In this episode, Sarah and Stef discuss the role of rules, comfort, joy, creativity, and boundaries in relation to food-as-reward. We'll take a look at:

Food as a pressure-release system at the end of a long day

How diet culture has manipulated happy, comfort foods as something we have to earn

Sarah & Stef's memories of food as rewards or treats

Stef's concept of "joy reservoirs"

The interplay of body image and reward

What does creativity have to do with this concept?

Saying No more often to reduce the need for reward

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