Rethinking Wellness

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Nutrition #25

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 very occasional full-length episodes. To hear everything, become a paid subscriber at rethinkingwellness.substack.com.**

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  • Dyhrder
    Not upfront upfront
    Making it so difficult to find out how much it is to subscribe without providing an email address makes me suspicious of this podcast too.
  • BagLadyPA
    Who is this for
    Anorexic social justice warriors? I listened to 3 episodes and can’t say I got any actual information.
  • RustyShackleford2525
    Don’t waste your time
    Absolute quackery
  • Shalma M.
    Great Podcast
    I love and appreciate this podcast. I’m just getting a little fatigued of all the paywalls and new account creations in order to enjoy basic content. I’m very supportive of my favorite creators, but I can’t afford to support every single one’s ventures, and it becomes tiring to have a ton of different platforms. I understand having a paid tier for extra stuff. But just to finish up the last twenty minutes of an hour-long episode, I subscribed for $6. It wasn’t made clear that there was only twenty minutes left. Now, I have to remember to go and unsubscribe, and I paid $6 for twenty minutes of content; it just feels weird. It’s not this podcast’s fault at all, but this is happening everywhere, and it’s just getting to be a bit much.
  • Kwd&h
    Rethinking wellness
    Yes and thank you
  • Rsorense
    Why even bother
    If you’re not posting entire episodes, you’re not a real podcast. Why would I even try bothering to listen to any more ‘preview’ episodes. Weird, annoying, and honestly sketchy behavior. No thanks.
  • shastaface
    Feels like medical gaslighting
    If you have a rare disease or are hypermobile this podcast isn’t for you.
  • autshi
    Decent, but with an annoying upload format
    Literally this entire podcast is: “This is a free preview of a paid episode.”
  • Aunty Planty
    Important message!
    I’m so glad I found this podcast! I listened to Food Psych long ago and was a huge fan. This podcast is covering important topics!
  • hellofromDC
    Andrew Huberman?
    I’m not a fan of her bringing him on the show, he’s like the biggest proponent of biohacking.
  • Cath980
    Always high quality
    I’ve been following Christy for a while and her evolution into rethinking wellness culture is much needed right now! I appreciate the high quality of her questions, interviews, and newsletter. Always so thoughtfully done. I’m grateful for Christy’s work!
  • Pursuit of Life
    Clinical “science” is not unbiased
    The blanket skepticism of alternative wellness expressed in this podcast is disappointing. Big Pharma is a huge, real problem in Western medicine, and their financial influence guarantees they oversee research. Defaulting to “proven” methods without acknowledging the source of research funding is irresponsibly creating fear and skepticism of genuine alternative health practitioners, some of whom practice ancient wisdom of eastern traditions that is certainly not clinically proven, but is handed down for hundreds of generations for good reason.
  • leahkernrd
    Much needed in the anti diet space!
    Christy so beautifully covers an aspect of diet culture that’s often missed in conversation… wellness culture! I’ve learned so much from this pod, highly recommend.
  • geldster
    Needed reframe of wellness
    As a naturopathic doctor I’ve seen the harm that online wellness coaches/gurus can cause. People are searching for answers and sometimes fall into extremism in their thoughts about food. Though I am gluten free due to allergy I have to tell patients that gluten isn’t ‘bad’, carbs aren’t bad and 10 lbs extra weight since high school is also not bad. That being said, I have seen infertility turn around with special diet that is prescribed for that patient. So I don’t agree with throwing out the baby with the bath water which it kinda seems like the podcaster and some guests of this show are doing. Also how is intuitive eating not just the next fad? Believe me I have patients that are totally wrong about their intuition/ ideas about what is good for them. I like this show and will keep listening just to hear what she says
  • caliwalker
    Why wellness sells episode
    I really enjoyed this episode. While I am studying to become a wellness coach, I believe the discussion on this episode benefits anyone whose serving others on their path to better health. Thank you.
  • michi.davidson
    Unique take on anti-diet work
    I didn’t realize wellness is just diet culture. Christy Harrison’s work and books and podcasts really helped me see the diet mentalities I have held onto. I love this podcast!
  • S.Easaw
    Vulnerable and heart-felt
    The host and guests are so well-spoken and are willing to share their deep feelings to help others. Thank you for spreading such important insight.
  • Jilybean82
    Contradicting
    Basically everything in the episode with Dr. Alan Levinovitz contradicted Intuitive eating. It is indicative of the anti-diet rhetoric…don’t believe your doctor or the studies they quote…here are the studies that support this advise…
  • KEH82
    A delicious podcast
    First with Food Psych, and now with Rethinking Wellness, Christy approaches really challenging topics, with research, insight, humour, and compassion. I will be forever grateful to her for having these conversations, and for helping me to live a fuller, better, happier life x
  • Fatliberationadvocate
    From a leftist…
    This first episode (I’m not sure if I can make it through more than one) features so many bad takes that lowkey endorse diet culture and the systemic injustice it arises from. Super disappointed. Harrison has taken a big step toward the center/being “uncontroversial” and away from fighting fatphobia.
  • carolewehbechidiac
    The problem with “Natural” Wellness with Alan Levinovitz
    I am a Family Physician very interested in wellness and fitness which got me to specialize in lifestyle medicine and sports and exercise medicine, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Failing patients improve their lifestyle and wellbeing despite good intentions, got me into the world of eating disorders and disordered eating and changed my life and the lives of my patients. I am an activist against diet culture and weight stigma, still finding myself sometimes meeting my patients half way in their fear of gaining weight or attempts at losing weight, in short, a collaborative non judgmental harm reduction approach. I am a big fan of food psych recommending it to my patients and friends and I am enjoying its evolution to “rethinking wellness”. I have read and gifted “anti-diet” and I am looking forward to read the wellness trap. I have enjoyed this episode particularly for many reasons, more specifically the nuances in every approach to health and wellness and our own evolution as practitioners and activists into more empathy and humility when facing people struggles. I cannot thank you enough Christy for all the work you have been doing and specially for this enlightening episode ❤️
  • ZanderZooooo
    Everyone needs to listen!
    So informative and helpful! I can’t wait to read the new book.
  • Mgigigirl
    Amazing conversations!
    I was saddened to hear that Christy Harrison‘s other podcast Food Psych would be ending. That podcast was a godsend for me towards the end of my eating disorder days and helped usher me towards recovery. I’m happy this new podcast is stemming from her new book interviews will continue the important conversations. This podcast is educational and thought-provoking. It’s good to listen with the open mind.
  • CatCOliver
    Surprisingly Impressed
    So much better than your other podcast. I love seeing how your philosophy has evolved over the years. The nuance, embrace of ambiguity, willingness to hear differing (yet reasonable) opinions, and humility in recognizing past mistakes/assumptions is so incredibly refreshing and resolves many of the issues that were a turn-off of the old pod (dogmatic, prescriptive eating, narrowly-focused evidence, black and white thinking, projection, blind IE/HAES evangelism)) - not saying you don’t believe in them, just you seem to have broadened your perspective. You will probably get a lot of push-back for this and I hope you don’t give in.
  • Bcay237
    Another solid podcast!
    So glad Christy Harrison is still sharing helpful, thoughtful content with us. I appreciate the depth of knowledge in these conversations.
  • Tea_Cake
    If it’s Christy, I’m in!
    The Food Psych podcast improved my life immeasurably, so I’ll follow Christy Harrison anywhere. While I’m waiting for my preordered copy of The Wellness Trap, I’m going to soak up this new podcast!
  • Katiedalebout
    SO HAPPY this exists!!
    Christy Harrison is one of the best podcast hosts in this space, and it is wonderful to see her back talking about a new relevant and important topic. I’m learning so much from these episodes and excited for more! Highly highly recommend!
  • ally0929
    Former Orthorexic Here
    As a former disordered eater obsessed with all the latest food fads, I find Christy’s podcast instrumental in my continued recovery. Her interviews and topics are always so relevant and eye-opening.
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