October 7, 2026
378: Body Image, Comparison and Self-Image in Girls, with Erin Washington
I put a lot of my own body image struggle onto my daughter without ever meaning to, and I didn't catch it happening until it...
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May 6, 2026
The Intimacy of Feeling Safe with Andre Lazarus
What if intimacy isn’t primarily about sex — but about safety, presence, vulnerability, and finally feeling at home inside your own body? In this deeply...
April 17, 2023
#318: Do You Really Need to Track Your Body?
In the penultimate episode of Food Psych, Christy answers an audience question about the wellness-culture trend of monitoring every bodily function, and whether it’s compatible...
April 10, 2023
#317: Rethinking Wellness: The Wellness to Woo Pipeline and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas
Nutritionist and author Laura Thomas joins us to discuss what it’s like for kids living in the long shadow of “clean eating,” the “almond mom”...
March 27, 2023
#315: Rethinking Wellness: The Problems with “Natural” Wellness with Alan Levinovitz
Alan Levinovitz, religious-studies scholar and author of Natural and The Gluten Lie, joins us to discuss the problems with framing eating and wellness practices as...
March 20, 2023
#314: Do Autoimmune Diets Really Work?
We discuss whether autoimmune diets really work, placebo effects and the problem with anecdotal evidence about diets, and the harmful side effects that can come...
March 13, 2023
#313: Rethinking Wellness: Wellness Culture and Infertility, the Challenges of Baby Feeding, and Unpacking Food Sensitivities with Jenee Desmond-Harris
Jenée Desmond-Harris, Slate Magazine's Dear Prudence advice columnist, joins us to discuss her path toward making peace with food and realizing she didn’t have food...
February 6, 2023
#311: What If You’re Eating When You’re Not Hungry? And More
We discuss why intuitive eating is NOT the hunger-and-fullness diet, the real reason many of us eat when we’re “not hungry,” setting boundaries on food...
January 31, 2023
#310: Rethinking Wellness: Fitness Culture with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness and wellness historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela joins Christy to discuss her new book, Fit Nation; the historical shifts that made fitness go from being...
