Welcome to the Brain Over Binge podcast, where you learn a simple, brain-based approach to ending binge eating.

I'm your host, Catherine Hansen. I'm the author of Brain Over Binge and the Brain Over Binge Recovery Guide.

I'm so glad you're here. I have a very important conversation for you today, one that is

definitely close to my own heart, and that is preventing our children from going down a harmful

path with food. If you're someone who has struggled with food and you're also a parent or you want

to become a parent in the future, you've probably thought at some point, I just don't want my

child to go through what I did.

I know I've felt that.

As a mother of four, I understand just how challenging parenting is in general.

And this topic of how to raise kids to have a healthy relationship with food is something

that I've always held as a priority.

Whether it was telling my mother-in-law to stop making weight comments around my kids

when they were little, or trying to change the subject when another mom brought up dieting at a

play date, or trying to somehow have a balance of letting them enjoy all types of foods and also encouraging

them to nourish their bodies well. I've tried to make my best effort, even though I have not

always done things perfectly.

There's so much pressure on parents in so many areas, and this pressure can be especially high

when it comes to feeding kids. The pressure to feed them, quote unquote, clean or healthy, can

really weigh on you. I remember feeling like a failure for things like not being able to afford

organic options or

when I simply could not get my kids to eat anything but processed foods. And I'm saying all of this

to say that I get it. It can feel like a lot. There are so many opinions out there and it's easy to

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