Fat and Fertile

Navigating Fertility in a Bigger Body

Author: Nicola Salmon

Navigating getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world can be really flipping hard, especially when everyone is telling you that you have to lose weight to access any kind of support.Join Nicola Salmon - fat-positive fertility coach and author of the book Fat and Fertile - as she explores the complexities that fat folks face when they want to grow their family.If you identify as fat or being in a bigger body, want to get pregnant and want to find a community of other folks navigating this, this podcast is for you.Learn more and get full show notes and transcripts at [nicolasalmon.co.uk/fatandfertilepodcast](http://nicolasalmon.co.uk/fatandfertilepodcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. fatpositivefertility.substack.com
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Do I Need to Eat Perfectly to Support My Fertility?
Monday, 16 March, 2026

This week's episode is a permission slip. If you've been drowning in fertility diet advice and quietly wondering whether you're doing enough, this one is for you.Spoiler: you probably already are.In this episode we cover:Why "eat enough" is the only nutrition advice that actually matters, and why that's harder to hear than it soundsHow the fertility diet industry profits from making us feel like we're always one superfood away from getting pregnantWhy your relationship with food matters far more than any specific foods you're eatingWhat the social determinants of health tell us about how little individual food choices actually impact fertilityWhy the "perfect diet" is rooted in diet culture, capitalism, and colonialism, and what that means for how we think about foodUseful Links:Download: Fat Person's Guide to Getting PregnantBook a Fat Positive Fertility Roadmap CallFollow me on InstagramEmail me a question for a future episode Get full access to Fat and Fertile at fatpositivefertility.substack.com/subscribe