Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by Registered Dietitian and Director of Outpatient Nutrition at The Renfrew Center, Becky Mehr.
Together we begin exploring the impacts of nutrition and how it may affect our body image.
Key Takeaways:
- The Role of a Dietitian and Nutrition: Nutrition therapy counsels clients on the role of nutrition in their body as well as untangles misconceptions around food. Becky emphasizes the importance of eating adequately and consistently each day. When we engage in restrictive eating patterns, this impacts your body image, your body may experience symptoms such as bloating which may increase your distress with your body.
- How Food Affects Body Image: Together we discuss the many ways food affects body image. One of them being how mental and physical restriction affects our relationship with food which then affects our relationship with our body. Nourishing our bodies is one way to live a beautiful and meaningful life.
- Weight Gain and Nutrition: Becky shares that our bodies are designed to change and mature. She discusses the idea of exploring how weight suppression through restriction interferes with their lives. Laura discusses this idea that it is about the weight and it’s also not. She explores how if we do eat in a nourishing way, then our weight may go up, but on a deeper level, if we gain weight then there are typically fears associated with not being accepted or facing oppression. Together they explore the idea of accepting our bodies and getting our needs met.
This episode provides insight into the role of a dietitian and the impacts restrictive eating patterns have on our body image and our experiences in our bodies.
Homework: Explore where you can find compassion in your relationship with food or your body.
Affirmation: “My body is deserving of adequate and consistent nutrition.”
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