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The Appetite

The Appetite is a podcast by the founders of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating disorder treatment center in the University District of Seattle, WA.

Podcast · By Opal: Food+Body Wisdom · English · US · Official site

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6
Latest publication
Sep 4, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    #153: Changemakers in Sport: An interview with Coach Liza Rickey (opens the original)

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    Part 2 of a 3 part series: Changemakers in Sport What makes a great sports coach? Someone you'd want in your corner—and someone you'd be thrilled to have coaching your child? We think we've found one worth learning from. In the latest episode of our three-part "Changemakers in Sport" series, Opal's Director of Exercise + Sport, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, sits down with Liza Rickey, Head Cross Country and Assistant Distance Track & Field Coach at Issaquah High School. Liza has led athletes to multiple Sta

  2. Episode · Aug 23, 2026

    #152: Changemakers in Sport: An interview with athlete Hannah Bazzi (opens the original)

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    Part 1 of a 3 part series: Changemakers in Sport What does it look like for a teenage athlete to step outside the "rules" of diet culture and toxic fitness culture? You're in luck—tune in to today's episode of The Appetite, part of our three-episode "Changemakers in Sport" series. In this episode, Hannah Bazzi, an incoming high school senior, speaks honestly and thoughtfully about her relationship with food, sport, and injury—and what it means to navigate these experiences with an informed under

  3. Episode · Aug 17, 2026

    #151: The Story Behind Sideways: Opal's August 29 Variety Show (opens the original)

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    In this special episode of The Appetite , Lexi Giblin, PhD, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, share the story behind Sideways: A Variety Show About OCD, Eating Disorders and Being Human —a one-night-only event hosted by Opal on August 29 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center in Seattle. Sideways benefits The Busyhead Project , the nonprofit mental health organization founded by Noah Kahan that works to reduce the stigma around mental health and expand access to mental health resources. Lexi and Kara share how the va

  4. Episode · Jul 30, 2026

    #150: Menopause + Mental Health : A Therapist's Perspective (opens the original)

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    Part 3 of a 3 part series: "The Menopause Series" Episode 3: Menopause + Mental Health -- Opal's Nutrition Director and Co-Founder, Julie Church, RDN, speaks with therapist Katie McKenna, LMHC, about the connection between perimenopause, menopause, and mental health. Katie explores how hormonal changes can affect mood, anxiety, sleep, cognition, body image, and identity, while increasing vulnerability to eating disorder relapse or new onset. Building on our previous conversations about the biolo

  5. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

    #149: Menopause + Work: A Researcher's Perspective (opens the original)

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    Part 2 of a 3 part series: "The Menopause Series" Episode 2: Menopause + Work — Opal's Nutrition Director and Co-Founder, Julie Church, RDN speaks with Janie Stuart, PhD, about the intersection of menopause and workplace experiences. Drawing from her research in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Janie describes how menopause often occurs during pivotal career years and how workplace norms—like "work-first" cultures, ageism, and gender expectations—can shape how symptoms and transitions are p

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