The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

Oh my, this is a GOOD ONE, fam. Chrissy King joins the pod to talk about her journey through and away from the harms of diet and fitness culture. And of course, her NEW book, The Body Liberation Project, which you should order and read immediately. Topics discussed: Chrissy's experience with dieting and her body image growing up Getting wrapped up in fitness culture and the pursuit of thinness The connection between racism, the patriarchy, the beauty standard, and diet culture Macro counting and psychological distress The difference between body positivity and body liberation Chrissy's rock bottom moment with dieting, and how she moved forward The impact of restriction and deprivation on our mental, emotional, and physical health How diet culture effects our relationships Processing grief in healing out relationship with our body Cultivating joy in our lives without the distraction of dieting Why self-love isn't enough  Lack of inclusivity and diversity in wellness culture Chrissy's advice for taking one small step towards body liberation About Chrissy: Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, educator, and former strength coach 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. With degrees in Social Welfare and Justice and Sociology from Marquette University, Chrissy merges her passion for fitness to inspire members of the wellness industry to create spaces that allow individuals from all backgrounds to seen feel, welcomed, affirmed, and celebrated. Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon. Find Chrissy on IG: @iamchrissyking Order Chrissy's book: https://chrissyking.com/book/ Apply for group coaching with Abbie: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

Today's episode is extra special, because it's the first time Abbie has 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 joins the pod to talk about her experience with disordered eating (even though she didn't know it at the time), 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 fullplatepod@gmail.com with compassionate feedback, questions, or thoughts.   Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Apply for group coaching with Abbie: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

Have you been curious about whether an anti-diet / intuitive eating approach can coexist with a food budget, or whether it's possible to meal plan without it being rooted in diet culture? In this episode, Abbie does a deep dive into both of these questions from listeners.  Question 1: Hi Abbie! I’d love to know what you recommend for eating intuitively on a budget. I’ve made so much progress with releasing guilt with food, and incorporating so many things that used to be off-limits, but I’m having trouble approaching it without some financial fears coming up.  My food spending has increased since embracing anti-diet, and I just want to be able to keep healing without feeling this looming restriction hanging over me with money. Thank you if you’re able to answer this! Linda Question 2: Hi, Abbie! I’m curious if you have tips on meal planning without falling into the diet culture mindset. For context, I am a mom of 3 with a pretty demanding job, and I do think it helps me to have some sort of plan for dinners each week. I have a history of dieting and disordered eating, and while I’ve made so much progress (many thanks to your instagram and the Full Plate podcast!), I know I have a lot of work to do on healing my body image and just feeling less crazy about food and exercise. While embarking on this anti-diet journey, it’s occurred to me that my meal planning might be part of the dieting mentality, and maybe even fueling some old disordered eating. But I can’t help but think that it’s still a useful tool in my life to make sure I can feed my family without losing my mind! Hoping you might have some thoughts on how to approach this. Thank you so much for all you do! Megan   Looking for more support on these topics, and a gently structured approach to food freedom? Abbie's April group coaching cohort is open for enrollment: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching  Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Gregory Dodell joins the pod to chat with Abbie about his work as an Endocrinologist using a HAES-aligned and weight-inclusive approach to treatment and caring for his patients.  Topics discussed: Weight stigma in medicine and in diabetes care The harms of weight-cycling How stress impacts blood sugar and endocrine disorders Stress management The problem with the use of diabetes drugs for weight-loss Managing PCOS from an anti-diet, weight-inclusive lens Treating type II and type I diabetes without a focus on weight Taking medications to support your body How to advocate for yourself if your endocrinologist (or other providers) are not practicing weight-incusive care "Hormone balancing" and "adrenal fatigue" Dr. Dodell's hopes for endocrinology in the future Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Dr. Dodell on IG: @everything_endocrine Dr. Dodell's website: https://www.centralparkendocrinology.com/  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com  Apply for group coaching: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

This episode with Kelsie covers so much that it was difficult to give it a title! Above all, it is a conversation between friends, and just allows for the winding of an authentic and connected chat.  Topics we discuss: We can't keep our plants alive What's been on Kelsie’s plate since we chatted last (Episode #14) Her experience directing a play and addressing representation and inclusion with bodies Unpacking fat-phobia with your therapist Experiencing a lot of anger while healing your body image and divesting from diet culture and other systems of oppression Setting boundaries with loved ones about fat-phobic comments and diet talk Trauma and seeing old photos Reparenting ourselves and thinking about our younger self Ableism and body acceptance Navigating the doctor’s office and medical weight-stigma Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Apply for Abbie's next group coaching program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com  Find Kelsie on Instagram: @iamkelsiejepsen Kelsie’s website: https://embodyloveworkshop.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

We're baaaack! Abbie's husband, Jeb, returns to do Whole30 part two. If you haven't listened to part one, make sure to start there.  Topics discussed: What Abbie and Jeb are fighting about Does dairy cause inflammation, skin issues, hormone imbalances, and digestive issues? Reintroduction of dairy and symptoms "The Pancake Rule" and emotional eating Are elimination diets safe? IBS and elimination protocols Orthorexia and disordered eating in wellness culture Studies / links mentioned: Episode on Sugar Addiction Episode on Whole30 [Part One] Dairy does not increase markers of inflammation Dairy may be anti-inflammatory Restrained eating and food cues Psychological impacts of restriction and food rules Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie's group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

Jessica Wilson, author of the forthcoming book It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting The Story Of Black Women's Bodies, joins the pod to explore the ways in which white supremacy has influenced anti-fatness, the thin beauty ideal, and our current understanding of health and wellness.  This is SUCH an important conversation and imperative to truly understanding the body shame that permeates our society. In order to heal, we must be able to see clearly the social injustice that underpins the diet industry, the pursuit of weight-loss, and the ever-increasing prevalence of eating disorders. Jessica is fantastic, brilliant, and a much-needed voice in this space. Go order her book! Some of the topics we discuss: What’s on Jessica’s plate right now as an author(!!) and clinician Jessica’s body story, her experience of medical weight stigma growing up, and how that impacted her relationship with food Disordered eating and diet culture in her dietetics education How Jessica found HAES and anti-diet work Intersectionality and centering black women in weight-inclusive work The history of how anti-blackness informs anti-fatness and diet culture Where and why intuitive eating can miss the mark when it comes to hunger, whiteness, and privilege Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com Apply for April group coaching: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching  Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @jessicawilson.msrd  Learn more about Jessica: https://www.jessicawilsonmsrd.com/  Order the book: https://www.jessicawilsonmsrd.com/itsalwaysbeenours  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

TW: Mention of eating disorder behaviors in this epidode. Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW joins the pod to talk about her experience in eating disorder recovery as a clinician in the anti-diet, weight-inclusive space.  We talk about so much, including: What’s going on for Shira in this moment of life with her recovery and her therapy practice Balancing structure and flexibility in meals during ED recovery The culminaiton of factors that led to Shira's eating disorder Weight stigma and diet culture in eating disorder treatment The trap of quasi-recovery The new AAP guidelines on higher weight children The problem with “atypical anorexia” Being a “good fattie” Health is not a moral imperative How we keep healing in this world Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker treating clients in New York and California. She specializes in the treatment of disordered eating, eating disorders, and body-image dissatisfaction using a weight-neutral approach. She’s also the author of a popular body positive blog and has been featured in The New York Times, Insider, The Cut, The Everygirl, InStyle, and Healthline. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter @theshirarose. Find more about her therapy practice at ShiraRosenbluthLCSW.com. Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness Resources mentioned: Shira's appearance in the NYT article on "atypical anorexia" Ragen Chastain's post about the AAP guidelines This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

Whether or not you’ve done a Whole30, this episode goes through how this diet is a specific example of wellness culture – the new version of diet culture, where restrictive eating is disguised as “health”. Abbie’s husband Jeb joins to keep her from going on a 3-hour tangent, which trust us, is a good thing.  Topics discussed: Wellness culture and healthism as a new form of diet culture Abbie’s experience with Whole30 Using “elimination protocols” outside of medical supervision Why Whole30 is popular and seductive Is Whole30 a “diet”? Food morality and sneaky weight-loss language What’s the deal with the food groups that are eliminated in Whole30, and is there science to support it (sugar, grains, legumes, alcohol…) The problems with this approach to “food freedom” More to come on this one! So stick around for part 2. Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com   Episodes referenced: #35 - Jeb’s episode on sobriety and alcoholism #47 - Sugar and sugar addiction research   Studies referenced: (TW for weight stigma)   Disordered eating and digestive disorders: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16170899/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21105315/   Restriction and binge eating, loss-of-control eating: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger    Grains and health outcomes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744518/#!po=22.7273 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26062574/    Legumes, digestion, and disease prevention: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608274/    Soy not linked to hormonal imbalances: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5188409/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5188409/    Anti-nutrients and phytic acid health benefits: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19774556/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

Let's talk about MOVEMENT (without a side of diet culture). Kira Onysko Jones joins the pod to share her journey with fitness, body image, and her relationship with food. We discuss so much on this one -- from cooking new foods as a part of healing from disordered eating, to Gilmore Girls (just kidding, that was only for a few minutes at the end, I PROMISE). The main topics include: Disordered eating as an athlete, how wellness culture influences fitness goals, the process of releasing body control when it comes to movement, disconnecting food from exercise, finding joyful forms of movement, and making peace with rest. Abbie leaves you with a tip depending on whether you feel resistant or reliant on exercise at this point in your journey. Kira Onysko Jones is a certified personal trainer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. She entered the fitness world during the days when skinny-tea promoting influencers and bodybuilders dominated social media. Because of that, she spent several years never feeling satisfied with her appearance, 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 exercise and her body. She now focuses her career around teaching people how to enjoy exercise without feeling pressured to lose weight, or letting it consume their lives, and how to fight back from the constant messaging online that tells us that our bodies aren't good enough. Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you’re looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Kira on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiraonysko/  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Abbie’s website: www.abbieattwoodwellness.com   Studies / research mentioned: Obligatory exercise and eating pathology: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17606231/ Obligatory exercise attitudes and negative affect: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427598/   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe