Episode 35: Improving Self-Esteem: Setting Boundaries With Food, With Self and With Others

For the past several weeks we’ve been talking about difficult things that happen to kids that damage their sense of self-worth. If the childhood issues are significant or take place over a significant amount of time, the results affect the person’s self-esteem into their adult lives. In order to help heal from low self-esteem (regardless of where it originated), which we have been talking about in recent podcasts, it is critical to engage in positive self-talk, to learn to set boundaries and to practice healthy communication skills. In this episode we’ll be talking about setting boundaries for yourself… setting boundaries with food. Part of learning to set healthy boundaries is thinking like a healthy parent – to yourself! Healthy parents set boundaries, such as having a set bedtime, monitoring screen time, and having a curfew. The reasons parents set boundaries is to keep their children safe and healthy. As a bariatric patient, you need to set your life up to keep yourself safe and healthy when it comes to food. Listen in and get some ideas for how to do that! 

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