After 5 years, Aaron and Glenys are pressing pause on the Dietitians Unplugged podcast for now. In this episode they talk about what they're currently offering clients (see links below), where they were when they started the podcast, what they'

Episode 83 - Sleep Apena and Weight Stigma

Nov 21st, 2020 1h

Aaron and Glenys talk about their personal experiences with sleep apnea. They discussed how weight stigma sadly surrounds this diagnosis, and how they overcame related shame to get appropriate treatment. Also discussed in this episode were: H

Episode 82 - No Wrong Way to Yoga with Marc Settembrino

Oct 21st, 2020 53m 23s

Glenys and Aaron welcome Dr. Marc Settembrino to the podcast to talk about his experience with becoming a yogi and creating inclusive yoga classes through Fat Kid Yoga Club. Marc discussed:-how yoga helped him feel better in difficult times-how

Episode 81 - The Fear of Weight Gain

Sep 22nd, 2020 44m 1s

Aaron and Glenys talk about weight. The global pandemic has put many people in a panic about changing weight. For those recovering from EDs and disordered eating, weight gain is often necessary and a part of healing, but hearing weight gain sti

Episode 80 - Caroline Dooner Said "F*ck It!" to Diets

Aug 22nd, 2020 1h 14m

Aaron and Glenys talk with Caroline Dooner, humorist and author of The F*ck It Diet, a book that helps chronic dieters untangle themselves from a dysfunctional relationship with food. She used to be a chronic dieter, fully convinced she was a f

Episode 79 - Fat Positive Fertility with Nicola Salmon

Jul 16th, 2020 45m 31s

Aaron and Glenys invited Nicola Salmon to the podcast to discuss fat positive fertility. In this episode, they discussed: -Nicola’s experience of having fertility issues and being in a larger body -The lack evidence for weight loss improving fe

Episode 78 - Part II: Mindfulness in Traumatic Times with Fiona Sutherland

Jun 29th, 2020 48m 51s

Aaron and Glenys continue their conversation with their friend and colleague, Fiona Sutherland, Health At Every Size® and non-diet dietitian and director of The Mindful Dietitian in Melbourne, Australia. Fiona is host of the podcast “The Mindfu

Episode 77 - Part I: Mindfulness in Traumatic Times with Fiona Sutherland

Jun 17th, 2020 46m 49s

Recorded mid-April of 2020, Aaron and Glenys welcomed their friend Fiona Sutherland, a Health At Every Size® and non-diet dietitian and director of The Mindful Dietitian in Melbourne, Australia. She is host of the podcast “The Mindful Dietitian

Episode 76 - Eating Disorders, Orthorexia and Aging with Meg Bradbury

May 21st, 2020 59m 42s

Aaron and Glenys welcomed Meg Bradbury to the Dietitians Unplugged podcast! Meg Bradbury is a Certified Body Trust Provider®, anti-diet nutritionist, Accessible Yoga® Teacher, and registered Yoga Alliance yoga and meditation teacher. Meg is in

Episode 75 - Body Image, Anxiety, and Food Stress during COVID-19

Apr 8th, 2020 44m 59s

Aaron and Glenys reach out to you from home during the global COVID-19 pandemic. This is a time of stress and fear for everyone, and it can really bring up a lot of distress around body image, food insecurity and scarcity, and eating in general

Episode 74 - Being Okay with Discomfort with Jessica Wilson

Mar 16th, 2020 1h 6m

Jessica Wilson, MS, RD joined Aaron and Glenys to generously share her wisdom about how we need to create more inclusivity in the non-diet, Health at Every Size and eating disorder worlds. She talked about the inadequacy of dietetics education

Episode 73 - Trust Your Body with Whitney Catalano

Feb 17th, 2020 39m

Aaron and Glenys are joined by Whitney Catalano, RDN. In this episode we discuss what it means to trust our body and how to work on tackling the difficult issue of emotional and binge eating. Whitney also shares amazing information on how to

Episode 72 - Dismantling Diet Culture with Christy Harrison

Jan 23rd, 2020 57m 24s

Aaron and Glenys are joined by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, author of the book Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating and host of the popular podcast Food Psych. They discuss Christy's origin story

Episode 71 - Building Fat Positive Community with Dr. Rachel Millner

Dec 24th, 2019 49m 57s

Aaron and Glenys welcome Dr. Rachel Millner to the show. Dr. Millner shares with us her brilliant thoughts on the importance of fat-positive spaces for clinicians and individuals and how weight stigma continues to negatively impact those worki

Episode 70 - Emotional Eating, Overeating and Holiday Eating

Dec 3rd, 2019 44m 36s

Aaron and Glenys talk about the issues that are on people's minds at this time of year - emotional eating, overeating and how all that ties into holiday eating. What is emotional eating? Is overeating okay? How do we get through the holidays wh

Episode 69 - Clinical Coaching with Mollie Birney

Nov 26th, 2019 38m 38s

Aaron and Glenys welcome Mollie Birney, Clinical Coach and Recovery Consultant with a specialization in the area of Eating Disorders and compulsive behaviors around food. She holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Addict

Episode 68 - Cults and Diet Culture with Dr. Natalie Feinblatt

Nov 3rd, 2019 51m 12s

Has diet culture become a cult? Aaron and Glenys welcome therapist Dr. Natalie Feinblatt to the show to talk about the similarities between cults and diet culture. As a therapist who specializes in working with people who have left cults, Dr. F

Episode 67 - Exploring Exercise Dependence and Avoidance with Lauren Anton

Oct 8th, 2019 54m

Aaron and Glenys welcome their friend Lauren Anton, MS, RD, CEDRD-S, CPT to talk about all things exercise! Our relationship to movement and our bodies can be complicated by eating disorders or a lifetime of dieting. While some people experienc

Episode 66 - Embracing Imperfect Eating with Laura Westmoreland

Sep 28th, 2019 36m 17s

Aaron and Glenys welcome Laura Westmoreland, LMFT to the show to help talk about about challenging our perfectionist tendencies, especially when it comes to eating. Many of us come to this work with a strong drive to get it "right", to get a go

Episode 65 - What you Should Know About Weight Loss Surgery with Lisa DuBreuil

Sep 10th, 2019 53m 25s

Aaron and Glenys welcome Lisa DuBreuil, LICSW to the podcast to discuss how she works with people who are considering weight loss surgery, or who have already had it. She talks about what the medical community isn't doing well when preparing pe

Episode 64 - Will I Ever Stop Gaining Weight?

Aug 20th, 2019 37m 32s

Aaron and Glenys tackle an oft-heard fear from many of their clients: "I'm afraid I'll never stop gaining weight!" Thanks to societal weight stigma, we understand why anyone would have this fear. And we know, both professionally and personally,

Episode 63 - Challenging Unhelpful Beliefs with Kristina Bruce

Aug 5th, 2019 47m 9s

Aaron and Glenys welcome Kristina Bruce to the show to help our listeners challenge negative, unhelpful beliefs about themselves and their bodies. Kristina is a certified Integrative Life Coach, Body Acceptance Coach and Certified Body Trust® P

Episode 62 - A Buddhist Framework for Eating Recovery with Jenna Hollenstein

Jul 22nd, 2019 51m 20s

We welcomed Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, CDN, author of the book Eat to Love: A Mindful Guide to Transforming your Relationship with Food, Body, and Life, to the podcast to talk about her framework, which is based in Buddhism, for healing disord

Episode 61 - Grieving the Thin Ideal for Body Acceptance with Meredith Noble

Jul 11th, 2019 56m 17s

Glenys and Aaron invite Meredith Noble of Made on a Generous Plan to the show to discuss a blog post she wrote a while back that our hosts love and refer to frequently. Meredith, a Certified Body Trust® Provider and coach who helps plus-size an

Episode 60 - Nike Plus-Size Mannequin Does NOT Promote Obesity

Jun 26th, 2019 31m 42s

Nike recently unveiled a new plus-size line of athletic clothing and with it, a plus-size mannequin on which to display the clothing. One journalist railed against this move as "promoting obesity." In this episode, Aaron and Glenys talk about t