Hello, this is Monica Reinagel and you're listening to the Nutrition Diva

podcast, but today I have something special to share with you.

First off, I want to introduce you to Chelsea Dorsich.

Chelsea is the brand new host of the Project Parenthood podcast, which is also part of the Quick and Dirty Tips Network that

publishes the Nutrition Diva Podcast.

Chelsea has worked with kids and families for over 25 years as a therapist, a developmental specialist, and a special education teacher.

She does a lot of work with ADHD, autism, and anxiety in kids and adolescents, but she also has a particular passion for working with

parents who are in need of additional support. So I really can't think of

anyone better to take over as the new host of the Project Parenthood podcast.

In this episode you're also going to meet my good friend and registered dietician Jill Castle.

Jill is a specialist in children's nutrition and she's recently published an important

new book called Kids Thrive at Every Size.

Even if you don't have kids yourself, I bet you know someone who needs to hear about this.

Today's parents face an increasingly fraught challenge.

We are bombarded with media messages about the dangers of growing childhood obesity,

but at the same time we live in a society rife with weight bias and stigma.

This is a real tight rope walk for parents. How do we promote health

without fixating on numbers on a scale or appearance? How do we protect our kids from the real health consequences of excess weight,

while also shielding them from the equally dangerous threat of eating disorders?

How do we raise kids that are healthy not just in body but in mind and spirit?

And these are exactly the questions that Jill tackles so artfully in her book. When I got the

advanced copy of Jill's new book I knew that Chelsea would want to interview Jill on

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