The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

Full Plate by Abbie Attwood
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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 This show is ad-free and listener-supported. For bonus episodes and more content, join us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/fullplate abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com

  1. 1D AGO

    Raising Kids in Diet Culture: Eating Disorder Prevention, Protection, and Real Conversations with Zoë Bisbing, Body Image Therapist

    How do kids learn about bodies and food before anyone even talks about it? Zoë Bisbing, psychotherapist and eating disorder specialist, joins me to unpack the invisible lessons our kids absorb—and how parents can respond to “hard body moments” without shame or overcorrection. We talk about: * Zoë’s journey from inpatient eating disorder treatment to prevention work—and how becoming a parent reshaped her lens. * What kids are really learning about bodies, food, and morality. * How to respond when a child expresses body distress. * Why tolerating “body grief” builds resilience and reduces eating disorder risk. * Why shutting down “I feel fat” with reassurance can accidentally close the door to connection. * What to actually say when your child brings you a hard body moment. * How “fix-it” energy can communicate fear—and what it looks like to tolerate discomfort instead. * Why prevention isn’t about perfection, but about creating an emotional climate where kids aren’t alone in their pain. * The surprisingly joyful role of simple pleasures—like toaster strudels—in fostering flexible eating. This episode isn't just for parents. We were all children once, impacted by diet culture in our family and beyond. So this is for anyone who wants to create a home where bodies and food are safe, not shameful. Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe   Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness For more from Zoë: https://www.instagram.com/mybodypositivehome/ https://www.bodypositivehome.com/about https://bodypositivehome.substack.com/ Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 2m
  2. The Hidden Cost of Diet Culture in Endurance Sports with Zoë Rom and Kylee Van Horn, RD

    FEB 9

    The Hidden Cost of Diet Culture in Endurance Sports with Zoë Rom and Kylee Van Horn, RD

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Zoë Rom is a journalist, elite runner, and advocate for nuanced storytelling in sports media. Kylee Van Horn is a dietitian working directly with athletes. They join me to share their insights on how diet culture and running culture intersect. We explore nutrition myths, challenge unrealistic body ideals, and talk about what it means for athletes to foster a healthier, science-backed relationship with movement and food. Tune in for more on: * How diet culture shows up in running and endurance sports * The role of media in reinforcing harmful body standards for athletes * Why nutrition myths—especially around carbohydrates—are so persistent * The particular brand of disordered eating in runners * How the attention economy rewards extremes over nuance * The pressure athletes face with appearance and body composition * Why humor is such a powerful part of recovery and healing * What it means to ask deeper questions about our beliefs around food, health, and performance * The importance of representing diverse bodies in athletics I hope you enjoy this one! It’s full of stories, science, and a little humor along the way—including why, yes, pizza really is the hero we all deserve. Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe   Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness Find Zoë and Kylee: https://www.yourdietsuckspodcast.com/   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE.

    17 min
  3. The Weight We Inherit: Dieting and Disordered Eating as Intergenerational Trauma with Therapists Ashley Wilfore and Sarah Louer

    FEB 2

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

    Therapists Ashley Wilfore and Sarah Louer know what it's like to have dieting and body shame passed down to you like a family heirloom. We discuss what it means to experience intergenerational trauma, how disordered eating and body hatred get inherited and perpetuated through family values and behaviors, and what it's like to grow up surrounded by diet culture in your home. Ashley and Sarah and speak with honesty, compassion, and humor about their experiences letting go of the pursuit of thinness, and trying to raise their own children while being cycle-breakers. Tune in to hear more about: - What’s on their plates (hint: foods to eat when you're sick, and an ode to eggplant...) - A clinical and personal definition of “intergenerational trauma” - Being impacted by generational passing down of dieting and body shame - How the idea that starving yourself is power has been believed by their family members who were otherwise independent-minded and strong  - Specific moments and vivid memories from childhood that form beliefs today - Overhearing the women they looked up to talking about their own bodies - The moments they realized they couldn’t keep dieting and over-exercising  - The intentional decisions they made as mothers when it comes to food and body talk - How they handle their parents' anti-fat bias today Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe   Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness  Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE. More About Ashley: Ashley is a wife, a mom of two boys and a clinician. She has her master's in science in forensic psychology and is working on her second advanced degree in social work. She specializes in working with people with IDD and complex needs, but really enjoys talking and working with people who have experienced family trauma and supporting others to break out of social norms. More About Sarah: Sarah is a 54-year-old mother of four living in Vermont, working in New York. She's a licensed clinical social worker, an avid traveler, foodie, and a recovering disorder dieter. She's passionate about human rights for all, and a rectal cancer survivor. She loves Costa Rica, the ocean, and craft cocktails. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

    56 min
  4. The Impact of Chronic Stress on Digestion, Psychological Restriction in Autoimmune Disease, and Feeling Safe with Food Again with Meg Bowman

    JAN 26

    The Impact of Chronic Stress on Digestion, Psychological Restriction in Autoimmune Disease, and Feeling Safe with Food Again with Meg Bowman

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie sits down with Meg Bowman, a nutritionist who works at the intersection of mental health, trauma, and nutrition, to explore how our lived experiences—especially chronic illness and trauma—shape our relationship with food and our bodies. Meg shares her own story of being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, how it led her to a career change from PR to nutrition, and what she’s learned from working with clients who live with trauma, mental health conditions, and digestive issues. This is a conversation that unpacks the deeply human side of nourishment—why it’s not just about what we eat, but about how safe we feel while eating. More of what you’ll hear: * How trauma and chronic stress affect digestion and inflammation * Why nervous system regulation is an essential (and underrated) part of nutrition * The difference between physical and psychological restriction * How self-blame and shame can trigger survival responses in the body (and make eating so hard!) * The illusion of control that dieting and food rules can offer—and why it’s really about safety * What “messages of safety” look like in real life (hint: regular, balanced meals count!) * Why so many primary care visits are actually related to stress and trauma * How to approach food when living with chronic illness without falling into restriction Meg also shares her refreshing, realistic take on healing—one that doesn’t romanticize “perfect eating,” but instead honors the nervous system, lived experience, and the body’s need for both nourishment and compassion. More about Meg and her book: https://www.megbowmannutrition.com/body-on-trauma-book Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe   Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE.

    12 min

  5. JAN 19

    The Politics of Appetite: GLP-1s, "Food Noise," and the Longterm Impact of Hunger Suppression with Christyna Johnson, MS RD

    Abbie is joined by Christyna Johnson, a registered dietitian whose work sits at the intersection of nourishment and social justice (a perfect fit for Full Plate, as you all know). They unpack the way systems have weaponized hunger. And why that matters so much at a time where extreme thinness is being celebrated, hunger suppression is being normalized, and health is feeling more like a performance than ever. Tune in for more on: * Hunger as a tool of control—historically, politically, and culturally* Growing up with limited food variety, dieting, and respectability politics* Diet culture as a cult (yes, it’s fascinating)* Why appetite suppression is being framed as “health”* GLP-1 medications, food noise, and informed consent* Epigenetics, famine, dieting, and intergenerational impact* The difference between the performance of health and actual well-being* Pleasure, nourishment, and why enjoying food matters* Why younger generations give us real reasons to hope This episode is honest, funny, gentle, and deeply unsettling in the best way. It invites us to ask bigger questions: Who benefits when we’re disconnected from our bodies? And what becomes possible when nourishment takes up less brain space—so we can look up and care for one another? Make sure you’re following Christyna on Instagram. And check out her book, 100 Food Affirmations, right here. Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcastFind Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 2m
  6. We Can't Save America with Protein: The New Dietary Guidelines, MAHA Misinformation, and Processed Foods with Anna Sweeney, RD

    JAN 12

    We Can't Save America with Protein: The New Dietary Guidelines, MAHA Misinformation, and Processed Foods with Anna Sweeney, RD

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com Abbie is joined by registered dietitian Anna Sweeney for a conversation that gently but firmly pushes back on the loudest nutrition narratives we’re seeing and hearing right now (carbs, sugar, protein hype, processed foods, “good fats” and everything in between). Together, they unpack the potential harms of the newly released dietary guidelines, the moral panic around convenience foods, and the way “real food” nutrition messaging lands on disabled folks, people with eating disorders, parents, and anyone just trying to get fed. Tune in for more on: Anna’s lived experience with disability and how that impacts eating Why convenience foods are not something to fear What is inside the new dietary guidelines (and what’s left out) How “clickable nutrition advice” is fueling misinformation The violence of demonizing accessible foods Why “real food” is a misleading (and loaded) concept Protein recommendations, cultural bias, and who gets left out Should we be avoiding sugar? Carbohydrates as essential (and why the fear-mongering won’t stop) How nutrition messaging creates shame instead of support The missing role of pleasure in conversations about health Why individual responsibility is overemphasized—and systems are ignored Social determinants of health and nutrition conversations Learning to trust your body in a culture that profits from distrust Anna Sweeney (she/her) is a chronically ill and disabled relational nutrition therapist and registered dietitian. She has dedicated her career to counseling, supervising, and consulting in the field of eating disorders. Anna is the owner of a group nutrition therapy practice dedicated to anti-oppressive, fat-positive eating disorder care. Anna has spoken nationally at numerous conferences and media outlets, is globally recognized as a resource in her field, and regularly communicates on social media as @dietitiananna. Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe   Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE.

    18 min

  7. JAN 5

    The Quiet Power of Trusting Your Body + Why Healing Happens in Tiny Glimmers with Sharon Maxwell

    Sharon Maxwell returns (she might hold the record!?) to talk about embracing pleasure with food and bringing fat joy into the new year. Oh and...why body liberation is not dead, they just want us to think it is. Tune in for more on: - Why pleasure matters in healing - How Sharon is learning to savor food, perhaps for the first time - Psychedelics in Sharon's recovery - Finding “glimmers” of joy during hard seasons - Fat joy in the new year - How community support helps us resist diet culture - Body liberation as an everyday practice - Using play as an act of resistance Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe Sharon Maxwell (she/they) is an educator, speaker and fat activist. With compassion as a guiding principle, Sharon is a leading force in dismantling systemic anti-fat bias. She dedicates her work to eradicating weight stigma on both a social level and within healthcare settings Find Sharon on IG: @heysharonmaxwell Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but in need of community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

    42 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    The Cost of Self-Abandonment and How to Finally Choose Yourself with Yasmine Cheyenne (best of)

    Because it's the end of the year, I figured we needed this one: Yasmine Cheyenne helps us walk some of our most challenging paths: self-forgiveness, people-pleasing, unhealthy relationships, and comparison. In this revisited episode, we explore: How perfectionism leads to self-abandonment Setting boundaries as protection from burnout How early relational dynamics shape the way we show up in the world Identifying red flags in relationships Breaking free of what keeps us stuck in painful cycles How we lose ourselves when we make choices out of fear What is really happening when we compare ourselves to others Using our past as information — not a life sentence Yasmine Cheyenne is a self-healing educator, mental wellness advocate, author, and motivational speaker who helps people cultivate daily practices to build healthy, joyful lives. Yasmine’s app, The Sugar Jar Community®, provides meditations and healing workshops to support our mental wellness. She’s been featured on the Today show, InStyle, Forbes, and more. An Air Force veteran and native New Yorker, she now lives in Washington, DC with her family. Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe   Apply for Abbie’s Group Membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from your support on Substack. Subscribe HERE. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

    58 min
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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 This show is ad-free and listener-supported. For bonus episodes and more content, join us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/fullplate abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com

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