#52: Male Body Image and Intuitive Eating for Kids with Chris Cole, Author of "The Body of Chris"

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

Health, Food, Bodypositive, Antidiet, Recovery, Fat, Dietculture, Weight, Eating, Positivity, Intuitive, Diet, Nutrition, Psychology, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Body

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🗓️ 19 January 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Author and life coach Chris Cole shares his troubled history with dieting, how mental illness and substance abuse tied into his relationship to his body, how he's helping his sons become intuitive eaters, and lots more.

Chris Cole has authored a memoir of his personal journey through mental illness and addiction, titled The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness. He is a life coach for folks in recovery from any number of mood, addiction, or behavioral issues. Visit thebodyofchris.com for the book, coaching sessions, and links to social media.

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0:00.0	I remember I was teething, little gums bleeding, cry day evening, it was all about eating.
0:08.8	When I became a teen, it was all about beefing out, ready for the world, trying to sink my
0:14.2	teeth in.
0:15.2	Hey guys, welcome to episode 52 of Food Psych.
0:18.3	I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and today we're talking with a guest named Chris Cole.
0:22.9	He's the author of a memoir of his own personal journey through mental illness and addiction,
0:27.2	including body image woes.
0:29.1	And the book is called The Body of Chris, a memoir of obsession, addiction, and madness.
0:34.0	He's also a life coach for folks in recovery from any number of eating, mood, and behavioral
0:39.5	health issues.
0:41.1	And I can't wait to talk to him today, not only because he has a really fascinating
0:44.6	story about his own recovery, but also because he's bringing the rare perspective of a man
0:49.5	who's recovered from eating issues.
0:52.2	And that's something that I've really tried to do on the podcast is have a lot of diversity
0:56.9	but in the last two seasons where I've been focusing specifically on eating disorder recovery
1:02.2	and health at every size, I feel like the diversity mandate has sort of taken a backseat
1:07.3	to the like has a good story within these themes mandate.
1:11.3	And so I haven't really been able to showcase as much diversity on the podcast as I would
1:16.1	like to.
1:17.1	So I'm happy to have Chris on to share his perspective as a guy who struggled with these
1:20.8	issues.
1:21.8	And I'm pledging for 2016 to bring more diversity to the show.
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