The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast

I had the opportunity to speak with Stefanie Michele , whose work I have been following for some time and who is one of these people with an amazing gift with words. She can put language to complex topics in a way that gets straight to the heart of the matter, and fits onto tiny Instagram squares! Her work is nuanced and touches on so many of the patterns I have witnessed time and time again, in m...

In this episode I speak with my former Centre for Mindful Eating board member colleague. This episode tackle a topic that I haven’t spoken much about before, here on the podcast, or elsewhere in my work. It is an important part of this work I think we often don’t get into much in eating disorder recovery. Maybe because most of us who are professionals in this space are nutrition professionals or t...

In this episode I speak with my friend and colleague Marcie Desmond. Marcie Desmond is a seasoned professional who worked as an executive manager for over 20 years in Technology and Management Consulting. She held positions as a Managing Partner, Chief Information Officer, and Vice President in both private and public organizations. She was known as a “fixer” and was brought in to build and/or ove...

It is my intention to get Season 5 of The Nourishment Podcast out to you over the coming weeks and months as I have so many juicy conversations to share with you! This week I am speaking to Zuzanna Gajowic. Zuzanna is a Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, first and only Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C) in Ireland with a profound dedication to supporting individu...

It is that time of year again, when food is plenty and the expectations are like so. I am bringing back this podcast episode I did a few year ago as I think it may be helpful again, right now. In a conversation I had with a client recently I found myself saying “ I don’t feel like the societal energy at this time of year matches natures rhythm of this time of year”. What I mean by that is, for tho...

In today’s podcast episode I am speaking with my Irish colleague Siobhan Hennelly about how we can support kids and young people to have a better relationship with their bodies. Siobhan is a primary school teacher, a nutritionist, and trained as personal trainer. She also has a masters degree in Psychology and specialist diploma in Eating Disorders. She is a mom of three, originally from Co. Galwa...

The final episode of Season 4 is here! Looking back it’s been a great season, I think, with some very informative guests covering a variety of topics. You can always got to this page to access all previous podcast episodes . This week I’m talking with my Irish colleague Niamh, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting in person at an event a few years ago. Niamh is incredibly articulate and also a r...

Pam Goodman is an Eating Disorder and Addiction Specialist FDAP/UK/RN She is a dedicated and compassionate Recovery Advocate with a profound personal journey through her own Eating disorder. Over the years, she has truly realised her passion and the potential to free individuals from the constant battel that is called Emotional /Binge Eating and Bulimia. Pam has worked in this field for over 30 ye...

There is a new podcast episode up! I am aware that the pace of producing new podcsats is so much slower than before, but I am still pretty determined to keep this project going so I hope you will stay with me. This episode is a gem, filled with a lot to chew on (pun intended). I feel grateful to be calling Vania both a friend, and a colleague. Enjoy this conversation we had exploring the topic of...

I am back with a new episode of The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast after a hiatus. I didn’t necessarily plan to take a break in the middle of season, and since this is a self produced podcast, I decided to follow my own lead and take a decent break over the Christmas period. December was a bit hectic and looking back was starting to feel a little bit frayed around the edges, so stepping aside for a...

Megrette Fletcher (She/Her) is a registered dietitian, diabetes care and education specialist, public speaker, and author. She is a mindful eating leader and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating and InclusiveDiabetesCare.com, a continuing education company for professionals working to improve inclusion and health equity in diabetes care. Her focus on decreasing stigma fuels her passion for...

In today’s solo episode I share the practice of “When/Then”, which is a tool of exploring how your current thought process may be keeping you from living in the present moment. Do you find yourself thinking; “When I have lost (x) weight, then I will do (insert what you are currently putting off due to your weight)? Or perhaps you’re not putting off things you want to do, but your sense of happines...

Michelle O’ Gorman is a Wexford native and a Master's Practitioner in Eating Disorders. She offers therapy for those struggling with poor body image, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and disordered eating. She has a unique insight into eating disorders, having first-hand experience, and her own journey brought her on the passionate road to helping others. She has over 15 years of experience working...

This is the second part of my conversation with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas. You can find the first part of it here , where we spent much of our time listening to his journey with food and nutrition, both personally and then how he trained in the field of first nutritional science and then on to neuroscience. The first episode with Dr Miguel has been really popular. Perhaps because he is fairly well...

This week’s podcast is a part one of a two part interview with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, whom is such a wonderful multifaceted human being. Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, known affectionately as "The Creative Scientist," is a distinguished clinical neuroscientist and nutrition researcher in the UK. His expertise centres on the intricate gut-brain connection, drawing on a rich, real-world scientific fou...

The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast is back. A little bit of a break that I had not anticipated, but here we are with the first episode of Season 4 (!) As someone who don’t consider myself very consistent, I am so happy that this podcast project is now entering in to the second year of production, and I hope that you are enjoying it so far. Please feel free to share it with anyone you think may benef...

I am back with another solo episode this week to conclude Season 3. I am using this episode as a way to reflect on almost thirty episodes posted and one year of podcasting. I couldn’t remember when I actually posted the very first episode of The Joyful Nourishment Podcast, but turns out it was on Aug 25th, 2023. So that means we are very close to the one year anniversary(!) In this episode I refle...

This week I speak with my friend Mirin Mooney who is just such a delightful person. Mirin Mooney is a mental health coach and mentor. Having struggled with her mental health in the form of depression, self-harm, and bulimia, and finding that traditional treatments were ineffective she has dedicated the past decade to travelling the world and learning from different cultures and their approaches to...

In this episode I explore breaking up with the Scales. I know it isn’t as easy as it sounds… Diet Culture teaches us that our worth is tied to our weight, and weekly or even daily weighing is a big part of dieting, disordered eating and in eating disorders. Letting go of the Scales is not easy work, but it is often worth it if when you are on a path of recovery and want to have peace with food, ea...

In this episode I speak with Registered Dietitian Vincci Tsui about a wide range of themes as it relates to food, nutrition and health. Vincci Tsui (she/her) is a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor based in Mohkíntsis/Guts’its’i/Wîchîspa, or what is now known as Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences from McGill University,...

Being in our bodies can be hard. And being kind to our selves when life is challenging can be difficult. In today’s podcast episode I want to share with you a Body Scan meditation practice that focuses on sending kindness to our body. I am aware that this may not be an easy practice, but I encourage you to give it a listen all the same. With a Body Scan practice the emphasis is on being comfortabl...

In this week’s episode I speak with Canadian Dr Michelle Tubman about her personal and professional move from coaching for weight loss, to instead offering weight inclusive care. Body acceptance advocate Dr. Michelle Tubman is the founder of Wayza Health and host of the popular podcast Thrive Beyond Size. Her coaching programs are designed to liberate women from the dangerous diet culture dominati...

This week’s episode is a real gem, if I do say so myself. If you are someone who struggles with body image then this episode is for you. And if you know someone who might benefit from this week’s episode, please feel free to share it with them too. Anna Strickland is an empowerment coach, photographer and circus expert with a strong focus on social justice. She finds creative solutions to help peo...

This week I am back with a solo episode were I will be exploring Food Rules. What is a “food rule”? Well it could be a lot of things. But basically it is anything that tells you what to eat, how much and when. Calorie counting. Are there benefits of having food rules? Yes for sure. There are reasons we feel drawn to them. I explore this in this episode. Where do we learn these food rules? And are...

I am delighted to be back to you with an episode that really centers the male experience around food, eating, weight, dieting and body image. I hope you will enjoy this episode that I had with Jonny Landels as much as I did. We don’t talk about enough how disordered eating and body image issues show up for men, which is why I feel this is a very valuable conversation to have had and to have the op...