Episode 73: Answering Your Questions about Eating Disorders with Jemma Richards
Eating Disorders are a broad church. We all have our stories to tell and unique perspectives to share. In this solo episode, Jemma explored some of the questions submitted by the community.
Episode 72: Transforming Your Health and Habits with Steve Brenner
Steve is a nutritionist and owner of the Mind Muscle Clinic. He gave up a stressful non-stop business, retrained and went from 24 stone to 18 stone in 12-months. Motivated by his desire to be a “great Dad,” gave him focus but Steve is also one of those people who just gets on with what needs to be done - he transformed his life! Tune in now.
Episode 71: From Eating Disorder to Self-Love with Flurina Dominique Thali
Flurina is an osteopath, dancer and creator of The Breathing Body Podcast. Flurina believes, as we do at Love This Food Thing, that eating disorders and behaviours when properly understood and explored can be powerful healing tools. Tune in to hear her story.
Episode 70: Anorexia: A Mother’s Perspective with Lorraine
Jemma has wanted to interview a mother with a child who has an eating disorder ever since I started this podcast. This is an intimate and raw episode. Listening to Lorraine’s perspective is heartbreaking at times, but we think it’s essential for sufferers and supporters alike.
Episode 69: An Autistic and Neurodiversity Chat (Part 2) with Livia Sara
Liv Sara from the Liv Label Podcast returns to the show to talk all about autism and neurodiversity. Liv has a unique and illuminating perspective and is very much about the lived experience helping others find their way without judgement or shame. Tune in!
Episode 68: On A Mission To Dismantle Diet Culture with Sabrina Magnan
Sabrina’s pivotal moment around her disordered eating and orthorexia happened when she became an aunt for the first time. Today, she’s on a mission to dismantle diet culture. This is an empowering, feel good episode due to Sabrina’s vulnerability and candid storytelling that will resonate with all of our listeners.
Episode 67: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) with Dr. Rob Willson
Dr. Rob Willson PhD is a cognitive behaviour therapist (CBT), with a special interest in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). He is currently the chair of Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation, which is the world’s first charity exclusively devoted to the condition. Here at Love This Food Thing, we are big supporters of the BDDF and it was my absolute pleasure to chat with Rob and find out more.
Episode 66: A Take on Nutrition and Learning to Embrace Food with Nicola Moore
Nicola is a trailblazer in her field and keen for the nutritional industry to take responsibility for, sometimes, perpetuating the very problems that people are trying to solve. Tune in for a fascinating discussion related to food and nutrition and slightly away from the norm!
Episode 65: Our Festive Gift to You: Dogs, Food and Canine Behavioural Issues with Laura Doherty
This is our festive gift to you all as we know how much (like us) you love your dogs! Laura Doherty is a dog trainer and behaviourist who uses force free and reward based methods only. We covered dogs and food, dogs barking at the table, dog calming methods, learning dog language, how to teach your dog new behaviours and tons more.
Episode 64: Autism and Anorexia with Livia Sara
Livia Sara is an autism advocate, writer and creator of the Liv Label Free Podcast. Liv found out she was autistic when she was 20 after years of treatment for what health care professionals assumed was anorexia. But when Liv read Asper Girls by Rudy Simone and met with an early coaching client, her world fell into place.