Body Image & Intuitive Eating Resources

What is normal eating?

Ellyn Satter’s definition of normal eating emphasizes a balanced, flexible, and non-restrictive relationship with food. Satter’s approach promotes eating as a positive and enjoyable experience, free from obsession or excessive anxiety. It embraces imperfection and self-trust in meeting your body’s needs. Read more here:

What is normal eating? Click this link to read Ellyn Satter's definition of normal eating.

Recommended Books on Body Image, Eating, and Self-Compassion

The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook
Judith Matz, Amy Pershing, and Christy Harrison
A practical workbook to help address emotional eating and body image challenges with evidence-based strategies.

Reclaiming Body Trust: Break Free from a Culture of Body Perfection, Disordered Eating, and Other Traumas
Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant
This book explores the concept of body trust and provides tools to challenge diet culture and heal from body trauma.

Body Kindness
Rebecca Scritchfield
A guide to creating a happier, healthier life by cultivating kindness and compassion for your body.

More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament
Lexie Kite and Lindsay Kite
This book empowers readers to challenge societal norms and embrace body image resilience.

The Body Is Not an Apology
Sonya Renee Taylor
A powerful call for radical self-love, challenging societal norms about beauty and body acceptance.

The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from Two Therapists Who Have Been There
Colleen Reichmann and Jennifer Rollin
A heartfelt guide written by therapists with personal experience in eating disorder recovery.

The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food
Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole
A workbook that introduces principles of intuitive eating to foster a healthier relationship with food and body.

Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, and Well-Being
Christy Harrison
An evidence-based critique of diet culture and a guide to reclaiming well-being through intuitive eating and self-care.

Recommended Instagram Accounts on Body Image & Intuitive Eating

Recommended Podcasts on Body Image & Intuitive Eating

The Body Trust® Podcast
Hosted by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant
This podcast explores collective healing and the journey of body reclamation in a culture of anti-fatness, weight stigma, and disordered eating.

Recommended Episodes:

• What is Body Trust?
  An introduction to the concept of body trust and its importance in healing.

• Unpacking Diet Culture
  A discussion on the pervasive nature of diet culture and its societal impacts.

Food Psych® Podcast
Hosted by Christy Harrison
This podcast critiques diet and wellness culture, offering insights into making peace with food and healing from disordered eating.

Recommended Episodes:

• Eating-Disorder Healing and the Importance of Community Support with Akiera Gilbert
  A conversation on the role of community in eating disorder recovery.

• Healing from Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating, and Body Shame with Judith Matz & Amy Pershing
  A discussion on overcoming emotional eating and body shame.

• The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout
  An exploration of the pitfalls of wellness culture.

Nutrition Matters Podcast
Hosted by Paige Smathers
This podcast offers evidence-based nutrition information and discussions on intuitive eating.

Recommended Episodes:

• Episode 1: Introduction to Intuitive Eating
  An overview of intuitive eating principles.

• Episode 5: Challenging Diet Culture
  A discussion on confronting and dismantling diet culture.

• Episode 10: Nutrition Myths Debunked
  An examination of common nutrition misconceptions.

These episodes provide a solid foundation for understanding and embracing a healthier relationship with food and body.

Unsolicited Fatties Talk Back
Hosted by Cat Pausé and guests
This podcast amplifies fat voices, explores fat liberation, and critiques anti-fat bias in society.

Recommended Episodes:

• Celebrating Fat Joy
  A discussion on finding joy in a fat body despite societal pressures.

• The Politics of Fatness
  A deep dive into how fatphobia intersects with systemic oppression.

• Reclaiming Body Confidence
  Conversations on reclaiming agency and confidence as a fat person.