Your Body Is Not a Problem to Fix

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 25, 2023

Duration

39m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kids today face a near daily onslaught of body shame from their peers, school, diet culture, the media, and even the most well-meaning parents themselves. Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist and author, joins Dr. Becky to discuss why it’s critical that we change the way we talk to kids about fat, weight, health, and self-worth. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3H2HDpr Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. For a full transcript of the episode go to goodinside.com/podcast Today’s episode is brought to you by Littlespoon: Little Spoon gives parents the freedom to choose how they spend their time, without sacrificing quality food. It’s easy: just pop your kid’s Little Spoon in the fridge or freezer, and use the meals when you’re ready. Little Spoon will take care of fresh, nutritionally balanced recipes - from organic stages 1-6 purees, to transition-to-table food meals, + big kid Plates your little will love. Think: hidden-veggie mac + cheese, chicken nuggets, and even adventurous eats like potstickers and gnocchi. Get 50% OFF your first order at littlespoon.com when you use the code GOODINSIDEVIP at checkout.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Becky

  host

  Clinical psychologist and host of the Good Inside podcast.

• Virginia Sole-Smith

  guest

  Journalist and author focused on diet culture and anti-fat bias, including the book Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky and Virginia Sole-Smith, Your Body Is Not a Problem to Fix explores challenging diet culture: raising kids with body trust and acceptance They define diet culture as a system that elevates thinness and devalues fatness, framing this as pervasive anti-fat bias that shows up in media, public spaces, sports, parenting, and healthcare.

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