What The Actual Fork Podcast

Elizabeth Davenport co-owns a thriving nutrition private practice in the Washington, DC metro area where she treats individuals with eating disorders and families seeking support in feeding their children. She's also the co-creator of Sunny Side Up Nutrition, a blog and podcast that supports parents in raising children in diet free homes. And PS her resources are AMAZING. This week we talk about h...

This week we're bringing you a solo episode to share some love with our WTAF fam and discuss Sam's real life run in with a fatphobic doctor, how to know if social media is doing more harm than good, and the BEST thing you can do to improve your experience on social media platforms. Listen to more podcasts like this:  https://wavepodcastnetwork.com If you want to take ownership of your health, toda...

Gabrielle Giuliano, MS, RD is a Certified Intuitive Eating registered dietitian. She began her career in clinical dietetics with a focus in oncology, and now works in regulatory affairs in the food industry. She is also the creator of Happy Eating RD, a blog where she discusses intuitive eating, food marketing and diet culture while exploring relationships with food.  We talk about:  WTAF is a pro...

McCall Dempsey, founder of Southern Smash, is an eating disorder survivor and passionate recovery advocate. After a 15-year battle, McCall sought treatment in December 2010. Since then she has made eating disorder awareness and prevention her life's work and passion. McCall travels the country, sharing her story of hope and healing with audiences everywhere. We talk about how kids are introduced t...

Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save dough by eating veggies. She's also the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget Cookbook, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. Toni's work has been profiled by NPR, NBC News, Parade Magazine, and she's a regular presence on local and national morning shows across the c...

This week we're bringing you a solo episode to share more about our personal journeys. **Trigger warning- we do discuss disordered eating behaviors, so if that is triggering to you, please skip this one!** Our intention in sharing this is to hopefully stop even one person from walking down this path. We talk about the disordered college days, why people engage in disordered eating, and how to make...

Elaina Efird, RDN, CD, CEDRD, CSSD is a registered dietitian, certified eating disorder dietitian and board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Elaina has started using social media as a platform to break stigma with eating disorders and educate people on the toxic cycle diet culture promotes. She loves to travel both nationally and internationally, any chance she gets, and to experience the...

Justin is a passionate multi-hyphenate, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker, recently in the cast of Broadway's Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. He owns and runs a six-figure headshot photography studio in New York City, Jshoots, and is an Authenticity & Personal Brand Strategist and content creator with a diverse roster of clients and a following of over 215k across multiple social platforms.    As a co...

Bestselling Author Brooke Heberling is unapologetically changing the way many people look at people who suffer from eating disorders, addiction, and mental illness through raw and real storytelling. Her debut novel Protecting Her Peace is bound to be passed from person to person as its wisdom and love are exactly what those who suffer in silence need to step into the light. Brooke's words will see...

Dr. Katelyn Baker is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology who specializes in Eating Disorders, Women's Issues, & Self-esteem. She is a self love influencer reaching over 406K followers on TikTok and sharing messages that she says she wishes she could have heard when she was younger. Together we talk about how to support family members with eating disorders, why your body is the least important thing ab...

We have on the co-hosts of Diet Starts Tomorrow! Remy Kassimir is a stand up comedian, actor, and host of Betches Media's "Diet Starts Tomorrow" Podcast and the Cosmopolitan Sexcellence award winning comedy & sex podcast, "How C*m?" which she started in order to have her first orgasm (and has now inspired thousands of people globally to have their own!). "Saturday Night Live" cast member Marcello...

After dancing for 20 years, studying Exercise Science in undergrad, being beat up by diet culture, and eventually falling into compulsive exercise and disordered eating, Maya sought to create something to help women flourish. During Maya's Master of Public Health Program, she created a workout program, Raise The Barre! This addressed how women are under immense pressure to maintain a certain body...

Sarah Williams received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama, completed her DI with priority nutrition care distance dietetic Internship, and is currently halfway through her masters degree. She's been an RD for a little over a year and has worked a little bit in clinical nutrition at a local hospital in New Mexico, but has mostly been working in social media since my undergradu...

If you guys don't know who this is yet, we are happy to introduce her! Brittani Lancaster is a body confidence and self love influencer who gained a following through viral TikTok videos about her eating disorder recovery. Her entire brand revolves around her motto 'Balance is Key'. She promotes body confidence, eating disorder recovery, positive mindsets, and healthy body image. Brittani is best...

Alli & Shan have been in the nutrition field for over a decade. Combined they have experience in the world of pediatrics, maternal fetal medicine, outpatient counseling, lactation education, functional nutrition and wellness. In recent years, they have become moms, with 5 children between them both. They married their past nutrition experience with lessons learned through motherhood. They aim to p...

William Hornby is at the forefront of raising awareness for men with eating disorders with his advocacy on social media. He speaks publicly on advocacy, mental health, and eating disorder recovery. He travels around the world both in person and virtually giving workshops and presentations on "The Power of Becoming the Advocate You Needed". He is the recipient of the William Donald Schaefer Helping...

Dr. Kim Daniels is an Emotional Eating coach with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology who's been working with women who struggle with eating disorders and disordered eating for over 20 years. She's also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and is the host of the Emotional Eating and Everything Else Podcast. Dr. Daniels combines Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intuitive Eating approaches t...

Guys you'll want to buckle up for this one. When we say unhinged, we mean it… We talk about how illness is worse with a baby, why kids never stop crying, and testicle shots. If that lineup doesn't get you intrigued, we don't know what will! Find us in IG @whattheactualforkpod. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

This week on the pod we have an amazing repeat guest, Danielle Pascente. Danielle is a badass fitness trainer, ex fitness model, and brand new mom! She was one of the first guests on the pod in season 1 and if you know her, you know she's real and loves to move! That being said, it's unsurprising that we talk about postpartum exercise, what postpartum is REALLY like, and how priorities change with...

We've all heard that we're supposed to "bounce back" after having a baby. Well, we're here to say that's forking ridiculous. This is a solo episode all about postpartum body image and our WTAF moments associated with it. We also talk about exactly why you shouldn't comment on people's bodies and share real life stories of our run-ins with unsolicited "compliments". This episode will have you laugh...

Sarah & Becca are dietitians based in Toronto. While completing their Master's in Nutrition Communication they uncovered their shared love for true crime. From there, the Unsavory podcast was born. In their show, they discuss crime and scandal in the food industry using an evidence-based lens. This episode is unlike any others. We all talk about our recent WTAF moments, unsavory moments in diet cu...

Talia Koren is the founder of Workweek Lunch, a blog and digital meal plan subscription that helps thousands of people all over the world master meal prep. Additionally, she is the author of the Workweek Lunch Cookbook which includes 60 approachable and delicious recipes that are designed to be prepped and stored. Talia is a self-taught home cook and she started WWL in 2016 to teach her peers how...

SURPRISE! It turns out we can't stay away for long, we missed you too much! This episode is *timely* and overdue! Listen to us cover current events and explain more than a 3 min TikTok allows, what it's like to share your message on social media, and more!! Find us on IG @whattheactualforkpod  Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Kira Onysko is a certified personal trainer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. She entered the fitness world during the days when skinny teas and bikini competitors dominated social media. Because of that, she spent several years never feeling satisfied with her body, chasing the workout and eating habits of what she thought were her "healthy" role models, and as a result, develo...

This week on the pod we have the AMAZING Molly Forbes! Molly Forbes is a journalist, campaigner and non-profit founder. She's the author of the book Body Happy Kids, how to help children and teens love the skin they're in, and the founding Director of The Body Happy Organization CIC, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting positive body image in children. Molly shares such valuable tips in this...