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Can I Have Another Snack?48: Air Fryers and Egg Pots - FEBRUARY ALL OF THE SNACKSYour February ALL OF THE SNACKS episode is here! A paid subscriber-only bonus episode where myself and our audio engineer Lucy Dearlove answer listener questions.Coming up in this episode: 👉 One listener who's feeling frustrated with badly designed clothing asks Lucy for advice about getting into sewing and patterns, so they can make clothes that actually fit👉 What the 30/30/30 method actually is and precisely how it is BS👉 Feelings about air fryers - are they convenient cooking or is diet culture doing a one over on us?👉 Plus, as always, what we're snacking on a...
2025-02-1803 minCan I Have Another Snack?46: Diet Culture Noise: Ozempic, Channel 4 and UPF challenges - JANUARY ALL OF THE SNACKSYour first ALL OF THE SNACKS episode of 2025 is here! Listen to the whole episode FOR FREE when you sign up for a month's free trial of CIHAS!In this episode we're covering the January diet culture noise we're feeling right now, and discussing:👉 Weight loss injectables and the discourse surrounding them👉 The Glucose Goddess' new Channel 4 TV show, Eat Smart: Secrets of the Glucose Goddess👉 M&S's new health and wellness ranges - Brain Food and YAY! Mushrooms (who even came up with that name)👉 and The New York Times' UPF J...
2025-01-2207 minCan I Have Another Snack?44: Mince Pie Propaganda - DECEMBER ALL OF THE SNACKSIt's time for your December instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS. A paid subscriber-only bonus episode where myself and our audio engineer Lucy Dearlove answer listener questions.In this episode we're getting festive and answering questions about:👉 How to deal with comments from family about 'bad' foods, as well as setting boundaries about body talk over the holidays👉 Our favourite festive foods 👉 Mince pie propaganda👉 Plus some great foodie-related gift suggestions for kids and adults Free subscribers can listen to a trailer of this episode above and if you'd like to listen in f...
2024-12-1003 minCan I Have Another Snack?43: Emily Oster And That Sugar Rationing StudyHey team and welcome to Can I Have Another Snack? and a bonus free pod for you.This month we got sent a listener question about Emily Oster's take on a study about sugar rationing and whether that leads to better metabolic outcomes for kids. Since there is sooo much chat about sugar right now, we thought we'd answer it in a Rapid Response/Dear Laura/All of the Snacks mash up - so here it is, a bonus free podcast with my take on Emily O.For paying subscribers, I go into a ton...
2024-11-2628 minCan I Have Another Snack?42: PCOS, Perimenopause and Party Snacks - November All of The Snacks (Part 2)It's time for part 2 of our November ALL OF THE SNACKS podcast. If you missed part 1 then check it out on the CIHAS site, or scroll back in your podcast app. Part 1 was a available to all listeners, but part 2 is a paid subscriber-only bonus episode. In this episode, CIHAS audio engineer Lucy Dearlove and I answer your questions on:👉 The trifecta that is PCOS, insulin resistance and perimenopause👉 How to feed your kids when the internet tells us everything is bad for them👉 Plus we take a trip down memory lane as we...
2024-11-1904 minCan I Have Another Snack?42: Glucosamine Gains - November All of the SnacksOk so here's what happened: as we do every month, Lucy and I resolved to keep our answers snappy when we recorded our monthly ALL OF THE SNACKS episode. But instead we did the opposite and talked for like 90 mins. Rather than cutting a bunch of stuff, we decided to split the episode into two parts. Part 1 is here, right now where we're covering:👉 our varying success at DIY👉 whether glucosamine supps might actually (maybe) be worth a shot? 👉 And what if your teen becomes obsessed with protein and gains.In part 2 (dropping in...
2024-11-0532 minCan I Have Another Snack?38: "Postpartum body image was like a whole different ball game" - Snapback culture with Alex LightToday I'm talking to the incredible Alex Light, a body acceptance advocate and author of You Are Not a Before Picture. In this conversation we're talking about all the really insidious and toxic messaging we get around postpartum bodies. In this episode we discuss:👉 Snapback culture and the horrendous ways it shows up for birthing people👉 How our bodies can change during and after pregnancy and the shame often associated with this👉 The anti-fatness of '9 months in, 9 months out' pictures👉 Ways to help protect your embodiment in...
2024-08-1356 minCan I Have Another Snack?35: ALL OF THE SNACKS - Are Collagen Supps Snake Oil? Do Kids *Need* a Snack Drawer? And How Do We Nourish The Resistance?Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your June instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions. This month we're answering Qs about:👉 Whether or not collagen supplements are snake oil adjacent👉 Does my kid need a snack drawer or am I feeling the pressure of Kid Food Instagram?👉 How do I deal with a medical appointment that I know will evoke anti-fatness?👉 My pre-teen has pocket money and only wants to buy snacks - what do I do?👉 How can I find my appeti...
2024-06-2504 minCan I Have Another Snack?34: The Mental Load of Feeding a Family w/ Dietitian Maeve HananWe all know that feeding kids is hard - aside from food neophobia, the constant shopping, cooking, cleaning up the mess, and and the worry of whether they're getting what they need, we have the mental load. All the tiny invisible mental notes, planning, prioritising, and juggling that add up throughout the day that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, unsupported, and taken for granted. This week I'm talking to Registered Dietitian Maeve Hanan about something Kid Food Influencers rarely discuss or acknowledge: the mental load of feeding a family. We get into: 👉 The expectations vs. reality of...
2024-06-0756 minCan I Have Another Snack?33: ALL OF THE SNACKS - Is it Time to Divest from Jeans?This is a preview of this month's All of The Snacks with Laura and Lucy. If you'd like to listen to the episode in full then click here to upgrade. And if you're already a paid up member of the Snack Pack, then check your email for instructions to add a private RSS feed to your podcast player, or login on Can I Have Another Snack? to listen there.Alright, this month we're talking about:👉 Our thoughts on whether 'intuitive movement' is the 'right' way to approach exercise (and boy do we have feelings about thi...
2024-05-1704 min
Rescued by a DogFrom the vault: How my pup Cody helped me (your host, Laura) through a debilitating illness[Personal note from the host Laura Thomas] Hi friends! I feel a bit uncomfortable about this, but today I'm going to share with you my own story about struggles with debilitating chronic illness, and how my pup Cody has kept me alive and grateful and grounded through all of it. I feel humbled by this opportunity to share a little bit of my life with you. And I'm wildly grateful that the incredible dog trainer Matt Beisner has joined me as my co-host today, since I can't interview myself. Thank you for all your support, and for loving dogs...
2024-03-0633 min
Can I Have Another Snack?31: Gentle Parenting Has a Diet Culture Problem with Eloise RickmanIn today’s episode, I’m speaking to writer and parent educator Eloise Rickman. Eloise’s work focuses mainly on challenging adultism, championing children’s rights, and helping parents and educators rethink how they see children. In this episode, we touch on how diet culture shows up in gentle parenting spaces and how mainstream ideas of gentle parenting don’t always challenge where power comes from and how it’s leveraged. We’ll also talk about kids’ embodied resistance and Elosie’s new book, It’s Not Fair.Don’t forget to leave a review in your podcast player if you e...
2024-02-0256 min
Can I Have Another Snack?30: The Inconvenient Truth about Sugar with Dr. Karen Throsby (Part 2)Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Can I Have Another Snack? Podcast where we talk about food, bodies, and identity, especially through the lens of parenting. I’m Laura Thomas, I’m an anti-diet registered nutritionist and I also write the Can I Have Another Snack newsletter.Today I’m sharing part 2 of my conversation with Professor Karen Throsby, author of Sugar Rush. If you’re just joining us then make sure you go back and listen to part 1 of this episode before you jump into this one. We talk about mortified mothers, how removing sugar from the d...
2024-01-1937 min
Can I Have Another Snack?30: The Inconvenient Truth about Sugar with Dr. Karen Throsby (Part 1)Hey everyone! Happy New Year and welcome back to the Can I Have Another Snack? podcast, where we talk about food, bodies, and identity, especially through the lens of parenting. I’m Laura Thomas, I’m an anti-diet registered nutritionist and I also write the Can I Have Another Snack newsletter.I am really excited to share this week’s conversation; it is the perfect antidote to the January diet culture hellscape that we’re all living through. My guest today is gender studies professor and author Dr. Karen Throsby, whose book Sugar Rush (affiliate link) was an absol...
2024-01-0532 min
Can I Have Another Snack?29: "Store Bought Insulin Works Really Well" with Erin PhillipsHey and welcome to the Can I Have Another Snack? Podcast. This week I’m talking to specialist diabetes dietitian Erin Phillips about all things insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Erin shares some background on what happens in the body that leads to type 2 diabetes, why ‘prediabetes’ is a dubious diagnosis and the things the keto-bros often leave out this conversation. We talk about why sugar and higher weight aren’t the cause of type 2 diabetes, and how there is so much more we can do to care for diabetes outside of cutting carbs and losing weight, especial...
2023-12-011h 05
Can I Have Another Snack?28: The Dinosaur T-Shirt to Toxic Masculinity Pipeline with Kirstie BeavenHey and welcome to the Can I Have Another Snack? Podcast. I have been so excited to share this week’s episode with you. Our guest today is Kirstie Beaven from Sonshine magazine - a publication dedicated to raising boys for a more equal world. Kirstie and I talk about how seemingly innocuous things like dinosaur t-shirts and shark pants send a message to our kids about who they can and can’t be, how they should expect to be treated, and how they should treat others. Kirstie gives us a fascinating history lesson on how kids’ clothes...
2023-11-171h 12
Investir Simple[HS] Investir ses premiers 35k€ sereinement - Témoignage de Laura, 25 ans, kiné.C'est le retour des épisodes Hors série où un coaché vient raconter son expérience et échanger sur une mission de conseil.
L'intérêt de ces épisodes est de faire en sorte que l'auditeur puisse s'identifier au coaché et voir comment il peut mettre en pratique certains conseil adapté à sa situation.
Après Gaétan, c'est Laura (prénom modifié) qui a souhaité témoigner suite à une mission de conseil.
Laura a 25 ans, est kiné et en libéral.
Après quelques années à économiser elle a...
2023-11-0531 min
Can I Have Another Snack?27: "I'm so Sorry That Anybody Has Made you Feel That Your Body is Flawed and Needs Fixing" with Dr. Molly MoffatToday on the podcast I’m joined by Dr. Molly Moffat - A GP who practices medicine from a weight inclusive, neurodiversity affirming lens, celebrating both diversity of bodies and of minds. In this episode, we are talking about how Molly moved away from recommending diets and weight loss to her patients, towards an anti-diet, weight-inclusive approach, focused on treating individuals with care and compassion. We get into what exactly medical anti-fat bias is and why it's so harmful, and she has some really lovely suggestions for how to talk to patients who come in with the id...
2023-11-031h 04
Transformed by Grief with Ellie ThomasBending Toward Life After Loss with Laura Thomas: Rock Bottoms in Grief, Reconnecting with the Core Self, and Mourning Life SeasonsThis is such a special episode and raw conversation on reclaiming our relationship to Self and Life after loss with my friend, Laura Thomas. Laura and I met in college and then reconnected years later amidst our evolving grief journeys. In this conversation (which we recorded in May 2023), we both reflect on grief and she shares her story of self discovery and self-love, catapulted by her brother's death to suicide in her early 20's. Her story perfectly exemplifies what it means to say and live out, "I am willing, even though I am scared", and the wisdom sh...
2023-10-251h 24
Can I Have Another Snack?26: Joe Wicks, 'Roids, and the Toxic Fitness Space with Michael UlloaIn today’s CIHAS episode, I’m speaking to online personal trainer and performance nutritionist, Michael Ulloa. Michael is on a mission to make the fitness industry a more welcoming and accepting space for all, which is exactly what we dive into in this ‘sode. We are unpacking some toxic myths about exercise, Michael spills the beans on his feelings about Joe Wicks, and we discuss what really goes into professional fitness models’ photo shoots. Plus we answer loads of your questions like how to find a more joyful relationship with movement after a lifetime of using it as pu...
2023-10-2051 min
Can I Have Another Snack?25: “John, The Kids Are Playing With Condoms” with Sex Educator Sarah SprouleToday I’m speaking to Sarah Sproule (she/them), a sex educator, an occupational therapist, as well as a mother of three teens. Sarah uses their skills to ensure that every parent and caring adult knows how to build a deeper connection with their growing kids, and believes that no child should ever feel alone and unable to reach out for help with their body, their boundaries, or their needs. Or their knowledge about sexuality.In this episode, we are talking about ‘sensitive things’ with our kids, plus reclaiming the ‘C word’. We dive into the following topics;
2023-09-291h 07
Can I Have Another Snack?24: Should We Really Weigh Kids in Schools? with Molly ForbesAlright team, after a little hiatus from the CIHAS pod for a month, we’re coming back hard with Molly Forbes. Molly joined me back in May 2022 on the Don’t Salt My Game pod where we discussed how to stomp out diet culture in schools, and I’m so excited to have her join us in today’s episode.This time around, we discuss what the NCMP is, what it looks like in different schools, why you might want to opt your kid out, how you even go about doing that, and what you can do if you'r...
2023-09-1558 min
Can I Have Another Snack?23: Why It's OK if You Feel Mad at Your Body with Dr. Colleen ReichmannToday, I’m joined by Dr. Colleen Reichmann - licensed clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist with lived experience with anorexia, founder of Wildflower Therapy, and author of The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice From Two Therapists Who Have Been There. Colleen is also an advocate for intersectional feminism, body liberation, and HAES, and she's also a passionate advocate for maternal mental health, and an IVF mom times two. Can I Have Another Snack? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber....
2023-08-1851 min
Can I Have Another Snack?22: What Parents Need to Know About Kids and ARFID with Kevin JarvisIn this episode of the Can I Have Another Snack? pod, I’m speaking to Kevin Jarvis about Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or ARFID - a feeding difference that presents differently for different folks but might be characterised by a relatively limited number of preferred foods, sensory processing differences, and fear of eating. It also often intersects with OCD, Autism and other divergent neurotypes. Today we’re discussing the things Kevin wished more caregivers knew about ARFID. Feeding differences are so often framed as ‘picky’ or ‘fussy’ eating and we are handed strategies to ‘fix’ the so-called problems. These feeding th...
2023-08-0451 minRescued by a DogHow my pup Cody helped me (your host, Laura) through a debilitating illness[Personal note from the host Laura Thomas] Hi friends! I feel a bit uncomfortable about this, but today I'm going to share with you my own story about struggles with debilitating chronic illness, and how my pup Cody has kept me alive and grateful and grounded through all of it. I feel humbled by this opportunity to share a little bit of my life with you. And I'm wildly grateful that the incredible dog trainer Matt Beisner has joined me as my co-host today, since I can't interview myself. Thank you for all your support, and for loving dogs...
2023-07-2233 min
Can I Have Another Snack?21: Building a Body Positive Home with Zoë BisbingToday, I’m speaking with Zoë Bisbing - mother of three and licensed psychotherapist at Body Positive Therapy NYC, and creator of Body Positive Home. Zoë works with families of youth struggling with eating disorders, and works to raise awareness about prevention, early detection, and immediate intervention. Zoë is also the host of The Full Bloom Podcast. Today we’re talking about how to build a Body-Positive Home, and how we can build buffering skills right into the foundation of the homes and schools we nurture our children in.Find out more about Zoë’s work here...
2023-07-2150 min
Can I Have Another Snack?20: When are we Going to Stop Messing with Kids' Bodies? with Dr. Asher LarmieHey Team and welcome back to the Can I Have Another Snack? podcast. We’ve been on hiatus but we’re back with a new fortnightly pod. Today I’m talking to Dr. Asher Larmie, AKA The Fat Doctor. Asher is a transgender, non-binary GP who uses they/them pronouns. They are a fat activist and founder of the #NoWeigh campaign. Asher joined me on the Don’t Salt My Game Podcast back in May last year, and we had such a great conversation that I just had to have them back for the CIHAS pod.This episode...
2023-07-0750 min
Can I Have Another Snack?19: AMA w/ Jeanette Thompson WessonThis week on the CIHAS pod, we’re switching things up. I’m joined by Jeanette Thompson Wesson (AKA The Mindset Nutritionist), a fat positive nutritionist who supports people to heal their relationship with food and their body. Jeanette and I will be answering some listener questions, and you lot really came through and asked some great questions, so let’s get into it! Can I Have Another Snack? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Find out more about Jeanette’s work h...
2023-03-171h 03
Can I Have Another Snack?17: Teen Boys, TikTok, and BigorexiaToday I'm talking with Dr. Scott Griffiths. Scott is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He leads the Physical Appearance Research Team, a multidisciplinary group of researchers and health professionals who investigate body image, appearance related stigmas and discrimination, appearance enhancing substances, appearance enhancement and appearance related psychological disorders such as eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder.I wanted to talk to Scott about the phenomenon of muscle dysmorphia, a disorder that sits somewhere between a body dysmorphic disorder and an eating disorder that tends to impact cis boys...
2023-03-031h 01
Can I Have Another Snack?16: Nourishing Full Bodied Awareness with Hillary McBrideToday I’m talking to Dr. Hillary McBride. Hillary is a psychologist, a researcher, and podcaster, with expertise that includes working with trauma and trauma therapies, and embodiment. She’s the author of two books - ‘Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are’, and ‘The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Wholeness, Healing and Connection through Embodied Living’. She is on the teaching faculty at the University of British Columbia and hosts the podcast Other People’s Problems. Today, we’re speaking about embodiment, healing from trauma and loads of other really cool things!Find out more a...
2023-02-2448 min
Can I Have Another Snack?15: Nourishing Cravings with Amy KeyJoining me on the CIHAS pod this week is writer and poet, Amy Key. Amy has a new book coming out in April called Arrangements in Blue, which explores living in the absence of romantic love. She also wrote this incredible essay for the Vittles Substack called In Praise of Cravings which I was a little skeptical of at first, as you’ll hear us talk about, but which ended up transforming the way I thought about cravings. Amy subverts the idea that we should pathologise our cravings and invites us to explore how food can be a gateway to...
2023-02-1751 min
Can I Have Another Snack?14: Nourishing Life and Loss with Jennie Agg*Content warning* - in this episode, we are talking about pregnancy loss and baby loss as well as experiences in the NICU and breastfeeding challenges. So if you’re not in the headspace for that right now then please take care of yourself and do whatever you need to to look after yourself.In this episode, journalist, author and fellow Substacker Jennie Agg is joining me on the pod. Jennie has just published her first book, ‘Life, Almost: Miscarriage Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood’ - an exceptional book which brings together her ow...
2023-02-101h 01
Can I Have Another Snack?13: Nourishing Your Own Way with Dr. Emma SvanbergHey team! Welcome to episode three of the CIHAS pod, season 2. This week, I’m joined by Dr. Emma Svanberg - clinical psychologist, speaker and campaigner with expertise in attachment and perinatal psychology - AKA Mumologist on IG. In this episode, we focus on some of the stories that we bring to parenting, and the socially constructed ideas we have about parenting. We talk about how sometimes looking for all the advice and answers actually takes us farther away from what we’re looking for, and I ask Emma why she thinks we’re so drawn to advice from so-cal...
2023-02-0352 min
Can I Have Another Snack?12: Nourishing A New Narrative with Jessica WilsonToday I’m joined by dietitian and activist Jessica Wilson to discuss her new book It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies - a book that uplifts and celebrates Black women.In the episode we talk all about what drove Jessica to write the book and why we need to re-centre the experiences of Black women in our conversations about bodies and eating disorders. Jessica shares some of her critiques of intuitive eating and body positivity, and why white supremacy isn’t the root of diet culture, but the whole damn tree. Pl...
2023-01-2759 min
Can I Have Another Snack?11: Nourishing Recovery with Whitney TrotterHEYO. And welcome back to the Can I Have Another Snack? podcast! We took a break back in November after wrapping up Season 1 of the pod with Katie Greenall talking all things Embodiment, so check out that episode if you haven’t already. Can I Have Another Snack? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.We’re kicking off Season 2 with Whitney Trotter - Registered Dietitian and nurse, Anti-racism Educator/Consultant and Human Trafficking Activist. Whitney is also mother to a 6 year...
2023-01-2052 min
Can I Have Another Snack?Bonus: How To Respond When A Kid Asks ‘Am I Fat?’ with Virgie TovarCIHAS pod is on a season break until the new year. But I promised you some fun bonus pods in the meantime, so here goes. Some juicy, unreleased content right here! Can I Have Another Snack? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.This week, we’re jumping back to my conversation with the fabulous Virgie Tovar from episode 8 (if you haven’t listened to that ‘sode yet, now’s your chance). This snippet didn’t appear in the OG episode, but Virgie...
2022-11-2520 min
Can I Have Another Snack?10: Nourishing Embodiment with Katie GreenallAlright folks, here it is! The final episode of Season 1 of the Can I Have Another Snack? podcast (keep an eye out for Season 2 in the new year!) - and we’re ending with a bang! This week I’m chatting to Katie Greenall, theatre maker, writer, and performer of the award-winning autobiographical solo show ‘Fatty Fat Fat’. We speak all about Embodiment and disconnection from our body, and discuss how we can handle a funky body image day. They also give us the inside scoop on their upcoming show ‘Blubber’.Find out more about Katie here.Follow...
2022-11-1153 min
Can I Have Another Snack?09: Nourishing Anti-Racism Work with Anjali PrasertongI’m super excited to share this conversation with Anjali Prasertong - writer and registered dietitian, focused on food systems and racial equity. In this episode we talk about Anjali’s path towards anti-racism work, why anti-racism work is so badly needed in the field of nutrition and dietetics, and how you can begin to start noticing where white supremacy culture is showing up for you, and how to find places to start unlearning white supremacy, especially if you work in nutrition, but even if you don’t this is a really valuable conversation and I hope you learn a lot...
2022-11-041h 04
Can I Have Another Snack?08: Nourishing Your Inner Child with Virgie TovarI am SUPER excited to introduce this weeks guest - the fierce and fabulous Virgie Tovar! Virgie is an author of some really amazing books (which you’ll find linked in the transcript below), activist, and expert on weight-based discrimination and body image. Virgie also has her own pod called ‘Rebel Eaters Club’ and has her own column at Forbes, where she writes about plus size fashion and also how to end weight discrimination at work.This conversation went in a totally different direction than I had expected it to, but in a really interesting way! I’m super...
2022-10-2853 min
Can I Have Another Snack?06: Nourishing the Both/And with Rachel MillnerToday I’m talking to Rachel Millner - a psychologist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Supervisor, and a Certified Body Trust® provider. Rachel works with people struggling with all forms of eating disorders and disordered eating and those wanting to break free from diet culture. This episode dives into the stickier, messier parts of anti-diet parenting (which I think we can all relate to!) and Rachel tells us how she is creating a shame and judgment free environment when it comes to food and bodies. She shares some of the places that she sees parents struggle when it...
2022-10-0759 min
Can I Have Another Snack?05: Nourishing Appetites with Julia TurshenToday I’m super pumped to be speaking with New York Times bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen. As well as writing cookbooks Julia is the author of the Keep Calm & Cook On Substack and hosts the Keep Calm & Cook On Podcast, both of which I highly recommend. She also hosts these awesome Sunday cook along classes where you can make recipes in real-time with her from the comfort of your own kitchen. This may be my favourite conversation of the series so far. It just feels so wholesome and I know it’s going to be one I keep comi...
2022-09-3058 min
Can I Have Another Snack?04: Nourishing Main Character Energy with Clara NosekThis week I’m speaking to Clara Nosek, AKA Your Dietitian BFF. Outpatient dietitian by day, nutrition influencer-disruptor by night. This episode is all about getting to know the ‘new’ you post baby and figuring out this new identity; and finding your main character energy. We touch on so many other topics along the way - pandemic babies, the yes/and of pregnancy, the weird shit our bodies do, the toxic independence mothers are expected to perform. Unsolicited advice, finding your mom gang, sanctimommy culture, the overlap between diet culture and the pressure to be a perfect parent, and how th...
2022-09-231h 20
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDPart 1 - What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko DaviesThis is part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Emiko Davies, Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author. Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Emiko on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Check out Emiko’s blog Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Edited by Joeli Kelly
2022-09-211h 03
Can I Have Another Snack?03: Nourishing Change with Christy HarrisonWhen Christy Harrison posted on her Instagram that “giving birth broke me open in every way imaginable” I knew I needed to ask her about it. The anti-diet dietitian and author of Anti-Diet and the forthcoming Wellness Trap tells me about the heartache and joy, tenderness and vulnerability of becoming a new parent. This is the conversation I wish I’d had as a new parent. We also hear about Christy’s exciting new book, and how the wellness industry can be especially dangerous for new parents. And, hear Christy's thoughts on the idea that we are ‘born intuitive eaters’ as...
2022-09-161h 18
Can I Have Another Snack?02: Nourishing Neurodiversity with Naureen HunaniThis week I’m talking to a wonderful teacher and colleague - Naureen Hunani. I’ve known Naureen in a professional capacity for a while now, so it was cool to get to sit down with her and talk about some more personal stuff. Naureen and I talk about finding out that you’re neurodivergent later-in-life, the invalidation and gaslighting of being called ‘highly functioning’. Naureen tells us how she nourishes a family who have different needs when it comes to food and feeding, and how she is rejecting expectations that feeding has to look a certain way. And then we ge...
2022-09-0947 minDon't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDCan I Have Another Snack? - 01: Nourishing Myself with Laxmi HussainOur very first guest on the Can I Have Another Snack? pod is artist Laxmi Hussain whose stunning work depicts the softness of bodies and the tenderness of early motherhood. We talk about her postpartum experience, and how, even as a mother of three, her instincts were undermined and gaslit. We talk about how new mothers (especially pandemic mums) are repeatedly let down and dismissed. Laxmi shares her experiences of sharing her studio with a toddler and how he has become part of her process. We then go on to discuss her family’s food culture and her own re...
2022-09-021h 16
Can I Have Another Snack?01: Nourishing Myself with Laxmi HussainOur very first guest is artist Laxmi Hussain whose stunning work depicts the softness of bodies and the tenderness of early motherhood. We talk about her postpartum experience, and how, even as a mother of three, her instincts were undermined and gaslit. We talk about how new mothers (especially pandemic mums) are repeatedly let down and dismissed. Laxmi shares her experiences of sharing her studio with a toddler and how he has become part of her process. We then go on to discuss her family’s food culture and her own relationship to food and appetite. Lastly, we consider al...
2022-09-021h 16
Can I Have Another Snack?The Can I Have Another Snack? PodBefore we get into today’s newsletter, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has subscribed, shared, commented and liked posts since my premature launch on Thursday (tl;dr I accidentally hit send as I was scheduling up a post for next week and had no choice but to just roll with it). After what has objectively been a terrible year, it’s heartening to have such a warm response to this new project. THANK YOU!And if you haven’t already, you can join all the lovely folks introducing themselves to this f...
2022-08-2811 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDWhat Are They Teaching Them? w /Kelly FullertonHeyo - welcome to the LAST EVER episode of Don’t Salt My Game 🥺 (dw - I have something else very cool in the works and I’ll share details in this podcast feed when it’s ready at the end of summer). Our final guest is Kelly Fullerton - a nutritionist and primary school teacher from Melbourne, Australia - who is challenging conventional and dogmatic approaches to how we teach kids about food. In this episode we break down: Why traditional nutrition education isn’t developmentally appropriate The unintended consequences of teaching things like grams of fat in ch...
2022-07-221h 07
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDFiguring Out Your Postpartum Style w/ Abby RussellOkay team, this week we’re moving away from the world of child feeding for a hot minute and diving into the world of body confidence and style. And before you start rolling your eyes at the impending “love yourself” mantra, don’t worry, that’s not where we’re heading. This week, I’m joined by Abby Russell, a curve model, fashion content creator and personal stylist who’s MO is to inspire her followers to live authentically, celebrating who they are through personal style. We dive into some of the challenges of figuring out your style after havi...
2022-07-151h 11Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDHelping Teens and Tweens Navigate Body Changes and Food Stuff w/ Oona HansonWe’re back with a brand new guest this week on Don’t Salt My Game - the lovely Oona Hanson. Oona spent 25 years in education and now helps parents and guardians raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food and their body. As well as her private practice as a parent coach, she also works as a family mentor at Equip and holds a master's degree in educational psychology and a master's degree in English. Her work has been featured widely including on CNN, USA Today, Good Morning America, US News and World Report Today, People and Pare...
2022-07-0849 minDon't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDWhat to do if your teen is eating all the crisps (and other listener questions answered) w/ Laura ThomasHey team! We're changing things up a little this week on the pod with a solo episode - just with me, and I’m going to be answering questions about feeding your kiddos and anti-diet parenting that were sent in on Instagram. I'm going to touch on things like: The systemic fear of fatness that trickles into our parenting. Genetically determined set point weight. Why your toddler might seem to be eating more foods at the childminder than at home. When "fussy" eating might actually be a feeding disorder and where to find support with this. I ho...
2022-07-0123 minDon't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDHow Embodiment Can Help Us Feel More At Home In Our Bodies w/ Nicola HaggettIt’s that time of the week again folks! This week, I’m bringing back one of my all-time favourite episodes with one of my equally favourite people, Nicola Haggett. We recorded this episode back in January 2021 alongside the launch of my second book, How To Just Eat It. If you haven't already heard this episode, then I think it will have a lot to offer you. And even if you have already listened, I bet you'll get something new and different listening to it a second or even a third time around. Nikki is body liberationist coach...
2022-06-241h 06Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDWhen Should I Worry About my Kid’s ‘Fussy’ Eating? w/ Dr. Katja RowellI’m SUPER excited about this week’s episode because I am speaking to the G.O.A.T of the child feeding world, Dr. Katja Rowell. Katja is an author and child feeding specialist with a passion for supporting parents in helping their children to do their best with eating and to relate to their bodies in positive ways. In this episode, we cover topics like; The difference between regular old picky eating and look at some red flags for when kids or families maybe need a little more support with eating How if you feel like ther...
2022-06-171h 12Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDPart 2 - What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko DaviesReady for more? Because part 2 is here people! Last week, I shared the first part of my conversation with Emiko Davies, Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author, so if you missed that then go back and have a listen before you jump into this one. This week I'm bringing you the second part of that conversation. This time, we talked about; Emiko’s experience of parenting a child in a bigger body. Emiko’s experience of having a bigger body as a child. What the science really says about sugar and why we all need to ch...
2022-06-1041 minDon't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDStomping out Diet Culture in Schools w/ Molly ForbesHold tight folks, this is a good one! This week, I’m chatting with Molly Forbes, journalist, campaigner, author of Body Happy Kids and founding director of the Body Happy Organisation. Molly gives loads of practical and pragmatic advice for how you can begin to open up conversations with your school to stomp out diet culture and support positive body esteem. It's such a helpful episode for anyone who has wondered whether or not schools are undoing some of the things that you're doing at home to protect your kids' relationship with food and their bodies. S...
2022-05-271h 12Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDWhy your child's body will do whatever it wants to doThis week, I'm joined by the Dr. Asher Larmie AKA The Fat Doctor. Asher is a transgender, non-binary GP and fat activist who campaigns for an end to medical weight stigma. I really loved this conversation and am so excited for you all to hear it. We cover things like; Why you can't control your child's body and why you shouldn't want to Advice on how you can raise kids who are resilient to body shame What to say when your doctor wants to weight you and you don't consent How they are working to disrupt weight stigma...
2022-05-201h 31Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 139 - Raising Anti-Diet Kids as a form of Rebellion w/ Jeanette Thompson-WessenYou’re gonna love this one team! This week’s episode is here and this time, I’m joined by Jeanette Thompson-Wessen, AKA @themindsetnutritionist. Jeanette is an anti-diet, Intuitive Eating, fat positive nutritionist and all-round bad-ass in this field. In this conversation, we cover things like; Jeanette’s experience of bumping up against anti-fat maternity policies How leaning into social justice helped her make peace with her body Snapback culture and our experiences of breastfeeding Modeling healthy body esteem to our kids How diet culture shows up in our parenting How raising anti-diet kids is a form of resistan...
2022-05-131h 14Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 138 - Bringing Joy Back Into Movement w/ Tally RyeHEYO - look who’s back on the pod! Tally first shared her journey with us back in 2019 {listen to that here}. Since then she’s published two books and completely shaken up the fitness industry, challenging the notoriously weight-centric, aesthetics focussed industry to move in ways that feel joyful and to prioritize rest (and not feel guilty about it!). She also joined us in 2021 to break down the principles of Intuitive Movement {you can listen to that here}. This episode was recorded back in January as part of a live Q+A we did (befo...
2022-05-061h 08Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 137 - If you're feeling stuck with feeding your kids, listen to this! w/ Kristen Scher of Embodied KiddosKristen is back for round 2 this week! Kristen joined me a couple weeks back to talk about all things child feeding (if you haven’t checked it out yet, you can listen here!). This time round, we’re diving into some of the challenges listeners are facing while feeding your kids and answering questions you submitted about your specific struggle. We’re going to cover things like; What to do if your breastfed toddler is a boob fiend Child led ways to support older kids who are quite particular about what they like and don't like, and are maybe...
2022-04-291h 14Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 136 - Preserving positive body esteem in kids w/ Dr. Martha Deiros ColladoI hope you’re buckled in because this one’s a doozy! Today I’m joined by Dr. Martha Deiros Collado, a clinical psychologist with expertise in parenting, child development and paediatric health. In this conversation, we explore how to support kids in building healthy body esteem and preserving a positive experience of embodiment. Some of the topics we cover in this episode include; The necessity of bringing an intersectional lens to conversations about body esteem Why promoting body esteem is about so much more than teaching kids they look good We cover BIG ideas like agency, autonom...
2022-04-221h 13Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 135 - You don't need to diet to have a baby w/ Nicola SalmonIn the second episode of DSMG's brand new season, I chat with Nicola Salmon, a fat-positive fertility coach and author of 'Fat and Fertile'. This is such an important conversation to have to support people in relearning how to trust their own bodies and ability to get pregnant. Some of the topics we touch on in this episdode include; Fat-positive fertility Why you don't have to lose weight before starting a family The BS that are BMI cut-offs in assisted fertility Things you can do to support your fertility at any size Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter
2022-04-151h 11Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 134 - A deep dive into what, when and where to feed kids w/ Kristen ScherHere it is! The very first episode of DSMG’s brand new season - are you ready? In this week’s episode, my guest Kristen Scher and I are diving deep into all things child feeding. Some of the topics we’ll be covering in this episode are; What the Division of Responsibility is and who has what role in the child-feeding relationship Unpacking the parent's job when it comes to feeding - the what, the when, and the where of feeding our kids How diet culture shows up in child feeding and the problems that can cause...
2022-04-081h 43Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDWe're back!WE’RE BACK. Don’t Salt My Game is back for a whole new run of shows. Check out this short trailer to get a sneak preview of upcoming guests, what to expect from the season and to catch up with what’s been going on for the past year (!). Make sure to hit subscribe in your podcast player to get the first full episode when it drops on Friday 8th April. Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Buy a copy of...
2022-04-0610 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDHow To Just Eat It - Chapter 9: Feeling Your FullnessWelcome to this special series of Don’t Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I’ll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and deepen your intuitive eating practice. How To Just Eat It is out now! Episode 10 of this series will drop on Friday 5th Feb! In today’s episode, Laura gives us the run down of Chapter 9 of How to Just Eat It - F...
2021-02-0209 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 116 - Where the F have you been? - A quick catch up with LauraHEY-OH – it’s been a minute – a short episode catching you up on where the F I’ve been for the past 6 months, what’s been going on, and what you can expect from DSMG and London Centre for Intuitive Eating in the near future. Plus all the details for the next (mini) season of DSMG. Show Notes: {Follow me on Bub Appétit} {Our Intuitive Eating & Weight Inclusive Guides to PCOS, IBS and more} {Book in for a 1-off session with a Nutrition Counsellor} {Book in for a discovery call to lear...
2020-04-2410 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDLet's Talk About Sex, Baby - Part 1 w/ Alix Fox, Sex EducatorHEY OH! We're back with part two of my conversation with sex educator Alix Fox - make sure and check out last week's episode if you missed it! In part two we answer listener questions and cover: ✨Why people who have a C-section can still experience vaginal pain ✨The impact hormones have on our sex lives post-baby ✨What being sex-positive really means ✨How to talk to kids about sex and teach them not to have shame around sex ✨How to feel body confident when having sex ✨How we internalise shame about our bodies ✨Treating your body with the sa...
2019-10-1946 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 115 - Let's Talk About Sex, Baby - Part 1 w/ Alix Fox, Sex EducatorThis week we're switching things up and talking about sexy things with Sex Educator, writer, and presenter Alix Fox. Alix is an advisor on the hit Netflix show 'Sex Education' and is giving us some BTS goss from the show, plus answering some listener questions on sex work and asexuality. Because this was such a massive 'sode, we've broken it down into two parts - Alix will be back answering more listener Qs next week! In part one we discuss: ✨What Alix really thinks about the term 'sexpert' and the need for diversity in this spac...
2019-10-041h 05
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 114: Challenging Diet Mentality in the Fitness Industry w/ Jake GiffordIn this week’s episode, I’m talking to Jake Gifford, a.k.a The Phit Coach. Jake's an experienced personal trainer who's passionate about reframing fitness as a positive, equitable and inclusive experience. We discuss: ✨ How Jake came across the non-diet, HAES paradigm and the transition into practicing from a weight-inclusive perspective ✨ Challenging fat-phobia in the fitness industry ✨ How to detach movement from diet mentality and punishment ✨ How fitness professionals can switch their messaging and ✨ The social determinants of health and how they can shape our health ✨ Shifting our motivations for movement This episode is sponsored by Rais...
2019-09-271h 16
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 113 - How to Start Building Positive Body Image with Ashlee BennettIn this week’s episode, I’m talking to Ashlee Bennett, a.k.a. The Body Image Therapist, an art therapist based in Australia. We discuss: ✨ Why changing your body to try and conform to our society's feminine ideal is not the key to flexible and healthy body image ✨ What internalised fat-phobia and sexism are and how they relate to our body image ✨ How we can start to unpack our internalised beliefs about bodies from diet culture ✨ Tools to help develop positive body image This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters...
2019-09-201h 04
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 112 - How to Navigate Your Relationship with Food When the World Tells You Your Body Is Wrong w/ Vaughn DarstIn this week’s episode, I’m talking to Vaughn Darst, a public health dietitian specialising in paediatric and adolescent nutrition and eating disorders among under-served populations including trans and gender non-conforming youth, children on the autism spectrum and children with special healthcare needs. We discuss: ✨ Growing up in a world that tells you your body is wrong ✨ Experiencing medical fat phobia ✨ How not being able to express gender identity led to an ED ✨ How common narratives around transitioning often lack nuance ✨ Discussing the multifactorial aspects of health outside of weight ✨ The research on disordered eating in GNC an...
2019-08-301h 19
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEp 111 - Makeup, Street Photographers and Why Queer Rights are Feminist Issues w/ Jamie Windurst of Fruitcake MagazineIn this week's episode, I'm talking to the sensational editor, model and activist, Jamie Windurst about life as a visibly queer person. We discuss: ✨ Why visibly queer people are not public property (and why treating them like they are violates their safety) ✨ Their complicated and beautiful relationship with makeup ✨ How Jamie accidentally fell into an activist role and the fundamental rights they're fighting for ✨ Why feminism doesn't end with women's rights ✨ Why we need to stop demanding free education from the queer community This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online cour...
2019-08-2353 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 110 - Elyse Resch - Intuitive Eating + Eating Disorder Recovery For the Teenager in All of UsI'm so excited to have Elyse Resch join us on this week's episode! Elyse is the co-author of Intuitive Eating and the Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens. She's a highly experienced Registered Dietitan specialising in intuitive eating, eating disorders and Health at Every Size. In this fully loaded 'sode we talk about: ✨ How to talk to teens about Intuitive Eating ✨ Why it's important for adults to do their own work on body image and intuitive eating and connect with their rebellious inner teenager ✨How to integrate IE into eating disorder recovery ✨Why autonomy is essential...
2019-08-161h 04
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP108 Navigating Common Intuitive Eating Sticking Points w/ Devinia Noel of The Diet BoycottWelcome back to season 5 of Don't Salt My Game - our guests today is psychotherapist and Intuitive Eating Counsellor Devinia Noel. In this episode we're exploring common road bumps that people experience when they begin rejecting diet culture and embracing intuitive eating. Devinia shares her own experience of being a fat, black woman in the IE space, as well as advice she might give to clients who are dipping their toes in IE. Topics we cover are: ✨How to talk to your partner or the people around you about IE ✨How to build trust in your body...
2019-08-0257 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 107 - How Social Media Impacts Our Body Image w/ Dr Amy Slater of the Centre for Appearance ResearchThis week on the pod Laura’s chatting to Dr Amy Slater, body image researcher at University of West England. In this episode they discuss: ✨ Thin ideal internalisation + its physical and psychological consequences ✨ How social media holds certain body types up as the ideal + can leave us feeling dissatisfied ✨ The fact that labelling images as digitally altered is not actually helpful in reducing comparison + dissatisfaction and can actually backfire ✨ How advertising in traditional media + social media can impact body image ✨ That even positive feedback about appearance impacts negatively on our body image ✨ Wha...
2019-03-151h 26
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 106 - Real versus Fake Intuitive Eating w/ Jess RannThis week on the pod Laura’s teaming up with Jess, Registered Dietitian and clinician here at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating, to tackle some myths that we've seen flying around about intuitive eating. In this episode they discuss: ✨ What Intuitive Eating is + what it isn't, including a summary of the principles of IE ✨ Whether you need to be hormonally and biochemically "restored" before working on IE ✨ Why emotional eating isn't inherently a bad thing + what we can learn from it ✨ Why the idea that IE = "eating what you want when you want" is tr...
2019-03-081h 35
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 105 - What to Consider if You've Ever Fancied the Freelance Life w/ Katherine KimberThis week on the pod Laura’s speaking to Katherine Kimber, of Nude Nutrition, all about the realities and considerations of freelance life as a Registered Nutritionist or Dietitian. In this episode they discuss: ✨ Their individual education and career backgrounds before setting up their own private practices ✨ The nuts and bolts of what it means to go freelance as a nutrition professional ✨ The day-to-day of freelance life ✨ The importance of peer-to-peer support as well as formal supervision when working privately ✨ The practical considerations to make if you're thinking of starting a private practice
2019-03-011h 57
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 104 - How Intuitive Eating Helped Me Find Peace with My Body During Pregnancy w/ Kirstin KadeThis week on the pod Laura's speaking to Kirstin Kade, Registered Associate Nutritionist and author of Taste and See Blog. As a mum-to-be, she has become more interested in the area of women's health in recent months - particularly relating to the pre-pregnancy (fertility), pregnancy, and postnatal periods - and hopes to support and encourage others who are curious about or navigating their way through these things themselves. In this episode they discuss: ✨ How Kirstin's own relationship with food has evolved through finding Intuitive Eating to finding peace with food and her body and how pregnan...
2019-02-221h 32
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 103 - How to Navigate Diabetes + Disordered Eating w/ Lauren Newman⚠️ TW: discussion of eating disorders. This week on the pod Laura’s speaking to Lauren Newman, HAES US-based registered dietitian, about the intersection between diabetes and eating disorders. In this episode they discuss: ✨ How Lauren got into working with people with diabetes and disordered eating ✨ The difference between Type 1, Type 2 + gestational diabetes ✨ The various factors which can leave a person with diabetes vulnerable to developing disordered eating ✨ Busting some myths + misinformation about diabetes including keto, whether sugar "causes" diabetes ✨ What diabulimia is Show Notes {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTU...
2019-02-151h 36
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 102 - How Powerlifting Helped Me Heal My Relationship With Food + My Body w/ Poorna BellThis week on the pod Laura's speaking to Poorna Bell - journalist, author + badass. In this episode they discuss: ✨ The impact of the messages we hear about our bodies whilst growing up ✨ How oppressive diet culture + all of it's subcultures are, in that they're designed to keep us physically + metaphorically small ✨ The amount of time, money + energy that goes into the mental arithmetic of food + exercise preoccupation, and what amazing stuff that could be used for instead ✨ How finding powerlifting helped Poorna to start feeling grounded within her body ✨ The power can be found in...
2019-02-081h 04
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 101 - How Waking Up From Diet Culture Allows You To Find Food + Body Freedom w/ Tally RyeThis week on the pod Laura speaks to Tally Rye - personal trainer, Girl Gains co-founder + host to multiple podcasts. They chat about Tally's relationship with food + her body and how this changed throughout drama school, training to be a PT, through to now. In this episode they discuss: ✨ Comparison + feeling like the odd one out ✨ Broadening our idea of what it means to be fit + healthy ✨ The pressure + toxic messages around bodies at drama school ✨ Intoxicating external validation that comes from being tied up with 'the fit one' identity + how this is actually...
2019-02-011h 09
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 100 - How To Find Self Worth Outside of Our Appearances w/ Natalie LeeThis week on the pod Laura speaks to Natalie Lee, aka Style Me Sunday. They chat about liberating ourselves from the restrictions that diet culture + body shaming impose and how this can impact on so many different areas of our lives. In this episode they discuss: ✨ The challenges to your self worth + identity after becoming a mum ✨ Fighting against imposter syndrome ✨ Challenging the unrealistic beauty standards that our society imposes on us ✨ How the co-opting of Body Positivity by diet culture is just the same rubbish, different day ✨ Tips for shielding kids from di...
2019-01-251h 00
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 99 - How Becoming a Mother Started Me On My Intuitive Eating Adventure w/ Clemmie TelfordThis week on the pod Laura speaks to Clemmie Telford, curator of Mother of All Lists + Insta mega-Mum. This episode is super raw + a super great glimpse at what Intuitive Eating work is like for someone who's really in the thick of it. In this episode they cover: ✨ Clemmie's journey of finding Intuitive Eating + working out what that feels like for her ✨ Motherhood + the unrealistic standards for women to 'snap back' to their pre-baby body ✨ How having her daughter was the impetus to change how she thinks about food + her body ✨ The life that we...
2019-01-1858 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 98 - How Questioning Authority + Pushing Back Can Help You Make Peace With Your Body w/ Sofie HagenThe pod is back with a special Just Eat It takeover series! And to kick things off, Laura speaks to Sofie Hagen, comedian, author, podcast host + body liberation activist. In this episode they cover: ✨ Sofie's relationship with food growing up + her ED history ✨ Her inability to respect authority + how that was key to learning to love her body ✨ Acknowledging the privilege of being able to question authority + rules ✨ How emotional + physical deprivation + food insecurity can still influence our relationship/behaviour to food ✨ Sofie's new book + mega stand-up show ✨ The need for self care meas...
2019-01-101h 42
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 97 - BONUS: Become a Diet Culture Dropout this JanuaryIn this special bonus episode Laura is inviting you to unsubscribe from diet culture this January, once and for all. Listen in to hear details of a special new social media campaign designed to arm you against dit culture and she gives you a special preview of the audiobook version of Just Eat It - out next week! Full episodes of the pod back next week! Show Notes {Intuitive Eating event - The Rooted Project} {Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Camila at the L...
2019-01-0106 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 96 - How to Handle Diet Chat This Holiday Season w/ Jenna DakuFor this one-off festive special, Laura speaks to Jenna Daku, badass disordered eating therapist. They chat about how to handle diet chat at this time of year. In the episode they discuss: ✨What is diet talk/fat talk + how it can reinforce weight stigma and fat phobia ✨Why diet talk is detrimental + can lead to negative physiological + psychological outcomes ✨Why we engage in diet talk and what we're perhaps trying to communicate ✨What is concern trolling/ health trolling ✨External vs. Internal Boundaries ✨A few different options for how to handle weight/food/diet talk
2018-12-1343 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 95 - Radical Body Politics, Compassion + Empowerment w/ Imogen Fox of Feeding theIn this killer ep, Laura is joined by Imogen Fox, aka @the_feeding_of_the_fox. In this episode they deep dive into: ✨ Holding ourselves back because of our bodies + how to feel empowered to have more autonomy over our bodies ✨ The problems with access to sex ed. (+ healthcare as a whole) when in a disabled body ✨ Our weird way of valuing worth + productivity in our culture ✨ The Social Model of Disability, rather than the medical model which considers things to be 'wrong' with a person ✨ The massive head-mess that can come when recovering from...
2018-11-091h 38
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 94 - Trauma, Food + Body Image w/ Kimberley WilsonMaybe grab a cuppa for this super interesting episode as it's kind of a biggie! Laura is joined by Kimberley Wilson, Chartered Psychologist + previous Bake Off bad ass to discuss trauma, resilience + practical tips for helping yourself + others who are having a hard time w/ their mental health. In this episode they cover: ✨ What we mean when we talk about trauma ✨ Emotional resilience + protective factors to increase resilience ✨ How ED's are a means of coping with various psychological difficulties ✨ How restriction is associated with perfectionism + compliance with the external pressures of the thin ideal
2018-11-021h 21
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 93 - Raising Kids w/ Healthy Relationships to Food + Bodies w/ Sarah DempsterIn this killer ep Laura + Sarah, a Registered Nutritionist, jump into the world of child feeding + answer frequently asked parents' questions when it comes to raising intuitive eaters. In this episode they discuss: ✨ How messages from diet culture + (mostly) well-intentioned friends + family can encourage kids to undermine their internal hunger + fullness cues ✨ Responsive feeding, the Division of Responsibility + how these approaches can help take the pressure of parents + carers ✨ What overt + covert control is + how they can lead to kids eating in the absence of hunger ✨ How to speak to kids about bodies in a help...
2018-10-261h 41
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP92 - Things Bloggers Say w/ Alan FlanaganThis week Laura + Alan Flanagan, aka The Nutritional Advocate, dismantle a whole load of stuff that bloggers and influencers have been saying. In this episode they discuss: ✨ The need to be sceptical of n=1 anecdotal evidence that pops up A LOT on social media + blogs ✨ The dumbf**kery of the carnivore diet ✨ The problems with conflating moral considerations with nutritional benefits when it comes to dairy ✨ The bizarre claim that gluten is "better" in Europe than America ✨ How the nocebo effect is a real thing ✨ Prolonged fasting + how it's so damn dangerous!...
2018-10-191h 34
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP91 - SWINGING THE PENDULUM TO FIND YOUR SWEET SPOT WHEN HEALING FROM DIET CULTURE W/ Jes BakerThis week Laura chats to Jes Baker, bad-ass author + unabashed fat chick. They sink their teeth into healthism, compassion + just how god damn hard it is to go from dieting to a more intuitive relationship with food + your body. In this episode they discuss: ✨ Protecting your mental health online ✨ Being gentle with yourself when you're starting out with rejecting diet mentality + to try and let go of shame + guilt ✨ That doing a total 180 from dietland to donutland is totally fine + normal ✨ How it can sometimes be important to take a break from movement when w...
2018-10-121h 19
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP88 - Getting Under the Skin of Body Image w/ Nadia Craddock of Appearance Matters podcastThe pod is back for its 3rd season! And this week Laura speaks to Nadia Craddock, one half of the Appearance Matters podcast - the official podcast of the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE. They take a dive deep into the research on body image (BI) - what it currently shows us + what's missing, get into the nitty gritty of the wider social justice piece around body image, and finish off by sharing some practical tips for challenging negative body image. In this episode, Laura and Nadia discuss: ✨What positive + negative BI is ✨The con...
2018-09-211h 17
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP87 {Summer Shorts} - How do I stop emotional eating and other FAQs w/ Laura Thomas, PhDIn the final episode of our Summer Shorts series I'm tackling more of your intuitive eating FAQs - I cover: ✨How to respond when a doctor body shames you ✨How do I stop emotional eating? {spoiler: it's not what you think!} ✨Can intuitive eating help in eating disorder recovery Show Notes {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Work With Us at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating - in person & Skype available} {Can patients with eating disorders learn to eat intuitively? A...
2018-08-2426 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP86 - {SUMMER SHORTS} Will Intuitive Eating Help Me Lose Weight + Other FAQs w/ Laura Thomas, PhDAlright team - getting close to the end of our Summer Short series - today I'm going deeper into Intuitive Eating, answering your next-level IE questions. We cover: ✨Whether Intuitive Eating will help you lose weight ✨If you can practice Intuitive Eating when you have a health condition ✨The Nocebo Effect ✨And what if you don't experience regular hunger & fullness cues because you're on medication, you're neurodivergent or you've just been dieting for a really long time Next week we'll be covering more of your FAQs so stay tuned if your question hasn't be...
2018-08-1734 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP85 - {Summer Shorts} What the eff is the deal with Intuitive Eating? w/ Laura Thomas, PhDIntuitive Eating; what’s the deal? What is it? How the eff do you do it? What are the benefits? Where do I start? Today, it's just me, covering some of my most frequently asked questions in this week's (not so) Summer Short. I talk about: ✨What exactly is disordered eating and why a definition based purely on behaviours is unhelpful ✨A little of the history of Intuitive Eating ✨Where to start and where to get more support ✨The 10 principles of Intuitive Eating ✨The evidence based benefits of Intuitive Eating Show Notes:{PRE-OR...
2018-08-1034 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP84 - {Summer Shorts} Carbs don't make you fat! & other myth busting w/ Pixie TurnerIn this week’s episode of our summer shorts series, Pixie and Laura tackle some myths about carbs, including debunking the one that says that “carbs make you fat” and discussing why this is problematic. In this episode Laura and Pixie discussed: ✨What whole grains are and why we shouldn't sweat eating 'white' grain varieties if we want to ✨Tips for boosting your fibre intake ✨Why carbs don't cause diabetes ✨That eating a potato is not the same as eating a bowl of sugar Show Notes {Pixie Turner Nut...
2018-08-0328 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP83 - {Summer Shorts} Why crash diets will NOT reset your relationship with food w/ Pixie TurnerIn this episode of our summer shorts series, Associate Registered Nutritionist Pixie Turner and Laura sink their teeth into the BBC programme ‘The Big Crash Diet Experiment’. The programme put participants with health conditions on an extremely restrictive very low energy shakes and soup diet. In this episode Laura and Pixie discuss: ✨The double standard where behaviours that are considered ‘eating disorder behaviours’ in a smaller body are considered healthy and encouraged in someone of a higher weight ✨How programmes like this fail to discuss the importance of mental health ✨The detrimental eff...
2018-07-2723 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP82 – {SUMMER SHORTS} BoPo Bridal Tips w/ Harri RoseWith wedding season well underway, Laura speaks to Harri Rose about how to stay true to yourself and not get swept up in wedding fever. Harri is a certified health coach who helps people get unf*cked up from diet culture around food and their bodies so that they can live their best life and create their own version of wellness. She has done talks for organisations such as Sony Music and will be at many of the UK’s biggest festivals this summer with the Anti Riot Diet Club. In this episode Laura and Harri discuss:...
2018-07-2023 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP 81 - {Summer Shorts} Top Tips for Summer Body Confidence w/ Becky Young of Anti-Diet Riot ClubFor the second episode of the Summer Shorts series Laura speaks to Becky, founder of Anti-Diet Riot Club, about Becky's 5 top tips for cultivating body confidence and self-compassion this summer. In this episode Laura and Becky discuss: ✨ How mindfulness helps you to be more present and conscious of your emotions ✨ How social media can encourage us to unconsciously view ourselves as commodities ✨ The power of curating our social media feeds ✨ Ditching social media first thing in the day could be part of self-care ✨ Tips for buying & wearing clothes that make...
2018-07-1328 min
Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhDEP61 w/ No Skin off My Back w/ Laura Stageman of Votch WatchesLaura Stageman is the founder of cruelty free & sustainable fashion watch brand Votch. Today she's sharing her wild story of withdrawal from topical steroid addiction - a painful condition that occurs when an eczema sufferer weans off of their steroid creams. She tells us why feeling the pain of losing her own skin led her to vow never to wear the skin of another being ever again. We talk about how her debilitating condition left her in the bath for 20 hours a day and the excruciating pain of letting her skin heal. Her story has a happy ending though, and...
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