Supporting Tweens and Teens Growing Up in Diet Culture
Didn't I Just Feed You
Stacie Billis and Meghan Splawn
4.8 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
TW: In this episode, we discuss issues, feelings and experiences around disordered eating, weight and body image. If you or someone you know is struggling with eating disorders, reach out to the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 or check out this list of other ED and ED-related helplines: https://bulimia.com/eating-disorders/eating-disorder-hotlines/#hotlines
This episode doesn’t have tips or answers, but as part of our commitment to explore all aspects of feeding a family, we share some personal stories and thoughts about how to support tweens and teens growing up in diet culture — and how trying to help them can dredge up stuff for us too.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, friends, listen up. We're getting straight to the point with this one. We know how to make your holiday shopping way easier. |
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| 1:06.6 | ingredients to accommodate different diets from vegetarian to vegan. |
| 1:10.6 | But fear not if cooking isn't the thing that will spark excitement for the kids in your life. ingredients to accommodate different diets from vegetarian to vegan. |
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| 1:24.5 | something for every kid. So go now. I mean, keep listening to us while you holiday shop. Didn't I Just Feed You listeners, get 50% off their first month, plus free shipping with the code D-I-J-F-Y at Kiwi-C-E-C-O.com. That's 50% off your first month at K-I-W-I-C-O.com promo code D-I-J-F-Y short for Didn't I Just Feed You. |
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| 1:56.5 | I think I communicated clearly. |
| 2:00.2 | I was like, Ella and I are in a little bit of a tense moment because I asked her to get |
| 2:05.6 | off the phone with her friends and I'm also upset with her because she was playing a game |
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