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Feb 2023
19m 55s

How to Stop Mental Restriction Around Fo...

HARRIET FREW
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Another Bite-Size episode! Today I talk about mental restriction around food.  What is mental restriction? What are the negative costs of mentally restricting food? How can you move to stop this? I hope that you enjoy the episode. 
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