The Culture Of It All
Your anti-diet sidekick and go-to resource as we explore what it really means to ditch diet culture whilst living life in a larger body. Your host, Melanie Knights will be sharing stories, busting diet culture myths, and breaking through the bullshit of the $72 billion diet industry.
Discussing topics such as anti-fatness, body liberation, body positivity, media representation, and intuitive eating. We will create a foundation for bodily autonomy, and take actionable steps to advocate for, and honour our own needs so that we can take up space, challenge weight stigma, and live a more confident, comfortable and joyful fat life!
The Culture Of It All
Ghosting Diet Culture: Finding Food Neutrality This Halloween
Our F-word for this episode is ‘food’. In this episode we’ll be discussing food neutrality, in particular how messaging online, and the binary language we often use around food can lead to complicated relationships with food.
We’re going to explore:
- Why we have binary feelings about food
- Fear-based messaging & our relationship to food
- Defining food neutrality & exploring our fears
- Neutral food practices for Halloween
Takeaways
Food is often associated with guilt and shame due to diet culture.
Finding joy in food can lead to a healthier relationship with it.
BMI is an outdated and flawed measurement.
Practising food neutrality means recognizing that all foods have value.
The diet industry thrives on creating fear around food choices.
Self-trust is essential in developing a positive relationship with food.
Challenging societal norms around food can empower individuals.
Engaging in non-food related activities can help reduce food focus during holidays.
The nutrition content of food does not define one's worth.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Embracing Food Neutrality During Halloween
12:05 Understanding Diet Culture and Its Impact
31:06 Practising Food Neutrality and Intuitive Eating
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