Rethinking Wellness

By Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

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Critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being.

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Episode Date
Long Covid and the False Promises of Wellness Culture with Kate Leaver
Apr 22, 2024
Oprah, Ozempic, and How to Be a Compassionate Skeptic About Wellness Trends
Apr 17, 2024
Dispelling Diet-Culture Myths About Blood Sugar and Diabetes with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones
Apr 15, 2024
Magical Overthinking, Misinformation, and the Cultishness of Wellness Culture with Amanda Montell
Apr 08, 2024
Why There’s No Such Thing as an “Adrenal Body Type”
Apr 03, 2024
Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell
Apr 01, 2024
Challenging the Hype About Gut Health and Ultra-Processed Foods with Laura Thomas
Mar 25, 2024
On Birth, Evolution, and Striving for Shades of Gray in a World that Wants Black and White
Mar 20, 2024
The Insidious Anti-Fat Bias of Wellness Culture with Julia Lévy-Ndejuru
Mar 18, 2024
Bonus: The Problems with Skincare and the Importance of Self-Compassion with Jessica DeFino
Mar 15, 2024
The Intersection of Beauty Culture and Wellness/Diet Culture with Jessica DeFino
Mar 11, 2024
Bonus: Managing Email Stress and Supporting Kids' Attentional Well-Being with Gloria Mark
Mar 08, 2024
Andrew Huberman and the Problem with "Cutting-Edge" Research
Mar 06, 2024
Reclaiming Your Attention and Finding Digital Well-Being with Gloria Mark
Mar 04, 2024
Bonus: How to Navigate Capitalism Without Using Undue Influence with Jessica Elefante
Mar 01, 2024
How to Think Critically About Influence and Influencers with Jessica Elefante
Feb 26, 2024
Bonus: The Countercultural Roots of Wellness Culture with Stephanie Alice Baker
Feb 23, 2024
What If You Can’t Stop Eating When Food Tastes Good?
Feb 21, 2024
How Wellness Culture and Lifestyle Gurus Spread Misinformation with Stephanie Alice Baker
Feb 19, 2024
Bonus: How to Cut Through Gut Hype in Media and Medicine with Timothy Caulfield
Feb 16, 2024
Why the Gut-Health Trend Is Mostly Empty Hype with Timothy Caulfield
Feb 12, 2024
How to Handle an Anxious Gut
Feb 07, 2024
Bonus: Wellness Trends to Be Excited About—and Skeptical Of
Feb 02, 2024
A Critical Look at 2024 Wellness Trends with Faye McCray
Jan 29, 2024
You Are More Than What You Eat
Jan 24, 2024
Bonus: How to Avoid Wellness Traps When You Care About Health and the Environment with Leah Kern
Jan 19, 2024
Anxiety Dieting, Disordered Eating, and the Crunchy-Granola-to-Wellness Pipeline with Leah Kern
Jan 15, 2024
Intuition v. Science, and What You Need to Know About Cycle Syncing
Jan 10, 2024
On Digital Boundaries, Breaking Free from Influence, and What You Want in 2024
Jan 05, 2024
"Natural" Foods as a Gateway to Disordered Eating with Elyse Resch
Jan 01, 2024
Weight Loss and Wellness, and Differences in Our Perceptions of Risk
Dec 13, 2023
Questioning Science with Nuance, and Thinking Critically While Still Enjoying "Woo-Woo" Things with Amelia Hruby
Dec 08, 2023
Digital Well-Being and Leaving Social Media with Amelia Hruby
Dec 04, 2023
Hair Analysis, DUTCH Testing, and Heavy Metals in Chocolate
Nov 29, 2023
Bonus: How the Wellness Industry Is Shifting to Stay Ahead of Consumer Skepticism with Rina Raphael
Nov 24, 2023
How the Media Treats Wellness Trends Like Fashion with Rina Raphael
Nov 20, 2023
Does Gut Health Really Matter for Your Mental Health?
Nov 15, 2023
Bonus: How Media and Social Media Fan the Flames of Anti-Sugar Discourse
Nov 10, 2023
Why Sugar Isn't As Bad As You've Been Told with Karen Throsby
Nov 04, 2023
Bonus: Author Pooja Lakshmin on How to Tune In to Your Inner Voice
Oct 27, 2023
Real Self-Care and Breaking Free from Wellness Culture with Pooja Lakshmin
Oct 23, 2023
Bonus: Can a Diet Really Help Solve Your Period Problems?
Oct 20, 2023
Bonus: Chronic Conditions and Acceptance, Plus: Is Alternative Medicine Safe for Recovery?
Oct 13, 2023
I Worked at an Alternative Medicine Clinic. Here's What I Want You to Know.
Oct 09, 2023
Does Nutrition Response Testing Work? Plus: Can a Diet Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Oct 04, 2023
Bonus: Other People's Opinions, Rethinking Beauty Culture, and More with Helen Phelan-Guillemot
Sep 29, 2023
Loving Fitness While Hating Toxic Fitness Culture with Helen Phelan-Guillemot
Sep 25, 2023
How to Handle Bizarre Wellness Claims, Plus the Real Scoop on Seed Oils
Sep 20, 2023
Bonus: How Social Media and Wellness Culture Can Harm Your Well-Being with Ling Ling Huang
Sep 15, 2023
Wellness Culture and the Myth of "Natural" Beauty with Ling Ling Huang
Sep 11, 2023
Bonus: How to Support a Loved One with Chronic Illness with Eliza Wheeler
Sep 01, 2023
How Disordered Eating Can Play Into Chronic Illness with Eliza Wheeler
Aug 28, 2023
Bonus: Friends in Wellness Culture, the Anti-Aging Trap, and More
Aug 25, 2023
A Former Wellness Influencer Shares What It Was Really Like with Lee Tilghman
Aug 14, 2023
Bonus: Food and Farming without Wellness Culture, Mindful Eating without Dieting, and More
Aug 11, 2023
"Food Noise" and Diet Drugs, Not Wanting Sweet Foods, and More
Jul 31, 2023
Challenging Conspiracy Theories and Embracing Science with Dr. Dan Wilson
Jul 31, 2023
Why Rave Reviews of Wellness Diets Are Probably Wrong with Rennie Dyball
Jul 17, 2023
Why Wellness Sells - the Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch
Jul 03, 2023
Cooking Without Wellness Rules and How Social Media Is Like Diet Culture with Julia Turshen
Jun 19, 2023
How to Fight Wellness Misinformation and Counter Conspiracy Theories with Seema Yasmin
Jun 05, 2023
The Harms of Social Media, and Giving Up a Career as a Fitness Influencer with Mary Jelkovsky
May 22, 2023
The Allure of Alternative Medicine and Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture with Virginia Sole-Smith
May 08, 2023
The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout
Apr 24, 2023
The Wellness to Woo Pipeline and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas
Apr 10, 2023
The Problems with "Natural" Wellness with Alan Levinovitz
Mar 27, 2023
Fitness Culture with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Mar 13, 2023
Health Anxiety, Wellness Misinformation, and Media Literacy with Casey Gueren
Mar 13, 2023
Wellness Culture and Infertility, the Challenges of Baby Feeding, and Unpacking Food Sensitivities with Jenee Desmond-Harris
Mar 13, 2023
Trailer: Rethinking Wellness
Mar 09, 2023