50 Shades of Food & Nutrition

Isa Robinson
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When it comes to food & nutrition nothing is as black or white as it seems. In the 50 shades of food & nutrition podcast, registered associate nutritionist (ANutr) Isa Robinson interviews experts and just downright legends to get at the nuances, the cracks and crannies, and shades of grey when it comes to what it means to be “healthy”. Disclaimer - it doesn’t have to involve a life of rice cakes and spirulina. If you’re working to cultivate a “healthier” relationship to food & body, make peace with your plate, fight diet culture and explore the realms of intuitive eating, this ones for you!

Episodes

  1. 06/15/2021

    When Healthy Eats Goes Too Far With Mimi Cole

    That's a wrap for season 1 of the 50 Shades of Food & Nutrition Podcast 🍪 Thank you SO much for listening to the 11 episodes, and if you haven't listened yet, please do go back and listen to them all 💟 Please make sure to give us a 5 star review and any feedback too 🌟 Huge thank you to Mimi for joining me for the final episode of season 1 🌼 In this episode we cover: ✨ Shifting the conversation in EDs, disordered eating, and OCD ✨ What is Orthorexia? The signs + symptoms ✨ Food trends ✨ The line between disordered eating + “healthy eating” ✨ Connection + quality of life ✨ Food exposure ✨ Sitting with discomfort More from Mimi Instagram @the.lovelybecoming Website Orthorexia + OCD course The Lovely Becoming Podcast More from Isa Robinson Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Book an appointment for nutrition counselling Extra resources Instagram use + Orthorexia Nervosa symptoms - research paper by Turner, P., & Lefevre, C. Beauty Myth book by Naomi Wolf Blog: Diet Culture

    53 min

  2. 06/08/2021

    Intuitive Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery With Jess Rann

    Thank you so much for tuning into this weeks episode. Do make sure to leave a 5 star rating if you enjoyed 🌟 It was a pleasure to be joined by a member of the team, thank you Jess! You can inquire about working 1-1 with Jess here ✨ In this episode, we cover: 🌸 Jess’ career journey to date 💐 Weight & health, diet culture, and the thin ideal 🌸 Body privilege & discomfort 💐 COVID-19 & mental health services 🌸 The harm of government rhetoric's & social media 💐 Intuitive Eating & ED recovery 🌸 The importance of carbohydrates in ED recovery 🥯 💐 Satisfaction & pleasure 🌸 Coping with fullness & taking care of yourself 💗 💐 Reclaiming movement More from Jess Instagram Website More from Isa Robinson Find me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? enquire on our website Mentions London Centre for Intuitive Eating - @laurathomasphd & team. Check out ep 2 of the pod where I chat to Laura all about diet culture 🎙 📚 The Rooted Project - Helen West & Rosie Saunt. “Is Butter a Carb?” is a go-to resource all about nutrition Lindo Bacon Vicky Bellman - ep 4 all about body image Extra resources & reading DSMG podcast ep w/ Lindo Bacon - "Challenging the assumptions of the weight-normative approach" 📚 Health At Every Size book by Lindo Bacon 📕 Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch What is HAES? Read our blog. Intuitive movement - read our blog.

    1h 8m

  3. 06/01/2021

    In Control Or Over Controlled? With Dr Ian Wootton

    Thanks for much for tuning into this weeks episode 🥰 And a big thanks to Dr Ian Wootton for joining me to chat all things control 💫 In this episode we covered: ✨ Over & under control ✨ Culture & control ✨ Social signals in different sides of control ✨ Ways that COVID-19 lockdown praised over control ✨ The bell shaped curve of control & psychological well being ✨ The importance of fun in food & movement ✨ DBT vs RO DBT ✨ Eating disorders and disordered eating & RO DBT ✨ How to start becoming “unstuck” More from Ian Website - Flexible Mind Psychology for 1:1 consultations & training More from Isa Robinson Nutrition 💟Book an appointment with Isa or Jess! Support for eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, and so much more  Instagram Read our blogs Extra resources Read some more about RO DBT All podcasts & videos about RO DBT Book: The Skills Training Manual for RO DBT {for clinicians}

    48 min

  4. 05/25/2021

    Be a Food Realist, Not a Perfectionist! With Maeve Hanan

    Thank you so much for tuning into another episode, and I hope you enjoyed listening to the brilliant Maeve Hanan, RD!  And another huge thank you to Bimuno. Use the code "shades20" for 20% off your order ✨ In this episode we covered: 🌠  The importance of nutrition communication 🌠  Food realism vs perfectionism  🌠 The fear of weight gain 🌠 Why the healthiest choice isn’t always the most nutritious choice 🌠 It’s all about the long game - why all types of health matter 🌠 Debunking common myths about detoxes, gluten, dairy, and food intolerance tests 🌠 Maeve’s top tips for everyday gentle nutrition More from Maeve Instagram @dietitcallyspeaking Your No-Nonsense Guide to Eating Well book! Website - including 100s of blogs debunking online claims Facebook page & Twitter Nutrimote Instagram @nutrimote More from Isa Robinson Find me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? Enquire on our website Extra reading & resources Introduction to gluten & should you cut it out? On Maeve’s blog 10 myths about dairy debunked on Maeve’s blog What’s the harm with fad diets? Maeve’s blog Maeve’s top tips for eating well, on The Food Medic’s blog What’s the low FODMAP diet & do I need to do it? What does “detoxification” actually mean? Out blog post Our blog on calorie counting Are food intolerance tests legit? Check out my Instagram post here

    1h 2m

  5. 05/18/2021

    Calling Time on Screen Time With Dr Aric Sigman

    Another huge thank you to Revive Active & their Mastermind supplement for supporting this episode 💟 Make sure to check out the “isa10” for a discount on your first order. This supplement contains omega-3, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and choline, which may be appropriate for those following a plant-based diet ✨ Thank you so much for tuning into this episode all about screen time with Dr Aric Sigman, I hope you enjoyed listening! 🙏 I apologise for the sound gaps in this episode, there were some tech difficulties. But I do believe the episode would have been a powerful listen ✨ In this episode, we spoke about: 🌟 What is excessive screen time?  🌟 What free screen time means for mental health, brain health, and body image 🌟 How much free screen time should we even have in a day? 🌟 Children and teens, and non-school screen time impact on development & IQ 🌟 Genetic predispositions play a huge role in mental health, and environment can amplify this 🌟 How the social determinants of health affect screen time use 🌟 By 85 years old, our recreational screen time equals 20 years! 🌟 How social media links with self-comparison & cultural standards of beauty/attractiveness  🌟 Diet culture & weight stigma More from Dr Sigman Dr Sigman website LinkedIn The Body Wars book Remotely Controlled: How Television is Damaging Our Lives book More from Isa Robinson Find me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? Enquire on our website Looking for support with any of the topics covered? Enquire at the Isa Robinson Nutrition clinic Beat UK have great resources & guides Extra reading & resources What are the social determinants of health? Check out our blog Bigorexia/muscle dysmorphia blog Blog all about weight stigma Blog all about what diet culture actually is A short breakdown of social media & body image on BPS DSMG pod episode w/ Dr Amy Slater, How Social Media Impacts Our Body Image Studies & publications mentioned Link to PDFs for clinicians & parents all about screen time

    42 min

  6. 05/11/2021

    Stress & IBS With Dr Sula Windgassen

    Thank you so much for listening to this weeks episode with Dr Sula Windgassen! Another huge thank you to Symprove for their support with this episode. Make to use the code "SHADES50" for 15% off your first order 💫 In this episode we spoke about: 💫 How physical health conditions present mental symptoms 💫 The placebo and the nocebo effect 💫 How our perceptions have a physiological response 💫 What actually is IBS? 💫 Biopsychosocial factors in IBS 💫 The digestive system 💫 How under fuelling affects the digestive health 💫 How anxiety & stress around food impacts bowel function ft gluten 💫 Symptom focusing 💫 How to identify deep concerns about symptoms & Sula’s starting tips to explore these 💫 Stress-management tools & mindfulness 💫 Why self-kindness is important for helping suffering More from Sula Instagram @the_health_psychologist_ Sula’s writing on Medium Website More from Isa Robinson Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 1:1 nutrition counselling? Enquire here Studies mentioned IBS RCT as part of Sula’s PhD Perceived sugar intake vs actual intake study plus a full breakdown in this blog Predictive factors for IBS 2013 study Resources and extra reading Marci Evans EDs & GI symptoms summary How to start meditation & mindfulness, Mindful Coping tools for physical response to stress 426 breathing Box breathing (YouTube) Progressive muscle relaxation (YouTube)

    1h 13m

  7. 05/04/2021

    Diet Culture Doesn’t Get to Own Vegetables! With Paige Smathers

    Another huge thank you to Rubies in the Rubble for supporting this episode. Make sure to check out their website to see their amazing range of products w/ a purpose & use the code "50shades" for 20% off your first order! Check out their Instagram too ✨ Thank you so much for listening to this episode with Paige Smathers, RDN! Today we spoke about: ✨ Why connection is so important in food and body image help, and in everyday life ✨ How Paige got into dietetics and how it fits into her personal qualities ✨ How an intuitive approach fits into business: what feels best? ✨ Social media can confuse the Intuitive Eating message - you can still eat veggies & nuance matters! ✨ Reclaiming your authority around both food and social media is important ✨ Making peace with ALL food is important… Cookies, donuts and Brussel sprouts, raspberries - take away that power of them being “superfoods” ✨ What is positive nutrition? ✨ Talking about nutrition as a nutrition professional isn’t taboo - it’s nuanced! More from Paige Paige’s podcast, Nutrition Matters {Or search on Spotify} Instagram @paigesmathersrd Facebook Paige’s website Nutrition Matters podcast episode w/ Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch {Or ep #179 on Spotify} More from Isa Robinson Find me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? Enquire on our website Extra reading & resources What is pseudo dieting and why is it harmful? Our blog Nuance matters: Intuitive Eating myths debunked blog Nuance w/ the IE principles matters: You can eat when you’re not hungry blog by Christy Harrison

    1h 8m

  8. 04/27/2021

    What is Body Image Healing? With Vicky Bellman

    Thank you so much for tuning into this weeks episode of the 50 Shades of Food & Nutrition podcast! A huge thank you to our sponsor Organico Candles🌟 Make sure to check out the website & Natalie's Instagram I hope you enjoyed listening to Vicky's expertise & insight... In this episode we covered: ✨Not feeling at home in your body ✨How this culture oppressive and is hostile to many bodies ✨What is body image, and what then is body image healing? ✨World systems that oppress certain bodies ✨Why self compassion is so much deeper than social media suggests ✨Medicalised weight stigma + mental health professional weight stigma ✨The idea that “worries” are hot potatoes, and therapy helps build oven mitts ✨What actually is Health At Every Size ® ? ✨And Vicky’s starter tips to cultivating self-compassion + embodiment Make sure to follow to never miss an episode 🌟 And another huge thank you to Organica candles More from Vicky Instagram @concentriccounselling Instagram @a.modern.practice Vicky’s website More from Isa Robinson Find me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? Enquire on our website Extra reading & resources Vicky’s beginner guide to developing body acceptance How self-compassion is a tool in finding peace with food - our blog What is positive body image? Blog Why weight bias hurts everyone by Christy Harrison, includes link to pod w/ Fiona Sutherland DSMG pod episode w/ Ashlee Bennett: How to start building positive body image Kristen Neff’s book Self-Compassion Kristen Neff’s free self-compassion exercises

    58 min

  9. 04/20/2021

    The New, New Normal With Kaysha Thomas

    Thank you so much for tuning into this week's episode all about lockdown easing & how you can be gentle with yourself in this “new, new normal” 💓 CW: This episode discusses eating disorder & disordered eating behaviour references - all in the hope to help you ease out of lockdown. Another huge thank you to Linwoods for sponsoring today's episode. Check out their huge range on their website or find them in the aisles of their many stockists. Big thanks to Kaysha for sharing all her wisdom!  In this episode we covered: ✨ Variety is the spice of life! In all areas ✨ Social eating & restaurants ✨ How those with eating disorders & disordered eating were impacted in COVID-19 ✨ Food insecurity ✨ Exercise & body concerns ✨ Family dynamics ✨ Diet culture & COVID-19 ✨ Body change is normal ✨ Exit strategies for social situations ✨ Refresh your wardrobe ✨ Navigating returning to the gym & signs that movement is too much for you ✨ The importance of resting More from Kaysha Instagram @kayshathomas Website  Blog More from Isa Instagram Looking for 1:1 support for eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, or any other support through a non-diet, compassionate lens? Enquire here Extra reading & resources Reach out for support from Beating Eating Disorders (Beat) Kaysha & Isa on binge eating disorder & self-compassion - IG live Anti Diet Riot Club free event in May! Are you worried about lockdown weight gain? Read my IG post Our blogs: Intuitive movement part 1 & part 2 Alissa Rumsey blog: Diet talk Joyful movement accounts: @tallyrye @missfitsworkout  Beat UK's tips on eating out - IG post @wellwitholi tips on dealing with weight gain in recovery - IG post @nutritionari tips for dining out with friends during recovery - IG post Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia by Sabrina Strings book 2 books to start ditching dieting: Just Eat It by Laura Thomas PhD & Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

    54 min

  10. 04/13/2021

    The DL on Ditching Diet Culture With Laura Thomas PhD

    Thank you so much for listening to this episode with the wonderful Laura Thomas! Another huge thank you to our sponsor, Daye Tampons. Use the code "Shades5" to get £5 off your first box when you subscribe! 💫 In this episode we covered: 🎇 What is body affirming care? And what’s the need for weight-inclusive healthcare? 🎇 What actually is Intuitive Eating? Plus how Laura became a non-diet nutritionist 🎇 How diet culture is normalised 🎇 How the fight against diet culture doesn’t end with calling out influencers, and all the systems of oppression that underpin it (and why we need to be angry with those) 🎇 What social media gets wrong about the Body Positivity movement 🎇 A sneak peak into some activities in Laura’s new book How to Just Eat It More from Laura Instagram @laurathomasphd London Centre for Intuitive Eating Instagram @intuitiveeatingldn How to Just Eat It - Laura’s new book Just Eat It - Laura’s 1st book LCIE's weight-inclusive guides for health concerns {e.g. PCOS, IBS, fertility} Don’t Salt My Game podcast w/ 120+ episodes! Or search on Spotify More from Isa Robinson  Instagram @isarobinsonnutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? Enquire on our website Resources and people mentioned Sabrina Strings book The Racial Origins of Fatphobia: Fearing the Black Body Check out our blog about diet culture @antidietriotclub Happy Fat book by @sofiehagendk Fattily Ever After book by @stephanieyeboah Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life book by @mskelseymiller What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat book by @yrfatfriend Why I've Chosen Body Liberation Over Self Love blog @themilitantbaker

    56 min

  11. 04/06/2021

    What Even is Intuitive Eating? With Evelyn Tribole

    In the very first ever episode of the 50 Shades of Nutrition podcast, I’m joined by the co-founder of Intuitive Eating, Evelyn Tribole! Another huge thank you to Daye, use the code "shades5" which will give you £5 off your first box! In this episode we chatted about: ✨What actually is Intuitive Eating? And the science behind it ✨Why diets don’t work, and why everyone thinks they will be in that 1% of “successful dieters” ✨How dieting disrupts your life  ✨What Intuitive Eating IS NOT and how to spot fake IE - diet culture is a shapeshifter ✨How to start making peace with food, and the nuances of this principle Evelyn often calls the “paradox principle” ✨Thin privilege when healing your relationship to food ✨How to start your IE journey, plus how to get training as a healthcare professional More from Evelyn Evelyn’s new book! Order on Amazon Evelyn’s website Instagram @evelyntribole More about Intuitive Eating Want to know more about IE? Order the Intuitive Eating book (4th edition) Intuitive Eating website The peer support community Facebook support group Health care professionals: Become an IE counsellor Check out our “what is IE?” blog Our blog on “common IE myths” All Intuitive Eating research up to 2018 A CNN article about a person's experience of IE healing their relationship to food {TW: Reference to eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours}. More from Isa Robinson Find me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition Looking for 121 nutrition counselling support? Enquire on our website Hear Isa speaking to Laura Thomas about “what gym bros get wrong about IE” on the Don’t Salt My Game podcast  & hear Jess talking about “real vs fake IE” Extra resources/study mentioned 2020 pilot study using the IE workbook Body positivity / body confidence accounts to follow

    1h 12m

  12. TRAILER

    Welcome to the Podcast! 50 Shades of Food & Nutrition Trailer

    Welcome to the 50 Shades of Food & Nutrition podcast, from Isa Robinson!✨ Follow now to never miss an episode, and to see who is the 1st guest is on April 6th. I can't wait for you to hear the amazing line up of speakers for season 1 💫 In this season I speak to incredible guests about Intuitive Eating, diet culture, body image, screen time, IBS, orthorexia, and so much more... 🌸 Make sure to follow me on Instagram @isarobinson_nutrition to keep up to date 🌟

    3 min

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When it comes to food & nutrition nothing is as black or white as it seems. In the 50 shades of food & nutrition podcast, registered associate nutritionist (ANutr) Isa Robinson interviews experts and just downright legends to get at the nuances, the cracks and crannies, and shades of grey when it comes to what it means to be “healthy”. Disclaimer - it doesn’t have to involve a life of rice cakes and spirulina. If you’re working to cultivate a “healthier” relationship to food & body, make peace with your plate, fight diet culture and explore the realms of intuitive eating, this ones for you!

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