EP80 – {Summer Shorts} Why is Cosmo Promoting Orthorexia? w/ Pixie Turner of Plant Based Pixie
Friday, July 6th, 2018 by Laura Thomas - No Comments / Posted in podcast
In the first episode of our summer shorts series, Associate Registered Nutritionist Pixie Turner and I dissect a worrying Cosmo article from the July 2018 issue that feels more like a flashback to the clean eating articles of 2014. The article called ‘Choose it or Lose it’ promotes unnecessarily restrictive food swaps, demonising perfectly good foods…
EP79 – Finding Self-Worth Outside of Your Body w/ Jennifer Rollins
Friday, June 29th, 2018 by Laura Thomas - No Comments / Posted in podcast
Today I’m speaking with the fantastic Jennifer Rollin, who is a Clinical Psychotherapist and Eating Disorder Specialist based in the US. We’re sharing loads of information about eating disorders, who gets them and why, we’re blowing some stereotypes out of the water, and talking about dos and don’ts if you’re supporting someone with an ED….
An Open Letter to Jamie Oliver
Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 by Laura Thomas - No Comments / Posted in Blog
Image Credit: World Obesity Federation London 6th June 2018 Mr. Jamie Oliver Benwell House 15-21 Benwell Rd London N7 7BL Dear Mr. Oliver, We are writing to you on behalf of a group of Registered Nutritionists and Registered Dietitians who hold concerns about your most recent campaign to influence policy on ‘childhood obesity’. By talking…
EP77 – How to Heal Body Image w/ Meredith Noble of Made on a Generous Plan
Friday, May 25th, 2018 by Laura Thomas - No Comments / Posted in podcast
Mega excited to talk to the charming Meredith Noble of Made on a Generous Plan. There’s something so calming and joyful about Meredith’s presence, even when talking about some really heavy things like healing the relationship you have with your body and with self. Not exactly causal topics, but she makes it easy to talk…
EP76 – When Public Health Totally Misses the Point w/ Dr. Oli Williams of Act With Love – Part 2
Saturday, May 19th, 2018 by Laura Thomas - No Comments / Posted in podcast
In part two of my conversation with academic and activist Dr. Oli Williams, we discuss the work he does via his art collective, Act With Love. The mission of AWL is to translate Oli’s research from complex ideas on weight stigma and inequality into artwork that conveys a simple message. In this ‘sode we cover: ✨How health…