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The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE5-Ep1: Nurturing Positive Body Image in Kids with Siobhan HennellyIn today’s podcast episode I am speaking with my Irish colleague Siobhan Hennelly about how we can support kids and young people to have a better relationship with their bodies.Siobhan is a primary school teacher, a nutritionist, and trained as personal trainer. She also has a masters degree in Psychology and specialist diploma in Eating Disorders. She is a mom of three, originally from Co. Galway but now living in Co. Mayo.Siobhan delivers talks for teachers, parents groups and sports clubs on the area of body image and body image for children. An...2025-05-3156 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4-Ep10: Understanding the impact of Diet Culture with Niamh OrbinskiThe final episode of Season 4 is here! Looking back it’s been a great season, I think, with some very informative guests covering a variety of topics. You can always got to this page to access all previous podcast episodes.This week I’m talking with my Irish colleague Niamh, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting in person at an event a few years ago. Niamh is incredibly articulate and also a really lovely person full stop. I hope you will enjoy this interview and podcast episode as much as I enjoyed having this...2025-04-2150 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep9: Recovery is Possible with Pam GoodmanPam Goodman is an Eating Disorder and Addiction Specialist FDAP/UK/RNShe is a dedicated and compassionate Recovery Advocate with a profound personal journey through her own Eating disorder. Over the years, she has truly realised her passion and the potential to free individuals from the constant battel that is called Emotional /Binge Eating and Bulimia.Pam has worked in this field for over 30 years and pioneered one of the first second stage of treatment for Eating disordered individuals in South Africa, guiding clients to make positive behaviour changes instead of weight orientated goals.2025-03-301h 27
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep8: Breaking free from Chronic Dieting with Vania PhitidisThere is a new podcast episode up! I am aware that the pace of producing new podcsats is so much slower than before, but I am still pretty determined to keep this project going so I hope you will stay with me.This episode is a gem, filled with a lot to chew on (pun intended). I feel grateful to be calling Vania both a friend, and a colleague. Enjoy this conversation we had exploring the topic of ‘Chronic Dieting’, something that I personally feel is not talked about, nor recognised, enough.Vania is a...2025-02-171h 05
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep7: Peer Support in Eating Disorder RecoveryI am back with a new episode of The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast after a hiatus. I didn’t necessarily plan to take a break in the middle of season, and since this is a self produced podcast, I decided to follow my own lead and take a decent break over the Christmas period. December was a bit hectic and looking back was starting to feel a little bit frayed around the edges, so stepping aside for a bit was needed.Before the holidays I also recorded a handful of new guest episodes for Season 5, so there is de...2025-01-2053 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep6: Weight Inclusive Diabetes Care with Megrette FletcherMegrette Fletcher (She/Her) is a registered dietitian, diabetes care and education specialist, public speaker, and author. She is a mindful eating leader and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating and InclusiveDiabetesCare.com, a continuing education company for professionals working to improve inclusion and health equity in diabetes care. Her focus on decreasing stigma fuels her passion for weight-inclusive diabetes care, treatment, and prevention.Alongside all of her professional accolades, Megrette is also one of those warm, caring and wise people. I have had the pleasure of knowing her for almost 10 years now and have learned...2024-12-0851 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep5: When I have... Then I will...In today’s solo episode I share the practice of “When/Then”, which is a tool of exploring how your current thought process may be keeping you from living in the present moment.Do you find yourself thinking; “When I have lost (x) weight, then I will do (insert what you are currently putting off due to your weight)?Or perhaps you’re not putting off things you want to do, but your sense of happiness and contentment? I used to say to myself before getting on the scales that “If/when the scales shows (magical numb...2024-11-2412 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep4: Eating Disorder Recovery with Michelle O'GormanMichelle O’ Gorman is a Wexford native and a Master's Practitioner in Eating Disorders. She offers therapy for those struggling with poor body image, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and disordered eating. She has a unique insight into eating disorders, having first-hand experience, and her own journey brought her on the passionate road to helping others.She has over 15 years of experience working in the area of eating disorders in a holistic setting. Michelle works with people of all ages from all walks of life. She helps them to gain freedom on an emotional, physical, mental and spiritual le...2024-11-1049 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep3: The Intersection of Gut Health & Mental Health with Dr Miguel Toribio-MateasThis is the second part of my conversation with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas. You can find the first part of it here, where we spent much of our time listening to his journey with food and nutrition, both personally and then how he trained in the field of first nutritional science and then on to neuroscience. The first episode with Dr Miguel has been really popular. Perhaps because he is fairly well known and also because he is such a lovely guy.In this second part we discuss:- What the microbiome is...2024-10-2733 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep2: A Personal Conversation with Dr Miguel Toribio-MateasThis week’s podcast is a part one of a two part interview with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, whom is such a wonderful multifaceted human being.Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, known affectionately as "The Creative Scientist," is a distinguished clinical neuroscientist and nutrition researcher in the UK. His expertise centres on the intricate gut-brain connection, drawing on a rich, real-world scientific foundation rather than purely academic pursuits. Dr. Miguel's academic journey includes degrees in Nutritional Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, culminating in a Doctorate focused on Mental Health and the Gut Microbiome. His doctoral studies coincided with a five-year Research In...2024-10-1355 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE4 - Ep1: It is not about food with Briana McAteerThe Joyful + Nourishment Podcast is back. A little bit of a break that I had not anticipated, but here we are with the first episode of Season 4 (!)As someone who don’t consider myself very consistent, I am so happy that this podcast project is now entering in to the second year of production, and I hope that you are enjoying it so far. Please feel free to share it with anyone you think may benefit.In this first episode of the new season I speak with Briana McAnteer.Briana is a...2024-09-2940 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep10: Reflections on the journey and top episodes so farI am back with another solo episode this week to conclude Season 3. I am using this episode as a way to reflect on almost thirty episodes posted and one year of podcasting. I couldn’t remember when I actually posted the very first episode of The Joyful Nourishment Podcast, but turns out it was on Aug 25th, 2023. So that means we are very close to the one year anniversary(!)In this episode I reflect on:* My initial intentions for this project* Some of my learnings throughout the first year of podcasting* So...2024-08-1855 min
The Recovery Cwtch - For parents who have a child with an eating disorderSpotlight - Ruth & Linn ThorstenssonSpotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders.
Linn Thorstensson is a Non-Diet Nutritional Therapist who offers nutritional counselling to folk who struggle with their relationship to food, eating and their body.
She strives to practice from a Health At Every Size, trauma informed and social justice lens. (I am however human and won’t always get it right!).
In her work she draws on a multitude of modalities, such as Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, CBT, Motivational Interviewing Neuroscience, Somatic practices and Nutritional Therapy, with the intention to work with my cl...2024-08-091h 09
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep9: Boundaries & Self Love with Mirin MooneyThis week I speak with my friend Mirin Mooney who is just such a delightful person.Mirin Mooney is a mental health coach and mentor. Having struggled with her mental health in the form of depression, self-harm, and bulimia, and finding that traditional treatments were ineffective she has dedicated the past decade to travelling the world and learning from different cultures and their approaches to healing and mental health.She combines the ancient practices of Ayurveda, Shamanism, and Energy Healing with her education in modern psychotherapy, mindfulness, coaching, and creative therapies to deliver...2024-07-2853 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep8: Is it time to break up with the Scales?In this episode I explore breaking up with the Scales. I know it isn’t as easy as it sounds…Diet Culture teaches us that our worth is tied to our weight, and weekly or even daily weighing is a big part of dieting, disordered eating and in eating disorders.Letting go of the Scales is not easy work, but it is often worth it if when you are on a path of recovery and want to have peace with food, eating and your body.In this episode I’ll explore:- ...2024-07-1431 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Episode 7: Widening the Lens of Nutrition with Vincci TsuiIn this episode I speak with Registered Dietitian Vincci Tsui about a wide range of themes as it relates to food, nutrition and health.Vincci Tsui (she/her) is a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor based in Mohkíntsis/Guts’its’i/Wîchîspa, or what is now known as Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences from McGill University, where she completed the integrated dietetic internship program. Vincci is the founder of Weight-Inclusive Dietitians in Canada (WIDIC) and author of The Mindful Eating Workbook: Simple Practices for Nurturing a Posit...2024-06-3056 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep6: A Self Compassionate Body ScanBeing in our bodies can be hard. And being kind to our selves when life is challenging can be difficult. In today’s podcast episode I want to share with you a Body Scan meditation practice that focuses on sending kindness to our body.I am aware that this may not be an easy practice, but I encourage you to give it a listen all the same.With a Body Scan practice the emphasis is on being comfortable, so make sure that you sit or lie down with all the cushions and support you need to...2024-06-1632 min
The Anti Diet Life27. Breaking the Binge Restrict Cycle with Linn ThorstenssonIn this episode of The Anti Diet Life, Leah Hortin, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, is joined by Linn Thorstensson, a Non Diet Nutritional Therapist who brings a unique, trauma-informed, and socially just perspective to her practice.
Together, Leah and Linn explore the deep-seated drivers of binge eating, unraveling the diet/binge/restrict cycle and examining how habits and mindsets contribute to these patterns. They discuss the impact of food insecurity and upbringing on eating behaviors and emphasize the importance of unconditional permission to eat. Linn provides actionable steps to help listeners break free from restrictive cycles and s...2024-06-1236 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 -Ep5: From Weight loss to Weight Incusive Care with Dr Michelle TubmanIn this week’s episode I speak with Canadian Dr Michelle Tubman about her personal and professional move from coaching for weight loss, to instead offering weight inclusive care.Body acceptance advocate Dr. Michelle Tubman is the founder of Wayza Health and host of the popular podcast Thrive Beyond Size. Her coaching programs are designed to liberate women from the dangerous diet culture dominating their lives ever since they were old enough to understand a world in which their weight determined their worth.In this episode we talk about:* The harms of diets...2024-06-021h 04
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep4: From Self Objectification to Self Care with Anna StricklandThis week’s episode is a real gem, if I do say so myself. If you are someone who struggles with body image then this episode is for you. And if you know someone who might benefit from this week’s episode, please feel free to share it with them too.Anna Strickland is an empowerment coach, photographer and circus expert with a strong focus on social justice.She finds creative solutions to help people reclaim their bodies, their energy and their time.As photographer HeardinLondon, as a coach in SelfCareSchool.co.u...2024-05-1954 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep3: Let's Talk about Food RulesThis week I am back with a solo episode were I will be exploring Food Rules.What is a “food rule”? Well it could be a lot of things. But basically it is anything that tells you what to eat, how much and when. Calorie counting.Are there benefits of having food rules?Yes for sure. There are reasons we feel drawn to them. I explore this in this episode.Where do we learn these food rules? And are you questioning if it is true?Lots of food rules incl...2024-05-0523 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep2: From Crossfit to Body Positivity with Jonny LandelsI am delighted to be back to you with an episode that really centers the male experience around food, eating, weight, dieting and body image. I hope you will enjoy this episode that I had with Jonny Landels as much as I did.We don’t talk about enough how disordered eating and body image issues show up for men, which is why I feel this is a very valuable conversation to have had and to have the opportunity to share.Jonny Landels is a former diet-culture-obsessed fat loss coach turned intuitive eating co...2024-04-211h 00
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastA tool that can help you reduce bingeingThis week I am trying something new. Well, if you’ve been reading my newsletter for a few years, you will know that I have shared videos before. But I have not added a video to it, since end of 2022 I think. Or at least not since I moved to the Substack platform.In this video I will introduce you to the HALT chart which may be a useful tool, to bring some more awareness to what might be underneath, or triggers for a binge eating episode. I talk about deprivation driven eating, which is a...2024-04-1411 min
Ease With Food: A Real-Life-Ready Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast69. Mindful Eating is About Curiosity, Not Body Change w/Linn ThorstenssonLinn's info:
Website, Instagram, Podcast [Joyful + Nourishment pod, available everywhere pods are]
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Listen to me speak about hypothalamic amenorrhea on Linn's podcast! Apple Pods / Spotify
Centre for Mindful Eating
How to Eat (*) book by Thich Nhat Hanh
(*) Any links with (*) are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission on any sales using this link.2024-04-0545 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE3 - Ep1: Healing HA with Shannon WesternWe are starting Season 3 of The Joyful Nourishment Podcast with a very informative episode around Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) , with nutritionist Shannon Western.Shannon is a nutritionist and therapist. She is the founder of Ease Nutrition Therapy, a disordered eating non-diet clinic. She supports all relationships with food so people can feel more comfortable with food, their emotions, and their bodies.In this podcast episode we explore what HA is, what the signs and symptoms of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea is, and also the risk factors involved in not having a period. Especially if it is missing for...2024-04-0552 min
Journey to Wellbeing - with Ana StefanMindful eating, body acceptance, and self-compassion- With Linn ThorstenssonIn this episode, I chat with Linn Thorstensson, a compassionate Non-Diet Nutritional Therapist who brings her work a unique blend of expertise and empathy. Join us as we delve into the nuances of mindful eating, body acceptance, and the transformative power of embracing a non-diet approach to nutrition.
Linn Thorstensson is a Non-Diet Nutritional Therapist who offers nutritional counselling to people struggling with their relationship to food, eating and their body.
She strives to practice from a Health At Every Size, trauma-informed and social justice lens. (I am however human and won’t always get it...2024-03-2353 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 10: Move your body with love with Ana StefanFor the final episode of Season two I am sharing with you my conversation about movement as path to body acceptance and moving our bodies with love, that I had with Pilates and Yoga Teacher Ana Stefan.Because movement and exercise can become so bound up in weigh loss pursuits, which often affects our relationship with moving our body, speaking with someone who take as different approach to this felt very important.Ana Stefan, aka The Aligned Body Coach, helps women to see how truly amazing their bodies - and full selves - are, through...2024-03-2354 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Ep9: The Magic of giving yourself permission to eat ALL foodsI am back with another solo episode, this week. This time on the topic of making peace with food, through the practice of giving yourself unconditional permission to eat ALL foods.I am calling it a practice because it is something we often need to do intentionally for awhile before it becomes second nature. This is something that can be, and often are, pivotal to anyone healing from disordered eating and repairing their relationship with food, eating and their bodies.For me personally, letting go of any arbitrary food rules and working my way out...2024-03-0824 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 8: My ED Recovery Journey with Mirte KaanThe last week of February is ED awareness week, so even though this podcast is a little bit early but still very much relevant for the #edaw2024 theme of: Eating Disorder Recovery and Beyond, Respecting Individuality and Identity.With this in mind, this week’s podcast episode is a conversation with Mirte Kaan who shares kindly her own lived experience of having had an eating disorder.Mirte Kaan has a Bachelor’s in nutrition and health and is a Holistic Dance Yoga Teacher. She developed and Eating disorder in her late teens/early twenti...2024-02-231h 16
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 -Ep7: Understanding Orthorexia with Lynn Mc GovernIn this podcast I speak with Lynn McGovern on the topic of orthorexia. This is a type of eating disorder, without an official diagnosis, but that cause a lot of distress and suffering to the person experiencing it. Orthorexia is an obsession with healthy eating.Lynn is a newly graduated psychotherapist MSc in Applied Psychology and much experience working with eating disorders. She has previously published research on orthorexia and has just conducting another study on the topic. Lynn has previously volunteered with Bodywhys and has also worked in the areas of youth mental health, domestic violence...2024-02-1158 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode6: Being flexible with your goalsI am back with a new solo episode this week. Full disclosure here… I do find these solo episodes vulnerable to make, especially when I include personal anecdotes and opinions. Some of the content may resonate and other stuff won’t. And that’s ok.And, it still makes me feel, I don’t know, raw?In this episode I share with you some of my thoughts and experiences when is comes to goal setting and how my take has changed over the years from very All-or-Nothing to a much more flexible approach. Something that I think...2024-01-2824 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 5: The Impact of Social Media with Nadia FelschIn this episode I speal with the lovely Nadia Felsch.Nadia Felsch, BHSc (she/her) is a nutritionist, intuitive eating counsellor, feminist and fat activist. She is a white, thin, woman living on unceded Gadigal Country in Sydney Australia with her partner and two miniature dachshunds named Toast and Avocado. Her work is underpinned by the great unlearning of, and healing from the the typical narratives we all hold about food, health and our bodies. Nadia supports folks to re-connect with and trust their innate body wisdom, to find what works for them in how...2024-01-1245 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 4: When trauma is at the table - with Melanie HargravesIn this week's episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Melanie Hargraves.Melanie (she/her) is an experienced, curious and compassionate dietitian interested in the way trauma can impact eating and body image. Qualifying over 10 years ago, she blends her lived experience with this expertise to provide pragmatic and practical support for anyone struggling.You can find her on instagram at @whentraumasatthetable. This conversation focuses on exploring what trauma is and what we mean by Big T and Little T. Melanie also shares some of her own experiences around food and we d...2023-12-291h 01
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 3: How to navigating the holiday seasonThis week’s episode is a solo one with me. I wanted to put together something for everyone who missed the online workshop I did with Kristi last week. This time of year can be particularly challenging if you are trying to move away from dieting or are in eating disorder recovery. There are typically lots of food, social events (centred around food & alcohol) and we might spend more time with family than what we normally do.This can amplify all of the typical challenges you have around food, eating and body image. So to give you so...2023-12-0836 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE2 - Episode 2: The importance of family support in ED recovery - with Deirdre ReddanIn this week’s guest episode, I speak with Deirdre Reddan from Supported Families.Deirdre Reddan is an Eating Disorder Coach and Parent Coach. She works with both parents and individuals and jointly runs online group programmes for parents affected by eating disorders (She is also an associate instructor with Youth Mental Health First Aid Ireland.Deirdre is passionate on the topic of disordered eating and eating disorders, and the importance of educating and raising awareness around this complex and often misunderstood area.She is also passionate about supporting parents, who ar...2023-11-241h 04
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE 2 - Episode 1: Owning Your Story - With Kristi KoeterWelcome the Season 2 of The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast. From now on the pace will be a little slower and you can expect a new episode every other week instead of weekly. I am honouring the space of enough right now, and this is the pace it takes when it comes to the podcast.We are kicking off this season with my conversation with Kristi KoeterKristi is a marketing and communications leader with 20 years of experience as a journalist, writer, and editor. She is the mother of two children who have been diagnosed with and...2023-11-101h 04
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 10 – Food as An Ally with Anne RichardsonIn this episode I speak with Anne Richardson who is a registered nutritionist who exclusively works with disordered eaters whether they have received a formal diagnosis or not.She focuses her work more on restriction, so her clients tend to suffer with anorexia, orthorexia and bulimia mostly. She is also currently doing a diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy and this is reflected in her practice which blends nutrition with CBT. Anne mostly work online from her home in Devon.Anne graciously shares her own personal story with a restrictive eating disorder, how she initially decided...2023-10-2746 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 9 – A Beginners Guide to Body ImageIn today’s episode I talk about body image, partly what it is and especially the influences our society and culture have on how we think and relate to our feelings about our bodies.I will touch on different concepts that we hear about when we talk about body image, such as body love, body acceptance and body neutrality.When did you first learn that your body was a problem? And what if it wasn’t a problem to be fixed? What if the only thing we have to “fix” is how we think about bodies...2023-10-2042 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 8 – The path towards Body Acceptance with Shauna FarrellIn this episode I speak with Shauna Farrell.I loved speaking with Shauna and how she so generously shared her own journey from chronic dieting towards intuitive eating and body acceptance. She talks about the experience of weight stigma and body comments and how this had an impact on how she felt about her body.As a health psychologist she also speaks about how most trainings in healthcare are in the typical weight centric model and how she has shifted her own beliefs and values around health and weight both personally and professionally in the...2023-10-1340 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE 1Episode 7 – Tuning Into FullnessIn this week’s episode I’ll talk about exploring fullness. In this episode I talk about: * What is comfortable fullness?* Is fullness and satisfaction the same thing?* How eating enough food can feel grounding and helps establish a sense of safety in the body. * Some of the reasons why it might be difficult to stop eating, even if you think that you are eating enough * How overeating or binge eating is often a result of restriction or deprivationThis episode is a litt...2023-10-0624 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 6 – Intuitive Eating and learning to become an intuitive eater with Sinead CroweThis week I am speaking with the fabulous Sinead Crowe from @intutive.eating.irealandSinead is an Intuitive Eating Counsellor, a Nutritional Therapist and a Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is also the mother of 4 children.Sinead shares with me candidly her own dieting journey, how she found Intuitive Eating and how moving away from dieting towards non-diet weight inclusive practice has both changed her own relationship with food after more than 20 years of binge eating and yo-yo dieting but also why she is now so passionate about spreading the word....2023-09-2951 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 5 – The Many Facets of HungerIn this episode we will explore the many reasons that we are reaching for food. I’ll talk about the Diet-Deprivation-Binge Cycle (which you can also read about here), and we’ll look into physical, emotional, and spiritual hunger.What are your different hungers and how can you feed and nourish them in a supportive way?There is so much to say on this topic and it is something that I find incredibly fascinating with this work. There are so many layers of nuance, complexity and symbolism that our relationship with food, eating and our bodi...2023-09-2253 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 4 – Understanding Binge Eating and Emotional Eating with Emma MurphyIn this week’s episode I speak with Emma Murphy.We really dive deep into the different aspects of binge eating and emotional eating such as personality type (which might make you more vulnerable to developing disordered eating), trauma and dieting.You will learn what the risk factors are, when people typically tend to seek help, what help to look for if you are struggling and what the benefits of seeking out professional support are.It is a jam-packed episode with so many gems from Emma’s years of experience in this field.2023-09-1556 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 3 – What is Diet Culture? Exploring where it shows up and how it affects usIn this week’s solo episode I will explore with you what Diet Culture is, how it tends to show up everywhere and that is does have an impact on everyone but that people who are living in larger bodies and are fat are disproportionately harmed more than people who are thin.I also invite you to get curious and reflect on where you are noticing Diet Culture and diet talk showing up in your own life. And come over and share your experiences in the Substack community so that we can all learn and support each ot...2023-09-0840 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 2 – Moving from the head to body to heart as a healing practice with Louise GeorgeIn this week’s episode myself and Louise talk about her own journey of recovery, how she got into counselling and subsequently also became a yoga teacher.Louise is a wealth of wisdom, with a great big heart and in this interview she shares with us all how it is possible to move from just living in the head, with anxiety and having a feeling of simply dragging her body along to a place of feeling embodies.We talks about embodiment and how it relates to a felt sense of safety and what this have to...2023-09-0144 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastSE1 Episode 1 – Welcome to the first ever episode of The Joyful Nourishment Podcast (My story)Welcome to The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast!This is the very first episode of this initial 10 episode podcast series, hosted by Linn Thorstensson, Nutritional Therapist and Body Image Coach.I envision this podcast to be a space for conversations and explorations around all the things that gets in the way of having a kind, compassionate and peaceful relationship with food, eating and body image. You can say that it is an eating disorder recovery podcast as such.Together with my guests I will explore how to move away from dieting toward body...2023-08-2542 min
The Joyful + Nourishment PodcastWhat does Joyful Nourishment mean to you?The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast is about exploring all the things that gets in the way of us having a kind, compassionate relationship with food and eating and our bodies and how we can find our way back to Joyful Nourishment in our everyday lives.The full Season 1 will launch on the 25th of Aug 2023, with 10 full episodes of guests and solo shares. Make sure that you Subscribe so that you don't miss an episode!And if you fancy having some conversations around what came up in an episode. There are some great conversations...2023-08-1104 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast#7 - Pushing through or rest?I wasn’t entirely sure if I would send a newsletter out this week or not. But here we are.In this voice note I am pondering how do we know when it is the right thing to push through, or when it is the right thing to pause and rest?This is a theme that came up this week both for me personally and also in conversations I’ve had we peers and clients recently.As someone who is both struggling with consistency and who is also practicing tuning -in to w...2023-07-2808 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast# 6 - I took a month of InstagramOn the 1st of June I deleted the IG app off my phone for a planned month long break from the platform. I think it might only be my second such break ever since joining in 2011.In this week’s Voice Note’s from Linn I am sharing:* How I felt about it* What I enjoyed about it* What I missed* What I am hoping to do next when it comes IG and social media.What are your thoughts on SM today? Are you...2023-07-1417 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast#5 - Why do I have to let go of dieting?In this week’s Voice Note from Linn I am talking about why it is necessary to let go of dieting in order to move towards a more peaceful relationship with food, eating and your body.I also talk about how this is not the same thing as still wanting to lose weight or make your body smaller, it is ok to still hold these desires if you do. But that doesn’t mean you have to actually act on them.This is a short ramble on the topic of dieting, Diet Culture and...2023-06-3015 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast#4 - Voice Note from Linn - Time to PauseIn today’s Voice Note from Linn I will share with you a simple guided “tea drinking” meditation that can help you slow down, take a breath and be fully present with the here and now.I apologies for being a little late with this week’s post as I am only back to work these past few days after about 2 1/2 weeks travels.It was a very nourishing trip that reminded me of what Joyful Nourishment feels like to me and all the components of life that fills me up. Like good food, sunny weather, good fri...2023-06-1614 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast#3 - What are you making it mean about you?This week’s voice note is a reflection on how the different experiences we have of being in our bodies and the stories we are attaching to these sensations.My business coach Vicky Shilling, shared the question “What are you making it mean about you?”. She positioned it in relation to money, income, amount of client calls and post engagements.But it really made me think about how this question could also form basis for some introspection and reflections on our perceptions of our bodies and how these inform how we might feel about them.An...2023-06-0208 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast#2 - Why do I eat when I am stressed?In this week’s Voice notes from Linn I am answering a reader’s question. Eating when feeling stressed and overwhelmed is common.I give some thoughts and ideas on what might be helpful if you find yourself here.Big hugs and know that you are not alone. We live in stressful times. Food can be soothing at times like these.Can you relate this person? What do you do when you are feeling stressed? Perhaps we can crowd source some ideas and suggestions beyond food?Please leave a comment below with...2023-05-1712 min
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast#1 - Are you finding yourself eating when you are in fact tired?In this very first episode on my Podcast I am coming to you with a “Voice Note from Linn” episode. These are my short podcast episodes especially for Substack and are solo episodes sparked by recent conversations with friends and colleagues, or perhaps something that I’ve recently read or listened too.They are short, somewhat educational and hopefully helpful you on your own recovery journey.In this week’s episode I am talking about the different reasons why we might find ourselves reaching for food when we are not hungry and espe...2023-04-2510 min
The Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Linn ThorstenssonIn preparation for Mindful Eating (ME) Day celebration on 25th of January 2018, Linn shares her personal story and how her own experiences lead her to mindfulness and mindful eating, the benefits of mindfulness in practice and life, the common assumptions, importance of client self-care and self-acceptance as well as her new exciting project for 2018 and plans for ME Day.
Please join me today as I speak with the inspiring Linn Thorstensson of Cork, Ireland. Linn is a Nutritional Therapist and the co-founder of Straight Forward Nutrition; Mindful Eating -Wholehearted Living. Linn helps guide her clients to healing their...2017-12-3156 min