Unpopular Opinion with Marina Payne APD

The start of this episode sheds some light on emotional eating and how the root problem may not be emotional at all. I then have a very interesting conversation with a friend of mine, Anna Craw, who shares her experience with body image, self-confidence and weight bias. ENJOY!

It’s finally here! The episode about intuitive eating (IE) has arrived! Hopefully this episode gives some clarification on what IE actually is and the benefits that are likely to result from adopting this approach. I also get to speak to Madi West, a friend of mine, research nutritionist and advocate for IE. She shares her journey to adopting IE and we discuss its fundamental concepts. ENJOY!

This mini episode is all about making peace with food and allowing all foods to be on a moral level playing field. I also answer some of your questions around weight, dieting and health. ENJOY!

This episode is all about Body Respect! I speak about the importance of taking care of and nourishing your body, EVEN if you don’t like it right now. I also have a really amazing chat with a friend of mine, Shradha Bhatia, who shares her experience with diet culture and her journey to body respect. ENJOY!

THIS IS A MAJOR EPISODE! I speak about the roots of fatphobia and explain how size discrimination is in fact a social justice issue. My sister, Angela Payne, also joins me to discuss how body size (among other beauty ideals) and diet culture entwine with feminism. We are asking the tough questions and want this episode to start or continue this important conversation. Instagram accounts to follow: yrfatfriend, stephanieyeboah, iweigh, nicolebyer, tessholliday, ashleygraham, roxanegay, florencegiven, bodzilla and virgietovar. ALSO I highly recommend reading Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison, the book that efficiently educated me on the roots of fatphobia. ENJOY!

This episode is really looking into the benefits of exercise/physical activity/movement regardless of weight and how using it solely to alter appearance, as a weight control tool and as a compensatory behaviour for eating is to our detriment. I chat to a friend of mine, Alycia Maher, who is a sports lover, fitness enthusiast and challenge seeker! Alycia’s changing relationship with food and body on the background of her love for exercise was really interesting to hear. ENJOY!

This episode is all about the binge-restrict cycle and how we may perceive the uncontrollable drive to eat as being a "food addiction".  I also talk about the concept of the "Restriction Pendulum" and have the most open, honest and raw conversation with one of my closest friends, Tara Hillier, who shares her tumultuous relationship with her body and therefore food and exercise. ENJOY!

In this episode I discuss dieting and the pursuit of weight loss. I define disordered eating and the harms this behaviour has on health and I also speak about my own experience with diet culture, the diet mentality and body image from childhood to my early 20's. ENJOY!

It's time I talk about what the Health At Every Size paradigm actually means and its application in a healthcare setting! It's definitely worth a listen because it will hopefully clear up any negative misconceptions around this paradigm. I also have a very personal and powerful chat to another good friend of mine, Emily Craw, who shares her experience with weight stigma and weight bias in a healthcare setting. Oh and YEP diet culture continues to be a running theme. ENJOY! Health at Every Size is a trademark of the Association for Size Diversity and Health and used with permission.

This episode explains how weight regulation isn't powered by willpower and determination, contrary to popular belief. I uncover the key biological mechanisms that silently work away to keep us at our healthy weight and I explain an important weight regulation concept called "The Set Point Theory".  I have another guest and good friend of mine on this episode, Murraya Lane, who shares her experience with diet culture and her thoughts on weight control. ENJOY!