The Appetite

Lexi Giblin, PhD, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, Julie Church, RDN, CD

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led clinical wellness podcast focused on eating disorders, body image, movement, nutrition, and mental health, typically featuring therapists, researchers, clinicians, and athletes or advocates with relevant lived experience. PR agencies could credibly pitch eating-disorder specialists, mental-health professionals, registered dietitians, workplace or health researchers, and athletes with thoughtful perspectives on body image and sport; booking difficulty is likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 151

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 219 subscribers

Instagram: 2.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

julie@opalfoodandbody.com

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Host

Lexi Giblin, PhD - Psychologist and co-founder of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating-disorder treatment center in Seattle.

Kara Bazzi, LMFT - Marriage and family therapist, co-founder and Clinical Director of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, and Director of its Exercise + Sport Program.

Julie Church, RDN, CD - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, co-founder and Nutrition Director of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Licensed therapists, psychologists, registered dietitians, researchers, workplace or health consultants, and athletes or advocates with relevant lived experience in eating disorders, body image, sport, nutrition, or mental health.

Required Achievements:

Clinical licensure, Doctoral research expertise, Professional consulting experience, Relevant athletic experience, Public advocacy or lived-experience storytelling

Recent Guest Discussions

Hannah Bazzi - Diet Culture And Toxic Fitness Culture, Food And Sport, Injury, And Creating Positive Change In Athletic Communities.

Katie McKenna, LMHC - Perimenopause, Menopause, Mental Health, Mood, Anxiety, Sleep, Cognition, Body Image, And Eating-disorder Vulnerability.

Nicholas Macha - Athletic Injury, Performance Disappointment, Identity, Relationships, Faith, And Balancing Sport, School, And Social Life.

Janie Stuart, PhD - Menopause And Workplace Experiences, Ageism, Gender Expectations, Workplace Culture, And Organizational Support For Major Life Transitions.

Recent Topics

Eating Disorders, Body Image, Mental Health, Nutrition, Movement

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Appetite

#153: Changemakers in Sport: An interview with Coach Liza Rickey

September 04, 2026

Part 2 of a 3 part series: Changemakers in Sport What makes a great sports coach? Someone you'd want in your corner—and someone you'd be thrilled to have coaching your child? We think we've found one worth learning from. In the latest episode of our three-part "Changemakers in Sport" series, Opal's Director of Exercise + Sport, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, sits down with Liza Rickey, Head Cross Country and Assistant Distance Track & Field Coach at Issaquah High School. Liza has led athletes to multi...

#152: Changemakers in Sport: An interview with athlete Hannah Bazzi

August 23, 2026

Part 1 of a 3 part series: Changemakers in Sport What does it look like for a teenage athlete to step outside the "rules" of diet culture and toxic fitness culture? You're in luck—tune in to today's episode of The Appetite, part of our three-episode "Changemakers in Sport" series. In this episode, Hannah Bazzi, an incoming high school senior, speaks honestly and thoughtfully about her relationship with food, sport, and injury—and what it means to navigate these experiences with an informed u...

#151: The Story Behind Sideways: Opal's August 29 Variety Show

August 17, 2026

In this special episode of The Appetite, Lexi Giblin, PhD, and Kara Bazzi, LMFT, share the story behind Sideways: A Variety Show About OCD, Eating Disorders and Being Human—a one-night-only event hosted by Opal on August 29 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center in Seattle. Sideways benefits The Busyhead Project, the nonprofit mental health organization founded by Noah Kahan that works to reduce the stigma around mental health and expand access to mental health resources. Lexi and Kara share how the va...

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