Life without Diets

If you struggle to filter through fact, fiction and fluff in the wellness arena Christy Harrison is your gal. Christy offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. In this episode we explore: ☑️ the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets ☑️ the role of influencers and social-media algorithms i...

Trauma is something that some people downplay, saying to themselves things like "it wasn't that bad" or "other people have experienced worse". Others may not even realize an experience they've had was traumatic. If certain situations in your present day life leave you feeling anxious or disproportionally emotional there is a good chance you may have some past trauma imp...

Whether you're an IE expert or just learning about it, there is always room to learn more. Especially from the women who literally (co)wrote the book on Intuitive Eating. In this episode we talk with Evelyn Tribole about all things Intuitive Eating. Intuitive Eating is an evidence-based pathway out of diet culture, with 10 principles, and nearly 200 studies to date. We know that diet culture is a...

If you or someone you know might be suffering from an eating disorder this is a must listen episode. Diet culture can make an eating disorder seem like normal behavior, making it hard to recognize. In this episode we are going to explore support options for those suffering with disordered eating. We are excited to have with us Johanna Kandel (She/Her) who founded the National Alliance for Eating D...

In this episode Alexis Conason is going to share with us how to recognize and question the societal norms that encourage one to feel inadequate about themselves. She talks about how to stop fixating on shrinking your body and reclaim the space that you deserve in the world. ALEXIS CONASON, PSY.D., CEDS-S is a clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist in private practice in New York City...

PCOS is one of many medical conditions where the "treatment" is drenched in unfounded diet-culture BS. Dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon is an expert in PCOS and in this episode she helps listeners to sift through which PCOS recommendations are based on research and which ones, though they sound good, just aren't. After sobbing in her boss’s office 20 years ago, Julie Duffy Dillon taught...

Not dieting is catching on, however, most people that say they are not dieting are actually dieting. In this week's episode we are going to talk about going against the grain and how to be weird by not dieting.

I'm sure you've heard the saying "It's not what you say, it's how you say it". While that definitely holds true, some words, no matter how you say them, can be extremely powerful... and in the case of diet culture words, not in a good way. This episode we are going to explore problematic words in diet culture and how you can get your point across without using them.

After episode 1, you now know a lot about how to spot diet culture and the negative impacts it may have on you and others. But then what? In this episode we go beyond identifying problematic diet culture and talk about how to become more resilient to its toxic messaging.

Diet culture is everywhere. It shows up in ways you don't even realize. Join your hosts Lisa Jimenez (therapist) and Dina Garcia (dietitian) as they break down what diet culture is, where is shows up and all the sneaky ways you didn't even realize it was in your life.