The Complex Trauma Podcast

Welcome to the Reclaim You podcast, where we explore the journey of healing and recovery from disordered eating, body shame, and trauma. In today's episode, our hosts Sarah Herstich and Casey Koch, trauma and eating disorder specialists, dive into the topic of diet culture, its history and and its impact on our lives.

Casey begins by sharing what "Reclaim You" means to her in her personal life, and how it influences her work with clients.

She then shares what exactly diet culture is, its origins, and how it has evolved over the years. Casey explains how diet culture has permeated our society and become a pervasive and harmful force that perpetuates negative and stigmatizing views of bodies outside of the thin ideal.

For those who have experienced trauma or disordered eating, understanding and divesting from diet culture is a critical part of healing. Sarah and Casey explain why this is an important concept for anyone working to reclaim themselves after being inundated with diet culture's beliefs since a young age.

Sarah and Casey also offer helpful resources for anyone who wants to learn more about diet culture and how it disconnects us from ourselves, along with resources that are supportive in recovery.

Join us as we explore this important topic and learn how to reclaim ourselves in the face of diet culture.

Reclaim Therapy provides eating disorder, trauma, body image and grief therapy in Pennsylvania. Learn more about our work and our team here!

Resources discussed throughout the episode:

The BMI is BS- Here's Why

ASDAH

HAES Health Sheets

Reclaiming Body Trust

FoodPsych

The Body Is Not An Apology

Body Image With Bri

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