Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhD

This 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

Transcribed - Published: 21 September 2022

Our 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 relationship to food and appetite. Lastly, we consider all the ways that our kids are told there is something fundamentally wrong with them, and how we as parents can give them the tools to develop resilience to these messages. Also, just a heads up that this will be the final episode coming through the DSMG feed, so make sure to subscribe to the new Can I Have Another Snack? pod to catch all the new episodes! Find out more about Laxmi here Follow her work on Instagram here Buy her art here (and buy one for me while you’re at it!) Follow Laura on Instagram here Check out the Can I Have Another Snack? pod here. Subscribe to the Can I Have Another Snack? Substack here.

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2022

Hey Team! You may have noticed that I’ve had a few things in the works lately, and I’m excited to *finally* share my new project with you all. Today I’m sharing the trailer for my brand new podcast - also called Can I Have Another Snack? - inspired, I know. Each week I’m asking my guests two questions - who or what are you nourishing right now? And who or what is nourishing you? Upcoming guests include  Laxmi Hussain, Naureen Hunani, Christy Harrison, Clara Nosek, and Julia MF Turshen (!!!!!!). We explore topics around postpartum bodies, food, sanctimommy culture, neurodiversity, diet-culture, kids, capitalism, anti-fat bias, and so much more. Check out the preview above and catch the first full episode when it drops on Friday! And don't forget - you are listening to this in the Don’t Salt My Game feed so just remember to head over to the Can I Have Another Snack? feed in your podcast player and hit subscribe there - that way you won’t miss an episode. Go do it right now. You can also subscribe to my brand new Substack, also called Can I have Another Snack? - a newsletter, podcast, and community centred around bodies, identity and appetite. Head on over and introduce yourself (everyone is super cool and welcoming, I promise!). See you all there!

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2022

Heyo - 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 cheese or number of sugar cubes in drinks We break down why ‘sometimes’ food and ‘everyday’ foods are just a version of ‘good/bad’ We talk about how kids actually learn about food and how teachers can engage kids’ natural curiosity, their culture, and the broader context that kids eat This was a fun episode to go out on - I hope you’ll share it with parents and teachers in your life! And I’m excited to share lots of cool new things with you soon. Show Notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Kelly on Instagram Kelly’s Website Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Sign up for the Let’s Talk About Snacks, Baby Workshop  Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Edited by Joeli Kelly  

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2022

Okay 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 having a baby or becoming a parent. In this episode, we touch on things like; The sneaky and not so sneaky ways that diet culture can show up in so-called fashion rules Where to begin when you’re thinking about putting your wardrobe together post-partum How Abby approaches defining your own personal style and how to fun and get playful with it Answering some listener questions on things like bras for big boobs, when to get rid of clothes that no longer fit, the stress of shopping as a plus-size person in a straight-size world and weirdly aggressive reviewers on vinted I really hope you take something great from this episode, and with Abby’s contagious energy I’m sure you all will!  Show Notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Abby on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Sign up for the Let’s Talk About Snacks, Baby Workshop  Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura Check out this article by Kelsey Miller Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2022

We’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 Parents Magazine.  In this episode, we cover some really big and important topics like; The challenges of feeding teens Some of the nuances of using the Division of Responsibility with older kids and teens and why Oona actually doesn't use it at all with her own family  Why language like “hollow legs” and “bottomless pit” are really problematic when talking about bodies and appetites, especially for teenagers Who is allowed to own their appetite and who isn't Red flags for eating disorders and disordered eating The parallels between bodies changing in teenagers, as well as body's changing in midlife amongst parents How we can create a safe environment for normalising body changes.  I really love talking to Oona and really appreciate her work. I know that so many of you are going to resonate with this episode and find it super helpful, and if you do then please share the love and share it with friends and family, and hit subscribe to stay in the loop with new episodes dropping weekly. Show Notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Oona on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Oona’s Website Sign up for the Let’s Talk About Snacks, Baby Workshop  Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura Check out this piece Oona wrote about why Division of Responsibility might not be suitable to use with eating disorders Listen to the Don’t Salt My Game episode with Scott Griffiths talking about muscle dysmorphic disorder Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2022

Hey 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 hope you found this episode helpful! You can expect some more of this type of ‘sode popping up every now and then, so let me know what you think of this format or drop an email to [email protected] if you have any questions you’d like answered in the next AMA! Next week we will be back with a brand new guest, so hit subscribe now to stay in the loop! Show Notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Sign up for the Let’s Talk About Snacks, Baby Workshop  Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura Check out the DSMG episode w/ Kristen Scher about what to do if you’re feeling stuck with feeding your kids Check out the episode with Dr. Katja Rowell about when you should worry about your kid’s “fussy” eating Check out my IG post on the red flags to look out for that might indicate you’re dealing with a feeding disorder Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2022

It’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 and mentor, professionally trained and experienced life coach, certified Body Trust provider and Open Heart Project meditation instructor. Nikki is also a mid-large, fat human whose lived experiences navigating the world as a fat person are a super important part of her work. In this episode, we dive into the world of embodiment, covering things like: How writing our body story can be an act of reclaiming the narratives of our bodies What exactly embodiment is and how we can find examples of it in our lives (babies, kids, cats!) The difference between embodiment and more ‘performative’ or ‘hustle’ self-care How embodiment can help us to feel connected to our bodies without necessarily ‘loving’ or feeling ‘positive’ about them Reclaiming pleasure, appetite, autonomy and more Finding spaces that feel safe to reconnect with your body As always, if you like this conversation, please share the love - give the episode a like on socials or share it with your family and friends, and hit subscribe to stay up to date on new episodes dropping weekly. Show notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Nikki on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Nikki’s Website Sign up for the Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop  Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2022

I’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 there’s a problem and you could do with support and reassurance then that in and of itself is enough of a red flag that you should reach out for help Whether or not it’s helpful to pursue a diagnosis around eating difficulties Problems associated with some more conventional feeding therapies or programmes and why Katja and I prefer to work in a way that is less prescriptive and more responsive Values of responsive feeding therapy and talk about what they look like in action Some of the pitfalls perhaps in teaching kids to listen to their tummies, if our agenda is to get kids to eat less. Felt safety, what that means and how we can foster it at mealtimes. Show Notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Katja on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Katja’s Website Sign up for the Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop  Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura Check out Laura’s IG post on how to know if your kiddo needs support with their eating Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Check out the White Paper on the values of Responsive Feeding Get a copy of Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating book Get a copy of  Love Me, Feed Me book Check out the Saved By The Bell Hooks Instagram account Click here for help in choosing the right support Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2022

Ready 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 chill out about giving sugar to kids This was such a great conversation – Emiko is a dream. If you enjoy this episode then please don’t forget to share and keep the conversation going over on our socials! 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

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2022

Hold 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.  Some of the topics we cover include: How influential schools really are when it comes to supporting/disrupting body esteem.  Where diet culture creeps up in schools in areas like school uniform policy. How we can open up conversations with schools about diet culture, and how teachers can get their schools on board with an anti diet culture policy. How you can begin to tackle food policing policies.  National weight measurement programme and why you should opt your kiddo out.  if you enjoyed today's episode, then you can help the show reach more people by subscribing on your podcast player and sharing it with a friend! Show notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Molly on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Check out Molly’s Instagram post school uniform policies Check out Dieticians 4 Teachers on Instagram Laura’s Website Body Happy Org Website Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Buy a copy of Body Happy Kids Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2022

This 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 in the medical profession Show notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Asher on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Asher’s Website Check out Asher’s #NOWEIGH campaign 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

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2022

You’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 resistance and rebellion  This is such a great conversation ya’ll, so don’t forget to subscribe and give it a share if you enjoyed it! Show Notes: Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Jeanette on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Jeanette’s Website Check out Jeanette’s crowdfunding campaign here  Check out my IG post on where diet culture shows up in your parenting Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Check out Body Happy Org Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Edited by Joeli Kelly  

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2022

HEYO - 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 (before things got weird). I decided to save this episode to share with you on International No Diet Day because it felt like the perfect way to celebrate! In this episode we cover: - The difference between exercise and intuitive movement - How we can approach rest without feeling guilty - Why I hate the daily mile in schools  - Ableism in the fitness space - How to know if movement is motivated by self-care or coming from a place of wanting to control your body and your weight This is such a fun episode - Tally is a dream. If you enjoy this conversation then please don’t forget to share and keep the conversation going over on our socials! *take £50 off any of the LCIE courses for 48 hours only using code NODIETDAY50* - SIGN UP HERE Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website 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 Follow Tally on Instagram Listen to the Train Happy Podcast Buy Train Happy | The Train Happy Journal 

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2022

Kristen 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 struggling to expand the variety of foods that they're eating How diet culture shows up at the table What to do when a kid starts dropping food or goes through a food jag What if kids aren't interested in foods How you can support a picky or fussy eater If you found this episode helpful and want to stay in the loop with new episodes, hit subscribe now!   Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Kristen on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Kristen’s Website Check out my IG post highlighting the main red flags for requiring more support with feeding kids Check out my IG post about “beige” foods If you are looking for a professional trained in responsive feeding, you could reach out to myself, Jo Cormack, Julia Wolman, Natalia Stasenko, Katja Rowell or Naureen Hunani 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

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2022

I 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, autonomy, consent and honouring differences in identity (but don’t sweat - Martha makes these ideas super accessible) We touch on how letting kids have autonomy around food is so critical (and why you should let them blow their own nose!) And lastly, we name some of the power structures and systems of oppression that make us feel as though our bodies are not good enough in the first place If you enjoy this episode then don’t forget to subscribe to get more like this right to your podcast player every Friday! Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Martha on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Martha’s Website Check out Episode 134 with Kristen Scher 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

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2022

In 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 Follow Nicola on Instagram Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Nicola’s Website Check out Nicola’s IG post on the research behind fertility and BMI Check out Nicola’s book ‘Fat and Fertile’ Locate a fat-positive fertility clinic here 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

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2022

Here 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 The importance of unpacking our own issues with food before they trickle down to our kids Don't forget to hit subscribe to keep in the loop with new eipsodes and keep an eye out for part 2 with Kristen, coming in a couple of weeks! Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram Laura’s Website Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It  Pick up a copy of My Body, My Home by Victoria Emanuela and Caitlin Metz Check out Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls show on Amazon Prime Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns Edited by Joeli Kelly

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2022

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 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

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2022

Welcome to this special series of Don’t Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the past several weeks, I have posted 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. Make sure you go back and have a listen. How To Just Eat It is out now!    In today’s episode I’m talking to Kimmie Singh, MS, RD, who is a is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at LK Nutrition, a Health at Every Size® nutrition private practice based in New York City that supports people with eating disorders, disordered eating, and anyone seeking for support in healing their relationship with food and body. Kimmie has a passion for Intuitive Eating and weight-inclusive nutrition and is currently the treasurer for the Association for Size Diversity and Health; as well as an active member of the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians. In this episode we’re talking about ‘the next steps’ of intuitive eating.   In this episode we talk about:   How we can make Body Positivity and Intuitive Eating more accessible & inclusive Oppressive systems and their part to play in Intuitive Eating Barriers to Intuitive Eating How Intuitive Eating might feel unsafe to some folks The relationship between cultural assimilation and diet culture  Social justice & equality Looking beyond our own personal Intuitive Eating process Clinical vs Emotional understanding   Kimmie shares her insight on the complexities behind making Intuitive Eating more inclusive, as well as sharing advice on why it’s so important to listen to clients on an individual, human-to-human level if they express concern around Intuitive Eating. Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Guest Information: Kimmie Singh - Instagram Website Podcast   Resources Mentioned: Fearing The Black Body - Sabrina Strings The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor My Black Body Podcast - Rawiyah Tariq and Jessica Wilson, MS. RD.

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2021

Welcome 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 9 of this series will drop on Tuesday 16th Feb!   In today’s episode I’m talking to Paige Smathers RDN, CD is a registered dietitian nutritionist in private practice and podcaster whose work revolves around helping people heal their relationships with food and their body. She specializes in chronic dieting, addiction recovery nutrition, eating disorders and family feeding dynamics. Her approach to nutrition and health is grounded in mindfulness and is rooted in the intuitive eating and Health at Every Size frameworks. In this episode we’re talking all about the final principle of Intuitive Eating; Gentle Nutrition.   In this episode we talk about: How choosing what to eat is like choosing what to wear Unconditional permission to eat; what it is and what it isn’t Why it’s important not to come to Gentle Nutrition before we are ready Food flexibility How mindfulness can support our relationship with food Letting go of ‘food perfection’ Food satisfaction Food curiosity   Paige talks us through how we can start to take the power back into our own bodies to find what feels good for us. Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Guest Information: Paige Smathers - Instagram Website Podcast   Resources Mentioned: Weight Inclusive Guides: https://gumroad.com/lcie

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2021

Welcome 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 12 of this series will drop on Friday 12th Jan!   In today’s episode, I’m talking to Jake Gifford, a personal trainer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London whose aim is to reframe fitness and what it means to move our bodies. In this episode, we’re talking about the bigger-picture and socio-political considerations that often get left out of the conversations about movement.    In this episode we talk about:   How a lot of public health rhetorics around moving our bodies make oversimplified recommendations  Healthism Some of the problematic discourse around how exercise is described e.g. “exercise is medicine”  Looking at the bigger picture of movement Factors that could stop an individual from engaging in movement Hierarchies of exercise - and why they’re problematic How to make movement more inclusive Issues with movement being associated with morality Structural and social determinants of health   Jake talks us through how movement has historically been associated with moral righteousness and personal responsibility; as well what we can do to shift the narrative so ensure it becomes more inclusive and accessible. Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Guest Information:   Jake Gifford - Instagram   Previous episode with Jake: http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/podcast/ep-jake-gifford/ Podcast episode with Dr. Oli Williams: http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/podcast/oli/

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2021

Welcome 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 11 of this series will drop on Tuesday 9th Feb! In today’s episode I’m talking to Tally Rye. Tally is a London-based Personal Trainer and Content Creator, who specialises in weight-inclusive, non-diet fitness. She is also the Author of the book ‘Train Happy’ and hosts the ‘Train Happy’ podcast.  In this episode we’re talking in-depth about all of the principles of Intuitive Movement. Tally shares her experience and advice on how we can reframe exercise in a way that feels good for us, rather than it feeling like a punishment.  In this episode we talk about: The principles of Intuitive Movement Reframing the way we think about exercise Ways movement can be a tool for self-care The problem with fitness watches/trackers How diet culture has co-opted mainstream fitness Why we might have a complicated relationship with movement Tally shares how one of the biggest benefits of Intuitive Movement is regaining valuable headspace that has been lost to diet culture; through numbers or counting or “rules”, and how we can channel that back into the really meaningful parts of our lives.   Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating Guest Information: Tally Rye - Instagram Website Book/Podcast

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2021

Welcome 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 - Feeling your Fullness. Laura gives some useful tips on how we can reframe our negative thoughts when we start to feel uncomfortable with feelings of fullness, as well as why ‘what I eat in a day videos’ need to get to fuck! In this episode we talk about: Feelings of fullness How Diet Culture has distorted our idea of how much food we really need  Why ‘what I eat in a day’ videos are problematic How we can reframe fear mongering language around feelings of fullness  Tips on what to do when struggling with feelings of fullness Laura explains how learning about fullness is a process and something that we don’t need to get ‘perfect’ every time. She reiterates that throughout this journey, self-kindness and compassion are key. Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Laura’s Information: Instagram Twitter Website  

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2021

Welcome 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 9 of this series will drop on Tuesday 2nd Feb!   In today’s episode I’m talking to Jenna Hollenstein (MS, RDN, CDN). Jenna is an anti-diet dietitian who helps heal disordered eating using a combination of Intuitive Eating, mindfulness techniques, and meditation to help her clients move toward greater peace, health, and wellness. In this episode we’re talking about why the pursuit of weight loss is antithetical to Mindful Eating & Intuitive Eating, what Mindful Eating actually is (and what it isn’t) and how you can start to practice it in your daily life.   In this episode we talk about: How Diet Culture has co opted Mindful Eating  Why Mindfulness practice and weight loss are incompatible What Mindfulness really is Acknowledging our thoughts in the moment Meditation Breath awareness Regaining trust in our own bodies Is your desire to be vegan coming from a place of control or compassion Jenna shares her experience, expertise and advice on how to incorporate Mindfulness into our daily lives to help support our Intuitive Eating practices.  Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Guest Information: Jenna Hollenstein - Instagram Website Twitter Book   Resources Mentioned: Jenna’s website: https://jennahollenstein.com/ The Open Heart Project: https://openheartproject.com/ DSMG episode with Fiona Sutherland: Ep 121 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 1: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2021

Welcome 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 8 of this series will drop on Friday 29th Jan! In today’s episode I’m talking to Devinia Noel, a cognitive behavioural therapist and certified intuitive eating counsellor. In this episode we’re talking about unhelpful thinking styles that show up when we’re working through the intuitive eating process, how we can recognise them and how we can begin to shift them towards more flexible ways of thinking. In this episode we talk about: Black and white, all-or-nothing thinking Mental filters Catastrophization Emotional reasoning  Jumping to conclusions Compare and despair  Labelling Should and must statements Dee shares how we can notice when unhelpful thinking styles show up and how we can begin to reframe them towards thinking patterns that move us away from diet mentality and towards self-compassion. Finally catch another definition for your glossary on page 35/36 of HTJEI - this time from Eliza Khinsoe on ‘healthism’.  Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating Guest Information: Devinia Noel - Instagram Website Eliza Khinsoe - Instagram Twitter Website

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2021

Welcome 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 7 of this series will drop on Tuesday 26th Jan! In today’s episode I’m talking to Dalina Soto, a Registered Dietitian who specialises in intuitive eating and helping people break free from chronic dieting and food rules. In this episode we’re talking about fears people have when they embark on intuitive eating and letting go of food rules, plus unpacking some of the most common food rules we hear in our nutrition practices.     In this episode we talk about:   Common fears people have about Intuitive Eating like: “I’ll never stop eating! ) “What if I gain weight”  “I can’t control myself” “I will only eat unhealthy foods” And how we can work through them. Plus we unpack common food rules people have like: Not allowed to eat anything that isn’t ‘clean’ Can’t eat more than one type of carb in a meal I can’t have a snack unless I workout No food after X time at night  Can’t have dessert in the house  Plus Dalina’s best advice for people who are struggling to let go of food rules Finally catch another definition for your glossary on page 35/36 of HTJEI - this time from Steph Yeboah  Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith}   Australia {Booktopia)   Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository}   Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating Guest Information: Dalina Soto- Instagram Twitter Website Steph Yeboah - Instagram Twitter Website

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2021

Welcome 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 6 of this series will drop on Friday 22nd Jan! In today’s episode I’m talking to Jess Sprengle, a therapist specialising in disordered eating and eating disorders, who is perhaps best known for her Meme Mondays on her Instagram account @thecrankytherapist. In this episode we’re talking about emotional eating and how we can come to understand it from a more compassionate perspective.  In this episode we talk about: An eating disorder therapist’s take on emotional eating Why we can’t divorce our emotions from eating  Differentiating emotional hunger and hunger due to restriction of food How restriction can show up in different areas of our lives Tapping into our emotional coping toolkit (and how to reinforce the one we already have) And loads more mic drop moments! Plus catch another definition for your glossary on page 35/36 of HTJEI - this time from anti-diet dietitian Christy Harrison.  Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith} Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Guest Information: Jess Sprengle - Instagram Twitter Website Christy Harrison - Instagram Twitter Website

Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2021

Welcome 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 5 of this series will drop on Tuesday 19th Jan!   In today’s episode I’m talking to Nicola Haggett, a Body Trust provider and Intuitive Eating counsellor. In this episode we’re talking all about the concept of embodiment as a tool to help us feel more connected to our bodies.    In this episode we talk about: How writing our body story can be an act of reclaiming the narrative of our bodies What exactly embodiment is and how we can find examples of it in our lives (babies, kids, cats!)  The difference between embodiment and more ‘performative’ or ‘hustle’ self-care How embodiment can help us feel connected to our bodies without necessarily ‘loving’ or feeling ‘positive’ about them. Reclaiming pleasure, appetite, autonomy and more.  Finding spaces that feel safe to reconnect with your body.   There’s also a brilliant definition of The Social Determinants of Health from Jake Gifford for your glossary on page 35/36 of HTJEI. Watch out for a whole episode of Jake later in the series.    Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith} Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating Guest Information: Nicola Haggett- Instagram Twitter Website Jake Gifford - Instagram Twitter Website

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2021

Welcome to this special series of Don’t Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book (out now!) 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. Episode 4 of this series will drop on Friday 15th Jan!   In today’s episode I’m talking to Olimata Taal, the newest member of the LCIE team and creator behind the Instagram account @wellwitholi. In this episode we’re talking all about learning to honour your hunger. In this episode we talk about: How diet culture teaches us to be distrustful and fearful of our bodies How ignoring our hunger is a form of self-neglect The problem with what I eat in a day videos and comparing what we eat with other people What to do if you feel hungry soon after you’ve had a meal or snack The difference between fullness and satisfaction Treating yourself with love and compassion when things feel difficult The role of racism in making us feel less than and second guessing our choices around food and our body I’m also sharing a visualisation technique to help you get more in touch with your signals around hunger and satisfaction Finally Jess Sprengle is here to tell us the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders. Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith} Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Find me on social media: Instagram Twitter  Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating Guest Information: Olimata Taal - Instagram  Jess Sprengle - Instagram Twitter

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2021

Welcome 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 Came out yesterday! Episode 3 of this series will drop on Tuesday 12th Jan!   In today’s episode I’m talking to Nadia Craddock, a body image researcher and host of the Body Protest and Appearance matters podcasts. In this episode we’re talking all about the impact (positive and negative) social media has on our body image. In this episode we talk about: How social media can shape how we feel about ourselves (both positively and negatively) What exactly self objectification theory is and the impact it has on our ability to engage in things that are meaningful to us How we can build a nurturing social media environment How we can learn to ‘zoom out’ and ‘soften our gaze’ when it comes to viewing our own image on social media There’s also a brilliant definition of Fat Phobia for your glossary on page 35/36 of HTJEI from body liberation coach Nicola Hagget. Stay tuned for a whole episode with Nikki soon! Get your copy of How To Just Eat It! UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith} Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating   Guest Information: Nadia Craddock - Instagram Twitter Nicola Haggett- Instagram Website Previous podcasts with Nadia Don’t Salt My Game  Part 1 & Part 2 The Body Protest Appearance Matters 

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2021

Welcome 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 will be released on Thursday 7th January so make sure and pre order your copy now (links below). Episode 2 of this series will drop on Friday! In today’s episode I’m talking to the incredible Fiona Sutherland, a dietitian and yoga teacher, better known as The Mindful Dietitian, who is helping us build our Intuitive Eating Toolkit; a selection of skills and tools that help us lay the foundation for our intuitive eating practice.  In this episode we talk about: What acceptance is and isn’t and common misconceptions about acceptance How we can lean into uncomfortable feelings to help us heal our body image and relationship with food Why acceptance doesn’t mean we are OK with things like fatphobia or racism and other systems of oppression that harm bodies What exactly values are and how they differ to goals How we can find our core values and use them to steer us in the directions we want to move in How diet culture disconnects us from our values and moves us away from acceptance towards dissatisfaction I’m also excited to share a guided created activity by Tasha Bailey that helps us weather emotional storms and a definition for the glossary on page 36 of your book from Christy Harrison     Want to pre order your copy of How To Just Eat It? UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith} Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_ Work with my team at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating Guest Information: Fiona Sutherland - Instagram Twitter Website Tasha Bailey - Instagram Twitter Website Christy Harrison - Instagram Twitter Website

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2021

With only a few short weeks left until How To Just Eat It hit book shops, I wanted to check in with my DSMG family to give you a teaser of what to expect from my new book! In this mini-sode I’m walking you through HTJEI, chapter-by-chapter to give you a flavour of what’s covered. I’m also spilling the beans on who some of my guest contributors are (spoiler; they’re all awesome) and letting you in on some of the activities in the book. I’m also sharing details of the upcoming How To Just Eat It takeover of Don’t Salt My Game; new episodes coming JAN! IIf you can’t wait for that though, you can head to @laurathomasphd on Instagram to watch my weekly Instagram lives, the first of which is Thursday 3rd December at 7pm. Want to pre order your copy of How To Just Eat It? UK {Amazon} {Waterstones} {WH Smith} Australia {Booktopia) Worldwide with free shipping {Book Depository} Edited by Bea Duncan - @beaduncan_

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2020

This week I'm tackling listener questions with Eliza Khinsoe - a fellow Nutrition Counsellor at London Centre for Intuitive Eating. Eliza shares a little about how she got into weight-inclusive practice, what her responsibilities are at LCIE and her work on the Pantry Party Pod to support students and new grads in the field.  The we go deep into YOUR questions. We cover so much in this episode, but some highlights include: When it’s time for gentle nutrition and how you balance nutrition information with intuitive eating How to learn to respect fullness cues What the deal is with mindful eating and challenging where our ideas around mindful eating have come from – i.e. are they informed by diet culture or are you seeing it more as a process of discovery We talk about comfort eating We also discuss why it’s totally normal in the context of diet culture to want to lose weight with intuitive eating and how you can begin to unpack that desire And why Intuitive Eating invites you to put down the pursuit of weight loss As per, let us know your thoughts on this episode, and if you enjoyed it please drop 5 stars on Apple podcasts! {Follow Eliza on Instagram} {Listen to the Pantry Party Pod} {Eliza's Website} {Work with Eliza or another LCIE team member} {Cake or Death} {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 learn how we can help you} {Sign up to our Raising Intuitive Eaters Course} {Sign up to our Just Eat It; Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit course} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Follow us on Insta!}  

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2020

In this week's episode my guest, Isa Robinson and I are digging into some of the common myths and misconceptions around Intuitive Eating - aka - what the gym bros get wrong. We get into the nuance and subtleties of IE as a practice and discuss why it's so much more than the 'hunger and fullness diet'. Some of the topics we cover include: Whether Intuitive Eating really means eating ‘junk’ food all day long If Intuitive Eating is a ‘healthy’ way to lose weight If you can still learn to eat intuitively when your hunger cues have been messed up by diets If Intuitive Eating is compatible with a health condition How to get past the fear that you will 'freefall' or 'spiral' with Intuitive Eating {Isa on Instagram} {Isa’s Website} {Episode with Lindo Bacon} {Episode With Fiona Willer} {Follow me on Bub Appétit} {Our Intuitive Eating & Weight Inclusive Guides to PCOS, IBS and more} {Training for Clinicians} {Book in for a 1-off session with a Nutrition Counsellor} {Book in for a discovery call to learn how we can help you} {Sign up to our Raising Intuitive Eaters Course} {Sign up to our Just Eat It; Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit course} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2020

In this episode I'm being interviewed by friend and colleague Sarah Dempster about the pressure that parents face to raise 'perfect' eaters, from fertility and early pregnancy onwards.  In this episode we discuss: ✨The messages we receive around nutrition and how these can add to the idea that there is a right and wrong way to eat for conception, pregnancy and beyond ✨Why feeding littles can be such an emotive topic ✨Why it's not your fault if your kid suddenly stops eating certain foods ✨ The long-term repercussions of such an intense focus on 'perfect' eating in childhood ✨ Why using food to soothe can be part of your emotional coping toolkit ✨Why we need to be critical about the messages we share around food and nutrition ✨ Why we need more person-centred care in nutrition and dietetics {Follow Sarah on Instagram} {Subscribe to Eating Words Podcast} {Sarah’s Website} {Episode 93 of DSMG with Sarah} {Sign up to our Raising Intuitive Eaters Course} {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 learn how we can help you} {Sign up to our Just Eat It; Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit course} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2020

HEY-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 learn how we can help you} {Sign up to our Raising Intuitive Eaters Course} {Sign up to our Just Eat It; Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit course} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2020

HEY 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 same kindness you would a child ✨Shaking off negative body thoughts ✨Why the more your body feels good, the more you feel good about your body ✨ Why we need to stop taking sex so seriously  This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body. {Alix On Twitter | Instagram | Unexpected Fluids | Modern Mann} {Sex Positive Families} {Bish Training} {A Parental Primer to "The Talk"} {Sofie Hagen Happy Fat} {Jess Megan} {Natalie Lee Episode of DSMG} {Tenga Toys} {Womaniser Duo Toy} {Bodega Cats of Instagram} {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshops for Nutrition and Health Professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess, Eliza or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2019

This 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 space ✨Her involvement on the Netflix show Sex Education and where we can see her influence ✨What we can expect from Season 2 (no spoilers tho) ✨Why Sex Education seems half British and half American ✨Alix answers a question from a listener who wonders if they are asexual  ✨Depression and libido ✨The spectrum of asexuality ✨Why sexual relationships portrayed in the media might put you off sex ✨Alix shares some thoughts on the complexities surrounding legislation of sex work and why that can't be understood without also looking at the social and economic circumstances surrounding sex work This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body. {Alix On Twitter | Instagram | Unexpected Fluids | Modern Mann} {Sex Education} {Benito Skinner} {Kelsey De Almeida} {Mr Bingo} {Decolonising Contraception} {Close Encounters} {AVEN} {Myles Jackman} {Revolting Prostitutes} {English Collective of Prostitutes} {SWARM} {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshops for Nutrition and Health Professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess, Eliza or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2019

In 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 Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body. And don’t forget to use the code ‘DSMG50’ to receive £50 off all our online courses between now and 30th September 2019.    {Jake on Instagram | Twitter | Website} {Don't Salt My Game Episode 76 Part 1 and  Part 2 with Dr Oli Williams} {Don't Salt My Game Episode 102 with Poorna Bell} {Poorna Bell - How Weight Training Helped Me Find Inner Strength} {Open Letter to Fitness Instructors - Kathleen Meehan} {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshops for Nutrition and Health Professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2019

In 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, our online course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body. And don’t forget to use the code ‘DSMG50’ to receive £50 off all our online courses between now and 30th September 2019.  {Ashlee on Instagram | Twitter | Website} {Ashlee's USA Workshop Tour} {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {In-Person Workshops for Nutrition and Health Professionals in London & Edinburgh} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit online course} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2019

In 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 and trans people ✨  The complicated reasons that eating disorders develop in these groups  ✨  The unrealistic body image ideals placed on GNC and trans people ✨  Steps providers can take to provide gender affirming care This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body.   {Vaughn on Instagram} {www.allgendernutrition.com} {Vaughn's TEDX talk} {Sand Chang's Book} {Genderqueer} {Kate Bornstein's My Gender Workbook}  {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshops for Nutrition and Health Professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 30 August 2019

In 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 course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body. {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Jamie on Instagram} {Jamie's Website} {jamie on Twitter} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshop for nutrition and health professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 23 August 2019

I'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 for good IE counselling ✨How to explain diet culture and weight stigma to teens ✨How the fear of weight gain might mask the fear of growing up ✨How to talk to parents and teachers about intuitive eating This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online course for parents and carers who want to raise kids who have a healthy and happy relationship with food and their body. {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Elyse on Instagram} {Elyse's Website} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshop for nutrition and health professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 2019

In this week's episode, I'm talking to the sensational Bethany Rutter, journalist and author of the new book 'No Big Deal'. We're  going deep on super important topics around body liberation and fat-phobia and why we need to return to BoPo's radical roots if we are actually going to make a difference. Lean in, because Bethany is this episode is gold and Bethany is dynamite 💥 In this ep, we discuss; ✨Bethany’s awesome new book, No Big Deal, and why Bethany was so passionate about writing a YA novel centering a fat babe ✨Why we need to stop putting pressure on fat-representation in popular media to be boiled down to one experience + resonate with everyone all of the time ✨Fat-shion + Bethany’s experiment to find a sartorial essential (a plain white tee) on the high street and why this highlights everyday discrimination against fat bodies ✨The ‘thin-washing’ of the bo-po movement + why we need to return to it’s radical roots This episode is sponsored by Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit, our online course guiding you through the principles of Intuitive Eating and helping you deepen your practice. Find out more here. {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Bethany on Instagram | Twitter | Website} {No Big Deal on Amazon} {Plus+ - Style Inspiration for Everyone on Amazon} {Navabi clothing} {Loud Bodies clothing} {Tamara Malas clothing} {I Who Have Never Known Men on Amazon} {Mao Chow Restaurant} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshop for nutrition and health professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 9 August 2019

Welcome 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 signals ✨How to move past the fear of weight gain ✨Why vulnerability is integral to healing from diet culture ✨The desperate need for diversity in the IE space ✨Not taking up space or centring yourself at the expense of more marginalised people   This episode is sponsored by Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit, our online course guiding you through the principles of Intuitive Eating and helping you deepen your practice. Find out more here. {Get my book!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Devinia on Instagram} {The Diet Boycott} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Workshop for nutrition and health professionals} {Understanding Emotional Eating Edinburgh Workshop} {Just Eat It: Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Laura at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 2 August 2019

This 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  ✨ What social comparison is + how this has changed with social media ✨ The consequences of viewing fitspiration + self-objectification on Instagram  ✨ How we can curate a social media feed that's supportive of positive body image Show Notes {SIGN UP TO OUR JUST EAT IT ONLINE COURSE!} {BUY MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Amy on Twitter | UWE website} {My Brilliant Friend book} {This Girl Can campaign} {Celeste Barber on Instagram} {Who The Hell Is Hamish? podcast} {Bon Appetit on YouTube} {Social Media + Body Image - Appearance Matters Podcast} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Camilla at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2019

This 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 trash ✨ How working through IE looks different on everyone and will take different people different amounts of time to make peace with food and their bodies ✨ Why IE is actually health-promoting  ✨ How to spot fake IE versus true IE  Show Notes {SIGN UP TO OUR JUST EAT IT ONLINE COURSE!} {BUY MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Jess on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook} {The Simple Nutrition Blog} {Guts, Periods + Hormones episode w/ Robyn Nohling} {The Body is Not An Apology - Sonya Rene Taylor} {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Camilla at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 8 March 2019

This 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 Show Notes {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {BUY MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Katherine on Instagram | Twitter | Website | Facebook} {British Chambers of Commerce} {Female Founders Hatch Enterprise} {Fiverr Freelance Services} {UK Non-Diet Professionals Facebook group} {The Mindful Dietitian Facebook group} {Freelance/Private Practice Dietitians' Facebook group} {Canva} {No Code} {Nutritionist Resource} {Doctify} {Association for Nutrition website} {British Dietetic Association website} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date about our Just Eat It course} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Camilla at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2019

This 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 pregnancy has affected this ✨ How to apply the principles of Intuitive Eating during pregnancy, particularly when navigating sickness, nausea + cravings ✨ How to manage (hopefully well-meaning) but unhelpful comments from others ✨ The effect that pregnancy and motherhood can have on body image + how to navigate this ✨  Show Notes {SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {BUY MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!} {Kirstin on Instagram | Twitter | Website | Facebook} {The Physiology of Breastfeeding - Taste and See Blog} {Latch by Robin Kaplan} {How to Have a Healthy Body Image During Pregnancy blogpost - Crystal Karges} {To The Muma Trying to Accept Her Postpartum Body blogpost - Crystal Karges} {Building a Positive Body Image in Motherhood - Crystal Karges} {Belly Love podcast by Rachel Cole} {Nurture by Erica Chidi Cohen} {How to Handle Diet Chat this Holiday Season - DSMG w/ Jenna Daku} {My Size 24 Body Is Capable of Birthing} {Should You Lose Weight Prior to Pregnancy?} {A Goodbye to My Pre-Pregnancy Body - Kylie Mitchell} {Ep 66 of DSMG w/ Robyn Nohling} {I Refuse To Panic About My Baby's Health - Guardian article}{} {Plus Size Birth website} {Big Birthas website} {Leave a review for Just Eat It on Amazon} {Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date about our Just Eat It course} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess or Camilla at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {Follow us on Insta!}

Transcribed - Published: 22 February 2019