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  • Hi, my friends. In this last-minute episode, I am talking to you about election anxiety, and why times of political and personal uncertainty can stir up disordered eating thoughts and behaviors. From control to distraction, we often tend to turn to bodies as a coping tool. Join me for this brief (but hopefully meaningful) conversation about these thoughts, why they surface, and supportive tools to nurture yourself through challenging times. I hope this is a compassionate reminder on why and how we are reclaiming our power when we choose food, rest, and radical self-care. We're in this together -- you are not alone.

    PS: This is an expanded version of my newsletter from Friday. You can read that newsletter as a member of Patreon right here.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

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    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • This is a free preview of a BONUS episode! To hear the full episode, make sure you're subscribed on Patreon. Your support is what keeps the lights on around here, so, thank you!

    It's Halloween time. And that means...plenty of candy. Maybe more than usual? Maybe not. In this special bonus episode, I'm answering a listener question about what to do if you feel like you can't eat candy without binge-eating it, how to approach candy with your kids, and whether we can truly give ourselves unconditional permission to eat all that sugar.

    👉 Listen to the full episode right here!

    You'll hear more on:

    Whether it's possible to no longer feel out of control around candy, especially if you've had a history of binge eating Dealing with the fear and anxiety of having tons of candy around Strategies for helping kids develop a positive relationship with candy Fears associated with eating "too much" sugar or being "addicted" to sugar The truth about health impacts of eating a lot of candy Interacting with other people's perspectives on sugar What self-compassion has to do with all of this Releasing the scarcity mindset to feel more at ease around food (and candy)

    Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    That's where you'll find this bonus episode, right at the top of the feed.

    If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Patreon or on my website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Enroll for Group Support:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program, which kicks off in January: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

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  • Author and well-being educator Nakeia Homer joins us to talk about releasing things (habits, people, beliefs) we've clung to for years—sometimes decades. As Nakeia beautifully explains, letting go is rarely about the thing or person itself, but rather what it symbolizes for us.

    We discuss self-forgiveness, finding our people, making peace with other people’s opinions of us, and what real self-care is all about. Nakeia also walks us through the process of building habits that help us heal; that help us become whole; that help us find ourselves.

    Things that stood out to me most:

    How to know when it’s time to let go, and what it might be costing you to hold on The courage required to "give up" on something that no longer aligns with your values How we can reframe letting go as a powerful act of self-care and strength Why we seek validation and how we can get what we actually need instead How to know when you've found your people Practical tools for caring less about external judgment and other people's opinions Not comparing our experiences to others', especially when it comes to trauma

    Nakeia Homer is a Well-Being Educator, Author, and the founder of Heal & Grow Daily, a well-being community and private membership.

    Through programs, speaking, workshop facilitation, and corporate wellness consulting, Nakeia helps people sustain their well-being, operate in their brilliance, and show up in their lives and work as the best versions of themselves. Her first books, I Hope This Helps (2020) and All the Right Pieces (2022), have been great resources for those seeking healing and growth all over the world. Her thrid book, Habits For Healing: Reclaim Your Purpose, Peace, & Power was released in the Fall of 2024 and is already dubbed "A Roadmap to Healing".

    Nakeia is a sought-after wellness & well-being expert and trauma-informed educator, facilitating powerful workshops and keynotes on the power of story, self-love/self-care, and purpose. You can find her course, Healing Inequality Through Allyship, at David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah.

    To stay connected, hire her to speak at your next event, or join her community, visit nakeiahomer.com and follow Nakeia on social media @nakeiahomer.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Chrissy King is BACK for her second round on the pod. This time, we’re diving deep into the intricate ways diet culture, body autonomy, dating culture, and yes, even childless cat ladies, are all connected. I promise there’s a through-line here—and it’s more liberating than any “hot girl summer” meme you’ve ever scrolled past.

    Some of the things we chat about...

    What is on Chrissy’s Plate How she is accepting rest as a part of achievement How we can think of rest as a privilege and as freedom Childless cat ladies and being child-free by choice The parallels between dating culture and diet culture What Chrissy means when she says she is decentering men in her life The choice to not have children Why chasing men is like chasing thinness Breaking free of rules for how to live as a "good" woman Liberation beyond the body How to know what we want and choose that No longer organizing our life around our appearance Reclaiming time and energy from chasing what isn’t meant for us And so much more!

    Good news! Enrollment is open for Abbie's next group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Buy Chrissy's book "The Body Liberation Project" right here.

    Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and educator with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. She has been featured in SELF, SHAPE, Health, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, Muscle and Fitness, and Livestrong, among others. With degrees in Social Justice and Sociology from Marquette University, Chrissy merges her passion for Social Justice and her passion for fitness to empower individuals within the fitness and wellness industry to create spaces that allow individuals from all backgrounds to feel seen, welcome, respected, and celebrated.

    She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. When she’s not serving her clients by empowering them to create stress-free and sustainable lifestyles and feel confident and empowered in their skin, she spends her time lifting all the weights, reading, traveling, and hanging with friends and family.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • This is a free preview of a paywalled episode. To hear the FULL episode, join Patreon here. Patreon supporters make this show possible and keep the lights on around here, so, thank you!

    In this bonus episode, I'm answering a listener question about why seeing photos of ourselves—especially in group settings—can trigger feelings of body shame and comparison. The question is specifically about hating a photo and feeling the strong desire to lose weight (despite knowing intellectually that all bodies are worthy bodies, and believing in the anti-diet culture movement).

    Tune in to hear more about:

    body neutrality and emotional triggers

    how diet culture conditions us to view our bodies through a critical lens

    why photos can be another form of body checking

    how to cope with photos we hate

    social comparison theory and why we compare ourselves to others

    unraveling the habit of comparison

    intersectionality and body hierarchies

    using self-compassion as a tool for navigating body grief

    practical tips for how to reclaim your body from guilt and shame

    using mindfulness to separate our thoughts from our self-worth

    actions we can take to reduce the negative feelings that accompany photos

    GOOD NEWS! Enrollment has opened for my next 10-week group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for the next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    You can also apply to join my monthly group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for a compassionate community-based monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Have you ever wondered how alcohol fits into diet culture, or how it can intersect with and impact restrictive eating? We're diving into the connection between drinking and diet culture in this episode. Lael Atkinson, a recovery coach, joins Abbie to share their experiences with disordered eating, alcohol, and body image, how these issues have intersected with queerness, and other manifestations of these coping tools in their life. The conversation also explores the differences and similarities between drinking and dieting, how shame and body disconnection can show up in both, the overlap of substance abuse and disordered eating, and how this shows up in gender and sexuality.

    If you want to hear a full episode all about whether "food addiction" is an evidence-based concept, Abbie went deep on that in this bonus episode.

    Important note: Lael's group program will now be launching in October, rather than September. You can learn more about it right here!

    Lael Atkinson (they/them) is a certified professional recovery coach who works at the intersection of drinking and dieting. They support folks who struggle with alcohol and/or with disordered eating & body image issues. Lael also runs the Beyond Shrinking & Drinking course and group coaching program. Grab her free resource on how to avoid feeling "addicted" to food and sugar right here.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Summer returns for her second (!!) time on the pod to speak with Abbie about the challenges of body image during perimenopause. With the ever-present pressure from diet culture -- preying on our insecurities, selling us anti-aging creams, 'fixes' for menopause symptoms, and endless diets to keep our bodies as small as possible -- it’s exhausting. This conversation takes a deeper look at what's happening as we age out of the beauty standard, the challenges we face with body grief, and how we can truly support ourselves and our changing bodies.

    We chat about so much in this one, including...

    What's happening to the body in perimenopause Why body image can worsen in midlife Navigating physical and hormonal changes Experiencing body grief as we age The effects of psychosocial and life stressors on body image How diet culture targets women in midlife Marginalized identities and aging Social comparison and anti-aging culture Managing social media around diet culture and aging Taking a compassionate approach to aging How to challenge our negative beliefs about getting older

    Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth and confidence. She is the host of the podcast Eat The Rules and creator of You, On Fire – an online group coaching program dedicated to helping people get free from body shame. She also co-runs the Body Image Coach Certification program with Danni Adams to train professionals to be better equipped to work with clients around body image. She helps people all over the world to stop living behind the numbers on their scales through her private and group coaching at summerinnanen.com.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Welcome to a very special bonus episode, where Abbie hosts a live Q&A call with the Full Plate Patreon community. This is a FREE preview of the conversation, but you can hear the FULL episode right here as a member of Patreon.

    To join Patreon and hear the episode, as well as all future bonus episodes and newsletters, visit: www.patreon.com/fullplate.

    In this episode...

    We discuss whether food addiction is real: how to navigate that feeling through the lens of body autonomy and self-compassion, and the role that diet culture and anti-fat bias play in cultural assumptions about eating behaviors. We also go deep on IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), and how to manage symptoms without a restrictive mindset, and without falling prey to the plethora of advice for digestive issues that trigger disordered eating. Celiac disease also comes up in this episode as part of the discussion around digestive issues, and what we can do to cope with true allergies and intolerances (especially when it feels eerily similar to dieting). Finally, we start a conversation around body grief in photos, and will return in a future episode to go even further on this topic.

    We really hope you enjoy this amazing conversation with beloved supporters of the show. It was so fun to have folks join live, and we'll be doing this again soon!

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Natalie Rose (@wakeupandsmelltherosay), therapist and wonderful human, joins us to share her journey with disordered eating, which began during her high school years due to social pressures and a desire for acceptance. We talk about her struggles with body image that led to a cycle of restriction and binge eating, exacerbated by a heart condition that limited her ability to exercise. Natalie also shares how her mother’s cancer diagnosis reignited her obsession with "healthy eating", pushing her into orthorexia.

    We explore perfectionism, health anxiety, relationships, and what it actually means to lean into self-kindness over self-hatred (plus how that line can be so thin).

    Eventually, exposure to anti-diet culture on social media helped Natalie challenge her disordered relationship with food and begin her true recovery. She reflects on how her obsession with health distanced her from others and how realigning with her values was crucial to healing. This is such a beautifully honest, vulnerable conversation, and you'll walk away with hope and tangible ideas for navigating your own experience with food and body image.

    Natalie Rose is a therapist and coach who helps women improve their relationship with food and their body. She runs an online membership platform and teaches psychological skills to help her members overcome chronic dieting, disordered eating, and body image issues. Follow her @wakeupandsmelltherosay and learn more at wakeupandsmelltherosay.com

    This show is supported by YOU on Patreon: If you're enjoying the pod, please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group membership:

    If you've been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community, continued learning, and ongoing support, you can now apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Group program:

    If you're looking for a higher level of support alongside concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body, apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • We're chatting with my friend Jenna Werner (@happystronghealthy on IG), a registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor, to explore the complexities of our relationship with movement—including her own history with compulsive exercise, the importance of ditching the “all-or-nothing” mentality, and what it means to find peace and attunement amidst the noise of fitness culture.

    Topics discussed:

    Jenna’s history of disordered exercising

    How toxic fitness culture fuels over-exercising

    A specific incident she had with a trainer

    The impact of “shedding for the wedding”

    Disordered exercise and our mental and emotional health

    How compulsive exercise harms physical health

    The all-or-nothing mentality

    How rigid fitness routines disrupt social connection and relationships

    Red flags in your relationship with exercise

    Breaking the cycle of shame and punishment

    Developing diverse coping strategies

    Taking a break from exercise

    Sustainable fitness routines

    What it means to be intuitive with movement

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Hello, hello! This is a free preview of a bonus episode. You can hear the FULL episode right here when you subscribe and support the show on Patreon.

    This week, we're going deep on emotional eating and whether "everything in moderation" is the healthiest approach to food.

    Here are the questions from our Patrons:

    Moderation:

    Hi, Abbie. As someone who has been trying to heal from diet culture, I've heard a lot about the concept of moderation. Can you explain whether practicing moderation with food can actually be helpful or if it might still perpetuate some of the restrictive and harmful aspects of dieting? Really curious to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks so much for all you do. Jen

    Emotional Eating:

    Hey there, Abbie, I have identified as an emotional eater pretty much all of my life. I've obviously heard that emotional eating is a bad habit and something that I need to fix, something that's wrong with me, and something that requires more willpower. But lately I've been wondering if it's really that simple. I've been starting to see my emotional eating in a different light. But I'm obviously still struggling with the experience because of how long it's been demonized. Could you explain your views on emotional eating? Can you talk about whether or not it's harmful, and is it something that I need to address? And how does restricting food contribute to feeling like an emotional eater? I've started realizing the two might be connected. Thanks so much, Alex.

    To listen to the FULL episode, make sure to join Patreon right here. This not only gets you access to bonus episodes, special newsletters, and Q&A... it also helps keep the lights on around here! So thank you, truly.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • You cannot cause diabetes by eating sugar and carbs. And if that sounds wild to you, please tune in. Because today we're debunking common myths about diabetes to give you a deeper understanding of this condition, its connection to disordered eating, how to spot misinformation about nutrition for diabetes management, and ways to care for yourself without diet culture tactics. Erin and Abbie discuss the foundation of a weight-inclusive approach, and address rampant weight stigma and anti-fat bias in the diabetes space.

    Topics discussed include...

    Diabetes and insulin resistance (physiology)

    Risk factors for diabetes

    How diabetes is diagnosed

    Should you be concerned about prediabetes?

    Why dieting and weight loss are not treatments for diabetes

    The connection between diabetes and disordered eating

    Shame and self-blame in diagnoses

    Medication for diabetes management

    The role of sugar and carbohydrates

    Whether you can prevent or reverse diabetes

    ...and much more

    Erin is a registered dietitian, diabetes specialist, and private practice owner based in Seattle WA. Her work focuses on the intersection of diabetes and eating disorders, and she supports people living with diabetes in both 1-on-1 and group settings. She is super passionate about increasing access to weight-inclusive diabetes care, so also supports clinicians looking to increase their knowledge in this intersection through clinical supervision. When she's not working, she's creating a co-housing community in the heart of Seattle and listening to Taylor Swift. Find Erin on instagram: @erinphillipsnutrition, @glucoseriot, and on her website: www.erinphillipsnutrition.com

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • In the latest episode of Full Plate Podcast, I’m joined by Veronica Perretti (a yoga teacher, astrologer, and client of mine) to talk about how she has been (and continues to) recover from a lifetime of trying to control other people’s opinions of her body.

    This episode has so much laughter and so much depth, simultaneously. Veronica is incredibly vulnerable in sharing her truth-iest experiences with body shame, the areas of her life where she still struggles to divest from diet culture, the impact her food freedom has had on her marriage, and the crucial components of her healing (hello, Lexapro).

    We discuss so much, including:

    When your partner and you have different beliefs about food

    Overcoming food comparison in your relationship

    Healing from food shame and food guilt

    Setting boundaries and defending food choices

    Understanding the roots of food judgment from others

    Yoga culture and body inclusivity

    Self-worth and body size

    Set point theory and weight cycling

    Fertility and weight stigma

    Navigating weight bias in medical advice

    Pregnancy and intuitive eating

    Self-advocacy in medical care

    Embracing what you want and need

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Don't MISS this one! Yasmine Cheyenne joins the pod this week to help us heal as we walk some of our most challenging paths: self-forgiveness, people-pleasing, unhealthy relationships, and comparison.

    Yasmine helps us navigate the inevitability of the human experience: from how we can make certain choices to prevent ourselves from the suffering that stems from perfectionism, to the red flags that lead to painful and repetitive cycles, and how we can learn to put ourselves first.

    Some topics we get into:

    Setting boundaries to protect yourself from burnout

    Yasmine’s new book (and her last book!)

    Using our past as our guide forward

    The connection between perfectionism and self-abandonment

    How the dynamics we grow up in affect the way we relate to the world

    Identifying red flags in relationships

    Breaking free of our unhealthy cycles

    Why we aren’t choosing ourselves when we act out of fear

    What we’re really doing when we compare ourselves to others

    ABOUT YASMINE CHEYENNE:

    Yasmine Cheyenne is a self-healing educator, mental wellness advocate, author, and motivational speaker who helps people cultivate daily practices to build healthy, joyful lives. Yasmine’s app, The Sugar Jar Community¼, provides meditations and healing workshops to support our mental wellness. She’s been featured on the Today show, InStyle, Forbes, and more. An Air Force veteran and native New Yorker, she now lives in Washington, DC with her family.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

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    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

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  • This is a free preview of a bonus episode. You can hear the full episode here if you're a member on Patreon. You can upgrade to paid right here!

    In this special bonus episode, Abbie and her husband talk through a listener question about healing and recovery, and whether all the hardship -- including divesting from diet culture in a world that is still very much steeped in diet culture -- is even worth it. Tune in as they discuss the similarities between eating disorder and addiction recovery journeys, the importance of community in both, and why we need to sit in the sucky parts before we can experience the benefits of choosing to let our coping mechanisms go.

    Here is the listener question that was submitted on Patreon:

    Hi Abbie,

    I’ve been recovering from decades of dieting and disordered eating. I’m completely on board with doing this work for myself, for my kids. I recognize now - many thanks to you - how much of my life has been wasted on trying to control my body. But I'm struggling, and many days I have these thoughts of: is this harder than just continuing to diet and restrict? I'm uncomfortable, I feel stressed and anxious, and it’s hard to cope with the body changes. I just feel defeated in many ways. I know I don’t want to go back, but at the same time, healing is feeling so hard. I am hoping you’ll have some advice for where to go from here. Your podcast has meant so much to me and my daughter. Thank you.

    Alex

    Some of the topics covered include:

    Short term versus long term discomfort

    Insights from sobriety

    Validating our pain and struggles

    Understanding what's beneath our coping

    The fears and anxieties that lead us to rely on behaviors that ultimately do not serve us

    How we can feel more assured in the short-term that our perseverance will be worth it

    The ways we seek love and belonging

    And so much more!

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • This conversation will heal you. What started as an episode meant to be about recovery during pregancy expanded into one that spans across our lifetime of healing. Allyson Inez Ford, MA, LPCC (also know as @bodyjustice.therapist on IG) joins Abbie in an episode that we all need to hear.

    Topics include: Navigating body grief, how white supremacy fuels eating disorders, Allyson's experience as a multiracial child, what it looks like to show up for your partner in recovery, the impact of chronic illness on disordered eating and body image, finding support through community, how to practice self-compassion in our hardest moments, losing friendships as an adult, coping with life transitions that trigger ED behaviors, and continuing to move forward in the face of all that life throws at us.

    Oh, and we talk about turkey sandwiches. Come for the body image talk, stay for the pregnancy support, and hang on even longer for the stuff that's really underneath it all.

    Allyson Inez Ford, MA, LPCC is a multiracial, queer, neurodivergent therapist specializing in Eating Disorders and OCD through a social justice lens. Allyson is also a new mother, which has fueled her passion for working with new and expecting parents in ED recovery. Allyson has lived experience of an Eating Disorder, and owns a group private practice in California. Allyson is rooted firmly in a relational, feminist and liberation psychology framework. In addition to therapy, she provides supervision, consultation and speaking engagements. You can connect with her via her website: www.eatingdisorderocdtherapy.com and IG: @bodyjustice.therapist

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Many of us stumble into a disordered relationship with food unknowingy -- perhaps thinking we were being "healthy", following a doctor's dieting advice, or having just always had a restrictive mentality from our upbringing.

    In this revisited episode, Abbie sits down with one of her incredible clients, Dory, to talk about accidental disordered eating, the binge-restrict cycle, and how to keep going when everyone around you seems to be stuck in diet culture.

    This episode was the first time Abbie had a client on the pod. It's so important that we hear diverse stories and the real talk from people who are "in it".

    Dory speaks about her experience with a lifetime of dieting, why she used to see it as "healthy", how she always thought that she was just a binge eater and had to use "will power", the diet that ended her dieting, her experience with healing through community and group coaching, and so much more.

    If you enjoy hearing from folks who are in the messy middle, please let us know. You can always email the show at [email protected] with compassionate feedback, questions, or thoughts.

    Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate

    Group program:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Group membership:

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Social media:

    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

    Transcripts: If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • The incredible Dr. Whitney Trotter (RD / RN) joins us in this revisited episode to talk about intersectionality, trauma-informed care, and how eating disorder treatment fails BIPOC communities (plus, of course, what needs to be done to improve access and approaches to care).

    We discuss...

    Whitney’s experience as a Black college athlete How college athletes are impacted by diet culture How "eating for performance" affects body image Body grief in transitioning out of athletics Why Whitney fell in love with nutrition, and then eating disorders What we need to know about eating disorders in BIPOC (underdiagnosis, lack of medical care, lack of resources and support, how universities and education systems play a role, socioeconomic barriers to treatment, discrimination, stigma, and lack of research) The intersection of HIV and eating disorders Weight-gain on medications and providing informed consent for harm-reduction Racism in nutrition Social Determinants of Health and eating disorders in BIPOC The bio-psycho-social components of eating disorders How we can make care and treatment more accessible Intergenerational trauma and the increased risk of disordered eating behaviors

    Resources mentioned:

    BIPOC eating disorders conference

    Whitney's post on the social determinants of health

    Whitney's IG post about bio-psycho-social aspects of EDs

    Whitney's IG post about the price of divestment

    Whitney Trotter (she/her) is dually licensed as a Registered Dietitian, Nurse, and yoga instructor and is currently working on her doctorate degree to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Whitney has over ten years of experience working as a registered dietitian serving various communities such as the HIV/AIDS community and the eating disorder field. Whitney also previously worked at a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center as a Pediatric emergency room nurse. In addition to working as an RDN and RN, Whitney has served as a member of her county's Rape Crisis Center. Her work at the Rape Crisis Center equipped her to co-found an anti-trafficking organization Restore Corps, where she now provides medical training to the community focusing on human trafficking response. Whitney's career in the Eating Disorder field includes being a former Nutrition and Nursing director of a Residential, PHP, and IOP center. Whitney is also the owner/founder of Bluff City Health, a private practice that bridges the gap in the eating disorder field of equitable care and social justice. This past year Whitney created the first-ever BIPOC Eating Disorders Conference and started #bipoceatigndisordersawarenessweek. Learn more about Whitney on Instagram and her website.


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    If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on my website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast


    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness


    Group Coaching & Membership:

    - Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

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    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

  • Virginia Sole-Smith joins me on this revisited episode to talk about one of the most difficult, yet most important, pieces of healing from the effects of diet culture: Not passing it on to the next generation.

    Virginia is such an important voice on raising kids in an anti-diet and weight-inclusive way, on confronting anti-fatness as a parent, and looking back to our own upbringing. She is also a talented writer and journalist (I highly recommend both of her books!) and I highly recommend her podcast, Burnt Toast.

    There is something for everyone in this episode. Because whether or not we are parents, we’ve been parented in some way.

    We chat about


    Hard questions and conversations that led to Virginia's book "Fat Talk"

    “I don’t want my kid to have a messed up relationship with food, but I also don’t want them to be fat”

    The Gilmore Girls effect

    Holding compassion for our moms and their influence on our body image and relationship with food

    Why mothers bearing the blame of eating disorders and fatness

    How dads are left out of the conversation and ED research

    The difference between how fat kids and thin kids are fed

    Family dinner and diet culture (helpful or harmful?)

    Having conversations with kids that don’t center on weight

    
and so much more

    This episode will help you reflect on your own childhood and provide tools to break the inheritance of body shame and disordered eating.

    About Virginia: She is the author of the NYT-bestselling FAT TALK: Parenting In The Age of Diet Culture and The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. As a journalist, she has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty school, and gone swimming in a mermaid’s tail. Virginia began her career in women’s magazines, alternatively challenging beauty standards and gender norms, and upholding diet culture through her health, nutrition and fitness reporting. Motherhood inspired a reckoning, and led to her first book, The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, Scientific American and many other publications. Virginia now writes the popular anti-diet newsletter Burnt Toast and hosts the Burnt Toast Podcast.



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    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

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    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group

    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

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  • On a revisited conversation -- one that left a lasting impact on me -- the incredible Savala Nolan joins us to talk about belonging versus conforming, understanding the body as our home, and how to walk away from a lifetime of disordered eating.

    Savala is warm, funny, kind, smart as hell, and she will blow your mind open when she explains really hard, complex, and nuanced topics. I felt so at home speaking with her, and I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

    Our conversation covers


    Growing up with many dualities of race, body size, and class Being put on a diet starting at age 4 Rebelling and conforming Our mothers, their diets, and our dieting The bond of dieting Our body as our home Unlearning the language of diet culture Quitting diets not being a choice for some The body being inescapable The cake we all need to have, and eat too

    About Savala: Savala Nolan is the author of the critically acclaimed Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race Gender and the Body. Her writing has been featured in Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Time, Harper’s Magazine, and more. She holds a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she lectures on identity and law and directs the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice. Her second essay collection, Good Woman, is forthcoming from HarperCollins. Find Savala on IG: @notquitebeyonce

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    You can find episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!) on Abbie's website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast


    Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast

    Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness


    Group Counseling:

    Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching


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    Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group


    Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy

    Podcast Editing by Brian Walters

    This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate