This is a free preview of a bonus episode. To listen to the full conversation, you'll need to be a paid supporter on Patreon. Join the Full Plate Patreon right here! Ragen Chastain is back for part two with us this week. This time, we continue

#116: "But Isn't Being Fat Bad for Your Health?": Unpacking Weight Science with Ragen Chastain

8 days ago 55m 19s

The idea that fatness and weight gain are synonymous with poor health has become a seemingly incontestable truth in our society. So much so that you have undoubtedly heard that “we’re in the midst of an obesity epidemic”. But where did this cla

#115: ADHD, Binge Eating, and Processed Foods with Becca King, RD

15 days ago 1h 4m

You're in for a treat! This week on the pod we’re chatting with the incredible Becca King (who you may know as @adhd.nutritionist on Instagram), a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor who specializes in helping folks wi

#114: Fat-Positive Parenting and Supporting Your Child's Body Image with Debbie Saroufim

22 days ago 15m 59s

This is a free preview of a bonus episode! You can hear the full episode at patreon.com/fullplate. This week, I’m joined by body image coach and children’s book author, Debbie Saroufim. We delve into why it's vital to adopt a fat-positive, ant

#113: We Don't Need to "Define a Waist" with Dacy Gillespie, Anti-Diet Personal Stylist

29 days ago 1h 5m

"Dress for your body type", "define your waist", and "only wear what is flattering". How about...no. As our bodies change (as they will continue to do throughout our life), many of us are met with barriers to body acceptance. And our clothes a

#112: When Religion and Diet Culture Collide with Leslie Schilling, RD

Apr 8th, 2024 1h 1m

On this week's episode, we're joined by Leslie Schilling, registered dietitian and author. We focus on themes in her second book, Feed Yourself, which explores the intersection of diet culture and religion — how diet culture shows up in the saf

#111: All About Acid Reflux & Supporting Your Digestive System Without Restriction

Apr 1st, 2024 9m 29s

This is free preview of a paywalled episode, which is available to our wonderful supporters on Patreon. To listen to the full episode, you can upgrade to paid on Patreon! This episode is an answer to a question submitted on Patreon from Erica

#110: From Weight-Loss Surgery Dietitian to Anti-Diet Dietitian with Kirsten Ackerman Morrison, RD

Mar 25th, 2024 45m 52s

Kirsten Morrison (@intuitive_rd on Instagram) joins us this week on the pod to discuss her experience as a former weight loss surgery dietitian. We explore the consequences on physical and mental health, her journey from working in bariatrics t

#109: "Good for a Girl": Lauren Fleshman on Building a Better Future for Female Athletes

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 8m

This week we are joined by the incredible Lauren Fleshman, New York Times bestselling author of "Good for a Girl", to discuss the systemic ways that our sports culture fails women and girls, and how we can create a better future for the next ge

#108: Nourishing an Anti-Diet Pregnancy with Bri Custer

Mar 11th, 2024 1h 20m

There is a special brand of diet and wellness culture that comes for you when you're pregnant. From the “permission” for your body to change, to pressure around food choices, to beauty standards for pregnant people, we're getting into it all.

#107: Intermittent Fasting and Menopause

Mar 4th, 2024 10m 27s

This is a free preview of a paid episode, which is available to our wonderful supporters on Patreon. To listen to the full episode, you can upgrade to paid on Patreon! If you’ve ever been curious if intermittent fasting’s claims about health be

#106: PCOS Without Shame: A Non-Diet & Trauma-Informed Approach with Kimmie Singh, RD

Feb 26th, 2024 1h 4m

This week I am so thrilled to be joined by Kimmie Singh, RD to discuss PCOS: what it is, common misconceptions, why medical providers are so confused about it, its relationship to disordered eating, how to take a weight-inclusive and trauma-inf

#105: Embodiment: How to Come Home to Yourself with Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 8m

What is alive in you right now? What does it mean to return to the body as the place where we experience life? The concept of embodiment has become more present in the lexicon of body image and body liberation. While deeply important to our col

#104: The Autism-Eating Disorder Connection and Understanding Healthism with Emma Green, PHD

Feb 12th, 2024 1h 9m

Emma Green joins us this week to talk about her diagnosis of autism as an adult and how it impacts her understanding of her eating disorder as a teen, as well as how healthism, ableism, and anti-fatness intersect. We can’t talk about disordered

#103: Meal Planning Is Pulling Me Back Into Restriction

Feb 5th, 2024 10m 45s

#102: "The Doubt Disorder": Overcoming OCD with Jenna Overbaugh, LPC

Jan 29th, 2024 1h 6m

The co-occurence of OCD and disordered eating is a topic we've wanted to cover for some time now. It was a big part of Abbie's lived experience, and something that comes up consistently with clients in her practice. It's a common overlap that i

#101: The Epidemic of Disordered Eating & the Myth of Full Recovery with Cole Kazdin, Author of "What's Eating Us?"

Jan 22nd, 2024 1h 9m

Cole Kazdin, author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety, joins us to explore, what it would mean to truly be free of disordered eating. Not just the behaviors -- but the constant mental chatter, the critical voice

#100: Debunking Myths About Hydration & Fast Food + Whether Body Checking is Ever Helpful

Jan 15th, 2024 15m 18s

This is a free preview of a paid Q&A bonus episode, which is available on Patreon! Three listener questions are covered, all submitted by Patrons of the show. We're talking about what the science actually says about hydration (how much water do

#99: Overcoming Health Anxiety, Coping with Uncertainty, + How Food and Movement Impact Mental Health with Dr. Diana Gordon

Jan 8th, 2024 1h 22m

Dr. Diana Gordon joins us today, and you don't want to miss this conversation. It's everything. Big picture, we're discussing how to approach mental health in a sea of diet and wellness misinformation -- including whether or not movement and fo

#98: The Truth About Self-Love and Body Liberation with Chrissy King, Author of "The Body Liberation Project"

Jan 1st, 2024 1h 12m

I can't think of a better conversation through which to enter the new year. We're revisiting a fan-favorite with Chrissy King, author of "The Body Liberation Project", who joins the pod to talk about her journey through and away from the harms

#97: Dr. Anita Johnston on Being a Highly Sensitive Person & How Authenticity Heals Us

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 14m

As we close out this year, we are revisiting a fan-favorite and incredibly healing conversation with Dr. Anita Johnston. Listen in as we discuss the magic of metaphors and story-telling in ED recovery, and how we can return home to our authenti

#96: Disordered Eating in Runners: Carb-Phobia, Weight and Performance, and Learning to Be Happy Again

Dec 11th, 2023 1h 12m

I can't wait for you to hear this episode, because I'm joined by Lex, a client I've worked with for many years now. She is incredibly special to me. We began working together when she was in high school struggling with an eating disorder and un

#95: The Truth About the Mediterranean Diet & How to Be Antiracist in Your Approach to Nutrition with Anjali Prasertong

Dec 4th, 2023 1h 7m

Anjali Prasertong joins me on this week’s episode to explore what it means to approach nutrition through the lens of culture, antiracism, and food equity. Tune in as Anjali helps us think through social justice in food systems, debunk white-was

#94: Food Won't "Fix" This: Safety, Community, & Belonging in a Trans Body

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 22m

What does safety in our body mean? How can we create inner safety, even amidst external barriers? And when we talk about healing our relationship with our body, what does that mean in the context of chronic illness or having a marginalized iden

#93: BONUS: Surviving Diet Culture Over the Holidays

Nov 20th, 2023 12m 23s

Well, well, well. Hello, Holiday season. It's time for aunt Sally to talk about her January Whole30, and your cousins are probably off sugar this year, and maybe your mom comments about your weight or the food on your plate. Hopefully, none of