Ed Stott & The Big Life Questions

• Why Can I Never Just Have One? 🍪

  What if that “can’t stop eating” feeling isn’t about willpower, but design? Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Michael Moss has spent years inside the boardrooms, factories and labs where our food is being engineered, and what he’s discovered will change the way you think about food. In this full conversation, we dig into how processed food is crafted to override your appetite, what food giants don’t want you to know about nutrition “research,” and why breaking free from these cravings is harder than you think. 💡 What you’ll learn in this episode: How the food industry deliberately designs products to be irresistible The tricks companies use to shift blame for overeating onto you Why “health halos” and marketing slogans keep us confused The science behind food addiction and whether we can break it What Moss believes has to change for us to eat more freely 🎧 Featuring: 📚 Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Sugar, Fat and Hooked → mossbooks.us If you’ve ever felt like you can’t stop eating certain foods, or you’ve wondered why your willpower never seems enough, this episode will change the way you think about what’s on your plate. Loved the episode? Follow the show, share it with a friend, and know that every listen is a tiny act of resistance against unqualified men with microphones. 📬 Get in touch Email: edwina @ edstott.com Instagram: @biglifequestionspodcast

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• Why Can't I Stop Thinking About Food? - Your 20 Minute Listen

  From grandma’s kitchen to Ozempic - how eating got so complicated. This condensed version of the full-length documentary unpacks the surprising history behind food confusion, the tricks used by the diet and processed food industries, and what GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic really mean for the way we eat. 💡 In this quick listen, you’ll learn: The surprising moment eating stopped being simple How “healthy” food marketing rewired your appetite The one thing food companies can’t sell you (and why it’s the answer) 📖 Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 Why food feels confusing now 02:00 The moment diet culture took over family meals 06:00 How processed food became addictive by design 11:00 The wellness halo and misleading “healthy” marketing 14:30 The Ozempic question 17:00 Why listening to your body is the radical act food companies can’t monetise 🎧 Featuring: 🔬 Prof Marion Nestle on how food companies shape what we believe about health → foodpolitics.com 📚 Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Salt Sugar Fat & Hooked 🧠 Christy Harrison, dietitian and journalist behind Anti-Diet & The Wellness Trap 💉 Dr Nick Fuller from Interval Weight Loss on how GLP-1s like Ozempic actually work 📖 Dr Lauren Samuelsson, food historian, on how The Women’s Weekly shaped modern diet culture → UOW profile If you’ve ever felt confused about food, struggled to trust your appetite, or wondered why eating feels so fraught, this one’s for you. 💌 Related episodes: Ditch Food Guilt with Dr Emma Beckett Raising Kids with a Healthy Relationship with Food (even if you don't have one) with Leslie Schilling The Secret to Motivation & Exercise with Leah Barron Ditch the Diet & Become the Healthiest You EVER How to Empower Your Kids with Body Neutrality with Taryn Brumfitt Loved the episode? Follow the show, share it with a friend, and know that every listen is a tiny act of resistance against unqualified men with microphones. 📬 Get in touch Email: edwina @ edstott.com Instagram: @biglifequestionspodcast

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• Why is Food So Complicated? Is Ozempic the Answer? 💉

  What if your struggle with food isn’t a personal failing, but the result of a system designed to confuse you? In this episode, we explore why eating has become so complicated, and how diet culture, food marketing, and processed food science have reshaped our relationship with hunger. From the rise of “health halos” and moral food messaging to the explosion of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, we ask: can we ever trust our bodies again? You’ll hear from leading voices in nutrition, food history, and medicine — including Marion Nestle, Michael Moss, Christy Harrison, Dr Nick Fuller, and Dr Lauren Samuelsson as we trace how corporate influence, gendered food messaging, and engineered cravings have distorted how we eat. 💡 What you’ll learn in this episode: Why food became tied to morality and how that began over 2,000 years ago How 1970s diet culture and convenience food rewired our appetites What the food industry doesn’t want you to know about nutrition “research” Why some foods feel literally impossible to stop eating Whether GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are really a miracle or just the latest quick fix 🎧 Featuring: 🔬 Prof Marion Nestle on how food companies shape what we believe about health → foodpolitics.com 📚 Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Salt Sugar Fat & Hooked 🧠 Christy Harrison, dietitian and journalist behind Anti-Diet & The Wellness Trap 💉 Dr Nick Fuller from Interval Weight Loss on how GLP-1s like Ozempic actually work 📖 Dr Lauren Samuelsson, food historian, on how The Women’s Weekly shaped modern diet culture → UOW profile If you’ve ever felt confused about food, struggled to trust your appetite, or wondered why eating feels so fraught, this one’s for you. Loved the episode? Follow the show, share it with a friend, and know that every listen is a tiny act of resistance against unqualified men with microphones. 📬 Get in touch Email: edwina @ edstott.com Instagram: @biglifequestionspodcast  

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• I'm Not Ghosting You, I Swear

  Darlings, an EXCITING update on what's coming next - eek! x As always, if you have anything you want to say, ideas to pitch or collaborations you'd like to make happen, send me an email - thatshelpful @ edstott.com

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• The Simple Science to Your Baby's Best Sleep (WITHOUT Sleep Training!!) with Dr Pam Douglas

  What if everything you've been told about baby sleep is wrong and the real solution is already built into your baby’s biology? Dr. Pam Douglas is the founder of the Possums Sleep Program, a science-backed, sanity-saving alternative to traditional sleep training. In this myth-busting episode, she shares where so many of the things we think we know about sleep come from, why they often create sleep problems instead of solving them & how understanding your baby’s biology can change everything. 💡 You’ll learn: Why “normal” baby sleep is wildly different than what you’ve been told The two regulators that actually control sleep — and how to work with them How common sleep advice is probably setting your family up to fail Why “wake windows,” dark rooms and early bedtimes can backfire The surprising truth about overstimulation, routines, and melatonin 📖 Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 – Peeking out of the trenches of year one 01:50 – Why sleep is one of the most distorted parenting topics 04:30 – How outdated health advice causes unnecessary distress 08:00 – What the research really says about night waking 11:25 – The myth of sleep training as “evidence-based” 14:30 – The massive range of biologically normal sleep 17:00 – Why wake windows don’t make sense 22:00 – The two real sleep regulators and how to use them 29:00 – Do you really need a consistent nap routine? 35:00 – Why stimulation at bedtime is a good thing 41:00 – Forget bedtime — it’s wake time that matters 46:00 – How to reduce early rising 51:00 – Transitioning away from co-sleeping (gently) 54:00 – What Dr. Pam most wants you to know 🔗 Helpful Links: Dr. Pam’s Book, The Discontented Little Baby Book Possums Sleep Program Find a Possums-accredited practitioner 💌 Related episodes: 5 Helpful Things I Learned in My First Year of Motherhood 📺 Watch & Subscribe: Watch this episode on YouTube Subscribe on Substack 📬 Get in touch: Say hi or suggest a guest: thatshelpful @ edstott.com Follow That’s Helpful on Instagram

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