Can I Have Another Snack?

Today I'm talking to Lucy Bishop, aka Lucy B Yoga . Lucy is an inclusive yoga teacher, movement specialist and fat activist, whose mission is to help individuals feel comfortable and empowered in their yoga practice. She's dedicated her career to inclusive practices, both in her own teaching and encouraging other teachers to do the same.  In this episode we discuss: 👉 What brought Lucy to yoga in...

Your June ALL OF THE SNACKS is here! A paid subscriber-only bonus episode where myself and our audio engineer Lucy Dearlove answer listener questions. Coming up in this episode:  👉 Immune system 101 - can we boost our kids' immune systems with specific foods? 👉 How can you help your intuitive eater when they start school and have to conform to strict routines and the food police? 👉 Advice for d...

In this episode I talk to therapist Vicky Bellman, from Concentric Counselling and Fat Bubble , about protecting our kids from the weird diet culture things people say that can rupture their embodiment. I loved talking to Vicky last summer and knew the CIHAS fam would get so much from this conversation. It turns out you've also loved this conversation too, with Vicky's episode ranking as a CIHAS f...

Your May ALL OF THE SNACKS episode is here! A paid subscriber-only bonus episode where myself and our audio engineer Lucy Dearlove answer listener questions. Coming up in this episode: 👉 To shapewear, or not to shapewear? That is the question. 👉 Gender essentialism in the gym (what do you do when your instructor spouts 'good girl'?!) 👉 Getting back to a reader whose neighbour is making spurious...

Today I'm talking to Stephanie Yeboah , freelance writer, public speaker and fat acceptance advocate, and multi-award nominated content creator. As well as writing on her self-titled blog for over 16 years, Steph has written  for publications including British Vogue, Stylist Magazine, ELLE, Marie Claire, The Guardian, The Independent and Who What Wear on body positivity, race, intersectional femin...

Today I'm talking to the brilliant Jade Elouise, fat liberationist and mental health practitioner. Jade explores body image through their art, writing and poetry, and is the co-founder of Fat Lib London , an inclusive community space for people in fat and otherwise marginalised bodies. In this episode, we cover: 👉 The death of the body positivity movement - we talk about what attracted Jade to th...

Today I'm talking to the incredible Humaira Mayet , a dietitian and activist interested in how racism and imperialism have shaped the profession. We cover so much in this episode, including:  👉  Humaira's Master’s thesis, which explores the experiences of South Asian Muslims navigating cardiometabolic disease in the UK, as well as the impact of Islamophobia and structural racism in healthcare 👉...

Your February ALL OF THE SNACKS episode is here! A paid subscriber-only bonus episode where myself and our audio engineer Lucy Dearlove answer listener questions. Coming up in this episode:  👉 One listener who's feeling frustrated with badly designed clothing asks Lucy for advice about getting into sewing and patterns, so they can make clothes that actually fit 👉 What the 30/30/30 method actuall...

Today I'm talking to the brilliant Dr. Kamila Irvine , senior lecturer in body image and eating disorders at the University of Lincoln, where she teaches and researches all things body image in the context of eating disorders and beyond.  In this podcast we discuss: 👉  Some of Kamila's areas of research, including the impact study she's doing with Body Happy Org 👉  The National Child Measurement...

Your first ALL OF THE SNACKS episode of 2025 is here! Listen to the whole episode FOR FREE when you sign up for a month's free trial of CIHAS ! In this episode we're covering the January diet culture noise we're feeling right now, and discussing: 👉 Weight loss injectables and the discourse surrounding them 👉 The Glucose Goddess' new Channel 4 TV show, Eat Smart: Secrets of the Glucose Goddess 👉...

Today I'm talking to the brilliant Alison Perry, Instagrammer , writer, and host of the Not Another Mummy Podcast , about reclaiming your mojo mid-life, especially after having kids and entering the perimenopause.    In this episode we discuss: 👉 Alison's peri journey so far, and how the peri space is rife with diet culture, toxic wellness messaging, and anti fatness                         👉 Su...

It's time for your December instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS. A paid subscriber-only bonus episode where myself and our audio engineer Lucy Dearlove answer listener questions. In this episode we're getting festive and answering questions about: 👉 How to deal with comments from family about 'bad' foods, as well as setting boundaries about body talk over the holidays 👉 Our favourite festive foods ...

Hey team and welcome to Can I Have Another Snack? and a bonus free pod for you. This month we got sent a listener question about Emily Oster's take on a study about sugar rationing and whether that leads to better metabolic outcomes for kids. Since there is sooo much chat about sugar right now, we thought we'd answer it in a Rapid Response / Dear Laura / All of the Snacks mash up - so here it is,...

It's time for part 2 of our November ALL OF THE SNACKS podcast. If you missed part 1 then check it out on the CIHAS site , or scroll back in your podcast app. Part 1 was a available to all listeners, but part 2 is a paid subscriber-only bonus episode.  In this episode, CIHAS audio engineer Lucy Dearlove and I answer your questions on: 👉 The trifecta that is PCOS, insulin resistance and perimenopa...

Ok so here's what happened: as we do every month, Lucy and I resolved to keep our answers snappy when we recorded our monthly ALL OF THE SNACKS episode. But instead we did the opposite and talked for like 90 mins. Rather than cutting a bunch of stuff, we decided to split the episode into two parts.  Part 1 is here, right now where we're covering: 👉 our varying success at DIY 👉 whether glucosamin...

Today I'm talking to nutritionist Jennifer Nash (who is also the newest member of the CIHAS team). In this conversation we're talking about the NCMP, particularly the research Jennifer undertook as part of her Masters course, as well as the work Jennifer has done with Body Happy Org to address some of the issues with the way nutrition is taught in schools. In this episode we discuss: 👉 Jennifer's...

Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your October instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions.  This month we're answering Qs about: 👉 The problems with how kids get fed at school, and advocating for your kids if they get hungry during the school day 👉 Whether we need to worry about glucose spikes like the Glucose Goddess tells us (and if its re...

This episode is a rerun of my conversation last year with the fantastic Molly Forbes , journalist, campaigner and non-profit founder. She's the author of the book Body Happy Kids: How to help children and teens love the skin they're in and now Every Body , a book for 9-12 year olds helping them learn that body differences should be celebrated. She's also the Founding Director of The Body Happy Org...

Today I'm talking to the incredible Alex Light, a body acceptance advocate and author of You Are Not a Before Picture . In this conversation we're talking about all the really insidious and toxic messaging we get around postpartum bodies.  In this episode we discuss: 👉 Snapback culture and the horrendous ways it shows up for birthing people 👉 How our bodies can change during and after pregnancy...

Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your July installment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions.  This month we're answering Qs about: 👉 How to talk to kids about oral health without falling into the diet culture trap and scaremongering sugar 👉 What toxic wellness things we can’t let go of 👉 How to tell when a nutrition ‘expert’ is legit or just a...

Today I'm talking to therapist Vicky Bellman from Concentric Counselling and Fat Bubble about protecting our kids from the weird diet culture things people say that can rupture their embodiment. I loved talking to Vicky and think you'll get so much from this conversation. In this episode we discuss: 👉 The 'hot potato' of disordered eating and disembodiment that gets transmitted through families...

Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your June instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions.  This month we're answering Qs about: 👉 Whether or not collagen supplements are snake oil adjacent 👉 Does my kid need a snack drawer or am I feeling the pressure of Kid Food Instagram? 👉 How do I deal with a medical appointment that I know will evoke ant...

We all know that feeding kids is hard - aside from food neophobia, the constant shopping, cooking, cleaning up the mess, and and the worry of whether they're getting what they need, we have the mental load. All the tiny invisible mental notes, planning, prioritising, and juggling that add up throughout the day that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, unsupported, and taken for granted. Th...

HEYO! Surprise Tuesday bonus pod alert!! Lucy and I are back to take a deep dive into whether a diagnosis of 'high cholesterol' means you need to go on a diet. Listener M wrote in with the question: I'm very interested in the correlation between high cholesterol and what we eat. It seems to me that the high cholesterol always comes with the diet stuff. Less red meat, less fat in the diet, etc. Is...

This is a preview of this month's All of The Snacks with Laura and Lucy. If you'd like to listen to the episode in full then click here to upgrade . And if you're already a paid up member of the Snack Pack, then check your email for instructions to add a private RSS feed to your podcast player, or login on Can I Have Another Snack? to listen there. Alright, this month we're talking about: 👉 Our t...