FFK60: Reducing anxiety around food during Christmas and the holidays, with Maeve Hanan

This is the last episode before Christmas and chances are that the bit of your brain that you reserve for interesting food things is overwhelmed with holiday prep. So today's episode aims to bring you something that might help you to enjoy this holiday season a little bit more, enjoy sharing food and fun with your loved ones, and give your children a different kind of gift, the gift of a household where food is relaxed and joyful at celebration times.

For today’s episode Joanne is interviewing Maeve Hanan, a dietitian who runs a company called Dietetically Speaking and helps parents to have a better relationship with food so they can break generational cycles of disordered eating and unhelpful food messages. She helps parents to feed their family in a sustainable balanced way in a way that is nutritious but will promote a healthy relationship with food for their kids as well.

Maeve Hanan is a Registered Dietitian who specialises in disordered eating and food freedom. She’s the founder of DieteticallySpeaking.com, a platform offering evidence-based information, practical tools, courses, and one-to-one support to help people build a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food. Maeve advocates for a compassionate, weight-inclusive approach to nutrition, and is passionate about cutting through the online nutrition BS by sharing clear, evidence-based and practical messages (via her website, newsletter and instagram page via @dieteticallyspeaking).

Links in this episode:

Maeve's website: https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/

Maeve's masterclass in January to help you reduce food noise and stress: : https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/product/eating-with-ease

Maeve's article about navigating Christmas: https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/navigating-family-dynamics-with-food-during-christmas/

Maeve's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dieteticallyspeaking

Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat.