In the intuitive eating space, we often hear that weight loss isn’t the goal—and in many ways, that’s true. But there’s a nuance here that’s sometimes overlooked. It’s easy for the message to come across as judgment toward those who do desire intentional weight loss, and that’s not what I believe we should be doing.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Whether or not you can do intuitive eating if you still desire weight loss
• How to hold the desire for weight loss while working on your body image
• Whats underneath the desire for weight loss
• Informed consent around pursuits of intentional weight loss
• Body grief

Resources Mentioned:

• To view the research mentioned in the episode, download this free PDF guide
• What We're Getting Wrong About Body Image with Bri Campos
• My Story (Unfiltered, The Whole Saga) podcast episode

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