The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

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 The first 45 minutes of this conversation are FREE! Listen to the extended version of this episode when you  subscribe to Patreon here . (or go to:  www.patreon.com/fullplate ) Dr. Mara Gordon joins the pod to share what it means to be a size-inclusive physician and why it’s time to rethink weight in me...

Shira Rosenbluth , LCSW, returns to discuss what it means to live a full life in a fat body. She catches us up on eating disorder recovery (two years after her first time on the pod), coming out as queer, how her relationship with her fiance has impacted her body image, planning a wedding as a plus-size bride, and what it's felt like to witness the constant chatter of GLP-1s while recovering from...

What is alive in you right now? What does it mean to return to your body as the place where you experience life? As we head into a new year, nothing feels more important than staying close to ourselves. Neathery Falchuk (they/them) joins Abbie to talk about the true meaning of embodiment, how it differs from mainstream conversations about body image, and why healing happens in the presence of safe...

We're revisiting this conversation with Dr. Diana Gordon, and it's everything. Big picture, Abbie and Diana discuss how to approach mental health in a sea of diet and wellness misinformation -- including whether or not movement and nutrition have a meaningful impact on anxiety and depression. They get into what it's like to ping pong back and forth between dieting and intuitive eating, how diet cu...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com UPDATE: This is a free preview of a bonus episode that used to only exist on Patreon (my old platform). You can now listen to the episode on Substack. Upgrade to paid to hear the full conversation. Subscribe now Abbie’s husband, Jeb, joins the pod (back by popular demand!) to help answer holiday questio...

Author and podcaster Mary Jelkovsky ( @maryscupofteaa ) joins us to share her journey about the harms and toxicity of becoming a fitness influencer, how fitness culture pushed her further into an eating disorder, and how she's healed from the damage to her sense of self. We also get into self-love versus self-compassion, confidence versus self-worth, healing from comparison, and why it's so stress...

Were you labeled a "picky eater" growing up? Or are you raising a child with sensory preferences, feeding differences, or neurodivergence? In this episode, we’re diving deep into Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), its connection to neurodivergence, and the misconceptions surrounding so-called “picky eaters.” We also discuss the intense pressure parents face from diet culture and so...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com “I believe in body liberation and anti-diet culture. But what if I’m just uncomfortable being fat?” This is a free preview of this week’s bonus episode, and truly, it’s not to be missed. It just might be my favorite conversation we’ve had yet on this podcast. This is the second part of a conversation wi...

Two returning guests join us (who happen to be my amazing friends and colleagues): therapist Edie Stark and fat activist Sharon Maxwell. We're getting into the impact of GLP-1s (like Ozempic, Wegovy, etc.) on disordered eating recovery, body acceptance, and generally navigating this world in a human body amidst the constant chatter about weight loss medications.  Edie and Sharon share their wisdom...

Shana Spence, a registered dietitian (who you might know as @thenutritiontea on social media), joins the pod to bust myths about processed foods and to discuss how family, culture, privilege, and societal influences shape our relationship with food. Listen Ad-Free on Patreon ! We recorded this conversation before the election, but given the outcome, we're going to see an influx of misinformation a...

Hi, my friends. In this last-minute episode, I am talking to you about election anxiety, and why times of political and personal uncertainty can stir up disordered eating thoughts and behaviors. From control to distraction, we often tend to turn to bodies as a coping tool. Join me for this brief (but hopefully meaningful) conversation about these thoughts, why they surface, and  supportive tools t...

This is a free preview of a BONUS episode ! To hear the full episode , make sure you're subscribed on Patreon . Your support is what keeps the lights on around here, so, thank you! It's Halloween time. And that means...plenty of candy. Maybe more than usual? Maybe not. In this special bonus episode, I'm answering a listener question about what to do if you feel like you can't eat candy without bin...

Author and well-being educator Nakeia Homer joins us to talk about releasing things (habits, people, beliefs) we've clung to for years—sometimes decades. As Nakeia beautifully explains,  letting go is rarely about the thing or person itself, but rather what it symbolizes for us . We discuss self-forgiveness, finding our people, making peace with other people’s opinions of us, and what real self-ca...

Chrissy King is BACK for her second round on the pod. This time, we’re diving deep into the intricate ways diet culture, body autonomy, dating culture, and yes, even childless cat ladies, are all connected. I promise there’s a through-line here—and it’s more liberating than any “hot girl summer” meme you’ve ever scrolled past. Some of the things we chat about... What is on Chrissy’s Plate How she...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com This is a free preview of a paywalled episode . To hear the FULL episode, join Patreon here . Patreon supporters make this show possible and keep the lights on around here, so, thank you! In this bonus episode , I'm answering a listener question about why seeing photos of ourselves—especially in group s...

Have you ever wondered how alcohol fits into diet culture, or how it can intersect with and impact restrictive eating? We're diving into the connection between drinking and diet culture in this episode. Lael Atkinson, a recovery coach, joins Abbie to share their experiences with disordered eating, alcohol, and body image, how these issues have intersected with queerness, and other manifestations o...

Summer returns for her second (!!) time on the pod to speak with Abbie about the challenges of body image during perimenopause. With the ever-present pressure from diet culture -- preying on our insecurities, selling us anti-aging creams, 'fixes' for menopause symptoms, and endless diets to keep our bodies as small as possible -- it’s exhausting. This conversation takes a deeper look at what's hap...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Welcome to a very special bonus episode , where Abbie hosts a live Q&A call with the Full Plate Patreon community. This is a FREE preview of the conversation, but you can hear the  FULL episode right here  as a member of Patreon. To join Patreon and hear the episode, as well as all future bonus episodes...

Natalie Rose (@wakeupandsmelltherosay), therapist and wonderful human, joins us to share her journey with disordered eating, which began during her high school years due to social pressures and a desire for acceptance. We talk about her struggles with body image that led to a cycle of restriction and binge eating, exacerbated by a heart condition that limited her ability to exercise. Natalie also...

We're chatting with my friend Jenna Werner (@happystronghealthy on IG), a registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor, to explore the complexities of our relationship with movement—including her own history with compulsive exercise, the importance of ditching the “all-or-nothing” mentality, and what it means to find peace and attunement amidst the noise of fitness culture.   Topics discuss...

Hello, hello! This is a free preview of a bonus episode. You can hear the  FULL episode right here when you subscribe and support the show on Patreon. This week, we're going deep on emotional eating and whether "everything in moderation" is the healthiest approach to food.   Here are the questions from our Patrons: Moderation: Hi, Abbie. As someone who has been trying to heal from diet culture, I'...

You cannot cause diabetes by eating sugar and carbs. And if that sounds wild to you, please tune in. Because today we're debunking common myths about diabetes to give you a deeper understanding of this condition, its connection to disordered eating, how to spot misinformation about nutrition for diabetes management, and ways to care for yourself without diet culture tactics. Erin and Abbie discuss...

In the latest episode of Full Plate Podcast , I’m joined by Veronica Perretti (a yoga teacher, astrologer, and client of mine) to talk about how she has been (and continues to) recover from a lifetime of trying to control other people’s opinions of her body.  This episode has so much laughter and so much depth, simultaneously. Veronica is incredibly vulnerable in sharing her truth-iest experiences...

Don't MISS this one! Yasmine Cheyenne joins the pod this week to help us heal as we walk some of our most challenging paths: self-forgiveness, people-pleasing, unhealthy relationships, and comparison. Yasmine helps us navigate the inevitability of the human experience: from how we can make certain choices to prevent ourselves from the suffering that stems from perfectionism, to the red flags that...