Behind The Bite

Cristina Castagnini

Booking Overview

This is an expert-led interview show focused on eating-disorder recovery, body image, weight stigma, and related mental-health issues, typically featuring clinicians, recovery professionals, and guests with relevant lived experience. Credible pitches include eating-disorder specialists, trauma-informed therapists, recovery coaches, body-positive fitness experts, addiction professionals, and survivor-advocates; booking difficulty is low because guests are generally accessible professionals and subject-matter experts rather than major public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 296

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Cristina Castagnini - Doctor who recovered from an eating disorder and discusses food, body image, weight, and recovery from both professional and personal perspectives.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Eating-disorder clinicians, psychiatric or behavioral-health professionals, recovery coaches, body-positive health and fitness practitioners, addiction specialists, and advocates with substantial lived experience and a constructive recovery perspective.

Required Achievements:

Founding a relevant clinical, coaching, fitness, or advocacy organization, Professional practice in eating-disorder recovery, mental health, addiction, or related healthcare, Publishing or educating on eating disorders, trauma, body image, or recovery, Demonstrated personal recovery experience paired with useful insight for listeners

Recent Guest Discussions

Toni Curtis - Maternal Health, Medical Dismissal, Somatic Care, Body Autonomy, And Whole-person Approaches To Health.

Tamie Gangloff - Chronic Illness, Eating Disorders, Substance Use, Medical PTSD, Body Image, And Trauma-informed Recovery.

Olivia Soha - ARFID, Eating-disorder Recovery Coaching, Wellness Culture, Disordered Behaviors, And Recovery Beyond Clinical Treatment.

Jenna Doak - Fitness Culture, Body Image, Exercise Obsession, Under-fueling, Diet Culture, And Body-positive Health.

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

Recent Topics

Eating Disorders, Body Image, Recovery, Trauma, Addiction

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Behind The Bite

Ep. 296 Supporting a Loved One With an Eating Disorder: You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Alone With Cherie Monarch and Nancy Clarkson

September 10, 2026

What happens when your child is battling a serious, potentially life-threatening illness, but instead of being empowered to help, you are told to stand back, stay quiet, and stay out of the way? In this deeply compassionate episode of Behind the Bite, Dr. Cristina Castagnini is joined by Cherie Monarch and Nancy Clarkson, two incredible advocates and mothers who lived through the terrifying reality of navigating their daughters' eating disorders in an era of intense parental blame. Together, ...

Ep. 295 Beyond Depletion: Doula Toni Curtis' War Against a Broken Maternal Health System

August 27, 2026

In this powerful episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Toni Curtis, the founder of Birthwise, to explore the profound loneliness and frustration that comes with being dismissed by the medical establishment. After suffering the tragic loss of her brother to a medical error and facing nearly two decades of "unexplained" infertility and chronic health struggles, Toni refused to accept the verdict that her body was a problem to be solved. Together, they discuss the transition from viewi...

Ep. 294 A Body, a Backstory, and Recovery: Tamie Gangloff On Chronic Illness, Eating Disorders, and Alcohol

August 13, 2026

In this episode of Behind the Bite, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with therapist, educator, and author Tamie Gangloff to explore the profound intersection of chronic illness, eating disorders, and substance use. After being diagnosed with scoliosis as a child and struggling with the shame of being told she had a "deformity," Tamie developed a deeply distorted relationship with her body and food, eventually turning to alcohol as a way to cope with severe self-consciousness. Through an open...

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