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Nutrition · Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

Rethinking Wellness

by 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 avoid getting taken advantage of when you’re desperate for help and healing, and how to care for yourself in a deeply flawed healthcare system without falling into wellness traps. This podcast feed shares generous previews and occasional full-length episodes. To hear everything, become a paid subscriber at rethinkingwellness.substack.com.

Latest episodes

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How to Heal Your Body Image and Feed Kids Without Fear

#34 trending · Nutrition

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 crit

Oct 5
39 min

GLP-1s: Longevity Drugs or Just Hype? A Deep Dive Into the Data

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 subsc

Sep 28
2 min

The Huberman Husbands Are Not OK: How Bro Wellness Fuels Disordered Eating and Body Shame

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

Sep 21
42 min

Migraine Diets: Myths, Facts, and What the Science Really Says

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

Sep 14
2 min

Disordered Eating, Dubious Diagnoses, and Autoimmune Disease with Abbie Attwood

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

Sep 7
1 h 04 min

Menopause Misinformation, and How to Set Boundaries on Wellness Talk

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 vers

Aug 31
3 min

How to Raise Critical Thinkers in the Age of AI

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 int

Aug 24
36 min

5 Ways to Cope with Body-Image Challenges This Summer

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

Aug 17
6 min

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

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

Aug 10
6 min

Beyond Wellness: Restoring the Religious Roots of Spiritual Practices

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”

Aug 3
46 min

Exciting Changes Ahead: Discover What's New on the Pod

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 qu

Jul 27
5 min

Do Artificial Food Additives Cause ADHD?

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

Jul 19
17 min

"Natural" Foods as a Gateway to Disordered Eating with Elyse Resch

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 for

Jul 13
48 min

Finding Reliable Health Information Amidst AI Slop & Postpartum Overwhelm – with Christy and Amelia

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 t

Jul 6
30 min

Keto Diets: Are the Health Benefits Overhyped?

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

Jun 29
2 min

How to Avoid Conspiracy Theory Hype – Navigating the Post-Truth Era with Ellie Anderson, PhD

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 an

Jun 22
32 min

Think You Might Be in Perimenopause? Don't Fall for These Wellness Traps. (Best Of)

Christy discusses how to tell whether your symptoms are related to perimenopause or something else, what perimenopause has in common with dubious diagnoses (even though i

Jun 15
7 min

Why You Probably Don’t Have a Leaky Gut, and Other Wellness Misconceptions with Jonathan Jarry (Best of)

Science 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

Jun 8
39 min

Can You Fix Your Thyroid with a Diet Change?

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about whether you really need to restr

Jun 1
3 min

Why Beauty Imperatives Are Not Victimless Crimes ft. Elise Hu

Journalist, 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

May 25
29 min

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What listeners say

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I’ve been listening to Christy’s podcasts for over 7 years and recommend her to everyone. She conducts an unparalleled amount of research to be able to present us with accurate data and evidence in accessible ways (mostly—sometimes I have to listen more than once to process the info). And she’s genuinely kind and empathetic! I feel empowered and emboldened with what I’ve learned from her, not least of which is self-acceptance, self-love, and patience. If I could only listen to one podcast for the rest of my life, it would be rethinking wellness or food psych.

corinna_hotpink · Mar 2025

I am a big fan of Christy’s work. I feel drawn by many elements and also wonder if more nuance could be explored. I am thinking about the episode with Asher Pandijiris and the intersection between ancient indigenous healing traditions, perspectives and practices and “alternative medicine.” I think while Christy ventured into this a bit, there is room for expansion around the complete tossing out of “alternative medicine” (alternative to what? Who’s culture? Who’s belief system?) and the continuation of healing traditions like Ayurveda, TCM, or culturally rooted healing practices as effective and meaningful as soup recipes or foraged herbs. Sometimes the broadness of claims being made seems as problematic as the broadness of claims it is seeking to oppose. Nuance feels really important here.

Moll7676 · Dec 2024

I love and appreciate this podcast. I’m just getting a little fatigued of all the paywalls and new account creations in order to enjoy basic content. I’m very supportive of my favorite creators, but I can’t afford to support every single one’s ventures, and it becomes tiring to have a ton of different platforms. I understand having a paid tier for extra stuff. But just to finish up the last twenty minutes of an hour-long episode, I subscribed for $6. It wasn’t made clear that there was only twenty minutes left. Now, I have to remember to go and unsubscribe, and I paid $6 for twenty minutes of content; it just feels weird. It’s not this podcast’s fault at all, but this is happening everywhere, and it’s just getting to be a bit much.

SilkChiffonLeatherOn · Jun 2024

I’ve been following Christy for a while and her evolution into rethinking wellness culture is much needed right now! I appreciate the high quality of her questions, interviews, and newsletter. Always so thoughtfully done. I’m grateful for Christy’s work!

Cath980 · Dec 2023

The blanket skepticism of alternative wellness expressed in this podcast is disappointing. Big Pharma is a huge, real problem in Western medicine, and their financial influence guarantees they oversee research. Defaulting to “proven” methods without acknowledging the source of research funding is irresponsibly creating fear and skepticism of genuine alternative health practitioners, some of whom practice ancient wisdom of eastern traditions that is certainly not clinically proven, but is handed down for hundreds of generations for good reason.

Rev mama ma · Nov 2023

I respect needing to sustain oneself and make a living, but this may as well be a paid podcast, for both this and the newsletter because at least each time I’ve tried to listen or read several times over the year, a subscription is required to listen to the full episode or read the full article or post. I love the content, but I agree with others who proposed retaining the model. Perhaps have some shorter episodes that are free or free for a limited time. As it is now, it’s the frustration of being in the middle of a great conversation and having it cut off in the middle. I’ll be removing myself from the mailing list today as well because it’s pointless for me to continue receiving it when I can’t read any of the articles.

K.Em.54 · Mar 2025

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