Food, Body and Beyond

Has how you feel about your body ever held you back from doing things you really want to do?   How we see ourselves and our bodies can influence our day-to-day thoughts and behaviour and have a significant impact on the way we relate to ourselves and others. In other words, it can have an impact on whether or not we feel safe enough to show up in our lives authentically and unapologetically.   Thi...

BOOK EXTRACT Let's delve deeper into the final section of No Apologies! This episode walks you through the third and final part of the book, 'Re-establish', which is the third phase of my signature 'Rebuild' system that will help you to learn how to have a healthier relationship with food and body image. I give you five actionable take-home steps you can implement today to begin reestablishing hea...

BOOK EXTRACT Let's delve deeper into my debut book, No Apologies! This episode walks you through the second part of the book, 'Remove', which is the second phase of my signature 'Rebuild' system that will help you to learn how to have a healthier relationship with food and body image. I give you five actionable take-home steps you can implement today to begin reconnecting with your body. These are...

BOOK EXTRACT Let's delve deeper into my debut book, No Apologies! This episode walks you through the first part of the book, 'Remove', which is the first phase of my signature 'Rebuild' system that will help you to learn how to have a healthier relationship with food and body image. I give you four actionable take-home steps you can implement today to begin ditching diet culture. These are each ta...

Today, April 27th, 2023, is the day my debut book  No Apologies hits the shelves! I've culminated my years of study and experience into this book, which will teach you how to have a healthier relationship with food, movement and body image.   In this episode, I share with you:   Why I and the team at Harper Collins decided to title the book No Apologies What you will get from reading the book My s...

Lose weight. This is often part of the mainstream advice given when on a fertility journey.   In this episode, I speak with Jess Willow, a Non-Diet Fertility Dietitian, about what you can do to optimise your fertility from a non-diet perspective.    We speak about:     Her journey from the traditional weight-centric paradigm to practicing with a non-diet approach The benefits of a non-diet approac...

Can you have a healthy pregnancy in a fat body? If you've ever wondered this, then you NEED this episode. Nicola Salmon, a Fat Positive Fertility Coach who specialises in helping fat folks navigate getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world, joins me on the podcast, and we discuss:   Why Nicola uses the word 'fat' in her life and work Her journey into fat-positive fertility coaching The most comm...

So what do you do if you think you need to work on your relationship with food but are unsure if you're truly ready for intuitive eating?   In today's podcast episode, I'm answering a listener question that asks exactly that:   "If you have struggled with disordered eating for many years & have difficulties with body image and self-esteem, how do you know if you are ready for intuitive eating or i...

If you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen that I announced something huge last week; I've written a book!! EEK!   In this episode, I reveal a little bit more about my debut book,  'No Apologies' , and what you can expect to learn from reading it. I explain what makes this book different and why everyone needs to read it.   I also let you in a little on the behind-the-scenes of writing it....

The widespread recommendations for PCOS management are often weight-centric, despite their problematic nature.    In today's episode, I speak with Alex OKell, a Registered Associate Nutritionist who supports people with PCOS to regain food freedom and move away from restriction, dieting and food rules to a more nourishing way to eat and live.   We discuss:   - The definition of PCOS - Your first s...

Do you feel out of control around food but can't figure out why?   Today I am bringing you the answer to another listener question that I know so many will resonate with: "I'm trying to make peace with all foods but struggle to keep sweet non-nutritious foods in the house as I am afraid I will just eat them out of habit because they are there and handy to access, and not because I really want that...

I'm sure you've heard the sentiment, "listen to your body". But what does that mean, and how can you learn to do that? This week's listener question is: How can I learn to listen better to my body when it comes to hunger and eating? In this week's episode, I'm sharing two critical steps you will need to take to begin tuning into your internal cues and listening to your body. If you'd like to learn...

What's the best way to shut down diet talk and communicate intuitive eating to others?  That's the topic of this week's 'Ask Niamh' episode. The questions I received that are covered in today's episode are:   How to explain IE and the changes in thinking of diets to our loved ones, who are used to us talking about diets or being on a diet? I would LOVE it if you could share some one-liners to clos...

This episode marks the first 'Ask Niamh' episode, where I dedicate entire podcast episodes to answering listener questions. This week's question is: "How can we deal with feeling like we're never doing enough: not focusing enough on intuitive eating, not doing enough body image work, not doing enough intuitive movement and the guilt that comes with it? I feel like I need to be doing everything all...

Ah January - a time for great change! Or is it?   That's up to you. In this episode, I share my opinion on New Years' Resolutions and the five steps you should keep in mind this year if you are setting some. These steps will help you to develop sustainable wellness goals so that you can achieve long-term results rather than returning to your old ways once February comes.    If you'd like some more...

After a morning of calls with my incredible clients, I felt so inspired to jump on and offer you some support, whoever you are out there, listening to this podcast.   Listen to this little two-minute pep talk if you're struggling with your relationship with food right now or in the future.   You got this. I'm rooting for you, whoever you are. I just know that I wasn't called to record this for no...

When you want to move away from dieting and into intuitive eating, the fear of weight gain might hold you back. This fear can be paralyzing and stop you from taking any action at all. It doesn't have to be this way. In this final episode of season two, I'm sharing five ways you can overcome your fear of weight gain and move closer to a happier and healthier relationship with food and body image.  ...

Nicola Haggett (she/her) is a body liberationist, coach, & mentor whose work focuses on supporting folks to move beyond body positivity to unlearn body shame, reconnect to their body, and intentionally practice their way towards a world where each of us has more safety, compassion, and joy in our body.   She also mentors and provides peer supervision for coaches, dietitians, & therapists who are e...

Sharon Huggard is an award-winning and Internationally Certified Personal Stylist and body confidence coach. With over 10 years of experience in styling women, Sharon has been creatively enabling personal transformations for her clients with how they look on the outside and feel on the inside. She believes that body confidence does not come from achieving the perfect body, but instead comes from e...

One of the first steps on an intuitive eating journey is to remove any restrictions around foods that have been previously restricted and to give yourself unconditional permission to eat all foods. Yes, even chocolate!   This can result in an incredible feeling of freedom and liberation, but you may also feel as though you are eating a lot of these foods, all of the time. Although this is a normal...

Sinead Crowe from @intuitive.eating.ireland has experience of raising kids in both a dieting and intuitive eating environment and has seen a fascinating difference in her children's relationships with food as a result. In this episode, we speak about:   - Her experience of raising kids with strict rules and restrictions around food - The differences she observed when raising kids in an environment...

This is one of the most commonly asked questions I get about intuitive eating and I answer it in this week's episode. It's one of the top google searches attached to intuitive eating. This makes me really sad as there is so much to be gained from an intuitive eating journey, but it's normal to wonder about this and have a desire for weight loss.    If you're ready to embark on an intuitive eating...

Do you feel overwhelmed as to where or how to start your intuitive eating journey? Intuitive eating is a big framework and there are lots of moving parts. In this episode, I'm giving you a sneak peek into the first steps I bring people through in my online group programme, 'The Foundations of Intuitive Eating', so you can start your journey today. If you don't want to stop there and would like som...

In this episode, I speak with Eating Disorder Dietitian Joanne Moscalu, AKA 'The Binge Eating Dietitian' , about some of the most common issues we come up against in private practice as nutrition professionals. The three issues we discuss that most commonly arise on a binge eating recovery journey are: 1. The desire for weight loss 2. The desire to do binge eating recovery perfectly 3. Subconsciou...

If you've ever wondered how one to one nutrition counselling works, this episode pops the hood on this speciality within nutrition and dietetic practice, and gives you an insight into what it looks like to work with me. If you'd like to learn more or you're interested in working with me in a one to one capacity, book a free discovery call through the link below.  Learn more about my one to one ser...