It’s not something we’ve talked about before on The Union Podcast, but when I saw Julie Christine share on her IG about the purposeful ways she is building healthy body image in her family, I knew we needed to have her as a guest.

In this episode, Julie and I have some open conversation about Julie’s past experience with a severe eating disorder and her journey back to health.

A few highlights from the conversation for me were:

- Identifying that men deal with body image issues too

- Recognizing contributing factors that are leading to eating disorders or mental health trouble regarding body acceptance

- How having a deeper sense of PURPOSE was a game-changer in Julie’s journey

- Words and phrases we can use to set our kids up for success in this area

- How to avoid body-shaming without getting trapped in body obsession, avoiding the objectification or exploitation on digital platforms.