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 amidst the noise of fitness culture.

 

Topics discussed:

• Jenna’s history of disordered exercising

• How toxic fitness culture fuels over-exercising

• A specific incident she had with a trainer 

• The impact of “shedding for the wedding”

• Disordered exercise and our mental and emotional health

• How compulsive exercise harms physical health

• The all-or-nothing mentality

• How rigid fitness routines disrupt social connection and relationships 

• Red flags in your relationship with exercise

• Breaking the cycle of shame and punishment

• Developing diverse coping strategies

• Taking a break from exercise

• Sustainable fitness routines

• What it means to be intuitive with movement

 

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Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

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Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

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Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

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Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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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 who has been trying to heal from diet culture, I've heard a lot about the concept of moderation. Can you explain whether practicing moderation with food can actually be helpful or if it might still perpetuate some of the restrictive and harmful aspects of dieting? Really curious to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks so much for all you do. Jen

 

Emotional Eating:

Hey there, Abbie, I have identified as an emotional eater pretty much all of my life. I've obviously heard that emotional eating is a bad habit and something that I need to fix, something that's wrong with me, and something that requires more willpower. But lately I've been wondering if it's really that simple. I've been starting to see my emotional eating in a different light. But I'm obviously still struggling with the experience because of how long it's been demonized. Could you explain your views on emotional eating? Can you talk about whether or not it's harmful, and is it something that I need to address? And how does restricting food contribute to feeling like an emotional eater? I've started realizing the two might be connected. Thanks so much, Alex.

 

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Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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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 hard, complex, and nuanced topics. I felt so at home speaking with her, and I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Our conversation covers…

• Growing up with many dualities of race, body size, and class
• Being put on a diet starting at age 4
• Rebelling and conforming
• Our mothers, their diets, and our dieting
• The bond of dieting
• Our body as our home
• Unlearning the language of diet culture
• Quitting diets not being a choice for some
• The body being inescapable
• The cake we all need to have, and eat too

 

About Savala: Savala Nolan is the author of the critically acclaimed Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race Gender and the Body.  Her writing has been featured in Vogue, The New York Times Book Review,  NPR, Time, Harper’s Magazine, and more. She holds a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she lectures on identity and law and directs the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice.  Her second essay collection, Good Woman, is forthcoming from HarperCollins. Find Savala on IG: @notquitebeyonce

 

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Group Counseling:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

Group Membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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It’s a husband episode! Abbie and her husband Jeb are interviewed about how they have navigated, and continue to navigate, their relationship with Jeb being a recovering addict and Abbie having recovered from an eating disorder.

This episode is full of helpful thoughts and tips for anyone who is in a relationship or friendship where mental health is central to the partnership (so, all of us!). 

We discuss: 

• Jeb’s story with addiction and how he got sober

• How Abbie and Jeb met and what dating looked like

• How they support one another when they have very different personalities

• What they have learned from each other about mental health

• The similarities and differences between addiction and eating disorders

• Genetic factors and environmental factors for both

• How to approach a friend who is struggling

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

We can experience a loss of appetite for a variety of reasons – illness, stress, anxiety, dieting and restriction, and so much more.

In this episode, Abbie walks us through why this is such a common experience in recovery from dieting and disordered eating, the reasons for a loss of appetite, how to identify subtle signs of hunger, and then practical tips for coping with food when you just don’t feel like eating.

Diane and Abbie also talk through their personal experiences with appetite and hunger, and discuss ideas for everyone and anyone who is struggling with this.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.

Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast and as always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness.

We have a special guest on this episode! Dr. Kera Nyemb-Diop joins us to talk about the way diet culture influences cultural food choices and how she approaches this with her work in nutrition. We also discuss the racist origins of diet and wellness culture, common myths she hears about the “health” of certain foods in the black community, and how we can all decolonize our plates. This is an awesome episode, and not one to be missed!

Follow along with Kera and learn more about her work:

Dr. Kera Nyemb-Diop (@black.nutritionist)

Work With The Black Nutritionist

Group Coaching with Dr. Kera 

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

This episode is all about movement. Diet culture has bound up fitness with food and our body image, and it’s so important to unravel that to find out what movement truly means for each of us.

Making peace with exercise means approaching it from a place of self-care – but how do we do that after decades of thinking about it through the diet culture lens of “earning” or “burning” of food? Abbie takes us through three things to consider when beginning to heal our relationship with movement. We hope this is a helpful starting point! We’ll have many more future episodes on this topic to dig in further.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

In this episode, we’re answering a listener question (with recommendations in general for handling medical conditions):

"Do you have suggestions for handling a high blood pressure diagnosis? I recently started blood pressure medication but have been wary of my doctor’s “diet and exercise” suggestion for lowering it without meds. Would love your HAES perspective on this! Thanks to both of you!"

Studies of interest (TW for weight stigma):

1. A review of interventions that promote eating by internal cues

2. Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer

3. Health-At-Every-Size and Eating Behaviors: 1-Year Follow-Up Results of a Size Acceptance Intervention 

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

In this episode, we’re answering two listener questions about general boundaries around diet culture talk and specific boundaries at the doctor’s office.

1) "Can you recommend strategies for handling constant diet culture talk at the office, social events, with family, etc.? l literally don’t know a single person who isn’t fully engulfed in this, and many very vocally so, and so if I gracefully excluded myself from every conversation, I’d never be able to talk to anyone."

2) "What about strategies for handling doctors weight loss advice and/or an absolute insistence that you get weighed, and handling the guilting and shaming if you manage to refuse?"

Resource from Ragen Chastain for navigating weight conversations at the doctor: https://danceswithfat.org/2013/04/01/what-to-say-at-the-doctors-office/ 

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

In this episode, we’re answering some listener Q&As from our Patreon community. Topics include weight loss with intuitive eating, how fitness goals fit into anti-diet culture, and how to navigate cravings for foods that don’t make you feel physically good.

• Hi Abbie and Diane, I hope you’re doing well. I’ve been loving the podcast and recommend it to all my friends. ☺️ I have a question I’m hoping you can cover in a future episode:  I started along my intuitive eating journey at the end of 2020, and gained weight (which I’m neutral about), and I have found I’m losing weight now which I think is because my cravings have shifted and by adding in more potato and rice (thanks to the twin study I did on nutrition), I feel satisfied a lot and not craving sweets as often. I am afraid somehow I’m missing something and slipping back into dieting. Is this normal? Thank you!!
  
  
• How do you recommend navigating cravings for food that you know don’t make you feel well. Lately I have been craving more processed food, things like cereal and chips. I am allowing myself to indulge in them but I normally have some tummy pain afterward. Should I continue down this path or should I make any adjustments. I am new to this journey and have so appreciated your podcast. Thank you!!
  
  
• I would love to see a topic on fitness goals and diet culture.  I do have fitness goals at this time, mostly because I am curious to see what my body can do strength wise at my age, but I would love to hear your thoughts on how/if that fits into anti-diet culture. 

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, Abbie takes us through 3 tips for improving our body image…right now. Body image is a compex, individual, and nuanced topic.

Healing our own body image can feel insurmountable given that diet culture is constantly moving the target of the beauty ideal, and everywhere we look we’re faced with messaging that makes us feel like we’re never good enough. True healing takes time and support, but there are actually a lot of practical things we can do daily that make us feel drastically better in our bodies.

Give this episode a listen for three tangible tips, and save it for those days when you need a little extra reminder that you are not defined by your body.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

In this episode, we are diving into three listener questions on hunger. Abbie walks us through the science behind these questions along with some practical tips on navigating them, and both Abbie and Diane reflect on personal experiences with hunger in recovering from dieting and / or disordered eating. 

Listener questions we answer: 

• "I love love love your podcast. I am getting more comfortable with eating a wide variety of foods, eating when hungry and having a different body. I do feel uncomfortably bloated many days. Is that normal when you expand your foods? Can this settle down or do I need to get comfortable with bloat?"

• “Now that I can eat whatever I want, not much sounds great and I go too long without eating. Do you have tips for how to navigate this?”

• “Why am I hungrier when I don’t sleep well or enough?”

Studies of interest (please note TW for stigmatizing language, which is prevalent in the scientific literature):

Rhythms of ghrelin, leptin, and sleep in rats: effects of the normal diurnal cycle, restricted feeding, and sleep deprivation

Reductions in circulating anabolic hormones induced by sustained sleep deprivation in rats 

Sleep loss reduces diurnal rhythm amplitude of leptin in healthy men 

[Impact of sleep debt on physiological rhythms]

In this episode, we get into a topic we both know a lot about - tracking macros! We’re breaking down why and how it may “work” for folks, and dishing up (spoiler alert!) the reasons why it truly isn’t a path to "food freedom" many claim it to be.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

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 traumatic aftermath of that experience, to learning how to create real safety and belonging in her life.

Kimberly has magnetic energy, and is an example of why vulnerability is true courage and strength. She has changed my life, and I think you’ll quickly understand why. She doesn’t just talk the talk, she walks the walk, and is a beautiful example of what it looks like to move from constantly seeking external validation to learning to trust our innate worthiness.

Tune in to hear more about…

• Kimberly’s journey from seeking external validation through weight loss to finding internal trust and self-acceptance.

• Her decision to get weight-loss surgery and what she wishes she knew back then.

• The severe physical, mental, and emotional side effects of the surgery.

• Why Kimberly wanted to get the surgery reversed.

• Setting firm boundaries with family as an act of self-respect.

• The difficulty of rebuilding a healthy relationship with movement after experiencing trauma and disordered behaviors.

• How to reconnect with movement in a positive way.

• Overcoming avoidance and old rules to embrace a more compassionate approach to food and exercise.

• The role of a supportive coach in creating a safe space for healing and growth in movement and self-respect.

• Navigating a world that is still steeped in bias, even when you are working to free yourself.

 

Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

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Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

 

This week, we're featuring one of our bonus episodes that's typically only available to our Patreon members to give you a sneak peek at what those shows are like!

In this episode, we dig into some juicy FAQs that center around the pursuit of health within the intuitive eating and anti-diet paradigms. 

We both agreed that this is one of our BEST episodes of the show so far, and we know you're going to absolutely love it! 

Please encourage your friends to come on over to become a Patron and listen to this one, too.

Cheers,
Diane & Abbie

Questions we covered:

First up...

I have lots of questions bouncing through my head as I listen, and now I’m finding it hard to form any of them coherently. My husband has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the past year. He seems to be handling it well by making some adjustments but not drastically restricting. Any suggestions for someone navigating type 2 diabetes or for supporting them?

I would love suggestions on incorporating gentle nutrition without falling back into diet talk. I’ve been actively not tracking food or weighing myself for a while now, but recognize times when I just don’t feel as energetic when I eat randomly.

Similarly another listener asked…

To start: I love being strong and having muscles. most of my workouts are powerlifting with cardio once or twice a week in the form of kickboxing ideally. My set weight definitely shifts with strength goals. I haven't ever tracked my food for these but I have made sure I get a decent amount of protein each day, prioritizing it at meals a bit. I understood this was good for women and strength in particular. I saw Abbie mention in a comment that protein wasn't as important? So I would love further discussion on how this might fit in!

And finally...

I’m struggling to understand how to approach intuitive eating when I feel like I’m an emotional eater, specifically in the evenings. What tips do you have for navigating emotional eating?

Links mentioned in the episode: 

Intuitive eating is associated with glycemic control in type 2 diabetes 

Dieting and weight cycling as risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases: who is really at risk? 

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Today we’re talking about a common question we get: How do I stop being such an emotional eater? Well, as usual, the discussion around this might surprise you. We dig into common questions as well as some practical tips for how to navigate this. Topics include understanding what emotional eating really is, how restriction impacts our eating behaviors, the importance of breaking your food rules, and how to tune in to different signs of hunger.

Links Mentioned:

Episode #7 - Will I Keep Gaining Weight Forever?

Minnesota Starvation Study

Other studies of interest on this topic:

(TW for fat-phobic language)

Restrained Eating and Food Cues: Recent Findings and Conclusions

Food Insecurity and Eating Disorder Pathology

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Today we’re talking all about FOOD RULES! A food rule is a deeply rooted belief about food, typically inherited from a diet, “guru”, or collective socialization in diet culture. These rules keep us relying on external sources of information rather than the internal wisdom our bodies provide. In this episode, Abbie takes us through a step-by-step process for how to challenge and break free from the confines of these rules so that we can have freedom with food.

A study of interest:
(TW for fat-phobic language)

Restrained Eating and Food Cues: Recent Findings and Conclusions

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

Today we’re answering a listener question from instagram. The question is about being tempted to restrict or revert to elimination of foods during an autoimmune flare, and how to cope without diet culture.

We discuss the influence of wellness culture on the autoimmune community, the pitfalls of food as a way to “fix” ourselves when our bodies are struggling, and how to think about this complex experience from a lens of compassion and true self-care. 

Links of Interest:

• Review of Studies on Hashimoto's & Gluten

• Current Evidence on the Efficacy of Gluten-Free Diets in Multiple Sclerosis, Psoriasis, Type 1 Diabetes and Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases
• Doubtful Justification of the Gluten-Free Diet in the Course of Hashimoto’s Disease

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, we get into a topic Diane knows a lot about - the Paleo diet!

We’re breaking down why and how it may “work” for folks, and dishing up (spoiler alert!) the reasons why it truly isn’t necessary to follow a Paleo diet to experience those benefits.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

In this episode, we’re interviewing special guest Nicole Cruz all about how to raise children to be intuitive eaters. Did you know that we’re actually all born as intuitive eaters? But over time, through the conditioning of our institutions, communities, families, and social media (just to name a few), our ability to trust ourselves is questioned, and we instead sink deeper into diet culture. But there is hope for ALL of us, no matter our age, and we encourage you to listen to this episode regardless of whether you have children or not, because there is plenty of wisdom shared that can be applied to all of us.

The FAQs covered include: Navigating your child’s seemingly insatiable desire for sugar, how to approach veggies, what to do if one parent is still dieting, and how to talk about nutrients without moralizing food. This is a good one – let us know what you thought of it by leaving a rating and review!

Learn more about Nicole:

https://www.instagram.com/nicolecruzrd/ 

https://nicolecruzrd.com/ 

Resources mentioned: https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/ 

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

Have you ever felt like a particular way of eating “worked” for you, either from a health perspective or from a weight perspective? Or, perhaps you’re still having a hard time decoupling an autoimmune condition from a specific diet.

In this episode, we unpack the “why” behind diets “working”, and provide both science and experience to explain how you might approach eating in a new way, without the guilt and restriction.

Studies mentioned:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17469900/ - long-term weight-loss is not sustainable

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/70/6/965/4729081?login=false - long-term major weight regain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132299/ - health risks of dieting and weight-cycling

https://www.nature.com/articles/0802728 - health risks of dieting at weight-cycling

In this episode, we dive into part two of “things we used to believe”. Topics discussed include the relationship of diet and exercise to health, whether everyone can eat in moderation and the concept of being a “hungrier person” than others.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

Living in diet culture since birth means we’ve all been conditioned to believe a lot of things about food and health. In this episode, we dive into part one of “things we used to believe”. Topics discussed include avoiding gluten, elimination diets for autoimmune conditions, and symptoms with the reintroduction of formerly restricted foods.

Stay tuned next week for a few more things we used to believe!

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Studies mentioned:

This was the study Abbie referenced with blood sugar and perceived sugar intake versus actual sugar intake:

Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake more than actual sugar intake

This is the milkshake study Abbie mentioned that demonstrates the impact of perceived nutrient consumption on hunger hormones:

Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response

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Diane is  @dianesanfilippo 
and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

This week, we're continuing our conversation from last week and address three ways we stay stuck in diet culture. We cover fear of weight gain, finding the right coping tools, and learning to trust your body.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast 
Diane is  @dianesanfilippo 
and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

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 differences, what drove her to become a therapist, and coping strategies to create calm and safety in our lives. Most importantly, we discuss chocolate chip cookies for a good ten minutes at the start of the episode, so if that’s not up your alley, just go ahead a hit that fast forward button. I’ll never know. 

Edie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of Stark Therapy Group, a psychotherapy group practice specializing in eating disorders, trauma and anxiety from a humanistic, fat positive and inclusive lens. She believes in the value of lived experience being met with clinical knowledge to create a collaborative therapeutic experience for all of the client at STG. Edie is passionate about Trader Joe’s snacks, dismantling the US healthcare system, and the complete and total takedown of diet culture ( in no particular order). Foillow Edie: @ediestarktherapy and @starktherapygroup

 

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In this episode, we’re answering a frequently asked question: Can I lose weight with intuitive eating? Abbie walks us through a way to think about and reflect on the desire to lose weight (her answer might surprise you!) and how to unpack what is beneath the surface of this question. We discuss how it can be approached within the intuitive eating and anti-diet paradigms, and provide practical tips on moving through it.

Further reading / studies:

• Size acceptance and intuitive eating improve health for female chronic dieters
• Weight acceptance versus body dissatisfaction: Effects on stigma, perceived self-esteem, and perceived psychopathology

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast 
Diane is  @dianesanfilippo 
and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

The term “diet” has been out of style for many years. Today’s diets masquerade as “healthy lifestyles”, “eating psychology” (hi, Noom), “wellness protocols”, “resets,” “cleanses”, and “detoxes”.

Some companies even add intuitive eating language into their marketing to add to the confusion.

In fact, a person doesn’t have to be following any of these in particular to be engaging in behaviors and thought patterns that are ultimately part of the diet mentality.

Beliefs about food are so deeply ingrained in our culture. In this episode, we unpack what dieting means these days and how it might show up for you.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast 
Diane is  @dianesanfilippo 
and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

Body acceptance coach Kelsie Jepsen joins us for this incredible episode exploring body image healing beyond the thin ideal. We talk about her journey to becoming a fat activist, and why she feels so passionately about the work she does now.

Kelsie walks through practical steps to approaching body image disruptions, how important it is to fully participate in your life in the body you have, and much more. We hope you love this one as much as we loved recording it!

Resources mentioned: “More Than A Body” by Lexie Kite and Lindsay Kite

Kelsie’s website: https://embodyloveworkshop.com/

Kelsie’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamkelsiejepsen/

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast 

Diane is  @dianesanfilippo 
and
Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, we're talking about boundaries and sharing specific examples of how to approach setting them depending on your context - from light, to moderate, to firm boundaries. Our examples include both boundaries with yourself and with others.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, we're talking about boundaries - what they are, why we set them, and a bit on a diet culture scenario example of boundary-setting. This episode lays the foundation and provides the context for and framework by which Diane uses to set and teach about setting boundaries from light to moderate to firm. Stay tuned for more boundary-setting examples to come in part 2.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

Join us while we chat with Madeline Tague, the food blogger behind madaboutfood.co and the Instagram @mad_about_food, about her anti-diet journey both personally and professionally. In the interview we cover her shift away from dietary langauge when sharing recipes, her change of heart about Whole30, and how she approaches food with two diagnosed autoimmune conditions. We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

If you’ve been listening to the past few episodes and are feeling like the anti-diet movement and intuitive eating are “extreme,” we’re exploring those concerns today, specifically with regard to a podcast review that we want to talk through and clarify.

This episode will touch on many things, primarily because we want to take a moment to clear up some confusion around these topics before we move forward. 

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness 

In this episode, we lighten things up and talk about all the incredible ways your life improves when you ditch diet culture. 

Research mentioned:

Studies on Intuitive Eating

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, Diane shares a very raw moment related to her body size that went down just days before recording this episode, and Abbie breaks down body grief as well as some myths about body image and body positivity.

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

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Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, we explore a common fear: the fear of endless weight gain when moving away from dieting, disordered eating, or other restrictive behaviors with food and / or exercise.

We discuss how the body reacts to deprivation (both physiological and psychological), what the science says about set point weight, and what we can learn about energy deficiency from the Minnesota Starvation Study. 

Resources mentioned:

• "Health At Every Size," by Lindo Bacon
• "Body Respect," by Lindo Bacon
• The Minnesota Starvation Study
• Size acceptance and intuitive eating improve health for female chronic dieters
• Weight acceptance versus body dissatisfaction: Effects on stigma, perceived self-esteem, and perceived psychopathology

We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness

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 and food -- from childhood influences and coping mechanismsm, to her ongoing struggle with self-acceptance, and the constant pursuit of aligning her life with her values.

In particular, we focus on the intersection between diet culture and professional growth, the parallels between societal pressures in career and diet culture, focusing on productivity, appearance norms, and power dynamics.

Tune in to here more about the impact of diet culture on mental space, personal values, and professional achievements, along with the effects of childhood trauma on disordered eating behaviors.

Rachel Garrett is a Career and Leadership Coach supporting clients in designing careers on their own terms. With a combination of mindset shifting tools and personal branding know-how from her 15-year career in marketing, she inspires clients to confidently “speak elevator pitch", build out career paths based on their priorities and step into their worth. Prior to starting her coaching practice, Rachel built a successful career in digital and social marketing at brands like American Express, Reader’s Digest, and VNS Health. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Rachel just celebrated one year of her anti-diet journey (WOOT!) after joining one of Abbie's group programs. It's been a healing time and also one of noticing how much her eating/body road has intertwined with her career failures and successes. Learn more at rachelbgarrett.com and rachelbgarrett.com/connections.

 

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Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

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Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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In this episode, we explore the fear of weight gain when leaving diet culture, and how internalized fat phobia (and thin dominance) informs fears and beliefs during this period of transition.

This is a good one, so stick around! We know a lot of you have been waiting for a discussion on weight gain and coping with a changing body – we hope this helps.

Further reading (CW for fat-phobic language):

Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift

Size acceptance and intuitive eating improve health for obese, female chronic dieters

Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast - we are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus content at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we’ll publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

As always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, we explain what it means to be anti-diet, what that may look like in your everyday life, and how it looks in our lives as nutritionists in this space who come from very different backgrounds. It's perhaps not exactly what you think! This show is listener-supported (ad-free) - we'd so appreciate your support on Patreon - where we share bonus content along with each new episode: Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we’ll publicly (visible to anyone) host transcripts & show notes for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.

Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast.

As always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness

In this episode, we tackle the foundations of diet culture, what it is and how we’ve been steeped in it since we were young. We’re talking about how we believe what we do about bodies, fat phobia, weight stigma, the impact diet culture has on us and how, in fact, you don’t need to be “on a diet” to be a part of diet culture - because American culture IS diet culture. Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast and support us on Patreon for bonus content at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we’ll publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

As always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness

This episode is Diane's backstory - hear about her history and what led her to teaching about diet culture today. Even if you've followed Diane's work for many years, most of what she shares in this episode hasn't been shared before.

While not every part nor the full length of her story is possible to fit into a reasonable amount of time for a podcast, this show is intended to provide context and help you get to know her better.

Our first three episodes are not the typical format we’ll be following. Episode 4 is the most representative of what our typical format will be. So, if you want to jump to that, feel free. Episodes 1-3 are to help you understand where we’re coming from and provide a basic foundation for future episodes.

Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast and support us on Patreon for bonus content at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we’ll publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

As always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness 

This episode is Abbie’s backstory - hear about her history and what led her to teaching about diet culture today. While not every part nor the full length of her story is possible to fit into a reasonable amount of time for a podcast, this show is intended to provide context and help you get to know her better. Our first three episodes are not the typical format we’ll be following. Episode 4 is the most representative of what our typical format will be. So, if you want to jump to that, feel free. Episodes 1-3 are to help you understand where we’re coming from and provide a basic foundation for future episodes.

Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast and support us on Patreon for bonus content at Patreon.com/fullplate

Patreon is also where we’ll publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

As always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness

For our first episode, we’re giving y’all the context around the start of this show, how Diane & Abbie connected and some background about what this show is all about. This episode and our next two will not be the typical format we’ll be following. Episode 4 is the most representative of what our typical format will be. So, if you want to jump to that, feel free. Episodes 1-3 are to help you understand where we’re coming from and provide a basic foundation for future episodes. Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast and support us on Patreon for bonus content at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we’ll publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. 

As always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness

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.

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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 about the current hype around weight-loss drugs, how they "work" (or don't), and the truth about their risks and side effects.

If you haven't listened to part one of my conversation with Ragen, head back to episode 116. It's a really good one, and sets the stage for our discussion about weight-loss drugs in this episode. 

Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs.

PS: I highly recommend signing up for Ragen’s Weight and Healthcare newsletter.

 

Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

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Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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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 outcomes?

These two things may be connected, but not in the way we’ve been led to believe.

This week, I am joined by the incredible and incomparable Ragen Chastain — who is a groundbreaking researcher in weight science, as well as a writer, speaker, and thought leader (among so many other things.)

We explore the assumption that continues to uphold diet culture and anti-fat bias: “Isn’t being fat bad for your health?”

Ragen helps us unpack the science — as well as the social rhetoric — that continue to perpetuate lies about fatness, health, and disease. And oh yes, we get into pharmaceutical companies, weight loss drugs, and celebrity culture.

Topics discussed include:

• What's on Ragen's plate
• Ragen's food and body story, starting as a young kid
• Dance culture and body image
• The origin of the word "obese"
• The many problems with the term "obesity epidemic"
• Weight stigma in healthcare and its impact on health outcomes
• Weight cycling, yo-yo dieting, and cardiovascular risk
• How the weight-loss industry pathologized bodies for profit
• Public opinion, medical guidelines, and the myths about weight and health
• How weight loss studies are funded and designed
• The flaws in the research on how weight and health are related
• Medical education and anti-fat bias
• If not weight loss for health, then what?

 

About Ragen: 

Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, and health. She is the author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the blog Dances With Fat, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, editor of the Praeger Anthology "The Politics of Size," co-author of the HAES Health Sheets. In her free time, she is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. She lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and their adorable foster dogs.

 

Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

 

Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

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 experience with disordered eating, the interplay of neurodivergence with the binge/restrict cycle, and how she approaches nutrition now for herself and for her clients.

Becca is here to help us bust myths about nutrition for ADHD as we delve into what it really means to support yourself, use nourishment as self-care, and create a more peaceful relationship with food (and your body!) as an ADHDer.

 

Tune in to hear more about…

• What’s on Becca’s plate (a favorite food combination she's eating, and what's on her life plate right now)
• How Becca was diagnosed with ADHD
• What ADHD feels like for her
• The impact of ADHD on her eating disorder, and vice versa
• Going from anorexia to binge eating
• Feeling out of control with food
• Why ADHDers are at a higher risk for disordered eating
• How body signals like hunger and fullness can be dulled in ADHDers
• Navigating medication and loss of appetite
• Why binge eating is so common with ADHD
• Recovering from the binge-restrict cycle
• Whether you should eat processed foods if you have ADHD
• How dopamine and carbohydrates are related
• The research on sugar and ADHD symptoms
• Becca’s favorite snacks for ADHDers

 

About Becca: Becca King is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor from Charlotte, North Carolina. As an adult with ADHD who struggled for years with disordered eating, Becca is passionate about helping other ADHDers who struggle with binge eating, chronic dieting, and body image issues find food freedom and improve their self-esteem. She uses the Principles of Intuitive Eating and a weight-inclusive approach to nutrition for ADHD in her virtual practice. Follow Becca on IG @adhd.nutritionist

 

Support the show on Patreon: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

 

Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

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 supporting their children’s body image. We also discuss practical strategies to help kids foster body acceptance, navigate conversations about weight and health, and cultivate body autonomy with food.

 

Listen to hear more about…

• What’s on Debbie’s plate right now

• Going on her first diet at the age of six

• The impact of having a mother with an eating disorder

• Ways to make your home a safe-haven from food and body shame

• Disordered eating in the acting world

• Using body neutrality rather than body positivity

• The moral messages we get about our bodies as kids

• How schools are perpetuating diet culture and weight bias

• What you can do as a parent if you notice diet culture in your child’s school environment

• How to talk to your kids about food choices

• Speaking with teachers about food and body talk

• Debbie’s book, Fat and Beautiful, and how it promotes body neutrality for children

• Language and phrases to avoid when talking to children about bodies

• Examining the word “beauty” and reclaiming it

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

 

Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

"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 episode to hear my conversation with Dacy Gillespie, a weight-inclusive anti-diet personal stylist. We untangle the mess of our closets, dismantle from patriarchal ideas of fashion, and challenge our sense of what we "should" be wearing based on our body shape and size.

• What’s on Dacy’s plate right now (and importantly, what's not)
• How she got into personal styling
• Being raised to think having a passion for clothing was vain
• The conversations that made her realize the ways patriarchy and white supremacy have informed our fashion choice
• How to approach shopping for new clothes as your body changes
• What steps to take to identify your personal style separate from patriarchal ideas of beauty and fashion 
• What to do with old clothes that no longer fit
• How clothing sizes impact our body image 
• The life-changing magic of finding your authentic style
• Challenging the inner critic when shopping
• Barriers to accessing clothing in a larger body
• The fashion rules we need to ditch 
• How to deal with your closet 
• All about the word “flattering”

 

About Dacy:

As a weight inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist, Dacy Gillespie helps her clients reject fashion rules and ideal standards of beauty imposed by the patriarchy, white supremacism, and capitalism so that they can uncover their authentic style. Through their work building a functional wardrobe, Dacy’s clients make a mindset shift from thinking they need to wear what’s flattering to unapologetically taking up space in the world.

After a lifetime of jobs in high-stress careers that didn’t suit her highly-sensitive, introverted personality, Dacy started mindful closet in 2013 in an attempt to create a more emotionally sustainable lifestyle. Her work has been featured in Forbes and Real Simple and she is a frequent podcast guest. Dacy is married and has two boys, ages 5 and 9.

You can find more from her at mindfulcloset.com, @mindfulcloset on ig and tt, makingspacecourse.com for her group program. 

 

Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

 

Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

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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 perpetuated through its messaging and ideologies. From weight to food choices, to health and morality, to the lies that instill shame and guilt – specifically when it comes to our bodies.

I’ve really admired and respected Leslie for years. We’re connected on social media, and hold similar values. I was really looking forward to in this conversation about faith and religion, because it’s not something that has been a big part of my life. And this is exactly why I have this podcast – to bring on all different lived experiences; discuss hard things; dig into the nuance and make sure that nuance is shared. I hope you enjoy this one, I know I did.

Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-S, owns a Las Vegas-based private practice specializing in nutrition counseling for families, people with disordered eating concerns, professional athletes, and performers. Leslie has served as a performance nutrition consultant for Cirque du Soleil® and the NBA and an expert contributor to U.S. News & World Report. You may know Leslie best as the creator and co-author of the award-winning book Born To Eat. Her new book, Feed Yourself, about how diet culture shows up in our safest places, is available anywhere books are sold.

 

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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 without diet culture tactics. Erin and Abbie discuss the foundation of a weight-inclusive approach, and address rampant weight stigma and anti-fat bias in the diabetes space. 

Topics discussed include...

• Diabetes and insulin resistance (physiology)

• Risk factors for diabetes

• How diabetes is diagnosed

• Should you be concerned about prediabetes?

• Why dieting and weight loss are not treatments for diabetes

• The connection between diabetes and disordered eating

• Shame and self-blame in diagnoses

• Medication for diabetes management

• The role of sugar and carbohydrates

• Whether you can prevent or reverse diabetes

• ...and much more

 

Erin is a registered dietitian, diabetes specialist, and private practice owner based in Seattle WA. Her work focuses on the intersection of diabetes and eating disorders, and she supports people living with diabetes in both 1-on-1 and group settings. She is super passionate about increasing access to weight-inclusive diabetes care, so also supports clinicians looking to increase their knowledge in this intersection through clinical supervision. When she's not working, she's creating a co-housing community in the heart of Seattle and listening to Taylor Swift. Find Erin on instagram: @erinphillipsnutrition, @glucoseriot, and on her website: www.erinphillipsnutrition.com

 

Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

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Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

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Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

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Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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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 should eliminate certain foods, but just thinking about restricting is triggering me. Other than limiting my caffeine intake I'm really trying not to cut out any specific foods because honestly I know that's what got here got me here to begin with. Supplements and some over-the-counter medications don't really seem to do much. I'm sure I can't be the only one in your community who is struggling with this as I heal my relationship with food. Do you have experience with this, or have you had success with any remedies with your clients that don't involve restriction? Thanks so much for what you do!"

 

Abbie dives into so much in the answer, including:

• How restricting food impacts acid reflux

• Where acid reflux occurs in the body

• How irregular eating and fasting can impact the digestive system

• How we can become even more sensitive to the foods that we restrict

• Why certain foods may feel like the culprit for acid reflux

• How stress and anxiety can worsen acid reflux symptoms

• Cultivating a compassionate, low stress eating environment

• How intense exercise can exacerbate acid reflux symptoms

• Updating your wardrobe to reduce anxiety and promote comfort

• Talking to your doctor about medications to help mitigate acid reflux symptoms

• Not slipping back into disordered eating patterns when trying to manage acid reflux symptoms

• Centering compassion and body trust 

 

Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

 

Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

 

Social media:

Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

 

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

 

Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate