diets you *don’t* need to try in (peri)menopause—and ways to get your loved ones to stop talking about them. The full version of…
- How to Raise Critical Thinkers in the Age of AI · 36 minAuthor and pediatric surgeon Dana Suskind joins us to discuss her new book, Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity & Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI. We get into why…
- 5 Ways to Cope with Body-Image Challenges This Summer · 6 minChristy discusses what she’s been going through with IVF and how it’s affected her body image, plus 5 things she’s trying to keep in mind as she navigates a changing body amid…
- Is Your “Healthy” Diet Actually Harmful? 6 Signs to Check Now · 7 minChristy discusses how to make sure a “healthy” dietary change doesn’t spiral into disordered eating—and how to know your desire to change your eating is driven by health and not…
- Beyond Wellness: Restoring the Religious Roots of Spiritual Practices · 47 min · Episode 88Religious-ethics scholar Liz Bucar, author of Beyond Wellness, joins us to discuss the religious roots of wellness practices, why bringing religion back into “spiritual” wellness…
- Exciting Changes Ahead: Discover What's New on the Pod · 6 minChristy shares some exciting announcements about the podcast! Upgrade to paid for access to all our content: • Subscriber-only Q&As and essays answering your burning questions…
- Do Artificial Food Additives Cause ADHD? · 18 minChristy answers an audience question about whether artificial food colorings and other additives really have any impact on ADHD. This episode was originally published in November…
- "Natural" Foods as a Gateway to Disordered Eating with Elyse Resch · 49 minIntuitive Eating co-author Elyse Resch joins us to discuss her history with the natural-food movement, how trying to eat “naturally” led her into orthorexia and other forms of…
- Finding Reliable Health Information Amidst AI Slop & Postpartum Overwhelm – with Christy and Amelia · 30 minToday is a very special episode, because Christy’s back from maternity leave! To return to the show, she’s joined by our producer Amelia Hruby for a conversation about the…
- Keto Diets: Are the Health Benefits Overhyped? · 2 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about the keto diet and whether it’s really…
- How to Avoid Conspiracy Theory Hype – Navigating the Post-Truth Era with Ellie Anderson, PhD · 33 minPhilosopher, professor, and podcaster Ellie Anderson, PhD joins us to discuss the realities of living in a “post-truth” era – where conspiracy theories, fake news, and…
