Cristina Castagnini, PhD, CEDS

Cristina Castagnini, PhD, CEDS Dr.Castagnini is a licensed psychologist in CA. Specializing in the treatment of eating disorders as well as general mental health issues.

She hosts tge weekly podcast, Behind the Bite, which is part of the The Los Angeles Tribune podcast network. As I licensed psychologist, I specialize in giving you the tools to navigate life's bumpy roads. We all struggle with roadblocks and I'm completely focused on you finding a solution. My style is focused, practical and results-driven. I have particular success with clients struggling with eating disorders and insomnia. If you're ready for help, I'm available. My office is centrally located in San Ramon, Ca.

NEW PODCAST!⁠ 🎤 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE WITH AN EATING DISORDER: YOU DON’T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ALONE WITH CHERIE ...
09/10/2026

NEW PODCAST!⁠ 🎤 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE WITH AN EATING DISORDER: YOU DON’T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ALONE WITH CHERIE MONARCH AND NANCY CLARKSON
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In this deeply compassionate episode of Behind the Bite, Dr. Cristina Castagnini is joined by Cherie Monarch and Nancy Clarkson, two incredible advocates and mothers who lived through the terrifying reality of navigating their daughters’ eating disorders in an era of intense parental blame.

Together, they discuss the immense fear, isolation, and guilt that caregivers face, and they shed light on “Mom2Mom”, an online support community they lead to educate and arm mothers with the resources they so desperately need.

Reframing eating disorders as serious, brain-based biological illnesses rather than behavioral choices, Cherie and Nancy explain why recovery often requires counterintuitive decisions, why prioritizing long-term wellness over short-term happiness is vital, and how families can access a network of support to ensure they never have to walk this road alone.
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To listen to this podcast: Link in BIO.

Recovery isn’t about learning to love every part of your body every single day. Sometimes, it’s simply about learning to...
09/09/2026

Recovery isn’t about learning to love every part of your body every single day. Sometimes, it’s simply about learning to respect your body, care for it, and stop letting body thoughts control your life. 🤍

You deserve to eat without guilt.
You deserve to move because it feels good, not because you need to earn food.
You deserve to wear clothes that feel comfortable now.
You deserve to take up space without apologising for it.
And you deserve a life that is about so much more than how your body looks.

If body image is difficult for you right now, start small. You don’t have to love your body to begin taking care of it. You just have to believe that it deserves care.

Recovery gives you something an eating disorder never could: the freedom to live your life without constantly fighting your body. 🫶🏻

With proper care, those with eating disorders can resume suitable eating habits, and return to better emotional and psychological health.⁠
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RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!⁠
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READY TO START?⁠
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CALL ME PERSONALLY NOW: 925-252-5808⁠
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E-MAIL ME PERSONALLY AT: [email protected]

Reminder for today: your recovery is a choice you make. 💖
09/08/2026

Reminder for today: your recovery is a choice you make. 💖

Your body does not have to look a certain way to deserve your love, care, or respect. 🤍In eating disorder recovery, we o...
09/07/2026

Your body does not have to look a certain way to deserve your love, care, or respect. 🤍

In eating disorder recovery, we often spend so much time evaluating our bodies, how they look, how they’ve changed, whether they’re “good enough”, that we can lose sight of what our bodies actually do for us.

Loving your body doesn’t necessarily mean loving every part of how it looks. It can mean learning to respect your body, listen to it, nourish it, and care for it regardless of its appearance.

Your worth was never determined by your weight, shape, size, or reflection in the mirror.

Recovery is about making peace with your body, not making your body fit an ideal.

And sometimes, body acceptance comes before body love. That is okay. 🌿

Save this as a reminder for the days when body image feels difficult.

Food guilt can be loud—but it doesn’t have to make your choices for you. 🤍Recovery means learning to let go of the idea ...
09/05/2026

Food guilt can be loud—but it doesn’t have to make your choices for you. 🤍

Recovery means learning to let go of the idea that food is something you need to “earn,” “deserve,” or feel guilty about. No single food determines your health, your body, or your worth.

You are allowed to eat foods you enjoy.
You are allowed to nourish yourself without restriction.
You are allowed to eat without compensating afterward.
You are allowed to find pleasure in food.
And you are allowed to release the guilt.

Food is not a moral test. You are not “good” or “bad” based on what you eat. 🌿

Save this as a reminder for the moments when food guilt starts talking louder than your recovery. 💛

With proper care, those with eating disorders can resume suitable eating habits, and return to better emotional and psychological health.⁠
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RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!⁠
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READY TO START?⁠
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CALL ME PERSONALLY NOW: 925-252-5808⁠
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E-MAIL ME PERSONALLY AT: [email protected]

Weight gain can be one of the most frightening parts of eating disorder recovery. 🤍You don’t have to wait until the fear...
09/04/2026

Weight gain can be one of the most frightening parts of eating disorder recovery. 🤍

You don’t have to wait until the fear disappears to keep moving forward. Recovery can mean learning to sit with that fear without letting it dictate how you eat, move, or treat yourself.

Your weight does not determine your worth.
Your body size does not determine the kind of person you are.

And a change in your body does not mean you have failed.

You can still live a meaningful, value-driven life. You can still be you. You can still be a good person at any size. And the fear will not always feel this intense.

Sometimes recovery is simply choosing not to let fear make the decisions for you. 🌿

Save this for the days when your eating disorder tells you that weight gain is something to fear.

With proper care, those with eating disorders can resume suitable eating habits, and return to better emotional and psychological health.⁠
⁠
RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!⁠
⁠
READY TO START?⁠
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CALL ME PERSONALLY NOW: 925-252-5808⁠
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E-MAIL ME PERSONALLY AT: [email protected]

Struggling with your relationship with food, body image, or disordered eating? You don’t have to navigate it alone. 💙Dr....
09/03/2026

Struggling with your relationship with food, body image, or disordered eating? You don’t have to navigate it alone. 💙

Dr. Castagnini provides compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals seeking support with eating disorders, emotional eating, body image concerns, and healing their relationship with food.

✨ Now accepting new patients.

If you’re ready to take the next step toward recovery and wellness, reach out today:

📧 [email protected]📞 925.252.5808

Healing is possible, and support is here when you’re ready.

Always remember: your feelings are valid, even if no one else understands. 💖Eating disorders are mental health condition...
08/25/2026

Always remember: your feelings are valid, even if no one else understands. 💖

Eating disorders are mental health conditions, not body types. You cannot determine someone’s relationship with food, exercise, or their body simply by looking at them.

And when we judge whether someone is “sick enough” based on their appearance, we risk delaying the support they desperately need.

Let’s move away from comments about weight and bodies and toward curiosity, compassion, and genuine care.

You never have to look a certain way to deserve help.

RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!⁠
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READY TO START?⁠
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CALL ME PERSONALLY NOW: 925-252-5808⁠
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E-MAIL ME PERSONALLY AT: [email protected]

08/23/2026

1. This feeling is uncomfortable, but it will pass.

2. Feeling full is not the same as doing something wrong.

3. My body deserves nourishment, even when my mind is telling me otherwise.

4. I don’t need to fix, undo, or make up for this meal.

5. One meal cannot erase all the progress I’ve made in healing.

6. My thoughts are not always facts. I can let them come and go without believing them.

7. Recovery asks me to choose compassion over criticism.

8. My body knows how to digest this food without my help.

9. I can be uncomfortable without acting on the urge to restrict or compensate.

10. Every time I respond with kindness instead of fear, I’m strengthening my recovery.

If you or someone you love is struggling, please know this: you are not alone, and you do not have to face this journey by yourself.⁠
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With proper care, those with eating disorders can resume suitable eating habits and return to better emotional and psychological health.⁠
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✨ RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE! ✨⁠
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READY TO START?⁠
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📞 CALL ME PERSONALLY NOW: 925-252-5808⁠
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📧 E-MAIL ME PERSONALLY AT: [email protected]

Diet culture can be incredibly convincing.It often presents itself as something that is “looking out for you” and promis...
08/22/2026

Diet culture can be incredibly convincing.

It often presents itself as something that is “looking out for you” and promises that losing weight, restricting certain foods, or changing your body will finally make you healthier, happier, or more worthy.

But underneath that message can be a lot of negativity: fear, guilt, shame, comparison, restriction, and the constant feeling that your body is never quite good enough.

That’s why we have to be careful about the messages we consume and the voices we allow to influence how we see ourselves.

Not every message about “health” is actually about health.

Be curious. Be critical. And most importantly, be kind to yourself. ❤️

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