144. Eating Disorder Prevention with Dr. Marcy Forta

Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Healing

Flashback to your teenage years.

What a blissful, uncomplicated time... said no one ever. Adolescence can be a confusing time—so confusing, in fact, that most of us can’t even make sense of our own teenage years even as adults. Prevention happens during these years, and because of that they are complicated.

But here’s the thing: preventing eating disorders, or at least minimizing the chances, is more about fostering self-worth and emotional health than just keeping them off the latest fad diet.

This episode isn’t just for parents who feel like they’re constantly playing catch-up with their kids' mental health. It’s for educators, clinicians, and anyone who's had the absolute pleasure of trying to navigate the tangled web of teenage emotions.

Tweetable Quotes

"The words that you say about someone's body matter. They matter so much." - Rachelle Heinemann

"Let's go in with an open mind; we have no idea what a person is like before we get to know them." - Rachelle Heinemann

"Self-compassion is really one of the most powerful sources of coping and resilience that we have, and resilience building is very important for people's mental health." - Marcy Forta

“How people internalize the messages they hear actually makes a very big difference.” - Marcy Forta

“The most important thing about talking with your child about social media is that they can feel comfortable to come to you when they hear or see something that is concerning to them, they don't feel like, 'Oh, my mom's going to judge me.'” - Marcy Forta

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