Best Jenna Atkinson Podcasts (2024)

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#140: On Election Anxiety, Body Image, and the Importance of Eating and Resting 12:20

2h ago12:20

12:20

Hi, my friends. In this last-minute episode, I am talking to you about election anxiety, and why times of political and personal uncertainty can stir up disordered eating thoughts and behaviors. From control to distraction, we often tend to turn to bodies as a coping tool. Join me for this brief (but hopefully meaningful) conversation about these t…

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#139: Should We Really Eat As Much Candy As We Want? 12:29

4d ago12:29

12:29

This is a free preview of a BONUS episode! To hear the full episode, make sure you're subscribed on Patreon. Your support is what keeps the lights on around here, so, thank you! It's Halloween time. And that means...plenty of candy. Maybe more than usual? Maybe not. In this special bonus episode, I'm answering a listener question about what to do i…

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#138: There Is Strength In Letting Go with Nakeia Homer, Author of Habits for Healing 57:43

9d ago57:43

57:43

Author and well-being educator Nakeia Homer joins us to talk about releasing things (habits, people, beliefs) we've clung to for years—sometimes decades. As Nakeia beautifully explains, letting go is rarely about the thing or person itself, but rather what it symbolizes for us. We discuss self-forgiveness, finding our people, making peace with othe…

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#137: Childless Cat Ladies, Dating Culture, and Why Thinness Won't Save Us with Chrissy King 1:03:25

16d ago1:03:25

1:03:25

Chrissy King is BACK for her second round on the pod. This time, we’re diving deep into the intricate ways diet culture, body autonomy, dating culture, and yes, even childless cat ladies, are all connected. I promise there’s a through-line here—and it’s more liberating than any “hot girl summer” meme you’ve ever scrolled past. Some of the things we…

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#136: Coping with Photos That Trigger Body Shame & Comparison 11:40

23d ago11:40

11:40

This is a free preview of a paywalled episode. To hear the FULL episode, join Patreon here. Patreon supporters make this show possible and keep the lights on around here, so, thank you! In this bonus episode, I'm answering a listener question about why seeing photos of ourselves—especially in group settings—can trigger feelings of body shame and co…

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#135: When Drinking Collides with Diet Culture, and Recovery Without Labels with Lael Atkinson 1:00:17

1M ago1:00:17

1:00:17

Have you ever wondered how alcohol fits into diet culture, or how it can intersect with and impact restrictive eating? We're diving into the connection between drinking and diet culture in this episode. Lael Atkinson, a recovery coach, joins Abbie to share their experiences with disordered eating, alcohol, and body image, how these issues have inte…

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#134: Body Image as We Age: Navigating Perimenopause with Summer Innanen 49:12

2M ago49:12

49:12

Summer returns for her second (!!) time on the pod to speak with Abbie about the challenges of body image during perimenopause. With the ever-present pressure from diet culture -- preying on our insecurities, selling us anti-aging creams, 'fixes' for menopause symptoms, and endless diets to keep our bodies as small as possible -- it’s exhausting. T…

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#133: Q&A on Food Addiction, Managing IBS Symptoms, and Celiac Disease 15:32

2M ago15:32

15:32

Welcome to a very special bonus episode, where Abbie hosts a live Q&A call with the Full Plate Patreon community. This is a FREE preview of the conversation, but you can hear the FULL episode right here as a member of Patreon. To join Patreon and hear the episode, as well as all future bonus episodes and newsletters, visit: www.patreon.com/fullplat…

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#132: The Connection Between Perfectionism, Health Anxiety, and Orthorexia with Natalie Rose, Therapist & Coach 55:10

2M ago55:10

55:10

Natalie Rose (@wakeupandsmelltherosay), therapist and wonderful human, joins us to share her journey with disordered eating, which began during her high school years due to social pressures and a desire for acceptance. We talk about her struggles with body image that led to a cycle of restriction and binge eating, exacerbated by a heart condition t…

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#131: No Pain, All Gain: Redefining Fitness on Your Terms with Jenna Werner, RD 53:51

2M ago53:51

53:51

We're chatting with my friend Jenna Werner (@happystronghealthy on IG), a registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor, to explore the complexities of our relationship with movement—including her own history with compulsive exercise, the importance of ditching the “all-or-nothing” mentality, and what it means to find peace and attunement ami…

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#130: Let's Talk About...Emotional Eating and "Everything In Moderation" (Q&A Episode!) 9:21

3M ago9:21

9:21

Hello, hello! This is a free preview of a bonus episode. You can hear the FULL episode right here when you subscribe and support the show on Patreon. This week, we're going deep on emotional eating and whether "everything in moderation" is the healthiest approach to food. Here are the questions from our Patrons: Moderation: Hi, Abbie. As someone wh…

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#129: No, You Can’t "Eat Your Way" to Diabetes with Erin Phillips, RD & Diabetes Specialist 1:17:41

3M ago1:17:41

1:17:41

You cannot cause diabetes by eating sugar and carbs. And if that sounds wild to you, please tune in. Because today we're debunking common myths about diabetes to give you a deeper understanding of this condition, its connection to disordered eating, how to spot misinformation about nutrition for diabetes management, and ways to care for yourself wi…

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#128: Losing the Weight of Other People's Opinions to Heal from Food and Body Shame with Veronica Perretti 1:10:46

3M ago1:10:46

1:10:46

In the latest episode of Full Plate Podcast, I’m joined by Veronica Perretti (a yoga teacher, astrologer, and client of mine) to talk about how she has been (and continues to) recover from a lifetime of trying to control other people’s opinions of her body. This episode has so much laughter and so much depth, simultaneously. Veronica is incredibly …

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#127: How We Find Our Way: Yasmine Cheyenne on Self-Forgiveness, Red Flags, and Comparison 55:10

3M ago55:10

55:10

Don't MISS this one! Yasmine Cheyenne joins the pod this week to help us heal as we walk some of our most challenging paths: self-forgiveness, people-pleasing, unhealthy relationships, and comparison. Yasmine helps us navigate the inevitability of the human experience: from how we can make certain choices to prevent ourselves from the suffering tha…

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#126: This Sh*t Is Hard: Is Recovery Even Worth It? 9:42

4M ago9:42

9:42

This is a free preview of a bonus episode. You can hear the full episode here if you're a member on Patreon. You can upgrade to paid right here! In this special bonus episode, Abbie and her husband talk through a listener question about healing and recovery, and whether all the hardship -- including divesting from diet culture in a world that is st…

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#125: We Can't Do This Alone: Body Grief, Recovery During Pregnancy, and Adult Friendships with Allyson Ford, MA, LPCC 52:02

4M ago52:02

52:02

This conversation will heal you. What started as an episode meant to be about recovery during pregancy expanded into one that spans across our lifetime of healing. Allyson Inez Ford, MA, LPCC (also know as @bodyjustice.therapist on IG) joins Abbie in an episode that we all need to hear. Topics include: Navigating body grief, how white supremacy fue…

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#124: Accidental Disordered Eating & Healing from the Binge-Restrict Cycle 1:38:55

4M ago1:38:55

1:38:55

Many of us stumble into a disordered relationship with food unknowingy -- perhaps thinking we were being "healthy", following a doctor's dieting advice, or having just always had a restrictive mentality from our upbringing. In this revisited episode, Abbie sits down with one of her incredible clients, Dory, to talk about accidental disordered eatin…

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#123: Dr. Whitney Trotter on Body Identity as an Athlete, Disordered Eating in BIPOC, & the Impact of Intergenerational Trauma 1:09:03

4M ago1:09:03

1:09:03

The incredible Dr. Whitney Trotter (RD / RN) joins us in this revisited episode to talk about intersectionality, trauma-informed care, and how eating disorder treatment fails BIPOC communities (plus, of course, what needs to be done to improve access and approaches to care). We discuss... Whitney’s experience as a Black college athlete How college …

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#122: Virginia Sole-Smith on Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture 1:17:24

5M ago1:17:24

1:17:24

Virginia Sole-Smith joins me on this revisited episode to talk about one of the most difficult, yet most important, pieces of healing from the effects of diet culture: Not passing it on to the next generation. Virginia is such an important voice on raising kids in an anti-diet and weight-inclusive way, on confronting anti-fatness as a parent, and l…

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#121: Belonging Versus Conforming: Your Body Is Not Your Forever Project with Savala Nolan 1:24:20

5M ago1:24:20

1:24:20

On a revisited conversation -- one that left a lasting impact on me -- the incredible Savala Nolan joins us to talk about belonging versus conforming, understanding the body as our home, and how to walk away from a lifetime of disordered eating. Savala is warm, funny, kind, smart as hell, and she will blow your mind open when she explains really ha…

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#120: Weight Loss, Self-Acceptance, & Reclaiming Movement 29:06

5M ago29:06

29:06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To listen to the full conversation, support the show on Patreon! In this week's VERY special episode, I am joined by my client, Kimberly. She speaks from the heart in bravely sharing her body story — from childhood adversity and weight stigma, to the decision to get weight loss surgery, to dealing with the …

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#119: Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and Therapy Red Flags with Edie Stark, MSc LCSW 1:18:05

5M ago1:18:05

1:18:05

Therapist Edie Stark joins the pod to chat all about anxiety, perfectionism, disordered eating, red flags to look out for when finding or working with a therapist, and how to protect our peace on social media. Edie has become a dear friend of mine, and I had so much fun chatting with her about her lived experience with mental health and learning di…

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#118: How Diet Culture Impacts Your Career and Your Values with Rachel Garrett, Career & Leadership Coach 1:04:50

6M ago1:04:50

1:04:50

Have you ever thought about how diet culture has impacted your professional life, the career path you've chosen, or how you've been able to show up in that area of your life more generally? In this conversation, Abbie is joined by career and leadership coach Rachel Garrett (who is also a client of Abbie's!). We explore Rachel's story with her body …

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#117: The Truth About Weight-Loss Drugs: Q&A on GLP-1s with Ragen Chastain 5:21

6M ago5:21

5:21

This is a free preview of a bonus episode. To listen to the full conversation, you'll need to be a paid supporter on Patreon. Join the Full Plate Patreon right here! Ragen Chastain is back for part two with us this week. This time, we continue our "is being fat bad for your health?" conversation by answering your questions about GLP-1s. We chat abo…

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#116: "But Isn't Being Fat Bad for Your Health?": Unpacking Weight Science with Ragen Chastain 55:19

6M ago55:19

55:19

The idea that fatness and weight gain are synonymous with poor health has become a seemingly incontestable truth in our society. So much so that you have undoubtedly heard that “we’re in the midst of an obesity epidemic”. But where did this claim originate? And what does the research actually say about the relationship between weight and health out…

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#115: ADHD, Binge Eating, and Processed Foods with Becca King, RD 1:04:01

6M ago1:04:01

1:04:01

You're in for a treat! This week on the pod we’re chatting with the incredible Becca King (who you may know as @adhd.nutritionist on Instagram), a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor who specializes in helping folks with ADHD heal their relationship with food. Becca is an ADHDer herself, so we chat about her personal exper…

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#114: Fat-Positive Parenting and Supporting Your Child's Body Image with Debbie Saroufim 15:59

7M ago15:59

15:59

This is a free preview of a bonus episode! You can hear the full episode at patreon.com/fullplate. This week, I’m joined by body image coach and children’s book author, Debbie Saroufim. We delve into why it's vital to adopt a fat-positive, anti-diet perspective when it comes to children's well-being, and how parents can take an active role in suppo…

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#113: We Don't Need to "Define a Waist" with Dacy Gillespie, Anti-Diet Personal Stylist 1:05:11

7M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

"Dress for your body type", "define your waist", and "only wear what is flattering". How about...no. As our bodies change (as they will continue to do throughout our life), many of us are met with barriers to body acceptance. And our clothes are a massive part of that. But they can also be a pivotal part of our liberation. Tune in to this week's ep…

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#112: When Religion and Diet Culture Collide with Leslie Schilling, RD 1:01:06

7M ago1:01:06

1:01:06

On this week's episode, we're joined by Leslie Schilling, registered dietitian and author. We focus on themes in her second book, Feed Yourself, which explores the intersection of diet culture and religion — how diet culture shows up in the safest spaces, including places of worship. We discuss interrogating the church, and how diet culture is perp…

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#111: All About Acid Reflux & Supporting Your Digestive System Without Restriction 9:29

7M ago9:29

9:29

This is free preview of a paywalled episode, which is available to our wonderful supporters on Patreon. To listen to the full episode, you can upgrade to paid on Patreon! This episode is an answer to a question submitted on Patreon from Erica, who asked: “How can I manage my acid reflux without restriction? I've been told over and over that I shoul…

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#110: From Weight-Loss Surgery Dietitian to Anti-Diet Dietitian with Kirsten Ackerman Morrison, RD 45:52

8M ago45:52

45:52

Kirsten Morrison (@intuitive_rd on Instagram) joins us this week on the pod to discuss her experience as a former weight loss surgery dietitian. We explore the consequences on physical and mental health, her journey from working in bariatrics to now specializing in intuitive eating, how dietitians often experience their own disordered eating, and t…

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#109: "Good for a Girl": Lauren Fleshman on Building a Better Future for Female Athletes 1:08:30

8M ago1:08:30

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This week we are joined by the incredible Lauren Fleshman, New York Times bestselling author of "Good for a Girl", to discuss the systemic ways that our sports culture fails women and girls, and how we can create a better future for the next generation of female athletes. We dive into how the natural and expected changes in a young women’s body dur…

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#108: Nourishing an Anti-Diet Pregnancy with Bri Custer 1:20:23

8M ago1:20:23

1:20:23

There is a special brand of diet and wellness culture that comes for you when you're pregnant. From the “permission” for your body to change, to pressure around food choices, to beauty standards for pregnant people, we're getting into it all. Artist Bri Custer joins the pod to share, vulnerably, about what pregnancy has been like as she heals from …

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#107: Intermittent Fasting and Menopause 10:27

8M ago10:27

10:27

This is a free preview of a paid episode, which is available to our wonderful supporters on Patreon. To listen to the full episode, you can upgrade to paid on Patreon! If you’ve ever been curious if intermittent fasting’s claims about health benefits during menopause are true, this is the episode for you. This week on Full Plate, we're digging into…

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#106: PCOS Without Shame: A Non-Diet & Trauma-Informed Approach with Kimmie Singh, RD 1:04:58

9M ago1:04:58

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This week I am so thrilled to be joined by Kimmie Singh, RD to discuss PCOS: what it is, common misconceptions, why medical providers are so confused about it, its relationship to disordered eating, how to take a weight-inclusive and trauma-informed approach, and more. We also get into the nuances of weight and health in general around diagnosis an…

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#105: Embodiment: How to Come Home to Yourself with Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP 1:08:58

9M ago1:08:58

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What is alive in you right now? What does it mean to return to the body as the place where we experience life? The concept of embodiment has become more present in the lexicon of body image and body liberation. While deeply important to our collective divestment from diet culture, exploring your own embodiment may feel confusing, intangible, or inc…

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#104: The Autism-Eating Disorder Connection and Understanding Healthism with Emma Green, PHD 1:09:24

9M ago1:09:24

1:09:24

Emma Green joins us this week to talk about her diagnosis of autism as an adult and how it impacts her understanding of her eating disorder as a teen, as well as how healthism, ableism, and anti-fatness intersect. We can’t talk about disordered eating and eating disorders without acknowledging healthism and ableism, and this conversation brings in …

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#103: Meal Planning Is Pulling Me Back Into Restriction 10:45

9M ago10:45

10:45

This is free preview of a paywalled episode, which is available to our wonderful supporters on Patreon. To listen to the full episode, you can upgrade to paid on Patreon! This episode is an answer to a question submitted on Patreon from Andy, who asked: How can we approach meal planning without falling into old patterns? Every time I start to think…

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#102: "The Doubt Disorder": Overcoming OCD with Jenna Overbaugh, LPC 1:06:28

10M ago1:06:28

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The co-occurence of OCD and disordered eating is a topic we've wanted to cover for some time now. It was a big part of Abbie's lived experience, and something that comes up consistently with clients in her practice. It's a common overlap that isn't discussed enough, and when it is, it rarely comes through an anti-diet culture lens. This episode fea…

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#101: The Epidemic of Disordered Eating & the Myth of Full Recovery with Cole Kazdin, Author of "What's Eating Us?" 1:09:24

10M ago1:09:24

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Cole Kazdin, author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety, joins us to explore, what it would mean to truly be free of disordered eating. Not just the behaviors -- but the constant mental chatter, the critical voice, and the restrictive thoughts. We ask the tough questions about whether full recovery possible, and how f…

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#100: Debunking Myths About Hydration & Fast Food + Whether Body Checking is Ever Helpful 15:18

10M ago15:18

15:18

This is a free preview of a paid Q&A bonus episode, which is available on Patreon! Three listener questions are covered, all submitted by Patrons of the show. We're talking about what the science actually says about hydration (how much water do we REALLY need?), how eating fast food impacts our health, and whether we can engage in body checking wit…

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#99: Overcoming Health Anxiety, Coping with Uncertainty, + How Food and Movement Impact Mental Health with Dr. Diana Gordon 1:22:21

10M ago1:22:21

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Dr. Diana Gordon joins us today, and you don't want to miss this conversation. It's everything. Big picture, we're discussing how to approach mental health in a sea of diet and wellness misinformation -- including whether or not movement and food have a meaningful impact on anxiety and depression. We get into what it's like to ping pong back and fo…

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#98: The Truth About Self-Love and Body Liberation with Chrissy King, Author of "The Body Liberation Project" 1:12:58

10M ago1:12:58

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I can't think of a better conversation through which to enter the new year. We're revisiting a fan-favorite with Chrissy King, author of "The Body Liberation Project", who joins the pod to talk about her journey through and away from the harms of diet and fitness culture. This is a conversation about loving ourselves, reclaiming our power and purpo…

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#97: Dr. Anita Johnston on Being a Highly Sensitive Person & How Authenticity Heals Us 1:14:03

11M ago1:14:03

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As we close out this year, we are revisiting a fan-favorite and incredibly healing conversation with Dr. Anita Johnston. Listen in as we discuss the magic of metaphors and story-telling in ED recovery, and how we can return home to our authentic selves to find lasting freedom from food restriction and body dissatisfaction. Abbie and Anita discuss w…

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#96: Disordered Eating in Runners: Carb-Phobia, Weight and Performance, and Learning to Be Happy Again 1:12:49

11M ago1:12:49

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I can't wait for you to hear this episode, because I'm joined by Lex, a client I've worked with for many years now. She is incredibly special to me. We began working together when she was in high school struggling with an eating disorder and unable to participate in the sport she loves, and now she's a college athlete -- working through the nuances…

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#95: The Truth About the Mediterranean Diet & How to Be Antiracist in Your Approach to Nutrition with Anjali Prasertong 1:07:15

11M ago1:07:15

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Anjali Prasertong joins me on this week’s episode to explore what it means to approach nutrition through the lens of culture, antiracism, and food equity. Tune in as Anjali helps us think through social justice in food systems, debunk white-washed fantasies of the “perfect” diet, and examine how cultural appropriation shows up in the culinary world…

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#94: Food Won't "Fix" This: Safety, Community, & Belonging in a Trans Body 1:22:17

12M ago1:22:17

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What does safety in our body mean? How can we create inner safety, even amidst external barriers? And when we talk about healing our relationship with our body, what does that mean in the context of chronic illness or having a marginalized identity? Our current eating disorder landscape only caters to the young, white, cis, able-bodied archetype. O…

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#93: BONUS: Surviving Diet Culture Over the Holidays 12:23

12M ago12:23

12:23

Well, well, well. Hello, Holiday season. It's time for aunt Sally to talk about her January Whole30, and your cousins are probably off sugar this year, and maybe your mom comments about your weight or the food on your plate. Hopefully, none of this happens; but for most of us, it's a reality that has yet to see a miraculous revisioning, even when w…

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#92: Shedding the Weight of Perfectionism & Dismantling Our Beliefs About Health with Dr. Lisa Folden 1:12:58

12M ago1:12:58

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Dr. Lisa Folden joins us on the pod this week, and we go deep on perfectionism — specifically how it shows up in the worth and value we tie to our appearance, health, and achievements. We also bust open many myths about weight and health, including whether weight actually causes joint pain, if diabetes is preventable, and the long-term damage of in…

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#91: Living with Chronic Illness in the Age of Wellness Culture 1:27:07

1y ago1:27:07

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Chances are that either you -- or someone you love dearly -- has a chronic illness. As I've shared on the pod before, so much of my mental health conditions and disordered eating was driven and perpetuated by multiple chronic illnesses. And, perhaps not-so-ironically, disordered eating itself does a number on us both physically and psychologically,…

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