In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things the diet-free revolution. They are joined by clinical psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Supervisor Alexis Conason. Alexis gave Hannah and Ali a sneak peak at her new book “The Diet-Free Revolution: 10 steps to free yourself from the diet cycle with mindful eating and radical self acceptance” and once they read it they knew she was the PERFECT person to answer these listener questions: How do you manage feelings of guilt...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things diabetes. They are joined by world renowned diabetes care and education specialist Registered Dietitian Megrette Fletcher. Megrette brings over 25 years experience working in diabetes and chronic illness as a champion and advocate for anti-diet, weight inclusive diabetes care. Our listener questions this week include: Do I need to watch my weight and food choices to prevent diabetes? Can people give themselves type 2 diabetes by eating...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things weight and eating disorders. They are joined by the incredible eating disorders therapist Jennifer Rollin. Jennifer uses both her lived experience of overcoming an eating disorder, paired with her professional expertise of being a world renowned therapist, to help people believe eating disorder recovery is possible AND worth it. This week’s listener questions focus on the fears associated with gaining weight in eating disorder recovery. Is...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things body trust. They are joined by Health at Every Size Registered Dietitian and Certified Body Trust ® Provider Aaron Flores to tackle your questions about how to make peace with and trust your body. Hannah and Ali have been following Aaron’s message on Instagram (@aaronfloresrdn) for years and have always admired the effortless balance of wisdom and empathy he brings to his followers so they were THRILLED when he agreed to share his message...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things processed foods. They are joined by the delightful Registered Dietitian and founder of The Wellful, Brenna O’Malley. Brenna specializes in helping people find freedom from diet culture, food guilt and being tied to the scale so that they can do the things in life they really love. Together we dig into your questions about processed foods, health and intuitive eating. Do food companies process foods to make them addictive? How can we say...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things mindful eating. They are joined by the wonderful and insightful Registered Dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Vincci Tsui. Vincci is a former bariatric surgery dietitian turned body liberation advocate and author of The Mindful Eating Workbook: Simple Practices for Nurturing a Positive Relationship with Food. Vincci’s unique experience practicing in a weight loss clinic before finding her place as an expert in coaching...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things relationships. Although they both have plenty of lived experience navigating the ups and downs of dating, they knew they had to bring in an actual expert to answer all your questions about navigating eating disorders, disordered eating and relationships. Megan Bruneau is a therapist, coach, writer and public speaker who uses her lived experience with an eating disorder, depression and the trials and tribulations of dating to connect with...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things fat positivity. Understanding how important it is to listen and learn from those in the fat positive community, Hannah and Ali asked the fabulous Tash Nigindi from @thethicknutritionist to join this episode. Tash is a non-diet nutritionist, body supportive Zumba instructor and a former crash dieter who uses her story with recovering from diet culture and embracing her body to answer all your questions on social media, race and reclaiming...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things ob*sity. They have the honor of having Dr. Nathasha Larmie from @fatdoctorUK join them for this dynamic episode to answer all your questions about ob*sity and chronic disease. Dr. Larmie uses her personal story to illustrate the impact of weight cycling and the pressures health care providers and patients feel when they are told their weight or health condition is a personal problem to fix. As a Health At Every Size aligned and...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things gender. In recognizing this is a topic beyond their lived experience and expertise, Hannah and Ali asked the incomparable James Rose to join them for this important conversation. James does it all - they are a non-binary New York City based actor, Health at Every Size Personal Trainer, trauma-informed yoga teacher, co-host of the @Full.Soul.Nutrition Podcast and the perfect person to answer all your questions on gender. What’s the...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things orthorexia. To tackle this topic they head to the land down under and chat with the amazing HAES nutritionist Maddie Deakin (thank you modern technology!). At this point most of the Let Us Eat Cake Podcast listeners would agree that fad diets do not work and can understand why diet culture is so toxic, but the wellness industry can be so much sneakier. The idea of what is “healthy” or “unhealthy” is complicated and Hannah, Ali and Maddie...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things Health at Every Size with the incredible Emma D’Arpino. Emma is the ultimate bad ass: she is a queer, non-diet, fat-positive dietitian, a teaching assistant at Harvard Extension School, a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and the PERFECT person to answer all your questions about Health at Every Size. Does health at every size mean healthy at every size? Why does BMI get used in health care if it isn’t actually accurate or reliable? Is...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things caffeine. The hilarious Registered Dietitian Andy De Santis from @andytherd join Hannah and Ali to answer all your most buzzed about questions on caffeine and coffee. How much is too much coffee? Is it better if I spread my coffee intake out throughout the day vs have them all at once? When’s the latest in the day I can drink coffee and not be kept up all night? Is it true that caffeine can help you lose weight? Does caffeine speed up your...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things PCOS. These are four little letters that carry A LOT of weight stigma and misinformation. This is a topic so important that Hannah and Ali had to bring in the ultimate expert, Julie Duffy Dillon to tackle these questions. Julie’s work as a Registered Dietitian and PCOS clinician has helped hundreds of clients find freedom from diet rules while helping them find peace from the painful symptoms of PCOS. To start off Julie breaks down what...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things radical belonging. They are honored to be joined by the esteemed Dr. Lindo Bacon to discuss their new book “Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better)”. Lindo not only helps us understand the science behind coping strategies and the harm our bodies experience when being marginalized, but uses their own lived experience with gender identity to bring these concepts to life and...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali call in the co-hosts of the Mom Gene’s Podcast to talk all things postpartum bodies. Family Therapist Rachel Coleman and Registered Dietitian Tina LaBoy use evidence-based science and their own unique experiences to normalize all things motherhood and changing bodies postpartum so they were the perfect guests to help answer all your listener questions. Are there certain foods that contribute to belly fat and can you get rid of a mummy tummy without...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things pregnancy. No, this isn’t a pregnancy announcement and since neither Hannah or Ali have any lived experience with pregnancy they asked their dear friend and mama-to-be, the incredible Registered Dietitian Jenna Werner to join them for this episode. Jenna uses her passion for nutrition, her lens as an anti-diet dietitian and her own experiences navigating a changing pregnancy body to help answer these listener questions. What do I do when I...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things the gut. Dietitians LOVE talking about poop, but we simply couldn’t do another episode about digestion without calling Registered Dietitian and digestive health guru, Desiree Nielsen. Desiree is a leader (if not THE leader) in the field of chronic digestive and inflammatory disease so she is the perfect guest to answer all your questions about bloating, gas and the path food takes from gum to bum. Are there different types of IBS? What’s...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things set point. Talking about letting go of controlling your weight can bring up a lot of thoughts, feelings and fears, and we knew there was no better expert to answer your questions than Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and fellow anti-diet crusader Haley Goodrich. What the heck is set point theory? How do you even know if you’re at your set point? Why is it so bad to keep your weight stable through diet and exercise if you have...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things weight loss for chronic illness. The incredible Anna Sweeney joins the conversation and uses her signature no nonsense approach and her lived experience as a disabled dietitian to answer your most pressing questions about chronic illness. Is it okay to pursue weight loss if the goal is to improve my chronic illness? A health practitioner has told me to lose 5% of my body weight- how do I do that as a busy mom? Should I avoid gluten, sugar,...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things meal planning. January is here and with the New Year comes the NOISE of diet culture telling us what, when and how to eat. There is no better person to help drown out that chatter and answer your questions about starting the New Year off right than Registered Dietitian Lindsay Pleskot. Lindsay is the creator of the Make Food Feel Good Again and the 321 Method programs designed to provide you the tools to successfully plan, prep and eat...

In this week's episode Hannah and Ali talk all things fitness. 'Tis the season for diet culture to tell you your body is wrong, so Hannah and Ali team up with body positive, certified personal trainer Kira Onysko and answer your fitness questions. How do I deal with friends and family talking about burning off their Christmas indulgences? How do I reintroduce exercise into my life when it has been obsessive or harmful in the past? How do I incorporate more movement into my lifestyle if I...

In this week's episode Hannah and Ali talk all things intuitive eating… again! There were so many incredible questions on the topic of intuitive eating that Hannah and Ali had to record two episodes. This week they invited their friend, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Registered Dietitian Claire Chewning to help them out! Is intuitive eating just another fad diet? Isn’t it important to only eat certain foods in moderation? Isn’t it unhealthy to have limitless amounts of certain...

In this week's episode Hannah and Ali talk all things intuitive eating. This week they call in Registered Dietitian, founder of Free Method Nutrition, and the queen of the sharable Instagram post: Dylan Murphy. Together these RDs answer all your burning questions about the much buzzed about topic: intuitive eating. First of all, what the heck is intuitive eating? Is intuitive eating just eating when you’re hungry, and stopping when you’re full? What should you do if you are nauseous in the...

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things body image with the one and only Brianna M. Campos. Bri is a  Licensed Professional Counselor, body image educator, and host of the Body Image with Bri podcast. Bri is a champion for Health at Every Size, a Fat Positive provider, and a total badass in the world of body image. She was the perfect person to use her professional expertise and lived experience to help answer this week’s listener questions. Is it wrong to try to lose weight if...