041: Is Diet Culture a Cult?

I deep dive into this important question and show the similarities between cult behaviours and that of diets and diet culture. Why is it so hard to leave dieting...perhaps even more so than something we would consider a traditional organised cult? Also, I talk about how to easily spot if what you’re engaging in is cult-like.

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/041

The Fierce Fatty Body Love Roadmap: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/roapmap

Toxic Positivity” podcast by Lillian Lalo: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-positivity/id1511772332

The BITE model: https://freedomofmind.com/bite-model/

Why We Fell For Clean Eating by Bee Wilson for the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/11/why-we-fell-for-clean-eating

Dr. Jill Murphy “Trying to Leave the Cult of Weight Loss....(and why it’s so much harder to leave than an actual cult).”: https://www.foodfreedombodylove.com/articles/2018/2/16/trying-to-leave-the-cult-of-weight-lossand-why-its-so-much-harder-to-leave-than-an-actual-cult