Best Julia Turshen Podcasts (2024)

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[Repost] Cooking Without Wellness Rules and How Social Media Is Like Diet Culture with Julia Turshen 50:39

1h ago50:39

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Cookbook author Julia Turshen joins us to discuss her history with an eating disorder and how orthorexic thinking showed up in her work, how a loved one’s boundary on diet talk helped her realize her relationship with food was problematic, how letting go of diet and wellness rules changed her cooking, how social media is like diet culture and how s…

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Practical Advice for Cooking as Caregiving with Julia Turshen 18:21

21d ago18:21

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Julia Turshen is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author. She writes a weekly newsletter and teaches cooking classes most Sunday afternoons. Her newest cookbook, What Goes with What, will be out in October 2024. Subscribe to Julia's newsletter, Keep Calm & Cook On HERE. Today's episode is based on this installment of the newsletter. Call Zak o…

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How To Combine Your Past and Current Selves with Dann McDorman 13:51

3h ago13:51

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DANN McDORMAN is the author of West Heart Kill and an Emmy-nominated TV news producer, who has also worked as a newspaper reporter, book reviewer, and cabinet maker. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share thi…

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When Researching a New Health Condition Becomes a Hobby 3:12

1h ago3:12

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this bonus episode, we discuss the experience of getting a new diagnosis, and the insatiable curiosity, vulnerability to misinformation, and identity shifts that often go along with it. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here…

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How To Stop Tormenting Yourself with Diana Greene 5:01

4h ago5:01

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Diana Greene is a mother and restaurant manager in Ohio. Call me with your grandma advice at 844-935-BEST Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow…

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Easing Climate Anxiety with Jeanette Johnston 4:32

2d ago4:32

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Jeanette Johnston (she/they) is an environmental educator and Director of the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee for NNOCCI, the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI), which trains communicators and educators to shift public discourse on climate change to be positive, community-minded, and sol…

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Stop Asking for Permission to Make Your Dreams Come True with The Skiptown All-Stars 7:10

4d ago7:10

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After 25 years in the City of Angels, Denise and James Gordon sold their house and hit the road to find a new hometown. On their podcast, The Skiptown All-Stars Travel Podcast, they break down each city and every restaurant, Air BnB and tourist trap we encounter along the way. We're not RV people, but we've got over 50 towns and 50,000 miles under …

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Social Media and Kids' Mental Health: A Critical Look at the Evidence, with Melinda Wenner Moyer 37:05

5d ago37:05

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Science and parenting journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer joins us to discuss the real risks of social media and smartphones for kids (and all of us), what the popular book THE ANXIOUS GENERATION gets wrong about the science on teens and technology, the simila…

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How To Question Your Assumptions and Live a Fuller Life with Dr. Susie Wise 4:54

10d ago4:54

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Dr. Susie Wise is a design leader with experience in the education, tech, and the social sectors. She's the author of Design for Belonging and she coaches leaders in equity design and innovation practices. She teaches at the d.school at Stanford and coaches with the Mira Fellowship. Previously she founded and directed the K12 Lab at the d.school an…

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The Most Effective Way To Find Your Next Job with Liz Horowitz 7:58

13d ago7:58

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Liz Horowitz runs Sonic Strategy Consulting where she helps audio first companies to amplify profitably. --- LISTEN TO floating down the career river with Bridget Thoreson. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Sh…

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[Repost] Why Wellness Sells - the Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch 52:08

12d ago52:08

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Author and rhetoric professor Colleen Derkatch joins us to discuss why wellness sells (and her new book by that name), how wellness culture promises an alternative to the biomedical/pharmaceutical model but fails to deliver, why it’s important to acknowledge that certain aspects of wellness culture are helpful to people even as we critique its harm…

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Do it Scared with Patricia Elzie-Tuttle 3:00

23d ago3:00

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Patricia Elzie-Tuttle (aka Patricia Elzie) is a writer, podcaster, and librarian. She hosts the podcast Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice and a weekly newsletter of the same name which offers self-improvement and mental health advice and resources that pull from her experience as a queer, Black, & Filipina person existing in the world. Ca…

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Taming Your Ambition Monster, Healing from Overwork, and the Role of "Practical Woo" with Jennifer Romolini 32:38

19d ago32:38

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Jenn Romolini, author of AMBITION MONSTER, joins us to discuss how ambition and overwork affected her well-being, why workaholism is often a response to trauma, why she developed an eating disorder as a teenager (and the specific personality trait that hel…

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2 Weird Food Rules I Don’t Follow Anymore (and 4 Other Principles I Try to Live By) 7:12

23d ago7:12

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about the food rules she stopped following—and shares four food-related principles she tries to practice. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a pa…

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When Everything Else Feels Awry with Phoebe McIndoe 5:14

28d ago5:14

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Phoebe McIndoe is a radio artist and host of Telling Stories. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShowBy Zak Rosen

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A Quick Way To Get Over Indecision with Emma Martin 8:03

1M ago8:03

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Emma Martin is a painter and workshop facilitator from Chicago. Check out her work! Here are Joan LeMay's Breakfast Decider Dice Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow…

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Challenging Diet and Wellness Misinformation While Holding Space for People to Evolve with Jess Steier 43:10

26d ago43:10

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Jessica Steier of The Unbiased Science Podcast joins us to discuss the need for empathy and bridge-building in science communication, why she’s critical of restrictive diets and other wellness trends while holding space for their proponents to evolve (and …

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Ask This Question To Find The Best Local Food When You're Traveling with Annie Sim 7:52

1M ago7:52

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Annie Sim is the CEO (Chief Eating Officer) of The Table Less Traveled. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShowBy Annie Sim

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Do You Really Need a Gluten-Free Diet for These Autoimmune Conditions? 9:33

1M ago9:33

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about going autoimmune diets and celiac disease, and there’s a bonus one for paid subscribers about going gluten-free for an autoimmune thyroid condition. Become a paid subscriber to hear the whole thing! Get full show …

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Make Your Memory Archive Pt. 3 with Sara Brooke Curtis 3:18

1M ago3:18

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Sara Brooke Curtis is an artist and audio producer from Western Massachusetts. She was last on the show to give advice about how to not keep checking your email. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this ep…

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Weight-Loss-Industry Influence in "Obesity" Research with Alexis Conason 37:44

1M ago37:44

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Psychologist Alexis Conason joins us to discuss her background in “obesity” research, how she came to question the conventional weight paradigm and move to a weight-neutral approach, the industry influence behind the American Medical Association’s decision…

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Make Your Memory Archive Pt. 2 with Shira Heisler 6:53

1M ago6:53

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Shira Heisler is a physician, Zak's wife and the most frequent contributor to TBAS. SAYING THE NICE THING WITH SHIRA SPLITTING WITH SHIRA SALTING WITH SHIRA CRITIQUING WITH SHIRA SHOWING UP COMPLETELY WITH SHIRA PRACTICING RESTRAINT WITH SHIRA Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a …

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Make Your Memory Archive Pt. 1 with Aaron Kaczander 8:46

1M ago8:46

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Aaron Kaczander is a TV writer and photo archivist from Metro-Detroit living in Los Angeles Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow…

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Why You Probably Don’t Have a Leaky Gut, and Other Wellness Misconceptions with Jonathan Jarry 39:46

1M ago39:46

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Science communicator Jonathan Jarry joins us to discuss his history of turning to alternative cures for chronic pain, how he came to be skeptical of the wellness industry, the problems with science journalism, why you probably don’t have a leaky gut (despi…

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Chart Your Path From Then to Now with Efdot 4:04

2M ago4:04

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Efdot is a Brooklyn-based visual artist and creative director. His practice extends beyond the studio to encompass collaborations, public murals, drawings, paintings, prints, animations & sculptures. Efdot's work has been showcased internationally, from North America to Asia, and has been featured in large public sites, galleries and commercial pro…

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A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says 4:56

2M ago4:56

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about how much protein you really need—and explores why a certain piece of incorrect advice is so popular among influencers and “protein girlies.” The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the …

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You Should Buy Mice and Other Weird, Transformative Advice from Lucy Anderton 8:18

2M ago8:18

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Lucy Anderton is a poet living in France. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShowBy lucy anderton

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Repost: The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout 1:20:13

2M ago1:20:13

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Katie Dalebout guest-hosts the show to interview Christy about her new book, The Wellness Trap! Christy shares why she wanted to write a book about wellness, the potential harms of integrative and functional medicine (and why we’re understandably attracted to these approaches), the connections between wellness culture and diet culture, the legacy o…

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Share Your Secrets with Nick van der Kolk 8:00

2M ago8:00

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Nick is the creator of Love + Radio and The Secrets Hotline which you can call @ 1-929-SECRETS (929-732-7387) More secret-centric advice from TBAS: Exorcise the Icky with adrienne maree brown Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/be…

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Begin to Consider That Your Feelings Are Not an Emergency with Erika Wright 16:40

2M ago16:40

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Erika Wright is a Codependency Counselor who is relentlessly passionate about up-leveling my life and supporting others to do the same. Nothing is more thrilling to me than helping people liberate themselves from the conditioning that perpetuates suffering in their lives. Learn more about her practice here. -- People Pleasing with Emily Naylor on T…

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Critical Thinking About Social-Media Wellness Culture and the Plant-Based Diet Trend with Pixie Turner 47:27

2M ago47:27

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Psychotherapist, nutrition counselor, and author Pixie Turner joins us to discuss her history with wellness culture, the Belle Gibson scandal and how it ignited her skepticism, how we can think critically about the plant-based diet trend, the truth about “…

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A Death Bed Letter To Yourself with Olivia Shiller 3:57

2M ago3:57

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Olivia Shiller lives in Brooklyn and runs Two Clocks Jewelry. If you DM her and tell her you heard her advice she'll give you a discount on her jewelry! Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST --- Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Share this episode on …

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