New York Times bestselling author and former CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers joins us to discuss her history of chronic fatigue and her experience with dubious diagnoses and wild wellness treatments.She also shares what she discovered about the true causes of her issues, how disordered eating helped mask and exacerbate her symptoms, how she’s rethought her relationship with work in general (and her own past work in particular), her viral post “<a href="https://kirstenpowers.substack.com/p/the-way-we-live-in-the-united-states" rel="nofollow">The way we live in the United States is not normal</a>,” her decision to move to Italy, and more.  This episode is cross-posted from our other podcast, <a href="https://rethinkingwellness.substack.com" rel="nofollow">Rethinking Wellness</a>.Kirsten Powers is a New York Times bestselling author and writes the bestselling Substack newsletter <a href="https://kirstenpowers.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Changing the Channel</a>. Kirsten served as a CNN senior political analyst for seven years, providing on-air analysis for major political and cultural events. The Columbia Journalism Review called her &#34;an outspoken liberal journalist&#34; in a sea of opposition at Fox News, where she previously served as a political analyst. She was a columnist for USA Today for more than a decade and, before that, for the Daily Beast and the New York Post.More from Christy:Check out Christy’s three books, <a href="https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison" rel="nofollow">Anti-Diet</a>, <a href="https://christyharrison.com/the-wellness-trap" rel="nofollow">The Wellness Trap</a>, and <a href="https://christyharrison.com/emotional-eating-workbook" rel="nofollow">The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook</a> for a deeper dive into the topics covered on the pod. If you’re ready to break free from diet culture and make peace with food, come check out Christy&#39;s <a href="https://christyharrison.com/intuitive-eating-online-course" rel="nofollow">Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course</a>.For more critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, check out Christy’s <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/rethinkingwellness" rel="nofollow">Rethinking Wellness</a> podcast! You can also sign up to get it in your inbox every week at <a href="https://rethinkingwellness.substack.com" rel="nofollow">rethinkingwellness.substack.com</a>.<a href="https://christyharrison.com/questions" rel="nofollow">Ask a question</a> about diet and wellness culture, disordered-eating recovery, and the anti-diet approach for a chance to have it answered on Rethinking Wellness. You can also subscribe to the <a href="https://christyharrison.com/food-psych-weekly-newsletter" rel="nofollow">Food Psych Weekly</a> newsletter to check out previous answers! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

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