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3017: Does Intuitive Eating Ignore Health by Stefanie Bonastia with Jessi Kneeland on Rejecting Diet Culture

3017: Does Intuitive Eating Ignore Health by Stefanie Bonastia with Jessi Kneeland on Rejecting Diet Culture

Update: 2025-06-17
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Episode 3017:


Stefanie Bonastia challenges the myth that Intuitive Eating sacrifices health by revealing how tuning into hunger and fullness cues actually improved her well-being, mentally and physically. Her insights unpack how rejecting diet culture can reduce anxiety, increase life satisfaction, and foster balanced, sustainable habits rooted in self-trust and body respect.


Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.jessikneeland.com/post/does-intuitive-eating-ignore-health


Quotes to ponder:


"I used to believe that if I gave up dieting and tried Intuitive Eating, I would eat ice cream and sugary cereal for the rest of my life."


"The honeymoon period of Intuitive Eating is a means to an end."


"Eating intuitively is a process of learning, but mostly of unlearning years and years of believing that we can’t trust ourselves."


Episode references:


Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch: https://www.intuitiveeating.org

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3017: Does Intuitive Eating Ignore Health by Stefanie Bonastia with Jessi Kneeland on Rejecting Diet Culture

3017: Does Intuitive Eating Ignore Health by Stefanie Bonastia with Jessi Kneeland on Rejecting Diet Culture

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