Episode 004 · food & body
Plate Expectations
gut health, hormones, eating for your cycle — and permission to stop making your body the most important thing about you.
In this episode
Somewhere along the way a girl learned her body was a project — something to shrink, to earn, to apologise for. This one takes all of that apart.
Clinical nutritionist Holly Moore, founder of Perth Health Collective, sits with Maddie to talk about why food isn't a reward you have to earn, why "health has a look" is a lie someone's profiting from, what's actually happening in your gut and across your cycle, and how to tell caring for your body apart from being at war with it. Plus a long-overdue public apology to carbs.
Chapters
- 0:00Meet Holly and Her Approach
- 0:38Taking Up Space As A Woman
- 2:52Periods As Signals Not Shame
- 4:18Macros Explained
- 6:29What Metabolism Really Means
- 8:23Puberty Fluctuations and Nourishing Basics
- 10:09Eating For Your Cycle
- 11:34Period Pain Cravings and Iron Clues
- 18:23The Pill Benefits Limits and Risks
- 20:50Gut Health and The Second Brain
- 29:08Simple Vs Complex Carbs Made Clear
- 30:06Caffeine Alcohol and Energy Drink Reality
- 33:33Diet Culture TikTok and Food Morality
- 37:44Wellness Lies and Who Profits
- 41:11Questions From The Panel
- 44:01Rapid Fire Questions
- 47:27Wrap Up
The girls asked
There's a girl in my class that I can hear throwing up her lunch every day. What do I do?
Should girls my age be taking vitamins or collagen?
What can I eat that's good for me when I don't have a lot of time during the day with school and sport, and I don't always have a way of keeping foods hot or cold?
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Transcript
Shout Outs
- What's Maddie wearing? Jumper by Uniqlo, Skirt & Tights Temu
- Podcast theme music created by Lettie Lee.
- Artwork featured in the background of the podcast videos is by the talented Lindsey Erin.
- The Mugs by the fabulous Jess from JS Handmade Ceramics.
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