You’re gonna love this one team! This week’s episode is hear 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; Jeanette’s experience of bumping up against anti-fat maternity policies How leaning into social justice helped her make peace with her body Snapback culture and our experiences of breastfeeding Modelling healthy body esteem to our kids How diet culture shows up in our parenting How raising anti-diet k ..read more

Settle in team because this is an episode you’re not going to want to miss! This week’s ‘sode is the first of a 2 part conversation I had with Emiko Davies, an Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and cook-book author. This is such a wonderful conversation that invites us to imagine another way to feed kids that isn’t so caught up in ideas of perfection, or worrying about nutrition or getting everything “right”. We touch on things like; Emiko’s experiences of feeding her kids while living in Italy, and how that differs when compared with other countries. Where the pressure to feed k ..read more

In the second episode of DSMG’s brand new season, Laura chats 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 we touch on in this episdode include; Fat-positive fertility Why you don’t have to lose weight before starting a family The BS that are BMI cut-offs in assisted fertility Things you can do to support your fertility at any size Follow Laura on Instagram | Twitter Follow Nicola on Instagram Foll ..read more

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 joyful and to prioritize rest (and not feel guilty about it!). She also joined us in 2021 to break down the principles of Intuitive Movement {you can listen to that here}. This episode was recorded back in January as part of a live Q+A we did (before things got weird). I decided to save this episode to sh ..read more

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 positive experience of embodiment. Some of the topics we cover in this episode include; The necessity of bringing an intersectional lens to conversations about body esteem Why promoting body esteem is about so much more than teaching kids they look good  We cover BIG ideas like agency, autonomy ..read more

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 this was such a massive ‘sode, we’ve broken it down into two parts – Alix will be back answering more listener Qs next week! 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 pr ..read more

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 sexism are and how they relate to our body image ✨  How we can start to unpack our internalised beliefs about bodies from diet culture ✨  Tools to help develop positive body image This episode is sponsored by Raising Intuitive Eaters, our online course for parents and ..read more

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 Abby Russell, a curve model, fashion content creator and personal stylist who’s MO is to inspire her followers to live authentically, celebrating who they are through personal style. We dive into some of the challenges of figuring out your style after having a baby or becoming a parent. In this episode ..read more

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 as a family mentor at Equip and holds a master’s degree in educational psychology and a master’s degree in English. Her work has been featured widely including on CNN, USA Today, Good Morning America, US News and World Report Today, People and Parents Magazine.  In this episode, we cover some real ..read more

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 trickles into our parenting. Genetically determined set point weight. Why your toddler might seem to be eating more foods at the childminder than at home. When “fussy” eating might actually be a feeding disorder and where to find support with this. I hope you found this episode helpful! You can expect so ..read more