#25: What should I definitely quit doing or saying?
with Heidi Schauster, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S
In this episode we discuss…
heidi’s book Nourish and why this is the nutrition book we would recommend to body-positive families and parents
translating heidi’s guidance for people hoping to improve their relationships with food and their bodies into guidance for parents
why and how to quit the diet mentality
research on dieting and restrictive eating
the impact when children are put on diets or exposed to dieting parents
how to set healthy limits with kids while avoiding restriction around food
why and how to quit rejecting your own body and/or your kid’s body
why social and gender norms around body bashing can make this difficult
why and how to practice curiosity over judgment or criticism
why and how to quit second-guessing your body and practice body trust instead
helping kids self-regulate around food
why and how to quit following food rules (and practice gentle nutrition or nutritional common sense instead)
why and how to practice joyful movement over punishing exercise
why and how to connect deeply to your values
why and how to connect to your own self-care (and why to question images of self-care promoted in the media)
why and how to quit disconnected eating
why and how to quit going it on your own and find a support community of like-minded individuals trying to eat in a non-diet, more embodied way
heidi’s answer to the million dollar question
To close out Season 1 of the podcast, we’re joined by nutrition therapist Heidi Schauster to discuss ten things parents can feel free to stop doing in order to improve their relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves — and nurture the same in their children.
Get our guide to body-positive parenting, including the page for this podcast episode.
Heidi Schauster, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S is a certified eating disorders registered dietitian, writer, and consultant with over 20 years of experience. She is the founder of Nourishing Words Nutrition Therapy, based in the Greater Boston area, and an instructor in the Eating Disorders Institute graduate certificate program at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. Heidi is the author of Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body, and Self, which she wrote from the perspective of her clinical practice and lived experience. She is a Health-at-Every-Size (HAES) practitioner who encourages embodied eating and living for all. In addition to individual nutrition therapy, teaching, and writing, she facilitates the No Diet Book Clubs and supervises other dietitians – locally and virtually – who treat clients with disordered eating. Heidi is a lifelong dancer, side-hustle stilt performer, bumbling gardener, and the proud mama of two outrageous teenagers.
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