But why is diet culture so pervasive and what, if anything, we can do about it?
Clemmie and Alex cover a lot in this episode: diet culture, body image, how depressing normalised ‘disordered eating’ is - and how we can be looking for ways to move on from it towards of a place of greater self acceptance.
The conversation also covers Nikki Grahame's tragic recent death by anorexia. Specifically what it teaches us about this hugely misrepresented illness.
During the episode the pair mention:
Just Eat it by Laura Thomas PHD
‘Molly Happy Kids’ by Molly J Forbes
Freddie Flintoff: ‘Living With Bulimia’ on BBC
For anyone struggling with an eating disorder please contact BEAT: The UK’s Eating Disorder Charity.
Shameless plug:
Clemmie’s Debut book “But Why? How to Answer Tricky Questions from Kids by Having Honest Conversation with Yourself’ is available to pre-order now.
It’s also available on audiobook here.
Got any comments, queries or questions? I would love to hear from you on butwhy@clemmietelford.com
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