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GAG | eating life is a podcast about rebuilding confidence with food and life after treatment. Hosted by Yvonne McClaren, author of GULP: Taking a seat back at the table after head and neck cancer, this podcast shares lived experience, practical insight, and honest reflections on navigating dysphagia, eating challenges, and recovery. This is not just about nutrition. It’s about identity, social connection, and finding a way forward when eating becomes difficult and life changes unexpectedly. For people living with eating challenges, caregivers, and clinicians supporting recovery. A podcast about rebuilding confidence with food and life after treatment. New episodes released monthly. <br/><br/><a href="https://yvonnemcclaren.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">yvonnemcclaren.substack.com</a>

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February 4, 2026

Food is culture. Swallowing is science. Healing needs both.

<p>Everything I want and need to say is here. </p><p>What I am not sure about is how to get the message out about this book to those that need it. </p><p>I’ll be honest, I don’t know who needs it more - it might be other patients like me, their care givers, their clinicians - friends, family all of the above. </p><p>I feel so deeply and strongly attuned to this information getting the air play it needs. </p><p>There is so little out there to help people “<strong>Running the Gauntlet”</strong> of head and neck cancer treatment. I use that term to describe the process and then what happens ? </p><p>It is …</p><p>* linguistically correct</p><p>* metaphorically precise</p><p>* emotionally honest</p><p>I hope you find the book the same. </p><p>I can’t read it without it evoking such strong emotion in me. I take that as a good sign on this <strong>World Cancer Day 2026.</strong></p><p></p><p>You can <a target="_blank" href="https://yvonnemcclaren.com/b/SWhn5">get your copy here </a> or you can mosey on over here to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHT6L2YJ">Amazon</a> </p><p></p><p>Eat Well. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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December 5, 2025

Book Update, Me Update & Shortbread ...

<p><strong>Book Summary – GULP.</strong></p><p>The book will be available on my website and Amazon - likely (realistically) just before or just after Christmas - I will let you know. 🍾</p><p></p><p>Here’s what it is <strong>ALL</strong> about …</p><p><strong>GULP.</strong> is a practical and insightful guide designed to help people navigate the physical, emotional, and social challenges of eating after dysphagia or related feeding difficulties. The book’s core purpose is to provide both patients and caregivers with structured guidance, actionable strategies, and lived-experience insights that clinical care alone often cannot address.</p><p>The book is written for individuals recovering from head and neck cancer, radiation therapy, or other conditions affecting swallowing, as well as their caregivers, family members, and healthcare professionals seeking a patient-centred perspective.</p><p>Central themes include rebuilding confidence around food, reclaiming social participation, understanding the physiological and psychological aspects of dysphagia, and integrating practical, evidence-informed strategies into daily life. Readers are introduced to the Back At The Table (BATT) Framework, a structured approach to recovery that emphasizes attention to mind, body, nutrition, and social connection. Key takeaways include the importance of embracing failure as part of progress, the role of social and emotional nourishment, and the value of personalised, step-by-step approaches to regaining independence.</p><p>The book is organised into chapters and series that guide readers progressively: understanding the impact of feeding challenges, practical strategies for home and social eating, culinary exploration, and integrating life skills. Modules include personal stories, real-world examples, exercises, and illustrative frameworks, making complex concepts tangible and relatable.</p><p>Distinctive elements include first-person narratives, reflective insights from personal journeys such as the Camino, practical exercises, and applied frameworks like BATT and IDDSI.</p><p>By reading GULP., readers gain the confidence, knowledge, and practical tools to rebuild their relationship with food, navigate social settings, and restore a sense of agency and enjoyment in daily life, transforming eating from a source of anxiety to a pathway for connection, resilience, and well-being.</p><p>Eat Well - Merry Christmas 🎄</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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November 8, 2025

Exit Tube Stage Left.

<p></p><p><strong>House Keeping:</strong> This is a repeat performance without the PEG tube lesson <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@yvonnemcclaren/note/p-178216251?utm_source=notes-share-action&#38;r=1iwslb"><strong>(see previous post / email)</strong></a> I have repeated this because what’s important is the story that often goes with PEG tube feeding - see below, and why having a reason and motivation to transition is so, so important. </p><p>The image below sums up my motivation to transition off my PEG tube. </p><p>This is a new through hike I am exploring and I mention it here as it was and is the one joy in my life that keeps me eating orally. I learn food confidence, get off my merry go round of narrative fallacy and focus on something else other than my inability to swallow. </p><p>I missed out on dinner with close friends last night simply because I did not have the bandwidth to eat in public - yep, it still happens to me even in close and personal relations. </p><p></p><p>I know many of you reading here are not HNC patients or recipients of treatment. </p><p>I created these <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@yvonnemcclaren/note/p-178216251?utm_source=notes-share-action&#38;r=1iwslb"><strong>PEG tube videos</strong></a> because I knew at some point they would help someone else with their journey. </p><p>I had no idea what to do nor how to live with my PEG tube. </p><p>Small things like tucking it in my bra, what to do when the end broke off and was told and I quote <strong>“that’s because you are using it too much” …</strong></p><p>I mean really? - I’ll omit the expletive I used after I left the clinic. </p><p>Do you think they were joking? No - they were not, and it wasn’t until I threatened to go to the local hardware and replace the plug myself did someone actually go an do something about it. </p><p>Monty Python indeed. </p><p>“Tis but a scratch!” </p><p>“No it isn’t!, I have had worse” </p><p>Except of course I hadn’t, and the comedy continued. </p><p>My point is - if you are going through this now, or about to - there’s a lot you have to learn. </p><p>Ask questions. </p><p>How, why and what if - unless someone is a specialist in tube feeding, tube care or is the Black Knight of PEG tube feeding, there’s a high chance they don’t know. </p><p>In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, that “’Tis but a scratch!” scene happens when King Arthur encounters the <strong>Black Knight</strong>, a lone, overconfident guard blocking a bridge. Arthur defeats him easily, slicing off one limb after another, but the Knight refuses to admit defeat. Even with no arms or legs left, he’s still yelling, “Come back here and take what’s coming to you! I’ll bite your legs off!” - that sounds pretty much how I managed this whole PEG process. </p><p>The whole bit is a brilliant parody of <strong>blind heroism, macho pride, and British stoicism</strong>, that absurd determination to “keep calm and carry on” long past the point of reason.</p><p>So when someone says “’Tis but a scratch,” it’s become shorthand for <strong>downplaying something serious</strong> often as dark humour, or as a badge of stubborn resilience.</p><p>Sounds like me. </p><p>P.s if you want to watch my presentation in its entirely you can <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/RfsmgRtHtzo"><strong>do that here </strong></a></p><p>Eat Well. x</p><p><p>GAG.| eating life is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">yvonnemcclaren.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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What is GAG | eating life with head & neck cancer Ep 60 - 120?

GAG | eating life is a podcast about rebuilding confidence with food and life after treatment.

Hosted by Yvonne McClaren, author of GULP: Taking a seat back at the table after head and neck cancer, this podcast shares lived experience, practical insight, and honest reflections on navigating dysphagia, eating challenges, and recovery.

This is not just about nutrition. It’s about identity, social connection, and finding a way forward when eating becomes difficult and life changes unexpectedly.

For people living with eating challenges, caregivers, and clinicians supporting recovery.

A podcast about rebuilding confidence with food and life after treatment. New episodes released monthly. <br/><br/><a href="https://yvonnemcclaren.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">yvonnemcclaren.substack.com</a>

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates bi-weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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