Navigating Diet Talk at Family Gatherings

“The reality is that the more you are eating consistently and enough, which is part of intuitive eating, that the more physiologically your brain will feel safe to feel less frantic around food.”There is so much misinformation online about intuitive eating. I see it constantly ge ...  Show more

“It’s not that the food’s bringing me any emotions. It’s that I’m actually able to feel the emotions of the place that I’m at and the thing that I’m doing.”How many people in your life really know about your struggles with food? In this episode, I’m talking with Kelsey, a Diet Cu ...  Show more

Today we’re re-airing an episode that we LOVE and think is fitting for the Thanksgiving holiday.    Are you sick of hearing your friends and family offer unsolicited opinions about dieting or weight loss? So are we. Today we’re talking about how to navigate diet talk with loved ...  Show more

What are we meant to do when that random aunt starts spewing diet culture or asking us why we’ve put on weight?!?! Allll year round people feel like they’re allowed to comment on your body or offer unsolicited “advice” for your “health”. But this time of year, it can be so much h ...  Show more

We discuss how to deal with diet culture at the holiday table (and beyond), and how to help kids navigate diet talk from extended family. Subscribe to our newsletter, Food Psych Weekly for weekly Q&As and more. If you're ready to break free from diet culture once and for all, com ...  Show more