Diet culture wants us to view our worth by the shape and size of our bodies, not what is inside. It really contributes to a lot of debilitating disorders, like anorexia and bulimia,. orthorexia, binge eating disorders. "I think that it seems in the most important moments, like at birth, at death, when we're surrounded by people we love," she says.
This week we discuss the insidious nature of diet culture and how it convinces us we need to change our bodies to be happier. We discuss how diet culture has become so influential through normalisation, repetition across social media, social approval and early learning in childhood. Finally we talk about how to push back against the negative beliefs and behaviours ingrained in us by diet culture and embrace our bodies.
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