It's summertime, and you've been scouring Instagram for your hashtag Body Goals because

you're convinced that your body is hashtag unacceptable.

As the temperature rises, so does your anxiety.

As the threat of bikinis and booty shorts looms, you turn to your trusty dieting trend

as an escape.

Spoiler alert, you're about to find out your buddy, the diet, has been secretly undermining

you the whole time.

Welcome back to Savvy Psychologist.

I'm your host, Dr. Monica Johnson.

Every week on this show, I'll help you face less challenges with evidence-based approaches,

a sympathetic ear, and zero judgments.

This is episode 400.

Take you to all of our listeners, whether this is your very first or your 400th time tuning

in.

Full disclosure here.

I am a psychologist that follows a health that every size approach with my patients.

I do not assume health or lack thereof based on the size of a person's body.

I am of the firm belief that there are many types and sizes of bodies that are healthy.

A common misconception about health that every size practitioners is that we are against

weight loss, and that is wholly untrue.

Many of my patients engage in weight loss without engaging in diet culture, and many more

grow to accept and love their bodies without the need to change a number on the scale.

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