The Hunger Trap Podcast

Two women serve up the very serious issues of eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and the culture that spoon-feeds these destructive conditions to us with a dash of irreverence.

Goodbye for Now? 04/04/2022

Goodbye for Now? Lisa and Diana have an announcement about The Hunger Trap Podcast. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22666406

True Life: I’m A Breast Cancer Survivor Who Struggled With My Body 03/28/2022

True Life: I’m A Breast Cancer Survivor Who Struggled With My Body 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.) /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22577075

Horses and Healing 03/21/2022

Horses and Healing 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22506722

True Life: I Was a Dancer With an Eating Disorder 03/14/2022

True Life: I Was a Dancer With an Eating Disorder 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22434362

The Show Must Go On 03/07/2022

The Show Must Go On 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22350341

An Eating Disorder Origin Story 02/28/2022

An Eating Disorder Origin Story 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22275383

True Life: I’m Battling Addiction and an Eating Disorder 02/21/2022

True Life: I’m Battling Addiction and an Eating Disorder 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22196702

Substance Abuse and Eating Disorder Comorbidity with Dr. Tamara Pryor 02/14/2022

Substance Abuse and Eating Disorder Comorbidity with Dr. Tamara Pryor 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22118621

Orthorexia Bites: Jason Wood’s Journey To Recovery 02/07/2022

Orthorexia Bites: Jason Wood’s Journey To Recovery 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/22043471

Minnie Mouse Got a Pantsuit but You Still Can’t Age 01/31/2022

Minnie Mouse Got a Pantsuit but You Still Can’t Age 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? /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21955646

Glowin’ Up in the 80s and 90s: It’s Movie Time! 01/24/2022

Glowin’ Up in the 80s and 90s: It’s Movie Time! The ladies are back with a one-on-one discussion about the obsession with makeovers in 1980s and 1990s movies, the messages they received about femininity and attractiveness from watching these films, and how that obsession has snowballed into the “glow up” craze on YouTube and TikTok. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21859070

The Diet-Free Revolution with Dr. Alexis Conason 01/17/2022

The Diet-Free Revolution with Dr. Alexis Conason Lisa and Diana chat about mindful eating, the perils of diet culture, and breaking free from its chains with Dr. Alexis Conason, a licensed psychologist, certified eating disorder specialist-supervisor, and author of The Diet-Free Revolution: 10 Steps to Free Yourself from the Diet Cycle with Mindful Eating and Radical Self-Acceptance. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21793046

The Kids Are Alright 01/10/2022

The Kids Are Alright Cate Navarrete is the founder and executive director of the Body Positive Alliance — and she’s just 17 years old. Cate opens up about how she turned her eating disorder into an opportunity to create a student-led non-profit organization that explores topics ranging from body image and body culture to the representation of marginalized groups. She talks teen insecurities, social media, and how her Alliance plans on creating a better future for young people who are susceptible to body pressures. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21714731

ENCORE. Sex, Anorexia, and Rock ’n’ Roll: One Man’s Eating Disorder Story 01/03/2022

ENCORE. Sex, Anorexia, and Rock ’n’ Roll: One Man’s Eating Disorder Story Writer and Boston Globe Music Critic Ken Capobianco opens up to Diana and Lisa about how decades of anorexia led to a stroke in his forties, an awakening, and a second chance at life. They touch on everything from how skinny male rock stars like Prince and Mick Jagger contributed to Ken’s body desires to the ways in which the medical community misunderstands and fails men and young boys with eating disorders. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21391325

ENCORE. Eating Disorders in the American Military 12/27/2021

ENCORE. Eating Disorders in the American Military Diana and Lisa chat with “India," a veteran from the U.S. Armed Forces, about what it is like to have your livelihood in the military tied to your weight and physical fitness, and how that pressure can contribute to disordered eating. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21391298

ENCORE. A Pyramid Scheme: Evolution of the US Food Pyramid Throughout History 12/20/2021

ENCORE. A Pyramid Scheme: Evolution of the US Food Pyramid Throughout History Diana and Lisa chat with Dr. Jessica Mudry, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University, about why the U.S. government got involved in people’s food choices, how everything from German capitalism to wars changed food guidelines and got us counting calories and macros, and how food lobbyists made us believe “milk it does a body good.” /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21391250

Holiday Hiatus Announcement 12/19/2021

Holiday Hiatus Announcement Hey all! The Hunger Trap Podcast will be on hiatus throughout the remainder of the year. We'll be airing three encore episodes that originally debuted over the summer, in case you missed them while you were having fun in the sun (or shivering the the southern hemisphere.) We'll return with a new episode on January 10, 2022. Have a great holiday! /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21391127

Teen Magazines from Back in the Day 12/13/2021

Teen Magazines from Back in the Day Before social media, teens devoured magazines like Seventeen and Sassy. But what kinds of messages were we actually receiving about beauty, weight, and bodies? Diana and Lisa page through Seventeen magazines from the 1990s and take a deep-dive into the history and influence of teen magazines, as well as its deeply flawed mixed messages. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21391175

Hannah Howard and Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family 12/06/2021

Hannah Howard and Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family Lisa 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. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21384077

True Life: I’m A Model, Social Media Influencer & OnlyFans Creator In A Larger Body 11/29/2021

True Life: I’m A Model, Social Media Influencer & OnlyFans Creator In A Larger Body Stephanie Mallick, aka Bella Bombshel, is a plus-size model, social media influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers, and a presence on the controversial OnlyFans site — she also suffered from bulimia for several years. Stephanie talks to Diana and Lisa about how she recovered from an eating disorder to become a fat-positive sex and and beauty icon, as well as her feelings on plastic surgery and the challenges of juggling privacy with online fame. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21274046

From Obesity Researcher To Eating Disorder Therapy 11/22/2021

From Obesity Researcher To Eating Disorder Therapy Dr. Dori Steinberg spent the bulk of her career researching obesity and weight control interventions. Then she had an awakening and realized: her long-time eating disorder was informing her work and that instead of helping people (as she intended), she was harming them. Dr. Steinberg talks to Diana and Lisa about her painful recovery, hiding her ED in nutrition studies, and her new role as director of research at Equip. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21234770

TV Dinner: What The TV Of Our Youth Taught Us About Bodies & Weight 11/15/2021

TV Dinner: What The TV Of Our Youth Taught Us About Bodies & Weight Lisa and Diana go back to the future with special guest Luigi Pedalino at the wheel of the DeLorean to revisit how weight, body image, and eating disorders were handled on the sitcoms and commercials of yesteryear. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21136988

Weight-Related Challenges in EMS 11/08/2021

Weight-Related Challenges in EMS Lisa and Diana catch up with a career paramedic from a major metropolitan area to discuss weight stigma in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the challenges EMTs and paramedics face on a day-to-day basis while caring for patients, limitations in terms of knowledge and equipment provided to help those in larger bodies, and the best ways to advocate for yourself or a loved one during a medical emergency. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/21079412

The Link Between Eating Disorders and Trauma 11/01/2021

The Link Between Eating Disorders and Trauma Lisa and Diana chat with Kate Stephens, a licensed clinical professional counselor at Empowering You LLC, about the connection between trauma, eating disorders, and how we can sometimes find comfort in maladaptive practices to avoid pain, suffering, and re-traumatization. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20998439

The Hunger Trap Podcast Halloween Special 10/25/2021

The Hunger Trap Podcast Halloween Special In honor of All Hallows Eve Lisa and Diana take a break from the horrors of eating disorders and diet culture to scare themselves with body horror films and sexy Halloween costumes. Diana gives Lisa the lowdown on different horror genres, Lisa dissects the sexy Halloween costume phenomenon, and they chat about “Jennifer’s Body” and “Excess Flesh” (contains spoilers). /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20918585

Real Talk: I Have Type 2 Diabetes, ADHD, and Binge Eating Disorder 10/18/2021

Real Talk: I Have Type 2 Diabetes, ADHD, and Binge Eating Disorder Lisa and Diana chat with Nora about her journey towards a healthy attitude around weight and body image while managing type 2 diabetes, binge eating disorder, and ADHD. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20842733

How Yo-Yo Dieting Can Harm Your Health 10/11/2021

How Yo-Yo Dieting Can Harm Your Health Diana and Lisa talk to Dr. Gregory Dodell of Central Park Endocrinology in New York City about how weight cycling (yo-yo dieting) can negatively affect your metabolism and health, putting you more at risk for diseases like type 2 diabetes. Dr. Dodell also gets to the bottom of why many doctors continue to prescribe weight loss at any cost. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20772020

Comorbid ADHD and ED with Dr. Roberto Olivardia 10/04/2021

Comorbid ADHD and ED with Dr. Roberto Olivardia This week Lisa and Diana reconnect with Dr. Roberto Olivardia to learn about the connection between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and eating disorders, and the unique implications for treatment that result from having this double diagnosis. Dr. Olivardia also shares his personal experiences about what it is like to have ADHD and work with it to lead a productive and fulfilling life. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20686106

Eating Disorders are a Family Affair 09/27/2021

Eating Disorders are a Family Affair Family-based treatment is the gold standard in eating disorders care — but it often conflicts with a patient’s desire for control. Diana and Lisa caught up with JD Ouellette, who helped her daughter recover from anorexia and is the Director of Mentorship at a new virtual eating disorder treatment startup, Equip. JD leads a team of Family and Peer Mentors who provide expertise by experience alongside medical practitioners, dietitians, and therapists in the successful Family Based Treatment (FBT) method. /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20597966

There’s Nothing ‘Atypical' about Atypical Anorexia 09/20/2021

There’s Nothing ‘Atypical' about Atypical Anorexia Diana and Lisa speak to Allison, a guest who recovered from Atypical Anorexia, to reveal how this diagnosis differs from low-BMI anorexia and how weight stigma, faulty media depictions of bone-thin anorexics, and doctors are preventing more people from getting help from this dangerous disorder. Diana shares an emotional revelation about her own disorder and the word “Atypical” is called into question (in other words: it’s bullshit). /episode/index/show/thehungertrap/id/20524994

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