What happens when “Healthy Eating” goes too far? In this episode of the ANEW Insight Podcast, Dr. Supatra Tovar sits down with Robyn Goldberg—registered dietitian nutritionist, certified eating disorder specialist, intuitive eating counselor, and HAES practitioner—to uncover the hidden dangers of Diet culture, the obsession with clean eating, and the rise of orthorexia nervosa.
Robyn brings more than 20 years of private practice experience to explain why the pursuit of “perfect Health” often creates the very problems people are trying to avoid.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
1. The Roots of Orthorexia Nervosa
Why the obsession with “clean” or “perfect” eating becomes harmful, stripping away joy and flexibility in food choices.
2. The Traps of Diet Culture
How rigid rules around organic, paleo, and other restrictive eating patterns spiral into disordered eating.
3. The Inspiration Behind The Eating Disorder Trap
Robyn shares how her book was designed to help clinicians, caregivers, and clients understand the hidden dangers of disordered eating—using illustrations, accessibility, and inclusivity.
4. From Clinical Dietetics to Private Practice
Robyn’s path from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to becoming a nationally recognized expert in eating disorders, body image, and intuitive eating.
5. The HAES and Intuitive Eating Approach
How Health at Every Size and intuitive eating principles empower clients to rebuild body trust, reject shame-based medical advice, and reframe their relationship with food.
6. Why Social Media Fuels Disordered Eating
From Los Angeles diet culture to Instagram aesthetics, how cultural pressures amplify orthorexia and eating disorders.
7. The Path to Recovery
Why healing isn’t linear, how compassion and curiosity open the door to freedom, and why every body deserves nourishment and joy.
Episode Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction with Dr. Supatra Tovar
01:00 – Robyn Goldberg’s journey into dietetics
04:00 – Transition from medical nutrition Therapy to eating disorder work
07:00 – The inspiration behind The Eating Disorder Trap
10:00 – Defining orthorexia nervosa and its clinical impact
14:00 – Cultural pressures: from Los Angeles to social media
18:00 – Intuitive eating and HAES for real-world healing
21:00 – Navigating medical misinformation and weight stigma
25:00 – Why compassion, curiosity, and experimentation matter
28:00 – Closing thoughts and preview of Part 2
Resources & Links
📘 Read Robyn Goldberg’s book: The Eating Disorder Trap. . Here are her social media platforms links:https://askaboutfood.com/, https://www.yelp.com/biz/robyn-l-goldberg-rd-cedrd-los-angeles, https://share.google/W7x5rysYIFZLyxjTp , https://share.google/jetwJkPq3YENcA6IU
🌐 Learn more about ANEW Insight: anew-insight.com
📖 Read Dr. Supatra Tovar’s book: Deprogram Diet Culture
🎓 Join the Deprogram Diet Culture Online Course: anew-insight.com/deprogram-diet-culture
🎥 Watch more episodes on YouTube
Why This Episode Matters
This conversation is not just for those struggling with eating disorders—it’s for anyone who has ever felt trapped by dieting, judged for their body, or pressured by cultural ideals of health. By reframing food through the lens of compassion, curiosity, and body trust, Robyn and Dr. Tovar show how it’s possible to move from restriction and fear to freedom and joy.
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