Feed Yourself: Step Away from the Lies of Diet Culture and into Your Divine Design
About this audiobook
Read by the author.
Dietitian and nutrition therapist Leslie Schilling turns diet culture on its head with a radical new message: We aren't designed to diet.
Diet culture is a system of oppression that values only certain types of bodies and equates thinness with health. It permeates American society and even lurks in our safest spaces, such as schools, medical offices, and places of worship. But when you begin to see its lies for what they are, you can fight back, build resilience and self-esteem, and trust your divine design.
Leslie Schilling has counseled hundreds of people every year who struggle with food, body image, chronic dieting, and disordered eating. She helps them understand diet-culture myths, fight the lies we've been told (and sold), and discover the truth about health, well-being, and how God sees our bodies—all bodies—as good.
In Feed Yourself, you'll learn how to:
- Identify the lies of diet culture.
- Understand that health is far more than what we eat or how we move.
- Escape the shame and guilt you may feel about your body.
- Trust your body and recognize its cues and needs.
- Find freedom in food and learn to define health on your own terms.
Discussion questions, charts to help you discern diet culture, and recommended readings are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
About the author
Leslie Schilling is a registered dietitian, sports nutritionist, and nutrition therapist. She owns a coaching practice specializing in nutrition counseling for families, people with disordered eating concerns, professional athletes, and performers. In addition to running her practice, Leslie has served as a performance nutrition consultant for Cirque du Soleil® and as an expert contributor to U.S. News & World Report, sharing advice on parenting and health. Leslie has been featured in media outlets like Health, Women's Health, Self, Pregnancy Magazine, the Yoga Journal, the Huffington Post, and on HGTV. When she's not spending time with her family, you can find her sharing anti-diet messages through media and on speaking platforms across the nation. Leslie is the creator of the Born To Eat® approach and coauthor of the award-winning book Born to Eat: A Baby-Led Weaning Guide That Supports Intuitive Eating for the Whole Family. She and her family live in Las Vegas, NV.
