Podcasts Arts AnthroDish 97: How Do We Talk About Bodies and Diet Culture Online? with Ary Maharaj of NEDIC

97: How Do We Talk About Bodies and Diet Culture Online? with Ary Maharaj of NEDIC

Published: Feb. 15, 2022, 11:22 a.m.

b'With every new year, we get absolutely bombarded by diet ads, fitness discounts, gym memberships (even if gyms are closed during lockdowns), and constant messaging about what our bodies are worth. Even when expected, it\\u2019s incredibly overwhelming. So how can we practice more conscious language and information sharing about our bodies, foods, and diet cultures online?

This week, I am chatting with Ary Maharaj, who\\u2019s speaking as the Outreach and Education Coordinator for the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC). Ary is a qualifying Registered Psychotherapist and a graduate of the University of Toronto\\u2019s Master of Education in Counselling and Psychotherapy program. Through his work at NEDIC, he\\u2019s striving to take a preventative, proactive approach to helping people with their relationships with food and weight, while buffering them from developing eating disorders.

In our conversation, we\\u2019re talking about how younger generations face challenges online with pervasive messaging on Tik Tok and Instagram, how to approach conversations with friends and family members who make comments about any body changes we\\u2019ve had during the holidays, and how we can approach food and body image discussions online in more respectful, accessible, and supportive ways. I will just say before this interview starts, that we do talk about eating disorders throughout this, so please consider this and if you are in a good space to listen to these themes before continuing to listen.

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