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Episode Overview
Food and fitness can draw lines between friends and family. This is particularly true when someone in your circle starts a new diet, especially if you’ve rejected diet culture. The question comes up often in the Balance365 community – what do you do when someone you love goes on a diet? Lauren and Annie respond – enjoy!
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Navigating the “real world” as someone who has rejected diet culture
- Rejecting diet culture as a process
- Planting seeds – navigating friendships with people who aren’t ready to give up diets
- How to set boundaries on conversations gracefully
- Planning ahead for difficult conversations
- Creating distance on social media
- The power of silence, education, and humor
- Discussing diet culture with your kids in an age-appropriate way
- The value of setting an example
- Cultivating self-awareness about your own reactions
- Navigating the “real world” as someone who has rejected diet culture
- Rejecting diet culture as a process
- Planting seeds – navigating friendships with people who aren’t ready to give up diets
- How to set boundaries on conversations gracefully
- Planning ahead for difficult conversations
- Creating distance on social media
- The power of silence, education, and humor
- Discussing diet culture with your kids in an age-appropriate way
- The value of setting an example
- Cultivating self-awareness about your own reactions
Resources
Transcript
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