MyoMinds Podcast

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Disclaimer - We talk about eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image issues throughout this episode In this episode, I talk with Dr Carolyn Plateau the researcher, lecturer, and expert in eating disorders from Loughborough University. Together we explore the definitions su...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Disclaimer - In this episode we talk about disordered eating, exercise addiction, and muscle dysmorphia which could be potentially triggering. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Ieuan Cranswick who is a researcher and lecturer at Leeds Beckett University. Ieuan and I share an interes...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. This episode is dedicated to the wonderful sir captain Tom. I and Hannah from the full of beans podcast decided to record this special edition for the 100 challenge. We ask and answer 100 "get to know you better" questions, this is definitely a chilled episode to listen to whilst dr...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Disclaimer - In this episode we talk about Katie's experiences with an eating disorder and with OCD, these may be potentially triggering so please take care. In this episode, I talk to Katie Avis, one half of the e.k.nutriton team. I heard Katie's story whilst listening to my friend...

Disclaimer: In this episode, we do talk about eating disorder topics. Please take care as these can potentially be triggering. In this episode, I speak with elite high jumper and commonwealth games athlete, Jayne Nisbet. Jayne's story of battling through her eating disorder, nearly losing her dream opportunity but eventually making it to the Glasgow commonwealth games is inspiring. We talk about J...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Disclaimer - In today's episode we talk about eating disorders and suicidal thoughts, please take care if you choose to listen. In today's episode I talk to Laura Beth, the ultra-distance runner and volunteer at First Steps ED. Laura shares her experiences with bulimia and with depr...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I speak with Char (@Charmacpt), the female powerlifter and owner of Unified strength gym. In this episode, we go through so many different topics, from the negative pressure that got Char started in lifting, to her experiences of 7 years of counseling. Char also giv...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I speak with Hannah from the incredible new eating disorder podcast The Full of Beans Podcast. Hannah speaks to us about her experiences growing up around disordered eating behaviour, experiencing an eating disorder, being diagnosed with atypical anorexia, her road...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. DISCLAIMER - this episode touches on many difficult subjects, including sexual assault. Please take care if you decide to listen. Today I speak with my friend Rob, he has been through so much in his life and this podcast is dedicated to his triumph over these adversities. We speak a...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I talk to Luke Burrows, the founder of Grow2Gether the personal growth community. We discuss how Luke turned his life around from severe anxiety to now being the CEO of this inspiring community. Luke talks about his personal growth mindset and we discuss our methods...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I talk about my experiences with muscle dysmorphia, disordered eating, and exercise addiction. I recorded this episode a while ago and never got round to posting because I was worried it wasn't structured well enough. But now I figured this may be helpful for some p...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. This episode is a special edition for Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2021. I am joined by author, award winning mental health campaigner and public speaker Hope Virgo as well as specialist CAMHS nurse, with 25 years of experience in eating disorder services, Mark Taylor. We talk abo...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I speak with the 2017 Mr Universe Luke Bagster. We share a mutual love for bodybuilding and in this episode we go through the ins and outs of being a professional bodybuilder. Luke reveals the intense pressure he put on himself and put on him by the culture surround...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In today's episode, I speak with (soon to be Dr) Rachel Langbein, a PhD student and ex-endurance athlete whose first academic paper has recently been published. Rachel has spent the last 3 years researching the experiences of athletes who have gone through Relative Energy Deficiency...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I speak with Alex, who tells me all about his experiences battling with poor mental health whilst living underwater, with hardly any connection to the outside world. This episode is so interesting and gave me a new perspective on the lives of people doing these kind...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, we are joined by a man with so many weird, wonderful, and sometimes scary experiences. Donato has worked previously as a mental health nurse, he has won multiple social media awards, he has interviewed some incredible people and also now happens to be an internation...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. In this episode, I talk with Joss Walden, Masters student in Health Psychology, BEAT ambassador, and Taste Life course facilitator. This conversation is filled with insights into eating disorders as Joss tells me about her work with Taste Life, a course designed to have people recov...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. So I haven't posted in a while on social media and I haven't been releasing any podcasts, what's happened? The truth is, I've been struggling with my own mental health. In this podcast, I talk about what I have been going through for the past couple of months and at the end, I give...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Ben and I talk about the power fitness influencers have and how some are using it to, whether knowingly or not, promote disordered eating thoughts and behaviours. We speak about Ben's recent controversy with comments on a Gymshark sponsored athlete as well as our opinions on the cur...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. I spoke with David Cotterill, the ex-professional football player, mental health consultant, and a member of the Crystal Matrix team. In this episode we delve into the experiences of David's life, growing up with huge pressures to excel in his sport. This led to serious mental healt...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. I spoke with professional strongman Luke Fullbrook, Luke has competed at The Worlds Strongest Masters competition and Britians strongest man. He is a personal trainer and S&C coach and has recently suffered a severe tricep injury. In this conversation we go over Luke's life adve...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. I spoke with Ben who is a Loughborough University student and the founder of the upcoming app SPOT, which plans to connect people through exercise. We talk about a wide range of topics, from finding who you are to the toxic nature of bodybuilding social media. We also talk a lot abo...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. I speak with my friend Guille about dieting tracking for eating disorders. Those of you who have followed MyoMinds for a while may remember Guille, he helped us with some posts and with promoting. Myself and Guille have lived experience with eating disorders but we differ in one spe...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Hope Virgo is an award winning mental health campaigner and the founder of the #Dumpthescales campaign trying to remove the BMI requirement to receive help for an eating disorder that is currently in place. In this episode, we talk about Hope's experiences with an eating disorder an...

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care. Carly is one half of the duo (Alongside Leah) with set up the campaign WorkEDout. They are fighting to raise awareness and education surrounding eating disorders in the fitness community. In this episode, we learn about Carly and Leah's story and the barriers of a PT and client rela...