Can I Have Another Snack?

Today I'm talking to Lucy Bishop, aka Lucy B Yoga. Lucy is an inclusive yoga teacher, movement specialist and fat activist, whose mission is to help individuals feel comfortable and empowered in their yoga practice. She's dedicated her career to inclusive practices, both in her own teaching and encouraging other teachers to do the same. In this episode we discuss:👉 What brought Lucy to yoga in the first place and the ups and downs of her relationship with exercise, food and her body👉 How Lucy incorporates aspects of Health At Every Size and fat liberation into her teaching, and the need for other teachers to make their practice more inclusive 👉 Advice for those of us whose bodies don't fit neatly into the mainstream beauty ideals, but who want to improve their fitness👉 And, as always, what we're snacking on atmLet us know your thoughts over on canihaveanothersnack.com, and if you'd like to receive monthly bonus podcasts, you can upgrade your membership here.

In this episode I talk to therapist Vicky Bellman, from Concentric Counselling and Fat Bubble, about protecting our kids from the weird diet culture things people say that can rupture their embodiment. I loved talking to Vicky last summer and knew the CIHAS fam would get so much from this conversation. It turns out you've also loved this conversation too, with Vicky's episode ranking as a CIHAS fave according to our podcast stats.In this episode we discuss:👉 The 'hot potato' of disordered eating and disembodiment that gets transmitted through families👉 How to shut down body shaming conversations in their tracks👉 How we can transmit healing back up the line, as well as protect our kids👉 How every day that we protect our kids from diet culture is a day we are giving back to our younger selves👉 Why body positivity and food neutrality are not the whole storyYou can follow Vicky on Instagram here. Let us know your thoughts over on canihaveanothersnack.com, and if you'd like to receive monthly bonus podcasts, you can upgrade your membership here.

Today I'm talking to Stephanie Yeboah, freelance writer, public speaker and fat acceptance advocate, and multi-award nominated content creator. As well as writing on her self-titled blog for over 16 years, Steph has written for publications including British Vogue, Stylist Magazine, ELLE, Marie Claire, The Guardian, The Independent and Who What Wear on body positivity, race, intersectional feminism and dating from the perspective of a Black, plus-size woman living in the UK. Her debut title, Fattily Ever After, was published in 2020, and her debut novel, Chaotic Energy, is out now.In this episode, we discuss:👉 The real-life catfishing story that inspired her debut novel, Chaotic Energy, plus what it was like for Stephanie to pen the steamier scenes of the book👉 The messages of body confidence that Stephanie has woven throughout the novel and her characters' lives and experiences👉 How representation of dating as a fat, Black woman is still lacking in publishing👉 Plus, as always, what we're snacking on atmLet us know your thoughts over on canihaveanothersnack.com and upgrade your subscription to receive monthly bonus podcasts!

Today I'm talking to the incredible Humaira Mayet, a dietitian and activist interested in how racism and imperialism have shaped the profession. We cover so much in this episode, including: 👉 Humaira's Master’s thesis, which explores the experiences of South Asian Muslims navigating cardiometabolic disease in the UK, as well as the impact of Islamophobia and structural racism in healthcare👉 The true meaning of 'decolonisation' and how the health and nutrition sphere has co-opted the term for tools like the EatWell plate👉 Surveillance and profiling in society, such as Prevent Duty, and how it plays out on the body, as it transfers from state- to self-surveillance 👉 The life-affirming work of anti-facism and how public health is really about safeguarding populations and reaffirming their right to life👉 Plus, as always, what we're snacking on atmLet us know your thoughts on this episode over on canihaveanothersnack.com. If you'd like to sign up to receive bonus podcasts from CIHAS, you can upgrade your subscription here.

Today I'm talking to the brilliant Dr. Kamila Irvine, senior lecturer in body image and eating disorders at the University of Lincoln, where she teaches and researches all things body image in the context of eating disorders and beyond. In this podcast we discuss:👉 Some of Kamila's areas of research, including the impact study she's doing with Body Happy Org👉 The National Child Measurement Programme (or NCMP) and what happens after a child has been weighed at school and referred to a weight management service👉 The research paper she's working on on 'Fat Clubs', which documents individuals' experiences of being referred to weight management services as a child👉 Plus, as always, what we're snacking on atmCome and let us know what you thought of the episode in the comments over on canihaveanothersnack.com. If you'd like to sign up to receive bonus podcasts from CIHAS, you can upgrade your subscription here.

Today I'm talking to the brilliant Alison Perry, Instagrammer, writer, and host of the Not Another Mummy Podcast, about reclaiming your mojo mid-life, especially after having kids and entering the perimenopause. In this episode we discuss:👉 Alison's peri journey so far, and how the peri space is rife with diet culture, toxic wellness messaging, and anti fatness 👉 Supporting kids in their changing bodies (especially when our own bodies are also changing)👉 What it means to reclaim your confidence mid-life and embrace being fat and fabulous!Come and let us know what you thought of the episode in the comments over on canihaveanothersnack.com. If you'd like to sign up to receive bonus podcasts from CIHAS, you can upgrade your subscription here.

Hey team and welcome to Can I Have Another Snack? and a bonus free pod for you.This month we got sent a listener question about Emily Oster's take on a study about sugar rationing and whether that leads to better metabolic outcomes for kids. Since there is sooo much chat about sugar right now, we thought we'd answer it in a Rapid Response/Dear Laura/All of the Snacks mash up - so here it is, a bonus free podcast with my take on Emily O.For paying subscribers, I go into a ton more depth in a Dear Laura post (dropping on Thursday) about the history of so-called ‘natural experiments’, what this study actually says, and Emily’s response. It’s a little less off-the-cuff than this conversation and digs into the nuance of how they reported the stats a bit more. If you're not yet a paying subscriber and want to read that, do the thing here.Let me know what you thought of the episode over in the comments at canihaveanothersnack.com.

Ok so here's what happened: as we do every month, Lucy and I resolved to keep our answers snappy when we recorded our monthly ALL OF THE SNACKS episode. But instead we did the opposite and talked for like 90 mins. Rather than cutting a bunch of stuff, we decided to split the episode into two parts. Part 1 is here, right now where we're covering:👉 our varying success at DIY👉 whether glucosamine supps might actually (maybe) be worth a shot? 👉 And what if your teen becomes obsessed with protein and gains.In part 2 (dropping in 2 weeks), we're going to talk about:👉 the trifecta that is PCOS, insulin resistance and perimenopause. 👉Plus how to feed your kids when *everything is bad for them*👉 And finally, nostalgic party foodsPart 2 will be for paid dudes only. Get that and our monthly back catalogue of All Of The Snacks episodes with myself and Lucy by becoming a member of the Snack Pack. It's £5/mo or £50 per year and you get access to the entire CIHAS universe, including weekly discussion threads and my monthly advice column, Dear Laura. Enjoy the show!P.S. Don't forget to drop your questions for me and Lucy here, or for Dear Laura here.

Hey-O. Lucy and I are BACK with your October instalment of ALL OF THE SNACKS - a bonus pod for paying subscribers where we answer YOUR questions. This month we're answering Qs about:👉 The problems with how kids get fed at school, and advocating for your kids if they get hungry during the school day👉 Whether we need to worry about glucose spikes like the Glucose Goddess tells us (and if its relevant for two year-olds?!)👉 The difference between boundaries and restrictions when feeding kids, along with personal insight into the boundaries in our home👉 Plus a cookbook and film recommendationTo listen to the full episode, upgrade your membership here. Paying subscribers have full access to listen on the website or in your podcast player via an invite with a private RSS feed (please get in touch at hello@laurathomasphd.co.uk if you're having any trouble with this!) Come and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments at canihaveanothersnack.com.

Today I'm talking to the incredible Alex Light, a body acceptance advocate and author of You Are Not a Before Picture. In this conversation we're talking about all the really insidious and toxic messaging we get around postpartum bodies. In this episode we discuss:👉 Snapback culture and the horrendous ways it shows up for birthing people👉 How our bodies can change during and after pregnancy and the shame often associated with this👉 The anti-fatness of '9 months in, 9 months out' pictures👉 Ways to help protect your embodiment in the postpartum periodCome and let us know what you thought of the episode in the comments over on canihaveanothersnack.com. If you'd like to sign up to receive bonus podcasts from CIHAS, you can upgrade your subscription here.You can follow Alex on Instagram here and Laura, over here

Today I'm talking to therapist Vicky Bellman from Concentric Counselling and Fat Bubble about protecting our kids from the weird diet culture things people say that can rupture their embodiment. I loved talking to Vicky and think you'll get so much from this conversation.In this episode we discuss:👉 The 'hot potato' of disordered eating and disembodiment that gets transmitted through families👉 How to shut down body shaming conversations in their tracks👉 How we can transmit healing back up the line, as well as protect our kids👉 How every day that we protect our kids from diet culture is a day we are giving back to our younger selves too👉 Why body positivity and food neutrality are not the whole storyYou can follow Vicky on Instagram here.Head to Can I Have Another Snack? to read along with the transcript and sign-up for free to get new episodes and other cool things delivered to your inbox! Leave a rating and review in your podcast player to help more people find this pod!

We all know that feeding kids is hard - aside from food neophobia, the constant shopping, cooking, cleaning up the mess, and and the worry of whether they're getting what they need, we have the mental load. All the tiny invisible mental notes, planning, prioritising, and juggling that add up throughout the day that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, unsupported, and taken for granted. This week I'm talking to Registered Dietitian Maeve Hanan about something Kid Food Influencers rarely discuss or acknowledge: the mental load of feeding a family. We get into: 👉 The expectations vs. reality of feeding a family👉 Different types of labour in the home (visible and invisible)👉 How naming terms like 'mental load' and 'household manager' can help create more equal distribution of labour👉 How the mental load of feeding a family can influence our relationship with food👉 The unnecessary mental load we absorb from Kid Food Influencers👉 How ultra-processed foods have a role in reducing the mental load of feeding a familyRead the transcript at canihaveanothersnack.com and sign up to get future 'sodes delivered to your inbox.Leave a rating and review in your podcast player to help more people find this pod!Follow Laura and Maeve on Instagram

This is a preview of this month's All of The Snacks with Laura and Lucy. If you'd like to listen to the episode in full then click here to upgrade. And if you're already a paid up member of the Snack Pack, then check your email for instructions to add a private RSS feed to your podcast player, or login on Can I Have Another Snack? to listen there.Alright, this month we're talking about:👉 Our thoughts on whether 'intuitive movement' is the 'right' way to approach exercise (and boy do we have feelings about this one!)👉 Why baby food throwing food might not be the huge deal the internet would have you believe...👉 Plus we lean into Lucy's clothes mending expertise to figure out what to do when we wear through the inner thighs of our jeans (a recurring theme in my life)👉 And, ofc, we talk about ALL of the snacks. The ease with which I accept 'cheesy flapjacks' as an answer is honestly, astounding. C.C. Lucy, do we have a recipe for this???👉 Oh and a round of cheese or chocolate (IYKYK)if you'd like us to answer your question on next month's show, you can submit it here.Music used in this trailer "Study And Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/