The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

Abbie is joined by the incredible Monika Ostroff, executive director of MEDA, clinician, author, and person with lived experience of both anorexia and DID — for one of the most illuminating conversations the show has ever had. This one will change the way you think about survival, the body, and what healing actually asks of us. In this episode: - What dissociative identity disorder (DID) actually...

I'm joined by DK Ciccone — comprehensively certified Pilates instructor, pain reprocessing therapy practitioner, and author of You're Meant to Move — for a conversation that is both deeply personal and clinically rich. We talk about what chronic pain actually is, why so many people have been dismissed or mislabeled, and what it looks like to rebuild a relationship with movement that isn't driven b...

This week's episode is one I have been so excited to share. I'm joined by two brilliant, generous, and deeply thoughtful guests — writer, educator, and body liberation advocate Chrissy King, and creative and founder Claire — who have co-created the Child-Free Coven, a community and mutual aid space for people who are child-free, by choice or by circumstance. In this episode: *What the word “childf...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com This is part two of my conversation with Kate Zigrang, founder of Viva Voce — and this is where everything shifts. To hear it: abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe We left off last week with Kate at a turning point: an OCD diagnosis, a doctor who finally told her the truth about her health, and s...

Kate Zigrang is an advocate, entrepreneur, impact investor, and the founder of Viva Voce — a size-inclusive fashion marketplace and community rooted in body justice. But before we get to what she's built, we go back to where it all started. In this first part of a two-episode conversation, Kate takes us through her personal history with her body — from watching her mom navigate the world in a larg...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie sits down with Dana Colthart, LCSW, a therapist specializing in OCD and eating disorders, to explore one of the most under-diagnosed and misunderstood overlaps in mental health. From intrusive thoughts to diet culture to why you can’t logic your way into recovery, this conversation explores what's...

Abbie speaks with Anna Maltby — health journalist, personal trainer, and author of the How to Move newsletter — for a conversation that pulls back the curtain on the fitness industry. At the heart of this episode is: what does look like to rebuild a relationship with movement that isn’t rooted in shrinking, earning food, or “fixing” your body? They talk about how fitness media manufactures insecur...

Body image researcher and Rutgers University psychology professor Dr. Charlotte Markey is back for a second time on the podcast. She has spent nearly three decades researching body image, and has written books for tweens, teens, boys, girls, and adults. We get into so much …including: * Body image as relational: how environment and relationships shape how we feel in our bodies * The father dynamic...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie answers a listener question about one of the most complicated intersections: dating (relationships) and diet culture — especially when you're carrying a history of body shame, disordered eating, and the ongoing, nonlinear work of recovery. Elizabeth, a listener in her early 30s, writes in about th...

There’s a lot of noise right now around GLP-1 medications—conflicting advice, emotional stories, and a cultural shift that feels hard to name. Abbie sits down with Virgie Tovar—author, activist, and leading voice on weight stigma—to slow things down and ask a deeper question: what is actually happening here? They talk about how GLP-1s work, how they’re being marketed, what ethics have to do with t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Today's episode is available in full for paid subscribers. You can upgrade right here . Thank you so much for your support! This is Part 2 of my conversation with Leslie Schilling, and we get into the harder, thornier stuff—the cultural forces that make all of this so difficult to navigate, and the clin...

In today’s episode, I chat with Leslie Schilling, a registered dietitian who specializes in working with athletes and disordered eating, about what it looks like when our relationship with exercise is no longer healthy . We get into so much , including: - what exercise dependence actually means (and why it’s often missed) - why it’s not about quantity—but compulsion, rigidity, and fear - the overl...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie is joined by Shannon Kopp, founder of SoulPaws Recovery Project, to explore the role of the human-animal connection in recovery from eating disorders, substance use, trauma, and mental health challenges. Shannon shares her personal experience with bulimia, depression, and loss—and how her relation...

Abbie is joined by adolescent medicine specialist Dr. Lauren Hartman to talk about what it really means to care for kids in a culture obsessed with shrinking them. They explore the rise in eating disorders among younger children, the sneaky evolution of diet culture into “wellness,” and the complicated, high-stakes reality of GLP-1 medications in adolescence. At its heart, this conversation is abo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com How do our attachment styles shape our relationship with food, body image, and disordered eating? In this episode, I’m joined by therapists Vanessa and Kate to explore the powerful connection between attachment theory and eating behaviors—why food can feel like safety, control, or comfort, and how early...

Perfectionism shows up in how we see our bodies, measure our health, and define our worth. This week, I’m bringing back a listener favorite—my conversation with Dr. Lisa Folden , who is a physical therapist, anti-diet coach, and weight-inclusive movement practitioner. At its core, this episode is about how breaking free from perfectionism allows us to reclaim joy in our bodies, relationships, work...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com In this bonus episode, Abbie is joined by her husband Jeb (nearly a decade sober) to respond to a listener question: Is healing actually worth how hard it feels? It's a listener favorite, vulnerable conversation about the messy middle of recovery — from dieting, disordered eating, addiction, and the cop...

What if being “good” was never meant to protect us? In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by the incredible Savala Nolan (back for the second time) to talk about her new book Good Woman: A Reckoning , which is a lyrical, unflinching exploration of the expectations placed on women’s bodies, voices, marriages, appetites, and lives. We explore what happens when the bargain of goodness stops “work...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Fiber is having a moment — and like most wellness trends, the story is more layered than the headlines suggest. In this episode, we're slowing down the “fibermaxxing” conversation and coming at it through the lens of science, context, and a compassionate relationship with food. In this episode, we discu...

How do kids learn about bodies and food before anyone even talks about it? Zoë Bisbing, psychotherapist and eating disorder specialist, joins me to unpack the invisible lessons our kids absorb—and how parents can respond to “hard body moments” without shame or overcorrection. We talk about: * Zoë’s journey from inpatient eating disorder treatment to prevention work—and how becoming a parent reshap...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Zoë Rom is a journalist, elite runner, and advocate for nuanced storytelling in sports media. Kylee Van Horn is a dietitian working directly with athletes. They join me to share their insights on how diet culture and running culture intersect. We explore nutrition myths, challenge unrealistic body ideal...

Therapists Ashley Wilfore and Sarah Louer know what it's like to have dieting and body shame passed down to you like a family heirloom. We discuss what it means to experience intergenerational trauma, how disordered eating and body hatred get inherited and perpetuated through family values and behaviors, and what it's like to grow up surrounded by diet culture in your home. Ashley and Sarah and sp...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie sits down with Meg Bowman , a nutritionist who works at the intersection of mental health, trauma, and nutrition , to explore how our lived experiences—especially chronic illness and trauma—shape our relationship with food and our bodies. Meg shares her own story of being diagnosed with Crohn’s di...

Abbie is joined by Christyna Johnson, a registered dietitian whose work sits at the intersection of nourishment and social justice (a perfect fit for Full Plate, as you all know). They unpack the way systems have weaponized hunger. And why that matters so much at a time where extreme thinness is being celebrated, hunger suppression is being normalized, and health is feeling more like a performance...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie is joined by registered dietitian Anna Sweeney for a conversation that gently but firmly pushes back on the loudest nutrition narratives we’re seeing and hearing right now (carbs, sugar, protein hype, processed foods, “good fats” and everything in between). Together, they unpack the potential harm...