The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Feed Yourself Like You'd Feed a Loved One

Jan 18, 2021

Andrea Wachter, a psychotherapist specializing in disordered eating, shares her personal journey of overcoming diet culture. She discusses the damaging effects of restrictive diets on both mind and body, emphasizing the importance of self-compassion in our relationship with food. Andrea advocates for a kinder approach, suggesting we feed ourselves as we would a loved one. Through mindful eating and emotional connection, she encourages listeners to embrace intuitive choices and body acceptance instead of succumbing to societal pressures.

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Episode notes

Intro

3min

Breaking the Diet Cycle

13min

Holistic Health: The Four Dimensions of Well-Being

2min

Nurturing Through Intuitive Eating

5min

Mindful Eating: A Compassionate Approach

4min

Nourishing the Self: A Compassionate Approach to Eating

12min

Embracing Compassion in Eating and Fitness

4min

Diets and "healthy" eating fads are a January fixture - but few of us stick to these harsh regimes. And when the dieting ends, we often go back to the "bad" foods we craved during our fasting.

Psychotherapist Andrea Wachter says this dieting "roller coaster" makes our minds obsess over food and causes our bodies no end of harm. Andrea stepped off the roller coaster by taking a kinder and calmer approach to the foods she consumed. She tells Dr Laurie Santos the key rule - feed yourself like you'd feed someone you love.

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