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

138 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 234 ratings

Join Registered Nutritionist and Wellness Advocate Laura Thomas, PhD for conversations with game changers. Laura talks to people in wellness, foodies, bloggers, entrepreneurs from cool brands, creatives, nutritionists, doctors, body positivity people, mindfulness experts, and anyone else who is shaking up the wellness world, to find out how they stay on top of their game – and to help you do you, but better. It’s not all headstands and courgetti though - she and her guests aren’t afraid to dig deep into the darker side of wellness and WILL call BS on weird, faddy trends, that don’t have any legitimacy or scientific merit. Fresh pods every Friday. #dontsaltmygame

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Ep 142 Part 1 - What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko Davies

September 21, 2022 14:14 - 1 hour - 119 MB

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

Can I Have Another Snack? - 01: Nourishing Myself with Laxmi Hussain

September 02, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

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....

Can I Have Another Snack?

August 28, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 22.8 MB

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 (!!!!!...

Ep 148 - What Are They Teaching Them? w /Kelly Fullerton

July 22, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 125 MB

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 appropria...

Ep 147 - Figuring Out Your Postpartum Style w/ Abby Russell

July 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 134 MB

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...

Ep 146 - Helping Teens and Tweens Navigate Body Changes and Food Stuff w/ Oona Hanson

July 08, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 92 MB

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,...

Ep 145 - What to do if your teen is eating all the crisps (and other listener questions answered) w/ Laura Thomas

July 01, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 43.4 MB

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 fe...

Ep 144 - How Embodiment Can Help Us Feel More At Home In Our Bodies w/ Nicola Haggett

June 24, 2022 07:03 - 1 hour - 124 MB

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....

Ep 143 - When Should I Worry About my Kid’s ‘Fussy’ Eating? w/ Dr. Katja Rowell

June 17, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 131 MB

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 e...

Ep 142 Part 2- What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko Davies

June 10, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 78.1 MB

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 s...

Ep 142 - What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko Davies

June 03, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Settle in team because this is an episode you're not going to want to miss! This week's 'sode is the first of a 2 part conversation I had with Emiko Davies, an Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author. This is such a wonderful conversation that invites us to imagine another way to feed kids that isn't so caught up in ideas of perfection, or worrying about nutrition or getting everything "right". We touch on things like; Emiko’s experiences of feeding her kids while...

Ep 141 - Stomping out Diet Culture in Schools w/ Molly Forbes

May 27, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 135 MB

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 ho...

Ep 140 - Why your child's body will do whatever it wants to do

May 20, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 171 MB

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 w...

Ep 139 - Raising Anti-Diet Kids as a form of Rebellion w/ Jeanette Thompson-Wessen

May 13, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

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 ...

Ep 138 - Bringing Joy Back Into Movement w/ Tally Rye

May 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 127 MB

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 b...

Ep 137 - If you're feeling stuck with feeding your kids, listen to this! w/ Kristen Scher of Embodied Kiddos

April 29, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

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 particul...

Ep 136 - Preserving positive body esteem in kids w/ Dr. Martha Deiros Collado

April 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 137 MB

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...

Ep 135 - You don't need to diet to have a baby w/ Nicola Salmon

April 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 132 MB

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...

Ep 134 - A deep dive into what, when and where to feed kids w/ Kristen Scher

April 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 192 MB

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...

We're back!

April 06, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MB

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 ...

Ep 133 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 12: Where We Go From Here

February 16, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MB

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 Di...

Ep 132 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 11: Gentle Nutrition

February 12, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 105 MB

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 regis...

Ep 131 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 10 - Intuitive Movement, Part 2

February 09, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

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...

Ep 130 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 10 - Intuitive Movement, Part 1

February 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

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 Pe...

Ep 129 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 9: Feeling Your Fullness

February 02, 2021 05:00 - 9 minutes - 20.9 MB

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 J...

Ep 128 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 8: Mindful Eating and Finding Pleasure in Food

January 29, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MB

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). ...

Ep 127 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 7 - Neutralising the Inner Food Critic 

January 26, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MB

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 ...

Ep. 126 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 6 - Letting go of food rules

January 22, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MB

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 w...

Ep. 125 How To Just Eat It: Chapter 5 - Understanding Emotional Eating

January 19, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MB

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 specialisin...

Ep 124 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 4 - Body Compassion

January 15, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

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 prov...

Ep 123 How To Just Eat It: Chapter 3 - Getting to Know Hunger

January 12, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MB

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 c...

EP 122 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 2 - Breaking Up With Diet Culture

January 08, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MB

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 im...

EP 121 - How to Just Eat It: Chapter 1 - Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit

January 05, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MB

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...

Ep 120 - How To Just Eat It is almost here, get excited!

December 03, 2020 08:24 - 12 minutes - 96.1 MB

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 Ea...

Ep 119 - Intuitive Eating Frequently Asked Questions w/ Eliza Khinsoe of London Centre for Intuitive Eating

May 15, 2020 13:14 - 1 hour - 80.3 MB

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 nutritio...

Ep 118 - What Gym Bros Get Wrong About Intuitive Eating w/ Isa Robinson

May 08, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

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...

Ep 117 - The Pressure to Raise ‘Perfect’ Eaters w/ Sarah Dempster {Crossover - Eating Words Podcast}

May 01, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

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 foo...

Ep 116 - Where the F have you been? - A quick catch up with Laura

April 24, 2020 08:02 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MB

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 l...

Ep 115 - Let's Talk About Sex, Baby - Part 2 w/ Alix Fox, Sex Educator

October 19, 2019 16:21 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

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 inter...

Ep 115 - Let's Talk About Sex, Baby - Part 1 w/ Alix Fox, Sex Educator

October 04, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

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 'sexpe...

EP 114: Challenging Diet Mentality in the Fitness Industry w/ Jake Gifford

September 27, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

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 swi...

EP 113 - How to Start Building Positive Body Image with Ashlee Bennett

September 20, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

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 e...

EP 112 - How to Navigate Your Relationship with Food When the World Tells You Your Body Is Wrong w/ Vaughn Darst

August 30, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

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 ...

Ep 111 - Makeup, Street Photographers and Why Queer Rights are Feminist Issues w/ Jamie Windurst of Fruitcake Magazine

August 23, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

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 dema...

EP 110 - Elyse Resch - Intuitive Eating + Eating Disorder Recovery For the Teenager in All of Us

August 16, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

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 inn...

EP 109 - Returning to BoPo's Radical Roots + 'No Big Deal' w/ Bethany Rutter

August 09, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

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 ...

EP108 Navigating Common Intuitive Eating Sticking Points w/ Devinia Noel of The Diet Boycott

August 02, 2019 04:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

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 peopl...

EP 107 - How Social Media Impacts Our Body Image w/ Dr Amy Slater of the Centre for Appearance Research

March 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB

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 traditiona...

EP 106 - Real versus Fake Intuitive Eating w/ Jess Rann

March 08, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

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 fr...

EP 105 - What to Consider if You've Ever Fancied the Freelance Life w/ Katherine Kimber

March 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

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 ...

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