Does Food Addiction Exist and What's the Middle Way Between Diet and Anti-diet Approaches? with Michelle Shapiro

Happy Satiated Saturday! 

I'll be honest, this first episode back of the Satiated Podcast is going to be an edgy one. 

I chat with my dear friend Michelle Shapiro and we dive deep into, not only challenging diet culture but also anti-diet culture. 

I invited her back on the podcast because I kept seeing this divide happening that a person is either following the "rules" of diet culture or anti-diet culture. So when those I work with come to me and ask me if it's alright to want to lose weight or change up how they're eating or start moving their body in more rigorous ways, I hear the confusion in this question on how even anti-diet culture has now become prescriptive in what is alright and not alright to want or do. 

Ultimately, your relationship with food and body is going to be complex. There will NEVER be one answer that will apply to every situation when it comes to your eating or your body's image. A prominent part of healing disordered eating and body image concerns is stepping back into your sense of choice and autonomy. Only you will know what is best for you based on your body’s feedback. 

In this week’s episode, Michelle and I explore eating disorder recovery, food addiction, the ineffectiveness of intuitive eating, weight loss, body image, navigating chronic illness, trauma, and you've got to listen through to the end to hear Michelle's guidance on what everyone can be doing for their health that is entirely free and available to you right now. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/does-food-addiction-exist

And, if you're looking for more support on this adventure, come join the Somatic Eating® Program! We start on October 30th and spend 11 weeks together where you will learn the somatic resources to cultivate the safe, secure, and satiated relationship with food and body you've been looking for. There are only 16 more days to sign up. Go to ​somaticeating.com​ to learn more and join today! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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