Diet Culture Rebel Podcast
Podcast

Diet Culture Rebel Podcast

Bonnie Roney

276 episodes

Health & Wellness

Ready to eat without guilt, support your actual health, and start giving diet culture the middle finger? You’re in the right place. The Diet Culture Rebel podcast is your trusted space for breaking free from food rules, healing your relationship with your body, and learning how to eat without shame, stress, or obsession - while honoring your health in a way that actually feels good. Hosted by Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Roney, each episode delivers straightforward, no-BS guidance to help you ditch diets for good. Through expert interviews and solo deep dives, Bonnie brings you health-promoting, mindset-shifting insights that leave you feeling empowered - not overwhelmed. “I’ve learned what’s happening inside my brain and body, and [Bonnie] gives incredible suggestions and insights on how to start the process of healing my relationship with food.” - Diet Culture Rebel listener With over 200 episodes and thousands of weekly listeners, this podcast is your permission slip to trust your body, reject diet culture, and take your power back - one episode at a time. Subscribe now and listen every Wednesday. 👉 Connect with Bonnie on Instagram @DietCultureRebel 👉 Learn more about working with the DCR team at DietCultureRebel.com

What this show covers

intuitive eatingfood relationshipfood guiltdisordered eatingnutritionnutrition counselingrestrictionexercise relationshipbody neutralityanti-dietcalorie deficitsstrength traininganti-fat biaseating disorder recoveryweight stigma

What listeners will find here

A client’s honest look at food guilt, restriction, and learning to trust herself
Kelsey’s story centers on food guilt, restriction, and the feeling of being out of control even while eating sweets every day. She talks through intuitive eating, diet culture rules, and how working with a dietitian helped her build more flexibility, trust, and enjoyment around food.
A nuanced Q&A on calorie deficits, exercise dread, and health beyond diet rules
This episode tackles three big questions about calorie deficits, hating exercise, and whether intuitive eating can support health. It explores the risks of restriction, how movement gets tangled up with guilt, and why body respect may lead to more sustainable care.
A gentler way back to movement when fitness culture feels harmful
This episode explores how to reconnect with exercise while rejecting anti-fat bias, weight stigma, and diet culture. Wendy Welsher shares her path through eating disorder recovery and explains how strength training, rest, and body awareness can support a safer, more empowering relationship with movement.
A gentler way to use nutrition labels without turning them into food rules
Nutrition labels can be useful, but this episode explores how they often get tangled up with guilt, shame, and diet culture. It breaks down the 2,000-calorie benchmark, serving sizes, and how to read labels in a way that supports nourishment and body cues instead of restriction.
What realistic healing with food actually looks like, with Dr. Rachel Millner
Healing your relationship with food and your body is the focus here, with Dr. Rachel Millner unpacking why progress is rarely linear. The conversation explores the discomfort of letting go of food rules, how to find the right support, and what recovery can make possible.

Episodes

277. She Ate Sweets Every Day. So Why Did She Still Feel Out of Control? Kelsey's Story
277. She Ate Sweets Every Day. So Why Did She Still Feel Out of Control? Kelsey's Story
21 Oct 2026 · 41 min
276. Calorie Deficits, Hating Exercise, and the Health Benefits of Intuitive Eating (Q&A)
276. Calorie Deficits, Hating Exercise, and the Health Benefits of Intuitive Eating (Q&A)
14 Oct 2026 · 24 min
275. Can You Love Fitness But Hate Fitness Culture?
275. Can You Love Fitness But Hate Fitness Culture?
7 Oct 2026 · 28 min
274. How to Read a Nutrition Label Without It Feeling Diet-y
274. How to Read a Nutrition Label Without It Feeling Diet-y
30 Sept 2026 · 21 min
273. How to Set Realistic Expectations When Healing Your Relationship with Food with Dr. Rachel Millner
273. How to Set Realistic Expectations When Healing Your Relationship with Food with Dr. Rachel Millner
23 Sept 2026 · 38 min
272. Food Noise, Food Tracking, and Social Eating: Your Questions Answered
272. Food Noise, Food Tracking, and Social Eating: Your Questions Answered
16 Sept 2026 · 24 min
271. Kids and Body Image: What to Say When Your Child Says They Are Ugly with Zoë Bisbing
271. Kids and Body Image: What to Say When Your Child Says They Are Ugly with Zoë Bisbing
9 Sept 2026 · 39 min
270. Rethinking Nutrition: 3 Simple Ways to Add More, Not Take Away
270. Rethinking Nutrition: 3 Simple Ways to Add More, Not Take Away
2 Sept 2026 · 26 min
269. How to Stop Feeling Guilty When You Can’t Exercise
269. How to Stop Feeling Guilty When You Can’t Exercise
26 Aug 2026 · 20 min
268. When Your Mom Struggles With Food with Joshua Hills
268. When Your Mom Struggles With Food with Joshua Hills
19 Aug 2026 · 41 min
267. 5 Nutrition Truths to Undo Your Diet Culture Brainwashing
267. 5 Nutrition Truths to Undo Your Diet Culture Brainwashing
12 Aug 2026 · 24 min
266. 3 Ways To Reduce Food Guilt
266. 3 Ways To Reduce Food Guilt
5 Aug 2026 · 23 min
265. How to Build Positive Body Image in a World Obsessed with Thinness with Kenzie Brenna
265. How to Build Positive Body Image in a World Obsessed with Thinness with Kenzie Brenna
29 Jul 2026 · 47 min
264. Finding Balance with "Healthy" and "Junk" Food, Weighing Yourself, and My Missing Period Story (Q&A)
264. Finding Balance with "Healthy" and "Junk" Food, Weighing Yourself, and My Missing Period Story (Q&A)
22 Jul 2026 · 28 min
263. Healing Your “I’m Too Much” Story: Self-Worth and Body Image with Lily Womble
263. Healing Your “I’m Too Much” Story: Self-Worth and Body Image with Lily Womble
15 Jul 2026 · 35 min
262. 5 Tips for Improving Your Health Without Going on a Diet
262. 5 Tips for Improving Your Health Without Going on a Diet
8 Jul 2026 · 29 min
261. Food Order and the Glucose Scaries That Social Media Created
261. Food Order and the Glucose Scaries That Social Media Created
1 Jul 2026 · 23 min
260. Tigress Osborn on the Jillian Michaels Jubilee Debate and Fat Activism
260. Tigress Osborn on the Jillian Michaels Jubilee Debate and Fat Activism
24 Jun 2026 · 59 min
259. Is Fasting Healthy or Just Another Diet Trend?
259. Is Fasting Healthy or Just Another Diet Trend?
17 Jun 2026 · 20 min
258. From Shame, Guilt, and Restriction to Food Freedom (Mary's Story)
258. From Shame, Guilt, and Restriction to Food Freedom (Mary's Story)
10 Jun 2026 · 38 min
257. 3 Mindset Shifts That Helped Me Heal My Relationship With Food
257. 3 Mindset Shifts That Helped Me Heal My Relationship With Food
3 Jun 2026 · 31 min
256. Should You Take Creatine? Here's What to Know About This Popular Supplement
256. Should You Take Creatine? Here's What to Know About This Popular Supplement
27 May 2026 · 22 min
255. Neurodivergence, Food Struggles, and Finding What Actually Works for You with Abbey Roberts
255. Neurodivergence, Food Struggles, and Finding What Actually Works for You with Abbey Roberts
20 May 2026 · 35 min
254. 10k Steps a Day: Do You Really Need to Hit this Goal?
254. 10k Steps a Day: Do You Really Need to Hit this Goal?
13 May 2026 · 23 min
253. Understanding Your Inner Critic (And How to Respond) with Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro
253. Understanding Your Inner Critic (And How to Respond) with Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro
6 May 2026 · 45 min
252. Protein Goals, Hunger Cues, & The Honeymoon Phase (Q&A)
252. Protein Goals, Hunger Cues, & The Honeymoon Phase (Q&A)
29 Apr 2026 · 31 min
251. How Medical Students for Size Inclusivity Are Breaking the Cycle of Weight-Centric Care (with Jackie Liu from MSSI)
251. How Medical Students for Size Inclusivity Are Breaking the Cycle of Weight-Centric Care (with Jackie Liu from MSSI)
22 Apr 2026 · 39 min
250. 3 Mindful Eating Tips You Can Try Today
250. 3 Mindful Eating Tips You Can Try Today
15 Apr 2026 · 20 min
249. Movement Shouldn’t Feel Like Punishment with Coach Tyler Bramlett
249. Movement Shouldn’t Feel Like Punishment with Coach Tyler Bramlett
8 Apr 2026 · 43 min
248. Coming Off GLP-1s, Rushed Meals, & My Journey with Intuitive Eating (Q&A)
248. Coming Off GLP-1s, Rushed Meals, & My Journey with Intuitive Eating (Q&A)
1 Apr 2026 · 36 min
247. Are Ultra-Processed Foods as Dangerous as We’re Led to Believe?
247. Are Ultra-Processed Foods as Dangerous as We’re Led to Believe?
18 Mar 2026 · 35 min
246. What If You Just Try? Jessamyn Stanley on Yoga and Body Acceptance
246. What If You Just Try? Jessamyn Stanley on Yoga and Body Acceptance
11 Mar 2026 · 36 min
245. "Intentional Weight Loss Reduces Your Risk of Death by 15%": My Critique of This Claim
245. "Intentional Weight Loss Reduces Your Risk of Death by 15%": My Critique of This Claim
4 Mar 2026 · 34 min
244. From Diet Culture to Self-Trust Through a Values Aligned Life with Erica Djossa
244. From Diet Culture to Self-Trust Through a Values Aligned Life with Erica Djossa
25 Feb 2026 · 43 min
243. 5 Steps to Break Free From Clean Plate Club Tendencies
243. 5 Steps to Break Free From Clean Plate Club Tendencies
18 Feb 2026 · 34 min
242. Is Your Cycle Trying to Tell You Something? Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and the Impact of Disrupted Periods with Dr. Nicola Sykes
242. Is Your Cycle Trying to Tell You Something? Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and the Impact of Disrupted Periods with Dr. Nicola Sykes
11 Feb 2026 · 41 min
241. Sugar Cravings, Weight-Focused Doctors, and Raising Kids Amid Diet Culture (Q&A)
241. Sugar Cravings, Weight-Focused Doctors, and Raising Kids Amid Diet Culture (Q&A)
4 Feb 2026 · 31 min
240. Should You Be Taking an Electrolyte Supplement? Here's What You Need to Know
240. Should You Be Taking an Electrolyte Supplement? Here's What You Need to Know
28 Jan 2026 · 46 min
239. How Ginger Zee Healed Her Relationship with Food in a Thin Obsessed Culture
239. How Ginger Zee Healed Her Relationship with Food in a Thin Obsessed Culture
21 Jan 2026 · 57 min
238. Carbs Aren’t the Problem: What Actually Affects Insulin Resistance with Kristie Messerli
238. Carbs Aren’t the Problem: What Actually Affects Insulin Resistance with Kristie Messerli
14 Jan 2026 · 36 min
237. 5 Ways I'm Giving Diet Culture the Middle Finger
237. 5 Ways I'm Giving Diet Culture the Middle Finger
7 Jan 2026 · 29 min
236. You Can Do Hard, Beautiful Things in the Body You Have Right Now With Dr. Megan Banker
236. You Can Do Hard, Beautiful Things in the Body You Have Right Now With Dr. Megan Banker
17 Dec 2025 · 57 min
235. Calorie Counting, Binge Food Fears, and Saying Goodbye to the Scale (Q&A)
235. Calorie Counting, Binge Food Fears, and Saying Goodbye to the Scale (Q&A)
10 Dec 2025 · 33 min
234. The Problem with Mainstream Body Positivity with Chrissy King
234. The Problem with Mainstream Body Positivity with Chrissy King
3 Dec 2025 · 35 min
233. Why Food and Body Comments Trigger You (and What to Do About Them)
233. Why Food and Body Comments Trigger You (and What to Do About Them)
26 Nov 2025 · 33 min
232. Weight Stigma in Healthcare Is NOT in Your Head (and What You Can Do About It) with Dr. Vicky Borgia
232. Weight Stigma in Healthcare Is NOT in Your Head (and What You Can Do About It) with Dr. Vicky Borgia
19 Nov 2025 · 57 min
231. Let Go of Toxic Striving & Start Living Your Life with Dr. Paula Freedman-Diamond
231. Let Go of Toxic Striving & Start Living Your Life with Dr. Paula Freedman-Diamond
12 Nov 2025 · 51 min
230. The Hunger and Fullness Scale: What It Is and How to Use It
230. The Hunger and Fullness Scale: What It Is and How to Use It
5 Nov 2025 · 31 min
229. Finding Peace After Decades of Sneaky Food Rules and Binge Eating (Kim’s Story)
229. Finding Peace After Decades of Sneaky Food Rules and Binge Eating (Kim’s Story)
29 Oct 2025 · 37 min
228. Abbey Sharp’s Take on Diet Trends, SkinnyTok, and Healing Your Relationship with Food
228. Abbey Sharp’s Take on Diet Trends, SkinnyTok, and Healing Your Relationship with Food
22 Oct 2025 · 51 min

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