What The Actual Fork Podcast

SURPRISE! It turns out we can’t stay away for long, we missed you too much! This episode is *timely* and overdue! Listen to us cover current events and explain more than a 3 min TikTok allows, what it’s like to share your message on social media, and more!! Find us on IG @whattheactualforkpod  Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Kira Onysko is a certified personal trainer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. She entered the fitness world during the days when skinny teas and bikini competitors dominated social media. Because of that, she spent several years never feeling satisfied with her body, chasing the workout and eating habits of what she thought were her "healthy" role models, and as a result, developed disordered eating habits and a terrible relationship with her body. She now dedicates her career to teaching people how to find joy in exercise without letting it consume their lives, and how to fight back from the constant messaging both on and off-line that tells us that our bodies aren't good enough. In this episode we talk about shredding for the wedding, why aesthetic fitness goals are unrealistic, and how to find peace with exercise. Find her on IG @kiraonysko Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

This week on the pod we have the AMAZING Molly Forbes! Molly Forbes is a journalist, campaigner and non-profit founder. She's the author of the book Body Happy Kids, how to help children and teens love the skin they're in, and the founding Director of The Body Happy Organization CIC, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting positive body image in children. Molly shares such valuable tips in this episode, including things she’s learned along the way of being a mom and unraveling her own identity without diet culture. In this episode we cover unlearning diet culture, superiority associated with breastfeeding, raising body happy kids. Molly is such a great story teller, you will not want to miss this episode! Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com Body Happy Kids Book

Natasha Ngindi is a Canadian Non-Diet Nutritionist, Zumba Instructor, and Entrepreneur. She spent years being entrenched in diet culture but she was never able to keep the weight off. After hitting rock bottom, she finally gained food freedom and learned to truly love herself. Her lived experiences inspired her to help others struggling with the same issues to have food freedom and accept their bodies too. This episode is very much centered around the relationship with fitness and body and how to heal them! We talk about international body image differences, exercise is NOT punishment, and how to feel confident in the gym. This episode is an absolute must listen because Natasha is so vulnerable in telling her story! Find her on IG @thethicknutritionist Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Dylan Murphy is a Registered Dietitian and founder of FREE Method Nutrition, a virtual nutrition practice that exists to empower women to have confidence in their body, clarity in their food choices and consistency in their health habits. Dylan is a new mom and enjoys talking about the realness of motherhood on her social media accounts @dylanmurphy.rd in an effort to make all moms feel more empowered and less alone. We get REAL in this episode and talk about the first night home from the hospital, how postpartum NEVER ends, and best advice for new moms. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Vinny Welsby (they/them) is a world-leading expert on dismantling fatphobia and diet-culture, TEDx speaker, and best-selling author. They went from being homeless, abused with self-esteem that was achingly low into the courageous fat activist and change maker they are today. Vinny helps people fall in love with themselves and is dedicated to shifting the way society views fat bodies. We talk about what fat liberation/acceptance really are, the origin of the body positivity movement, and the different levels of fatphobia.  Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com **disclaimer: there is mention of domestic abuse in this episode, so if that is triggering to you, avoid or skip through Vinny’s story at the last 7 minutes of the episode** 

This week we have Charlotte Markey, PhD. Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied all things body image, eating behavior, and weight management for her entire adult life (about 25 years!). She is passionate about understanding what makes us feel good about our bodies and helping people to develop a healthy body image. Charlotte loves to share her body image wisdom with others, and is an experienced book author, blogger, and professor at Rutgers University, Camden. In this episode we talk about what makes up our body image, differences between boys and girls body image views, and social media's influence on body image. Find her on IG @char_markey Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Cynthia has been a Registered Dietitian for over 10 years. Cynthia is a non-diet dietitian and believes in Health at Every Size. Helping women recover from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (no period) & make peace with food is a speciality area of hers. Cynthia was driven to specialize in HA due to her own struggles with a missing period & infertility. In this episode we talk about hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), why having no period is an issue, and how to get your period back. This episode is SO GOOD and will have YOU questioning- is sacrificing reproductive health WORTH having a smaller body? Find her on IG @period.nutritionist Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Dana Monsees is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist (MS, CNS, LDN) and Body Image Coach who practices from a HAES, non-diet approach. Her philosophy combines neutral nutrition with weight-inclusive care and the principles of integrative health, to help women heal their relationship with food and their bodies as a root cause of chronic health conditions. This episode it debunks a lot of misconceptions regarding adrenal fatigue, how consistently high levels of cortisol impacts health, and dieting and health. Find Dana on IG @danamonsees_cns Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

This week on WTAF we interviewed the Author of Soberful, Veronica Valli. Veronica Valli has been sober for 22 years and has worked as a psychotherapist for over 17 years. Veronica created Soberful to support and help women all over the world leave alcohol to find their most authentic self. She created a blog, podcast, book, facebook community, and more to help women on this journey! This episode is SO good and we cover a lot! Including, but not limited to “clean” wine, the life alcohol promises you and mommy wine culture. Don’t be surprised if this episode kindly calls you to consider your own relationship with alcohol. Find Veronica on IG @veroniajvalli. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com