Lift the Shame: The Podcast - Mothering Free From Diet Culture, Food Guilt, and Body Shame

Crystal turns picky eating into a question about the parent as much as the child.

Crystal, host of Lift the Shame: The Podcast, centers this episode on how to prepare children for holiday meals and family gatherings where relatives may pressure them about food or bodies.

Crystal, a family intuitive eating dietitian and mother of five, discusses how to navigate children's increased food requests during summer break without projecting diet culture shame.

Dietitian and mom of five Crystal shares practical strategies for navigating school lunches with picky eaters, including a 3P framework (packaged, protein, produce) and tips for involving kids in lunch prep.

Crystal Kargis offers encouragement to cycle-breaking parents heading into the holiday season, drawing from a recent parenting conference on secure attachment.

Crystal opens a new mini-series on diet culture in kids' schools.

Crystal continues her picky-eating mini-series with a personal look at the mistakes she made while feeding her daughter.

Crystal wraps up a series on the language parents use around food and bodies.

Crystal continues her picky eating series by pushing back on a few common myths about selective eaters.

Crystal returns after a podcast break with a warm welcome and centers the episode on one clear point: kids do not need food ranked for them.

Crystal starts with a small family moment.

Crystal closes out her FAQ series on kids and sweets with a set of quick, practical questions.

Dietitian and mother of five Crystal continues her series on how language about food affects children's relationship with eating.

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.

Crystal opens a Halloween-focused mini series with a direct look at sweets, fear, and what kids pick up from the way adults talk about food.

Crystal opens a new series on the layers that shape feeding relationships with children.

Crystal Kargis opens with an unscripted moment from her five-year-old Eleanor, who says too much candy can make your tummy hurt and that water and the bathroom helped.

Crystal opens the episode by revisiting the show’s mini series on kids and sweets, with Halloween just around the corner.

Crystal Cargis frames post-Thanksgiving food guilt as a predictable trigger for destructive behaviors, especially for listeners recovering from eating disorders or disordered eating.

Crystal, a mama of five and an intuitive eating dietitian, answers a listener who serves dessert with meals yet has a four-year-old daughter who still seems obsessed with sugar.

Crystal keeps going with her mini-series on diet culture in schools.

Crystal opens by saying sweets are one of the most confusing topics for parents.

Crystal Kargis opens this Lift the Shame episode by saying she is a mama of five and an intuitive eating dietitian, then frames picky eating as a topic full of shame, fear, and diet-culture rules.

Crystal, host of Lift the Shame, says many mothers feel stuck when they cannot fully accept a child’s body, appetite, or food preferences.