The Appetite
The Appetite
Opal: Food+Body Wisdom
#33 Men and Eating Disorders: Patrick Devenny's Recovery Story
30 minutes Posted Jan 4, 2019 at 7:20 pm.
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Former professional football player Patrick Devenny joins Opal Co-Founder Kara Bazzi, LMFT to share his eating disorder recovery story. He offers his perspective on the unique challenges that men--particularly male athletes--face in seeking and receiving care for food and body-related issues. In this first of two episodes, Patrick--an advocate for eating disorder awareness--talks gym culture, why he used to think therapy was "woo woo," and how he moved from keto diets and counting macros to full recovery.