Don't Salt My Game | With Laura Thomas, PhD
by Laura Thomas, PhD
Join Registered Nutritionist and Wellness Advocate Laura Thomas, PhD for conversations with game changers. Laura talks to people in wellness, foodies, bloggers, entrepreneurs from cool brands, creatives, nutritionists, doctors, body positivity people, mindfulness experts, and anyone else who is shaking up the wellness world, to find out how they stay on top of their game – and to help you do you, but better. It's not all headstands and courgetti though - she and her guests aren't afraid to dig deep into the darker side of wellness and WILL call BS on weird, faddy trends, that don't have any legitimacy or scientific merit. Fresh pods every Friday. #dontsaltmygame
Episodes
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Ep 142 Part 1 - What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko Davies
This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Emiko Davies, Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author. Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Emiko on Instagram Follow Don't Salt My Game on Instagram Laura's Website Check out Emiko's blog Buy a copy of Just Eat It |…
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Can I Have Another Snack? - 01: Nourishing Myself with Laxmi Hussain
Our very first guest on the Can I Have Another Snack? pod is artist Laxmi Hussain whose stunning work depicts the softness of bodies and the tenderness of early motherhood. We talk about her postpartum experience, and how, even as a mother of three, her instincts were undermined and gaslit. We…
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Can I Have Another Snack?
Hey Team! You may have noticed that I've had a few things in the works lately, and I'm excited to *finally* share my new project with you all. Today I'm sharing the trailer for my brand new podcast - also called Can I Have Another Snack? - inspired, I know. Each week I'm asking my guests two...
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Ep 148 - What Are They Teaching Them? w /Kelly Fullerton
Heyo - welcome to the LAST EVER episode of Don't Salt My Game 🥺 (dw - I have something else very cool in the works and I'll share details in this podcast feed when it's ready at the end of summer). Our final guest is Kelly Fullerton - a nutritionist and primary school teacher from Melbourne,...
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Ep 147 - Figuring Out Your Postpartum Style w/ Abby Russell
Okay team, this week we're moving away from the world of child feeding for a hot minute and diving into the world of body confidence and style. And before you start rolling your eyes at the impending "love yourself" mantra, don't worry, that's not where we're heading. This week, I'm joined by…
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Ep 146 - Helping Teens and Tweens Navigate Body Changes and Food Stuff w/ Oona Hanson
We're back with a brand new guest this week on Don't Salt My Game - the lovely Oona Hanson. Oona spent 25 years in education and now helps parents and guardians raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food and their body. As well as her private practice as a parent coach, she also works…
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Ep 145 - What to do if your teen is eating all the crisps (and other listener questions answered) w/ Laura Thomas
Hey team! We're changing things up a little this week on the pod with a solo episode - just with me, and I'm going to be answering questions about feeding your kiddos and anti-diet parenting that were sent in on Instagram. I'm going to touch on things like: The systemic fear of fatness that...
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Ep 144 - How Embodiment Can Help Us Feel More At Home In Our Bodies w/ Nicola Haggett
It's that time of the week again folks! This week, I'm bringing back one of my all-time favourite episodes with one of my equally favourite people, Nicola Haggett. We recorded this episode back in January 2021 alongside the launch of my second book, How To Just Eat It. If you haven't already…
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Ep 143 - When Should I Worry About my Kid's 'Fussy' Eating? w/ Dr. Katja Rowell
I'm SUPER excited about this week's episode because I am speaking to the G.O.A.T of the child feeding world, Dr. Katja Rowell. Katja is an author and child feeding specialist with a passion for supporting parents in helping their children to do their best with eating and to relate to their bodies...
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Ep 142 Part 2- What mealtimes can be when we take the pressure off w/ Emiko Davies
Ready for more? Because part 2 is here people! Last week, I shared the first part of my conversation with Emiko Davies, Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author, so if you missed that then go back and have a listen before you jump into this one. This week I'm bringing…
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Ep 141 - Stomping out Diet Culture in Schools w/ Molly Forbes
Hold tight folks, this is a good one! This week, I'm chatting with Molly Forbes, journalist, campaigner, author of Body Happy Kids and founding director of the Body Happy Organisation. Molly gives loads of practical and pragmatic advice for how you can begin to open up conversations with your...
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Ep 140 - Why your child's body will do whatever it wants to do
This week, I'm joined by the Dr. Asher Larmie AKA The Fat Doctor. Asher is a transgender, non-binary GP and fat activist who campaigns for an end to medical weight stigma. I really loved this conversation and am so excited for you all to hear it. We cover things like; Why you can't control your...
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Ep 139 - Raising Anti-Diet Kids as a form of Rebellion w/ Jeanette Thompson-Wessen
You're gonna love this one team! This week's episode is here and this time, I'm joined by Jeanette Thompson-Wessen, AKA @themindsetnutritionist. Jeanette is an anti-diet, Intuitive Eating, fat positive nutritionist and all-round bad-ass in this field. In this conversation, we cover things like;...
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Ep 138 - Bringing Joy Back Into Movement w/ Tally Rye
HEYO - look who's back on the pod! Tally first shared her journey with us back in 2019 {listen to that here}. Since then she's published two books and completely shaken up the fitness industry, challenging the notoriously weight-centric, aesthetics focussed industry to move in ways that feel…
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Ep 137 - If you're feeling stuck with feeding your kids, listen to this! w/ Kristen Scher of Embodied Kiddos
Kristen is back for round 2 this week! Kristen joined me a couple weeks back to talk about all things child feeding (if you haven't checked it out yet, you can listen here!). This time round, we're diving into some of the challenges listeners are facing while feeding your kids and answering...
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Ep 136 - Preserving positive body esteem in kids w/ Dr. Martha Deiros Collado
I hope you're buckled in because this one's a doozy! Today I'm joined by Dr. Martha Deiros Collado, a clinical psychologist with expertise in parenting, child development and paediatric health. In this conversation, we explore how to support kids in building healthy body esteem and preserving a...
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Ep 135 - You don't need to diet to have a baby w/ Nicola Salmon
In the second episode of DSMG's brand new season, I chat with Nicola Salmon, a fat-positive fertility coach and author of 'Fat and Fertile'. This is such an important conversation to have to support people in relearning how to trust their own bodies and ability to get pregnant. Some of the topics...
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Ep 134 - A deep dive into what, when and where to feed kids w/ Kristen Scher
Here it is! The very first episode of DSMG's brand new season - are you ready? In this week's episode, my guest Kristen Scher and I are diving deep into all things child feeding. Some of the topics we'll be covering in this episode are; What the Division of Responsibility is and who has what role...
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We're back!
WE'RE BACK. Don't Salt My Game is back for a whole new run of shows. Check out this short trailer to get a sneak preview of upcoming guests, what to expect from the season and to catch up with what's been going on for the past year (!). Make sure to hit subscribe in your podcast player to get the...
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Ep 133 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 12: Where We Go From Here
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the past several weeks, I have posted two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 132 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 11: Gentle Nutrition
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 131 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 10 - Intuitive Movement, Part 2
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 130 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 10 - Intuitive Movement, Part 1
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 129 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 9: Feeling Your Fullness
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 128 - How To Just Eat It - Chapter 8: Mindful Eating and Finding Pleasure in Food
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 127 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 7 - Neutralising the Inner Food Critic
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep. 126 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 6 - Letting go of food rules
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep. 125 How To Just Eat It: Chapter 5 - Understanding Emotional Eating
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 124 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 4 - Body Compassion
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 123 How To Just Eat It: Chapter 3 - Getting to Know Hunger
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book (out now!) How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning...
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EP 122 - How To Just Eat It: Chapter 2 - Breaking Up With Diet Culture
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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EP 121 - How to Just Eat It: Chapter 1 - Your Intuitive Eating Toolkit
Welcome to this special series of Don't Salt My Game celebrating the release of my new book How to Just Eat It. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting two new episodes of the podcast (Tuesdays and Fridays) that correspond with a chapter of the book to help you take your learning further and...
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Ep 120 - How To Just Eat It is almost here, get excited!
With only a few short weeks left until How To Just Eat It hit book shops, I wanted to check in with my DSMG family to give you a teaser of what to expect from my new book! In this mini-sode I'm walking you through HTJEI, chapter-by-chapter to give you a flavour of what's covered. I'm also…
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Ep 119 - Intuitive Eating Frequently Asked Questions w/ Eliza Khinsoe of London Centre for Intuitive Eating
This week I'm tackling listener questions with Eliza Khinsoe - a fellow Nutrition Counsellor at London Centre for Intuitive Eating. Eliza shares a little about how she got into weight-inclusive practice, what her responsibilities are at LCIE and her work on the Pantry Party Pod to support…
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Ep 118 - What Gym Bros Get Wrong About Intuitive Eating w/ Isa Robinson
In this week's episode my guest, Isa Robinson and I are digging into some of the common myths and misconceptions around Intuitive Eating - aka - what the gym bros get wrong. We get into the nuance and subtleties of IE as a practice and discuss why it's so much more than the 'hunger and fullness...
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Ep 117 - The Pressure to Raise 'Perfect' Eaters w/ Sarah Dempster {Crossover - Eating Words Podcast}
In this episode I'm being interviewed by friend and colleague Sarah Dempster about the pressure that parents face to raise 'perfect' eaters, from fertility and early pregnancy onwards. In this episode we discuss: ✨The messages we receive around nutrition and how these can add to the idea that…
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Ep 116 - Where the F have you been? - A quick catch up with Laura
HEY-OH – it's been a minute – a short episode catching you up on where the F I've been for the past 6 months, what's been going on, and what you can expect from DSMG and London Centre for Intuitive Eating in the near future. Plus all the details for the next (mini) season of DSMG. Show Notes:...
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Ep 115 - Let's Talk About Sex, Baby - Part 2 w/ Alix Fox, Sex Educator
HEY OH! We're back with part two of my conversation with sex educator Alix Fox - make sure and check out last week's episode if you missed it! In part two we answer listener questions and cover: ✨Why people who have a C-section can still experience vaginal pain ✨The impact hormones have on our…
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Ep 115 - Let's Talk About Sex, Baby - Part 1 w/ Alix Fox, Sex Educator
This week we're switching things up and talking about sexy things with Sex Educator, writer, and presenter Alix Fox. Alix is an advisor on the hit Netflix show 'Sex Education' and is giving us some BTS goss from the show, plus answering some listener questions on sex work and asexuality. Because...
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EP 114: Challenging Diet Mentality in the Fitness Industry w/ Jake Gifford
In this week's episode, I'm talking to Jake Gifford, a.k.a The Phit Coach. Jake's an experienced personal trainer who's passionate about reframing fitness as a positive, equitable and inclusive experience. We discuss: ✨ How Jake came across the non-diet, HAES paradigm and the transition into...
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EP 113 - How to Start Building Positive Body Image with Ashlee Bennett
In this week's episode, I'm talking to Ashlee Bennett, a.k.a. The Body Image Therapist, an art therapist based in Australia. We discuss: ✨ Why changing your body to try and conform to our society's feminine ideal is not the key to flexible and healthy body image ✨ What internalised fat-phobia and...
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EP 112 - How to Navigate Your Relationship with Food When the World Tells You Your Body Is Wrong w/ Vaughn Darst
In this week's episode, I'm talking to Vaughn Darst, a public health dietitian specialising in paediatric and adolescent nutrition and eating disorders among under-served populations including trans and gender non-conforming youth, children on the autism spectrum and children with special...
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Ep 111 - Makeup, Street Photographers and Why Queer Rights are Feminist Issues w/ Jamie Windurst of Fruitcake Magazine
In this week's episode, I'm talking to the sensational editor, model and activist, Jamie Windurst about life as a visibly queer person. We discuss: ✨ Why visibly queer people are not public property (and why treating them like they are violates their safety) ✨ Their complicated and beautiful...
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EP 110 - Elyse Resch - Intuitive Eating + Eating Disorder Recovery For the Teenager in All of Us
I'm so excited to have Elyse Resch join us on this week's episode! Elyse is the co-author of Intuitive Eating and the Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens. She's a highly experienced Registered Dietitan specialising in intuitive eating, eating disorders and Health at Every Size. In this fully…
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EP 109 - Returning to BoPo's Radical Roots + 'No Big Deal' w/ Bethany Rutter
In this week's episode, I'm talking to the sensational Bethany Rutter, journalist and author of the new book 'No Big Deal'. We're going deep on super important topics around body liberation and fat-phobia and why we need to return to BoPo's radical roots if we are actually going to make a...
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EP108 Navigating Common Intuitive Eating Sticking Points w/ Devinia Noel of The Diet Boycott
Welcome back to season 5 of Don't Salt My Game - our guests today is psychotherapist and Intuitive Eating Counsellor Devinia Noel. In this episode we're exploring common road bumps that people experience when they begin rejecting diet culture and embracing intuitive eating. Devinia shares her own...
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EP 107 - How Social Media Impacts Our Body Image w/ Dr Amy Slater of the Centre for Appearance Research
This week on the pod Laura's chatting to Dr Amy Slater, body image researcher at University of West England. In this episode they discuss: ✨ Thin ideal internalisation + its physical and psychological consequences ✨ How social media holds certain body types up as the ideal + can leave us feeling...
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EP 106 - Real versus Fake Intuitive Eating w/ Jess Rann
This week on the pod Laura's teaming up with Jess, Registered Dietitian and clinician here at the London Centre for Intuitive Eating, to tackle some myths that we've seen flying around about intuitive eating. In this episode they discuss: ✨ What Intuitive Eating is + what it isn't, including a...
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EP 105 - What to Consider if You've Ever Fancied the Freelance Life w/ Katherine Kimber
This week on the pod Laura's speaking to Katherine Kimber, of Nude Nutrition, all about the realities and considerations of freelance life as a Registered Nutritionist or Dietitian. In this episode they discuss: ✨ Their individual education and career backgrounds before setting up their own…
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EP 104 - How Intuitive Eating Helped Me Find Peace with My Body During Pregnancy w/ Kirstin Kade
This week on the pod Laura's speaking to Kirstin Kade, Registered Associate Nutritionist and author of Taste and See Blog. As a mum-to-be, she has become more interested in the area of women's health in recent months - particularly relating to the pre-pregnancy (fertility), pregnancy, and…
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About this show
Join Registered Nutritionist and Wellness Advocate Laura Thomas, PhD for conversations with game changers. Laura talks to people in wellness, foodies, bloggers, entrepreneurs from cool brands, creatives, nutritionists, doctors, body positivity people, mindfulness experts, and anyone else who is shaking up the wellness world, to find out how they stay on top of their game – and to help you do you, but better. It's not all headstands and courgetti though - she and her guests aren't afraid to dig deep into the darker side of wellness and WILL call BS on weird, faddy trends, that don't have any legitimacy or scientific merit. Fresh pods every Friday. #dontsaltmygame
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