Podcasts Meredith’s Been On

Food Psych – Episode 132

Episode: Diet-Culture Recovery, Body Trust^®, and Plus-Size Representation

Host: Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN

Summary:

In this episode of Christy’s podcast, we had a lovely discussion, covering topics such as:

• How my relationship to food and my body has changed over time
• How intuitive eating becomes intuitive living
• The importance of finding a Health at Every Size, fat-positive community
• The problem with diet culture and how it’s embedded within the medical community
• Giving ourselves space to feel our feelings

The Love, Food Podcast – Episode 102

Episode: Will I Ever Feel Free in My Body?

Host: Julie Duffy Dillon, RD

Summary:

In this episode, Julie and I talk about:

• How it’s common to be tempted to go back to dieting after starting a journey towards food and body peace (and how your previous work is not lost if this happens)
• My top tips for not being triggered by seeing yourself in photographs
• Feeling free in one’s body

The BodyLove Project with Jessi Haggerty – Episode 29

Episode: Building Resiliency and Grieving the Thin Ideal

Host: Jessi Haggerty

Summary:

In this episode (one of my first podcast appearances) Jessi and I talk about:

• How I came to this field
• What my work with plus-sized/fat folks looks like
• How I weave somatic approaches into my sessions
• The process of grieving the idea of one day being in an ideal body

Nutrition Matters – Episode 83

Host: Paige Smathers

Episode: Giving Up Dieting and Exploring Health at Every Size

Summary:

I was thrilled to chat with Paige on her podcast and talk about topics including:

• Dispelling myths about Health at Every Size
• Common questions that come up when discussing Health At Every Size (HAES)
• Letting go of dieting

The Meaningful Business Podcast – March 5, 2018

Host: Jo Casey

Episode: Having A Generous Plan For Your Body And Your Business

Summary:

This podcast was so much fun to do! I love Jo Casey’s work helping service-oriented business owners thrive and was thrilled to chat with her about:

• How we hold ourselves back in business because of our bodies
• How we can free ourselves (and each other) from fatphobia
• How our body image impacts our ability to show up in our businesses and how we can free ourselves from this pressure

Nurturing Habit – Episode 11

Host: Doña Bumgarner

Episode: Making Peace With Your Body

Summary:

I loved talking with my friend and colleague Doña Bumgarner about:

• Aiming for body respect and body trust before aiming for body acceptance and love
• How to reconnect to your body and learn to listen to it
• How we can learn to see beauty beyond thinness
• Grieving the thin ideal
• The power of pleasure

The audio on this episode is not the most stellar, but it does improve as the episode goes on and I really hope you’ll stick through it because we touch on sooooo much good stuff that I really think will be of value.

The Fat Lip – Episode 26

Host: Ash

Episode: You Have Qualities That Littleness Can Never Possess

Summary:

I’ve been a fan of The Fat Lip since it started and had been thinking a lot about the intersection between fat acceptance and Health At Every Size. I was honored to get to talk to Ash in this episode covering topics including:

• What the HAES paradigm actually promotes and why it’s so, so, so compatible with fat acceptance and activism
• Intuitive eating
• Joyful movement

Don’t Salt My Game – Episode 77

Host:  Laura Thomas

Episode: How to Heal Body Image

Summary:

I hold Laura Thomas in such high regard, and it was a true honor to be interviewed for her podcast Don’t Salt My Game. In this episode, we talk about:

• Reclaiming the word fat
• Body image and body acceptance
• Embodiment as a path to healing
• Rebuilding your relationship with yourself
• Internalized fatphobia
• Grieving the thin ideal