Ever wonder the side effects of dieting? Stephen Reeder, MA, LPC, LPCC, CEDS-S, NCC has been a therapist for 15 years. He has worked with substance abuse, domestic violence and eating disorders. This is a jampacked conversation about diet culture, body image concerns and self-acceptance. Listen in to hear advice, statistics and wisdom from Stephen Reeder.
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EPISODE BITES
(1:57) Meet Stephen Reeder, MA, LPC, LPCC, CEDS-S, NCC
(4:37) What is a general understanding of diet culture?
(5:24) The definition of a diet.
(9:03) How does diet culture impact people?
(11:26) What are the implications of disordered eating?
(16:39) Red button issues
(19:48) Why is it so difficult to release the idea that we can't change our bodies?
(23:41) What are the layers of acceptance?
(29:00) What is a lesson to embody for self-acceptance?
(32:75) Logical mind vs. Emotional mind
(40:38) Connect with Stephen Reeder, website, Instagram
SOMETHING TO CHEW ON
"When we are talking about food, restriction doesn't make sense to me." - Stephen
"Diet culture is the greatest marketing scheme ever performed on us." - Stephen
"Everything gets a bad rap when it comes to nutrition." - Stephen
"The truth is, we don't like what the truth is." - Stephen
"The more attempts you have at dieting, the more likely you are to gain weight." - Stephen
"I want to live a whole life and not a restricted life." - Stephen
"Because of our biases we may look at that one and say, that one is healthier than the other one." - Stephen
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