In this powerful episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Mallory Page, a non-diet dietitian and founder of Live Unrestricted, to explore the complex world of diet culture, intuitive eating, and personal healing from disordered eating patterns.

Mallory Page is a non-diet dietitian and the founder of Live Unrestricted, guiding people in tuning out diet culture and listening to their own bodies so they can feel comfortable in their skin and confident in their choices with food and movement. Through her memberships, programs, and podcast Seems Like Diet Culture, she provides practical guidance on intuitive eating and body acceptance. Her approach removes the stress around food and body image so people can spend their energy on what truly brings them joy.        

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • The journey from disordered eating to food freedom
  • Challenging diet culture and social media influences
  • Understanding the emotional roots of disordered eating
  • Intuitive eating and body acceptance

Mallory's Personal Journey Highlights

  • Began tracking food during high school sports
  • Developed orthorexia and exercise obsession
  • Experienced a breaking point with mental health
  • Sought multiple forms of support for recovery

Six-Step Recovery Process Outlined

  1. Mental Clarity: Shutting out diet culture noise
  2. Body Wisdom: Understanding metabolism and set point weight
  3. Eating Rhythm: Finding individual eating patterns
  4. Brain-Body Connection: Reconnecting hunger and fullness cues
  5. Rewiring Food Lens: Addressing fears and control mechanisms
  6. Balanced Intuition: Developing gentle, non-restrictive nutrition

Powerful Insights

  • Diet culture creates arbitrary rules that don't work for individual bodies
  • Calorie counting and fitness apps can perpetuate harmful mindsets
  • Recovery is a process of understanding individual needs
  • Mental health is deeply connected to eating patterns

IMPORTANT TIMECODES FROM THE EPISODE:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Behind the Bite
  • 00:50 Exploring Food Guilt and Diet Culture
  • 01:11 Mallory Page's Journey and Insights
  • 01:51 Challenges in Recovery and Body Image
  • 02:47 Understanding and Overcoming Orthorexia
  • 14:19 The Role of Social Media and Influencers
  • 35:00 Steps to Food Freedom and Intuitive Eating
  • 43:55 Conclusion and Resources

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