Exploring Eating Disorders in Sport with Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS

Fueling Your Fire

In this episode, I sit down with Kara Bazzi, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and expert on eating disorders in sports. Kara is also a former D1 athlete with her own experience navigating an eating disorder, and is a co-founder of Opal, an organization dedicated to inspiring cultural change around food, movement, and mental health. Together, we dive into the unique challenges athletes face, examining the causes, effects, and possible solutions for disordered eating in competitive environments. Join us as we discuss ways to create healthier spaces for athletes to thrive physically and mentally.

Check out Kara’s podcast, the Appetite, and Opal’s website

• The Appetite: ⁠https://www.opalfoodandbody.com/eating-disorder-podcast/⁠
• Opal’s website: ⁠https://www.opalfoodandbody.com/⁠

Books:

• Anti-Diet, by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
• The Body is Not an Apology, by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Girls Running, by Melody Fairchild and Elizabeth Carey
• Up to Speed by Christine Yu
• The Price She Pays by Katie Steele & Tiffany Brown

Podcasts:

• Find Your Food Voice by Julie Duffy Dillon
• Food Psych by Christy Harrison
• Diet Culture Rebel

Instagram accounts:

• @project_reds
• @voiceinsport
• @opal.movement
• @theembodiedathlete

Websites:

• The Body Positive ⁠www.thebodypositive.org⁠
• Opal ⁠www.opalfoodandbody.com⁠
• FASTR ⁠https://fastr.stanford.edu/resources/⁠

YouTube Channels:

• Joyn
• Jessamyn Stanley
• Reyna Cohan

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