Hannah Howard and Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family
Release Date: 12/06/2021
Goodbye for Now?
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Lisa and Diana have an announcement about The Hunger Trap Podcast.
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True Life: I’m A Breast Cancer Survivor Who Struggled With My Body
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Vincenza opens up to Diana and Lisa about how her lifelong body struggles and disordered eating were influenced by her breast cancer diagnosis at age 36. (Note: The terms “obesity” and “overweight” appear in this episode.)
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Horses and Healing
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Equestrian Lisa Whalen, author of Stable Weight: A Memoir of Hunger, Horses, and Hope, chats with Diana and Lisa about how her spiritual connection with horses helped her seek balance in life and overcome an eating disorder.
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True Life: I Was a Dancer With an Eating Disorder
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Michelle was a professional dancer in training with a secret: she suffered from an eating disorder that consumed her life and robbed her of her love of dance. Michelle opens up to Diana and Lisa about the prevalence of eating disorders in the dance world and how shifting from dance to yoga helped her heal and accept her body.
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The Show Must Go On
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Despite appearing in numerous theater productions and boasting the voice of an angel, Olivia was once fired from an acting job for gaining eight pounds. In this episode, Diana and Lisa chat with the actor about the intense pressures that performers face to conform to rigid body standards, as well as how she manages to not let these expectations or rejection shake her self worth.
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An Eating Disorder Origin Story
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Lisa and Diana catch up with former podcast guest Dr. Jessica Mudry to talk about how a study abroad session in France, quasi-sibling competition over the “ideal” body, and French beach culture and food sparked a lifelong struggle with an eating disorder.
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True Life: I’m Battling Addiction and an Eating Disorder
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Listener Ashley reached out to Diana and Lisa to share her her years-long struggle with substance abuse, her recovery journey, and how she is now tackling her eating disorder.
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Substance Abuse and Eating Disorder Comorbidity with Dr. Tamara Pryor
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Eating disorders can go hand-in-hand with other mental disorders, including substance abuse disorder. Lisa and Diana chat with Dr. Tamara Pryor, who has worked in the eating disorder space for 35 years and recently contributed to a book about eating disorders and substance abuse, about the link between these mental disorders and treatment strategies.
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Orthorexia Bites: Jason Wood’s Journey To Recovery
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When Jason Wood’s life fell apart he turned to the one thing he could control: His healthy eating. In this episode, Wood talks to Diana and Lisa about his early life trauma, how that led to orthorexia, and how he got onto the path of recovery. We also chat about male underrepresentation in the ED space and his new book, Starving for Survival.
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Minnie Mouse Got a Pantsuit but You Still Can’t Age
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Lisa and Diana get real in a spur-of-the-moment, one-on-one that was inspired by photos of Bridget Fonda, a Melanie Lynskey interview, supermodel Instagrams, and Minnie Mouse’s makeover to ask the burning question: Why aren’t women allowed to age?
info_outlineLisa and Diana catch up with food writer Hannah Howard to talk about how her complex relationships with food and body image led her down the path of restaurant work, eating disorder recovery, and food writing. We also dive into specifics about her second memoir that showcases a group of resilient women who persist and thrive in the male-dominated food industry.