The Forking Truth: Two Doctors on Fat, Food & Freedom
The Forking Truth: Two Doctors on Fat, Food & Freedom
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Forking Truth, where food meets freedom and science meets soul.Hosted by renowned psychoanalyst Dr. Nina Savelle Rocklin and psychologist & nutrition expert Dr. Alisa Karmel, this podcast cuts through the noise of diet culture to serve up unfiltered conversations about fat, food, and finding true freedom.Fork the fads. Ditch the guilt.Every week, these two powerhouse doctors dive into the psychology, biology, and social pressures behind our relationships with food and our bodies. With compassion, humor, and hard-hitting truth, they challenge toxic myths, decode emotional eating, and explore what it really means to be healthy.Whether you're battling body shame, fed up with dieting, or simply hungry for a more empowered life, The Forking Truth delivers the real talk, practical tools, and radical self-love you need to break free—for good.Get ready to fork the rules. Your freedom starts here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes related to diet culture, emotional eating, and body image with episodes exploring personal stories related to eating disorders and societal pressures, such as the importance of food neutrality and self-compassion. For instance, the episode 'Diet Culture Dropouts' addresses personal experiences with disordered eating and challenges the toxic narratives of the diet industry.
Welcome to The Forking Truth, where food meets freedom and science meets soul.
Hosted by renowned psychoanalyst Dr. Nina Savelle Rocklin and psychologist & nutrition expert Dr. Alisa Karmel, this podcast cuts through the noise of diet culture to serve up unfiltered conversations about fat, food, and finding true freedom.
Fork the fads. Ditch the guilt.
Every week, these two powerhouse doctors dive into the psychology, biology, and social pressures behind our relationships with food and our bodies. With compassion, humor, and hard-hitting truth, they challenge toxic myths, decode emotional eating, and explore what it really means to be healthy.
Whether you’re battling body shame, fed up with dieting, or simply hungry for a more empowered life, The Forking Truth delivers the real talk, practical tools, and radical self-love you need to break free—for good.
Get ready to fork the rules. Your freedom starts here!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to The Forking Truth
In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin and Dr. Alisa Karmel open up about their own experiences with eating disorders and the societal pressures that fuel body dissatisfaction. Through heartfelt conversation, they unpack the emotional roots of disordered eating and challenge the toxic narratives perpetuated by diet culture.
Together, they explore the concept of food neutrality—removing shame and moral labels from eating—and emphasize the importance of cultivating self-compassion on the journey to food freedom. This episode offers a message of hope: healing is possible, and you can enjoy food, love your body, and live freely—without guilt.
Key Takeaways:
- Food was never the problem; it was a coping mechanism.
- The diet industry profits by telling us fat is wrong.
- Self-acceptance is the foundation of food freedom.
- Stop labeling food as “good” or “bad.”
- Compassion toward yourself is vital for healing.
- Freedom means not being handcuffed to food choices.
- You can seek weight loss and practice self-love.
- The journey to self-love is ongoing, but worth it.
- Challenging societal beauty standards is liberating.
- Food freedom is possible for everyone.
Tune in to reclaim your plate, rewrite your story, and rediscover the joy of eating—guilt-free.
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It’s time to fork the rules and find your truth.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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