Say goodbye to the food police and hello to peace. Welcome to the Love Food podcast, hosted by

dietitian and food behavior expert Julie Duffy Dillon. This authentically engineered series is in

the form of a love letter welcoming you to reconnect with food. Now pour a cup of coffee or a

margarita and let's begin.

Hi and welcome to episode 271 of a love food podcast. I'm Julie Duffy Dillon, registered dietitian, and partner on your

food piece journey. I'm so glad you're here. Thank you for connecting today. Six years ago,

like literally six years ago, probably to the day, I wrote the intro that you just listened to.

I was really nervous. Oh my gosh, I was so nervous. I remember the first time I pushed publish on

my first set of episodes. My heart raced. I was sweating. And it took me a really long time to actually push publish. I think I sat there for 30 minutes. I was really scared to use my voice. And something else I wanted even more was I wanted you to feel less alone.

So up until that point, I mostly had worked with people one-on-one.

People was a complicated relationship with food, whether they were recovering from an eating

disorder or at diet rock bottom.

Some had chronic health conditions, many with PCOS, but everyone felt so

alone. And while people had their own stories, their own lived experiences, some of the

details were different. Y'all, the things that were matching up word for word that people were experiencing but

carried with such a heavy burden because they felt so alone and also like this food thing

this very simple food thing they couldn't get right again, carrying this kind of burden of like,

I can't even get food fucking right. I knew I wanted to open up the doors in a way that allowed

you to hear and experience that you are not alone in your complicated relationship with food.

And since you're not alone, you can connect with other people to hopefully move forward in the way

that you want to go.

That's how Love Food started.

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