About this episode
Calorie counting, diet cycling, and heaps of food guilt. Sound familiar? We have diet culture to thank for our body image woes, and that's because corporations first sell us unhealthy food that detracts from our health, and then we're sold the promise of yet another restrictive diet as the ultimate - and only - solution. Today my guest and I answer a listener's question about the fundamentals of intuitive eating. Claire Chewning is a Registered Dietician who believes we can recover from the negative mental, emotional, and physical effects of diet culture by first rejecting the food and weight messages our culture bombards us with every single day. Here's a preview: [5:30] An introduction to the 10 principles of intuitive eating [6:45] The problems associated with diet culture (plus: how diet culture keeps us unhealthy) [9:30] Distinguishing between calorie deficits and health promoting behaviors [11:00] The un-learning process as it relates to internalized lies regarding size and self-worth [23:00] Can intuitive eating help emotional eaters? [26:00] Intuitive eating first steps Resources mentioned: Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition Claire on Instagram -- * Join our (free!) community here . * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube . * Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors: * Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.