the Wise Body

Sarah Hewes, Ph.D.

The Wise Body is a podcast about eating disorder recovery, honoring your body and healing your relationship with food and exercise. Hosted by Dr. Sarah Hewes, she brings 20 years of experience in treating eating disorders and a genuine interest in your story and how she can help. She will be bringing in friends, experts, and family members to join in on the interviews and chats!  We will be discussing topics such as myths about eating disorders, medical complications related to eating disorders, body neutrality, and how to move away from orthorexia and exercise compulsion. Conversations will extend beyond eating disorders as we cover other various body topics including pregnancy, periods, 6 packs, menopause, nutrition, skin health, bone health and all things body. Join us every week as we address the complicated and mixed messages we receive about food and our bodies as Dr. Sarah and her friends and colleagues break down the research-based information you need to know.  Using an all-foods-fit and Health at Every Size approach, it’s time to peel back the veil and reveal who really benefits from imposing diet culture and the Thin Beauty Ideal. Spoiler alert: It’s not you! Each episode will highlight 5 meaningful takeaways so if you get interrupted while listening, you’ll know where you left off and won’t miss any valuable tidbits that will change your life! Subscribe now so you stay informed and connected with Dr. Sarah as she flips the script on dieting and exercise! Keywords: eating disorders, eating disorder recovery, body health, orthorexia, exercise addiction, exercise compulsion, Health at Every Size, food, nutrition, psychology, Sarah Hewes, eating disorder therapist, mental health, diets. Your host, Dr. Sarah Hewes is a solopreneur, speaker, therapist, researcher, and thought leader in eating disorder recovery. She has a masters and doctorate in psychology and has devoted 20 years of her career to helping people through the hell that is an eating disorder. She is here to tell you that recovery is possible but it must start with challenging the messages that dangerously permeate our culture about diet and exercise. As she values a holistic body approach, our shows will not be exclusive to eating disorders but will address other body topics from childbirth to skin care. Please join her and her expert guests as we bring the research to you and have some laughs along the way.  Sarah’s website: https://www.drhewes.com/ Sarah’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes The Wise Body YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA Sign up for a free consultation call with Sarah: https://www.drhewes.com/contact

  1. MAR 17

    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 To order his book go to his website:  www.bitelikeaman.com My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA Sign up for a free consultation call with me: 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

    51 min
  2. FEB 12

    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. 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.Next, we dive into why diets don't work and why they are a problem.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.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.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 The Anti Diet Book: https://christyharrison.com/anti-diet-book/ Website: https://christyharrison.com/ My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA Sign up for a free consultation call with me: 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

    24 min
  3. JAN 17

    Sick Enough - An Informative Conversation with Brilliant Doctor and Author, Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

    In this episode, I get to sit down with renowned eating disorder doctor and author of Sick Enough, Dr. Gaudiani, who recently revised and edited it into its second edition available for pre-order 11/10/25! In today's Wise Five, you will walk away: knowing why Dr. G wrote the book to begin with and why she felt pulled to write it again,how her book is changing the landscape of eating disorder treatment,understanding some less known diagnoses that can co-occur with EDs such as MAST cell, POTS, and Ehlers Danlos,a thoughtful response to the surge of GLP-1s , andDr. G's most FAQ and how she answers it.You'll want to hear her answer, so listen all the way to the end. It truly was an honor to spend an hour with such a brilliant, amazing doctor who is a force in this world. Here is Dr. G's info and book pre-order link! Website: https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/team Instagram: @gaudianiclinic   Sick Enough, 1st edition - https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Enough-Jennifer-L-Gaudiani/dp/0815382456 Sick Enough, 2nd edition - https://tinyurl.com/ycjkysjb My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA Sign up for a free consultation call with me: 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

    40 min

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About

The Wise Body is a podcast about eating disorder recovery, honoring your body and healing your relationship with food and exercise. Hosted by Dr. Sarah Hewes, she brings 20 years of experience in treating eating disorders and a genuine interest in your story and how she can help. She will be bringing in friends, experts, and family members to join in on the interviews and chats!  We will be discussing topics such as myths about eating disorders, medical complications related to eating disorders, body neutrality, and how to move away from orthorexia and exercise compulsion. Conversations will extend beyond eating disorders as we cover other various body topics including pregnancy, periods, 6 packs, menopause, nutrition, skin health, bone health and all things body. Join us every week as we address the complicated and mixed messages we receive about food and our bodies as Dr. Sarah and her friends and colleagues break down the research-based information you need to know.  Using an all-foods-fit and Health at Every Size approach, it’s time to peel back the veil and reveal who really benefits from imposing diet culture and the Thin Beauty Ideal. Spoiler alert: It’s not you! Each episode will highlight 5 meaningful takeaways so if you get interrupted while listening, you’ll know where you left off and won’t miss any valuable tidbits that will change your life! Subscribe now so you stay informed and connected with Dr. Sarah as she flips the script on dieting and exercise! Keywords: eating disorders, eating disorder recovery, body health, orthorexia, exercise addiction, exercise compulsion, Health at Every Size, food, nutrition, psychology, Sarah Hewes, eating disorder therapist, mental health, diets. Your host, Dr. Sarah Hewes is a solopreneur, speaker, therapist, researcher, and thought leader in eating disorder recovery. She has a masters and doctorate in psychology and has devoted 20 years of her career to helping people through the hell that is an eating disorder. She is here to tell you that recovery is possible but it must start with challenging the messages that dangerously permeate our culture about diet and exercise. As she values a holistic body approach, our shows will not be exclusive to eating disorders but will address other body topics from childbirth to skin care. Please join her and her expert guests as we bring the research to you and have some laughs along the way.  Sarah’s website: https://www.drhewes.com/ Sarah’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes The Wise Body YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA Sign up for a free consultation call with Sarah: https://www.drhewes.com/contact

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