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Rethinking Wellness

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

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

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39:51

How to Heal Your Body Image and Feed Kids Without Fear

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/10/05

Body-image therapist Zoe Bisbing joins us to discuss why body image is such a challenging part of disordered-eating recovery, how to deal with our body-focused inner critics, and why many people have such visceral reactions to public figures losing weight. In a deeper dive for paid subscribers, we discuss why setting limits with food won’t automatically give your kid an eating disorder, which limits are developmentally appropriate, and how parents who’ve had our own histories of disordered eating

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2:52

GLP-1s: Longevity Drugs or Just Hype? A Deep Dive...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/09/28

Christy discusses GLP-1s and longevity—the discourse, the hype, where it comes from, and what the science really says.The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first part here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the whole thing—plus get other great perks like monthly Office Hours, subscriber-only Q&As, extended interviews, and more!Get full show notes and references on Substack.More from Christy: Books: Anti-DietThe Wellness TrapThe Emotional Eating,

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42:42

The Huberman Husbands Are Not OK: How Bro Wellness...

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2026/09/21

Registered dietitian Aaron Flores joins us to discuss why Andrew Huberman and other biohacking wellness bros have such massive appeal, and how their rhetoric can lead to disordered eating and body-image distress. In a deeper dive for paid subscribers, we get into how to talk to partners or loved ones who’ve come under the sway of bro-wellness culture—and how to set boundaries when their diet/fitness talk challenges our recovery from disordered eating. We also get vulnerable about mortality, grief,

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2:25

Migraine Diets: Myths, Facts, and What the Science...

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2026/09/14

Christy answers an audience question about whether you need an anti-inflammatory diet, or other dietary changes, for migraines. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first part here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the whole thing!Get full show notes and references on Substack.More from Christy: Books: Anti-DietThe Wellness TrapThe Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image WorkbookCourses:Intuitive Eating FundamentalsIntro to

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64:43

Disordered Eating, Dubious Diagnoses, and Autoimmune...

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2026/09/07

Nutritionist Abbie Attwood joins us to discuss how dealing with multiple autoimmune chronic illnesses led her down a path of dubious diagnoses and disordered eating, and how she ultimately found healing. We get into how disordered eating can trigger and aggravate chronic conditions, why she believed she had “adrenal fatigue” and “leaky gut,” and the role of obsession and OCD in orthorexia. We also talk about why it’s so easy to have your identity get wrapped up in disordered eating and chronic

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3:54

Menopause Misinformation, and How to Set Boundaries...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/08/31

Christy answers an audience question about the diets you *don’t* need to try in (peri)menopause—and ways to get your loved ones to stop talking about them.The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the rest!Get full show notes and references here.Ask a question of your own for a chance to have it answered in a future episode!Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, is available wherever books are sold

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36:03

How to Raise Critical Thinkers in the Age of AI

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2026/08/24

Author and pediatric surgeon Dana Suskind joins us to discuss her new book, Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity & Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI. We get into why true caring is what makes us unique from machines, how human parenting instills critical thinking and empathy, the role of governments and regulators in dealing with AI harms, her HOPE framework for raising kids in the age of AI, and more. For paid subscribers, we do a deeper dive into the importance of “good enough”

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6:00

5 Ways to Cope with Body-Image Challenges This Summer

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/08/17

Christy discusses what she’s been going through with IVF and how it’s affected her body image, plus 5 things she’s trying to keep in mind as she navigates a changing body amid the pressures of diet and wellness culture. This episode originally aired in June 2025. Check out the written version on our website for updates.This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the full episode!Get full show notes and references here.Christy's

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6:41

Is Your “Healthy” Diet Actually Harmful? 6 Signs to...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/08/10

Christy discusses how to make sure a “healthy” dietary change doesn’t spiral into disordered eating—and how to know your desire to change your eating is driven by health and not diet culture. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first half here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the whole thing!Get full show notes and references on Substack.More from Christy: Books: Anti-DietThe Wellness TrapThe Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body

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46:47

Beyond Wellness: Restoring the Religious Roots of...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/08/03

Religious-ethics scholar Liz Bucar, author of Beyond Wellness, joins us to discuss the religious roots of wellness practices, why bringing religion back into “spiritual” wellness spaces might be the key to promoting true well-being (even for non-religious people), and how the very human need for control shows up in diet and wellness culture. For paid subscribers, we do a deeper dive into how religion has contributed to Americans’ troubled relationship with food and how religious foodways can also

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5:53

This Podcast Just Got Better: Here’s What’s New

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/07/27

Christy shares some exciting announcements about the podcast! Upgrade to paid for access to all our content: Subscriber-only Q&As and essays answering your burning questions about wellness/diet culture, with critical and rigorous reporting on the science (something you’ll never get from ChatGPT, which we don’t use for research or writing)Extended interviews with our guests, including all the juicy bitsMonthly office hours on Substack LiveAccess to our full archive, including posts about gut

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17:37

Do Artificial Food Additives Cause ADHD?

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/07/19

Christy answers an audience question about whether artificial food colorings and other additives really have any impact on ADHD. This episode was originally published in November 2024.Get full show notes and references on Substack, and upgrade to a paid subscription for lots more like this!Ask a question of your own for a chance to have it answered in a future episode.Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, is available wherever books are sold. Order it here, or ask for it in your favorite

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48:35

"Natural" Foods as a Gateway to Disordered Eating...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/07/13

Intuitive Eating co-author Elyse Resch joins us to discuss her history with the natural-food movement, how trying to eat “naturally” led her into orthorexia and other forms of disordered eating, how intuitive eating is being co-opted by wellness culture, what to consider if you’re interested in “natural” foods, and more. This episode was originally published in 2024.Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-S, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice with over 40 years of experience

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30:20

Finding Reliable Health Information Amidst AI Slop &...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/07/06

Today is a very special episode, because Christy’s back from maternity leave!To return to the show, she’s joined by our producer Amelia Hruby for a conversation about the wellness trends she noticed while she was away, the personal health issues she navigated postpartum, and the parenting shifts she’s made with two kids at home.They also discuss why Christy’s found herself turning to Reddit more than PubMed recently, how to find reliable information amidst so much AI slop, and topics for upcoming

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2:13

Keto Diets: Are the Health Benefits Overhyped?

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2026/06/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com.Christy answers an audience question about the keto diet and whether it’s really all it’s cracked up to be. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the rest!Get full show notes and references here.Ask a question of your own for a chance to have it answered in a future episode!Christy's second book, The

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32:43

How to Avoid Conspiracy Theory Hype – Navigating the...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/06/22

Philosopher, professor, and podcaster Ellie Anderson, PhD joins us to discuss the realities of living in a “post-truth” era – where conspiracy theories, fake news, and anti-science rhetoric are everywhere.Ellie also shares her personal experience with dubious diagnoses and the “divine feminine,” why studying phenomenology helps her understand lived experience, and how wellness culture permeates so many industries.For paid subscribers, Christy and Ellie explore the definition of “post-truth,” why so

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7:37

Think You Might Be in Perimenopause? Don't Fall for...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/06/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comChristy discusses how to tell whether your symptoms are related to perimenopause or something else, what perimenopause has in common with dubious diagnoses (even though it’s a real condition), and what the best available evidence says about hormone therapy, weight gain, and more.This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the full

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39:46

Why You Probably Don’t Have a Leaky Gut, and Other...

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/06/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comScience communicator Jonathan Jarry joins us to discuss his history of turning to alternative cures for chronic pain, how he came to be skeptical of the wellness industry, the problems with science journalism, why you probably don’t have a leaky gut (despite what many influencers and wellness practitioners claim), the critical article about “leaky gut syndrome” that resulted in death threats, and lots

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3:05

Can You Fix Your Thyroid with a Diet Change?

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/06/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comChristy answers an audience question about whether you really need to restrict a wide variety of “inflammatory” foods for thyroid health.The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the rest!Get full show notes and references here.Ask a question of your own for a chance to have it answered in a future

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29:03

Why Beauty Imperatives Are Not Victimless Crimes ft....

Rethinking Wellness ·

2026/05/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comJournalist, podcaster, and author Elise Hu joins us to discuss her background with modeling and disordered eating, why beauty culture is a cousin of diet culture, Elise’s experience with intense beauty standards in Korea, and the realities of pushing back against performances of femininity.Behind the paywall, Christy and Elise discuss the rise of K-Beauty globally, problematic K-Pop body ideals, the lack of

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