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Chat Off The Mat - Energy, Empowerment & Transformation for WomenUnshakable Confidence: Breaking Free from Body Image, Perfectionism, and Playing Small with Tamsin BrosterAre you struggling with visibility in your life or business? Do you question your worth and ability to show up confidently? In this episode, Tamsin Broster discusses why so many brilliant women stay stuck on the sidelines, watching others succeed while doubting their own expertise.Tamsin, host of the Unshakable Confidence Podcast, shares her powerful journey from 20 years in the Ministry of Defense through burnout, perimenopause, and motherhood to becoming a sought-after coach who helps women overcome their inner critic. This episode dives deep into breaking free from beauty culture expectations, navigating hormonal changes during midlife transitions, b...
2025-10-2642 min
Quarter-Life Questions - adulting made easyBuilding Confidence, Overcoming self doubt and trusting yourself with coach Tamsin Broster from Unshakable Confidence PodcastDo you struggle with self-doubt? Imposter syndrome? Or maybe you’re just tired of second-guessing yourself in work, relationships, or social settings? This one’s for you.This week on the pod, we’re diving into a Quarter-Life Question that so many of us have asked at one point or another: How do you actually build lasting confidence?Joining me is certified confidence coach Tamsin Broster, founder of Unshakable Confidence. Tamsin helps women stop waiting to feel “ready” and start showing up exactly as they are - and she shares her top tips when it comes t...
2025-08-1353 min
Mothers' Hood10 - It’s Not the Glass Ceiling Holding Mothers Back with Tamsin Broster.In this episode, I’m joined by Tamsin Broster, feminist visibility and confidence coach, former Ministry of Defence leader, mother of two and all-round powerhouse. Tamsin shares her deeply personal story of stepping away from a 20-year civil service career to reclaim her identity, rebuild her confidence and rewrite what success means not just as a mother, but as a woman navigating loss, IVF, leadership, and the complexity of modern motherhood.This is a raw, rich, and honest conversation about what it means to live through matrescence in its fullest expression. From navigating IVF...
2025-07-2837 min
Classic Ghost StoriesClairvoyance by D K BrosterWhat lives inside beautiful, silent things? In a quiet English manor, a collector of rare objects welcomes guests, family, and a child with an unusual gift. The air is calm. The room is bright. But some objects carry more than history. D.K. Broster’s Clairvoyance is not a tale of shadows and creaking floors. It is something more delicate—and more unsettling. A story where knowing too much may draw you close to something you never meant to meet. D.K. Broster’s short story Clairvoyance was first published in 1932 as part of her collection A Fire of Driftw...
2025-05-141h 19
Unshakeable ConfidenceYour Human Design Isn’t Here to People Please with Emily ArmitageDo you know why you just can't run your business like everyone else? Why you seem to be running on empty and everyone else is nailing it? It's likely you just haven't discovered the power of your human design and how it can bring you the business you want. Emily Armitage is the human design expert with a difference, the patriarchal standards you've been living up to are going out of the window right now!When you get to grips with your design you'll be showing up in a way that screws the system that...
2025-04-1846 min
MindShift Power PodcastThe Confidence Conspiracy: Why Society Wants You Small (Episode 84)What if the insecurities haunting you at 13 could still be controlling your life at 50? According to confidence coach Tamsin Broster, this isn't just possible—it's precisely what happens to countless women who never address their fundamental relationship with themselves.Tamsin joins the MindShift Power Podcast to reveal the startling connection between teenage self-doubt and midlife crises. Drawing from her expertise working with perimenopausal women struggling with confidence, she offers a unique perspective on how young women can avoid this fate by building self-belief now.The conversation delves into how beauty standards and diet culture—a mult...
2025-04-0128 minUnshakeable ConfidenceHow Awards Transform Your Confidence & Your Brand with Emma HewittNominate yourself for an award?!? Yep we went there because like it or not your competitors are doing it and they are also nominating themselves without the ick and this is why you should too. Emma Hewitt is an expert when it comes to awards, she takes you through the entire process from choosing the right awards to writing an award winning entry and she gets results, she has the receipts to prove it. Awards are a massive confidence boost for you and your business but they also help you gain free PR and so many other...
2025-03-2146 minUnshakeable ConfidenceChallenging Misogyny & Reclaiming Girlhood with Rae PearsIn this episode, I’m talking to Rae Pears about her incredible work with Girlhood Reclaimed, a community interest company challenging the misogynistic narratives that impact young women, girls and anyone who has been socialised into girlhood.We dig into the reality of growing up in a world shaped by sexism and everyday misogyny shape girls’ lives in ways many adults don’t even realise. Rae shares why creating safe spaces for honest conversations is so important and how listening (really listening) to young people can make all the difference.We also talk about body image...
2025-02-2846 minUnshakeable ConfidenceYour Wardobe is a Business Tool with Samantha HarmanWomen are constantly judged by their appearance especially clothing, yet style is rarely framed as a tool for empowerment. Samantha Harman joins me on the podcast to unpack the societal pressures surrounding what women wear, the mental load of outfit choices, and the double standards when it comes to using style as a business tool.We explore how personal style is the over looked business tool you didn't know you needed. It’s about stepping into your power, owning your worth, and using your wardrobe as a strategic asset to build your authority in business. If...
2025-02-1345 min
Sixteen:Nine - All Digital Signage, Some SnarkAndrew Broster, EvexiThe 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT
The UK software firm Evexi has an interesting story behind its move into digital signage - in that it was more a pull from a client than a push by the company itself.
They got deeper into it because of a client's needs, and then a change in technology support that really forced the hand of the customer and Evexi.
A few years on from that big moment, Evexi is growing out its CMS software business based around a very modern, headless platform and tools...
2025-01-0835 minUnshakeable ConfidenceMotherhood, Menopause & Entrepreneurship with Faye DickerJoin me this week for a brilliant conversation with the stunning and wonderful Faye Dicker as we chat about motherhood, entrepreneurship, and the power of community. Faye, the creator of Freelance Mum, shares how she transformed her idea from a podcast into a thriving membership community for mums in business. We naturally dive into the ups and downs of balancing kids and career, the magic of women supporting women, and why networking is a game-changer. Faye also opens up about her love for cold water swimming, how it kept her grounded during lockdown, and the...
2024-12-1954 minUnshakeable ConfidenceHow to Talk About Your Business Confidently on Social MediaIn this episode of Unshakeable Confidence, I dive into the powerful connection between self-acceptance, confidence, and body image, especially during menopause. I share why I decided to rename the podcast and how this shift reflects the deeper conversations I’m passionate about having with you.But the real focus of this episode is about overcoming fears around showing up online—whether that’s posting on social media or getting in front of the camera. I’ll help you see how finding your voice and stepping away from the noise of societal expectations can transform your business and reach th...
2024-12-0522 min
Live Unrestricted - The Intuitive Eating & Food Freedom PodcastHow To Thrive Through Menopause Without Dieting w/Tasmin BrosterLet's talk about menopause for a sec. I don't have to tell you that we live in a society where there's constant pressure on women to stay looking young, pretty, and thin... creating these unattainable standards that leave you feeling exhausted, frustrated and hating your body.Then...perimenopause comes in and you're now experiencing MORE challenges like weight gain, unfamiliar symptoms, and a rage that comes from nowhere leaving you tired, resentful and lost.You might hate the fact that your clothes don't fit but you've had decades of dieting experience and you...
2024-02-2848 min
Get Lost In The Most Award-Winning Full Audiobook Today!Classic Supernatural Stories by A J Alan, Ulric Daubeny, W F Harvey, Fitz James O'brien, F Marion Crawford, D.K. Broster, M R James, Guy De Maupassant, E F Benson, Elinor Mordaunt, Amelia B. Edwards, O Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Saki, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Charles DickensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772391to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Classic Supernatural Stories
Author: A J Alan, Ulric Daubeny, W F Harvey, Fitz James O'brien, F Marion Crawford, D.K. Broster, M R James, Guy De Maupassant, E F Benson, Elinor Mordaunt, Amelia B. Edwards, O Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Saki, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens
Narrator: Robbie Mcnab, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Bill Wallis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 42 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2024
Genres: Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
Over the long...
2024-01-014h 42Get Top Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, ParanormalClassic Supernatural Stories by A J Alan, Ulric Daubeny, W F Harvey, Fitz James O'brien, F Marion Crawford, D.K. Broster, M R James, Guy De Maupassant, E F Benson, Elinor Mordaunt, Amelia B. Edwards, O Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Saki, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Charles DickensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772391to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Classic Supernatural Stories
Author: A J Alan, Ulric Daubeny, W F Harvey, Fitz James O'brien, F Marion Crawford, D.K. Broster, M R James, Guy De Maupassant, E F Benson, Elinor Mordaunt, Amelia B. Edwards, O Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Saki, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Victor Hugo, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens
Narrator: Robbie Mcnab, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Bill Wallis
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 42 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2024
Genres: Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
Over the long...
2024-01-014h 42
Classic Ghost StoriesCouching At The Door by D K BrosterDorothy Kathleen Broster, known by her pen name D.K. Broster, stands as a notable but often overlooked figure in literature, recognized for her exceptional talent in crafting short horror stories. Despite her relative obscurity in contemporary discussions, her contributions to the genre, particularly with works like "Couching at the Door," showcase her prowess in weaving tales of the supernatural."Couching at the Door," although reprinted numerous times, may not be considered her magnum opus by some. Instead, stories like "Clairvoyance," "The Window," and "From the Abyss" are hailed as hidden gems, overlooked yet deserving of greater...
2023-12-081h 44
The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 54 - And That's A WrapWell, what a ride these last two years have been with the podcast. We open this show with some news that has left a lump in our throat, to say the least!
This episode is an emotional one and a must-listen, whether you are just discovering us or if you have been here since the beginning.
Join us as we laugh, cry, and dive into the biggest and most unexpected twists and turns of the topics we’ve covered and the guests who have joined us.
We share the biggest things we have lear...
2023-10-061h 08The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 53 - Revisited: Transitioning to Intuitive EatingHere is our most popular episode from the last 2 years of The Anti-Diet Club Podcast and it's all about transitioning to intuitive eating when you have been dieting for longer than you can remember.
This episode was our 3rd episode and we were still finding our feet with the podcast back then, but we knew that our listeners needed to have our take on how to move towards intuitive eating in the kindest, most compassionate way. There’s no doubt that dieting keeps a grip on us for a long time and we know it isn’t easy...
2023-09-2244 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 52 - Revisited: But I Need To Lose WeightShow notes - Revisited: But I Need to Lose Weight
On this week's revisited episode, we get to number 2 in our most popular episodes. It’s no surprise that our second most popular episode is related to the feeling of needing to lose weight. The idea that our bodies are always too big is the very reason diet culture exists.
What if you feel that you need to lose weight? Perhaps you feel that it’s ok for others to be in a bigger body but you just can’t accept it for yourself. In this ep...
2023-09-0856 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 51 - Revisited: If Not Dieting, Then What?As Gillian and I take a short break from recording, we wanted to share with you some of the most popular episodes so far. This Episode is our 3rd most popular so join us this week to revisit this topic.
How do you set goals, focus on health or pursue your dreams when you are no longer dieting? Why does leaving diet culture often feel like giving up?
When you first embark on a life without dieting, it can feel a little disorientating and while everyone around you is still rooted in di...
2023-08-2551 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 50 - Your Questions AnsweredOur 50th Episode is here! We are so thrilled to be reaching this milestone and we wanted to do something special for our listeners, so we decided a special Q&A episode would be the best way to give you some of the direct answers to some of your most commonly asked questions.
Over the last two years, we have received so many stories, comments, DM’s, and emails from our listeners with so many different topics and questions and before now we have stuck to one topic for each episode. For this episode, we wanted to co...
2023-08-1156 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 49 - Dressing for Your Today Body with Dacy GillespieHow do you let go of clothes that don’t fit and find joy in dressing for your today body? Dacy Gillespie has built her personal styling business around helping women to let go of body ideals and beauty culture and find their own personal style.
She joins us on the podcast to explore what happens in our body when we can feel our clothes digging in or open our wardrobes to see nothing that fits our body as it is today.
Dacy brings her experience of how she works with clients to understand their body...
2023-07-2845 min
The Women in... PodcastThe Women in Tech Perspective - Ep.1 Featuring Georgina Daniel, Global Head of Salesforce Technology at HazeltreeIn this first episode of The Women in Tech Perspective, Leigh sits down with Georgina Daniel, Head of Salesforce Technology at Hazeltree. You'll hear how she graduated with a degree in Politics at University to live up to her family's expectations, not knowing what path she wanted to follow in her career and starting a luxury candle business from scratch. By her own admission, she fell into Technology after her mum told her to get off her sofa and get a job. Georgina has navigated bullying in the workplace and was sent on confidence training early on i...
2023-07-251h 06The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 48 - Diet Culture: The Male Perspective with Jonny LandelsHow does diet culture affect men? This is a question we haven’t explored on the podcast before but we recently connected with Jonny Landels, he joined us for a very interesting conversation about how he went from a fat loss coach to a HAES-aligned PT openly challenging his own anti-fat bias.
He openly shared his struggle with knowing his diet culture approach was no longer what he believed in, but not knowing how to articulate what he was learning about intuitive eating and the anti-diet approach to fitness and health.
Jonny explains how the lang...
2023-07-141h 03The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 47 - Anti-Diet Movement with Kelsey EllisOur guest this week is Kelsey Ellis a body-positive fitness trainer who joins us to talk about movement outside of diet culture. Kelsey was a personal trainer who started her career in mainstream diet culture and weight loss focussed fitness, but she had a wake-up call that made her realise she was so deeply obsessed with body goals and counting calories and it was not only not serving her clients but it was damaging her own relationships and her ability to enjoy her life fully.
Our bodies love to move and Kelsey is on a mission to h...
2023-06-3050 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 46 - The Role Books Play in Body LiberationWe love books and it’s surprising that we haven’t spoken about the role books play until now. This week’s episode is a deep dive into how books can really support everyone’s journey into anti-diet and body liberation. We uncover the reason perfectionism can actually hinder progress and how to approach books along your journey without reaching overwhelm. What were the first anti-diet, body-positive books we read, and the role they played in us seeing a glimpse of another world that validated how we were feeling when we were caught up in diet culture.
2023-06-1649 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 45 - The Trouble with Weight Loss Injections with Dr. Asher LarmieLet's talk about weight loss injections. If the headlines are to be believed, we’ve solved the puzzle of how to make fat people thin people…but have we really or is this just another diet packaged as a miracle cure? We reached out to Dr Asher Larmie to give us the inside knowledge of how these injections work, what the large companies and medical professionals are choosing not to show us, and what we know so far from the data and studies we do have.
Asher leaves no stone unturned and gives us the truth behind the g...
2023-06-021h 02The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 44 - Liberation Beyond Diet Culture with GillianThis week it’s Gillian’s turn to take the solo mic for her own personal story of body liberation and beyond. She shares her deep and honest accent of how her life opened up beyond simply no longer dieting and punishing her body. Unlearning diet culture leads to questioning everything from her career, and relationships to her values and beliefs.
Gillian gives a vulnerable, open account of how her life completely changed over years of self-reflection, therapy, and peeling back the layers of social conditioning that had contributed to losing sight of what she really wanted from...
2023-05-1956 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 43 - What Do We Mean by Non Diet?With International No Diet Day upon us this week, we are discussing the ways the media have diluted the meaning of this day and used it to reinforce anti-fat bias and the idea that not dieting is unhealthy. This conversation leads us on to the ways in which the body-positive movement has strayed far away from the fat black and queer community, their voices all too often drowned out by the swathes of white, straight-sized bodies telling us to simply love our curves.
Our culture is so focused on thinness as a measure of health without questioning w...
2023-05-1846 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp. 42 - Menopause and Diet Culture with TamsinThis week Tamsin is doing a solo episode for the first time since we started the podcast. She is exploring perimenopause/menopause and the lack of representation and support for anyone who isn’t a white, straight-sized, cis-gendered woman. When we go through this phase in our lives the focus seems to be weight gain and there's so much discussion around being body positive but with the underlying message that we need to lose weight. Tamsin shares the horrors that she found when she went looking for fat-positive, weight-inclusive support for menopause symptoms and surprised herself at what she un...
2023-04-2142 min
Where The Wild Women AreBody Image and Intuitive Eating with Tamsin BrosterTamsin Broster is an Intuitive Eating & Body Image Coach. She helps people overcome years of chronic dieting, binge eating and feeling at war with their body and helps them have a relaxed relationship with food and feel confident in their body. She supports people to challenge their beliefs around body image and beauty to enable them to break free from society's expectations.
How to connect with Tamsin
Instagram: Tamsin_broster
Website: www.tamsinbroster.co.uk
Facebook Group: Intuitive Eating & Body Confidence Group
Full episode information at our...
2023-04-1748 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 41 - Plus Size Kids and Clothes That Fit with Pam LuckWhy do kid's clothing brands ignore the fact that plus-size kids exist? We speak with Pam Luck, founder of Ember & Ace, a plus-size athletic clothing brand that she created to meet the demand that other clothing brands appear to be ignoring.
In this episode, we ask Pam about her own experience as a young athletic kid growing up with no access to adequate sports clothes to fit her body, and how this affected her own relationship with sports. Now as a parent herself, she has a mission to not only fill the gap in this market but t...
2023-04-0740 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 40 - Client Story with Sam MossmanThis week we talk to Sam, a client of Gillian's whose pursuit of the perfect body led her into years of restrictive diets, an obsession with wellness fads, and a dedication to bodybuilding and completely transforming herself over and over again. After spending decades pursuing thinness and thousands of pounds later she discovered intuitive eating, a path that would lead her directly to Gillian for support. Her story of rebuilding trust with her body and accepting herself as a different size wasn’t straightforward, she admits she was skeptical and thought she would never truly be able to relinquish co...
2023-03-2445 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 39 - But I Need To Lose WeightWhat if you feel that you need to lose weight? Perhaps you feel that it’s ok for others to be in a bigger body but you just can’t accept it for yourself. In this episode we discuss why it’s hard to simply let go of the desire to lose weight even if you want to pursue an anti-diet path..
If you experience discrimination due to your body size, pursuing weight loss can feel like the only way to support yourself. Society often doesn't feel like a safe place to ‘put weight on the back burner’...
2023-03-1053 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 38 - Finding Plus Size Community with Ebony JamillahWhat do you do when you are surrounded by folks who don’t have to struggle to find clothes in high street stores, or understand what it’s like to be told you can’t enjoy sports or activities simply because of the size of your body? Ebony took matters into her own hands and put a call out on TikTok for some big baddie besties! What happened next shocked her as her DM’s were flooded with people sharing their own experiences of being the bigger one in the group and feeling isolated and asking to join and Big Girl...
2023-02-2446 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 37 - Am I Doing Intuitive Eating Wrong?Do you feel that you just can’t get the hang of intuitive eating? Do you wonder if you are doing it wrong? In this episode, we discuss how doubts and fears can creep in when you start intuitive eating after years of chronic dieting. How can you tell if you’re on the right track? How can you really be sure it’s ‘working’? We share our expertise on how to evaluate your intuitive eating practice if you’re feeling as if it’s not clicking for you, including key things to watch out for. Plus we share our own experi...
2023-02-1051 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 36 - When Your BMI Gets In The Way of IVF with Emma HaslamThis week we are joined by Emma Haslam, founder of Your IVF abroad. Her fertility journey almost came to an abrupt end due to BMI restrictions and medical weight bias. She shares her story of how her determination to have a child and advocate for herself led her to seek fertility treatment abroad. Emma shares her story in the hope of helping others advocate for themselves and seek alternative options to grow their family and not give up hope. We talk about her fears, heartbreak, anger, and the joyful moments she faced along the way and how she now...
2023-01-2748 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 35 - Client Story with Rachael BotfieldThis week we are joined by Rachael, a client of Tamsin’s who has a history of dieting through slimming clubs and always being the one who was the one sharing diet tips, bringing her own food to events, and obsessively navigating life around food and dieting.
She shares with us how becoming a mum and working in an industry that valued beauty and thinness left her lacking in confidence and unsure of a way out other than pursuing weight loss over and over again.
Her anti-diet journey began when she found the body positivity co...
2023-01-1344 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 34 - The Wellness TrapNew year, new you? Before you get sucked into a health kick, listen to this episode first! Wellness culture is the new diet culture and as you might expect it’s in full swing this January. In this episode, we share our own experiences with orthorexia, wellness culture & disordered eating. Including some tales of fancy gadgets, protein balls, obsession with popular wellness bloggers, and milking almonds before work!
Health and wellness culture perpetuates food and body shame and isn’t accessible or sustainable for the vast majority of us. It often takes us away from simple health-promoting behaviour...
2022-12-301h 01The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 33 - Is Your Partner Anti-Fat?How do you cope if your partner has fatphobic views and you fear rejection if you gain weight? What if they’ve never struggled with their weight and have no concept of just how hard it is to keep pursuing thinness? How can you explore new relationships, dating and find a partner who isn’t fatphobic?
Embarking on an anti-diet journey can be hard to explain to others, especially when we have been deep in diet culture for years. In the beginning you may not have the language or the full understanding of where this might lead to e...
2022-12-1643 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 32 - Who The F*ck Am I Outside of Dieting with Sabina McAllister SingwellExactly who are you when your identity no longer revolves around food rules and body obsession? This week we chat with Sabina McAllister Singwell about her reckoning with body trust, her struggle with Orthorexia, the reclamation of her body, and connecting with her spiritual self as part of her healing journey. This episode isn’t to be missed if not for some great book recommendations along the way.
Content warning: Sexual assault (at 17 mins)
Topics covered:
Dieting/pursuit of weight loss
Orthorexia
Feminism
Spirituality + Religion
Fat Liberation
Body Trust
Personal Pleasure + Joy
Book Re...
2022-12-0249 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 31 - Surviving Holiday Diet TalkThe holiday season is upon us with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New year just around the corner. We know this is often the time of year that folks find themselves around the table with friends and family and diet chat with no clear escape route.
How can you even begin to explain this anti-cultural way of being in your body to those who have never heard of intuitive eating or Health at Every Size?
In this episode, we chat through some of the different scenarios people often find themselves in and more importantly how to protect...
2022-11-1842 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 30 - This Is Us NowOur one-year anniversary episode is here! To celebrate this milestone we have recorded a very special episode. Join us as we recap where we are in our personal lives, sharing some of our most vulnerable moments that have happened behind the scenes but also we give you an insight into what to expect from season 4 including some very special news about how you can get much more from us in the future.
And if that wasn't exciting enough, this episode is also on YouTube so you can actually watch the video recording of this episode for the...
2022-11-0339 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 29 - Client Story with Siobhan O'ConnorThis week we have a client story from Siobhan O’Conner. This was an emotional episode as Siobhan openly shares her memories of going along to slimming clubs from the age of 9, along with caregivers who regularly dieted and reinforced the idea that being fat was something to be avoided at all costs.
Siobhan recalls her younger years of always being the party girl and struggling with alcohol, mental health, and binge eating. She describes how covid forced her to come face to face with the things in her life she had been avoiding and how this led...
2022-10-2056 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 28 - The Shame of Not Feeling Body PositiveEver have that feeling of "I shouldn't feel this way about my body" because, in theory, you align with the body positivity movement? Because you've read all the books, you’ve followed all the social media accounts, you listen to all the podcasts. You might even be accepting and positive about all other bodies. Yet you can’t seem to shift your negative feelings about your own body, you still have thoughts of wanting to shrink your body and that shame stops you from seeking support from friends, or a professional.
This week we explore the feelings of s...
2022-10-0645 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 27 - Sexuality, Curiosity and Body Image with Samantha FoxIn this episode we have an incredible conversation with Samantha Fox, she lifts the lid on how compulsory heterosexuality and compulsory femininity is so deeply ingrained in us and forms so much of our beliefs from a young age. She explains how curiosity and getting radically honest with who we really are allows us to break free from these systems of oppression.
There are so many parallels to anti-diet work because of how we find ourselves questioning the beliefs we have held for so long, we dive into all the ways in which this relates to diet...
2022-09-221h 02The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 26 - Are You A Secret Eater?Do you find yourself eating in the dark? Hiding your food from others? Eating in your car or just anywhere out of sight from others? The restriction of dieting causes reactive eating but so often this reactive eating carries so much guilt and shame, we feel we have to hide it from others.
We share our own stories of secret eating and how this played a big part in our dieting years, in the hope that you can see that you are not broken or flawed, it’s simply a way of surviving and coping under the pr...
2022-09-0852 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 25 - Client Story with Karen Murray (part two)This is the second part of our client story with Karen Murray. This week Karen shares with us the highs and lows of her food and body recovery journey. She gives us an honest account of what she struggled with along the way, and what felt easier as she went through the process of accepting her body. Some surprising feelings came up as she began to dismantle diet culture thoughts and rediscover the joy of food through intuitive eating.
If you want to know what it really feels like to work through recovery from diet culture, this...
2022-08-2535 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 24 - Client Story with Karen Murray (part one)This week we bring you an incredible open and honest client story from Karen Murray. Like so many of us, her struggles with food and body span over decades and have been ever-present at every point in her life. Karen explains the true extent to which she attempted to control her body size through food and exercise and how she found her way out through anti-diet work.
Karen is a client of Gillian’s who has been on such a journey through her own recovery, she wanted to share her story to help others.
Nothing sh...
2022-08-1157 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 23 - Medical Trauma with Dr Asher LarmieWhat a guest we have for you this week, none other than Dr Asher Larmie (they/them) aka The Fat Doctor. Asher is a Transgender Non Binary fat activist and GP with over 20 years of medical experience in the UK.
Asher shares with us how their own journey unfolded and the ways in which the medical system is harming fat patients and why they continue to fight for an end to medical weight stigma. Their #noweigh campaign aims to be the first step towards dismantling weight centric healthcare that has become the norm in our society.
2022-07-2855 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 22 - When Intuitive Eating Doesn't WorkWhat happens when Intuitive Eating feels like an uphill struggle or quite simply out of reach?
This week we share our honest thoughts and experiences of why Intuitive Eating might not be the perfect answer for everyone opting out of dieting. We delve into the privilege behind Intuitive Eating and discuss some of the factors that mainstream Intuitive Eating providers aren't talking about.
Topics Covered:
Eating disorder recovery
Social determinants of health
Binge eating
Dieting & food restriction
Anti-fat bias
Wellness culture
White supremacy and systemic racism
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2022-07-1450 min
The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 21 - Relationships and Self Worth with Rebecca SpittlesThis week we welcome our first guest of season 3, Rebecca Spittles. She shares with us her own personal recovery story and journey from hating her body to finding her self-worth outside of diet culture.
She tells her incredible story of always being presented as the ‘big’ girl and the stigma that came with that from a young age and explains how this played out in her social life and the relationships she sought as a result.
Rebecca is a Divorce & Separation Support Coach supporting men and women through the emotional and practical elements of a rela...
2022-06-3049 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 20 - But I Don't Want to Gain WeightHow do you accept your body if you gain weight? Can you heal your relationship with food and still control your body? How much influence do you really have over your body size in the first place?
We know weight gain is a valid fear for many, and that it’s not as easy as simply just learning to love your body and be happy with it at any size especially when the world is set up for thin people and weight stigma is reinforced at every turn.
In this episode we talk through these re...
2022-06-1648 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 19 - Dealing with Judgement and ComparisonHow do you judge yourself? Who are you comparing yourself to? We know that you can’t escape the trap of comparing yourself to others and wondering if you are good enough. Even if you have managed to leave the world of diet culture behind, these feelings still come occur.
This episode is all about recognising when you are allowing these feelings to affect your self worth and how to work through them and build your resilience as you heal.
Join us to find out more about our personal relationship with self judgment and comparison an...
2022-06-0241 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 18 - Dismantling Diet Culture in Schools with Emily PerfectThis week we are joined by Emily Perfect a primary school teacher passionate about supporting children to feel confident in themselves, their own bodies, and happy with who they are! She joins us to explain how diet culture and food obsession affect kids at a young age and shares with us the simple changes she had made at her school to ensure the children develop a positive body image.
Emily shares her own story of struggles with her body and how she became an advocate for changing the way we talk about food and bodies in front...
2022-05-1945 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 17 - Can We Talk About Emotional Eating?Emotional eating is a concern for many of our listeners so we wanted to cover this topic in detail for those of you that find yourselves continually in the cycle of eating emotionally and feeling bad about it afterwards.
We both identified as emotional eaters during our own journey and struggled with trying to control it for years. In this episode we chat through these experiences of emotional eating, and explain more about our approach to it now. We help you understand why dieting harder doesn't solve it and how to break out of that cycle.
2022-05-0541 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 16 - What Triggers Binge Eating with Isabel Foxen DukeThis week we are talking about binge eating and how to feel relaxed around food with Isabel Foxen Duke.
Isabel has been influential in both of our journeys to recovery from dieting and also our progression into becoming anti-diet coaches and developing our understanding of binge eating. She has an incredible amount of knowledge about food and how restriction of food ultimately affects our ability to trust ourselves with what we need and want. In this episode, she shares her knowledge and over a decade of experience with us on how to truly understand why we feel s...
2022-04-2147 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 15 - How Diet Culture Impacts YogaThis week I’m turning the mic on Gillian to interview her about her journey to becoming a yoga teacher and her experience of how diet culture intersects with yoga culture.
Gillian explains how western yoga culture has become heavily interlinked with healthism, diet culture, and the beauty ideal which has an impact on how it is represented and who can access it.
The version of yoga we’re sold has so many barriers to entry through lack of representation to teachers ill-equipped to hold space for those in marginalized bodies.
Join us for...
2022-04-0740 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 14 - Fat Fertility with Nicola SalmonOur guest on the show this week is fat fertility coach, Nicola Salmon.
She shares with us the influence her PCOS diagnosis had on her from a young age, how anti-fat bias shows up in our healthcare system and what choices are available to people at higher weights who want to grow their families.
Nicola is a fat-positive fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile”.
She helps fat folks navigate getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world and advocates for change in how fat people are treated whilst accessing help with their fertility.
2022-03-2436 min
Podcasting 101 with RachaelPodcast Insights with Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollumIn this week's episode, I talk to Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollum from The Anit-Diet Club Podcast. We talk about: How they came up with the idea for the podcast [2.47]How they determined who it was for [5.06]Planning the topics [8.55]Deciding on the episode format [11.38] [16.32]Marketing for social media [18.49]The Tech [24.01] -----Top Tips: Don't worry about what your voice sounds like! [30.47] Don't be afraid of reaching out to people to be guests on your show [30.56] Don't let the tech trip you...
2022-03-2334 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 13 - When Photos Trigger Body ShameWhy do photos trigger so much body shame? What do we do when we look back at pictures and wonder why we ever thought there was anything wrong with us? How do we feel when our body has changed or we have recovered into a larger body? Why don’t we feel confident to be able to get into the pictures with our loved ones?
Join us as we discuss all the things that come up around photos, past, present and future and how we can take steps towards showing up without changing how we look.
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2022-03-1053 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 12 - Cultivating a Positive Body Image with Summer InnanenOur guest on the show this week is body image expert, Summer Innanen.
She shares her years of experience with us to explain why making peace with your body isn’t about loving how you look.
We get deep into conversation with Summer to help you explore healing your relationship with your body without trying to fall in love with every part of it.
Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth, and confidence. She helps people all over the world to stop living behind the numbers on their sc...
2022-02-2442 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 11 - Body GriefGiving up dieting and healing from diet culture can uncover a myriad of emotions.
This week we discuss why letting go of our ideal body and hopes of what could have been, feels like processing a loss through grief.
In this episode, we explore the stages of body grief, why it’s important to allow space for these feelings, and how to support yourself towards body acceptance.
Topics covered:
5 Stages of grief
Societal beauty standards & expectations
Thin privilege
Body Image/Body Acceptance
Dieting/Weight loss
Health at every size
Weight set point th...
2022-02-1051 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 10 - Medical Fatphobia with Ly KerrThis week we welcome our first guest on the show, Ly Kerr. In this episode she shares her personal story of experiencing medical weight stigma and the impact it had on her journey to body liberation.
Her story reminds us of the prevalence of weight bias in our health care system and the harmful effects it has on individuals in bigger bodies seeking medical care.
If you feel alone in your struggles navigating medical fatphobia, and may be wondering how to advocate for yourself or if you can ever find body acceptance, then this episode...
2022-01-2735 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 9 - If Not Dieting, Then What?How do you set goals, focus on health or pursue wellbeing when you're no longer dieting?
When you first embark on a life without dieting, it can feel a little disorientating and while everyone around you is still rooted in diet culture, it can leave you questioning if you have made the right choice.
In this episode we help you detangle weight from health and bust some common myths around what it means to let go of the never ending pursuit of weight loss.
Topics covered:
What is Health at Every Size (H...
2022-01-1348 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 8 - Diets Don't WorkAs we approach January with it’s relentless pushing of diets, lifestyles and wellness nonsense, we know that many people will be tempted and in some cases encouraged to partake again for yet another year. We’ve brought you this episode to help you make that decision armed with some things to think about when considering if dieting is in fact the solution.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Weight loss (we never discuss numbers)
Chronic dieting, restriction and orthorexia
Weight cycling
Food cravings
Binge eating
Emotional eating
Weight set point theory
Social connections and how diet...
2021-12-3042 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 7 - The Harm of Anti-Fat BiasWhat is anti-fat bias? How does it harm us and what can we do about it? In this week's episode we’re talking about some of the overt and covert ways in which anti-fat bias shows up in our culture and how this contributes to our collective fear of weight gain keeping us stuck in diet culture, body shame and distressed eating patterns.
Discussions in this episode include:
Weight stigma
Weight bias/oppression
Marginalised bodies
Media representation
Medical weight bias
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2021-12-1644 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 6 - The Value of Self CareWhat does self-care actually do for us? How does it affect us when we’re not taking care of our own needs? In this week’s episode, we explore what self-care means to us and how it is linked to how we feel about our bodies and our ability to pursue a life without dieting.
Discussions in this episode include:
Body Dissatisfaction/Body image
Self Talk/Inner Critic
Diet Culture Values & Beliefs
Social Media
Self Comparison
Contact us
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Email theantidietclubpodcast@gmail.com
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2021-12-0243 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 5 - Setting Healthy BoundariesIn this week's episode, we cover the topic of boundaries. What exactly are boundaries? Why do we need them and when is it ok not to have them? What's the difference between a request and a boundary? In this episode, we reveal the challenges we have faced with simple boundaries and why we feel it’s ok not to have this perfected.
Discussions in this episode include:
Weight loss/dieting
Diet recovery
Body acceptance
Perfectionism
Disordered eating
Fatphobia/Weight stigma
Relationships
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Follow us on Instagram @theantidietclubpodcast
Ema...
2021-11-1746 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 4 - When Food Has Power Over UsAs we approach the holiday season, food begins to take on a new identity in terms of what’s allowed and permissible. We're unpacking our thoughts around the marketing of foods at this time of year and the roller coaster we're being taken on. We discuss why food has taken on a moral value and how that affects our relationship with food and why it has power over us.
Discussions in this episode include:
Food morality
Scarcity mindset
Bingeing
Intuitive eating
Body acceptance
Letting go of diet culture beliefs
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2021-11-0444 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 3 - Transitioning to Intuitive EatingIn this episode we’re talking through the surprising ups and downs of starting an intuitive eating practice. We share our own experiences and some common themes we see coming up in our coaching practices. If you’re transitioning away from diet culture and are wondering why intuitive eating doesn’t feel like plain sailing then join us for this episode to understand more about what you may be experiencing.
Intuitive Eating - Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
Discussions in this episode include:
Moving from diet culture into intuitive eating
How diet culture mindset impacts our ab...
2021-10-1940 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 2 - Why We Have Poor Body ImageThis week we're talking about body image. Why do we feel so dissatisfied with our bodies and how can we live in the body we have and feel connected to it instead of judging it?
We discuss how body dissatisfaction affects our day-to-day lives and where the idea comes from that we should be thinner or change parts of ourselves to fit society's view of "ideal".
Discussions in this episode include:
Fatphobia/weight bias/fat oppression
Body dissatisfaction/body image
Body trust
Weight cycling
How the media impacts our perception of health and beauty
B...
2021-10-1939 minThe Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 1 - This Is UsWelcome to the launch episode of The Anti Diet Club Podcast. In this first episode Gillian Mccollum & Tamsin Broster share their own personal stories of how their years of dieting, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction began. In this episode, we talk about what food and body image felt like growing up and how they affected us at each stage of their lives.
Tune in to hear how we both found our way from chronic dieting to the path of recovery.
Discussions in this episode include:
Fatphobia/weight bias
Weight loss and the honeymoon stage...
2021-10-1846 min
Money You Should AskJust Imagine. Mathew BrosterDo you believe in paying it forward? Our next guest is Mathew Broster. After some struggles with mental health, Mat decided to leave the UK in 2013 on a one-way ticket to Thailand with just the bag on his back. Since then, Mathew has traveled to many countries before eventually settling in Australia, helping indigenous children and families. Mat has a deep and passionate calling to raise as many funds as possible to help struggling children in orphanages. Mat's other passion is writing. His book, "Just Imagine," will take you on a journey of self-discovery through the most...
2021-08-1134 min
Marvellous Effort That!Lions, Springboks and Lord's - The Series FinaleSeb & Om's countdown of the big three sports' greatest games comes to its end as the boys look back on English football's most famous afternoon, a nation united by the Rugby World Cup and the most epic finish in cricket history.Plus, plenty of midoing, dodgy news, views and reviews!
2021-04-092h 12Marvellous Effort That!Sydney, Turkey, Leeds - The "Easter Special"In Series 1's penultimate episode the boys discuss 3 absolute thrillers involving England Rugby's most famous outing, a miracle in Istanbul and arguably the greatest Test Match of all time.Plenty of dodgy stats, news, views and reviews and a slightly unusual Problem & Quiz for the week ahead.
2021-03-302h 10Marvellous Effort That!Three Lions, Fifteen Dragons & a Flowering ProteaWeek 8 and the boys look back on three emotional matches with a thrilling finish for Wales in London, penalty heartache for England against Germany and the second greatest ODI (just!) of all time.Plus, plenty of questionable reviews, news and views and a look ahead to another interesting week of sport.
2021-03-232h 21Marvellous Effort That!A "Very Very Special" Tour & More!It's high drama in Episode 7 as the boys look back on arguably the greatest Lions tour in the modern age, a monumental Test comeback from India against the odds and a famous night in Moscow for the Three Lions.Plus, plenty of questionable reviews, news and views and a look ahead to a big week of sport.
2021-03-161h 48Marvellous Effort That!The Lion, The Pitch and The GalacticoA celebration of some of the all-time greats across the three sports this week as the boys look back on a famous night in Wellington for the Lions, a French footballing legend and the tightest finish in Ashes Test history. Plus, as ever, dodgy views, news and reviews.
2021-03-091h 51Marvellous Effort That!Port of Spain, Port Elizabeth and Poor old Shilton!Seb & Om look back on one of West Indies cricket's finest batsmen, the World Cup's most controversial moment and the greatest Test Series victory in Lions history. Plus dodgy news, views and hopeless reviews.
2021-03-021h 20Marvellous Effort That!Beef, Lamb & A Trip to the DentistA month in to Series 1 and a visit to 3 of Britain's greatest ever sportspeople as Seb & Om look back on the most famous try in rugby history, one of Wembley's finest ever goals and the performance of a generation from England's favourite cricketing son. Plus, dodgy views, news and reviews of the past week of sport.
2021-02-231h 42Marvellous Effort That!Eddie, Fergie, WarneyThe boys discuss the latest round of Six Nations matches, cricket from the subcontinent and a decisive week in the Premier League. Plus, another Rugby World Cup classic involving Japan, one of the great Champions League comebacks and a Cricket World Cup thriller between two sporting powerhouses.
2021-02-161h 20Marvellous Effort That!The Boot, The Mad and the Lucky!As MET moves into its second episode, Seb & Om review three World Cup classics. Join the boys as they look at one of the great rugby upsets, a cricket thriller in paradise and the dawn of football's most beautiful era. Plus news, views and some extremely dodgy reviews.
2021-02-091h 18
Humanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 11: As I ConcludeAs always, I have no script so I just allow for my words to flow. Interestingly, the introduction to this podcast was exactly 22 minutes and 22 seconds. This conclusion was 11 minutes and 11 seconds. These are universally charged power numbers and numbers are alive. More than ever, especially now, these numbers are becoming so common to us, and they always give messages. I really hope you enjoyed this podcast and my next book (Just Imagine) is almost finished and is a short, but very powerful 5 dimensional book. ✌️&❤️
2021-02-0211 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 10: We Are Not AloneI was stunned with how direct this chapter was. I think I even reminded the readers that I am just the messenger. Very true, very open and very timely to what is worth considering to contemplate.
2021-02-0220 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 9: It was Never Goodbye ForeverBeing that I have so many passed over spirits within my aura when I write HEAL, this chapter was incredibly emotional for me. Like most of HEAL, each word came from them, not me.
2021-02-0204 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 8: Our Divine DNA UpgradeThis was another chapter that surprised me but the knowingness of channeled truth was profoundly authentic. I plant the seeds and the universe does the deeds.
2021-02-0238 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 7: Healers of the RainbowI really enjoyed writing Chapter 5. The rhyming, truths and wording surprised my labeled self. We are all the healers of the rainbow.
2021-02-0212 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 6: A Poetic KissThis is a very short chapter. Literally about 6 sentences. Along with solar and rainbow water, I poetically portray how powerful a third eye kiss actually is.
2021-02-0201 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 5: A Belated EntryThis is where I allow my labelled self to enter my content. This episode (Chapter 3 of HEAL) is also fuelled with authenticity as I actively choose to disconnect from my ego.
2021-02-0229 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 4: Don't Give UpThis is Chapter 2 of HEAL which follows on from the first chapter nicely but with more of a specificly uplifting feel regarding those of us silently struggling in this world.
2021-02-0208 minHumanity Evolving Awakened LoveEpisode 3: A Poetic JusticeThis is the small 1st Chapter from HEAL. It's poetry based, and paints a picture of the world that once was (The Emerald Era). We are now entering an even greater era, known as The Golden Age.
2021-02-0208 minMarvellous Effort That!Limbs, Swings and Other ThingsThe Opener. To kick off the new series, Seb & Om review some rearguard heroics in Cardiff, a famous Latin American victory down under and one of the great finishes in football league history. Plus news, views and some dodgy reviews.
2021-02-021h 10