Diet
Culture brings fear and dysfunction to the house long before our
families show up. In this series, a therapist and an elementary
school nutritionist will offer tips and tools to enlighten us, so
we can, "Lighten Up" without *actually* setting things on
fire. We can't make the world safer, but we can #reclaimourtime when it's time to celebrate with
food...and family.
Dec 13, 2019
We're
in it now: the season of giving and the season of shame.
Thanksgiving only lasts for one day, and it can be an intense one!
But everything from Black Friday to New Year's can feel like an
endless parade of demands and performances, of holiday parties and
forced social interactions we'd rather not have. What do you do
when you find yourself stress-eating to cope with a situation you
wish you could get out of? In this episode, we talk about the guilt
that lurks behind the tidings of comfort and joy.
Whatever coping mechanisms you lean on during this
season, let's examine them and honor them for what they are. Let's
look at the situations that create a need for them and ask
ourselves what WE need to get. And most importantly, let's remind
ourselves that when we "enjoy" something while simultaneously
promising to "fix" or "undo" it all with a New Year's resolution in
the future, we're not actually allowing ourselves to enjoy
anything.
So
how do we approach these thought patterns and interrupt them?
THANKFULLY, Jummy Olawale The Therapist and the School Nutrition
Dietician are here to help!
Dalia Kinsey is The School Nutrition Dietitian
utilizing a background in public health and school nutrition in
preventative health care. Jummy Olawale is a Gottman Method
Therapist; she helps couples rebuild healthy, shame-free
relationships by re-framing difficult conversations. I’m hoping
that today’s roundtable discussion can help us recognize the
messages we are REALLY sending our kids so we can lead the way in
helping them develop healthy relationships with food...and with
us.
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