Diet Culture Rebel Podcast
Bonnie Roney
Ready to eat without guilt, support your actual health, and start giving diet culture the middle finger? You’re in the right place.
The Diet Culture Rebel podcast is your trusted space for breaking free from food rules, healing your relationship with your body, and learning how to eat without shame, stress, or obsession - while honoring your health in a way that actually feels good.
Hosted by Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Roney, each episode delivers straightforward, no-BS guidance to help you ditch diets for good. Through expert interviews and solo deep dives, Bonnie brings you health-promoting, mindset-shifting insights that leave you feeling empowered - not overwhelmed.
“I’ve learned what’s happening inside my brain and body, and [Bonnie] gives incredible suggestions and insights on how to start the process of healing my relationship with food.”
- Diet Culture Rebel listener
With over 200 episodes and thousands of weekly listeners, this podcast is your permission slip to trust your body, reject diet culture, and take your power back - one episode at a time.
Subscribe now and listen every Wednesday.
👉 Connect with Bonnie on Instagram @DietCultureRebel
👉 Learn more about working with the DCR team at DietCultureRebel.com
The Diet Culture Rebel podcast is your trusted space for breaking free from food rules, healing your relationship with your body, and learning how to eat without shame, stress, or obsession - while honoring your health in a way that actually feels good.
Hosted by Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Roney, each episode delivers straightforward, no-BS guidance to help you ditch diets for good. Through expert interviews and solo deep dives, Bonnie brings you health-promoting, mindset-shifting insights that leave you feeling empowered - not overwhelmed.
“I’ve learned what’s happening inside my brain and body, and [Bonnie] gives incredible suggestions and insights on how to start the process of healing my relationship with food.”
- Diet Culture Rebel listener
With over 200 episodes and thousands of weekly listeners, this podcast is your permission slip to trust your body, reject diet culture, and take your power back - one episode at a time.
Subscribe now and listen every Wednesday.
👉 Connect with Bonnie on Instagram @DietCultureRebel
👉 Learn more about working with the DCR team at DietCultureRebel.com
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 19, 2023 • 21min
My Childhood Connection to Ideas Around Diet Culture
In today’s episode, Bonnie shares her childhood connection to ideas around diet culture. Apply to Intuitive Eating Private Coaching today! Inside this 3-month program, you get 8 private coaching sessions with a Registered Dietitian, access to online self-paced modules, and in between session communication and support. This high touch and individualized program is a great fit if you’re tired of dieting, ready to respect your body and honor your health with an anti-diet approach to food, and want to eat without guilt, obsession, or fear of losing control. Go to https://dietculturerebel.com/private-coaching or click this link to apply. Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Apr 12, 2023 • 36min
From Stress-Eating and Restriction to a Stress-Free Food Relationship with past client Michelle
In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by past group coaching client Michelle. In today’s episode Bonnie & Michelle will discuss: Positively managing emotional eating Making peace with food Benefits of not denying yourself food Michelle’s personal food freedom story Body food congruence and so much more! Apply to Intuitive Eating Private Coaching today! Inside this 3-month program, you get 8 private coaching sessions with a Registered Dietitian, access to online self-paced modules, and in between session communication and support. This high touch and individualized program is a great fit if you’re tired of dieting, ready to respect your body and honor your health with an anti-diet approach to food, and want to eat without guilt, obsession, or fear of losing control. Go to https://dietculturerebel.com/private-coaching or click this link to apply. Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Apr 5, 2023 • 58min
The Body Image Pep Talk You Didn't Know You Needed with Kenzie Brenna
In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by motivational speaker and popular influencer, Kenzie Brenna. In today’s episode Bonnie & Kenzie will discuss: Kenzie’s personal body image story Dealing with negative comments about your body Reframing your expectations when it comes to healing your body image How life becomes more exciting when you stop dieting Signs that show your body image is improving What having a positive body image really means and so much more! Connect with Kenzie: Instagram: @kenziebrenna Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Mar 29, 2023 • 31min
How Noom Uses Anti-Diet Language to Sell a Dieting Program
In today’s episode, Bonnie does a Noom deep dive and shares her professional take on it as a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor! Resource listed in episode: It’s time to reject dieting like the Diet Culture Rebel you’re ready to become! Click this link or go to https://dietculturerebel.com/3-ways-to-give-diet-culture-the-middle-finger to download our free guide. Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Mar 22, 2023 • 37min
How to Set Realistic Expectations When Healing Your Relationship with Food with Dr. Rachel Millner
In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by psychologist and fat activist, Dr. Rachel Millner, Psy.D. In today’s episode Bonnie & Rachel will discuss: realistic expectations to set when healing your relationship with food ups and downs that come with healing work the most important thing to look for when finding a therapist the most common driver contributing to disordered eating & eating disorders how healing your relationship with food can feel so rewarding and so much more! Connect with Dr. Rachel: Website: http://www.rachelmillnertherapy.com Instagram: @drrachelmillner Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Mar 15, 2023 • 35min
It's Time for Fat Liberation with Jessica Wilson
In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by Registered Dietitian, Jessica Wilson. Jessica is a clinical dietitian, consultant and author, whose experiences navigating the dietetic fields as a Black, queer dietitian have been featured on public radio shows and in print media, including the New York Times, Bustle, and Cronkite News. In today’s episode Bonnie & Jessica will discuss: How dismantling diet culture isn’t enough; we need fat liberation Use of the word fat & why there is a reclaiming of it Where the body positive movement falls short Benefits of moving towards fat liberation Risks of not moving towards fat liberation What’s at the root of many weight gain fears and so much more! Connect with Jessica: Website: jessicawilsonmsrd.com Book: It’s Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies Instagram: @jessicawilsonmsrd Instagram accounts mentioned in podcast: @rds_for_neurodiversity @whitneytrotter.rd @antiracistrd Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here. Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Submit your questions at dietculturerebel.com/podcast.
Mar 8, 2023 • 27min
Q&A: Blood Sugar Management, Dealing with Casual Dieting Conversations, and More Book Recs
In today’s episode, Bonnie answers questions about: how to manage blood sugars without dieting tips to positively deal with people in your life who are constantly talking about dieting and bodies Intuitive Eating book recommendations Resources mentioned in podcast: Free guide: 3 Easy Ways to Give Diet Culture The Middle Finger Intuitive Eating book recommendations Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Mar 1, 2023 • 32min
When Diet Culture & Pregnancy Advice Collide with The Prenatal Nutritionist Ryann Kipping
In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by Registered Dietitian, Ryann Kipping. Ryann is the owner and founder of The Prenatal Nutritionist, a resource for evidence-based pregnancy nutrition information. In today’s episode Bonnie & Ryann will discuss: Diet culture in the pregnancy space Pregnancy nutrition misinformation on social media & google Deciphering fact vs. fiction when looking for pregnancy nutrition information How to use social media positively and so much more! Connect with Ryann: IG: @prenatalnutritionist Website: new.theprenatalnutritionlibrary.com Resource mentioned in podcast: Free guide: 3 Easy Ways to Give Diet Culture The Middle Finger Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
Feb 22, 2023 • 42min
What Exactly IS Intuitive Eating?
Applications for the March 2023 Group Coaching Cohort are officially open! You don’t want to miss this cohort because it’s the LAST cohort you can join until late summer! If you’re ready to stop quick fix diets and create a healthy, longterm and sustainable relationship with food, go to dietculturerebel.com/group-coaching and apply. After you apply, Bonnie will personally review your application and send you an email with next steps and how to secure your spot. In today’s episode Bonnie discusses: What Intuitive Eating is Why just choosing to not diet & eat all the foods is not Intuitive Eating 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating How Intuitive Eating can help you create a healthy relationship with food and so much more! Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here. Resources referenced in episode: https://www.intuitiveeating.org/definition-of-intuitive-eating/ http://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/ Intuitive Eating books
Feb 15, 2023 • 51min
Stopping the Self-Blame... And the Dieting with Former Client Hayley
Applications for the March 2023 Group Coaching Cohort are officially open! You don’t want to miss this cohort because it’s the LAST cohort you can join until late summer and we are only accepting 10 clients! If you’re ready to stop quick fix diets and create a healthy, longterm and sustainable relationship with food, go to dietculturerebel.com/group-coaching and apply. After you apply, Bonnie will personally review your application and send you an email with next steps and how to secure your spot. In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by former group coaching client Hayley who shares steps she took to create a healthier relationship with food. In today’s episode Bonnie & Hayley will discuss: Why Hayley stopped dieting How Hayley made food hold less power over her Making peace with food Weight stigma in healthcare Thinking about food less Gentle nutrition without dieting and so much more! Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here.
