Lift the Shame: The Podcast - Mothering Free From Diet Culture, Food Guilt, and Body Shame · Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC

"Mom, I hate my body!": How to Help Your Child Through Body Shame

·26 min

Host Crystal Karges, an intuitive eating dietitian and mother of five, answers a listener question about how to support an 11-year-old daughter who has expressed disliking her body. She provides a framework centered on acknowledgment, empathy, and co-regulation rather than jumping to compliments or trying to fix the child's feelings. The episode also addresses how parents' own unhealed body shame can be triggered in these moments.

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