We continue our relationship with food and mental health month with our guest today who is combining both after having gastric sleeve surgery 6 months ago, we find out how Tim Barnes has now started the next stage in his life and how the surgery has changed his life, it’s a very vulnerable and frank conversation and we loved talking to him.We conclude our Book Collective book of the month, The Female Lead, We Rise By Lifting Others, by Edwina Dunn. And announce our new book for February.In the Foodie there is a delicious recipe for vegan vanilla cupcakes and we tell you what you can do with TVP (textured veggie protein)As it’s the end of the month we delve into our Wine Collective choices for the month with some very surprising results! There is lots of talk about BMI, low rise jeans and do we really need calories on our restaurant menus?Our guest this week is Tim Barnes, along with wife Kelly own the award winning Krispies Fish & Chip Shop in Exmouth, Devon. In July 2021 after years of struggling with his weight Tim took the decision to have gastric sleeve surgery, a life changing surgery.Tim has always had an unhealthy relationship with food and this was impacting on his health, at 43 years old he hit rock bottom. With the support from his family, he decided on gastric sleeve surgery (VSG). Tim is open and honest about his struggles with yo-yo dieting, the lack of support for men with weight issues and how he is now working on a life that he has control over.Tim has an Instagram page detailing his journey, @becomingtinytim_vsg on one of his pre-op posts he says he’s another step closer to the next stage in his life. You can catch the full interview with Tim on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA The Book Collective very sadly conclude the amazing book of the month, The Female Lead, We Rise By Lifting Others by Edwina Dunn. We cannot say enough how much we have been uplifted by this book; each woman has a powerful story to tell that will resonate with every woman that reads their stories. We love that we have learned so much more about the international women that are shaping our World.Our next book comes from one of the women featured in We Rise By Lifting Others, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other. In the Foodie Jinty has cooked some delicious vegan vanilla cup-cakes that are truly scrummy, a recipe below Lou’s WI comes to an end, her month of Veganuary. But will she continue? And there’s a whole new WI for the Collective from Jinty. As it’s the end of the month it’s the Wine Collective, but as many of you are taking part in Dry January, we’ve opted for low and non-alcoholic beverages this month!Lou opts for a low alcohol rhubarb and ginger cider, it’s a 0.05% and from Marks & Spencer, it’s tart rhubarb and fiery ginger and costs £1.60 for a 500ml bottle. Jinty’s choice for a non- alcoholic drink is Everleaf https://www.everleafdrinks.com/collectionsVanilla fairy cakes from https://www.sixvegansisters.com/2018/04/05/vegan-vanilla-cupcakes/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.