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Mama Knows

How to nurture BODY LOVE & Neutrality for our young kids w/Dr. Morgan Francis

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

51K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Body image and and neutrality is something I didn't really learn about until I was an adult, after struggling for years. Especially after having my own kids I began to wonder, how do we do better for our kids so that they don't have to struggle with the same body image issues like most of us did as kids? On this weeks episode we dive into the topic and address some important questions! How can we talk to our kids about their body early on & in their teens to promote body neutrality? What are things we should avoid doing or saying to nurture body positivity in our daughters? Our kids are growing up surrounded by social media and are consuming damaging content for their views on themselves and their body. How can we help them avoid the comparison cycle of unrealistic body image on the internet? How can we help empower our daughters to stand up for themselves when their body is being negatively talked about by classmates, friends, family, or strangers? What are signs that we should be aware of that may indicate our child is struggling with an eating disorder? Dr. Morgan Francis is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Licensed Mental Health Therapist. She is the owner of Scottsdale Premier Counseling, in Scottsdale, Arizona. At her private practice she treats young adults, individuals, couples, and families. Her mission is to break through the mental health shame game. With over 20 years of experience specializing in the treatment of Body Image and Eating Disorders, Dr. Francis can empower you to make peace with your body and food. She is a frequent guest on Fox News Phoenix, she has been featured in local and national publication, she is a public speaker and consultant on mental health helping churches, schools, and community organizations. You can work with Dr. Francis by accessing her online courses or attending her webinars. Dr. Francis lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her three children and husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

As somebody who has always been taught to hate my body to shame my body. I was never skinny enough. I was always too fat. It was always

0:18.6

something shameful about my body

0:23.8

neutral state until probably my middle 30s which is now. So I felt that was

0:30.2

important to talk about how we can nurture body

0:33.5

positivity and body neutrality in our young daughters,

0:37.0

especially our elementary age daughters.

0:39.5

That is when they start consuming a lot of content that's going to be geared around body.

0:46.7

Today I'm talking to Dr. Morgan Francis who has 20 years in mental health field

0:51.3

and she's a licensed professional counselor who has a degree in

0:55.0

psychology. She specializes in the treatment of body image and eating disorder,

0:59.0

self-improvement, sexual compulsive behavior, mood disorders, and so much much more but today I'm going to really

1:05.0

pick her brain on how we can nurture our daughters so let's dive in.

1:17.2

Hi Dr. Morgan I'm so excited to chat today this is such a near and dear topic to me because I don't know if you've listened to any of my previous

1:21.1

episodes or no from social media. I suffer from an eating

1:25.2

disorder which I didn't really know I had until just a few years ago. I was

1:29.1

diagnosed with it's under

1:35.0

under control right now but it's so sad to think back on my childhood

1:42.0

and recall the times where I felt like I had to hide my food and I had to like eat all this food at once and my story is a little bit unique.

1:52.4

I'm a refugee of war so like food was sparse at times and

1:56.4

and then also I come from a culture where I grew up and I feel like a lot of us women do right

2:02.0

come from a culture where I grew up where my family was like,

2:04.7

you're fat, you need to lose weight,

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