Behind The Bite

Cristina Castagnini

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Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on eating-disorder recovery, body image, weight stigma, and diet culture, typically featuring clinicians, healthcare professionals, recovery coaches, and experts with relevant lived experience. Agencies could credibly pitch eating-disorder specialists, trauma-informed providers, body-positive fitness professionals, and qualified advocates with personal recovery stories; booking difficulty is likely low because the show favors specialized, accessible experts over major public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 292

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Cristina Castagnini - A doctor who has personally recovered from an eating disorder and brings both professional and personal perspectives to conversations about food, body image, and weight.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Eating-disorder clinicians, healthcare professionals, recovery coaches, body-positive fitness experts, and advocates with substantial lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Professional healthcare or behavioral-health credentials, Leadership of a specialized recovery, fitness, or advocacy practice, Substantial lived experience paired with recovery expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Jenna Doak - Fitness Culture, Under-fueling, Obsessive Exercise, Body Positivity, Diet Culture, And Health Beyond Weight.

Rachel Frost - Co-occurring Eating Disorders And Addiction, Food Noise, Glp-1 Medications, Stimulant Use, Trauma, Shame, And Recovery.

Jenny Talbert - Weight Stigma In Healthcare, Eating Disorders Among Medical Professionals, Bmi-based Care Barriers, Glp-1 Medications, And Compassionate Treatment.

Recent Topics

Eating Disorders, Body Image, Weight Stigma, Diet Culture, Recovery

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Behind The Bite
:

Ep. 292 She Had the “Perfect” Body… But Not the Perfect Life: Jenna Doak on Health, Happiness & Diet Culture

July 16, 2026

In this powerful episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Jenna Doak, the founder of Body Positive Fitness, to dismantle the dangerous myth that a "perfect" body equals a perfect life. Jenna spent years as the "ideal" personal trainer—thin, disciplined, and praised by society—while secretly struggling with exhaustion, under-fueling, and an obsessive relationship with exercise. Jenna reveals the dark side of fitness culture where disordered behaviors are often celebrated as dedication, ...

Ep 291 Eating Disorders, Addiction & “Food Noise” with Rachel Frost

July 02, 2026

In this deeply insightful episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Rachel Frost, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and eating disorder recovery coach who shares her powerful 17-year journey through an eating disorder and substance use. Rachel opens up about the "holding pattern" many individuals face when battling co-occurring disorders, where substance use masks the underlying shame of an eating disorder and vice versa. They navigate the complex modern landscape of "food noise," GLP-1 ...

Ep. 290 Weight Stigma, GLP-1s & Eating Disorders: What Healthcare Gets Wrong With Dr. Jenny Talbert

June 18, 2026

In this enlightening episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Dr. Jenny Talbert to explore the pervasive issue of weight stigma within the healthcare system. Dr. Talbert shares her deeply personal journey of battling atypical anorexia and orthorexia while navigating the demands of medical training, revealing how the industry meant to heal can often cause profound harm. Together, they discuss the systemic barriers larger-bodied patients face—such as being denied necessary surgeries base...

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