Last week, Dr. Lexie Kite gave us tools for our own body image resilience. But there's a particular kind of helplessness that comes from watching your child struggle with theirs. It can be heartbreaking to hear them say something and not know what to do with it.
This week's guest is my Communications and Podcast Manager, Steph Wood, who has done deep personal and practical work in this area and brings both wisdom and hard-won experience to this conversation.This episode is the perfect companion to last week's — if you haven't listened to that one first, I'd love for you to start there, and then come back and hear about:
💜 The YouTube video about poodles and bulldogs that Steph says changed how she talks about bodies with her kids
💜 How a conversation with her dad helped Rachel find the courage to start her own body image work
💜 What Steph's teenage daughter says to herself when she's spiraling about her body (and how she learned it)
These conversations aren't easy to have, and knowing how to show up for your child in them takes practice and grace. I hope this episode gives you a little more of both.
For full show notes, including takeaways, click here.
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Announcements:
Steph put together a list of her favorite body image resources for parents, you can find that here.
Poodle Science: YouTube Video about Body Diversity
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322: How to be a Body-Positive Parent // Zoë Bisbing
302: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food // Natalie Shay
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