the Wise Body

The Best Friend Episode: Real talk between best friends

Join me and my best friend Marissa Gingeleskie as we talk about our lifelong friendship, the best childhood, body image, pregnancy, motherhood, and dealing with long COVID and injuries. This heartfelt conversation offers insights into body acceptance, family influence, and resilience.  My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ [https://www.drhewes.com/] My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes [https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes] The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA] Sign up for a free consultation call with me: https://www.drhewes.com/contact [https://www.drhewes.com/contact] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/greenhouse/return License code: QZKDSNZ9WTW7O0IC Podcast editor: Bob Montalban Email: montalban.bob@gmail.com

Special Brother-Sister Episode: What Family Meals Taught Us About Our Bodies

In this special sibling episode, my brother and I sit down for an honest conversation about what family meals taught us about our bodies long before we ever knew it. He shares the moment he first became conscious of his body and appearance, and together we explore how aging — aches, changes, and all — has helped us become more attuned to our bodies rather than more critical of them. Join us in our heartfelt and funny conversation about food, family, and aging. And I promise my brother will make you laugh! My brother's gallery — Check it out and buy art here!  https://81cvi.com/ [https://81cvi.com/] To reach my brother, email him @  hewes.joseph@gmail.com My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ [https://www.drhewes.com/] My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes [https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes] The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA] Sign up for a free consultation call with me: https://www.drhewes.com/contact [https://www.drhewes.com/contact] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/greenhouse/return License code: QZKDSNZ9WTW7O0IC Podcast editor: Bob Montalban Email: montalban.bob@gmail.com

The Truth About Boxing and Eating Disorders with Pro boxer Danny O'Connor

Today I sat down with Olympic and Pro boxer Danny O'Connor to talk about his book Weight Class, where he gives a raw and honest account about his eating disorder while pursuing his professional boxing career. He’s won many national titles including the US National Championship and the National Golden Gloves and is thought of as one of the best fighters of our time. Danny turned pro in 2008, competed at the highest level for more than ten years, had 31 wins, and held the WBC International Silver Super Lightweight Championship. Now, Danny is a powerful advocate for weight class sports and eating disorders in men. He is also the founder of the DO Boxing Academy, a youth wellness and enrichment program that integrates non-contact fitness boxing and mindfulness for young people seeking a safe, structured, and supportive environment to channel anger and stress, build connection and learn emotion regulation, all the things Danny learned when he first stepped into the ring at 19. Danny also started bitelikeaman.com, a virtual support community for men and athletes with eating issues. Lastly, as another way to give back and honor his past, he’s volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate where he’s assigned to support a young person involved in the court system. In his book, Danny takes us through his process of making weight and how it connected to his eating disorder. Today we are going to talk more about his book, his successful boxing career, and how he overcame his eating disorder. Danny’s hope is to spread awareness and understanding of eating disorders and to feel less alone if you are struggling with one. Danny encourages prevention and gives permission to not engage in cutting weight in weight class sports. He encourages fueling your body and harnessing skill to be successful and strongly points out that restriction leads to the opposite. Danny also graciously answers some poignant questions including why he’s the only one who has written about this topic, when he first realized he had an eating disorder, whether it’s possible to compete in a weight-class sport without damaging one’s relationship with food or increasing the risk of developing an eating disorder and how weight class sports can change the culture by changing how talk about men and eating disorders. To reach Danny O'Connor:  https://www.instagram.com/therealdannyoconnor [https://www.instagram.com/therealdannyoconnor] To order his book go to his website:  www.bitelikeaman.com [http://www.bitelikeaman.com] My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ [https://www.drhewes.com/] My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes [https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes] The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA] Sign up for a free consultation call with me: https://www.drhewes.com/contact [https://www.drhewes.com/contact] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/greenhouse/return License code: QZKDSNZ9WTW7O0IC Podcast editor: Bob Montalban Email: montalban.bob@gmail.com

Get The Inside Scoop: A brief book review of "The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery"

In this brief episode, I share a quick review of The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery by Colleen Reichmann, Psy.D., and Jennifer Rollin, LCSW-C. This honest, funny, and practical book blends personal recovery stories with evidence-based research. I highlight how their insights align with my Wise Five topics, including the risks of dieting, Orthorexia, CBT, binge eating, and Health at Every Size®. Tune in as I share key takeaways from Colleen and Jennifer’s lived and clinical expertise. My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ [https://www.drhewes.com/] My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes [https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes] The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA] Sign up for a free consultation call with me: https://www.drhewes.com/contact [https://www.drhewes.com/contact] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/greenhouse/return License code: QZKDSNZ9WTW7O0IC Podcast editor: Bob Montalban Email: montalban.bob@gmail.com

Let's Be Anti-Diet: A Book Review

After 9 years of grad school, I swore off reading until recently. In Season 2 I am excited to review some of my favorite books in the field. In this solo episode, I share my Five Wise points from Christy Harrison's book called The Anti Diet. 1. She does a beautiful job writing about the roots of diet culture which she found dates back 40,000 years ago. From Ancient Greece and Rome to the Industrial era, Harrison highlights how bodies have become a classist, racist, and sexist issue. 2. Next, we dive into why diets don't work and why they are a problem. 3. And we couldn't leave out how the BMI scale was never intended as a diagnostic tool as it doesn't take into account body composition (ie, muscle, bone density), sex, age, ethnicity, or genetics, and nevermind that it fuels weight stigma. 4. I then dive into a 32 year longitudinal study that erroneously reports "successful" weight loss amongst its participants and how the authors reap financial gain from doing so. 5. We end with the harsh damage of weight stigma which turns out is worse for your health than actually what you eat. And not only is this book awesome, Christy Harrison has a top podcast called Food Psych and you can check it out here along with her book and website. Food Psych YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@christyharrison [https://www.youtube.com/@christyharrison] The Anti Diet Book: https://christyharrison.com/anti-diet-book/ [https://christyharrison.com/anti-diet-book/] Website: https://christyharrison.com/ [https://christyharrison.com/] My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ [https://www.drhewes.com/] My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes [https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes] The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA] Sign up for a free consultation call with me: https://www.drhewes.com/contact [https://www.drhewes.com/contact] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/greenhouse/return License code: QZKDSNZ9WTW7O0IC Podcast editor: Bob Montalban Email: montalban.bob@gmail.com