About Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Rethinking Wellness offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. We explore the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets, the role of influencers and social-media algorithms in spreading wellness misinformation, problematic practices in the alternative- and integrative-medicine space, how wellness culture often drives disordered eating, the truth about trending topics like gut health, how to avoid getting taken advantage of when you’re desperate for help and healing, and how to care for yourself in a deeply flawed healthcare system without falling into wellness traps.
Who/What/Why
I’m Christy Harrison, the producer/writer/host of this operation. I’m a journalist and registered dietitian specializing in intuitive eating and disordered-eating recovery. I’ve written two Amazon-bestselling books, The Wellness Trap (published in April 2023) and Anti-Diet (2019). My first podcast, Food Psych, has helped tens of thousands of listeners heal their relationships with food and think critically about diet culture.