145: Getting Real About Eating Disorders with Dr. Cristina Castagnini
Content Warning: conversation on eating disorders and disordered eating: mentions of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, weight bias, and suicidal ideation
Hello friends. Today’s topic is a big one and a sensitive one as well; today we’re talking about eating disorders. It’s a different type of conversation, though, because we’re not going to talk about what they are and how to diagnose them, instead, we’re going to talk about why they’re so prevalent in our society and why they’re underdiagnosed as well as myths perpetrated by the diet culture. I’m not tackling this subject alone, either. I’ve invited Dr. Cristina Castagnini, a licensed psychologist who focuses on helping women with food and body image struggles, to have this conversation with me. Cristina hosts the podcast ‘Behind the Bite’ where eating disorders are talked about from a personal and professional perspective. This conversation is very necessary and Cristina is wonderful to have it with.
Content Warning: conversation on eating disorders and disordered eating: mentions of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, weight bias, and suicidal ideation
Hello friends. Today’s topic is a big one and a sensitive one as well; today we’re talking about eating disorders. It’s a different type of conversation, though, because we’re not going to talk about what they are and how to diagnose them, instead, we’re going to talk about why they’re so prevalent in our society and why they’re underdiagnosed as well as myths perpetrated by the diet culture. I’m not tackling this subject alone, either. I’ve invited Dr. Cristina Castagnini, a licensed psychologist who focuses on helping women with food and body image struggles, to have this conversation with me. Cristina hosts the podcast ‘Behind the Bite’ where eating disorders are talked about from a personal and professional perspective. This conversation is very necessary and Cristina is wonderful to have it with.
Both Cristina and I have had our own journeys with body image and disordered eating, so we talk about that right from the start. Cristina came to her body image work a bit by accident. She wanted to focus on other issues when she encountered a patient she immediately identified as struggling with an eating disorder instead of solely the depression she came in with. Cristina realized, just like with her own treatment, that there still was no satisfactory answer of where could patients go to get real help for disordered eating. We talk about the links between diet culture and eating disorders and how diet culture has influenced medical and health care as well. Talk of losing weight almost always goes hand in hand with any health discussion when you live in a bigger body. Cristina’s work and podcast aim to break those myths around weight, dieting, and health, as well as address societal pressures. We also tackle the hard realities of weight loss injectables like Ozempic which are designed for diabetes treatment but are being openly offered as weight loss tools. This is a big topic and a deep conversation that I thank Cristina for having with me. It will absolutely open your eyes and help challenge some of your own biases.
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About Cristina Castagnini, PhD:
Cristina Castagnini, PhD, CEDS, is a licensed psychologist who focuses solely on helping women overcome their struggles with food and body image and to achieve a balanced life. She feels fortunate that she is now able to do just that as the Founder and Clinical Director of her own practice, and host of her weekly podcast, Behind the Bite, where she discusses the struggles of eating disorders and body image issues from both the personal and professional perspectives.
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Learn more about Cristina Castagnini, PhD:
- Website & Podcast: BehindTheBitePodcast.com
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Cristina Castagnini
Licensed Psychologist, CEDS, Podcast Host
Cristina Castagnini, PhD, CEDS, is a licensed psychologist who focuses solely on helping women overcome their struggles with food and body image and to achieve a balanced life. She feels fortunate that she is now able to do just that as the Founder and Clinical Director of her own practice, and host to her weekly podcasts Behind the Bite, where she discusses the struggles of eating disorder and body image issues from both the personal and professional perspectives.
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