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This Podcast is Ending + The Nervous System with Irene Lyon (again) from 2022-09-16T19:08:02
Big update! The chaos is ending. Listen to this episode's intro for the explanation. This podcast is about to become an archive of old episodes, dedicated to The F*ck It Diet. But before it ends...
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Cancel Culture Chat–with Seerut Chawla from 2022-05-30T20:48
Note: This episode was actually recorded for my other podcast, Problematic. But I originally recorded the conversation when, for a short time, my podcasts were merged. So don't let the outtro confu...
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Leaving Fundamentalism and Finding Trauma Healing from 2022-04-02T21:56:22
Today's episode is a conversation with Lindsey Lockett, trauma educator and coach, and she tells her story of how she left Fundamentalist Christianity, the fallout in her body and mind of living so...
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Diet&Purity Culture in the Church from 2022-03-06T19:42:49
Today I am sharing my conversation with Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDRDS-S, where she talks about diet culture and purity culture in the church (and how is mirrors our culture at large!). We...
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When Anti-Diet Culture Becomes Culty Too from 2022-02-21T01:05:30
Is the anti-diet world culty too? Yes. It can be. (Anything can be!) Therapist and Coach Catie Lynch and I unpack extremism in the anti-diet world, black and white thinking, “cancel” culture and mo...
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Anxiety and The F*ck It Diet from 2022-01-29T18:48:32
Hello! Today's episode is short and sweet... I'm starting off with a 10 minute audio-chapter from the audiobook of Tired as F*ck. And, that audio clip just so happens to be about anxiety, and what ...
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I’ve Been on The F*ck It Diet for 10 Years from 2022-01-08T17:17:07
January 5th was the 10 year anniversary of The F*ck It Diet!!! (and my 34th birthday!) It's not the ten year anniversary of the book... but of my actual journey on The F*ck It Diet. So, in celebra...
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Africa Brooke: Why Cancel Culture is Collective Sabotage from 2021-12-20T19:28:06
Today's conversation is with Africa Brooke! Coach, writer, podcaster, and author of the viral open letter,"Why I'm Leaving the Cult of Wokeness."We talk about her journey to where she is now, the d...
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F*ck It Skincare with Jessica DeFino from 2021-11-28T22:06:44
In today's episode, reporter Jessica DeFino explains how our skin works, and how beauty culture is actually damaging our skin health with skin"care"products. This is one of my favorite episodes on ...
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PCOS and The F*ck It Diet from 2021-11-11T13:33:17
Today I am talking to TWO different dietitians who specialize in PCOS with an Anti-Diet approach. But this episode is NOT just for people with PCOS. Anyone who has ever been told to lose weight for...
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Cultish with Amanda Montell from 2021-10-25T05:04:24
In this episode I chat with Amanda Montell, author of the book CULTISH and WORDSLUT. We talk about how many things get a little cultish and talk about our own past cultish diet attempts. Find Aman...
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A Chat with The Thick Nutritionist from 2021-10-18T05:29:26
Today's episode is a conversation I had with Tash Ngindi, aka @thethicknutritionist. We talk about her early diet days, her disordered days in nutrition school, and her journey to realizing that we...
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I’m baaaaaacckk! Just a lil’ hour-long catch up episode from 2021-10-11T05:34:16
I am back! In this episode I talk about what's been going on these past 8 months, and some things I want to talk about in the coming months on this podcast.
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Why I’m going on a podcast hiatus (I’ll be back!!!) from 2021-02-22T06:00:31
I'll be back in August 2021! (Yes! I changed the podcast name! We will still be talking about diet culture, but other things too!) See you soon for"season 2"!!
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We Need Inclusive Fitness! from 2021-02-15T06:32:04
Today I talk to Larkin Silverman, aka vinyasavixen, about inclusive fitness, trauma informed fitness, plus sized pregnancy, and lots more! Find Larkin's site Find Larkin on instagram Also, find...
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Unapologetic Eating from 2021-02-01T06:04:10
Today I talk to registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor, Alissa Rumsey, about her upcoming book Unapologetic Eating, and her journey to intu...
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When in Doubt: Eat a Snack&Take a Nap from 2021-01-18T06:20:04
On today's episode I chat with Christyna Johnson, MS, RDN, LDN, and eating disorder specialist and registered dietitian. We talk about eating disorder recovery, why black people and people of color...
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All of the mistakes I made with Intuitive Eating from 2021-01-11T06:26:50
This post and episode is brought to you by my live program, The F*ck It Diet Club. It's only running one time in 2021. Two months of live support, community, video Q&As, daily prompts, weekly belie...
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Chat with My High School Best Friend: Healing Our Disordered Eating&Diet Culture During Pregnancy from 2021-01-04T06:54:24
Today I'm sharing my chat with Annie, one of my very best friends from all the way back in High School. We talk about our disordered eating that started in high school, and how we got out of the di...
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The Problem With (Most) New Year’s Resolutions from 2020-12-21T06:09:54
Today I'm chatting with Kara Loewentheil, host of the Unf*ck Your Brain podcast, and former women's rights lawyer turned Master Certified Coach. And today we chat (mostly) about New Year's resoluti...
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What to Say to a Doctor from 2020-12-07T06:43:51
What to Say To a Doctor, when intro-ing anti-diet stuff This episode's sponsors are Juliette Sakasegawa - Your Empowered Life, and StitchFix (and my desire for as many $25 coupons I can get). Mor...
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Laziness Does Not Exist from 2020-11-23T06:45:47
Today I'm chatting with the author of the upcoming book Laziness Does Not Exist, Dr. Devon Price. Most of us think of ourselves as inherently lazy - but what if we are just tapped out? Burnt out? ...
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The Definition of a Diet + Navigating Weight Stigma in ED Treatment from 2020-11-09T06:59:59
Today I'm chatting with @theshirarose, body positive fashion blogger and eating disorder therapist!
I start off the episode brea...
You Can Trust Your Cravings (Listener Stories + Q&A) from 2020-10-26T05:26:27
Today I'm reading stories that were sent in by listeners, and answering some questions that were sent in! Just me and you babyyyyyyyy. Today's Sponsors: Alissa Rumsey is a registered dietitian ...
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Veganism During Recovery&Overeater’s Anonymous from 2020-10-12T05:25:08
Today I chat with Jenny Weinar, LCSW of @homebodytherapy about recovery and ethical veganism and Overeater's Anonymous. We talk about how to figure out the motivation for your veganism (or any othe...
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How Much Food is Too Much Food? from 2020-09-28T05:00:17
Today I chat with Casey Bonano, a dietitian specializing in eating disorders, about what to expect when you are in the early stages of re-feeding. For instance, what if someone eats a whole box of ...
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Back when I was a raw vegan… from 2020-09-14T05:44:32
Today I'm talking to my college best friend, Melanie Morgan. I met her freshman year when I was a raw vegan, and she tells the story of when we first met (and she thought I was nuts). And apparentl...
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Pandemic Boundaries with Edie Stark from 2020-08-31T05:09:46
It's time for a pandemic pep talk! Let's talk about procrastination, the pressure we put on ourselves, and work-from-home boundaries with Licensed Therapist Edie Stark! We also chat about how to ma...
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Who Are You Calling Fat?!?! from 2020-08-17T05:44:27
Welcome to a podcast hosted by my dog, Molly, as she tells you about all the scary things outside the window. When Molly finally lets me talk, I share my chat with Victoria Welsby, author and crea...
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Let’s Talk About Bingeing from 2020-08-02T15:56:26
Is bingeing the same thing as Binge Eating Disorder? (No, not exactly.) Does Binge Eating Disorder require restriction to treat? (NO.)Is bingeing a response to physical and/or mental restriction? ...
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Racism, Trauma & Eating Disorders with Alishia McCullough from 2020-07-20T05:30:37
Today I am sharing my conversation with Alishia McCullough, one of the creators of the Listen
I’m too overheated to make a good podcast episode from 2020-07-06T05:54:04
Welcome to this non-episode episode where I talk about how I am doing not-that-great during month 4 of this quarantine, how me and my soul are boiling alive, and share some inspiring listener stori...
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Let’s Talk About Privilege from 2020-06-22T05:26:10
A few weeks ago, I posted on instagram about diet culture being a manifestation of white supremacy, and, only after did I realize that it was like throwing some people into the pool before they lea...
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Chrissy King on Shrinking vs. Strength from 2020-06-08T05:01:33
This episode starts with 30 minutes of anti-racism resources, and then a 30 minute chat with Chrissy King back in March 2020. Chrissy is a writer, speaker, and fitness coach, and is currently enro...
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Diet Culture Demonizes Cultural Foods from 2020-05-25T05:00:33
Diet culture demonizes cultural foods. Today I'm sharing my chat with Dalina Soto, MA, RD, LDN, on instagram @Your.Latina.Nutritionist who chats with me about her journey to intuitive eating and wh...
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What About Alcohol? from 2020-05-11T05:00:34
Common question:"So you say that restricting food causes food fixation, what about alcohol? Should I stop restricting it?"The answer isn't straight forward, but the short answer is: food and alcoho...
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ANOTHER Bonus Q&A Episode from 2020-05-04T05:15:11
Hello! Here is an erratic and haphazard Q&A! Just what you've always wished for! The Fuck It Diet book club is only enrolling for a few more days, check out the details here!And this is the link I...
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Identity&Body Autonomy with Sonalee Rashatwar (AKA The Fat Sex Therapist) from 2020-04-27T05:00:02
Today I'm bringing you a long and wonderful conversation with Sonalee Rashatwar, aka The Fat Sex Therapist on instagram. She talks about the experiences that led her to do the work she does, and ha...
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Let’s Talk About Weight Loss Surgery from 2020-04-12T05:00:57
Let's talk about bariatric surgery/weight loss surgery! Today I am chatting with registered dietitian Kirsten Ackerman, who specializes in intuitive eating and health at every size, who also used t...
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Bonus Minisode: Let Yourself off the Hook from 2020-04-06T16:08:51
This is a bonus episode! Today is a shorter little minisode where I talk about letting go of the unnecessary shoulds during this weird time (like: I gave myself permission NOT to do this bonus epis...
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Let’s Talk About Diabetes from 2020-03-30T09:00:32
We are talking about both type 1 and type 2. Did you know that sugar does not cause diabetes? Not even type 2? Did you know that weight gain does not cause diabetes either? Did you know that the is...
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Summer Innanen (+ Bonus! My Sister’s Secrets…) from 2020-03-23T17:17:27
This is a bonus episode!! Usually I do an episode every other week. But hey! The world is upside down! I am going to be putting out more episodes during this crazy world-wide quarantine. Today I t...
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Scarcity Mentality&Empty Grocery Shelves from 2020-03-16T11:00:17
Let's talk about the coronavirus panic, the food and resource hoarding, the current realities of this global pandemic, AND let's also talk about the silver lining, find a little thread of optimism,...
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Let’s Talk About Weight Set Point from 2020-03-02T11:00:35
Ever since The F*ck It Diet book came out, I've been paying attention to the most commonly asked questions, and trying to address them. And one of the biggest question themes is about weight set po...
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You’re Allowed to Leave in the Middle of Fitness Class with Lauren Leavell from 2020-02-17T14:00:57
Today I chat with Lauren Leavell, a body inclusive fitness coach in Philadelphia. She talks about her own journey and the moment she wondered if she could be a fitness coach and personal trainer in...
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Disordered Eating in Nutrition School with Maddie Deakin from 2020-02-03T14:00:29
In this episode, Maddie Deakin (of Messy Health) shares her experience with extreme dieting while she was in nutrition school, being the only larger bodied person in her nutrition class, using diet...
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Dietitian Anna on Refeeding Symptoms&Chasing Miracle Cures from 2020-01-20T14:00:48
Are you curious about some of the common (and temporary) physical side effects of re-feeding after chronic dieting, an eating disorder, or any other phase of under eating??? When you've been dieti...
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Wait…WHY DON’T DIETS WORK?!?!?! from 2020-01-06T19:42:15
Let's start 2020 with a F*ck It Diet 101. A Primer. (Again!) My instagram grew by 100,000 followers in 2019. That's an average of 273 new people a day. Big picture, that's fantastic and super exc...
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Christy Harrison&her book Anti-Diet from 2019-12-23T14:38:03
In Episode 61, I chat with Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN. She is an anti-diet registered dietitian nutritionist and certified intuitive eating counselor, and her book ANTI-DIET is coming out Decem...
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My Chat with Your Fat Friend from 2019-12-11T00:11:42
Today's episode is a conversation with anonymous essayist Your Fat Friend! Your Fat Friend writes anonymously about the social realities of life as a very fat person. Her work has been translated ...
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When You Worry You’re Being Irresponsible from 2019-11-30T20:55:45
"How do I get to a place where I am confident enough to tune out diet culture? (When it's ...everywhere?)"The truth of the matter is that weight loss and diet talk are everywhere. It's actually, in...
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You don’t have to diet for PCOS with Julie Duffy Dillon from 2019-10-29T19:40:42
Today you'll hear me talk to the wonderful Julie Duffy Dillon! She is an RD specializing in the Non-Diet approach for people with PCOS. If you don't know what PCOS is, it's a hormonal disorder asso...
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What About Vegetarianism?!?!?!?!?!?!? from 2019-09-29T18:16:29
Hello cruel world, I am back. I've been on a sort-of hiatus from writing these posts, and from podcasting - even though I spend approximately 9 hours a day on instagram, and tried to go on a vacat...
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Answering Questions on Intermittent Fasting and More! from 2019-05-04T18:54:56
Here is another podcast episode with life updated and answering your questions!!!! I'm going to take a 3 month podcast hiatus to focus on The F*ck It Diet Book Club, see you at the end of the summer!
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My Book is Out! (+ Q&As) from 2019-04-12T19:19:45
IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ME YELLING ABOUT IT ALL OVER MY CORNERS OF THE INTERNET, MY BOOK IS OUT! You find lots of purchase links here (or read the beginning for free). Today... there's no new po...
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Is This the Same as Intuitive Eating? from 2019-03-03T15:57:54
Lots of people have been asking me:"Is TFID the same as Intuitive Eating?"It is and it isn't. They have the same goal: body trust, appetite trust, and food trust, with different ways of teaching an...
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I am Not an Authority on Body Image from 2019-02-02T16:59:25
I started writing about how to heal from disordered eating and body hatred seven years ago, back when I was f---king* sick of being afraid of rice, and being full, and gaining weight. My life was h...
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Isn’t This Irresponsible? from 2019-01-02T18:11:53
Some people assume that The F*ck It Diet is unnecessarily extreme. They assume it's a steady diet of donuts, McDonald's, and fried ice cream for the rest of our short little lives. That we're a gr...
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The Truth About Weight Stigma from 2018-12-02T22:21:14
I am in the last stages of finalizing my book, and I just found a glaring error about weight and starvation which shows my bias and assumptions about weight. In the book I wrote that if a famine n...
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Why Do People Swear By Keto? from 2018-11-05T21:16:22
Some of the angriest comments I get on instagram are from people who swear that the keto diet is helping them and that I'm soooo incredibly ignorant and/or deceitful for saying that the body prefer...
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But Aren’t There Foods That Are Objectively…Shitty? from 2018-10-06T17:08:17
Lots of people ask me, “ok -- I can get behind the “no dieting” thing, but aren’t there foods that are inherently … shitty? Shouldn’t I still avoid shitty food, even while I’m “not dieting”? Here's...
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Weight Control as a“Core Value” from 2018-09-03T15:07:15
Maintaining a low weight is one of my core values. How am I supposed to be happy if I sacrifice one of my core values? I have heard something like this again and again, and I think... maintaining ...
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How do I grocery shop now that nothing is off limits? from 2018-08-02T16:00:09
How expensive is this whole thing? I am just supposed to let myself eat anything, anytime, anywhere? How can I afford this? Will I spend all my money out at restaurants? Or will I have to make ever...
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Lowering the Stakes from 2018-07-09T14:15:44
Can you teach a control freak to become more chill? Food and body issues are a manifestation of the underlying fear that everything is falling apart. It's a way we try to mitigate the panic of bei...
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How To Eat Like a Normal Person from 2018-05-14T23:02:40
How DOES a normal person eat? This totally depends on your definition of ‘normal.’Here’s the truth: most people are a little disordered with their eating these days. Obsessive or disordered eating...
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What’s Going to Happen With My Weight? from 2018-04-17T13:00:47
Over the weekend I did this weird dancing video to Jesus Christ Superstar when I was reunited with my weird sister, and I shared it on TFID instagram. As I shared it I thought maybe it was a mistak...
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The Way Diets Work from 2018-04-03T13:00:39
Diet companies are thrilled that diets seem like they work. Diet companies are also thrilled that diets, ultimately, almost always fail. And diet companies are thrilled that everyone seems to think...
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I shouldn’t be this hungry… from 2018-03-20T13:00:17
"I shouldn't be this hungry."Judging your appetite is one of the things that will keep you very stuck. We are trying to heal the body and mind of all restriction, not just physical under eating, bu...
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Chronic Yo-Yo Dieting IS Disordered from 2018-03-06T14:00:58
We are a culture of Yo-Yo Dieters. So many of us try to stick to diets, only to find ourselves bingeing, then restricting even more, then bingeing again, then restricting more, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo....
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Calories In vs Calories Out is BS from 2018-02-20T14:00:32
We've been told that calories in versus calories out is how-weight-works."Eat less than you expend and you'll lose weight". But this is what really happens:"Eat less that you expend and you'll los...
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What to Expect from 2018-01-23T14:00:02
Or: What to Expect When You Are Expecting to Heal Your Eating Real Fast And Become Skinny (If you're curious why I am editing the F word, it's because of itunes'new rules. SMGDH) Your personal jou...
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The Most Important Thing You Can Do. from 2018-01-09T14:00
I was taught, just like most people, that thin was healthy, and not-thin was not-healthy. I was also taught that thin was beautiful and that not-thin was not beautiful.And that if for some reason y...
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Portion Control is a Diet from 2017-12-09T16:17
(I'm doing an experiment where I publish new articles and podcast episodes at the same time, on the same content, and see how that goes. If you want to ask questions for the podcast, you can become...
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Cheese is a Health Food from 2017-12-01T21:21:08
Today I cover politics, how being paleo led me to the f it diet, and podcast insider questions about vegetarianism, and my take on"trying to prevent binges". Become a podcast insider at patreon.com...
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Emotional Eating n’Stuff from 2017-11-20T02:28:36
We talk emotional eating. We talk cult leaders. We talk why no one knows everything. And we talk about Yoga Sleep: yoga nidra. And rest rest rest. It's a short one today. But more coming soon!
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Health, Health, What About My Health from 2017-11-09T00:30:03
Today lots of listener questions are about health. And then I get so tired that I fall asleep on the podcast. Go to patreon.com/carolinedooner to become a podcast insider!
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Sugar Addiction? from 2017-10-16T00:05:18
Answering podcast insider questions!!! Do foods have energies good and bad? How do I stop overthinking How hungry I am? Is sugar addiction something that addicts need to be worried about? All this ...
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Do I Have to be Spiritual? from 2017-09-29T00:51:34
This episode includes a story about how I cut my own hair today (mistake) and answers some awesome listener questions: Do I have to be spiritual to benefit from The f it diet?Why aren't all my lim...
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How to Start from 2017-09-16T18:31:37
Today I read unpublished blog posts, including: How to Start, Waiting to Not Be hungry, What I Wish I Knew Before, and The Worst Thing About Being on a Diet. Ask your questions for the podcast over...
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Isabel Foxen Duke–Stop Fighting Food from 2017-08-29T01:57:44
Isabel and I talk about control and trust issues, and how our old food control issues can pop up in other areas. It's a good one! Check out Isabel's free video series HERE.
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The Fear of Being Ugly from 2017-08-22T00:33:30
Answering Podcast insider questions today, as well as reading recent posts. Become a podcast insider at Patreon!
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Intuitive Eating Mistakes from 2017-06-02T21:05:44
In this new episode I read some blog posts, answer some questions, and sing a little song after all this time.
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Minnesota Starvation Experiment from 2017-03-18T20:22:04
Today I talk a weeeee bit about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment
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Reading My Newer Posts from 2017-03-01T20:20:52
Newer TFID ideas are getting some air time on the podcast! Rate and review in itunes and support us for $1 a month on patreon.com/carolinedooner
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Melissa Fabello&Skin Hunger from 2017-02-06T19:52:37
Back from my hiatus! Today I talked to Melissa Fabello. Melissa is a body acceptance activist, sexuality scholar, and patriarchy smasher living in Philadelphia. You can follow her on Twitter/Insta...
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Reading My Old Blog Posts from 2016-07-16T00:40:49
I read my very first blog posts in this episode. Read these posts:Not About Anger Everything Is Good For You: Starting to Bust Food PhobiasWhen Does Real Food Become a Problem? Why I Don’t Do Ca...
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Lindo Bacon, author of Body Respect and HAES from 2016-07-09T02:04:58
Here we are! Today's episode features Lindo Bacon PhD, a researcher on the inside track of weight regulation science – a scientist whose three graduate degrees, research, and clinical expertise uni...
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Lindo Bacon, author of Body Respect and HAES from 2016-07-09T02:04:58
Here we are! Today's episode features Lindo Bacon PhD, a researcher on the inside track of weight regulation science – a scientist whose three graduate degrees, research, and clinical expertise uni...
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Christy Harrison, anti-diet dietitian from 2016-03-29T22:28:26
In this episode I chat with anti-diet dietitan, Christy Harrison! Check her out at ChristyHarrison.comEdited in 2020 to add: This episode came out YEARS before Christy and I both had books you cou...
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The F*ck It Diet Basics from 2016-02-15T00:32:50
This is a TFID INTRO episode where I go over the basics. The original first episode was a poor intro, so it's deleted, THIS IS THE FIRST EPISODE NOW!! This is for anyone new, or for anyone who wan...
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