Behind The Bite

Dr. Cristina Castagnini

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Booking Overview

Behind The Bite is a recovery-focused show where a real doctor interviews people with lived experience of eating disorders and food/body image struggles. For PR value, it’s a cause-and-care brand built around credibility, stigma reduction, and practical recovery education—ideal for health, nutrition, and advocacy voices.

Metrics

Episodes: 289

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Dr. Cristina Castagnini - Physician focused on eating disorder recovery and patient-centered, stigma-aware care, hosting conversations that connect clinical perspective with real lived experience around food, body image, an...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
A combination of (1) lived experience with eating disorders/body image recovery and/or (2) formal health expertise (e.g., registered dietitian, physician/clinical specialist) who can translate recovery and food-nutrition concepts into stigma-aware guidance.
Required Achievements:  
Published or publicly visible advocacy/community-building presence (e.g., accounts/platforms) related to body acceptance and recovery, Clinical credentials in nutrition or related healthcare fields (for expert episodes), Demonstrated recovery journey and/or program/coach work centered on eating-disorder recovery

Recent Guest Discussions

Michelle Rogers - Body Acceptance, Eating-disorder Recovery, Weight Stigma, Community Support, Navigating Harmful Healthcare Experiences

Alli Bollinger - Eating-disorder Recovery, Food/body Expectations In Performance Culture, Identity Shift, Recovery To Elite Performance

Colleen Christensen - Food Freedom, Intuitive Eating, Moving From Restriction/rebellion To Sustainable Nourishment

Recent Topics

Eating Disorder, Recovery, Nutrition, Diet Culture, Body Image

Episodes

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

Ep 289 From Anonymous to Advocate: Michelle Rogers' Inspiring Story of Body Acceptance, Recovery, and Community

June 04, 2026

In this moving episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Michelle Rogers, the creator behind the popular Instagram account @bodyposipower, to explore her transformative journey from an anonymous blogger to a prominent body acceptance advocate. Michelle candidly shares the challenges of navigating an eating disorder while living in a larger body, highlighting the systemic harm of weight stigma and the "not sick enough" myth that often prevents individuals from receiving the care they des...

Ep 288 She Recovered From an Eating Disorder — Then Became a Radio City Rockette With Alli Bollinger

May 28, 2026

In this inspiring episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Alli Bollinger, a former Radio City Rockette who turned her struggle with an eating disorder into a platform for healing. Alli shares how her lifelong identity as "the dancer" became a double-edged sword during her collegiate BFA program, where innocent health goals spiraled into a restrictive and isolating illness. After a life-altering intervention by her professors and a necessary environmental reset during the pandemic, All...

Ep 287 No Food Rules… But Then What? With Colleen Christensen

May 21, 2026

In this enlightening episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Registered Dietitian Colleen Christensen to unpack the confusing landscape of "food freedom." Many individuals escaping the clutches of diet culture find themselves swinging from rigid restriction to a state of rebellion where they feel out of control with food. Colleen explains why this "pendulum swing" is a normal part of the process and introduces the solution: finding a sustainable middle ground. By marrying the principl...

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