The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast
Episodes
SE5 - Ep6: Binge Eating as a coping mechanism with Stephanie Michele
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I had the opportunity to speak with Stefanie Michele , whose work I have been following for some time and who is one of these people with an amazing g...
SE5 - Ep5: The relationship we have with excercise with Gillian Hood
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with my former Centre for Mindful Eating board member colleague. This episode tackle a topic that I haven’t spoken much abou...
SE5 - Ep 4: Binge Eating & ADHD with Marcie Desmond
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with my friend and colleague Marcie Desmond.Marcie Desmond is a seasoned professional who worked as an executive manager for o...
SE5 - Ep3: The Impact of Trauma on Eating Disorder Behaviours with Zuzanna Gajowic
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It is my intention to get Season 5 of The Nourishment Podcast out to you over the coming weeks and months as I have so many juicy conversations to sha...
SE 5 - Ep2: How to Naviate the Holiday Season
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is that time of year again, when food is plenty and the expectations are like so. I am bringing back this podcast episode I did a few year ago as I...
SE5-Ep1: Nurturing Positive Body Image in Kids with Siobhan Hennelly
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast episode I am speaking with my Irish colleague Siobhan Hennelly about how we can support kids and young people to have a better re...
SE4-Ep10: Understanding the impact of Diet Culture with Niamh Orbinski
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of Season 4 is here! Looking back it’s been a great season, I think, with some very informative guests covering a variety of topic...
SE4 - Ep9: Recovery is Possible with Pam Goodman
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pam Goodman is an Eating Disorder and Addiction Specialist FDAP/UK/RNShe is a dedicated and compassionate Recovery Advocate with a profound personal j...
SE4 - Ep8: Breaking free from Chronic Dieting with Vania Phitidis
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a new podcast episode up! I am aware that the pace of producing new podcsats is so much slower than before, but I am still pretty determined ...
SE4 - Ep7: Peer Support in Eating Disorder Recovery
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am back with a new episode of The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast after a hiatus. I didn’t necessarily plan to take a break in the middle of season, ...
SE4 - Ep6: Weight Inclusive Diabetes Care with Megrette Fletcher
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Megrette Fletcher (She/Her) is a registered dietitian, diabetes care and education specialist, public speaker, and author. She is a mindful eating lea...
SE4 - Ep5: When I have... Then I will...
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s solo episode I share the practice of “When/Then”, which is a tool of exploring how your current thought process may be keeping you fr...
SE4 - Ep4: Eating Disorder Recovery with Michelle O'Gorman
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle O’ Gorman is a Wexford native and a Master's Practitioner in Eating Disorders. She offers therapy for those struggling with poor body image...
SE4 - Ep3: The Intersection of Gut Health & Mental Health with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of my conversation with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas. You can find the first part of it here, where we spent much of our time list...
SE4 - Ep2: A Personal Conversation with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is a part one of a two part interview with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, whom is such a wonderful multifaceted human being.Dr Miguel...
SE4 - Ep1: It is not about food with Briana McAteer
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast is back. A little bit of a break that I had not anticipated, but here we are with the first episode of Season 4 (!)As...
SE3 - Ep10: Reflections on the journey and top episodes so far
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am back with another solo episode this week to conclude Season 3. I am using this episode as a way to reflect on almost thirty episodes posted and o...
SE3 - Ep9: Boundaries & Self Love with Mirin Mooney
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I speak with my friend Mirin Mooney who is just such a delightful person.Mirin Mooney is a mental health coach and mentor. Having struggled ...
SE3 - Ep8: Is it time to break up with the Scales?
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I explore breaking up with the Scales. I know it isn’t as easy as it sounds…Diet Culture teaches us that our worth is tied to our ...
SE3 - Episode 7: Widening the Lens of Nutrition with Vincci Tsui
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Registered Dietitian Vincci Tsui about a wide range of themes as it relates to food, nutrition and health.Vincci Tsui (sh...
SE3 - Ep6: A Self Compassionate Body Scan
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being in our bodies can be hard. And being kind to our selves when life is challenging can be difficult. In today’s podcast episode I want to share ...
SE3 -Ep5: From Weight loss to Weight Incusive Care with Dr Michelle Tubman
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode I speak with Canadian Dr Michelle Tubman about her personal and professional move from coaching for weight loss, to instead o...
SE3 - Ep4: From Self Objectification to Self Care with Anna Strickland
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a real gem, if I do say so myself. If you are someone who struggles with body image then this episode is for you. And if you ...
SE3 - Ep3: Let's Talk about Food Rules
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am back with a solo episode were I will be exploring Food Rules.What is a “food rule”? Well it could be a lot of things. But basically...
SE3 - Ep2: From Crossfit to Body Positivity with Jonny Landels
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am delighted to be back to you with an episode that really centers the male experience around food, eating, weight, dieting and body image. I hope y...
A tool that can help you reduce bingeing
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am trying something new. Well, if you’ve been reading my newsletter for a few years, you will know that I have shared videos before. But...
SE3 - Ep1: Healing HA with Shannon Western
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are starting Season 3 of The Joyful Nourishment Podcast with a very informative episode around Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) , with nutritionist Sha...
SE2 - Episode 10: Move your body with love with Ana Stefan
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of Season two I am sharing with you my conversation about movement as path to body acceptance and moving our bodies with love, t...
SE2 - Ep9: The Magic of giving yourself permission to eat ALL foods
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am back with another solo episode, this week. This time on the topic of making peace with food, through the practice of giving yourself unconditiona...
SE2 - Episode 8: My ED Recovery Journey with Mirte Kaan
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last week of February is ED awareness week, so even though this podcast is a little bit early but still very much relevant for the #edaw2024 theme...
SE2 -Ep7: Understanding Orthorexia with Lynn Mc Govern
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast I speak with Lynn McGovern on the topic of orthorexia. This is a type of eating disorder, without an official diagnosis, but that caus...
SE2 - Episode6: Being flexible with your goals
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am back with a new solo episode this week. Full disclosure here… I do find these solo episodes vulnerable to make, especially when I include perso...
SE2 - Episode 5: The Impact of Social Media with Nadia Felsch
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speal with the lovely Nadia Felsch.Nadia Felsch, BHSc (she/her) is a nutritionist, intuitive eating counsellor, feminist and fat act...
SE2 - Episode 4: When trauma is at the table - with Melanie Hargraves
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Melanie Hargraves.Melanie (she/her) is an experienced, curious and compassionate dietitian...
SE2 - Episode 3: How to navigating the holiday season
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a solo one with me. I wanted to put together something for everyone who missed the online workshop I did with Kristi last wee...
SE2 - Episode 2: The importance of family support in ED recovery - with Deirdre Reddan
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s guest episode, I speak with Deirdre Reddan from Supported Families.Deirdre Reddan is an Eating Disorder Coach and Parent Coach. She w...
SE 2 - Episode 1: Owning Your Story - With Kristi Koeter
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome the Season 2 of The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast. From now on the pace will be a little slower and you can expect a new episode every other we...
SE1 Episode 10 – Food as An Ally with Anne Richardson
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Anne Richardson who is a registered nutritionist who exclusively works with disordered eaters whether they have received ...
SE1 Episode 9 – A Beginners Guide to Body Image
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode I talk about body image, partly what it is and especially the influences our society and culture have on how we think and relate ...
SE1 Episode 8 – The path towards Body Acceptance with Shauna Farrell
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Shauna Farrell.I loved speaking with Shauna and how she so generously shared her own journey from chronic dieting towards...
SE 1Episode 7 – Tuning Into Fullness
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode I’ll talk about exploring fullness. In this episode I talk about: * What is comfortable fullness?* Is fullness and satisfac...
SE1 Episode 6 – Intuitive Eating and learning to become an intuitive eater with Sinead Crowe
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am speaking with the fabulous Sinead Crowe from @intutive.eating.irealandSinead is an Intuitive Eating Counsellor, a Nutritional Therapist...
SE1 Episode 5 – The Many Facets of Hunger
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will explore the many reasons that we are reaching for food. I’ll talk about the Diet-Deprivation-Binge Cycle (which you can also...
SE1 Episode 4 – Understanding Binge Eating and Emotional Eating with Emma Murphy
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode I speak with Emma Murphy.We really dive deep into the different aspects of binge eating and emotional eating such as personal...
SE1 Episode 3 – What is Diet Culture? Exploring where it shows up and how it affects us
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s solo episode I will explore with you what Diet Culture is, how it tends to show up everywhere and that is does have an impact on ever...
SE1 Episode 2 – Moving from the head to body to heart as a healing practice with Louise George
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode myself and Louise talk about her own journey of recovery, how she got into counselling and subsequently also became a yoga te...
SE1 Episode 1 – Welcome to the first ever episode of The Joyful Nourishment Podcast (My story)
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast!This is the very first episode of this initial 10 episode podcast series, hosted by Linn Thorstensson, Nut...
What does Joyful Nourishment mean to you?
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Joyful + Nourishment Podcast is about exploring all the things that gets in the way of us having a kind, compassionate relationship with food and ...
#7 - Pushing through or rest?
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I wasn’t entirely sure if I would send a newsletter out this week or not. But here we are.In this voice note I am pondering how do we know when it i...
# 6 - I took a month of Instagram
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the 1st of June I deleted the IG app off my phone for a planned month long break from the platform. I think it might only be my second such break e...
#5 - Why do I have to let go of dieting?
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Voice Note from Linn I am talking about why it is necessary to let go of dieting in order to move towards a more peaceful relationshi...
#4 - Voice Note from Linn - Time to Pause
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Voice Note from Linn I will share with you a simple guided “tea drinking” meditation that can help you slow down, take a breath and b...
#3 - What are you making it mean about you?
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s voice note is a reflection on how the different experiences we have of being in our bodies and the stories we are attaching to these sen...
#2 - Why do I eat when I am stressed?
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Voice notes from Linn I am answering a reader’s question. Eating when feeling stressed and overwhelmed is common.I give some though...
#1 - Are you finding yourself eating when you are in fact tired?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this very first episode on my Podcast I am coming to you with a “Voice Note from Linn” episode. These are my short podcast episodes especially ...