Episode 228: Nurturing Your Child’s Relationship with Food and Body Image with Heidi Schauster

Heidi Schauster, MS, RD, CEDS-S, SEP is a nutrition and body image therapist, Somatic Experiencing (SE)™ Practitioner, and Embodiment Warrior who writes about whole-self wellness. She is author of the award-winning book Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body and Self and new book Nurture: How to Raise Kids Who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves. Key Topics: - The importance of body image support for kids - Disordered eating behaviors and what to look out for - How to speak about food and eating without creating a disordered relationship with food - The power in connecting to our true appetite - The rise of orthorexia: what it is and how to prevent it - Prioritizing pleasure at mealtimes - What to do about picky eaters Join the Nourishing Words mailing list on her website https://www.anourishingword.com or follow her on Instagram @nourishingwords. Find her books wherever books are sold. Sponsor: Get a free electric mixer and 40% off mushroom coffee at trumeta.com/spark.