Aaron and Glenys were so excited to speak to Radical Dietitian, Lucy Aphramor. She discussed her journey from traditional dietitian to one who is trauma-informed and emphasizing self-care instead of health behaviors and her new passion, poetry. As a Radical Dietitian, she's focusing on deep roots of what causes judgement, war and shame. Her use of language is inspiring and we hope that you find Lucy's work as inspiring as we do.

http://lucyaphramor.com/dietitian/

http://lucyaphramor.com/poet/

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We welcome Bruce Sturgell to the podcast to discuss dressing plus size men. Bruce is the founder of Chubstr and has made it his work to help bring a voice to plus size mens fashion. Bruce talks about how he came to found the fashion and lifestyle website Chubstr and the recent advances in large mens' fashion. Bruce also discusses his new YouTube show SizedUp. Plus size fashion has had a strong female representation, and now Bruce is helping bring an additional perspective to the world of fashion. If you (or someone close to you) have been struggling to find mens' clothing that looks good and also fits, this episode is for you.

Show Notes:

Chubstr

Chubstr SizedUp

The Winston Box

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Let's face it: finding love is not easy, and it can feel even harder – maybe even impossible – when you're dating while plus-size in a fat-phobic world. That's why we asked psychotherapist and dating expert Krista Niles to talk with us about the challenges of plus-size dating in this episode of Dietitians Unplugged. Krista gave us the goods on everything: dating profile photos, body image issues, dealing with fat fetishists, weight stigma and fat acceptance stats in dating, first dates, the differences in straight and queer dating, and where and how to get help if you're struggling in the online dating world. If you're single and looking, we think this will soon become one of your favorite episodes!

Show notes:

Krista Niles Oakland Therapy

The Plus-Size Dating Starter Course

Curvy Cupid Course

Body Image Programs and Blogs recommended by Krista

Virgie Tovar: Babecamp

Vivienne McMaster: Be Your Own Beloved

Summer Innanen: You on Fire and Body Image Remix

Victoria Welsby: Bam Pow Life

Help with Eating

Dare to Eat Online Program with Glenys (starting Jan 8!)

Isabel Foxen Duke: Stop Fighting Food

Fat Positive Conferences

The Curvy Con

The Curvy Fashionista Style Expo

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Aaron and Glenys talk to their friend, dietitian Robyn Goldberg, about eating disorders and the progression people take to intuitive eating. We discuss learning to connect with body signals, finding satisfaction with food, the challenges of being in a larger body with an ED, the resistance of health care practitioners to Health at Every Size® and more in this informative episode.

Learn more about Robyn at her webiste: AskAboutFood.com

Follow Robyn on Instagram: @RobynGoldbergRDN

Glenys' online course that she mentions is availble for a January start at a low price now! Find out more about the Dare to Eat Online Program.

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Aaron and Glenys talk to Dr. Linda Bacon, professor, researcher, acclaimed international speaker, and author of the two best-selling books, Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight, (co-authored with Dr. Lucy Aphramor), and Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. Dr. Bacon is changing lives through her teaching, research, writing, and transformative workshops and seminars. In this episode, we talk about her experience teaching from a weight inclusive perspective, creating brave spaces, self-compassion, and building community.

www.lindabacon.org

www.lindabaconspeaks.com

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Aaron and Glenys spend some time talking to Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD about how she met her business partner Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC and how they started Be Nourished. We also discuss an amazing rant that Dana posted online a while back about how the influence of diet culture permeates our world and infiltrates the discussions of some of those who we look up to for influence and support in our journey to love wholeheartedly. Along with gems of knowledge about healthism and weigh inclusivity, Dana shares amazing advice for anyone who is going to start to add yoga into their self-care practice. You'll love this episode!

Show notes:

Find Dana and Be Nourished at http://www.benourished.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/benourishedpdx

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Aaron and Glenys talk to former The Biggest Loser contestant Kai Hibbard (season 3). Kai talks about her time on the show and her transformation from diet addict to anti-diet rebel and body positive advocate. She also tells us about how she learned how to advocate for herself with medical professionals in the face of an undiagnosed illness, her body positive inspirations, how anger is a fuel for activism, and her advice for TV networks looking to exploit fat people. Content Warning: discussion of weight loss in the first half of the show (all numbers have been bleeped). Show notes: Find Kai at https://reallykaihibbard.wordpress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaihibbard/ More about Aaron: www.bvmrd.com More about Glenys: www.daretonotdiet.com

Glenys and Aaron take some time to talk with Julie Duffy Dillon MS, RD, NCC, LDN, CEDRD and she shares her wealth of knowledge about a often misunderstood issue affecting 1 out of 10 women, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Julie is an expert in the field and has years of experience working with PCOS. She's seen first hand how the pursuit of weight loss has had such a damaging effect on women who struggle with PCOS, which is the leading cause of infertility. It's a challenging issue in which many women are at risk for developing eating disorders and Julie shares with us specific tools to help as well as discussing an exciting new online program she is launching this month. You won't want to miss this episode of Dietitians Unplugged.

Discussed in this episode:

PCOS Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCOSandFoodPeaceSupport/

Julie's Free PCOS Roadmap: PCOSandFoodPeace.com

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Aaron and Glenys talk with Isabel Foxen Duke about emotional eating, addiction, and yes, sex, in this fantastic episode of Dietitians Unplugged. Isabel is the creator of the free video training program Stop Fighting Food —a free video training program for women who want to "stop feeling crazy around food." After years of trying to overcome emotional eating, binge-eating and chronic weight-cycling through traditional and alternative approaches, Isabel discovered some radical new ways to get women over their "food issues" once and for all—not just by shifting the mindsets of individuals, but by challenging the dominant diet culture as a whole.

Discussed in this episode:

Marc David

Book: Calories and Corsets: A History of Dieting over 2000 Years

Stop Fighting Food Free Video Training Program

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How do we make spaces more welcoming to more bodies? What are the challenges of exercising while fat? Aaron and Glenys talk to one of their favorite fat activists, Ragen Chastain of the blog Dances with Fat, about how to make exercise more accommodating to more people of all sizes and abilities. She answers these questions and more, and tells us about her experience as a competitive dancer and how she decided to prepare for an Iron Man.

Resources discussed:

Body Positive Fitness Alliance Facebook page and website

Fit Fatties Facebook Page and Fit Fatties Forum

Also mentioned:

Glenys' Dare to Eat program starts June 19th! Click here to get the details - registration closes 6/16

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