The Life of Bryony

The Life of Bryony

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Are Supplements a Scam? Dietician Josie Porter on What Actually Works

This week, I’m joined by dietician and author Josie Porter, who has written a brilliantly myth‑busting book called How Not to Take Supplements. If you’ve ever stared at an Instagram ad for collagen, creatine or a very chic greens powder and thought “Do I really need this?”, this ...  Show more

The Life of You – Ruth Corden on Trash TV, Tough Workouts and Two Awesome Siblings

Ruth Corden is back and after our main conversation about bodies, food and self-worth, it felt only right to ask Ruth about the three things she leans on to stay vaguely sane in this ridiculous world. We get into the TV show she’s obsessively loyal to, the thing that leaves her w ...  Show more

Food Noise is a Horrendous Thing to Live With: Ruth Corden on Fatphobia and Weight Loss Jabs

Regular listeners will know this is not a podcast where we glamorise weight loss stories or before-and-after pictures. As someone with a long history of eating disorders, I’ve spent years rejecting the idea that our worth lives and dies on the bathroom scales. But in this episode ...  Show more

The Life of You – Ashley James on Girlfriends, Good Books and Late-Night Jigsaws

Ashley James is back with me, after our main episode on body image and shame, and we get into the three things that keep her genuinely grounded when her kids are up at 5am, her social battery is dead, and the wellness industry is telling her to “just get up an hour earlier.” We t ...  Show more

Ashley James Tells You How to Stop Hating Your Brilliant Body

This week I’m joined by broadcaster, DJ and author Ashley James for a big, honest conversation about women and the shame we’re taught to feel about our bodies. We talk about how that shame starts in girlhood – from periods and pubic hair to the way we’re told to shrink ourselves ...  Show more