Chew On This with Dr Anna Colton
Chew on This is a podcast hosted by clinical psychologist and author Dr Anna Colton, exploring the psychology behind how and why we eat. Through conversations with experts and people with lived experience, each episode looks beyond diet culture to unpack the habits, beliefs, and patterns that shape our relationship with food - from childhood to adulthood. If you’ve ever felt confused, conflicted, or curious about eating, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
Why ADHD Makes Feeding Yourself So Difficult with Michaela Thomas
I am so thrilled to have the wonderful Michaela Thomas - clinical psychologist, ADHD specialist, and author of The Lasting Connection - joining me for this fascinating deep dive into the ADHD brain. We’ve talked about neurodivergence on the show before, but rarely do we look at it through the lens of our relationship with food. Michaela completely shifted my perspective by explaining that ADHD isn
From Eating Disorders to Food Freedom with Elle Mace
Trigger Warning: This episode does include discussion of eating disorders and disordered eating, so please take care while listening.In this episode of Chew on This, I’m joined by personal trainer, author and trainee eating disorder psychotherapist Elle Mace for an honest conversation about recovery, body image and what it really takes to rebuild a relationship with food. Elle shares her lived exp
Menopause, ADHD & Why Food Feels Harder in Midlife with Dr Helen Wall
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Helen Wall, GP, menopause specialist and author of Menopause and ADHD. We explore what’s really happening during perimenopause—not just physically, but in the brain—and why so many women are left feeling anxious, foggy and unlike themselves without understanding why. Helen explains how fluctuating hormones impact mood, memory and emotional regulation, and why so m
Fertility Nutrition and the Myths We Need to Let Go Of with Ro Huntriss
In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitian and fertility nutrition specialist Ro Huntriss for a thoughtful and reassuring conversation about what the evidence really says when it comes to food, fertility and trying to conceive. We explore why fertility can become such an emotional space to navigate, how nutrition is often one of the first things people reach for when they feel powerless,
Why Body Image Isn’t Really About Your Body with Dr Charlotte Ord
In this episode, I am joined by Charlotte Ord - counselling psychologist, body image specialist, eating disorder specialist, and author of Body Confident You, Body Confident Kid — for a thoughtful conversation about body image, food, control, and the messages we pass on to the next generation. Together, we explore how body image develops, why it becomes so entangled with eating behaviours, and how
The Truth About Weight, Appetite and GLP-1 Medications with Professor Giles Yeo
In this episode of Chew on This, I’m joined by Professor Giles Yeo — Cambridge geneticist, obesity researcher, and one of the leading scientific voices in the conversation around weight, appetite, and GLP-1 medications. We unpack what it really means to describe obesity as a brain-based, genetically influenced chronic disease, and why the narrative of “just eat less and move more” doesn’t come clo
Fussy Eating Is Not a Parenting Failure with Charlotte Stirling-Reed
In this episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by Charlotte Stirling-Reed - registered nutritionist, bestselling author, and one of the UK’s most trusted voices on feeding babies and children. We talk about the pressure parents are under at mealtimes, why “high-stakes feeding” backfires, and how building a healthy relationship with food starts way earlier than most of us realise. Charlotte shares the
Food Doesn’t Need to Be This Complicated with Dr Emily Leeming
This week on Chew On This, I’m joined by Dr Emily Leeming — registered dietitian, nutrition scientist at King’s College London, former chef, and self-confessed gut microbiome nerd. Emily is the author of Genius Gut and she’s back to talk about her new book Fibre Power, plus why gut health doesn’t need to be extreme, expensive, or obsessed-over to actually make a difference.We get into the real-wor
The Body–Mind Loop: Why Stress Changes How You Eat with Joanna Rodriguez
In this week’s episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by Joanna Rodriguez, a health psychologist who works with the nervous system, stress, and trauma and who describes her work as helping people feel less shit. We talk about why the mind and body aren’t separate, how that false divide creates unnecessary suffering and shame, and why so many struggles with food aren’t about willpower or control at al
Fixing Your Relationship With Food: Why Diet Culture Isn’t the Answer with Dr Joshua Wolrich
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr Joshua Wolrich, a NHS doctor, nutrition counsellor and author of Food Isn’t Medicine. We talk about why food has become such a fraught subject, including the rise of shame and “shoulds”, weight stigma in everyday life and in healthcare, and the way diet culture can start far earlier than we imagine. Joshua shares his own journey from dieting and public “account
Why Nutrition Advice Is So Confusing and How to Eat Without Fear with Dr Federica Amati
In this episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by nutritional scientist and public health expert Dr Federica Amati for a deeply clarifying conversation about nutrition, gut health, and why food advice has become so confusing. We unpack how misinformation spreads online, why nuance and evidence struggle to compete with punchy wellness trends, and what nutrition science actually tells us about health,
When Burnout Hijacks Your Hunger with Dr Claire Plumbly
In this episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by clinical psychologist and burnout specialist Dr Claire Plumbly, author of Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You. Claire and I dive into what is actually happening inside your nervous system when you’re burnt out – and how it can quietly disrupt your hunger, appetite and eating patterns long before you realise something is go
Dr Liz O’Riordan on Cancer and Food: Separating Myths from Medicine
In this episode of Chew On This, I sit down with the brilliant Dr Liz O’Riordan, former consultant breast surgeon, three time breast cancer patient and all round myth buster, to talk about one of the most confusing topics out there: the link between cancer and food. Together we unpack the claims that flood social media, from “sugar feeds cancer” and alkaline diets to fasting before chemo, clean ea
New Year, New Mindset: Resetting Your Relationship with Food
Welcome to Chew on This, a new podcast about our lifelong relationship with food. In this opening episode, clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist Dr Anna Colton shares why she created the podcast, drawing on over 20 years working in specialist eating disorder services and her passion for prevention and early intervention. She reflects on why Christmas and New Year can be such a diffi
Welcome to Chew On This
Welcome to Chew on This. I’m Dr Anna Colton. For years, in my work as a psychologist, I’ve sat with people trying to understand why food can feel so complicated - why it can be soothing one moment and overwhelming the next, why family patterns stick, and why changing our habits is so hard, even when we desperately want to.This podcast is an invitation to explore those questions together. We’ll loo
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