Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison · Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

“The Trickiest Part Of All Is When I Felt it Actually Worked” — Recovering from Diet and Wellness Culture with Sarah-Jane Garcia

·37 min·4 clips
A social media post about organic versus conventional pineapple became Sarah-Jane's turning point against wellness fear-mongering.
Pharmacist Sarah-Jane Garcia shares her journey from being deeply immersed in wellness culture to recovering from disordered eating and orthorexia. She discusses how initial success with elimination diets and supplements led to unsustainable practices, the fear-mongering around food purity, and her turning point when she realized the harm of these messages, especially as a parent.

As heard by us

A measured anti-diet conversation about recovery and the limits of conventional care.

Christy Harrison frames the conversation as part of Food Psych's critique of diet and wellness culture, and the episode stays close to the guest's recovery from disordered eating.

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You want a calm, specific look at recovery from diet and wellness culture.

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