Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison


Latest Episodes

#298: Can You Diet AND Do Intuitive Eating?
November 07, 2022

Is there such a thing as semi-intuitive eating for people who feel out of control with certain foods? And can a diet that tells you to cut calories and avoid bad foods ever really be aligned with

#297: Re-Learning How to Snack
October 31, 2022

We discuss howand whatto eat between meals as you recover from dieting and other forms of disordered eating. Subscribe to our newsletter, for weekly Q&As and more. If you're ready to break free fro

#296: What If You Have Heartburn?
October 24, 2022

Christy answers an audience question about how to manage acid reflux without dieting or eliminating foods, and without jeopardizing your recovery from disordered eating. Subscribe to our newsletter,

#295: Do You Really Need to Avoid Dairy for Acne?
October 17, 2022

We discuss what the science actually says about dairy and acne, why most diet research is so shoddy, why cutting out foods isnt the panacea that wellness culture makes it out to be, and some non-diet

#294: The Truth About Food Journaling
October 10, 2022

Christy answers an audience question about whether tracking what you eat is helpful or harmful. We discuss the ways it can unintentionally support diet culture, some things to consider in relating to

#293: Do Food-Sensitivity Tests Work?
October 03, 2022

We discuss whether food-sensitivity tests are accurate, the potential damage they can cause to your relationship with food, and what to do if you think you might be reacting to something in your diet.

#292: How to Heal Your Relationship with Cooking
September 26, 2022

Christy answers an audience question about how to challenge wellness-diet rules and find more pleasure in home-cooked meals. If you struggle to enjoy cooking because of diet-culture restrictions, this

#291: The Truth About Candida Overgrowth
September 19, 2022

We discuss why a restrictive candida diet is unnecessary, why the concept of candida overgrowth as packaged and sold by wellness culture is largely pseudoscience, how this dubious diagnosis gained

#290: Is This 12-Step Group Harming Your Recovery?
September 12, 2022

We discuss a popular 12-step group that purports to help people recover from eating issues, and whether it actually causes more harm than good. Christy explains why so-called "overeating" is often dri

#289: How Much Time Should You Spend Thinking About Food?
September 05, 2022

Christy answers an audience question about how much brain space you should devote to thoughts of food. We discuss how and why disordered eating dramatically increases the amount of time you spend th