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

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EP 93 - Raising Kids w/ Healthy Relationships to Food + Bodies w/ Sarah Dempster Oct 26, 2018

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In this killer ep Laura + Sarah, a Registered Nutritionist, jump into the world of child feeding + answer frequently asked parents' questions when it comes to raising intuitive eaters.

In this episode they discuss:

✨ How messages from diet culture + (mostly) well-intentioned friends + family can encourage kids to undermine their internal hunger + fullness cues ✨ Responsive feeding, the Division of Responsibility + how these approaches can help take the pressure of parents + carers ✨ What overt + covert control is + how they can lead to kids eating in the absence of hunger ✨ How to speak to kids about bodies in a helpful way ✨ How to come back from micromanaging kids' eating ✨ The fact that Sarah DOES sometimes take her kids to McDonald's

We want to reassure you that this isn't an episode where we tell you everything that you're doing wrong, and that if you have been engaging in some of the less helpful practices that it's never too late to introduce a different way of doing things!

Show Notes

{SIGN UP TO OUR RAISING INTUITIVE EATERS ONLINE COURSE} {Sarah's website} {Sarah on Insta | Twitter} {Self Compassion website} {Self Compassion workbook} {The Division of Responsibility - Ellyn Satter Institute} {My World Kitchen} {Bird's Eye ad ft. Scummy Mummies, Hurrah for Gin, Clemmie Telford, Don't Buy Her Flowers + Style Me Sunday} {Nutrition Matters podcast ep w/ Leslie Schilling} {Born to Eat book} {The Body Book - Roz Maclean} {Giraffe's Can't Dance book} {5 Resources to Give to Teachers + Schools} {I Love The Shape Of Me video} {DSMG ep w/ Catherine Lippe} {Cooking on a Bootstrap - Jack Monroe} {Fire + Luxe candles} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I'll share international links when they become available!} {Follow us on Insta!}

EP92 - Things Bloggers Say w/ Alan Flanagan Oct 19, 2018

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This week Laura + Alan Flanagan, aka The Nutritional Advocate, dismantle a whole load of stuff that bloggers and influencers have been saying.

In this episode they discuss:

✨ The need to be sceptical of n=1 anecdotal evidence that pops up A LOT on social media + blogs ✨ The dumbf**kery of the carnivore diet ✨ The problems with conflating moral considerations with nutritional benefits when it comes to dairy ✨ The bizarre claim that gluten is "better" in Europe than America ✨ How the nocebo effect is a real thing ✨ Prolonged fasting + how it's so damn dangerous!

Show Notes

{Alan on Insta} {DSMG episode w/ Fiona Willer debunking the paleo diet} {Laura on Food for Fitness podcast} {Alan Clearing Up the Cow Controversy - Food for Fitness blog} {DSMG Summer Shorts w/ Pixie on carbs} {DSMG w/ Dr Oli Williams} {Nocebo effect in lactose intolerance} {Ken Burns' doc on the Vietnam war - Netflix} {The Handmaid's Tale} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I'll share international links when they become available!} {Follow us on Insta!}

EP91 - SWINGING THE PENDULUM TO FIND YOUR SWEET SPOT WHEN HEALING FROM DIET CULTURE W/ Jes Baker Oct 12, 2018

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This week Laura chats to Jes Baker, bad-ass author + unabashed fat chick. They sink their teeth into healthism, compassion + just how god damn hard it is to go from dieting to a more intuitive relationship with food + your body.

In this episode they discuss:

✨ Protecting your mental health online ✨ Being gentle with yourself when you're starting out with rejecting diet mentality + to try and let go of shame + guilt ✨ That doing a total 180 from dietland to donutland is totally fine + normal ✨ How it can sometimes be important to take a break from movement when we're transitioning from exercising as part of diet culture to moving for enjoyment ✨ The fact that self compassion is our best friend on this journey of finding peace with food + our bodies

Show Notes

{Jes on Insta | Twitter} {The Militant Baker website} {Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls} {Land Whale} {THAT Insta post on body currency} {Self Compassion website} {Self Compassion workbook} {Jes' Spotify playlist} {KC Hossack Pottery} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I'll share international links when they become available!} {Follow us on Insta!}

EP90 - Bigorexia - Dudes Get Body Image Hang-Ups Too! w/ Scott Griffiths, Body Image Researcher Oct 05, 2018

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⚠️TW: Eating Disorders. This week Laura chats to Scott Griffiths who's a male body image researcher at the Uni of Melbourne. They get into the nitty gritty of muscle dysmorphia and how pressures from media + our wider social constructs can affect male body image.

In this episode they discuss:

✨ What muscle dysmorphia is + its various risk factors ✨ Similarities between the driving forces of muscle dysmorphia + anorexia nervosa ✨ The issues with moralising health + the problems with #fitspo ✨ The current limitations of the research in male body image ✨ Signs + symptoms to look out for, especially if you're worried about a friend or family member

Show Notes

{Scott on Twitter} {Scott's TED talk} {The Adonis Complex book} {Male Body Image - Appearance Matters podcast} {Stuart Murray's case reports} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I'll share international links when they become available!} {Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop} {Follow us on Insta!}

EP 89 - Blowing the Lid Off Weight Science w/ Fiona Willer Sep 28, 2018

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This week Laura's joined by Fiona Willer, HAES dietitian + PhD researcher, director of Health Not Diets + author of The Non Diet Approach Guidebook for Dietitians. They take a deep dive into the current evidence within the weight science arena, pulling it apart to figure out what we can learn from it + improvements that need to be made in research + clinical practice going forward.

In this episode they discuss:

✨ The historical inaccuracy of the paleo diet using Fiona's archeological knowledge ✨ Unpacking the evidence in weight science + how it's so important that we read it critically ✨ What "statistical unicorns" are + the problems w/ the National Weight Control Registry ✨ Weight bias in the context of Tess Holiday's Cosmo cover + why the term 'weight bias' is probably not very accurate ✨ Nuggets of wisdom for what to do if you know that diets don't work but your doctor tells you to lose weight ... again

Show Notes

{Fi on Insta | Twitter} {Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop} {Health, Not Diets website} {Unpacking Weight Science} {How to Respond When the Doctor Body Shames You + HCP card} {Critique of the National Weight Control Registry} {Combined Impact of Health Behaviours and Mortality study} {Follow us on Insta!}

Bonus Episode: Challenging Body Talk w/ Nadia Craddock Sep 26, 2018

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As an extra little nugget of podcast gold, we're releasing this section of Laura's discussion with Nadia on body talk - "positive" + negative.

They discuss:

✨ How best to respond to body talk w/ friends + family ✨ How even "positive" body talk can be unhelpful ✨ What to say when your friend says that they've lost weight ✨ Tips on what to do if the temptation to engage in critical self talk arrises.

Show Notes

{Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop} {Nadia on Twitter | UWE} {Centre for Appearance Research on Twitter} {Appearance Matters podcast} {DSMG ep. w/ Anna Kessel} {DSMG ep. w/ Jennifer Rollin} {What to Say Instead of "You're Not Fat" - Kelsey Miller} {The Independent article on THAT Kim Kardashian post} {Follow us on Insta!}

EP88 - Getting Under the Skin of Body Image w/ Nadia Craddock of Appearance Matters podcast Sep 21, 2018

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The pod is back for its 3rd season! And this week Laura speaks to Nadia Craddock, one half of the Appearance Matters podcast - the official podcast of the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE. They take a dive deep into the research on body image (BI) - what it currently shows us + what's missing, get into the nitty gritty of the wider social justice piece around body image, and finish off by sharing some practical tips for challenging negative body image.

In this episode, Laura and Nadia discuss:

✨What positive + negative BI is ✨The consequences of our BI on our sense of self-worth ✨The public health implications of BI ✨The wider social justice issues surrounding BI, including how intersecting marginalised identities can impact on BI ✨ And finally, pointers for developing better BI

Show Notes

{Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess} {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop} {Nadia on Twitter | UWE} {Centre for Appearance Research on Twitter} {Appearance Matters podcast} {Queer Eye on Netflix} {Free Being Me} {Confident Body Confident Child website} {Body Confident Mums website} {When Love Stays poem} {Follow us on Insta!}

EP87 {Summer Shorts} - How do I stop emotional eating and other FAQs w/ Laura Thomas, PhD Aug 24, 2018

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In the final episode of our Summer Shorts series I'm tackling more of your intuitive eating FAQs - I cover: ✨How to respond when a doctor body shames you ✨How do I stop emotional eating? {spoiler: it's not what you think!} ✨Can intuitive eating help in eating disorder recovery

Show Notes {PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Work With Us at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating - in person & Skype available} {Can patients with eating disorders learn to eat intuitively? A 2-year pilot study} {Intuitive Eating Book} {BEAT ED charity} {NEDA} {Card to bring to doctor} {Michelle Elman on What to Say at the Doctor's Office} {Dances with Fat on What to Say at the Doctor's Office}

EP86 - {SUMMER SHORTS} Will Intuitive Eating Help Me Lose Weight + Other FAQs w/ Laura Thomas, PhD Aug 17, 2018

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Alright team - getting close to the end of our Summer Short series - today I'm going deeper into Intuitive Eating, answering your next-level IE questions. We cover:

✨Whether Intuitive Eating will help you lose weight ✨If you can practice Intuitive Eating when you have a health condition ✨The Nocebo Effect ✨And what if you don't experience regular hunger & fullness cues because you're on medication, you're neurodivergent or you've just been dieting for a really long time

Next week we'll be covering more of your FAQs so stay tuned if your question hasn't been answered yet! SHOW NOTES

{PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Health at Every Size Book | Podcast Episode} {Body Respect} {'Overweight' + Lower mortality risk} {Health promoting Behaviours Study} {Meta Analyses 1 + 2} {Nocebo Effect Study} {Work With Us at The London Centre for Intuitive Eating - in person & Skype available} {Find an Intuitive Eating Counsellor near you}

EP85 - {Summer Shorts} What the eff is the deal with Intuitive Eating? w/ Laura Thomas, PhD Aug 10, 2018

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Intuitive Eating; what's the deal? What is it? How the eff do you do it? What are the benefits? Where do I start? Today, it's just me, covering some of my most frequently asked questions in this week's (not so) Summer Short. I talk about: ✨What exactly is disordered eating and why a definition based purely on behaviours is unhelpful ✨A little of the history of Intuitive Eating ✨Where to start and where to get more support ✨The 10 principles of Intuitive Eating ✨The evidence based benefits of Intuitive Eating

Show Notes:{PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles - I'll share international links when they become available!} {Intuitive Eating Infographic} {Intuitive Eating By Tribole & Resch} {Why 'Refined Sugar Free' is not a thing!} {The truth about food addiction post | podcast} {Interview with Evelyn Tribole} {Intuitive Eating Studies: Review, Review, Review, Systematic Review (not a meta-analysis 🙈), Systematic Review}

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