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#155: Healing with Chronic Pain: On Grief, Hyperactive Nervous Systems, and Reimagining Movement for All Bodies with DK Ciccone
Abbie is joined by DK Ciccone to talk about all things chronic pain, delving into its impact on movement, identity, and mental health.
#154: Dating In Recovery: Navigating Diet Culture in Relationships
This week on the Full Plate Podcast, Abbie answers a listener's question about the challenges of dating in the midst of diet culture – while navigating a history of body control, body shame, and disordered eating.
#153: The Great Protein Debate and Nutrition Through Menopause with Dr. Jenn Huber, RD / ND
This week on the Full Plate Podcast, Dr. Jenn Huber joins to talk all about protein and how to approach eating with menopause in mind (hint, it’s not as scary as you’ve been led to believe!).
#152: Life After Weight Loss Surgery, Finding True Self-Acceptance, and Healing from Over-Exercising With Kimberly Richardson
In this week's VERY special episode, I am joined by my client, Kimberly. This was originally released as a bonus episode only available to my Patreon subscribers, but it is so good I decided to release it here too.
#151: The Weight We Inherit: Dieting and Disordered Eating as Intergenerational Trauma with Therapists Ashley Wilfore and Sarah Louer
Therapists Ashley Wilfore and Sarah Louer discuss what it means to experience intergenerational trauma, how disordered eating and body hatred get inherited and perpetuated through family values and behaviors, and what it's like to grow up surrounded by diet culture in your home.
#150: Medical Care Without Weight Stigma with Dr. Mara Gordon
Dr. Mara Gordon joins the pod to share what it means to be a size-inclusive physician and why it’s time to rethink weight in medicine.
#149: “Restriction Just Isn’t An Option Anymore”: Shira Rosenbluth on Being a Plus-Size Bride, Recovery in a Fat Body, and Harm Reduction with GLP-1s
This week on the Full Plate Podcast, we have on Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW, to discuss eating disorder recovery two years after her first time on the pod.
#148: Embodiment: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How We Come Home to Ourselves with Relational and Group psychotherapist with Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP (Revisited)
On this episode originally aired earlier this year, we are revisiting a conversation with Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP (they/them) who joined us to discuss: What is embodiment, really? What does it look like? Feel like? Is it a destination, or something different? And how can we practice it?
#147: Health Anxiety, Coping with Uncertainty, and How Diet Culture Impacts Our Mental Health with Dr. Diana Gordon (Best of)
This week on the Full Plate Podcast, we are revisiting a very special episode with Dr. Diana Gordon. We discuss the impact of dieting on depression and anxiety, being an empath in the world right now, coping with uncertainty, and how to be with — and overcome — health anxiety.
#146: Dealing with Holiday Anxiety, Resting without Guilt, Responding to Food Judgement, and Setting Compassionate Boundaries (with Abbie and Jeb)
On this bonus episode, Abbie’s husband, Jeb, joins the pod (back by popular demand!) to help her answer holiday questions from listeners. The questions get at the heart of all the ways the holiday season can impact our thoughts, anxieties, and behaviors around food, body image, and relationships.
#145: The Path from Fitness Influencer to Eating Disorder, and Finding Self-Worth Beyond the Body with Mary Jelkovsky)
Mary Jelkovsky (@maryscupofteaa) joins us to share her journey about being a young fitness influencer, developing disordered eating, and healing from the toxicity of fitness culture.
#144: Rethinking ARFID as Neurodivergence and Raising "Picky Eaters" with Kevin Green (of @kevindoesarfid)
In this episode, we’re diving deep into Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), its connection to neurodivergence, and the misconceptions surrounding so-called “picky eaters.”
#143: "What If I'm Just Uncomfortable Being Fat?" with Therapist Edie Stark and Fat Activist Sharon Maxwell
“I believe in body liberation and anti-diet culture. But what if I’m just uncomfortable being fat?” This is a free preview of this week’s bonus episode, and truly, it’s not to be missed.
#142: Is Ozempic the End of body liberation (reasons to stay hopeful) with Therapist Edie Stark and Fat Activist Sharon Maxwell
This week on the Full Plate Podcast, we have two returning guests: Edie Stark and Sharon Maxwell! This episode is Part One of two parts.
#141: Processed Foods, Nutrition Misinformation, and the Elitism of Wellness with Shana Spence
Shana Spence, a registered dietitian who you might know as @thenutritiontea on social media, joins the pod to bust myths about processed foods and to discuss how family, culture, privilege, and societal influences shape our relationship with food.
#140: On Election Anxiety, Body Image, and the Importance of Eating and Resting
From control to distraction, we often tend to turn to bodies as a coping tool. Join me for this brief (but hopefully meaningful) conversation about these thoughts, why they surface, and supportive tools to nurture yourself through challenging times.
#139: Should We Really Eat As Much Candy As We Want?
It's Halloween time. And that means...plenty of candy. Maybe more than usual? Maybe not. In this special bonus episode, I'm answering a listener question about what to do if you feel like you can't eat candy without binge-eating it, how to approach candy with your kids, and whether we can truly give ourselves unconditional permission to eat all that sugar.
#138: There Is Strength In Letting Go with Nakeia Homer, Author of Habits for Healing
Author and well-being educator Nakeia Homer joins us to talk about releasing things (habits, people, beliefs) we've clung to for years—sometimes decades. As Nakeia beautifully explains, letting go is rarely about the thing or person itself, but rather what it symbolizes for us.
#137: Childless Cat Ladies, Dating Culture, and Why Thinness Won’t Save Us with Chrissy King
This week on the Full Plate Podcast, Chrissy King is back! We are discussing how the same cultural programming that makes dieting feel compulsory can also make dating, marriage, and children feel that way too.
#136: Coping with Photos That Trigger Body Shame & Comparison
In this bonus episode, we dive into why seeing photos of ourselves—especially in group settings—can trigger feelings of body shame and comparison. This is in response to a listener question, specifically about hating a photo and feeling pulled to diet again.