We talk with Jessica Wilson, MS, RDN (she/her), a clinical dietitian, consultant and author, whose experiences navigating the dietetic fields as a Black, queer dietitian have been featured on public radio shows and in print media, including the New York Times, Bustle, and Cronkite News. Jessica has worked as a clinical dietitian since 2007 and is acutely aware of how both the public health and medical framing of “healthy eating” and “obesity” has contributed to disordered eating and self blame. She speaks openly and candidly about the harm caused to people by designating individual identities and bodies as risk factors, rather than targeting the structural inequities and violence that marginalized individuals must endure and which contribute to whether we fall into the social construction of Health. In this episode we talk about the unique experiences of black, fat, queer women in wellness, the racist origins of diet culture, and Jessica’s take on intuitive eating.

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Anna Lutz is a Registered Dietitian in Raleigh, NC.  Anna and Elizabeth Davenport, another anti-diet RD, are the co-creators of Sunny Side Up Nutrition, a blog and podcast that focus on nutrition, cooking and family feeding, free of diet culture. Anna specializes in eating disorders and pediatric/family nutrition and enjoys mentoring and providing clinical supervision to other dietitians.

Together we talk about

• how to talk about diet culture with your kids

• risk factors for developing an eating disorder

• where parents of children with ED can find support

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Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones are nationally recognized Registered Dietitians, Certified Diabetes Educators, and founders of Food Heaven, an online resource exploring the intersections of wellness and social justice. 

We are long time fans of Jess and Wendy and we were so happy to bring them on to talk about a nuanced conversation about Gwenyth Paltrow, WTAF does wellness even mean, and self care for social media 

Find them on IG @foodheaven and find Jess on Substack at internetelder.substack.com

Abbey Griffith owns and founded @claritydecatur , Georgia’s first weight inclusive fitness center, as a response to the toxic state of the fitness industry. As an eating disorder survivor and previous exercise addict, Abbey saw, experienced, and had to mentally undo the damaging messaging that runs rampant in the movement space. This week we talk about dream body, how Abbey started Clarity Fitness, and how to approach fitness without weight loss as the goal. Find her on IG @claritydecatur and her website www.clarityfitness.com.

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We’re sure you saw the news about Weight Watchers buying into a telehealth company to start prescribing weight loss medication… Well, we’ve got some thoughts about that. Tune in to hear us chat about WW + Ozempic, body image during pregnancy, and some challenges of pregnancy. 

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We interviewed Sharon Maxwell, mental health advocate and fat activist. She works as a weight inclusive consultant, providing education to treatment centers and healthcare providers on the immense harms of weight stigma. Due to her lived experience facing weight stigma, Sharon provides unique insight and offers practical tools to make treatment centers and healthcare settings safe and accessible for fat folks. Listen this week as we discuss her medical experiences with fatphobia, why atypical anorexia isn’t really atypical, and eating disorder bias in humans with larger bodies. Find her on IG @heysharonmaxwell or at her new website Heysharonmaxwell.com. 

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This week we have another solo episode comin’ at ya! You know us- we keep it really, REALLY real, no matter what the topic is. For example, some hot topics from this episode are as follows: diarrhea, anal fissures, vomit, postpartum trauma, bleeding, and more. So tune in to hear us chat about how tiny humans who have big feelings, relationship with fitness, and how to ignore diet culture in a fitness class

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Elizabeth Davenport co-owns a thriving nutrition private practice in the Washington, DC metro area where she treats individuals with eating disorders and families seeking support in feeding their children. She’s also the co-creator of Sunny Side Up Nutrition, a blog and podcast that supports parents in raising children in diet free homes. And PS her resources are AMAZING. This week we talk about how to create a diet free home for your kids and why it’s important to model a positive relationship with food. Find her on IG @@sunnysideupnutritionists

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This week we’re bringing you a solo episode to share some love with our WTAF fam and discuss Sam's real life run in with a fatphobic doctor, how to know if social media is doing more harm than good, and the BEST thing you can do to improve your experience on social media platforms.

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Gabrielle Giuliano, MS, RD is a Certified Intuitive Eating registered dietitian. She began her career in clinical dietetics with a focus in oncology, and now works in regulatory affairs in the food industry. She is also the creator of Happy Eating RD, a blog where she discusses intuitive eating, food marketing and diet culture while exploring relationships with food. 

We talk about: 

WTAF is a proprietary blend

How to interpret food label claims

Healthy vs natural food claims

What’s the difference between natural vs artificial flavor

Are processed foods actually “unhealthy”?

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Jenna Werner https://www.instagram.com/happystronghealthy.rd/

Gabrielle Giuliano https://www.instagram.com/happyeatingrd/

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