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The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 54 - And That's A WrapWell, what a ride these last two years have been with the podcast. We open this show with some news that has left a lump in our throat, to say the least! This episode is an emotional one and a must-listen, whether you are just discovering us or if you have been here since the beginning. Join us as we laugh, cry, and dive into the biggest and most unexpected twists and turns of the topics we’ve covered and the guests who have joined us. We share the biggest things we have lear...2023-10-061h 08

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 53 - Revisited: Transitioning to Intuitive EatingHere is our most popular episode from the last 2 years of The Anti-Diet Club Podcast and it's all about transitioning to intuitive eating when you have been dieting for longer than you can remember. This episode was our 3rd episode and we were still finding our feet with the podcast back then, but we knew that our listeners needed to have our take on how to move towards intuitive eating in the kindest, most compassionate way. There’s no doubt that dieting keeps a grip on us for a long time and we know it isn’t easy...2023-09-2244 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 52 - Revisited: But I Need To Lose WeightShow notes - Revisited: But I Need to Lose Weight On this week's revisited episode, we get to number 2 in our most popular episodes. It’s no surprise that our second most popular episode is related to the feeling of needing to lose weight. The idea that our bodies are always too big is the very reason diet culture exists. What if you feel that you need to lose weight? Perhaps you feel that it’s ok for others to be in a bigger body but you just can’t accept it for yourself. In this ep...2023-09-0856 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 51 - Revisited: If Not Dieting, Then What?As Gillian and I take a short break from recording, we wanted to share with you some of the most popular episodes so far. This Episode is our 3rd most popular so join us this week to revisit this topic. How do you set goals, focus on health or pursue your dreams when you are no longer dieting? Why does leaving diet culture often feel like giving up? When you first embark on a life without dieting, it can feel a little disorientating and while everyone around you is still rooted in di...2023-08-2551 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 50 - Your Questions AnsweredOur 50th Episode is here! We are so thrilled to be reaching this milestone and we wanted to do something special for our listeners, so we decided a special Q&A episode would be the best way to give you some of the direct answers to some of your most commonly asked questions. Over the last two years, we have received so many stories, comments, DM’s, and emails from our listeners with so many different topics and questions and before now we have stuck to one topic for each episode. For this episode, we wanted to co...2023-08-1156 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 49 - Dressing for Your Today Body with Dacy GillespieHow do you let go of clothes that don’t fit and find joy in dressing for your today body? Dacy Gillespie has built her personal styling business around helping women to let go of body ideals and beauty culture and find their own personal style. She joins us on the podcast to explore what happens in our body when we can feel our clothes digging in or open our wardrobes to see nothing that fits our body as it is today. Dacy brings her experience of how she works with clients to understand their body...2023-07-2845 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 48 - Diet Culture: The Male Perspective with Jonny LandelsHow does diet culture affect men? This is a question we haven’t explored on the podcast before but we recently connected with Jonny Landels, he joined us for a very interesting conversation about how he went from a fat loss coach to a HAES-aligned PT openly challenging his own anti-fat bias. He openly shared his struggle with knowing his diet culture approach was no longer what he believed in, but not knowing how to articulate what he was learning about intuitive eating and the anti-diet approach to fitness and health. Jonny explains how the lang...2023-07-141h 03

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 47 - Anti-Diet Movement with Kelsey EllisOur guest this week is Kelsey Ellis a body-positive fitness trainer who joins us to talk about movement outside of diet culture. Kelsey was a personal trainer who started her career in mainstream diet culture and weight loss focussed fitness, but she had a wake-up call that made her realise she was so deeply obsessed with body goals and counting calories and it was not only not serving her clients but it was damaging her own relationships and her ability to enjoy her life fully. Our bodies love to move and Kelsey is on a mission to h...2023-06-3050 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 46 - The Role Books Play in Body LiberationWe love books and it’s surprising that we haven’t spoken about the role books play until now. This week’s episode is a deep dive into how books can really support everyone’s journey into anti-diet and body liberation. We uncover the reason perfectionism can actually hinder progress and how to approach books along your journey without reaching overwhelm. What were the first anti-diet, body-positive books we read, and the role they played in us seeing a glimpse of another world that validated how we were feeling when we were caught up in diet culture. 2023-06-1649 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 45 - The Trouble with Weight Loss Injections with Dr. Asher LarmieLet's talk about weight loss injections. If the headlines are to be believed, we’ve solved the puzzle of how to make fat people thin people…but have we really or is this just another diet packaged as a miracle cure? We reached out to Dr Asher Larmie to give us the inside knowledge of how these injections work, what the large companies and medical professionals are choosing not to show us, and what we know so far from the data and studies we do have. Asher leaves no stone unturned and gives us the truth behind the g...2023-06-021h 02

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 44 - Liberation Beyond Diet Culture with GillianThis week it’s Gillian’s turn to take the solo mic for her own personal story of body liberation and beyond. She shares her deep and honest accent of how her life opened up beyond simply no longer dieting and punishing her body. Unlearning diet culture leads to questioning everything from her career, and relationships to her values and beliefs. Gillian gives a vulnerable, open account of how her life completely changed over years of self-reflection, therapy, and peeling back the layers of social conditioning that had contributed to losing sight of what she really wanted from...2023-05-1956 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 43 - What Do We Mean by Non Diet?With International No Diet Day upon us this week, we are discussing the ways the media have diluted the meaning of this day and used it to reinforce anti-fat bias and the idea that not dieting is unhealthy. This conversation leads us on to the ways in which the body-positive movement has strayed far away from the fat black and queer community, their voices all too often drowned out by the swathes of white, straight-sized bodies telling us to simply love our curves. Our culture is so focused on thinness as a measure of health without questioning w...2023-05-1846 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp. 42 - Menopause and Diet Culture with TamsinThis week Tamsin is doing a solo episode for the first time since we started the podcast. She is exploring perimenopause/menopause and the lack of representation and support for anyone who isn’t a white, straight-sized, cis-gendered woman. When we go through this phase in our lives the focus seems to be weight gain and there's so much discussion around being body positive but with the underlying message that we need to lose weight. Tamsin shares the horrors that she found when she went looking for fat-positive, weight-inclusive support for menopause symptoms and surprised herself at what she un...2023-04-2142 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 41 - Plus Size Kids and Clothes That Fit with Pam LuckWhy do kid's clothing brands ignore the fact that plus-size kids exist? We speak with Pam Luck, founder of Ember & Ace, a plus-size athletic clothing brand that she created to meet the demand that other clothing brands appear to be ignoring. In this episode, we ask Pam about her own experience as a young athletic kid growing up with no access to adequate sports clothes to fit her body, and how this affected her own relationship with sports. Now as a parent herself, she has a mission to not only fill the gap in this market but t...2023-04-0740 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 40 - Client Story with Sam MossmanThis week we talk to Sam, a client of Gillian's whose pursuit of the perfect body led her into years of restrictive diets, an obsession with wellness fads, and a dedication to bodybuilding and completely transforming herself over and over again. After spending decades pursuing thinness and thousands of pounds later she discovered intuitive eating, a path that would lead her directly to Gillian for support. Her story of rebuilding trust with her body and accepting herself as a different size wasn’t straightforward, she admits she was skeptical and thought she would never truly be able to relinquish co...2023-03-2445 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 39 - But I Need To Lose WeightWhat if you feel that you need to lose weight? Perhaps you feel that it’s ok for others to be in a bigger body but you just can’t accept it for yourself. In this episode we discuss why it’s hard to simply let go of the desire to lose weight even if you want to pursue an anti-diet path.. If you experience discrimination due to your body size, pursuing weight loss can feel like the only way to support yourself. Society often doesn't feel like a safe place to ‘put weight on the back burner’...2023-03-1053 min

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen#257: When You Still Have the Diet Mentality with Gillian McCollum and Tamsin BrosterI’m joined by Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollum, anti-diet and body image coaches. We’re talking about binge eating and diet mentality and how to overcome it, why traditional “thinking based” strategies to stop a binge aren’t always enough, and why anxiety goes hand-in-hand with food restriction. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/257 In this episode, we talk about: - The difference between binge eating and emotional eating, - That binge eating looks different for everyone, - Why anxiety is your body’s normal reaction to hunger, - That if you’ve been brought up in d...2023-03-0749 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 38 - Finding Plus Size Community with Ebony JamillahWhat do you do when you are surrounded by folks who don’t have to struggle to find clothes in high street stores, or understand what it’s like to be told you can’t enjoy sports or activities simply because of the size of your body? Ebony took matters into her own hands and put a call out on TikTok for some big baddie besties! What happened next shocked her as her DM’s were flooded with people sharing their own experiences of being the bigger one in the group and feeling isolated and asking to join and Big Girl...2023-02-2446 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 37 - Am I Doing Intuitive Eating Wrong?Do you feel that you just can’t get the hang of intuitive eating? Do you wonder if you are doing it wrong? In this episode, we discuss how doubts and fears can creep in when you start intuitive eating after years of chronic dieting. How can you tell if you’re on the right track? How can you really be sure it’s ‘working’? We share our expertise on how to evaluate your intuitive eating practice if you’re feeling as if it’s not clicking for you, including key things to watch out for. Plus we share our own experi...2023-02-1051 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 36 - When Your BMI Gets In The Way of IVF with Emma HaslamThis week we are joined by Emma Haslam, founder of Your IVF abroad. Her fertility journey almost came to an abrupt end due to BMI restrictions and medical weight bias. She shares her story of how her determination to have a child and advocate for herself led her to seek fertility treatment abroad. Emma shares her story in the hope of helping others advocate for themselves and seek alternative options to grow their family and not give up hope. We talk about her fears, heartbreak, anger, and the joyful moments she faced along the way and how she now...2023-01-2748 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 35 - Client Story with Rachael BotfieldThis week we are joined by Rachael, a client of Tamsin’s who has a history of dieting through slimming clubs and always being the one who was the one sharing diet tips, bringing her own food to events, and obsessively navigating life around food and dieting. She shares with us how becoming a mum and working in an industry that valued beauty and thinness left her lacking in confidence and unsure of a way out other than pursuing weight loss over and over again. Her anti-diet journey began when she found the body positivity co...2023-01-1344 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 34 - The Wellness TrapNew year, new you? Before you get sucked into a health kick, listen to this episode first! Wellness culture is the new diet culture and as you might expect it’s in full swing this January. In this episode, we share our own experiences with orthorexia, wellness culture & disordered eating. Including some tales of fancy gadgets, protein balls, obsession with popular wellness bloggers, and milking almonds before work! Health and wellness culture perpetuates food and body shame and isn’t accessible or sustainable for the vast majority of us. It often takes us away from simple health-promoting behaviour...2022-12-301h 01

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 33 - Is Your Partner Anti-Fat?How do you cope if your partner has fatphobic views and you fear rejection if you gain weight? What if they’ve never struggled with their weight and have no concept of just how hard it is to keep pursuing thinness? How can you explore new relationships, dating and find a partner who isn’t fatphobic? Embarking on an anti-diet journey can be hard to explain to others, especially when we have been deep in diet culture for years. In the beginning you may not have the language or the full understanding of where this might lead to e...2022-12-1643 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 32 - Who The F*ck Am I Outside of Dieting with Sabina McAllister SingwellExactly who are you when your identity no longer revolves around food rules and body obsession? This week we chat with Sabina McAllister Singwell about her reckoning with body trust, her struggle with Orthorexia, the reclamation of her body, and connecting with her spiritual self as part of her healing journey. This episode isn’t to be missed if not for some great book recommendations along the way. Content warning: Sexual assault (at 17 mins) Topics covered: Dieting/pursuit of weight loss Orthorexia Feminism Spirituality + Religion Fat Liberation Body Trust Personal Pleasure + Joy Book Re...2022-12-0249 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 31 - Surviving Holiday Diet TalkThe holiday season is upon us with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New year just around the corner. We know this is often the time of year that folks find themselves around the table with friends and family and diet chat with no clear escape route. How can you even begin to explain this anti-cultural way of being in your body to those who have never heard of intuitive eating or Health at Every Size? In this episode, we chat through some of the different scenarios people often find themselves in and more importantly how to protect...2022-11-1842 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 30 - This Is Us NowOur one-year anniversary episode is here! To celebrate this milestone we have recorded a very special episode. Join us as we recap where we are in our personal lives, sharing some of our most vulnerable moments that have happened behind the scenes but also we give you an insight into what to expect from season 4 including some very special news about how you can get much more from us in the future. And if that wasn't exciting enough, this episode is also on YouTube so you can actually watch the video recording of this episode for the...2022-11-0339 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 29 - Client Story with Siobhan O'ConnorThis week we have a client story from Siobhan O’Conner. This was an emotional episode as Siobhan openly shares her memories of going along to slimming clubs from the age of 9, along with caregivers who regularly dieted and reinforced the idea that being fat was something to be avoided at all costs. Siobhan recalls her younger years of always being the party girl and struggling with alcohol, mental health, and binge eating. She describes how covid forced her to come face to face with the things in her life she had been avoiding and how this led...2022-10-2056 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 28 - The Shame of Not Feeling Body PositiveEver have that feeling of "I shouldn't feel this way about my body" because, in theory, you align with the body positivity movement? Because you've read all the books, you’ve followed all the social media accounts, you listen to all the podcasts. You might even be accepting and positive about all other bodies. Yet you can’t seem to shift your negative feelings about your own body, you still have thoughts of wanting to shrink your body and that shame stops you from seeking support from friends, or a professional. This week we explore the feelings of s...2022-10-0645 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 27 - Sexuality, Curiosity and Body Image with Samantha FoxIn this episode we have an incredible conversation with Samantha Fox, she lifts the lid on how compulsory heterosexuality and compulsory femininity is so deeply ingrained in us and forms so much of our beliefs from a young age. She explains how curiosity and getting radically honest with who we really are allows us to break free from these systems of oppression. There are so many parallels to anti-diet work because of how we find ourselves questioning the beliefs we have held for so long, we dive into all the ways in which this relates to diet...2022-09-221h 02

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 26 - Are You A Secret Eater?Do you find yourself eating in the dark? Hiding your food from others? Eating in your car or just anywhere out of sight from others? The restriction of dieting causes reactive eating but so often this reactive eating carries so much guilt and shame, we feel we have to hide it from others. We share our own stories of secret eating and how this played a big part in our dieting years, in the hope that you can see that you are not broken or flawed, it’s simply a way of surviving and coping under the pr...2022-09-0852 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 25 - Client Story with Karen Murray (part two)This is the second part of our client story with Karen Murray. This week Karen shares with us the highs and lows of her food and body recovery journey. She gives us an honest account of what she struggled with along the way, and what felt easier as she went through the process of accepting her body. Some surprising feelings came up as she began to dismantle diet culture thoughts and rediscover the joy of food through intuitive eating. If you want to know what it really feels like to work through recovery from diet culture, this...2022-08-2535 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 24 - Client Story with Karen Murray (part one)This week we bring you an incredible open and honest client story from Karen Murray. Like so many of us, her struggles with food and body span over decades and have been ever-present at every point in her life. Karen explains the true extent to which she attempted to control her body size through food and exercise and how she found her way out through anti-diet work. Karen is a client of Gillian’s who has been on such a journey through her own recovery, she wanted to share her story to help others. Nothing sh...2022-08-1157 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 23 - Medical Trauma with Dr Asher LarmieWhat a guest we have for you this week, none other than Dr Asher Larmie (they/them) aka The Fat Doctor. Asher is a Transgender Non Binary fat activist and GP with over 20 years of medical experience in the UK. Asher shares with us how their own journey unfolded and the ways in which the medical system is harming fat patients and why they continue to fight for an end to medical weight stigma. Their #noweigh campaign aims to be the first step towards dismantling weight centric healthcare that has become the norm in our society. 2022-07-2855 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 22 - When Intuitive Eating Doesn't WorkWhat happens when Intuitive Eating feels like an uphill struggle or quite simply out of reach? This week we share our honest thoughts and experiences of why Intuitive Eating might not be the perfect answer for everyone opting out of dieting. We delve into the privilege behind Intuitive Eating and discuss some of the factors that mainstream Intuitive Eating providers aren't talking about. Topics Covered: Eating disorder recovery Social determinants of health Binge eating Dieting & food restriction Anti-fat bias Wellness culture White supremacy and systemic racism Follow us on Instagram @theantidietclubpodcast Email theantidietclubpodcast@gmail.com Connect with Tamsin Broster Website...2022-07-1450 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 21 - Relationships and Self Worth with Rebecca SpittlesThis week we welcome our first guest of season 3, Rebecca Spittles. She shares with us her own personal recovery story and journey from hating her body to finding her self-worth outside of diet culture. She tells her incredible story of always being presented as the ‘big’ girl and the stigma that came with that from a young age and explains how this played out in her social life and the relationships she sought as a result. Rebecca is a Divorce & Separation Support Coach supporting men and women through the emotional and practical elements of a rela...2022-06-3049 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 20 - But I Don't Want to Gain WeightHow do you accept your body if you gain weight? Can you heal your relationship with food and still control your body? How much influence do you really have over your body size in the first place? We know weight gain is a valid fear for many, and that it’s not as easy as simply just learning to love your body and be happy with it at any size especially when the world is set up for thin people and weight stigma is reinforced at every turn. In this episode we talk through these re...2022-06-1648 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 19 - Dealing with Judgement and ComparisonHow do you judge yourself? Who are you comparing yourself to? We know that you can’t escape the trap of comparing yourself to others and wondering if you are good enough. Even if you have managed to leave the world of diet culture behind, these feelings still come occur. This episode is all about recognising when you are allowing these feelings to affect your self worth and how to work through them and build your resilience as you heal. Join us to find out more about our personal relationship with self judgment and comparison an...2022-06-0241 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 18 - Dismantling Diet Culture in Schools with Emily PerfectThis week we are joined by Emily Perfect a primary school teacher passionate about supporting children to feel confident in themselves, their own bodies, and happy with who they are! She joins us to explain how diet culture and food obsession affect kids at a young age and shares with us the simple changes she had made at her school to ensure the children develop a positive body image. Emily shares her own story of struggles with her body and how she became an advocate for changing the way we talk about food and bodies in front...2022-05-1945 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 17 - Can We Talk About Emotional Eating?Emotional eating is a concern for many of our listeners so we wanted to cover this topic in detail for those of you that find yourselves continually in the cycle of eating emotionally and feeling bad about it afterwards. We both identified as emotional eaters during our own journey and struggled with trying to control it for years. In this episode we chat through these experiences of emotional eating, and explain more about our approach to it now. We help you understand why dieting harder doesn't solve it and how to break out of that cycle. 2022-05-0541 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 16 - What Triggers Binge Eating with Isabel Foxen DukeThis week we are talking about binge eating and how to feel relaxed around food with Isabel Foxen Duke. Isabel has been influential in both of our journeys to recovery from dieting and also our progression into becoming anti-diet coaches and developing our understanding of binge eating. She has an incredible amount of knowledge about food and how restriction of food ultimately affects our ability to trust ourselves with what we need and want. In this episode, she shares her knowledge and over a decade of experience with us on how to truly understand why we feel s...2022-04-2147 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 15 - How Diet Culture Impacts YogaThis week I’m turning the mic on Gillian to interview her about her journey to becoming a yoga teacher and her experience of how diet culture intersects with yoga culture. Gillian explains how western yoga culture has become heavily interlinked with healthism, diet culture, and the beauty ideal which has an impact on how it is represented and who can access it. The version of yoga we’re sold has so many barriers to entry through lack of representation to teachers ill-equipped to hold space for those in marginalized bodies. Join us for...2022-04-0740 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 14 - Fat Fertility with Nicola SalmonOur guest on the show this week is fat fertility coach, Nicola Salmon. She shares with us the influence her PCOS diagnosis had on her from a young age, how anti-fat bias shows up in our healthcare system and what choices are available to people at higher weights who want to grow their families. Nicola is a fat-positive fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile”. She helps fat folks navigate getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world and advocates for change in how fat people are treated whilst accessing help with their fertility. 2022-03-2436 min

Podcasting 101 with RachaelPodcast Insights with Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollumIn this week's episode, I talk to Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollum from The Anit-Diet Club Podcast. We talk about: How they came up with the idea for the podcast [2.47]How they determined who it was for [5.06]Planning the topics [8.55]Deciding on the episode format [11.38] [16.32]Marketing for social media [18.49]The Tech [24.01] -----Top Tips: Don't worry about what your voice sounds like! [30.47] Don't be afraid of reaching out to people to be guests on your show [30.56] Don't let the tech trip you...2022-03-2334 min

Podcasting 101 with RachaelWelcome to Podcasting 101 with Rachael!Welcome to Podcasting 101 with Rachael During this episode, I talk about my journey to Podcast Manager and why I started this podcast. My first podcast - The Virtually Inspiring Podcast [0.50]My Journey and what I do now [2.34] My favourite podcasts [5.11]Kermode & Mayo's Film Review | Simon Mayo and Mark KermodeEvil Genius | Russel Kane You're Dead to me | Greg Jenner The Podcast Manager Show | Lauren Wrighton [6.01]The No Bullsh*t Guide to a Happier Life | Helen Calvert [6.12]My first podcast guest coming up, Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollum from Th...2022-03-1608 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 13 - When Photos Trigger Body ShameWhy do photos trigger so much body shame? What do we do when we look back at pictures and wonder why we ever thought there was anything wrong with us? How do we feel when our body has changed or we have recovered into a larger body? Why don’t we feel confident to be able to get into the pictures with our loved ones? Join us as we discuss all the things that come up around photos, past, present and future and how we can take steps towards showing up without changing how we look. ...2022-03-1053 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 12 - Cultivating a Positive Body Image with Summer InnanenOur guest on the show this week is body image expert, Summer Innanen. She shares her years of experience with us to explain why making peace with your body isn’t about loving how you look. We get deep into conversation with Summer to help you explore healing your relationship with your body without trying to fall in love with every part of it. Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth, and confidence. She helps people all over the world to stop living behind the numbers on their sc...2022-02-2442 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 11 - Body GriefGiving up dieting and healing from diet culture can uncover a myriad of emotions. This week we discuss why letting go of our ideal body and hopes of what could have been, feels like processing a loss through grief. In this episode, we explore the stages of body grief, why it’s important to allow space for these feelings, and how to support yourself towards body acceptance. Topics covered: 5 Stages of grief Societal beauty standards & expectations Thin privilege Body Image/Body Acceptance Dieting/Weight loss Health at every size Weight set point th...2022-02-1051 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 10 - Medical Fatphobia with Ly KerrThis week we welcome our first guest on the show, Ly Kerr. In this episode she shares her personal story of experiencing medical weight stigma and the impact it had on her journey to body liberation. Her story reminds us of the prevalence of weight bias in our health care system and the harmful effects it has on individuals in bigger bodies seeking medical care. If you feel alone in your struggles navigating medical fatphobia, and may be wondering how to advocate for yourself or if you can ever find body acceptance, then this episode...2022-01-2735 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 9 - If Not Dieting, Then What?How do you set goals, focus on health or pursue wellbeing when you're no longer dieting? When you first embark on a life without dieting, it can feel a little disorientating and while everyone around you is still rooted in diet culture, it can leave you questioning if you have made the right choice. In this episode we help you detangle weight from health and bust some common myths around what it means to let go of the never ending pursuit of weight loss. Topics covered: What is Health at Every Size (H...2022-01-1348 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 8 - Diets Don't WorkAs we approach January with it’s relentless pushing of diets, lifestyles and wellness nonsense, we know that many people will be tempted and in some cases encouraged to partake again for yet another year. We’ve brought you this episode to help you make that decision armed with some things to think about when considering if dieting is in fact the solution. Topics covered in this episode include: Weight loss (we never discuss numbers) Chronic dieting, restriction and orthorexia Weight cycling Food cravings Binge eating Emotional eating Weight set point theory Social connections and how diet...2021-12-3042 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 7 - The Harm of Anti-Fat BiasWhat is anti-fat bias? How does it harm us and what can we do about it? In this week's episode we’re talking about some of the overt and covert ways in which anti-fat bias shows up in our culture and how this contributes to our collective fear of weight gain keeping us stuck in diet culture, body shame and distressed eating patterns. Discussions in this episode include: Weight stigma Weight bias/oppression Marginalised bodies Media representation Medical weight bias Contact us Follow us on Instagram @theantidietclubpodcast Email th...2021-12-1644 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 6 - The Value of Self CareWhat does self-care actually do for us? How does it affect us when we’re not taking care of our own needs? In this week’s episode, we explore what self-care means to us and how it is linked to how we feel about our bodies and our ability to pursue a life without dieting. Discussions in this episode include: Body Dissatisfaction/Body image Self Talk/Inner Critic Diet Culture Values & Beliefs Social Media Self Comparison Contact us Follow us on Instagram @theantidietclubpodcast Email theantidietclubpodcast@gmail.com Co...2021-12-0243 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 5 - Setting Healthy BoundariesIn this week's episode, we cover the topic of boundaries. What exactly are boundaries? Why do we need them and when is it ok not to have them? What's the difference between a request and a boundary? In this episode, we reveal the challenges we have faced with simple boundaries and why we feel it’s ok not to have this perfected. Discussions in this episode include: Weight loss/dieting Diet recovery Body acceptance Perfectionism Disordered eating Fatphobia/Weight stigma Relationships Contact us Follow us on Instagram @theantidietclubpodcast Ema...2021-11-1746 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 4 - When Food Has Power Over UsAs we approach the holiday season, food begins to take on a new identity in terms of what’s allowed and permissible. We're unpacking our thoughts around the marketing of foods at this time of year and the roller coaster we're being taken on. We discuss why food has taken on a moral value and how that affects our relationship with food and why it has power over us. Discussions in this episode include: Food morality Scarcity mindset Bingeing Intuitive eating Body acceptance Letting go of diet culture beliefs Contact us ...2021-11-0444 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 3 - Transitioning to Intuitive EatingIn this episode we’re talking through the surprising ups and downs of starting an intuitive eating practice. We share our own experiences and some common themes we see coming up in our coaching practices. If you’re transitioning away from diet culture and are wondering why intuitive eating doesn’t feel like plain sailing then join us for this episode to understand more about what you may be experiencing. Intuitive Eating - Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch Discussions in this episode include: Moving from diet culture into intuitive eating How diet culture mindset impacts our ab...2021-10-1940 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 2 - Why We Have Poor Body ImageThis week we're talking about body image. Why do we feel so dissatisfied with our bodies and how can we live in the body we have and feel connected to it instead of judging it? We discuss how body dissatisfaction affects our day-to-day lives and where the idea comes from that we should be thinner or change parts of ourselves to fit society's view of "ideal". Discussions in this episode include: Fatphobia/weight bias/fat oppression Body dissatisfaction/body image Body trust Weight cycling How the media impacts our perception of health and beauty B...2021-10-1939 min

The Anti-Diet Club PodcastEp 1 - This Is UsWelcome to the launch episode of The Anti Diet Club Podcast. In this first episode Gillian Mccollum & Tamsin Broster share their own personal stories of how their years of dieting, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction began. In this episode, we talk about what food and body image felt like growing up and how they affected us at each stage of their lives. Tune in to hear how we both found our way from chronic dieting to the path of recovery. Discussions in this episode include: Fatphobia/weight bias Weight loss and the honeymoon stage...2021-10-1846 min