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Episode 294. Healing your relationship with food for pregnancy
In this shared podcast between ETPHD & the first time mother by choice podcast, Emilia discuses some of the changes that may come with your relationship with food and body before and during pregnancy and discusses why it's so important to work on your relationship with food around this time.
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In this episode, Steph, Anna & Emilia answer client questions on tracking steps; being non confrontational with body comments; vitamin d recommendations; creating boundaries around comments that cause upset; managing your eating at times of crisis; getting to know yourself better; ADHD paralysis, RSD & burnout; vegetarian protein sources & requirements; glute programming & radical acceptance
One-to-one coaching spots open now - click here
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @steph_etphdcoaching
2/22/2024 • 47 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 292. The fear of weight regain after fat loss
Have you lost weight and find your relationship with food is still challenging? Are you struggling with fears of losing control after weight loss, such that you’re stuck with rigid controlling behaviours? Listen to this episode for tools to overcome it and journaling prompts to work through the reasons why.
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2/19/2024 • 24 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 291. Night shift nutrition & unsolicited dating advice
In this episode, Ros, Anna & Emilia answer client questions on self worth & body image; switching exercises around; night shift routines; when to start dating; finding your fashion style; in the moment tools for negative body image & tools to stop overeating
One-to-one coaching spots open now - click here
For free resources visit www.emilia.fitness
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2/15/2024 • 45 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 290. Morning optimism meditation
Meditation class recorded live for members of ETPHD monthly.
Join to take part in live classes with Emilia here.
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2/12/2024 • 27 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 289. Endometriosis & your relationship with exercise
In this episode, Anna, Katie & Emilia answer client questions on the relationship between finding your voice & your food relationship; improving your relationship with exercise; supporting someone through an ADHD diagnosis; managing your endometriosis; skin health; the irrational pull towards a diet plan; not feeling the positives of HA recovery; feeling more confident in your body; learning to commit to the small things;
One-to-one coaching spots open now - click here
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @katie_etphdcoaching
2/8/2024 • 47 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 288. Menopausal fat loss, body insecurity & fattening foods
In this episode, Anna, Holly & Emilia answer client questions on true crime; fat loss during menopause; cycle recovery & letting go of aesthetic goals; judgement from others about weight gain; being stuck in a cycle of discontent; feeling like you’re losing control; coping with abusive relationships; managing the beige first trimester & fattening foods
One-to-one coaching spots open now - click here
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @holly_etphdcoaching
2/1/2024 • 52 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 287. Is dietary restriction ruining your health & progress?
In this episode, Emilia discusses dietary restraint and restriction, food rules, the outcomes of being too rigid with your nutritional choices (and self), restriction-overeating cycles & gives you tools in beginning to overcome feeling rigid with your diet.
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1/29/2024 • 37 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 286. Reducing food preoccupation, gut instinct & NHS recommendations for pregnancy
In this episode, Anna, Georgia & Emilia answer client questions on eyebrows; the fear of other peoples’ comments; moving from knowing to believing; being on the receiving end of people pleasing; remembering to do the habits you set yourself; Emilia’s mess up; food preoccupation when restoring your cycle; NHS recommended weight change in pregnancy; building trust in yourself & others; trusting your gut & managing your emotions in the moment
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For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @georgia_etphdcoaching
1/25/2024 • 42 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 285. Why you eat more when it’s cold & supporting your kids relationship with food
In this episode, Anna, Danai & Emilia answer client questions on tools to feel enough in the moment; not putting weight on weight loss compliments; moving on without fear of others; creating a cocoon of self care; periods when peri menopausal; managing hunger when it’s cold; supporting your childs relationship with food; allowing yourself breaks in the day; navigating buffets & second trimester training.
One-to-one coaching spots open now - click here to apply or book a quick chat
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @danai_etphdcoaching
1/18/2024 • 44 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 284. Peter Kay, soy & health & martyring ourselves in relationships
In this episode, Anna & Emilia answer client questions on Peter Kay & weight stigma; the importance of fluidity; dealing with the overwhelm of feelings that come up when you start improving your relationship with food; safety of soy; friends who talk about being skinny; gaining weight after HA recovery & seeing old friends; martyring yourself in relationships; hangxiety & being rational about weight.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
1/11/2024 • 40 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 283. Managing January diet talk & binge vs. overeating
In this episode, Anna & Emilia answer client questions on managing January diet talk; speeding up the process of healing your relationship with food; managing PMS; the difference between binge & over eating; eating when appetite goes with emotions; alternatives to creatine; our new year intentions & goals; supermarket overwhelm when trying to be healthy; the best thing about christmas
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
1/4/2024 • 46 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 282. Dieting without binge eating, social anxiety & oral contraceptives
In this episode, Ros, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on alcohol & food for social anxiety, starting a diet after working through RWF issues, stopping overeating after work, protein oats, non negotiables for supporting fat loss without binge eating, going to bed hungry, learning the difference between boundaries & avoidance & oral contraceptives.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @ros_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
12/21/2023 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 281. Self-soothing meditation
Emilia leads a self soothing meditation taken from a live class for the ETPHD monthly community. Details of the most compassionate group in fitness can be found here.
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12/18/2023 • 24 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 280. Ozempic, Oprah & optimal training volumes.
In this episode, Holly, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on ozempic & Oprah; book recommendations; comfort foods; focusing on goals when super busy; who & what changed our relationships with food; training reductions in HA recovery; minimum effective dose in training; overcoming the want to binge & hunger & fullness confusion.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @holly_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
12/14/2023 • 49 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 279. How to have it all & avoid comparison as you do
How to have it all as a woman. And how to do so without getting stuck in comparison. A must listen if you struggle with comparing yourself to others, especially around the new year.
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12/11/2023 • 21 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 278. Cold water immersion, improving your libido & nervous system regulation
In this episode, Katie, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on Taylor Swift, Christmas markets, the fear of feeling positive about weight loss, advent calendars and quality street choices, overeating even without restriction, cold water swimming, moving from a work to home headspace, tackling bad nutrition messaging & overcoming food fear.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @katie_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
12/7/2023 • 50 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 277. PMS management guide
Your guide to reframing PMS through mindset, supplements, body image & mood.
This episode supports episode 208 (periodising nutrition around the menstrual cycle) & 215 (training around your period)
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In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on avoiding stress eating when studying, avoiding calories on labels, continuing healing after coaching has ended, exercise as escapism, incorporating mindful breathing around meals, overcoming a tense body, tips for consistency with habits, overcoming imposter syndrome, dieting after HA, how to stop feeling guilty,
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @georgia_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
Visualisation begins at 1minute 36 seconds and is a 5 minute visualisation. I encourage you to do this every morning where possible.
Implementation intentions are a tool we use at EPTHD coaching to support people in overcoming binge eating.
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In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on self-reassurance when healing your relationship with food, the fear of losing motivation, changing from a place of self respect, re-introducing exercise after HA recoery, relapse in binge eating & trauma recovery, mindful eating icks, hormonal contraceptives and weight loss, mindless snacking, the fear of ruining progress over Christmas and socials,
PMDD, creatine for women, the lack of why for doing the work & the importance (or not) of progress pictures.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @danai_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
11/22/2023 • 52 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 273. How to successfully lose fat in January - starting now
Are you dieting into Christmas? Or holding off until the new year? How many of these mistakes are you making?
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In this episode, Anna, Bekka and Emilia answer client questions on accepting compliments; dealing with your boyfriends body comments; HA recovery time; not getting ahead of yourself when your cycle returns; boundaries around diet talk; scale weight relationships; moving away from tracking; always looking for more; unsolicited dating advice; hanxiety; avoiding resentment towards your partner around food; over boundaried world.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @bekka_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
11/15/2023 • 53 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 271 - The truth about podcast nutrition & some VERY bad nutrition advice
Emilia rants about big podcast nutrition advice, 'personalised' nutrition, fasting during menopause & how to get better at recognising bad advice.
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11/13/2023 • 34 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 270. Being ‘too much’ in relationships & using disordered eating to our advantage
In this episode, Anna, Steph and Emilia answer client questions on communicating nutrition misinformation, learning to trust yourself, being ‘too much’ in relationships, managing chronic injury, striking the balance between feeling your feelings and wallowing, healthful cutting out of foods, the fear of hunger, snackies, self-sabotage, dealing with weight gain around family, managing new years diet talk, the safety of comfort eating & the Zoe diet.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @steph_etphdcoaching @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
11/9/2023 • 54 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 269. 10 steps to honouring your hunger & fullness
Struggle to know when you're hungry, how to stop when you're full, and to trust your body? You need this episode - combining nutrition regulation, mindfulness, somatics and self-compassion, Emilia shares the ETPHD method way of learning to honour hunger and fullness.
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11/6/2023 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 268. Destructive relationships, inner peace & face explosions
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on navigating alcohol-based friendships; the guilt of not training; the fear of becoming unfit; night time routines; accepting aging; dealing with peoples’ opinions of your body; how to live a calm life; messy relationships; feeling lost in who you are; boundary setting & fear of rejection; anti-depressants & weight gain; life choice anxiet & being mindful in social situations.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
11/2/2023 • 47 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 267. Comparing your life stages to others & removing shame
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on eating when you’re not hungry, knowing when to push yourself with depression, managing stress, how to get everything done, removing the shame & guilt around your body, body dysmorphia, eating to fullness in snacks & meals, self-punishment in feelings of failure, over-snacking, comparing your life stage to others & stopping rumination.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
10/30/2023 • 47 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 266. Intermittent fasting, the perception of busy & birthday blues
In this episode, Katie, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on being unable to cry, intermittent fasting, breathwork, managing ADHD overeating after meds, birthday blues, making friends as an adult, the joy of food & managing life when it’s manic.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @katie_etphdcoaching
10/26/2023 • 46 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 265. Comfort meditation
30 minute meditation session focused around finding comfort in the shift of the seasons, especially useful if you struggle with unhelpful comfort eating. We talk about the differences between shadow and true comfort.
This class was taken from an ETPHD monthly class - get weekly meditation and yoga sessions delivered by Emilia and Roslyn and access to the entire ETPHD community for a really accessible investment
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10/23/2023 • 28 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 264. Night eating, burgers, the pandemic skip & revenge sleep procrastination
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on navigating calories on menus, night eating, the guilt of bottomless brunch, our 5 year plans, ditching your step count, revenge sleep procrastination, always being injured, mindless gazing & overeating after eating out, feeling undeserving of weight loss, yoga weekends & knowing when you’re ready to finish coaching.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @steph_etphdcoaching
10/23/2023 • 53 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 263. What do you want to be known for, cortisol & weight loss
In this episode, Georgia, Holly, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on being the ‘fit one’, dressing for style vs comfort, migraine cravings, pulling focus back in recovery, blood glucose management in disordered eating recovery, boosting your mood, cortisol & weight loss, book recommendations, fear of the future & the effort of healing your relationship with food.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @georgia_etphdcoaching @holly_etphdcoaching
10/19/2023 • 51 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 262. Neurosomatic coaching & why we all need it.
Katie & Emilia introduce the much needed world of neurosomatics and highlight how it will help you overcome disordered eating, and Katie takes you through a neurosomatic practice.
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10/16/2023 • 41 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 261. Resistances to mindful eating & death row meals feat. Lucy Lord
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on satiety after COVID, grief & anger at how you’ve treated your body, somatic work, scaring or improving awareness as a PT, navigating a never ending to do list, keeping foods out the house, stress & body fat stores, causes of irregular periods, best time to train, fasting after ED recovery, death row meals, resistance to eating mindfully.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @danai_etphdcoaching
10/12/2023 • 53 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 260. The guilt of rest & taking time off.
Do you feel guilty for taking time out of the gym or your business? Do you tie your self worth into ‘doing’ or being a certain body type? You need to listen to this episode.
For more information: www.emilia.fitness @etphd_coaching @emiliathompsonphd
10/9/2023 • 28 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 259. Losing your sense of self & what our stories might teach you
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions dieting phases; the difficulty of rest; losing your sense of self when working on your relationship with food; our hardest & most important things when improving our own relationships with food; dieting when binge eating; anticipatory binge eating before dieting; using dichotomous language within a good relationship with food; treating yourself with food; novelty vs. Joy around food; talking to family & friends about your healing journey & engraining good habits.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @bekka_etphdcoaching
10/5/2023 • 53 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 258. Seeking fullness for comfort & fasting for women & stopping the all or nothing mindset.
In this episode, Ros, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on non negotiables vs. rules; being hungry at socials; the need to be ‘full’ when stressed & challenged; overthinking vs. processing; whoop bands; fear of relapse; struggling with motivation to train when your diet isn’t great; boundaries vs. restrictive mindset; hunger & the heat; peri-menopause supplements; the importance of regular eating; fasting as women.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching @roslyngraynutrition
9/21/2023 • 48 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 257. Emilia’s a hypocrite, HA masturbation & spicing up your bedroom.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on training your taste buds after restriction; step counts and hypothalamic amenorrhea; navigating comments on your body; Emilia’s rolls; nitpicking photos; spicing up your sex life & staying motivated through your journey.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching @anna_etphdcoaching
In this episode, Holly, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on keeping calm and carrying on, slow metabolisms & metabolic damage, managing impulsive behaviour around food, worrying about the impact of binge eating on health, body checking, collagen & greens powders, babybell uses & replacing donuts with self-soothing behaviours.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @Anna_etphdcoaching @holly_etphdcoaching
9/14/2023 • 55 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 255. What the fitness industry gets wrong about periods (IFS 2023)
IFS 2023 - overview of what not to do with training & nutrition for the menstrual cycle.
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9/11/2023 • 20 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 254. Shadow vs true comfort eating & why you aren’t achieving your goals.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on dopamine snacks, the drive for leanness in HA recovery, dieting for the right reasons, changing palates, holding yourself accountable to your goals, female apologising, the benefit of sitting with your feelings, our favourite exercises, supporting a friend through depression, restricting alcohol, shadow vs true comfort eating, breaking up with diet culture, managing disordered eating amongst friends & intent with eating trigger foods.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @Anna_etphdcoaching @georgia_etphdcoaching @etphd_coaching
9/7/2023 • 52 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 253. HA recovery vs. healthy behaviours & being an angry woman.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on talking about your binge eating with loved ones, navigating life changes & moving countries, discussing menopause, practical tips for body acceptance, binge ‘regression’, embedding new habits, navigating fat loss on holiday, the benefits of yoga, date ideas, a ‘healthy person’s’ approach to social meals, dieting without excessive control, learning to feel anger, boundaries with a partner when you’re both healing your relationship with food, balancing HA recovery with maintaining healthy behaviours,
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @anna_etphdpcoaching
9/4/2023 • 47 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 252. Eating intuitively for weight maintenance & in the moment binge eating tools.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on building self-belief in dieting, letting go of the value you place in aesthetics, surfing the urge for comfort foods, managing lack of weight loss progress, supporting body image & compassion during peri-menopause, removing food weighing, eating intuitively for weight maintenance, building in the moment strategies for binge eating, the emotional attachment to old clothes & the difficulty of eating without distraction & neurodiverse brains.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @anna_etphdcoaching
8/31/2023 • 49 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 251. The fear of dieting after healing your relationship with food
In this episode, Emilia discusses the fears you have around dieting after healing your relationship with food, the reasons you 'self-sabotage', the fear of hunger and of undoing all your hard work - and how to overcome this.
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8/28/2023 • 22 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 250. Breakfast eating & how to stop making food about calories.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on feeling stuck when you’re a high achiever, breaking the link between food and aesthetics, self-resentment for being preoccupied & overcoming it, the necessity of eating in the morning, the fear of silence & rest-induced binge eating, justifying weight gain, accepting a changing body through menopause, treating yourself well when things feel hard, battling lifelong overeating, loneliness & HA recovery, the impact of work stress on eating habits, eating for fat loss when your partner isn’t and managing body image on holiday.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness
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8/24/2023 • 52 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 249. How NOT to stop binge eating
12 ways to ensure you keep binge eating with Emilia.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching
8/21/2023 • 13 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 248. Reconnecting with your body & learning to take rest.
In this episode, Katie, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on metal rest, when resting when makes you binge, sitting with the discomfort of weight gain, building body connection with pilates & yoga, quietening your mind during meditation & yoga, keeping clothes that no longer fit, getting back into a routine after a slip up, identifying fullness, doing yoga properly, the impact of reducing steps, patience when recovering from illness, pain vs suffering.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd @anna_etphdcoaching @katie_etphdcoaching
8/17/2023 • 53 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 247. The obsession with tracking steps, meditation challenges & bad body image days.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing bad body image days after binge eating as a PT, obsessions with tracking steps, dealing with failure, managing HA recovery as a fitness instructor with a high output, embracing relationship with food over fat loss, ‘managing’ the increase in hunger with training, mirror checking, building a meditation habit when you’re ‘rubbish at it, tips for switching off, vitamin d supplementation and managing your body perceptions in photos.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/14/2023 • 49 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 246. Building confidence, feeling good enough & fear foods.
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on connecting with your emotions, improving confidence, learning to feel good enough, dealing with food comments, navigating your own journey when it’s different to your partners, the need to overstimulate and stay busy, managing phone use, increasing iron, re-introducing fear foods, social dread around the way you look & training around chronic fatigue.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/10/2023 • 47 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 245. Intuitive eating - should you do it?
In this episode, Emilia discusses intuitive eating, eating intentionally and mindful eating and asks you to consider, are you missing the healthiest way of eating for you?
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on bad coaching, journaling tips, starting to feel your feelings, oral contraceptives and training response, low cost gut health, imposter syndrome in job interviews, managing your relationship with alcohol, managing work stress, working in fitness without social media, mindset of injury and sharing your relationship with food journey with others.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/3/2023 • 56 minutes
Episode 243. Navigating relapses in your progress & taking steps back.
In this episode, Holly and Emilia answer client questions on eating disorder relapses, managing stress, eating mindfully with others, navigating working hard and self kindness, knowing if you need sleep vs. rest, managing taking steps back, managing an all inclusive with a fear of losing progress,
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @etphd_coaching
7/31/2023 • 51 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 242. Economics of thinness, emotional eating & calorie tracking.
In this episode, Danai, Anna, and Emilia answer client questions calorie tracking and relationships with food, emotional eating, reseting after disruptive work weeks, supporting your adult childrens relationship with food, vegetarian dieting, body image challenges even with a good relationship with food, body image anger, supporting other people when you have your own struggles, balancing unconditional permission to eat with fat loss,
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness
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7/27/2023 • 48 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 241. Relationships, intimacy & trusting yourself with Ailey Jolie
In this episode, Emilia is joined by the incredible Ailey Jolie - human, psychotherapist, feminist and all round incredible mind, soul and heart. Ailey discusses the difference between chemistry and compatibility, emotional unavailability, developing self-trust and intimacy, navigating relationships through your healing journey and the pathologising of procrastination. You don't want to miss this episode.
Learn more about Ailey on her instagram page @aileyjolie and her website https://www.aileyjolie.com/
7/24/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
Episode 240. Dieting without restriction, collagen protein & overtraining.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna, and Emilia answer client questions on keeping calm when things get hectic, balancing healthy foods in overcoming binge eating, keeping biscuits in the house when you emotionally eat, dieting vs. Improving your relationship with food, self-compassion in pregnancy, the balance between acceptance and progression, collagen vs. whey, managing training volume, going sober, cinema snacking & letting go of the need for control
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/20/2023 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 239. Staying consistent & embracing the whole journey
If you're struggling with frustration at how long the journey to fat loss or healing your relationship with food is taking, you need to listen to this episode. Emilia will change your perspective so you learn to enjoy the journey instead of resent it.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/17/2023 • 20 minutes, 1 second
Episode 238. Iffermations & supporting your kids relationship with food.
In this episode, Steph, Anna, and Emilia answer client questions on iffermations, getting over the barrier of eating early in the day, figuring out if you hate the food or hate the food rule, our favourite holiday destinations, showing up for yourself when things are hectic, vegan breakfasts, sporting your daughters relationship with food, balancing eating with a busy job and managing difficult friendships.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/13/2023 • 52 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 236. Somatics, binge eating & your fat loss
In this episode, Emilia talks all things somatics, nervous system regulation and why you struggle to think clearly when you're overeating (or doing any other habit you don't enjoy). This is a must listen if you struggle in the moment to change your habits and feel like they have control over you.
Remember to listen to episode 237 for your in-the-moment somatic practice.
For more information: www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
7/10/2023 • 20 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 237. Your 'in the moment' tool for overeating & learning to respond not react.
Use this tool when you're in the moment, struggling not to overeat or binge eating, or trying not to react in the moment and instead learn to respond later. Save this episode onto your phone and use it any time you need that little voice on your shoulder to move you through in the moment.
For more information: www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
7/10/2023 • 8 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 235. Periods, the moon & the shame of hunger
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna, and Emilia answer client questions on skinny shaming marketing campaigns, the risks of bodybuilding, food FOMO, working with the lunar cycle, OCD in the gym, the shame of having needs and hunger as a woman, perimenopause and disordered eating, nutrition for injury recovery & the length of the food healing journey.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/6/2023 • 55 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 234. How to cope when life feels hard.
In this episode, Emilia shares how to navigate the harder days and she navigates them herself. When things feel tough and life kicks you in the labia, how do you handle it? Do you need more compassion or do you need more resilience?
For more information: www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
7/3/2023 • 30 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 233. What’s the benefit of staying where you are?
In this episode, Georgia, Anna, and Emilia answer client questions on menstrual cycle bloating, cheap food shopping, managing PMS body image and hunger, overcoming worrying, tackling conversations with colleagues about their body image, letting go of excess weight when it feels comfortable, labelling and counting binge behaviours, dealing with guilt and crossfit vs. weight training.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/29/2023 • 55 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 232. Everything you need to know about PCOS
In this episode, Georgia and Emilia discuss PCOS - lifestyle management strategies, nutrition, training, supplements, disordered eating, body image and more. A must listen if you live with PCOS or coach those who do.
For more information visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/26/2023 • 43 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 231. Navigating relationships with ADHD, comfortable clothing for your labia & catfishing.
In this episode, Danai, Steph and Emilia answer client questions on food preoccupation, the hierarchy of competence, breaking food rules that help you lose weight, effective communication with a partner who has ADHD, keeping focus when out of routine, dressing for body changes, supporting the changes in your body shape when eating more intuitively & online dating advice.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/22/2023 • 48 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 230. Are you addicted to food?
In this episode, Emilia discusses the topic of food addiction - does it exist? Are you addicted to sugar? It is binge eating? What can you do about it?
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/19/2023 • 23 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 229. Are women to blame for diet culture & aging protein metabolism.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on wedding party pressures, diet pressures, procrastinating when work is hard, the most beneficial tool for binge eating, diet culture, managing hunger in the heat, dealing with impatience, carbs before high intensity training, muscle protein synthesis as we age, choosing salad over chocolate, reframing frustration,
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/15/2023 • 55 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 228. Is your social media causing you harm?
In this episode, Emilia tells you how to cultivate a healthier social media feed for your body image and your relationship with food and encourages you to reflect - why are you following that person? What impact is it really having on your relationship with yourself and your health?
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/12/2023 • 21 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 227. Emotional eating tools, shift work nutrition, mindful sex & feeling your feelings for logical thinkers.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on mindfulness in sport and sex, breathwork, non fiction book recommendations, summer body image and managing beach comparisons, does being vegetarian impact hypothalamus amenorrhea, tools for emotional eating and emotional dysregulation, losing your logical identity as you become more emotional, balancing body goals with being content in your body, overeating when you give yourself unconditional permission to eat, learning to pause before binge or overeating, managing nutrition and exercise as a shift worker & saying no to staff room treats.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing PMS overeating, binge drinking and disordered eating, procrastisnacking, empathy fatigue when working with clients, learning to sit with hunger, training for better posture, why we snack after dinner, being ‘too kind’ as a coach, tips for eating mindfully when busy, training shoes, procrastinating on the relationship with food work, playlist recommendations and frequency of training for muscle maintenance and gain.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/5/2023 • 47 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 225. Feeling restricted, supporting embryo transfer & slips vs. relapses.
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on find love for training again, self-soothing tools, identifying the reason for your overeating, managing feelings of restriction, choosing sleep vs exercise, pelvic floor exercises, recommendations for embryo transfer, managing set backs in your relationship with food, managing social meals and eating out guilt, non-emotional food cravings and dealing with a partner who’s counting calories when you’re working on eating more intuitively.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/1/2023 • 53 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 224. Navigating holidays with disordered eating.
In this episode, Emilia discusses strategies to support you if you struggle with holiday overeating, guilt, fear of changes in your routine and more. Find out more at www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
5/29/2023 • 25 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 223. Why we crave foods, learning to treat your body well & unsolicited dating advice.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on getting out of a funk, diet culture comments frustration, managing unconditional permission to eat with food allergies, becoming more mindful as a logical thinker, worrying about showing up in your body as a PT, our biggest life lesson, figuring out your core beliefs, reframing food guilt, unsolicited dating advice and red flags, unconditional permission to eat and food scarcity, food cravings when not restricting, gratitude, feeling more comfortable in your body, the difficulty of yoga in fitness and the struggle of intentional rest.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/25/2023 • 55 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 222. 20 things I'd tell my younger self
In this episode, Emilia shares 20 things she'd tell her younger self that have changed the way she views the world, her relationship with food and her body image, as well as her relationships with others.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on variable resistance training recommendations, mindful eating after alcohol, stress-induced missing periods, unsolicited dating advice, honouring your health in your food choices, judgement of others bodies, regular eating in HA and binge eating recovery, the time it takes to build a habit, stopping snacking at work, vegetarian meal prep, self-soothing, chronic bloating & go-to tools for managing disordered eating.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/18/2023 • 56 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 220. ADHD and nutrition
In this episode, Steph and Emilia discuss nutritional considerations for ADHD - the health implications; food choice considerations, intuitive eating and more.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd @steph_etphdcoaching
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on restriction and discipline, what to do when you suspect a loved one is living with an eating disorder, night time routines, making clothes shopping enjoyable, moving through grief, using food for control, St John’s Wort, calorie banking, avoidance of journaling, pilates and resistance exercise, turmeric supplementation, values and goals and our favourite snacks.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/11/2023 • 55 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 218. Do you need to manage your blood glucose?
In this episode, Emilia discusses the trend as made popular by the Glucose Goddess. Do you need to eat your meals in a certain order to help manage your health? Is it helpful to stop cravings? What does the science actually say? Find out here.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/8/2023 • 29 minutes, 1 second
Episode 217. Self-care struggles, self-soothing & dressing like a bag lady.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the difficulties of being human, supporting someone you think has an eating disorder, cultivating a spiritual practice, self-soothing, the ‘silliness’ and shame of body image struggles, managing the discomfort of clothes, knowing better but doing it anyway in overeating, ETPHD dating advice, being unable to take a compliment, being triggered by others’ eating habits and struggling to implement to self-care.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/4/2023 • 55 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 216. Rest, hustle culture & your relationship with food.
Is hustle culture your new disordered eating habit? In this episode, Emilia discusses why you struggle to rest, and why you may have overcome your disordered eating habits but there's a fundamental thing you're overlooking that might pull you back in.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/1/2023 • 18 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 215. Training around your period, work-life balance & coregasms.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the sadness of finishing meals, supplements, creating healthy habits, creatine supplementation, managing your own relationship with food and the coaching relationship, learning to let go of control, perfectionism, training around the menstrual cycle, core work recommendations, impatience with your healing journey, the fear of weight gain, removing self-doubt, the benefits of food preoccupation, finding peace in a larger body and finding a healthy work-life balance.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
4/27/2023 • 59 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 214. 10 reasons why you self sabotage & how to overcome it.
In this episode, Emilia suggests 10 reasons why you might self-sabotage (on your diet, your relationships or your career), methods for changing it and why reframing self-sabotage to self-protection will help you move through it.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
4/24/2023 • 22 minutes
Episode 213. Internalised weight stigma & Emilia’s appearance on diary of a CEO
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on yoga styles, dieting after healing your relationship with food, limiting beliefs around dieting, internalised weight bias and societally accepted bodies, podcast recommendations, nutrition for sleep, supporting loved ones with binge eating, the binge eating recovery journey, the most effective dieting strategy and mindfulness for people who hate mindfulness.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
4/20/2023 • 53 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 212. Managing body image with chronic pain & illness.
In this episode, Emilia discusses the impact of chronic pain and illness on body image and how you can support yourself and your clients to a more positive body image. This is a cliff's notes version of the talk given at Level Up April 2023.
For more information:
@emiliathompsonphd
www.emilia.fitness
@levelup_event
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on peri-menopause resources, re-learning hunger and fullness, breaking the binge as a habit, how to rest, caffeine, hunger & performance, coping with a busy meditation mind, finding joy when you’re busy, yoga & feeling self conscious, decision making struggles, procrastination and new hobbies.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
4/13/2023 • 55 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 210. 5 things to do when you get the urge to binge.
In this episode, Emilia gives you a toolkit to save for that moment when you get the urge to binge or overeat and struggle to break free from it.
For more information, find us @emiliathompsonphd or www.emilia.fitness for free resources and articles to support your relationship with food and body image.
4/10/2023 • 18 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 209. Comfort eating, being too soft on ourselves & disordered eating in relationships.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the next ETPHD meet up, learning to trust yourself after restriction, navigating disordered eating in relationships, best friendships, using being triggered as an opportunity, being too boundaried and losing resilience, body image affirmations, communicating anxiety to your partner, removing the focus of weight loss, comfort eating, managing body image and disordered eating during heartbreak and fat loss without tracking.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
4/6/2023 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 208. Periodising nutrition around the menstrual cycle.
In this episode, Emilia discusses how you 'should' eat around your period. What the science says and what experience says. If you like this, you’ll love EIQ Nutrition.
@emiliathompsonphd
@etphd_coaching
@eiq_nutrition
4/3/2023 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 207. Feeling helpless, the drama triangle & learning to listen to hunger.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on waiting for the other shoe to drop, settling ranges, the guilt of joy and rest, overeating and binge eating on protein, swapping disordered eating for new dysfunctional habits, feeling helpless in your goals, keeping accountable when super busy, why we overeat on sweet foods, identifying overeating without tracking, dysregulation and binge eating, identifying hunger and fullness, greens powders, food and mental health, learning to set boundaries, the drama triangle and things that bring us joy.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
3/30/2023 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 206. Walking meditation.
In this episode, Emilia takes you through a 15 minute walking meditation. Great for those pushed for time, who want to incorporate mindfulness practice but struggle with traditional mediation and for those looking to bring meditation into daily life. For more information on ETPHD monthly and one to one coaching, visit www.Emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on adding variety to your diet, managing the stress of a lack of structure in your nutrition, fasting for your health, biohacking, hunger changes in dieting, convincing yourself you can make progress and managing core beliefs, managing poor sleep and training quality, training when short on time, removing diet preoccupation, dieting after recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea, managing off days, chronic pain and exercise and positive emotional eating.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
3/23/2023 • 53 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 204. Hangover cravings, the fear of eating regularly & the art of communication.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on battling impulsivity and food cravings, handling comparison and so many social events, dysregulation with food and money, managing hangover cravings, tracking your period on contraception, the fear of weight gain and regular eating when stopping binge eating, how much structure is too much structure around food, bed time binge eating, body dysmorphia, non food fun, becoming a better listener, creepy eye contact and our ultimate vacations.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
3/20/2023 • 51 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 203. Stopping mid-binge & knowing when to diet.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on stopping mid binge, day planning, the power of framing our to do list, managing training volume to maintain muscle, why we keep overeating when we don’t want to, staying mindful in social situations, vegetarian and vegan protein sources, non gym training, knowing when to diet after healing your relationship with food, feeling more confident around men at work and finding non fitness hobbies.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
3/16/2023 • 51 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 202. 12 steps towards a calmer life
In this episode, Emilia shares the practices and techniques she uses herself and with clients to feel more ‘zen’. Being more content and calm is essential for management of your disordered eating, moving away from living in a high pressure dysregulated headspace and body, and towards a more equanimous space.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
3/13/2023 • 33 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 201. Leftover lurkers & fear of never being happy.
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on not eating leftovers, last minute meals, improving body image on areas you dislike, patriarchy, visceral fat, how to coach yourself, the fear of never getting where you want to be, weight gain when improving your relationship with food, protein requirements and managing grief and your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Emilia takes you through a guided meditation session including some grounding breathwork techniques, progressive muscle relaxation and introduces you to internal family systems through somatic meditation. If you struggle with meditation and your relationship with food, this one is a must for you.
Find out more about ETPHD monthly here, where you can access these meditation classes live and so much more.
@emiliathompsonphd
3/6/2023 • 35 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 199. Challenging perfectionism & our obsession with our bodies.
n this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on body and food preoccupation, cutting out food groups, contraception, lack of food inspiration, high protein breakfast and ideas, business podcasts, getting help from friends and challenging perfectionism.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
3/2/2023 • 42 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 198. How to set up a diet & maintain a good relationship with food
In this episode, Emilia talks through setting up a diet and the common mistakes people make when doing so, especially those that lead to overeating and weight regain. This is not medical or individual advice.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
2/27/2023 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 197. Managing nerves, relationships & all or nothing thinking.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing nerves, managing our energy and relationships, favourite exercises, navigating friendships that don’t serve us, coaching the ‘uncoachable’ and autonomy in coaching, all-or-nothing thinking, boundary setting, box ticking instead of feeling of habits, buffet FOMOs and the fear of weight gain and food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
2/23/2023 • 56 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 196. An emotional eating essential.
In this must-listen episode, Emilia answers her most commonly asked question - how do I stop emotional eating? Get tips on how to become more emotionally regulated and reduce your reliance on food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on meditation challenges, body, exercise & diet judgement with friends & family, over-exercising(?), menopausal diet & low carb diets, afternoon energy snacks, being ok with being in a bigger body when choosing not to diet, avoiding the bulk of upper body muscle, dealing with the grief of no longer numbing with food, advice for in the moment urges to binge eating, knowing what you ‘should’ do but doing the opposite & opposing podcast nutrition information…
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
2/16/2023 • 54 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 194. Is this why you’re overeating?
In this episode, discover some reasons why you might be overeating that you haven’t considered yet. If you’re the ‘positive’ one, then this is for you.
For more information on the ETPHD method, visit www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
2/12/2023 • 17 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 193. Time blocking & collagen supplements.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on ice dunking to stop a binge, time blocking, fitness trackers, collagen supplementation, dieting after healing your relationship with food, keeping habits when travelling, creating conflict as a woman at work, food and meal variety and hip thrust frustration.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
2/9/2023 • 45 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 192. Journaling for those who hate journaling
Find journaling too airy fairy? Struggle to make the time for it? In this episode, Emilia discusses the importance of journaling for those of you who hate it. For free journaling prompts referred to in this episode, visit www.emilia.fitness/education @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing a holiday in a deficit, time restricted feeding, struggles with eating intuitively, managing anxiety with food, challenging the perfectionist mindset, the best question we’ve been asked, why we compete as women who diet, distraction and the inability to sit in silence, the self sabotage drive when habits become life changing, the comfort of staying where you are, arrivals fallacy, snack-grabs at work, favourite soups and self-worth.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Lynn (the ETPHD peri-natal specialist) and Emilia discuss generalised advice for supporting fertility and pregnancy with nutrition and training.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness @emiliathompsonphd @lynn_etphdcoaching
1/30/2023 • 53 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 189. Stopping cravings & the impact of grief on body image & appetite.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on being scared of savasana, dessert habits or emotional eating, body image, appetite and grief, the real need for protein, food novelty and cravings, choosing positivity with our mind and body, managing nutrition misinformation, family and group therapy, busy mornings and acceptance of sacrifice and feeling attractive.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
1/26/2023 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 188. Disordered eating and body image concerns amongst PTs with Michelle Carroll
In this episode, Emilia speaks to Michelle Carroll, a coach and researcher who recently completed her MSc research investigating the prevalence of disordered eating and body image concerns amongst fitness professionals in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
What is the provenance of of disordered eating in fitness, and what can we do to support people?
Find Michelle here @michellecarroll1
For more information, visit @emiliathompsonphd or www.emilia.fitness
1/23/2023 • 41 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 187. Balancing the ‘need’ for fat loss with the fear of binge eating & productivity guilt.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on chronic dysregulation and fight or flight, celebrations away from food, red flags and your relationship, the need for night time snacking and drinking and the guilt of trash TV and productivity, balancing the need for fat loss with the fear of binge eating, whey protein for IBS, cheap plant-based dinners, life changing books, emotional regulation without using food, boredom with doing the internal work.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
1/19/2023 • 57 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 186. Body image perceptions & flourishing body image
In this episode, Emilia discusses the importance of perceptions in our body image and how we can use the concept of flourishing with positive body image to change how we think about our bodies.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
1/16/2023 • 20 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 185. Dry January, the business of coaching & handling negative comments.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on dry January, exercise, nutrition and dementia, Tim Spector, the struggle to rest & sit in stillness, supporting family members with body image, nutrition habits that require reinforcement long-term, business podcasts and coaching roles, handling news negativity and comments from others about what you post and what you wear.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
1/12/2023 • 59 minutes
Episode 184. Using self-compassion in your goals and resolutions (& what we get wrong)
In this episode, Emilia discusses the importance of incorporating self-compassion within your goal setting, and why the narrative of 'slowing down' isn't always the most helpful when it comes to your progress.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
1/9/2023 • 23 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 183. Finding love when you’ve progressed your health & falling back into old habits with food.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on new year goals, all-or-nothing thinking, reverting back to your ‘old’ self when recovering your relationship with food, snacking struggles, making space for yourself as a busy parent, creating space for peen when you’ve figure out your health, training for body composition and strength, getting ‘back on track’ after christmas, anxiety eating and moon dates.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
1/5/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 182. New year meditation and journaling
In this episode, Emilia runs through a new year meditation session (so carve out some time for that), supporting you to reflect on the past year and focus on the coming year. Find the associated journal prompts to support the meditation here.
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1/1/2023 • 16 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 181. Setting new years resolutions that last & journaling prompts to guide your goals.
In this episode, Emilia discusses why new years resolutions fail, determining your own markers of success, setting yourself up to succeed in 2023 and gives you a whole load of journaling prompts to help you reflect on 2022 and progress in 2023.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/29/2022 • 32 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 180. Detaching our worth from our weight & the impact of genetics on body composition.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on getting stuck in a rut, avoiding taking on habits of others, attaching our worth to our weight, building confidence in sex, genetic differences in body composition, post-pill amenorrhea, not wanting it enough, IVF preparation, symptoms in HA recovery, progress pictures and weigh-ins when not dieting, premature endings (in coaching) and why eating regularly is important when overcoming binge eating.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/26/2022 • 53 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 179. Dieting as a distraction, nutrition for chronic pain & managing seasonal food scarcity.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on dieting as a distraction, managing misalignment of your values, supporting others with a fat loss goal with no motivation, nutrition for fibromyalgia & chronic pain, the difficulty of changing coping strategies away from food, feeling out of control around seasonal food, the importance of somatic work, learning to cry & what athleticism looks like to us.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/22/2022 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 178. The timeline of improving your relationship with food.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia discuss how long it takes to improve your relationship with food, why it often takes longer than you think, what you can do to move things along and the common challenges that come with brushing over the ‘healing’ part.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on disordered eating during a meal, Eckhart Tolls and The Power of Now, self-limiting beliefs vs. Realistic expectations, perpetual self-improvement journeys, comparison to friends and their bodies, transgender people in sport, mindfulness over Christmas party season, Christmas traditions, the struggle of leaving food on your plate, celebrating with joy other than food, weight gain when stopping tracking,
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/15/2022 • 50 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 176. Fitness professionals, their relationships with food & feeling like a fraud
In this episode, Anna and Emilia discuss the challenges of being a personal trainer with your own struggles with food and your body, why you're not alone, the perils of your body being your business card, feeling like a fraud, and what you can do about it.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/12/2022 • 56 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 175. Vibrators, in the moment binging strategies & the mindset of increasing calories
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on binge eating disorder and depression, boundary setting with in-laws, using vibrators as a parent, the mindset of eat more and muscle gain, complacency vs. contentment, sober dating, yearly reflection, in the moment binge strategies, implementation intentions and incorporating new activities in eating disorder recovery.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/8/2022 • 50 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 174. Relationships, dating, attachment styles & your relationship with food.
In this episode, Emilia discusses how your romantic relationships may be having a bigger impact on your relationship with food than you realise. She discusses the relationship between attachment styles, disordered eating and binge eating, the impact of co-regulation and delves into some of her own history with men (it's not all dark...).
Find out more about coaching or drop us a message at www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/4/2022 • 44 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 173. Learning how to leave food on your plate, liver king & managing food guilt.
In this episode, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on liver king, our favourite books and podcasts of the year, christmas dinner dates, supporting kids relationships with food and relatives, managing mindless snaking after parties, getting back on track after a holiday, getting comfortable with leaving food on your plate, the difference between wanting to and having to for behaviour change, the need for measuring progress, untracked meals and food guilt and managing jet lag routine.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
12/1/2022 • 1 hour, 18 seconds
Episode 172. Improving your mindset towards exercise.
In this episode, Emilia discusses the importance of moving the focus of exercise towards health, how to do this and most importantly, how to get to achieve a healthy relationship with exercise.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/28/2022 • 40 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 171. Choosing weight gain, skin health and balancing life, work and babies.
In this episode, Anna, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on journaling to elicit change, dealing with weight gain and regaining life with hypothalamic amenorrhea, cold weather walking attire, work-life boundaries, finding me-time as a working parent, managing social media as a coach, improving mental and physical health in companies, replacing the instant gratification of weight loss, advent calendars and tips for skin.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/25/2022 • 59 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 170. Overcoming binge eating essentials - a nutritional and psychotherapeutic approach.
In this episode, Bekka, Roslyn and Emilia discuss a multidisciplinary approach to overcoming binge eating and highlight some essential things to consider for your own journey.
For more information, visit @emiliathompsonphd or www.emilia.fitness
In this episode, Emilia guides you through a 13 minute loving kindness meditation.
Meditation is an integral part of the ETPHD method that has helped 1000s of women improve their relationship with food, body and self, stop disorders eating and find peace and health.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
In this episode, Anna, Danai and Emilia answer client questions on challenging ages to your relationship with food and body, staying on track when busy, the difference between distraction and avoidance of thoughts, the drive for muscularity and aesthetic goals, pulling yourself out of an emotional eating rut, why weight loss isn’t happening despite being in a deficit, balancing physique goals with life, coping with family and friends diet culture chat, getting out of a midweek rut, being critical of research, the difference between self criticism and self reflection, and supporting partners who feel you’re outgrowing them who doing ‘the work’.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/17/2022 • 52 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 167. Getting comfortable with rest, menopause&supporting your child’s relationship with food
In this episode, Anna, Bekka and Emilia answer client questions on female proposals, in the moment strategies to stop old behaviours, gym fear, getting comfortable with rest, how to meditate without falling asleep, wild swimming, talking to kids about food, WHOOP, peri-menopause and HRT training and management, self-help books, EIQ Nutrition, podcast recommendations and dealing with resistance to healthful habits.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/14/2022 • 57 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 166. Post-menopausal body image, body confidence in sex, self-sabotage and settling-ranges.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on vegetarian protein, comparison vs inspiration, post-menopausal body image, mindful masturbation, challenging colleagues comments on your body, self-sabotage, set points and settling ranges, self-comparison, journaling, transitioning to track free,
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/9/2022 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 165. How to recover from dysfunctional eating (binge eating, emotional eating, restriction & more)
In this episode, Emilia discusses 4 things you have to consider when trying to heal your relationship with food and recover from binge eating, emotional eating, food preoccupation, body preoccupation, restriction and more.
For more information about working with the ETPHD method to heal your relationship with food and your body for good, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/7/2022 • 27 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 164. Body image around socials and dating, & the fear of being a catfish.
In this episode, Anna, Steph and Emilia answer client questions on HA recovery cycles, supporting loved ones to change, protein soup recipes, B12 injections, skill acquisition and diminishing returns in training, accepting our limited control over the future, the desire to wear certain clothes vs. the discomfort of wearing them, body image and BMI, pre-event body fears, managing Christmas socials, the fear of dating and being a catfish, planning meals around busy training days
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
11/3/2022 • 52 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 163. Meditation & mindfulness for your relationship with food (& bonus meditation)
In this episode, Emilia discusses the benefits of meditation for your general health, wellbeing an specifically relationship with food (disordered eating, emotional eating and disordered exercise habits).
For more information about joining the ETPHD method and healing your relationship with food, body and self, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/31/2022 • 47 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 162. Periods and lots of body image talk.
In this episode, Anna, Roslyn and Emilia answer client questions on period poops and bloating, body checking vs body avoidance, managing body image struggle days, sugar and gut issues, identifying actions in line with your values, skincare routines, self vs. relying on others, removing the pass or fail mentality, 6 packs, christmas excitement and coping with life changes.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/27/2022 • 52 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 161. Are you scared of improving your relationship with food?
In this episode, Emilia and Georgia gives you 8 reasons why you’re scared of improving your relationship with food, and how to overcome them.
For more information about coaching, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/24/2022 • 37 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 160. Lots of food, fullness signals & fear.
In this episode, Anna, Lynn and Emilia answer client questions on bad moods because of your body, knowingly eating past fullness, losing interest in food, managing anxiety and being hard on yourself, living with the fear of miscarriage and forboding joy, finding joy in the little things, low cost meals, protein breakfast ideas, managing expectations of others, eating out as a vegetarian, getting the motivation to walk more, to consume a share bag of chocolate or not to consume a share bag of chocolate and more.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/21/2022 • 59 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 159. Good enough is good enough, the struggle to rest and managing exercise-induced hunger
In this episode, Anna, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on building habits when busy, employee wellbeing, magnesium for sleep, working from home tips, struggling with motivation and comparison when improving your relationship with food, the guilt of time off as an online coach, the law of diminishing returns, increasing hunger with cardio, training weaknesses, weight gain and body image and quantifying changes in your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/17/2022 • 52 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 158. Letting go of control and our need for desserts
In this episode, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on dealing with weight comments from people you love, managing the feeling of messing up on daily habits, epiphanies in your relationship with food, sweeteners and heart disease risk, feeling proud of yourself, how to feel more present, balancing improving your relationship with food with fat loss, socialising when being an introvert, managing progress when out of routine and sweet cravings after a meal.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/13/2022 • 54 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 157. Should you diet for Christmas?
Are you doing it? The 12 week transformation to ‘justify’ the anticipated weight gain? It is a helpful method of weight management or is it leading to a disaster in your relationship with food? A must listen before you do anything.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/10/2022 • 21 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 156. Cardio for fitness, night sweats, hairy moustaches and picturing your future self.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on self care and authenticity, hormone regulation post-contraception and when peri-menopausal, lack of enjoyment of eating mindfully, balancing fat loss, hunger and protein intake, night sweats in HA recovery, the place of cardio in fitness, transitioning to wearing less make up, limiting the impact of other peoples’ moods, the difficulty of visualising your future self, finding presence when your partner doesn’t value it, fat loss without tracking, meal prep ideas, favourite hobbies and more.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/6/2022 • 56 minutes, 1 second
Episode 155. Instagram vs. reality of a good relationship with food
this episode, Lynn and Emilia discuss the reality of a good relationship with food, the deception of social media, what I eat in a day posts, instagram vs. reality body checks, and how to curate your social media feed to support your own relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
10/3/2022 • 49 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 154. Fear of judgement, reducing caffeine and COVID hits the team.
In this episode, Anna, Bekka and Georgia took charge and answered client questions on managing the fear of of judgement, reducing caffeine intake, handling first date nerves and much, much more.
Whilst Emilia stayed home and missed her first ever episode of the pod thanks to finally catching COVID, 2 years on, proving she is not, after all, invincible.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/29/2022 • 54 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 153. Bodybuilding secrets, the fear of binge eating and staycations.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on weekend binge eating, forboding joy, creating space for love, body dysmorphia, post-work hunger and snacking, mentoring in the workplace, protein porridge, UK staycations, rates of fat loss when dieting, the emotion of hair loss, eating disorders and bodybuilding, separation anxiety with our animals and PEDs and steroids in fitness.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/26/2022 • 58 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 152. Healthful fat loss, protein practicalities, the guilt of overeating and ‘feeling fat’.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on what to do when dieting triggers binge behaviours, Brene Brown recommendations, scale weight changes, the frustration of sickness and self compassion, protein practicalities, sleep and fat loss, managing body conversations, training around injury, alternative medicines, protein brands, feeling like a failure when overeating and ‘feeling fat’.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/21/2022 • 1 hour, 49 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 151. Book recommendations and self-development with Ed Cunningham.
In this episode, Emilia chats to Ed Cunningham of A Need to Read. They delve into topics and provide recommended books around self awareness, emotional regulation, productivity, rest, journaling and spirituality and how they relate to your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
Find Ed on instagram @aneed2read and on his podcast, A Need to Read
9/19/2022 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 150. “Healthy weights”, resistance to mindfulness and emotional unavailability
In this episode, Roslyn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on social anxiety, the drive to diet, waiting for the right time, your “healthy” weight, mindfulness and challenging thoughts, feeling jealous, making new friends, royal grief, the resistance to mindful eating, yoga retreats and dating whilst in love with someone else.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/15/2022 • 1 hour, 37 seconds
Episode 149. Hunger cues, learning to trust your body and the process of improving your relationship with food.
In this episode, Roslyn, Danai and Emilia answer client questions on yoga, managing restrictive diets for health, managing food and movement on trips away, gym wear recommendations, showing up online as a PT, hunger / fullness signs and dysregulation, removing the childhood guilt of religion, breaking away from rigidity in your diet, weight gain when overcoming emotional eating, losing fat without tracking, the enjoyment of tracking and lack of self-trust and remaining optimistic when improving your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/11/2022 • 55 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 148. Loving your body, motivation, not being enough and letting go of resentment.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on chat up lines, loving parts of your body that you hate, motivation when you’re not motivated, self-accountability, the core belief of not being enough, being inspired by others in the coaching world, resentment with old boundaries, afternoon pick-me-ups and values-alignment.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/8/2022 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 147. Time out of training, food variety and managing goals and values.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on switching off from work, balancing your inner work and relationship with food with your family and busy life, fear of flying, increasing weight in the gym, IFS learning, aligning your goals with your values, not all men, social media slumps, challenging the perfectionist mindset, managing strength reductions after covid and eating enough plant-based foods.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/5/2022 • 55 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 146. Holiday confidence, boosting your metabolism and knowing when to walk away.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on training in pregnancy, avoiding the yo yo diet cycle, HA resulting from stress, journal recommendations, improving your relationship with food whilst pursuing fat loss, managing breached boundaries, escalation of commitment to a losing action, feeling confident in your body for a holiday, pain in exercise, knowing when you’re ready to go it alone on your relationship with food, ‘re-starting’ your metabolism after chronically undereating, vaginal moisturisers, gymtimidation, replacing disordered eating with disordered online shopping, tips for working abroad, finding fun things, eating breakfast when you aren’t a breakfast person and words of encouragement for hard days.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
9/1/2022 • 56 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 145. 10 challenges you face when starting to improve your relationship with food
In this episode, we’ve culminated the challenges many of our clients express to us they’re facing when starting the process to heal their relationship with food, because we know you feel them too, even if you’re not working with us but you’re using our podcast to support yourself. Find out how well support you at www.Emilia.fitness
8/29/2022 • 44 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 144. Intermittent fasting in females and ‘high value men’.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on masculine and feminine energies, managing the link between feeling anxious, bored and the drive to diet, aura rings, stopping self-sabotage when you drop your habits, bouncing back after tiredness, TikTok high value men, setting healthy boundaries about body comments, knowing you’ve eaten enough without calories, intermittent fasting in females, creatine supplementation and bloating, continuing progress without coaching, struggling with belly fat, knowing if you’re in a calorie deficit and more.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/25/2022 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 143. Values, vaginas, hyper-focused food planning and building resilience.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on assertiveness, full moon rituals, yoni steaming, quad dominance, HIIT and digestion, re-introducing exercise post-HA, managing diet conversations and building resilience, hunger in the first trimester, values-led decision making and balancing this with unconditional permission to eat, getting back to routine after a holiday, logging exercise calories, food guilt and hyper-focused meal planning.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/22/2022 • 50 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 142. Re-finding yourself, your values and manifesting.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing comments from family, balancing socialising with fat loss goals, the health benefits of caffeine, feeling flustered during public speaking, self-accountability after coaching, photo stress, identifying your values vs. those of others, tips for feeling anxious in the moment, feeling more comfortable in your body, lean PCOS and symptom management, re-identifying your values away from fitness and parenthood and manifestation.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/17/2022 • 54 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 141. ADHD and your relationship with food.
In this solo episode, Emilia discusses the relationship between ADHD and disordered eating, and proposes some strategies that may support you and / or your clients with ADHD.
For more information about one-to-one coaching, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/15/2022 • 30 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 140. The difficulty of your relationship with food & exercise & more people pleasing.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on feminist literature, our own HA recovery stories, managing training volume, discomfort with practicing what you preach as a coach, training with hyperthyroidism, knowing your why behind your behaviours, people pleasing with friends, managing group environment overwhelm, being polite when you’re full and the struggle starting on your improving your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/11/2022 • 52 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 139. Exclusive EIQ Nutrition content with Emma Storey-Gordon
Free bonus content from EIQ nutrition. Emma and i cover topics such as positive age beliefs and their impact on health, the expectation effect, supplementation for ADHD, supporting vegan clients, fat loss with PCOS, Jane Fonda, considerations for fat loss with a gastric sleeve, supporting clients who struggle to stick to their goals and more.
For more information on EIQ Nutrition, visit www.eiqnutrition.com
Final intake for 2022 begins August 15th 2022.
8/9/2022 • 1 hour, 3 seconds
Episode 138. Botox, body confidence and progress.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on hunger and normality of it not being there, opposites attracting, removing your identity as the ‘healthy one’, losing the want to be leaner when recovering from HA, food order and disordered eating, working around BBQs, finding acceptance when you’ve gone off track for a while, challenging the need to hit macros when not hungry, food environments and mindful eating, botox and body acceptance, managing time out with injury, managing a lack of progress in fat loss, online yoga and our ideal retreats.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/8/2022 • 59 minutes
Episode 137. The voices in your head, positive ageing and managing overthinking.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on finding what makes you happy, what is ‘sufficient’ for training when peri-menopausal, positive ageing, managing sedentary days, challenging the voices in your head, managing overthinking, getting to know and love yourself, tracking preoccupation and mindful eating.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
8/4/2022 • 59 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 136. Tantric sex, HA or PCOS & thinking deeper about body functionality.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions managing migraines and the inability to stick to routine, body functionality, planned weekend overeating and the fudge it mentality, tantric sex, excess calories and body fat, recommended nutrition books, walking vs. Yoga, managing ‘positive’ body comments from others and the impact they have on our habits and HA or PCOS.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/25/2022 • 55 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 135. Boundary statements, fear of judgement & ageing muscle.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing bloating, making new friends, managing the unwanted opinions of others, managing ADHD snacking with children, how long it takes to improve your relationship with food, balancing body checking with body avoidance, exercising to reduce body fat, managing restriction in a fear of an obesogenic environment, the fear of food judgement, considerations for ageing muscle and getting comfortable at being bad at things.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/21/2022 • 59 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 134. Day wine, sweltering heat and being ‘the fit one’.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing hunger, fullness and meals when your routine is thrown off, self-acceptance, identifying as the healthy one, heat swelling and bloating, limiting alcohol and the fear of being boring, meal prepping and binge eating, the impact of gaining weight on your dating life with HA, managing your cycle after a hysterectomy, sunday night learned feelings of guilt, the perfectionist identity and improving your relationship with food, managing a tough week of mental health when you’ve got goals and our non negotiables.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/18/2022 • 57 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 133. ADHD, love island and the joy of caffeine.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on unknown (wildly exciting) facts about us, shedding your fitness identity, dealing with loved ones who won’t change, how we as a whole have found ourselves in the place of body image overwhelm, dealing with conflicting values, strategies for ADHD, dealing with comparison (and love island), balancing social media work and fun, caffeine and health and what to do when your clothes don’t fit.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
Stylist caffeine link - https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/nutrition/how-much-coffee-caffeine-per-day/447674
7/14/2022 • 52 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 132. Getting over the fear of weight gain
In this episode, Emilia discusses the topic of feeling ok with weight gain when recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea or improving your relationship with food, including internalised weight bias and the tripartite model of body image and eating disturbances.
For one-to-one support, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 131. Responding not reacting, toxic traits & eating for blood glucose.
In this episode, Lynn, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on reducing body checking, protein shakes, the difference between being out of your comfort zone and out of your depth, managing overwhelm, understanding if you’re eating enough without tracking, responding not reacting in the heat of the moment, letting go of the need for approval from your parents, restriction vs. making a choice, eating for glucose levels and our toxic traits.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/7/2022 • 56 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 130. Emotional eating, decision making & funky tasting fluids.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on emotional and stress eating, managing clashing values, the snowball effect of feeling good, fuelling around marathon running, scale weight attachment why we feel bad about it, advice for someone at the start of their journey, detaching a negative body image to your relationship with food, managing meals out and decision making to fit in with others, struggles with making decisions in general, regret minimisation, core work and why mindful eating feels so unnatural.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
7/4/2022 • 56 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 129. Women’s rights, hormones & finding comfort in a changing body.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, getting comfortable in your body post-HA, toxic positivity vs. positive thinking, managing evening meals when you’ve no time to eat all day, mindset of not dieting before a holiday, dealing with the guilt of weight gain, going on the oral contraceptive pill when you don’t have your period, showing up online as a coach, online training and how slow is slow in improving your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/30/2022 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 128. Gender bias and getting to know yourself.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia talk Kim K (again), the gender bias and answer client questions on FitX expo, this struggle of completing intangible tasks, when fat loss feels a million miles away, needing time out when managing people, advice for starting to heal your relationship with food, evidence for changing beliefs, rediscovering yourself, how to know if you’re eating enough, vegetarian protein sources, night time journaling prompts, tracking for fat loss and bulk-cut cycles.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/27/2022 • 59 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 127. Is it normal, 4 bottles of wine & the changing face of fashion.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer clients who ask, is this normal? To still be thinking about fat loss when improving your relationship with food? To have irregular cycles after HA? To not feel your hunger and fullness cues? To have bad body image days even when feeling the best you’ve ever felt? To recognise fullness easier than hunger? To be working on your relationship with food for longer than you thought? To think about food more when stopping tracking? To feel overwhelmed when improving your relationship with food? To want to diet after working on your body image? To still experience binge eating even when making changes? To still want to comfort eat? To be exhausted from the process of improving your relationship with food? To recognise hunger before a meal but not changing sensations after?
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/23/2022 • 57 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 126. Body weight changes & PMS.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on stopping impulsive overeating, processed food and PMS, weight gain and healing your relationship with food, honouring your hunger when you’ve got a lot of it, moving into fat loss after healing your relationship with food, lunch time meal prep, period tracking, feeling more at home in your body, finding empowerment in improving your relationship with food and how to differentiate between science or false information.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/20/2022 • 56 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 125. Fears of a changing body & losing your routine.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the fear of unconditional permission to eat, letting go of scale weight, boundary setting, the loss of cravings as you improve your relationship with food, supporting body image when recovering from HA, living for yourself vs. other people, losing control when losing routine, pelvic floor work, eating when hunger is low with hypothalamic amenorrhea, plant-based protein sources and bro training advice.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/16/2022 • 58 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 124. Dieting after healing your relationship with food
In this episode, Emilia discusses if and when it’s ok to pursue fat loss after healing your relationship with food. Grab your journal or notes app, there are some questions to answer.
For one-to-one support, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/13/2022 • 22 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 123. Perfectionism, failing and managing cravings.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing impatience, feel good books, perfectionism, conditions of worth, period pants, acne and hypothalamic amenorrhea, moving from unworthiness to feeling enough, finding self-compassion during PMS, managing cravings for sweet after eating, chronic pain, evening happiness hits, aligning your goals with your partners, weight gain and improving your relationship with food, how to get better at being bad at something and more.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/9/2022 • 59 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 122. Managing diet talk with friends & foes & body functionality
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on chaste berry for PMS, 90s albums, dealing with people commenting on what we eat, managing friends deep in diet culture, body functionality appreciation, making time for self-care, keeping your intentions throughout the day, gymtimidation, learning from body image dips, feeling body confident at the beach, changing libido, compassion vs. making excuses, the struggle of looking at old photos.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/6/2022 • 56 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 121. Holiday diets, digestion & our woeful old training days
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on weekly training splits, managing digestive issues in restrictive eating, removing body checking and keeping realistic expectations, pre workout carbs, challenging the diet for a holiday narrative, reframing and questioning feelings, measures of relationship with food progress, genetic predispositions to satiety, how to stop caring what other people think, our favourite body parts to train, figuring out the driver for fat loss when in a healthy body, and is it a red flag? The key thing we wish people knew, ADHD and managing the drop in dopamine without overeating and tips for traveling solo.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
6/1/2022 • 54 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 120. Influencers, social media & how they actually help us.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on self sabotage and fat loss, training to failure, self-compassion and your relationship with food, reverse dieting, who we follow on instagram, influencers and their relationships with food, boredom eating at work, our favourite places to travel and dealing with break ups.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/30/2022 • 50 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 119. Health, body weight & the greatest protein bars
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on doing things differently and the fear of the unknown with nutrition, dealing with lack of sleep with babies, managing busy work days, calories on menus, anger at the process of improving your relationship with food and self-awareness, managing body compliments, breakfast protein, food scarcity of limited foods, freeing ourselves from the feedback loop of productivity and the misconception of weight gain and your relationship with food.
For more information or one-to-one support, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/26/2022 • 53 minutes, 1 second
Episode 118. 10 big mistakes I made in fitness.
In this episode, Emilia talks through 10 (out of many) mistakes she made the starting out in fitness.
For one-to-one support, find us at www.emilia.fitmess and @emiliathompsonphd
5/23/2022 • 37 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 117. What is the ETPHD method?
What even is the ETPHD method? What does it look like? How will it change your relationship with food and your body?
Find us on instagram:
@emiliathompsonphd
@anna_etphdcoaching
@georgia_etphdcoaching
@lynn_etphdcoaching
@steph_etphdcoaching
@bekka_etphdcoaching
@danai_etphdcoaching
Or apply online at www.emilia.fitness/apply-here/
5/21/2022 • 24 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 116. Food ideas and unsolicited opinions.
In this episode, Anna, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on ways to stop overeating when it’s as habit (not emotion), a fully mindful meal, encouraging partner communication, the guilt of not ‘living optimally’, managing comparison with compliments, wee bites between meals, meal ideas, dealing with questions about babies, how to eat when you have different goals to your partner, people commenting on your food choices, ways to feel better when gaining weight for your health, a hiking group for women, coaching on the biggest loser and body image changes after recovering your relationship with food.
For more information, visit www.emilia.fitness or @emiliathompsonphd
5/19/2022 • 55 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 115. The weight gain worry improving your relationship with food.
In this episode, Emilia covers the most asked question of all time: ‘how to deal with weight gain that comes with healing my relationship with food?
To heal your relationship with food, find us at www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
5/16/2022 • 19 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 114. Contraception, HA and postpartum.
In this episode, Danai, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on overeating in HA recovery, creatine, contraception and body composition, self-forgiveness, IUD and hormonal fluctuations, hot girl camping, brutal negativity from friends, how long it takes to heal your relationship with food, managing hunger when ill and inactive, postpartum patience, food judgement of others, changing habits, challenging food rules with weight gain, stopping overthinking and more.
5/12/2022 • 59 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 113. Grief, overeating & the magic of old photos.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the importance of food variety, introverting vs socialising, managing food when sadness impacts your appetite, leaving food on your plate, restricting to avoid food guilt, trusting yourself when you finish with your coach, overeating when you start eating intuitively, the fear of past pain, high protein pasta, seeing pictures of yourself, grieving a life you thought you’d have, sex when you feel self conscious and ‘middle-aged’ body composition.
5/9/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 13 seconds
Episode 112. Keeping up with a Kardashian & body compliments.
In this episode, Bekka, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on the shame of being in a smaller body as PT, peri-menopause & fat loss, body compliments, supporting the needs of others, training for HA, staying positive when progress feels slow, weight lifting belts, self-worth when you’re newly single, coming off the pill with PCOS, dealing with diet talk at work, letting go of shame stories, managing conflicting goals and Johnny Depp.
5/5/2022 • 58 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 111. Sex positivity & shame with Caroline.
In this episode, Emilia chats with Caroline, a sex positive content created and all round excellent human. They cover body image and libido, the importance of masturbation and boundaries, communication, toxic relationships and so much more.
Find Caroline on Instagram @caroooline_x
For holistic Heath coaching, find us at www.Emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
5/2/2022 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 110. Let yourself be happier.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on morning routines, balancing dieting, fat loss & your relationship with food, career progression, when not to honour your hunger, therapy click points, moving on to fat loss after improving your relationship with food, never ending to-do lists, our 70’s goals, ‘bulking’ advice, the want to be leaner, getting the most out of coaching & more.
4/28/2022 • 57 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 109. The beauty of trees and gratitude.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on moving away from calorie burning, finding a therapist, sleep and hunger, tracking when eating out, finding gratitude, moving for enjoyment, snacking without restriction, managing weight changes in summer, behaviour change, chronic pain and body appreciation, friends break ups, screwing it, creatine cycling and more.
4/25/2022 • 51 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 108. That time we failed.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on introversion and time alone, managing hunger around exercise, falling off track and lapsing, life without a coach, good food bad food cycling, people pleasing guilt, getting lost in self awareness, getting excited about food, finding confidence in a different body and more.
4/21/2022 • 53 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 107. Are you scared to be kind to yourself?
In this episode, Emilia discusses the concept of fears of compassion, and how that manifests in your life and relationship with food to stop you from achieving your goals.
For compassionate nutrition & training coaching, find us at www.emilia.fitness and @emiliathompsonphd
4/18/2022 • 23 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 106. Sex and settling ranges.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on dieting for IVF, therapy, meal planning, settling range, eating around others, the need for control, when can you focus on fat loss & your relationship with food, sex & body image, feeling your feelings and more.
4/14/2022 • 53 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 105. You always have a choice.
In this episode, Danai, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on managing in the moment anxiety strategies, leaving food on your plate, signs of HA recovery, easing back in after illness and overeating, social eating confidence, eating with ‘fussy’ eaters, gymtimidation, acting out of a place of love, ADHD and PCOS overeating, food preoccupation vs.planning, finding purpose outside of work and more.
4/11/2022 • 50 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 105. Why dairy is the skin scapegoat.
In this episode, Anna, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on childhood relationships with food, the hunger scale, exercise and hunger, mindful eating with family, whey and acne, chronic pain, comfort at changing weights, and more.
4/8/2022 • 52 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 104. Hypothalamic amenorrhea.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia chat about hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), the potential health outcomes and how to support yourself through it.
For support, find us on instagram @emiliathompsonphd and @anna_etphdcoaching
Or online at www.emilia.fitness
4/4/2022 • 57 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 103. Love languages and languishing.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer questions on the ETPHD effort, fat loss without calorie tracking, the scarcity mindset, managing resentment towards others, calories on menus, slip ups, stress & illness eating in the moment, languishing, love languages, not having children and more.
3/31/2022 • 56 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 102. Being busy, always ‘fine’ and eating mouldy chicken
In this episode, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on mindful moments, working on your relationship with food without dieting, dieting when busy, connection with hunger and our emotions, managing weekends away, essential amino acids, HA or PCOS, being a coach and working on your relationship with food, Ramadan and more.
3/28/2022 • 55 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 101. Nap snacks and dieting with unconditional permission to eat.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on gender-specific multitasking, weaponised incompetence, finishing your plate, finding empathy for others, managing afternoon energy crashes, getting comfortable with dating, restriction vs moderation, stress and hunger, regular eating and fat loss, self-kindness and more.
3/24/2022 • 53 minutes
Episode 100. Single mother by choice.
In this episode, Emilia shares episode 1 of her new podcast, single mother by choice, where she talks about the journey to becoming a single mother, why she’s single in her 30s (god forbid) and finding meaning in your suffering.
Back to normal in the next episode!
3/21/2022 • 26 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 99. Numbing our feelings & the Kardashians
In this episode, Anna, Bekka and Emilia answer client questions on identifying numbing behaviours, missing the days of binge eating, socialising and dieting, recovery from hypothalamic amenorrhea when you don’t want kids, minimising the impact of social media, being more selfish, the panic of quitting your job and much more.
3/17/2022 • 55 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 98. Your mindset matters.
In this episode, Georgia, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on competing as a coach, balancing your relationship with food and fat loss, enjoying the process, leptin resistance, the shame of seeking support, learning to trust yourself and more.
3/14/2022 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 97. Stress eating & balancing dieting with your relationship with food
In this episode, Lynn, Georgia And Anna answer client questions on clumsiness and comfort eating, balancing training, triggering family food dynamics, maintaining body composition throughout life, weight class sports, weight gain when you’re changing your relationship with food, women’s gyms and more.
3/10/2022 • 59 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 96. How to honour your hunger.
In this episode, Emilia chats a little about honouring your hunger, what it means, how to do it and when it might not be the smartest thing to do.
Methods were taken from the EPTHD method. Visit www.emilia.fitness for more information.
3/7/2022 • 25 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 95. Managing relationships (more people less food).
In this episode, Anna, Danai and (sassy) Emilia answer questions on people pleasing, managing slip ups, self compassion when you don’t believe it, menstrual tracking apps, accepting our mistakes, body appreciation, support systems, denial vs. Self preservation and more.
3/3/2022 • 55 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 94. Stop assuming everyone wants to be leaner.
In this episode, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on unsupportive family members, the true joy of full fat food, the drive for fat loss before working on your relationship with food, the ‘should’ to be leaner, internalised thin ideal, dieting after improving your relationship with food, fiction books, having your own markers of success, and more.
2/28/2022 • 52 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 93. Balancing unconditional permission to eat with fat loss.
In this episode, Lynn, Anna and Emilia answer questions on self belief and sabotage when it comes to hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery, creme eggs, changing body image, grief and loss of appetite, dessert cravings and getting curious about hunger and fullness.
2/24/2022 • 58 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 92. The weight gain worry when learning to eat intuitively.
In this episode, Emilia answers the age old question: “what will happy to my weight when I stop tracking?”, explains why this question is holding you back in your relationship with food and explains what unconditional permission to eat actually means.
2/21/2022 • 24 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 91. ADHD & other challenges to eating intuitively
In this episode, Steph, Anna & Emilia discuss ADHD and overeating, journaling start points, isolation rituals, giving unsolicited advice, the fear of boundary setting, tying your self worth to your body, happiness research and more.
2/17/2022 • 53 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 90. Bodies, our sex life and work
In this episode, Lynn, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on unravelling your food rules, alcohol and fat loss, managing talk of diet culture at work, snacking at work, endurance events and your relationship with food, normalised bodies and dating and personal trainers in training and more.
2/14/2022 • 48 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 89. The magic of breathing & gut instinct.
In this episode, Steph and Emilia answer client questions on managing hurdles in your journey to a better relationship with food, night eating, anxiety and stress eating, how long it should take to heal your relationship with food, comparison, and outgrowing the mould.
2/10/2022 • 42 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 88. Life after bodybuilding.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia talk about life after bodybuilding, the risks of extreme dieting, hypothalamic amenorrhea and what to focus on when you’re no longer dieting.
Drop Anna a message @anna_etphdcoaching to find out how she can support you one-to-one.
2/7/2022 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 87. Self-confidence and motivation.
In this episode, Anna, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on tips for when you’re not motivated, how to take action when you lack confidence, clothes shopping when you hate it, managing food celebrations, the importance of resistance training, values-driven action and more.
2/3/2022 • 50 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 86. 5 hard truths about overcoming overeating.
In this episode, Emilia talks about the 5 things she sees people are reluctant to accept when it comes to overeating.
As always, this is not related to treatment of eating disorders or medical advice, but may provide insight into those who regularly overeat or struggle with their relationship with food.
1/31/2022 • 25 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 85. Enjoying the health process, mindfully
In this episode, Anna, Emilia and Bekka answer client questions on unconditional permission to eat, emotional granularity, how to be more mindful, self-compassion accountability, eating out anxiety, enjoying the process, self-dating and more.
1/27/2022 • 47 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 84. Dieting for overeaters - you’re doing it wrong
In this episode, Emilia tackles the age-old problem of overeating on your diet, the huge mistake almost all of you are making (and lets you into the magic way the ETPHD team supports clients with fat loss).
1/24/2022 • 24 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 83. Reconnecting with your body & compassionate goal setting.
In this episode, Anna, Danai and Emilia answer client questions on dieting and maintaining a good relationship with food, reconnecting with your body, managing the allure of chocolate, patriarchy shame, perfectionism and more.
1/20/2022 • 42 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 82. The importance of self awareness for your relationship with food.
In this episode, Emilia chats about the importance of self awareness for your body image and eating habits, and why developing it is more important than any diet.
1/17/2022 • 28 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 81. Why is mindfulness so good for your health?
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on how to change habits, how mindfulness and mindful eating can change your life, dealing with conflicting values, having the same 24 hours as Molly Mae, managing your body as an actor, finding body confidence when living in a different body and more.
1/13/2022 • 49 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 80. Periods and the placebo effect.
In this episode, Emilia discusses the potential impact of the menstrual cycle on training, nutrition and body image. What should you be changing? Anything? And how can you coach it better?
1/10/2022 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 79. When diets don’t work
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer questions on why processed based dieting outweighs outcome based, triggering social media bodies, ex-boyfriend woes and when it’s totally ok to eat past fullness.
1/6/2022 • 46 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 78. New year reflections and values-led goal setting
In this episode, Emilia talks of the importance of new year reflections, how to use your values to set your New Years goals and accepting failure.
12/30/2021 • 25 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 77. Christmas food and your relationship with it.
This was an IGTV live with Anna, Danai and Emilia answering many of your fears of eating around Christmas. The whole @etphd_coaching team have lots of Instagram content on these topics to learn more.
12/18/2021 • 39 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 76. Finding peace in your choices.
In this episode, Anna & Emilia answer client questions on complimenting without looks, finding peace in your actions, people pleasing, diet foods, support for overeating, determining fullness and more.
12/16/2021 • 41 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 75. Body image at Christmas and being mean.
In this episode, Anna, Steph and Emilia answer client questions on what to do when HA gets hard, managing your body image at christmas, cling on disordered habits, saying how you feel and managing time out of routine and more.
12/9/2021 • 52 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 74. Plant based restrictions and loneliness.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia (& a wee bit of ESG) answer client questions on plant-based diets, loneliness and forgiveness, food agitation and planning and managing a festive hangover.
12/3/2021 • 49 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 73. Raging, ageing & emotional eating
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on being a manager; forgiving foolish men; contraceptives and disordered eating, body checking
11/25/2021 • 43 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 72. The shadow side of success.
In this episode, Anna & Emilia answer questions on the full moon and crystal healing, challenging the all or nothing mentality, overhauling your diet, dieting post-disordered eating.
11/18/2021 • 52 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 71. Comfort eating and the power of plantain.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on finding comfort, fat loss when overeating, managing your time, being a traveller and more.
11/12/2021 • 45 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 70. Is it normal…?
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on eating intuitively, weight and health without tracking, forbing joy, feeling truly alive, post-meal disappointment, joyful overeating and what is ‘normal’ when it comes to food? And more…
11/5/2021 • 39 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 69. Dieting without tracking.
In this episode, Steph, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on having original thoughts vs borrowing others, falling back in love with food, dieting without tracking and the infamous rash guards.
10/29/2021 • 43 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 68. Vaginal detoxing and strength training.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on pregnancy body image, naturopaths and their vaginal detoxes, the time to diet, and after lockdowns, do we really need gyms?
10/21/2021 • 51 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 67. Mindful sex, body weight and health.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on body weight and health, managing social awkwardness, emotional eating from childhood, taking time out of training and managing body image changes with IVF.
10/15/2021 • 58 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 66. Why won’t I wear make up yet my body has to be perfect?
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on developing a healthy relationship with exercise, finding your values, why you won’t wear make up but you’ll diet, and much more.
10/7/2021 • 34 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 65. What would you tell your younger self?
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on their life changers in relationships with food and body, feeling better in your changing body, the one thing they’d tell their younger selves, coming off the pill and overeating and more.
9/30/2021 • 34 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 64. Comparison - of bodies and babies.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on establishing physical vs. mental hunger, living your best single life, dealing with the pressure to have babies, buying clothes and social comparison.
9/23/2021 • 59 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 63. Beauty hunting and body image.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on improving body image, body functionality, being proactive with rest and commenting on peoples’ weight loss and diet choices.
9/16/2021 • 54 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 62. Sexism, fitness and managing world goings on.
In this solo episode, Emilia answers a couple of client questions on the heaviness of world goings on, managing your internal environment, sexism in the fitness business industry and being a needy independent woman.
9/9/2021 • 24 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 61. COVID taste buds and compassion.
In this episode, Emilia, Danai and Anna answer client questions on managing your food relationship post COVID, whether diet foods are legit, managing body checking and how to meet new people.
9/2/2021 • 53 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 60. Managing the mother daughter dieting relatiomsjpp
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer questions on managing dieting relationships with the family, carb loading for sport, boundary setting (as always) and more.
8/26/2021 • 42 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 59. Comfort eating and friends who hate their bodies.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on managing conversations around dieting and body hatred, if it’s ever ok to comfort eat, restoring your energy as an introvert and getting back to going out.
For coaching: www.emilia.fitness/contact
8/20/2021 • 52 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 58. Dating rules and egg freezing
In this episode, Anna, Georgia and Emilia answer client questions on texting first, life goals, anxious eating, our recommended meditation apps, staycations and men who gym grunt.
8/5/2021 • 56 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 57. Values-led dieting and alcohol.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on what to do if you just don’t want dieting enough, managing PMS rage (and hunger), how alcohol contributes to your eating habits and anxiety-induced overeating. And of course, boundary setting.
To ask questions, get involved in our coaching team here:
www.emilia.fitness/contact
7/29/2021 • 44 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 56. Finger food and gaslighting.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on managing social eating (why do we pick when we’re definitely not hungry?), how to take a healthy approach to dieting (and the wrong reasons for it), if we should always walk away from gaslighting and more.
7/22/2021 • 41 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 55. Stop seeking external validation.
In this episode, Anna, Emilia and Steph answer client questions on seeking external validation, drawing the line between boundaries and manners and what happens when you actually get your period back with HA.
7/15/2021 • 53 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 54. Hormones, seggs drives and twerking.
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Danai answer client questions on PMS, libido, scale weight and why twerking is an excellent use of your time.
7/8/2021 • 52 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 53. Dieting after disordered eating.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on whether it’s ok to diet after recovering from disordered eating habits, their own past mistakes and navigating the red flags of social media (surprisingly we’re not great at answering that).
7/1/2021 • 53 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 52. Free Britney and the fluctuating sex drive.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on the post exercise anabolic window, changes in sex drive with missing periods, what happens when you take the pill and what do to if people don’t like your boundaries
6/25/2021 • 58 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 52. Day wine, dieting and self-sabotage.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on day wines, familial boundaries, judging ourselves and others, and of course, a monologue on self-sabotage.
6/17/2021 • 52 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 51. Top tips for stopping tracking.
In this episode, Emilia chats about how to remove tracking, some of the common challenges and how to overcome counting calories in your head. Head to www.emilia.fitness to join the only 8 week transition to track free programme.
6/10/2021 • 27 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 50. Saying no to others & yes to yourself.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on whether it’s ok to change the way your body looks, on stopping people pleasing, meditation madness and BMI.
6/3/2021 • 39 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 49. Body positivity and imperfection.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on how body positivity within the fitness industry helps or hinders, how to release perfectionism, how to manage eating out and the perceptions of others, and breaking out the summer wardrobe.
5/27/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 1 second
Episode 48. Masturbation May and mindfulness in mayhem.
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Georgia answer client questions on staying mindful when surrounded by mayhem, balancing aesthetic goals with your relationship with food and being ok with loving yourself, physically and metaphorically.
5/20/2021 • 1 hour, 58 seconds
Episode 47. Dieting when you’ve nailed your relationship with food.
In this client Q&A, Anna and Emilia chat about the right time to diet is after healing your relationship with food, food neutrality, their death row meals and messy, messy fluids.
5/13/2021 • 51 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 46. Red flags, panic attacks and procrastination.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on why decision making is so hard, the toxic messaging around hypothalamic amenorrhea and of course, snacks.
5/6/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 50 seconds
Episode 45. Luteal phase retrograde raging and celebrating bodies.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia discuss their fizzing rage, managing comments that celebrate weight loss and finding your way with self compassion.
4/29/2021 • 49 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 44. Introverts socialising
In this episode, Anna and Emilia answer client questions on social anxiety of returning to the gym, pubs and to jeans, why beige is the new green and managing your food environment.
4/22/2021 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 43. Snog, marry, avoid. And asking for help.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna discuss why we struggle to ask for support, how to deal with comments about our body weight and food choices and why Cadbury’s chocolate should always be kept in the fridge.
4/15/2021 • 59 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 42. Is dieting what you actually need?
In this episode, Emilia talks about dieting and self esteem, values and questions dieting when you’re healthy - it’s a whole long middle ground road
3/31/2021 • 24 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 41. The ETPHD Team podcast. Body checking and body commenting.
In this episode, Georgia and Emilia discuss how to reduce body checking and the focus on body weight when improving your relationship with food, how to stop others body checking and being hashtag vegan.
3/25/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 40. The ETPHD Team podcast. The worst fitness industry advice ever. And chocolate eggs.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia discuss values, motivation, the worst fitness industry advice ever and of course, chocolate.
3/18/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 38. The ETPHD Team podcast. Misogyny and the fall out of an emotionally charged week.
In this bonus episode, Emilia is joined by feminist BFF Joanne Buckley, where they digest the weeks goings on from IWD, the royal family, and to the more devastating British news. They discuss how we can make space for our collective grief and the potential for moving the conversation forwards.
3/12/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 42 seconds
Episode 37. The ETPHD Team podcast. International women’s day, lockdown eating and a mindful life
In this episode, Emilia, Louis and Anna discuss the weeks events being women, being men, what the science and real life says about how our eating has changed in lockdown and how mindfulness infiltrates our lives.
3/11/2021 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 36. The ETPHD team podcast. World book day and water fluctuations.
In this episode, Emilia, Louis and Anna answer client questions on their favourite books for self development, mansplaining the menstrual cycle fluctuations and why we don’t need to manipulate our salt intake for fat loss.
3/4/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 35. The ETPHD Team podcast. Other peoples’ opinions, ob*sity and other o’s.
In this episode, Anna, Louis and Emilia answer client questions on managing conversations with others around diet culture, why identifying with your feelings might be hindering your management of them, the starring out of obesity and of course, the impending lifting of lockdown.
2/24/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 34. Vulnerability and your relationship with food.
This episode is an audio file of Emilia’s weekly subscriber email, about how the courage to be vulnerable impacts your relationship with food.
Sign up for all free emails here:
www.emilia.fitness
Join the online emotional eating workshop here:
https://www.emiliathompsonphd.com
2/22/2021 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 33. The ETPHD Team podcast. Arrogance, baldness and loving life in lockdown... again.
In this episode, Louis, Anna and Emilia discuss when confidence crosses over to arrogance, lockdown life, zone 2 running (aka the only running some of us are able to do) and well, life losing hair.
2/18/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 32. The ETPHD team podcast. Heartbreak, creme eggs and thefatdoctor.
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Louis answer client questions on dealing with heartbreak and emotional eating, finding a life again once food and exercise no longer take over, their thoughts on the this morning debate and how to set realistic goals.
2/11/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 31. The ETPHD Team podcast. Allowing rest, PMS hunger and a veggie sausage
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Louis answer client questions on guilt-free PMS eating, chilling out and making the most of your productive hours.
2/5/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 30. The ETPHD Team podcast. Fat phobia, dairy and deloads.
In this episode, Anna, Louis and Emilia discuss our judgement of others, why we do it, the patriarchy (as ever), deloads, digestion and more.
1/30/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 29. The ETPHD Team podcast. New year, new us?
In this episode, Louis, Anna and Emilia discuss Instagram, and answer client questions on supplements, reducing food thoughts and the biggest lessons they’ve learned in their fitness journeys.
1/20/2021 • 55 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 28. The ETPHD Team podcast. Twas the night before a mindful Christmas.
In this episode, Anna and Emilia chat about removing tracking for the holidays, the fitness industry intuitive eating backlash, hitting protein without tracking protein, and fuelling for endurance performance - is there a place for fasted training? Merry Christmas everyone, and goodbye 2020!
12/23/2020 • 54 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 27. The ETPHD Team podcast. Two in one, perfect fit for the 2020 roundup.
In this podcast, you have two podcasts in one, thanks to 2020 technology. Anna, Louis and Emilia discuss 2020, their own journeys in recovery, and removing tracking whilst still reaching your goals.
12/17/2020 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 26. The ETPHD team podcast. Grief, coregasms and courage.
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Louis discuss managing emotions with food, finding courage to be needy, protein bars and our plans for Christmas.
12/10/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 25. The ETPHD team podcast. Christmas food, being too busy to #selfcare and heartbreak.
In this episode, Anna, Louis and Emilia answer client questions about social eating, managing food around Christmas, calories for kids and heartbreak.
12/4/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 24. The ETPHD team podcast. Industry rants, menopause, ex boyfriends and ‘I am not enough’
In this episode, Louis, Anna and Emilia discuss menopause, pregnancy, shift work and why Emilia doesn’t regret her imperfect ex-boyfriends (and why that actually relates to nutrition). Louis bombards us with more excellent comforting quotes. Anna tells us why she definitely is enough, and we rattle emilia’s cage a little more.
11/26/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 23. The ETPHD Team podcast. Comparison, anti-diet culture and dirty eggs.
In this episode, Emilia, Louis and Anna discuss the difference between fullness and satiety, comparison in your food choices, why we can be anti-diet culture without being anti-diet, and why Emilia’s mum is a true hero of our time.
11/19/2020 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 22. The ETPHD Team podcast. Unwanted opinions, protein shakes and damp drive to exercise.
In this episode, Louis, Anna and Emilia chat about managing the opinions of others, removing anxiety around not tracking food, the best protein powders and why Emilia hid her belongings under the bed like a 5 year old.
11/12/2020 • 56 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 21. The ETPHD Team podcast. Lockdown take 2.
In this episode, Anna, Louis and Emilia discuss breaking and building habits, Emilia’s psychological reasoning behind her previous red flags and stress management at this unprecedented time.
11/5/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 20. The ETPHD Team podcast. Self doubt, healthful habits and electrically stimulated abs.
In this episode, Anna, Louis and Emilia chat about managing self doubt, building healthful habits, managing low moods and PMS and working to bring your exercise training down a notch.
10/28/2020 • 57 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 19. The ETPHD team podcast. Body image, emotional eating and chocolate orange soreen.
In this episode, Emilia and Anna discuss body image flexibility, how PMS changes over time, managing stress eating and nutrition for training.
10/21/2020 • 55 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 18. The ETPHD team podcast. Knowing when to diet, new lockdowns and Louis wrist straps...
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Louis discuss improving your running performance, knowing when it’s safe to diet, removing attachment to your activity tracker and identifying if your relationship with food is truly healed.
10/14/2020 • 49 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 17. The ETPHD team podcast. Settling point, reverse dieting&messages in a bottle (well, jar)
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions on settling range (can you change it?), putting your affirmations in a jar, reverse dieting and ‘dieting on more calories’.
10/6/2020 • 45 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 16. The ETPHD Team Podcast. Coregasms, self love and dieting.
In this client Q&A, Emilia, Anna and Louis discuss balancing dieting and self love, eating intuitively within a busy lifestyle and coregasms.
10/1/2020 • 58 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 15. The ETPHD team podcast. Menstrual cycle training, diet breaks, time out the gym and more
In this client Q&A, Emilia, Anna and Louis cover menstrual cycle training, diet breaks, the effect of HA & pins and needles, time out the gym and more.
9/22/2020 • 57 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 14. The ETPHD team podcast. Client questions, amenorrhea, guilty rest days and brain energy
In this episode, Emilia and Anna answer client questions. We cover topics such as how to journal, managing guilt around missed training sessions, the difference between REDS and HA and managing a busy lifestyle with nutrition goals.
9/16/2020 • 53 minutes
Episode 13. The ETPHD team podcast. Gymshark, ex’s and fit shamers.
Client Q&A on fitbits, training mindset, PMS, honouring your hunger, proteins and moving away from a vegan diet. Oh, and the fit shaming comments on gymsharks inclusive marketing...
9/8/2020 • 50 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 12. The ETPHD team podcast. Lockdown life.
In this episode, Emilia, Louis and Anna discuss their lockdown experiences, hospital trips, boundary setting, red flags and the gym, and getting caught out when nature calls.
7/28/2020 • 54 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 11. Sustainable weight loss strategies that support a healthy body and mind.
COFIT-19 panel discussion with Louis, discussing his favourite topics, compassionate weight management and sustainable fat loss, alongside Simon Mitchell, Ross Gilmore, Jonny Landels and Kristy.
6/18/2020 • 2 hours, 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 10. Habits, spirituality, dodgy tasting pasta and the mindful middle ground.
In this episode, Emilia, Louis and Anna discuss balancing mindful eating and dieting, ways to improve habit success, if attaching them to your identity is smart and practicing what you preach as a coach. All stemming from questions.
5/29/2020 • 44 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 9. The ETPHD team podcast. Nutrition approaches for weight loss during the menstrual cycle.
COFIT-19 panel discussion with Emilia. She was joined by Simon (brains behind COFIT), Real Jayne Nutrition and Coach Big Nick to discuss the changes around the menstrual cycle and how this relates to nutrition and training.
5/7/2020 • 1 hour, 48 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 8. How to use mindfulness and self care to manage hunger, appetite and emotional eating 2.
Part 2 of the COFIT-19 panel discussion with Emilia and Louis. We were joined by Simon (brains behind COFIT) and Kristy to discuss the evidence behind our coaching methods.
4/29/2020 • 31 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 7. The ETPHD team podcast.
In this episode, Emilia, Louis and Anna chat about the restaurant that burns calories, the balance between self compassion and being lazy and finding self-worth away from the scales.
4/24/2020 • 38 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 6. How to use mindfulness and self care to manage hunger, appetite and emotional eating
Part 1 of the COFIT-19 panel discussion with Emilia and Louis. We were joined by Simon (brains behind COFIT) and Kristy to discuss the evidence behind our coaching methods.
4/21/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 5. The ETPHD podcast.
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Louis talk about training at home, what they’re doing, what we can all be doing and how to make the best of it. They also give a quick roundup of the COFIT-19 conference from the weekend.
4/9/2020 • 43 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 4. The ETPHD podcast.
In this episode, Emilia, Anna and Louis talk about structuring work from home, how to avoid mindless eating, setting up your environment for success and strategies to support your mindset with reduced training. This is based on current UK guidelines (on date of publishing) only and is subject to change.
3/17/2020 • 35 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 3. The ETPHD team podcast.
Today Emilia and Louis answer client questions on hormones and their impact on nutrition and training (are you actually hungrier and if you are, why?), exercise swaps and food choices for coeliacs.
3/4/2020 • 34 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 2. The ETPHD team podcast.
Today Emilia and Louis answer client questions on emotional eating, finding the balance between self compassion and pushing yourself to achieve your goals, training when ill and we ask, are you ever really ‘fine’?
2/11/2020 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 1. The ETPHD Team Podcast.
Today Emilia and Louis chat about they managed ‘blue Monday’, supermodel diets and answer some of their client questions. Does being vegan really make dieting harder? And how important is it to but your carb and fat macros?