Let Us Eat Cake – Details, episodes & analysis

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali are excited to welcome their trusted colleague Dr. Gregory Dodell. Gregory is an endocrinologist based out of NYC and also happens to be married to past guest and friend of the pod @theantidietplan’s Alexis Conason so you know these 3 had LOTS to talk about. Over the years, Gregory has transformed his practice from a more restrictive, weight-centric approach to a weight-inclusive practice, where his focus is on helping his patients feel good, adding food in not forbidding and not focusing on a certain number on the scale. In this episode, Gregory shares his personal story as a practitioner learning and unlearning a weight centric approach to diabetes and hormone care, to discussions about Ozempic, why language around weight in health care is so important, navigating weight centric colleagues and so much more! What are the potential benefits and harms of Ozempic? Is “obesity” really a chronic disease? How can the medical system become less weight-centric?

This episode is for all those who have been told by a doctor to lose weight to support a chronic health condition or who are wanting a perspective they can trust when it comes to all the noise in the media about Ozempic or meds like it. They have said it before and won’t stop saying it- weight loss isn’t a behavior! Tune in this week to hear Gregory, Hannah and Ali explain this and so much more!

How to find Dr. Gregory Dodell:

Instagram: @everything_endocrine

Website: https://www.centralparkendocrinology.com/

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Ali and Hannah spend time with fat-positive health coach and body liberation facilitator, Tiana Dodson. From her beginnings as a mechanical engineer to becoming a passionate advocate for body liberation, Tiana’s journey has led to a career all about helping people discover how personal, community, and global liberation are interconnected. In this episode, Ali, Hannah, and Tiana dive deep into what it’s like to live in a multi-marginalized body, the quest for belonging, and how diet culture falsely promises to fulfill that need. They explore the evolution of Tiana’s practice, shaped by her experiences as a resourceful, adaptable, biracial, queer, and neurodivergent powerhouse! What’s it like attending health coaching school as a fat person? How can I find belonging without changing myself? What does a body liberation facilitator do? How is white supremacy connected to diet culture? Join the conversation and get ready for an enlightening discussion that challenges norms and empowers you to embrace your most authentic self!

How to find Tiana Dodson:

Website: https://tianadodson.com/

Instagram: @iamtianadodson

Podcast: The Live Your Best Fat Life Podcast

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

Hannah and Ali are excited to announce a new way to work with them. Starting September 2024 they are offering a new Intuitive Eating program designed for individuals who are interested in learning intuitive eating principles and practicing these new skills with a safe, supportive community. It will be a 10 session program, with each session offering a 45 minute meal support at lunch, followed by a 45 minute process group exploring each of the intuitive eating principles. Space is limited so make sure to check out things out if you are interested Lunch Time & Chill: An Intro to Intuitive Eating 

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #8: Respect Your Body. To cover this complex topic they are joined by registered dietitian and eating disorders specialist Christyna Johnson. Christyna practices from a person-centered perspective with a social justice lens to help dismantle diet culture which made her the perfect expert to help answer all your questions about respecting your body. How do you overcome the desire to lose weight and be thin, when that’s considered to be more desirable in our society? Can people who fall outside of the thin, white ideal benefit from Intuitive Eating? My body is changing as I work through Intuitive Eating and recovery from binge eating- how do I acknowledge where my body is at and shift away from weight loss as a goal? Is this extra weight I’ve gained as I work on the IE principles really what my body needs, or just a result of overindulging in play food? How do I liberate myself from the negative body image I’ve developed from thirty years of exposure to diet culture? How can I develop a loving attitude towards my body, whatever its shape, when I’ve been conditioned to hate every speck of cellulite I see? Coming to a place of neutral respect for your body is a key aspect in healing from diet culture but it can be complicated especially when the idea of loving your body feels far away. Letting go of the thin ideal can be challenging and the process can feel overwhelming which makes this eighth principle an important step in the journey to find body peace and food freedom. In this episode, Hannah, Ali and Christyna use their expertise to help you take the first small steps towards a place of respecting your body for all the wonderful, incredible things it is able to do.

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Christyna Johnson, RD:

https://encouragingdietitian.com/

Instagram @encouragingdietitian

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #7: Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness. Learning to validate and cope with your emotions can be a very important step in the process of Intuitive Eating which is why Mimi Cole was the perfect guest for this week’s episode. Mimi is a 2nd year graduate student in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counselling program at The University of North Carolina and co-host of The Lovely Becoming podcast. On her podcast, Mimi interviews mental health and eating disorders practitioners from all over to discuss topics related to Intuitive Eating, systems of oppression, anti-fat bias and much more so there was no question Hannah and Ali had to have her on this episode to answer all your questions about emotional eating and coping with your feelings. How can I just rely on physical hunger to guide my food choices? How do you break the vicious cycle of emotional eating? Is it wrong to eat for boredom? Is it ever okay to eat for emotions? How do I stop using food as punishment when I feel I have made a mistake with my eating? What do you think about using food or treats as a reward? How do I break the cycle of using food as a motivation? Emotional eating is a topic that diet culture likes to use to create guilt and shame around choices to eat. Human beings eat for a variety of reasons including for pleasure, joy, comfort, nurturing, excitement, celebration, and many more including nutrients. The diet world wants you to believe that the only permissible reason to eat is physical hunger and eating in response to anything apart from hunger cues is wrong. Hannah, Ali and Mimi are here to call B.S. on this harmful rhetoric and help to support you in your journey of learning to cope with your emotions while remembering there are no conditions on “unconditional permission”.

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Mimi Cole:

https://mimi-cole.com/

Podcast: the lovely becoming

 Instagram: @the.lovelybecoming  

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #6: Feel Your Fullness. They are joined once again by Certified Body Trust provider and registered dietitian Aaron Flores. Aaron joined Hannah and Ali last season on one of their most popular episodes about body trust so they knew they had to have him back again. Aaron has worked in eating disorders in a variety of settings with a focus on Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size where he helps individuals make peace with food and develop body-positive behaviors so there was no better topic to bring him back for then answering all your listener questions on fullness. Does fullness lead to weight gain?  Is it okay to feel fullness? How do I stop the guilt and shame I feel with fullness? What does fullness actually feel like? How do I learn about fullness when I have always been a member of the clean plate club? Will fullness cues become more tolerable over time? Why is it that I always feel full as soon as I eat? Diet culture tries to reduce Intuitive Eating to simply the “eat when you’re hungry, stop when you are full” diet but the connection to our body is SO much more than that. The purpose of Intuitive Eating is to connect body, mind and the food we eat which means learning to allow and respect the sensations that come with fullness. In this week’s episode Hannah, Ali and Aaron will start you on the path towards using this sixth principle of Intuitive Eating to give you permission to truly feel your fullness while tuning into and trusting your body.

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Aaron Flores:

https://www.bvmrd.com/

On Instagram @aaronfloresrdn

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #5: Discover the Satisfaction Factor. They are joined by registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Kathleen Meehan. Kathleen is passionate about satisfying food and respectful care for all bodies, and helps people reconnect to their needs through curiosity and a practice of non-judgmental awareness so she was the perfect guest to answer all your listener questions about satisfaction. How do you reconnect with pleasure in eating when you’ve lived your whole life according to food rules? How do you know you’re satisfied with a meal? What do you look for and where do I start to connect to satisfaction? What if the only foods that satisfied you were high in sugar and fat or fast food? How can I be certain that if I let myself be satisfied I won’t eat forever and ever? Is it true sweeteners make you more hungry and you’ll end up eating more? The idea of truly allowing satisfaction can be a tricky one as diet culture has co-opted this concept once again with fear and anti-fat bias. Diet culture wants us to believe that adding pleasure or satisfaction is indulgence but Hannah, Ali and Kathleen are here to tell you this important principle is possible for all. This episode will give you all the goods on this fifth Intuitive Eating principle and be sure to leave you feeling satisfied! 

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Kathleen Meehan

https://www.kathleenmeehanrd.com/

On Instagram @therdnutritionist

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #4: Challenge the Food Police. They are joined by registered dietitian Shana Spence and the self proclaimed “eat anything dietitian”. Shana’s philosophy is that life is complicated enough, and there shouldn’t be a reason to restrict yourself with the food you eat, which made her the perfect guest to help Hannah and Ali answer all your listener questions about challenging food rules. How do I manage comments from coworkers while I am working on freedom from food rules? How can I eat things that feel good for me and don’t follow any rules, without having all the guilt? How do you support someone in your life who eats mostly “junk” and fast food? Is there a way to help someone eat more “healthy”? How do I stop the nagging rules I have learned from dieting and my fitness pal from occupying my thoughts and influencing my choices? Will these food rules ever go away? When it comes to the choices we make around food, the Food Police and diet culture are never shy to tell us what’s wrong, what's right, what’s good, what’s bad and tells us how to feel about the food we like to eat. Even if those messages are often conflicting, the Food Police adds guilt and shame to food choices and implies that the morality of food has something to do with who we are as people. Well the Food Police has got to go! Join Hannah, Ali and Shana as they take the B.S. out of these food rules and shut the Food Police up once and for all!

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Shana Spence:

www.thenutritiontea.com

On Instagram @thenutritiontea 

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #3: Make Peace with Food.They are joined by registered dietitian Alissa Rumsey, a nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Given the title of her book and her expertise in advocating for women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically, Alissa was the perfect person to help answer all your questions about making peace with food. What happens if you can’t trust yourself to have certain foods in the house? Why is it that I’m still so freaked out about bingeing if I’m eating consistently throughout the day? What does it really mean to have “unconditional permission” to eat all food”? Would you say eating fast food every single day because you “feel like it” is intuitive eating? Does unconditional permission ever cross a line that isn’t healthy anymore? How do I begin to start practicing food freedom when the idea of incorporating so many previously off limits foods terrifies me? Making peace with food sounds great in theory but often leaves people stuck in the “how” when their fears come up. Diet culture loves to reinforce the rules and fears around what to eat. In this week’s episode, Hannah, Ali and Alissa go step by step into this important third principle- what it is and how to start making peace with food.

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Alissa Rumsey:

www.alissarumsey.com

On Instagram @alissarumseyRD

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

In this week’s episode, Hannah and Ali talk all things Intuitive Eating principle #2: Honor Your Hunger. They are joined by a dietitian who needs NO introduction- the one, the only Christy Harrison. Christy is an anti-diet registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, certified eating disorders registered dietitian, and journalist. She’s the author of Anti Diet (with a 2nd book on the way in 2023!) and is the host of Food Psych, a podcast about Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size and body liberation. It was a no-brainer that Christy was the perfect guest to unpack all your listener questions about hunger. What is “normal” hunger? What if I don’t feel hunger cues- can I still practice Intuitive Eating? Is it wrong to eat if I don’t feel hungry? Is it common to have insatiable hunger? How can you honor your hunger and not be totally out of control with food? Why do I get more hungry the more I eat? Why does my hunger seem to change from being not hungry at all to ravenously hungry in an instant? Diet culture has managed to co-opt intuitive eating and turn it into  the “hunger and fullness diet”. Hannah and Ali knew they needed the best of the best to call BS on diet culture and help their listeners understand the second principle of intuitive eating: honoring your hunger. This is an episode will want to listen to loud and on repeat! 

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Christy Harrison:

On Instagram @chr1styharrison

https://christyharrison.com/

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast is back baby with a brand new look and another incredible season full of episodes created entirely from listener questions! This season Hannah and Ali will dive deep into the topic of Intuitive Eating with each episode covering one of the 10 Intuitive Eating Principles created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. In the series premiere, Hannah and Ali are joined once again by the fantastic Sammy Previte to talk all things principle #1: ‘Reject the Diet Mentality’. Sammy is a registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She co-hosts the What the Actual Fork Podcast and owns Find Food Freedom, a virtual private practice made up of a team of Intuitive Eating dietitians. Sammy was the perfect person to kick off this season answering all your listener questions about rejecting the diet mentality. Is it wrong to want to be healthier by focusing on clean eating and lifestyle changes? How do I break the diet cycle when following a set of diet rules gives me a project and makes me feel in control of my body? What if you hate diet culture but can’t stop following food rules? Is it true that you can’t be an intuitive eater and be working on weight loss at the same time? Hannah, Ali and Sammy answer all your questions and more in this kick off to the Intuitive Eating Series. Hannah and Ali can’t wait to share all they have been working on this summer, the truth bombs are EXPLOSIVE this season as they cut through the diet culture B.S. surrounding all things Intuitive Eating- don’t believe them? Just watch!

Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Thursdays at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. 

How to find Sammy Previte:

On Instagram @dietitiansammy or @find.food.freedom

Listen to Sammy on her podcast What The Actual Fork

To find out more about Sammy's work: https://find-foodfreedom.com/

The Let Us Eat Cake Podcast has a new home! Make sure to check out the new website http://www.letuseatcakepodcast.com/ for the latest episodes, blog posts and so much more. You can find also Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify). 

This season focuses on the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. For more information on Intuitive Eating check out https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/. 

The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.