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 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 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 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 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. This episode accompanies chapter 4 of How To Just Eat It - Body Compassion.

In today’s episode I’m talking to Olimata Taal: In this episode we’re talking all about learning to honour your hunger. 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 and loads more

In today’s episode I’m talking to Nadia Craddock, a body image researcher and host of the Body Protest and Appearance matters podcasts. We cover: How social media can shape how we feel about ourselves 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

Welcome to this special series of the pod celebrating the release of How To Just Eat It. In today’s episode I’m talking to the incredible Fiona Sutherland 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. 

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.

This week I'm tackling listener questions with Eliza Khinsoe from LCIE - we discuss: - 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 - 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 + loads more!

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'.

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. 

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.

Part 2 of my conversation with sex educator Alix Fox - make sure you check out part 1 before diving into this ep!

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 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...

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...

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...

In this week's episode, I'm talking to 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 

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...