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Wellness Culture and the Myth of "Natural" Beauty with Ling Ling Huang
Author and violinist Ling Ling Huang joins us to discuss her new novel, Natural Beauty, and the fraught nature of that term; how working in the clean…
2 years, 10 months ago
Bonus: How to Support a Loved One with Chronic Illness with Eliza Wheeler
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com
In this bonus episode, illustrator and author Eliza Whee…
2 years, 10 months ago
How Disordered Eating Can Play Into Chronic Illness with Eliza Wheeler
Illustrator and author Eliza Wheeler joins us to discuss the intersection of chronic illness and disordered eating. She shares the unexplained sympto…
2 years, 10 months ago
Bonus: Friends in Wellness Culture, the Anti-Aging Trap, and More
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com
In this bonus episode, Christy answers audience question…
2 years, 11 months ago
A Former Wellness Influencer Shares What It Was Really Like with Lee Tilghman
Writer and ex–wellness influencer Lee Tilghman joins us to discuss how she got into wellness influencing in the first place (and the role of her eati…
2 years, 11 months ago
Bonus: Food and Farming without Wellness Culture, Mindful Eating without Dieting, and More
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com
In this bonus episode, Christy answers audience question…
2 years, 11 months ago
"Food Noise" and Diet Drugs, Not Wanting Sweet Foods, and More
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com
In this bonus episode, Christy answers audience question…
2 years, 11 months ago
Challenging Conspiracy Theories and Embracing Science with Dr. Dan Wilson
Dr. Dan Wilson of Debunk the Funk joins us to discuss how he went from believing in conspiracy theories about “hidden” cancer cures to becoming a sci…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why Rave Reviews of Wellness Diets Are Probably Wrong with Rennie Dyball
Author and journalist Rennie Dyball joins us to discuss why she's reconsidered the rave review of a gut-health diet book she wrote for a major media …
3 years ago
Why Wellness Sells - the Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch
Author and rhetoric professor Colleen Derkatch joins us to discuss why wellness sells (and her new book by that name), how wellness culture promises …
3 years ago