
Ep 8 Theoretical vs Actual Weight Change: Industrialised Wishful Thinking
Ep 8 Theoretical vs Actual Weight Change: Industrialised Wishful Thinking
In this episode I compare and contrast what our mathematical formulas about energy requirements and weight loss say shou... Read more
1 Apr 2023
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33mins

Ep 7 Weight-Neutral, Health-Enhancing Habits
Ep 7 Weight-Neutral, Health-Enhancing Habits
Those benefits promised by those who recommend weight loss? *whispers* they're not actually because of the weight loss..... Read more
16 Jul 2020
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29mins

Ep 6: The Science of Self Compassion
Ep 6: The Science of Self Compassion
In this podcast I take you through the research and academic operationalisation of self compassion, some of its associat... Read more
30 Jun 2020
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28mins

Article reading: 'What's in a word? On weight stigma and terminology'
Article reading: 'What's in a word? On weight stigma and terminology'
This article is a really important discussion of the issues around how we refer to different body types. Because not ev... Read more
26 Feb 2019
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13mins

Ep 5 Anatomy of a weight loss paper
Ep 5 Anatomy of a weight loss paper
A research paper is a piece of persuasive writing. This episode breaks down how all the pieces fit together, the expect... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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28mins

Ep 4: Weight Bias, Stigma and Discrimination
Ep 4: Weight Bias, Stigma and Discrimination
This episode is an introduction and defines the terms, discusses their impact on healthcare, society and the lives of th... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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30mins

Ep 3. How we got here: BMI meets death
Ep 3. How we got here: BMI meets death
A history of the development of the BMI (including how 'obesity' ended up on child growth charts), how we discovered the... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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29mins

Ep 2: Demystifying Assumptions, De-myth-defying Assumptions
Ep 2: Demystifying Assumptions, De-myth-defying Assumptions
This episode discusses the two main myths that perpetuate weight loss encouragement as well as the terms, weight centric... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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21mins

Ep 1: Stuck in a Weight-Centric Operating System - by Unpacking Weight Science
Ep 1: Stuck in a Weight-Centric Operating System - by Unpacking Weight Science
Why is it that everyone seems to be pushing a weight-centric agenda? Weight centrism is a cultural norm, medical behemot... Read more
4 Sep 2018
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20mins