It’s that time of the week again folks! This week, I’m bringing back one of my all-time favourite episodes with one of my equally favourite people, Nicola Haggett. We recorded this episode back in January 2021 alongside the launch of my second book, How To Just Eat It. If you haven't already heard this episode, then I think it will have a lot to offer you. And even if you have already listened, I bet you'll get something new and different listening to it a second or even a third time around. 

Nikki is body liberationist coach and mentor, professionally trained and experienced life coach, certified Body Trust provider and Open Heart Project meditation instructor. Nikki is also a mid-large, fat human whose lived experiences navigating the world as a fat person are a super important part of her work. In this episode, we dive into the world of embodiment, covering things like:

• How writing our body story can be an act of reclaiming the narratives of our bodies
• What exactly embodiment is and how we can find examples of it in our lives (babies, kids, cats!)
• The difference between embodiment and more ‘performative’ or ‘hustle’ self-care
• How embodiment can help us to feel connected to our bodies without necessarily ‘loving’ or feeling ‘positive’ about them
• Reclaiming pleasure, appetite, autonomy and more
• Finding spaces that feel safe to reconnect with your body

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Show notes:

• Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter
• Follow Nikki on Instagram
• Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram
• Laura’s Website
• Nikki’s Website
• Sign up for the Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop 
• Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura
• Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns
• Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course
• Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It 
• Edited by Joeli Kelly

I’m SUPER excited about this week’s episode because I am speaking to the G.O.A.T of the child feeding world, Dr. Katja Rowell. Katja is an author and child feeding specialist with a passion for supporting parents in helping their children to do their best with eating and to relate to their bodies in positive ways. In this episode, we cover topics like;

• The difference between regular old picky eating and look at some red flags for when kids or families maybe need a little more support with eating
• How if you feel like there’s a problem and you could do with support and reassurance then that in and of itself is enough of a red flag that you should reach out for help
• Whether or not it’s helpful to pursue a diagnosis around eating difficulties
• Problems associated with some more conventional feeding therapies or programmes and why Katja and I prefer to work in a way that is less prescriptive and more responsive
• Values of responsive feeding therapy and talk about what they look like in action
• Some of the pitfalls perhaps in teaching kids to listen to their tummies, if our agenda is to get kids to eat less.
• Felt safety, what that means and how we can foster it at mealtimes.

Show Notes:

• Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter
• Follow Katja on Instagram
• Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram
• Laura’s Website
• Katja’s Website
• Sign up for the Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop 
• Book in for a complimentary 15-minute Discovery Call with Laura
• Check out Laura’s IG post on how to know if your kiddo needs support with their eating
• Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns
• Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course
• Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It 
• Check out the White Paper on the values of Responsive Feeding
• Get a copy of Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating book
• Get a copy of  Love Me, Feed Me book
• Check out the Saved By The Bell Hooks Instagram account
• Click here for help in choosing the right support
• Edited by Joeli Kelly

Ready for more? Because part 2 is here people! 

Last week, I shared the first part of my conversation with Emiko Davies, Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author, so if you missed that then go back and have a listen before you jump into this one. This week I'm bringing you the second part of that conversation. This time, we talked about;

• Emiko’s experience of parenting a child in a bigger body.
• Emiko’s experience of having a bigger body as a child.
• What the science really says about sugar and why we all need to chill out about giving sugar to kids

This was such a great conversation – Emiko is a dream. If you enjoy this episode then please don’t forget to share and keep the conversation going over on our socials!

• Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter
• Follow Emiko on Instagram
• Follow Don’t Salt My Game on Instagram
• Laura’s Website
• Check out Emiko’s blog
• Buy a copy of Just Eat It | How to Just Eat It 
• Sign up for a Learn with LCIE Course
• Buy an Intuitive Eating friendly guide to managing different health concerns
• Edited by Joeli Kelly