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Episodes Mentioned:
Impolite Society 
Episode: '90s Pop Culture That Shaped Our Personality

The Dear Body Podcast

KaleidoscopeFM former episode:
11 - (TIP) Emotional Eating

The bare bones of it is:
1. DO NOT attempt to NOT eat the next day
2. Make sure you're eating throughout the day!
3. Get plenty of water in and some movement
4. DO NOT SHAME OR GUILT YOURSELF!
5. Treat it as a learning experience - reflect on it 
              *examples reflections provided in the episode

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GUEST SPEAKER!!
In this interview I speak with Tara for the first time. Tara is a Holistic Health Practitioner with a wide array of skills and knowledge under her belt in various alternative therapies.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Podcast: Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Episode #71 What Makes Us Human with Tony Riddle

Diet culture is everywhere. It can be loud and in your face like diet juice cleanses or it can be barely noticeable like in the way someone phrases something. Ultimately though, fear mongering around food and weight gain as well as subtle forms of shame and guilt are interwoven into the fabric of diet culture that permeates our society. In this episode I call out specific examples of things that might not seem "that bad" but how their underlying message is extremely harmful. Be prepared for some hard rants in this episode. 

I reference 3 of my former episodes in case you need further explanation as to why these sentiments are so harmful:
4 - (TIP) Mental Restriction
5 - (TIP) Good and Bad Food
8 - (TIP) Shame & Guilt

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I was ADDICTED to the scale for YEARS. I would weigh myself every. single. day. (Or multiple times a day). Once I finally truly got rid of it and stopped weighing myself I realized I had the power to decide HOW I wanted to feel about myself. Our bodies will constantly change and evolve throughout the course of our lives and we can't (and shouldn't) expect to stay a certain weight forever. In this episode I talk about several reasons our bodies will change over time and how the scale does NOT determine our self worth.

Podcast episodes I refer to you should go check out:

Dietitian Table Talks 
THE SCALE; do we trust her?

It’s Not About the Food
4- Weight Loss
30- How to Feel Good in your Body RIGHT NOW

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For years I used food as a crutch to cope with my emotions. Only after becoming incredibly aware of my feelings on a consistent basis have I been able to focus on treating the  root cause of my emotions as opposed to a band-aid emotional eating fix. 

Level 1:
1. Write out what you're feeling before and after eating
2. Write out any incidents that contributed to certain emotions

Level 2:
1. IDENTIFY: What am I feeling?
2. Is this feeling Valid? (Yes/No)
3. What can I do/say/feel/think to help me at this moment?

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Throughout our lives our brain builds up a memory bank. These memories have associative emotions and thoughts that, over time, can turn into limiting beliefs. In this episode I share with you an exercise I did for myself which helped me spot and eliminate these ill-conceived notions. 

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The issue of control is one of THE PRIMARY reasons eating disorders develop. Ironically, only by letting go of control can we achieve control. 

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Shame and guilt are extremely prevalent in binge eating, food struggles, eating disorders, and in our society nowadays in general. Have you ever stopped to think about where it all comes from? In this episode I call out the origins of shame (spoiler alert, it is not innate!) and how overcoming it is crucial in pursuing recovery.

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Your "ideal self" will NEVER be as powerful as you are now (or ever). Here's why.

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