Social Media, Societal Pressure, Disordered Eating, and Poor Body Image
In today’s episode of the Understanding Disordered Eating Podcast, we will be sitting down with Rachel Tuchman, LMHC. Rachel is a licensed mental health counselor with over 10 years of experience. She has worked with many diverse populations, and now is in private practice in New York. She works with kids, teens, adults, and most importantly for our conversation is a HAES-aligned clinician. So it stands for Health at Every Size, and she dedicates a lot of her time to educating parents and kids on the importance of body respect, and the behaviors that truly honor our health. Rachel does a ton of speaking for schools and various community organizations, and is very active about this topic on social media.
In this episode, Rachel tells us what health actually means and how it differs for each person. She also educates us about the anti-diet and body positivity culture, and shares how society and social media pressure has contributed to having poor body image and disordered eating.
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Show Notes
[00:01 - 20:02] Opening Segment
I introduce our guest for this episode
Rachel talks about her practice
What health actually means
mental health, financial health, relationships, quality of living, access to medical care, jobs, spiritual connection
focusing on two tiny factors that contribute to health: what we eat and how we move
healthy is different for every person
Defining “anti-diet”
pro-health
take the focus off of food, recalibrate and focus on living and taking care of your health
about healing the relationship with food
Defining “body positivity”
Movement started by black, queer, and Jewish women
Challenge how society views the body
About respect for everyone
[20:03 - 46:31] Society’s Contribution to Poor Body Image Disordered Eating
Society dictates what is beautiful
Misery in keeping the standard
Huge influence from celebrities and social media pressure
We are led to believe that there is a beauty standard
Diversify your feed
Getting out of the black and white mindset
Check in with yourself
How Instagram is toxic for teen girls
Check out the link to the article below
The importance of learning about diet culture especially for parents
Encouraging people to learn more about it together
Rachel’s reference recommendations
Check out the links below
Importance to listen and understand people with bigger bodies
Importance of being willing to learn
[46:32 - 47:44] Closing Segment
Connect with Rachel through the links below
Final words
Resources Mentioned:
Connect with Rachel Tuchman on Instagram. You can also check out her website at www.racheltuchman.com.
Tweetable Quotes
“I would love for people to free up that mental energy, that physical energy, that emotional energy, for other things that could bring them real joy, and that could really make them happy and healthy.” - Rachel Tuchman
“When people talk about health, they're really focusing on two tiny factors that contribute to health, what we eat, and how we move.” - Rachel Tuchman
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Hey there! I’m Rachelle, the host of the Understanding Disordered Eating Podcast. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I work with clients to make sense of life’s messy emotional experiences.
I believe in the power of deep work and its positive impact on your life in the long term. Learn more about how we can work together here.
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