This week we’re talking to Abbie Attwood, an athlete, sports nutritionist, endurance coach, and nutritional therapist. Abbie grew up with parents who ran the Boston marathon and calls Joan Benoit Samuelson a family friend. It wasn’t until college that Abbie found running. At first it was a coping mechanism, then it was a passion, and then that passion consumed her. Today, Abbie is a coach and clinical nutritionist, which is informed by her own experience with low energy availability coupled with celiac disease, Guillain-Barre, and a tumor on her pituitary gland. In this episode we talk about Abbie’s evolving identity as an athlete, the desire for a sense of belonging, her approach to fueling her body (which occasionally includes cake for breakfast!), and creating a life that’s full and has plenty of sources of joy.
Some highlights from our conversation:
🍽 Not overthinking what you eat
⚖️ Balancing eating intuitively and intentionally
🤯 When you lose trust in your mind to tell you what your body needs
🗣 Why you should talk to your eating disorder, anxiety or depression
✨ How running helped her cope with panic attacks and anxiety in college
🏃♀️ Running Boston as her first marathon
🌪 How running took over her life in an unhealthy way
🎽 How a sense of belonging can feed negative behaviors
🌥 The inescapability of the effects of low energy availability
🥘 Why it took her a decade to realize that she had an eating disorder
⏱ Unfinished business in the 10k and 5k
💔 How to accept fragility and being competitive
🥳 Diversify your joy
Follow Abbie Attwood on Instagram @abbieattwoodwellness and on Twitter @abbie_attwood. Find out more about her and her coaching on her website and go here to and book a FREE 20 min consultation!
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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.
Shout-out to John (JB) Barley for editing.
