The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

Full Plate by Abbie Attwood

Show • 184 episodes

Full Plate is a podcast about healing from diet culture, creating peace with food, reclaiming body autonomy and trust, and taking a weight-inclusive approach to our well-being.
Each week, Abbie interviews guests or answers listener questions that explore our relationship to food and our bodies.
Abbie is an anti-diet nutritionist with a master’s in nutrition and integrative health. She is also the founder and owner of Abbie Attwood Wellness, a virtual private practice dedicated to weight-inclusive care, food freedom, body image healing, and dismantling diet culture.
Find Full Plate on Instagram @fullplate.podcast
Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness
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The Science of Hunger: "Semi-Starvation" & the Honeymoon Phase of Dieting with Chris Sandel

Jul 28 • 58m

GLP-1s and Disordered Eating: What's Not Being Talked About with Dr. Rachel Millner

Jul 21 • 41m

Living with Chronic Illness: Why You Are More Than Your Body with Dr. Jennifer Caspari

Jul 14 • 1h 13m

When a Photo Ruins Your Day (and How to Heal from It)

Jul 7 • 15m

The Whiteness of Wellness, the Truth About Health, and Rewriting the Story of Our Bodies with Jessica Wilson, RD

Jun 30 • 1h 2m

The Allure of Empty: Intermittent Fasting, Disordered Eating, and Productivity Culture

Jun 23 • 42m

How Under-Eating Impacts Our Hormones and Long-Term Health with Dr. Nicola Sykes

Jun 16 • 26m

The Pressure to Perform: Body Image and ED Recovery in Female Athletes

Jun 9 • 1h 15m

Sex and Body Image: How to Get Out of Your Head and into Your Body with Fat-Positive Sex Therapist Noelle Benach

Jun 2 • 32m

Why We're Going to Be Okay: Desiree Adaway on Hope, Change, and Getting Better at Conflict

May 26 • 1h 6m

The Crunchy Wellness Spiral: Anxiety, Orthorexia, and the Pressure to Be the "Healthy One" with Anti-Diet Dietitian Leah Kern

May 19 • 34m

"There Is More to Life Than Hunger" + Exposing Diet Culture Through Fiction with Author Paulette Stout

May 12 • 1h 0m

Making Body Image "Less Gross" + Processing Overwhelming Feelings with Deb Schachter, Body Image Therapist

May 5 • 27m

Are We Anti-Protein, Anti-Health, and Anti-Vegetable Now?

Apr 28 • 40m

Cutting Carbs Is Not a Diabetes Treatment Plan with Dietitian & Diabetes Specialist Janice Dada

Apr 21 • 37m

#163: The Wisdom in Dissociation: When Leaving Your Body Is a Form of Protection with Monika Ostroff, LICSW, CEDS-S

Apr 14 • 1h 6m

#162: "I'm In Recovery In Every Sense of the Word": How Gender, Sobriety, Disordered Eating, and Chronic Illness Intersect with Recovery Coach Jo Walduck

Apr 7 • 40m

#161: The Myth of "Flattering": Clothing and Body Acceptance with Anti-Diet Personal Stylist Dacy Gillespie (Best Of)

Mar 31 • 1h 8m

#160: What Does It Really Take to Heal? [Abbie Interviewed on Self-Compassion, Health Anxiety, and Reclaiming Body Connection on The Feeling Lighter Podcast]

Mar 24 • 51m

#159: Ozempic, Body Peace, and Eating Disorder Recovery with Activist and Author Amanda Martinez Beck

Mar 17 • 42m

#158: "Body Image Touches Everything" with Body Image Researcher Dr. Charlotte Markey

Mar 10 • 47m

#157: Why You Feel Like You're Never Enough (And How to Change It) with Beatriz Albina, NP

Mar 3 • 54m

Neurodivergence, Perfectionism, and Eating Disorders

Feb 25 • 15m

#156: What Are Eating Disorders Really About? A Listener Shares Their Story

Feb 24 • 15m

#155: Healing with Chronic Pain: On Grief, Hyperactive Nervous Systems, and Reimagining Movement for All Bodies with DK Ciccone

Feb 17 • 38m

#154: Dating in Recovery: Navigating Diet Culture in Relationships

Feb 10 • 13m

#153: The Great Protein Debate and Nutrition Through Menopause with Dr. Jenn Huber, RD / ND

Feb 3 • 37m

#152: Life After Weight Loss Surgery, Finding True Self-Acceptance, and Healing from Over-Exercising with Kimberly Richardson

Jan 27 • 1h 5m

#151: The Weight We Inherit: Dieting and Disordered Eating as Intergenerational Trauma with Therapists Ashley Wilfore and Sarah Louer

Jan 20 • 56m

#150: Medical Care Without Weight Stigma with Size-Inclusive Physician, Dr. Mara Gordon

Jan 13 • 52m

#149: “Restriction Just Isn’t An Option Anymore”: Shira Rosenbluth on Being a Plus-Size Bride, Recovery in a Fat Body, and Harm Reduction with GLP-1s

Jan 6 • 54m

#148: Embodiment: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How We Come Home to Ourselves with Relational and Group Psychotherapist, Neathery Falchuk (Revisited)

Dec 30, 2024 • 1h 8m

#147: Health Anxiety, Coping with Uncertainty, and How Diet Culture Impacts Our Mental Health with Dr. Diana Gordon

Dec 23, 2024 • 1h 21m

#146: Dealing with Holiday Anxiety, Resting without Guilt, Responding to Food Judgement, and Setting Compassionate Boundaries

Dec 16, 2024 • 16m

#145: The Path from Fitness Influencer to Eating Disorder, and Finding Self-Worth Beyond the Body with Mary Jelkovsky (of @maryscupoftea)

Dec 9, 2024 • 53m

#144: Rethinking ARFID as Neurodivergence and Raising "Picky Eaters" with Kevin Green (of @kevindoesarfid)

Dec 2, 2024 • 1h 3m

#143: "What If I'm Just Uncomfortable Being Fat?" with Therapist Edie Stark and Fat Activist Sharon Maxwell (Part Two)

Nov 25, 2024 • 14m

#142: Is Ozempic the End of Body Liberation? (Reasons to Stay Hopeful) with Therapist Edie Stark and Fat Activist Sharon Maxwell

Nov 18, 2024 • 52m

#141: Processed Foods, Nutrition Misinformation, and the Elitism of Wellness with Shana Spence, RD (@thenutritiontea)

Nov 11, 2024 • 1h 3m

#140: On Election Anxiety, Body Image, and the Importance of Eating and Resting

Nov 4, 2024 • 12m

#139: Should We Really Eat As Much Candy As We Want?

Oct 28, 2024 • 12m

#138: There Is Strength In Letting Go with Nakeia Homer, Author of Habits for Healing

Oct 21, 2024 • 57m

#137: Childless Cat Ladies, Dating Culture, and Why Thinness Won't Save Us with Chrissy King

Oct 14, 2024 • 1h 3m

#136: Coping with Photos That Trigger Body Shame & Comparison

Oct 7, 2024 • 11m

#135: When Drinking Collides with Diet Culture, and Recovery Without Labels with Lael Atkinson

Sep 30, 2024 • 1h 0m

#134: Body Image as We Age: Navigating Perimenopause with Summer Innanen

Sep 23, 2024 • 49m

#133: Q&A on Food Addiction, Managing IBS Symptoms, and Celiac Disease

Sep 16, 2024 • 15m

#132: The Connection Between Perfectionism, Health Anxiety, and Orthorexia with Natalie Rose, Therapist & Coach

Sep 9, 2024 • 55m

#131: No Pain, All Gain: Redefining Fitness on Your Terms with Jenna Werner, RD

Aug 26, 2024 • 53m

#130: Let's Talk About...Emotional Eating and "Everything In Moderation" (Q&A Episode!)

Aug 19, 2024 • 9m

#129: No, You Can’t "Eat Your Way" to Diabetes with Erin Phillips, RD & Diabetes Specialist

Aug 12, 2024 • 1h 17m

#128: Losing the Weight of Other People's Opinions to Heal from Food and Body Shame with Veronica Perretti

Aug 5, 2024 • 1h 10m

#127: How We Find Our Way: Yasmine Cheyenne on Self-Forgiveness, Red Flags, and Comparison

Jul 29, 2024 • 55m

#126: This Sh*t Is Hard: Is Recovery Even Worth It?

Jul 22, 2024 • 9m

#125: We Can't Do This Alone: Body Grief, Recovery During Pregnancy, and Adult Friendships with Allyson Ford, MA, LPCC

Jul 15, 2024 • 52m

#124: Accidental Disordered Eating & Healing from the Binge-Restrict Cycle

Jul 8, 2024 • 1h 38m

#123: Dr. Whitney Trotter on Body Identity as an Athlete, Disordered Eating in BIPOC, & the Impact of Intergenerational Trauma

Jul 1, 2024 • 1h 9m

#122: Virginia Sole-Smith on Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture

Jun 24, 2024 • 1h 17m

#121: Belonging Versus Conforming: Your Body Is Not Your Forever Project with Savala Nolan

Jun 17, 2024 • 1h 24m

#120: Weight Loss, Self-Acceptance, & Reclaiming Movement

Jun 10, 2024 • 29m

#119: Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and Therapy Red Flags with Edie Stark, MSc LCSW

Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 18m

#118: How Diet Culture Impacts Your Career and Your Values with Rachel Garrett, Career & Leadership Coach

May 27, 2024 • 1h 4m

#117: The Truth About Weight-Loss Drugs: Q&A on GLP-1s with Ragen Chastain

May 13, 2024 • 5m

#116: "But Isn't Being Fat Bad for Your Health?": Unpacking Weight Science with Ragen Chastain

May 6, 2024 • 55m

#115: ADHD, Binge Eating, and Processed Foods with Becca King, RD

Apr 29, 2024 • 1h 4m

#114: Fat-Positive Parenting and Supporting Your Child's Body Image with Debbie Saroufim

Apr 22, 2024 • 15m

#113: We Don't Need to "Define a Waist" with Dacy Gillespie, Anti-Diet Personal Stylist

Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 5m

#112: When Religion and Diet Culture Collide with Leslie Schilling, RD

Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 1m

#111: All About Acid Reflux & Supporting Your Digestive System Without Restriction

Apr 1, 2024 • 9m

#110: From Weight-Loss Surgery Dietitian to Anti-Diet Dietitian with Kirsten Ackerman Morrison, RD

Mar 25, 2024 • 45m

#109: "Good for a Girl": Lauren Fleshman on Building a Better Future for Female Athletes

Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 8m

#108: Nourishing an Anti-Diet Pregnancy with Bri Custer

Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 20m

#107: Intermittent Fasting and Menopause

Mar 4, 2024 • 10m

#106: PCOS Without Shame: A Non-Diet & Trauma-Informed Approach with Kimmie Singh, RD

Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 4m

#105: Embodiment: How to Come Home to Yourself with Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP

Feb 19, 2024 • 1h 8m

#104: The Autism-Eating Disorder Connection and Understanding Healthism with Emma Green, PHD

Feb 12, 2024 • 1h 9m

#103: Meal Planning Is Pulling Me Back Into Restriction

Feb 5, 2024 • 10m

#102: "The Doubt Disorder": Overcoming OCD with Jenna Overbaugh, LPC

Jan 29, 2024 • 1h 6m

#101: The Epidemic of Disordered Eating & the Myth of Full Recovery with Cole Kazdin, Author of "What's Eating Us?"

Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 9m

#100: Debunking Myths About Hydration & Fast Food + Whether Body Checking is Ever Helpful

Jan 15, 2024 • 15m

#99: Overcoming Health Anxiety, Coping with Uncertainty, + How Food and Movement Impact Mental Health with Dr. Diana Gordon

Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 22m

#98: The Truth About Self-Love and Body Liberation with Chrissy King, Author of "The Body Liberation Project"

Jan 1, 2024 • 1h 12m

#97: Dr. Anita Johnston on Being a Highly Sensitive Person & How Authenticity Heals Us

Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 14m

#96: Disordered Eating in Runners: Carb-Phobia, Weight and Performance, and Learning to Be Happy Again

Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 12m

#95: The Truth About the Mediterranean Diet & How to Be Antiracist in Your Approach to Nutrition with Anjali Prasertong

Dec 4, 2023 • 1h 7m

#94: Food Won't "Fix" This: Safety, Community, & Belonging in a Trans Body

Nov 27, 2023 • 1h 22m

#93: BONUS: Surviving Diet Culture Over the Holidays

Nov 20, 2023 • 12m

#92: Shedding the Weight of Perfectionism & Dismantling Our Beliefs About Health with Dr. Lisa Folden

Nov 13, 2023 • 1h 12m

#91: Living with Chronic Illness in the Age of Wellness Culture

Nov 6, 2023 • 1h 27m

#90: How ED Treatment Fails BIPOC & the Impact of Intergenerational Trauma with Whitney Trotter, RD/RDN

Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 5m

#89: How Not to Lose Your Sh*T Over Halloween Candy

Oct 23, 2023 • 12m

#88: Building Diet Culture Resilience & Preventing Eating Disorders in Teens with Oona Hanson

Oct 16, 2023 • 1h 17m

#87: The Truth About Intermittent Fasting

Oct 9, 2023 • 50m

#86: From Conforming to Belonging: Your Body is Not Your Forever Project with Savala Nolan

Oct 2, 2023 • 1h 21m

#85: Grieving a Changing Body & Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Sep 25, 2023 • 14m

#84: Anxiety, Trauma, & How to Feel Safe in Our Bodies with Stephanie Mara Fox

Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 14m

#83: Our Mothers, Our Bodies, & Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture with Virginia Sole-Smith

Sep 11, 2023 • 1h 14m

(Revisited) #55: "Atypical Anorexia" and Weight Stigma in ED Treatment with Shira Rosenbluth

Sep 4, 2023 • 1h 7m

#82: Unintentional Under-Eating, Food Allergies, & Physical Therapy Exercises

Aug 28, 2023 • 25m

(Revisited) #52: The Connection Between ADHD and Disordered Eating with Aleta Storch, RD & Mental Health Counselor

Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 4m

(Revisited) #48: Introversion, Anxiety, and Disordered Eating with Dr. Colleen Reichmann

Aug 14, 2023 • 1h 10m

(Revisited) #46: The Messiness of Body Acceptance & Unlearning Negative Beliefs with Kristina Bruce

Aug 7, 2023 • 1h 8m

#81: How Do We Feel About Fitness Trackers?

Jul 31, 2023 • 11m

#80: The Fatal Flaws of Fitness Culture with Jonny Landels

Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 13m

#79: Partnership & Values in Healing from Diet Culture with Lauren Cadillac, RD @feelgooddietitian

Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 9m

#78: Over-Exercising, Orthorexia, and the Mental Toll of Restriction

Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 13m

#77: Can We Be "Addicted" To Sugar? (Revisited)

Jul 3, 2023 • 39m

#76: What's On My Plate: Food, Anxiety, & Big Moves!

Jun 26, 2023 • 37m

#75: Can Intentional Weight-Loss & ED Recovery Coexist? [+ The NEDA ChatBot] with Sharon Maxwell

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 12m

#74: Healing When Your Partner Is Still Paleo

Jun 12, 2023 • 39m

#73: "Healthy Is Not A Flavor" & How Intuitive Eating Can Fall Short with Clara Nosek, @yourdietitianbff

Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 18m

#72: The Pressure To Freeze Your Body In Time [Diet Culture & Aging] with Debra Benfield, RDN

May 29, 2023 • 1h 4m

#71: Taking Up Space & Managing Chronic Illness When Your Body Has Always Felt "Wrong"

May 22, 2023 • 1h 11m

#70: Ask Abbie: Social Media Boundaries, Protein Bars, and Almond Moms

May 15, 2023 • 34m

#69: Healing In Spite of Yourself & Raising Kids Who Trust Their Bodies with Dr. Rachel Millner, Eating Disorder Psychologist & Fat Activist

May 8, 2023 • 1h 5m

#68: How Wellness Culture Steals Our Well-Being with Christy Harrison, Author and Registered Dietitian

May 1, 2023 • 1h 3m

#67: Finding Your Authentic Self In Eating Disorder Recovery with Dr. Anita Johnston

Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 12m

#66: HUNGER: What It Is, What It Isn't, & How We Can Learn To Trust It

Apr 17, 2023 • 51m

#65: The Truth About Emotional Eating & How We Can Heal Through Internal Family Systems with Dr. Kim Daniels, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 7m

#64: Eating Disorders Don't Have A "Look" with Sharon Maxwell, Fat Activist and Mental Heath Advocate

Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 18m

#63: Supporting A Partner (Or Anyone) Through Recovery

Mar 27, 2023 • 53m

#62: When Self-Love Isn't Enough: How We Can Cultivate Joy & Freedom In Our Bodies with Chrissy King, Author of "The Body Liberation Project"

Mar 20, 2023 • 1h 11m

#61: Accidental Disordered Eating, the Binge-Restrict Cycle, and Ditching a Lifetime of Dieting

Mar 13, 2023 • 1h 36m

#60: Recovering When You Have a Food Budget and Meal Planning Without Diet Culture

Mar 6, 2023 • 41m

#59: Stress, Disease Management, and Medications in Endocrinology with Dr. Gregory Dodell, Endocrinologist

Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 1m

#58: Fat Phobia In Medical Diagnoses, Righteous Anger, and Reparenting Ourselves with Kelsie Jepsen, Fat Activist and Body Acceptance Coach

Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 26m

#57: Elimination Diets, Emotional Eating, and Orthorexia: Whole30 Part Two

Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 5m

#56: Body Shame and the Whiteness of Wellness with Jessica Wilson, Registered Dietitian and Author

Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 6m

#55: "Atypical" Anorexia and Weight Stigma in Eating Disorder Treatment with Shira Rosenbluth, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 4m

#54: The Truth About Whole30 (Part 1)

Jan 23, 2023 • 1h 9m

#53: Fitness, Food, & Body Image: How We Can Un-Complicate That Sh*t with Kira Onysko Jones, Non-Diet Personal Trainer

Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 12m

#52: ADHD and Disordered Eating Recovery with Aleta Storch, Anti-Diet Dietitian and Mental Health Counselor

Jan 9, 2023 • 1h 2m

#51: How to Avoid New Year's Diet Culture Traps [AKA: How Not to Panic-Diet!]

Jan 2, 2023 • 35m

#50: The Connection Between Body Image & Self-Worth with Summer Innanen

Dec 26, 2022 • 1h 3m

#49: Diet Talk: How To Navigate Body & Food Comments From Family & Friends

Dec 19, 2022 • 41m

#48: Eating Disorder Recovery, Infertility, & Fighting Diet Culture in Motherhood with Dr. Colleen Reichmann

Dec 12, 2022 • 1h 8m

#47: SUGAR: "Addiction", Cravings, & Making Peace With Sweets

Dec 5, 2022 • 40m

#46: Body Acceptance: Kristina Bruce on Unlearning Negative Beliefs & Finding Our Truth

Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 6m

#45: Holiday Q&A: Food Guilt, Over-Eating, and Mental Restriction

Nov 21, 2022 • 47m

#44: Satisfaction: The Secret Sauce of Food Freedom

Nov 14, 2022 • 51m

#43: Food Rule or Food Preference?

Nov 7, 2022 • 37m

#42: Is Anti-Diet Anti-Nutrition?

Oct 31, 2022 • 54m

#41: (Revisited) Will I keep gaining weight forever?

Oct 24, 2022 • 53m

#40: Yes, You Can Eat More Than Your Partner!

Oct 17, 2022 • 42m

#39: “It’s Not A Diet, It’s About Health”

Oct 10, 2022 • 53m

#38: Mindful Eating, Self-Acceptance & Elimination Diets with Dr. Alexis Conason, Author of "The Diet-Free Revolution"

Oct 3, 2022 • 47m

#37: No Diet, Now What? How To Eat Without The Rules

Sep 26, 2022 • 38m

#36: Why The F*ck Can’t We Feed Ourselves?!

Sep 19, 2022 • 39m

#35: Addiction, Sobriety, and Disordered Eating: An Interview With Abbie & Her Husband

Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 28m

#34: No Appetite, Now What? Navigating Eating When You Don’t Feel Hunger

Sep 5, 2022 • 57m

#33: Racism, Cultural Foods & Diet Culture with Dr. Kera Nyemb-Diop (@black.nutritionist)

Aug 29, 2022 • 43m

#32: Exercise! How to Approach it With an Anti-Diet Mindset

Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 5m

#31: Q&A - Handling “Diet & Exercise” Advice for a Medical Condition

Aug 15, 2022 • 35m

#30: Q&A - Diet Culture Boundaries & Getting Weighed at the Doctor’s Office

Aug 8, 2022 • 47m

#29: Q&A - Losing Weight, Cravings, & Fitness Goals

Aug 1, 2022 • 48m

#28: 3 Ways to Feel Better in Your Body Today

Jul 25, 2022 • 46m

#27: Q&A - All About Hunger

Jul 18, 2022 • 43m

#26: Let’s Talk About…Macros!

Jul 11, 2022 • 53m

Bonus Episode #1: Q&A - Nutrition in Intuitive Eating, Diabetes, & Emotional Eating

Jul 4, 2022 • 58m

#25: How Do I Stop My Emotional Eating?

Jun 27, 2022 • 48m

#24: How to Break a Food Rule

Jun 20, 2022 • 53m

#23: Handling Autoimmune Flares Without Diet Culture

Jun 13, 2022 • 43m

#22: Let's Talk About... Paleo!

Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 5m

#21: Raising Intuitive Eaters with Nicole Cruz

May 30, 2022 • 1h 5m

#20: What If a Certain Diet “Worked” For Me?

May 23, 2022 • 43m

#19: Things We Used to Believe (Part Two)

May 16, 2022 • 39m

#18: Things We Used to Believe (Part One)

May 9, 2022 • 54m

#17: 3 Things Keeping You Stuck In Diet Culture

May 2, 2022 • 55m

#16: Can I Lose Weight with Intuitive Eating?

Apr 25, 2022 • 50m

#15: Is Your “Lifestyle Change” Another Diet?

Apr 18, 2022 • 44m

#14: Body Acceptance Beyond the Thin Ideal with Kelsie Jepsen

Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 2m

#13: How to Set Boundaries (part 2)

Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 1m

#12: Let's talk about boundaries (part 1)

Mar 28, 2022 • 52m

#11: Special guest, food blogger Madeline Tague & her anti-diet journey

Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 5m

#10: What if anti-diet sounds extreme?

Mar 14, 2022 • 53m

#9: Will leaving diet culture bring me joy?

Mar 7, 2022 • 45m

#8: What is body grief?

Feb 28, 2022 • 57m

#7: Will I keep gaining weight forever?

Feb 21, 2022 • 49m

#6: How do I overcome my fear of weight gain?

Feb 14, 2022 • 49m

#5: What does it mean to be anti-diet?

Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 10m

#4: What is diet culture?

Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 9m

#3: Diane's Story

Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 9m

#2: Abbie's Story

Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 14m

#1: Welcome to Full Plate!

Jan 31, 2022 • 45m

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