Navigating Holiday Food & Body Talk: Practical Tips to Protect Your Peace
The holiday season is a time for connection, delicious meals, and celebration—but it can also bring unwanted or unwelcome food and body talk.
In this episode, Elizabeth and Tara share actionable strategies for navigating toxic diet culture during holiday gatherings. From boundary setting to mindfulness tips, learn how to keep the focus on joy and nourishment this season – including how to build your holiday self-care toolkit!
In this episode:
How to recognize diet culture at holiday gatherings
Understand why comments about your body or plate can be harmful—and how to respond.
Tips for setting boundaries around food & body conversations:
Scripts to politely redirect the conversation or address unwelcome remarks.
Why the holidays should be about balance and nourishment, not restriction or overindulgence.
Building your holiday food peace toolkit!
Create a personalized toolkit with affirmations, gratitude lists, and mindfulness exercises.
Shift your mindset around holiday exercise to focus on joy and self-care rather than “earning” meals.
Actionable Tips:
Plan Ahead for Holiday Conversations
Practice Mindful Eating
Set Boundaries with Confidence
Shift Your Mindset
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Elizabeth, Tara & Maria
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Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN
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Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC
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