Have you considered how much your environment may be impacting your relationship with food and your body? Family members, work colleagues, social media, TV, health professionals, teachers, the fitness industry, to name a few. But how much are all of these impacting your body image? We often don’t stop to consider the impact of our social environment. And hop ... Show More
Nov 2021
Combatting Eating Disorders with Ambar Driscoll
Ambar Driscoll, former model, influencer, and creator of the Bamby Collective, returns to talk about body positivity and eating disorders.Today, Ambar shares her experience with eating disorders and what she did to combat her health issues. We discuss how social media can influen ... Show More
15m 14s
Jan 2017
#88: Why "the Perfect Body" & Winning Fitness Competitions Won't Make You Happy with Sarah Vance, Body Image Coach
<p>Body image coach and registered nurse Sarah Vance shares how competitive bodybuilding triggered a disordered relationship with food and fitness, why getting praise for her looks and "healthy lifestyle" only led to unhappiness and pain, how she finally made peace with f ... Show More
1h 2m
Feb 2024
#290: How Core Beliefs Influence Our Body Image with Nia Patterson
I’m joined by Nia Patterson, author of the newly released “What’s The Story” A Guided Walkthrough of the Stories You Tell Yourself About Your Body. Nia shares their story of recovering from an eating disorder, what helped them in recovery, what body neutrality means when your bod ... Show More
35m 57s
Oct 2020
#257: Body Image Beyond Weight, How to Push Back Against Body Ideals, and Unintentional Restriction with Nadia Craddock, Body-Image Researcher
<p>Body-image researcher Nadia Craddock joins us to discuss body image beyond body size and weight, her experiences in inpatient eating-disorder treatment, colorism and its harmful effects on body image, how to push back against body ideals, and so much more. Plus, in Ask Food Ps ... Show More
1h 35m