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Many of us grew up being told we must be members of \u201cthe clean plate club\u201d or that we shouldn\u2019t waste food because there are starving children in other countries. The diet industry rakes in billions, profiting off messages around striving for an unattainable \u201cthin ideal.\u201d All of this contributes to the development of unhealty relationships with food and our bodies. As parents, we are at risk of passing along unhealthy messages and patterns. In this episode, Jill interviews Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson about how we can break these patterns and raise children outside the toxic diet mentality so they have healthier relationships with food and their bodies.\xa0\nListen and Learn:\n\nWhat is meant by \u201cintuitive eating.\u201d\n\nWhat is diet culture and why is it problematic\n\nThe inaccuracy of data around obesity and morbidity/mortality\n\nThe three keys to raising an intuitive eater\n\nWhy it\u2019s important to talk about bodies\n\nThe power of modeling healthy attitudes and behaviors toward food and bodies\n\n\xa0The difficulty and importance of letting go of over-control\n\nHow Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can help\n\nResources\n\nSumner and Amee\u2019s book,\xa0How to Raise an Intuitive Eater\n\n\nEvelyn Tribole and Elyse Resche\u2019s book\xa0Intuitive Eating\n\n\nThe\xa0ALLHAT study\xa0about the surprising relationship between BMI and cardiovascular risk.\n\nAbout Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson\nSumner Brooks is a mom and licensed registered dietitian nutritionist (LD, RDN) based in Oregon who has spent over 13 years working in the field of nutrition and eating disorders. Her experience includes providing nutrition therapy for adolescents and adults, public speaking and pursuing advanced training in trauma-informed, weight-inclusive healthcare. She is also the founder of the online training platform Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians and Professionals (EDRD Pro).\nAmee Severson a Registered Dietitian (RD) in the Washington State (CD) with a private practice outside of Seattle, Washington. Amee specializes in eating disorder recovery, healing and preserving food-body relationships, and focuses on gender-inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming care. She is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and a Certified Body Trust Provider.\nRelated Episodes\n\nEpisode 231. Eating Skills and Emotional Eating with Josh Hillis\n\nEpisode 68. Body Image and Eating Disorders with Emily Sandoz\n\nEpisode 129. Yoga for All and Body Kindness with Jennifer Webb\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices