Chevy Rough is a Human Performance Coach, Mindful Mover, and running coach from the BBC1 documentary, Mind Over Marathon. In today's ep, Chevy shares how he went from City Banker to mindfulness ambassador by using movement to help him overcome and process mental health challenges. We discuss identity, fear of rejection, substance abuse, the stigma around mental health and medication, and using movement as part of your toolkit to help with improving mental health. Finally we talk about what mindful movement actually is, and how to put it into practice (spoiler: get off Strava). Have wanted to get Chevy on the podcast for a long time, so glad to finally make it happen!
Show Sponsor: Symprove are offering their 12 week course of probiotics for £120 exclusively for Don't Salt My Game Listeners - place your order by calling 01252 413600 and quoting 'DSMG'.
{Chevy on Instagram | Twitter}
https://www.instagram.com/chasing19/
https://twitter.com/chevyrayrough
{Chevy's Website}
http://www.chevyrough.com/
The Most Important Lessons from 83,000 Brain Scans (Ted Talk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esPRsT-lmw8
Today I'm so excited to introduce you to Christy Harrison, non-diet dietitian and host of the Food Psych podcast. There's so much in this episode, it's kinda tough to summarise it, but here are some highlights: we discuss the biology of why diets don't work, and, how when you really dig into the literature, it's not an evidence based practice. This raises an interesting question around the ethics of recommending weight loss diets. We also talk about why it's not intuitive eating if you're counting macros or calories and how those things may be keeping you in disordered eating. Christy shares so much insight and wisdom into the intuitive eating process, as well as her own experiences with recovering from an eating disorder. Finally we talk about how to be responsible when sharing messages of body positivity from a place of thin privilege. Buckle in kids, this is a great episode filled with so much great information; I have a feeling you're going to love Christy.
This episode is sponsored by Symprove probiotics. Symprove are offering their 12 week course of probiotics for £120 exclusively for Don't Salt My Game Listeners - place your order by calling 01252 413600 and quoting 'DSMG'.
{Christy on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook}
https://twitter.com/chr1styharrison
https://www.facebook.com/FoodPsych/
{The Food Psych Podcast}
https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/
{Christy's Website}
https://christyharrison.com/
{Shrill - Lindy West}
http://amzn.to/2w2Bsuw
{My Fat Friend on Twitter}
https://twitter.com/yrfatfriend
{Flexible Dietary Control vs. Intuitive Eating}
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26162949
{Isabel Foxen Duke}
http://isabelfoxenduke.com/
{Eating in the Light of The Moon}
http://amzn.to/2vlykxr
Guys, I'm so excited to be joined today by Zanna Van Dijk - Girl Gains Cofounder, blogger & PT and (surprise!) eco warrior. We talk about what drives her passion for sustainability and why she's a hippy at heart. She shares her hot tips for living a more conscious and environmentally friendly life and we talk about the importance of not putting too much pressure on yourself to nail everything all at once; just do you and do what you can/want to. We also talk about meditation & mindfulness and how Zanna got into it to help her business. We also talk about labels and not putting yourself in a box.
{Zanna on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/zannavandijk/
https://twitter.com/zannavandijk
https://www.facebook.com/zannavandijk/
{Zanna's Blog | YouTube}
http://www.zannavandijk.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/user/zannananny795
{4 Things You Can Do To Save The Planet}
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541
{Plastic Oceans}
https://www.plasticoceans.org/film/
{A Plastic Planet}
http://aplasticplanet.com/
{Mindfulness + Meditation episode w/ Tessa Watt}
http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/podcast/dont-salt-game-ep06-tessa-watt-mindful/
{iChoc Vegan White Chocolate}
http://ichoc.de/en/
{Divine Dark Chocolate w/ Raspberry}
http://www.waitrose.com/shop/ProductView-10317--107791-Divine+Fairtrade+dark+chocolate+with+raspberries?tag=veganuary-21
{Symprove Probiotics}
http://www.symprove.com/
£120 for a 12 week supply (RRP £158). Call 01252 413600 and quote 'DSMG'
Alright team, it’s just you and me today. I got asked to share some more information on mindful eating. It plays an important role in intuitive eating and helps us tune into our hunger and fullness cues and it enhances our enjoyment of food (yay!). I’m also sharing a short mindful eating meditation so grab yourself a piece of chocolate and join in. Plus, I’m challenging you guys to one mindful meal a day for the next week to see what discoveries you make! I really hope this episode helps clarify what this really helpful and game changing concept actually means and how to approach it.
SHOW NOTES
{UCL Probiotics Study}
{Vote for me in the CN Magazine Awards}
https://www.nutrition2me.com/cn-awards/2017-cn-awards-voting-form
{My Intuitive Eating Course}
http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/intuitive/
{Diet Culture Episode w/ Pixie}
http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/podcast/dietculture/
HEY OH! I can’t wait to introduce you to this week’s guest, because she’s someone I’ve followed for years, she’s one of the people who originally got me interested in intuitive eating, health at every size and non diet approaches to health and nutrition. Kelsey Miller is senior features writer for Refinery 29 in New York where she writes the column the Anti Diet Project which is all about intuitive eating, body image, and sane fitness. She’s also the author of 'Big Girl:How I Gave up Dieting and Got a Life'. And today we talk a little about her intuitive eating journey and how it’s really hard so don’t buy into the BS on Instagram where bloggers are like, I used to eat clean but now I eat intuitively without any concept of what it actually means (or any carbs on their plate. We also talk about how to be an advocate for body positivity from a place of thin privilege, we talk about recognising other types of privilege in the body positivity space and how unless you’re talking about intersectionality, then you’re kinda part of the problem. And she also gives a lot of great advice about how to get more comfortable with your body and spoiler; it involves getting out of your comfort zone. Really love this conversation.
SHOW NOTES
{Kelsey on Instagram | Twitter}
https://www.instagram.com/mskelseymiller/
https://twitter.com/mskelseymiller
{The Anti Diet Project}
http://www.refinery29.com/the-anti-diet-project
{Big Girl}
http://amzn.to/2ulZKmu
{Kelsey on Body Image : VBO | Going Backless | Boudoir Photos}
http://www.refinery29.com/vbo-plus-size-positivity
http://www.refinery29.com/plus-size-fashion-taboo-backless-dress
http://www.refinery29.com/body-positive-boudoir-photography
{The Origins of Body Positivity on Food Psych Podcast}
https://www.christyharrison.com/foodpsych/4/the-roots-of-the-body-positive-movement-with-connie-sobczak
⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode may not be suitable for people with an active eating disorder or for those who feel vulnerable.
Daniella Isaacs is an actor who is recovering from orthorexia; she’s written a one woman show called Hear Me Raw about her experiences of how the wellness scene enabled and normalised her eating disorder. In this episode Daniella explains how she got into wellness, how things got bad, then worse, then she lost her period and developed osteopenia - so things got pretty bad before she was able to take a step back and figure some stuff out and give herself the space to find what well looked like for her. I love Daniella's honesty and bravery as she opens up and explains what she went through and she brings an awesome energy and makes this interview really fun even though we're talking about heavy stuff.
JARR kombucha are serious game changers, shaking up how we perceive soda alternatives and totally disrupting the kombucha scene in the UK. Join co-founders Adam and Neil as they tell us how their little start up is the talk of London town, their cool plans with WholeFoods, and why their booch is different from everything else on the market. PLUS, we go deep and answer some listener questions on how to homebrew your own kombucha.
Alright team, today we’re talking to big baller Izy Hossack of Top With Cinnamon about her new book, The Savvy Cooke. We also talk about Izy’s journey with food and how it changed by studying the science nutrition and how being around other nutrition students can be a kinda intense experience. We also talk a lot about processed food and how that’s not really a helpful way to describe food. Maybe surprisingly, we talk about even when you’re the New Nigella, it’s hard not to stress about likes on social media. Find out what ish bloggers have been saying lately, and why I got into trouble last time Izy was on.
This week's show was recorded in front of a live audience at the DSMG 1st birthday party! I talk to the super cool & super inspiring Jada Sezer, model and mental health/self esteem advocate. We discuss her background in psychology which led her to a career helping young women develop self confidence and self believe through body positivity and positive mental health messages (the trojan horse!). We also talk about the world of plus size modelling and the whole curves trend. Plus, audience member questions about the impact of social media on mental health and the cooption of body positivity by diet culture.
You’ll remember Chloé Brotheridge from episode 45; she’s an anxiety expert and author of The Anxiety Solution. In this bonus episode she leads us through a ten minute guided meditation into the control room of your mind to help you find stillness and confidence, and reduce stress and anxiety. Make sure you’re sat down somewhere comfortable and quiet for ten minutes. Chloé’s voice is so soothing and she doesn’t make you sit in silence for ages, so this is a great place to start if you’re like, not a meditation person.
This week’s episode is with blogger (and soon to be Dr.) Jennifer Robinson. She’s giving us the lowdown on nutrition ed for med students, we talk about if body positivity is sending the wrong message about health and then we get real about Instagram’s exercise addiction. We talk about how much is too much, and how this healthy habit can become unhealthy, plus what to do when you can’t stop.
Let me introduce you to Ollie Aplin, designer and author of This Book Will Make You Stronger. We’re talking about mental health. Like, really talking about it. We cover deep issues like bipolar disorder, suicide, and drug use. If you, or someone you know is affected by any of these issues then please head to my site for resources to help you. Otherwise listen to this important conversation, share it with a dude in your life who needs to talk about some stuff. In this episode Ollie teaches us all a lesson in vulnerability, and shows us it’s a superpower, not a weakness. #1in4
Since not all of you can come to my talk at Balance Festival this week I wanted to cover some of the concepts of Intuitive Eating in a dedicated episode and I have my girl and friend of the podcast Pixie Turner here to help me. We talk about some of constructs of intuitive eating and the problems with dieting, and how lots of us are stuck in the diet mentality because of diet tools and diet culture. I'm also sharing some tips to help you break out of the diet mentality because without this step, intuitive eating becomes just another diet.
Today I'm taking about handling your ish when it comes to anxiety with Chloé Brotheridge, author of The Anxiety Solution, a new book that promises to help you become calmer, happier and more confident (sign me up!). I'm not going to lie, I got Chloé for totally selfish reasons, but I think there's going to be lots in here to help you out too! We talk about how to stop playing the comparison game, staying in your lane (but waving at the people in the lane next to you), and how to cultivate more happiness, which will ultimately lead to more success. Chloé shares loads of little nuggets of wisdom about dealing with anxiety and even sets you a little homework challenge (see my Instagram @laurathomasphd for deets).
I figured you could use a fun mini-sode to welcome you back to work after the bank holiday. Dr. Anita Mitra aka Gynae Geek is giving us the low down on the vaginal microbiome; what's it for, why is it important, and how do we keep it healthy, what do we do when something goes wrong, and should we take probiotics. Also how evolution screwed up when it comes to sperm :-/
In this episode we're getting up close and personal with the Gynae Geek, Dr. Anita Mitra. I'm asking those 'down there' health care questions that we usually feel a bit too weird and awkward asking when it comes to our lady parts. In this episode we're talking labia (never symmetrical), pubes (cushioning), HPV (we all have it) and discharge (totally normal). Ohhh yeah. But don't be freaked out, Anita is way cool and somehow makes the whole business fun and interesting, and there's a great story involving a disco ball. P.S. did you know your vagina was self-cleaning? I know, so cool, right??
And we're back! In a week where mental health is dominating the national conversation and I sat two rows behind Prince William at a screening of the new BBC1 doc I'm involved with (Mind Over Marathon) about removing the stigma of mental health, I figured we'd check in with Chartered Psychologist, Bake Off Babe, and all round supercool genius Kimberley Wilson. We talk about her work with EDs, how mental health isn't 'all in your head', and she gives her top evidence based self-care tips for looking after your mental wellbeing.
This week I'm talking to Rosie Spinks, a freelance journalist and creator of the Mouthy Women project. We talk about a whole bunch of things in this episode, the LA wellness scene (where Rosie grew up) versus London, the fear of bread and the nocebo effect, we talk about the culture of over exercise, and of course we talk about Mouthy Women and our shared obsession with fat acceptance activist and goddess Lindy West. Loved this conversation - let us know what you think @laurathomasphd @dontsaltmygame @RoJoSpinks
Here's a little bonus ep to tide you over until the next main episode. It's a excerpt from my interview with Liz Riley where we go deep on figuring out who you are and, asking what you want from life, and thinking about how you want to be remembered and why periods of alone time are so important for figuring that stuff out. This is something I've experienced and I think that's why it really resonated with me. I also thin it's relevant to the whole wellness world as so much of our identities get tied up with being the 'healthy one', but what's left when we strip that all away? Expect some serious real talk, and fodder for thought. Some of the sound is a little weird in places but stick with it, it's all good.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode may not be suitable for people with active eating disorders or those who are vulnerable.
Buckle up kids because this is a really emotional episode. Laura Dennison and Eve Simmons, the brilliant geniuses behind Not Plant Based (a website for troubled eaters) are sharing the stories of their eating disorders. Both have completely different perspectives and share the own stories of struggle and recovery. We also talk about some of the problems with social media and the wellness industry. Plus where you should turn for help. I couldn't be more grateful to Laura and Eve for being so open and honest about this difficult subject. If you suspect you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder, please go to laurathomasphd.co.uk or notplantbased.com for further help and resources.
Shut the front door. You guys, it's Jessica Murnane, author of the One Part Plant cookbook, host of the One Part Podcast, and all round cool lady. We talk about all the things in this episode; writing a cookbook, endometriosis, connecting people, celebrating other people's wins, and getting to the point. Plus Jessica gets the award for most crazy things you can fit into one year. We talk favourite TV (Jessica explaining Bake Off is the cutest), and she can't help but ask me a question too!
Shut the front door. You guys, it's Jessica Murnane, author of the One Part Plant cookbook, host of the One Part Podcast, and all round cool lady. We talk about all the things in this episode; writing a cookbook, endometriosis, connecting people, celebrating other people's wins, and getting to the point. Plus Jessica gets the award for most crazy things you can fit into one year. We talk favourite TV (Jessica explaining Bake Off is the cutest), and she can't help but ask me a question too!
She's back! Friend of the show Pixie Turner aka Plant Based Pixie is here to tell us about the paper she recently published on the relationship between social media use (specifically Instagram) and orthorexic tendencies. Learn what orthorexia is, how it relates to other eating disorders, the connection to social media, and why it's so tricky to treat and diagnose. We also play a round of SBS, have a LOT to say about scope of practice for professionals (nutrition & otherwise), and generally set the world to rights.
This week's guest is photographer Liz Riley - she shares her struggle with bulimia, binge/purge behaviour, and reaching rock bottom. Then when she got a handle on the purging, her eating disorder manifested itself as restriction and over-exercise. Find out how she managed to pull herself out of it with the help of intuitive eating, and changing the way she saw herself.
This week I'm joined by special guest host, Pixie Turner aka Plant Based Pixie. We're answering your questions on iron, calcium, and talking about the problem of reducing foods & diets down to their individual components. Plus we get real about what's wrong with 'Sugar Free Feb', how 'eat real' is the new 'eat clean', and stuff that went down at Fare Healthy earlier this month. Plus Pixie has a weird thing with olive oil - check it out!