In our kickoff to season 2, journalist Virginia Sole-Smith joins us to discuss all things pregnancy, motherhood, body image, feeding, and eating.

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Jennifer Harris of the Ellyn Satter Institute helps us understand why healthy has more to do with how we feed our children than what we feed them. We discuss the evidence-based Satter feeding dynamics models, how to build eating competence in our kids, what parents vs. children are responsible for when it comes to mealtime, and the value of family meals. 

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It’s just Zoë and Leslie this week, answering a listener question about how to ask family members and her pediatrician not to make comments about her five-month-old baby’s shape or size. We use a skill from DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) to walk through an effective strategy for communicating this request, and brainstorm together possible solutions for issues that could come up.

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In this repost of a fan favorite, public health researcher Dr. Kendrin Sonneville helps us understand the research on what doctors and parents can do to promote health and well-being in children of all sizes.

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Parent coach, advocate, and author Eva Musby joins us for a discussion about best practices when talking to your child about body size, especially when they ask that dreaded question — “Am I fat?” She draws on her personal experience as a parent and professional work supporting parents of children suffering from eating disorders. 

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We're revisiting one of our most popular episodes for our summer break. In this episode, we hear from Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, the award-winning dietitian, author, and original intuitive eating pro. Evelyn helps us understand her ground-breaking concept of intuitive eating, why intuitive eating is essential for body-positive parenting, and how parents can get started helping kids of all ages eat intuitively.

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Dr. Michael Levine joins us to answer a listener question about how to discuss body-positive beliefs and values with family members from older generations. He also shares some of his insights from decades working in the eating disorder prevention field.

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We're revisiting one of our most popular episodes for our summer break. We spoke with physician Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, who drew on her extensive experience providing medical care for people with eating disorders to help us understand why puberty is vulnerable time for young people when it comes to developing disordered eating and body image concerns. We discuss what parents can do to help adolescents in this time period, particularly when it comes to navigating the doctor’s office and changing bodies.

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Zoë and Leslie are in conversation with just each other this week -  and coming to you from the Pacific Northwest! We kick off our podcast summer series with reflections on what we’ve learned, where we’ve been, and where we want to go in Season 2. We also share what you can expect from us in the next few weeks and what you can do to support the show.

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To close out Season 1 of the podcast, we’re joined by nutrition therapist Heidi Schauster to discuss ten things parents can feel free to stop doing in order to improve their relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves — and to nurture the same in their children.

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