The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

Registered dietitian and diabetes care specialist Janice Dada joins the show this week to explore diabetes management from a non-diet, weight-inclusive lens.

Tune in to unpack the myths that dominate diabetes care — from the demonization of rice and bread, to fears about processed foods, to the idea that weight loss is a solution...

"Eating disorders are dissociative by nature. It's very difficult to be connected to your feelings while you're engaging in eating disorder behaviors. So it makes a lot of sense that people develop eating disorders as a way of keeping themselves as “safe” as possible."

In this special episode, Abbie is joined by the incredible Monica Ostroff, a therapist and eating disorders specialist, to explore Dissociative Identity Disorder (DI...

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Abbie chats with Jo Walduck, a recovery coach, about the intersection of gender, mental health, and personal growth. Jo shares her multifaceted identity and journey thro...

"Dress for your body type", "define your waist", and "only wear what is flattering". The anti-fat bias we talk about on this podcast all the time extends into how we dress ourselves and what we feel worthy of wearing.

As our bodies change (as they will continue to do throughout our life), many of us are met with barriers to body acceptance. And our clothes are a massive part of that. But they can also be a pivotal part of our liber...

Abbie is on the other side of the mic in this episode -- being interviewed on self-compassion, recovery, body changes, and healing from the toxicity of diet culture. This is an exploration of the importance of trusting your body’s signals—whether it’s hunger, rest, or grief—and how everyday acts of self-kindness can transform your relationship with your body and your whole self. 

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• self-compass...

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In this episode, Abbie welcomes Amanda Martinez Beck to the pod. Amanda is a fat activist and educator, and she shares her journey with eating disorder recovery, diabetes, the importance of self-care, and the complexities of growing up in a body that didn't fit societal norms. She also t...

Charlotte Markey, PhD joins the pod to speak with Abbie about her research on body image and what the evidence really says about what shapes and influences the way we feel about ourselves. 

As Dr. Markey says in this episode, "body image touches everything." And that’s why it’s so important that we talk about it — not just as a fluffy concept that centers on our appearance, but as a multifaceted concept th...

If you've ever felt exhausted by trying to meet the expectations of others, worried about people's opinions, or frustrated and depleted by never feeling quite good enough, this one is for you.

Beatriz Albina, nurse practitioner and somatic life coach, joins Abbie to explore the concept of emotional outsourcing, the importance of self-validation, and the journey of reclaiming our voice and authenticity. 

Th...

Ten years into recovering from an eating disorder, I was diagnosed with OCD. It was like discovering a missing puzzle piece—one that had been there all along but never quite fit until that moment. When it finally clicked into place, so did so many childhood experiences: the panic attacks, the relentless body image struggles, the...

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In this episode, Abbie sits down with Elizabeth, a long-time listener and passionate reader and baker, to discuss her journey through recovery, how neurodivergence plays a role in EDs, the challenges of unlearning diet culture, and the role of perfectionism i...

If you’re struggling with chronic pain, alongside body image or disordered eating challenges, this episode is for you.

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Abbie is joined by DK Ciccone to talk about all things chronic pain, delving into its impact on movement, identity, and mental health. Together, ...

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Dr. Jenn Huber joins us to talk all about protein and how to approach eating with menopause in mind (hint, it’s not as scary as you’ve been led to believe!). 

In this week's VERY special episode, we are joined by Abbie's client, Kimberly.

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, comp...

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Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW, returns to discuss what it means to live a full life in a fat body. She catches us up on eating disorder recovery (two years after her first time on the pod), coming out as queer, how her relationship with her fiance has impacted her body image, planning a wedding as a plus-size bride, and what it's felt like to witness the constant chatter of GLP-1s while recovering from a life-long eating diso...

What is alive in you right now? What does it mean to return to your body as the place where you experience life?

We're revisiting this conversation with Dr. Diana Gordon, and it's everything. Big picture, Abbie and Diana discuss how to approach mental health in a sea of diet and wellness misinformation -- including whether or not movement and nutrition have a meaningful impact on anxiety and depression. They get into what it's like to ping pong back and forth between dieting and intuitive eating, how diet culture seizes on our fear of uncerta...