Ep. 107: Healing Generational Body Shame

Body image struggles often stem from our family of origin.

 

For many of us, our mothers or grandmothers played a big part in what we learned about the size of our bodies and how it relates to our worthiness. 

 

I can totally empathize with wanting your kids to grow up learning healthy habits. So how can you teach them to care for their beautiful bodies, without developing an unhealthy relationship to food or exercise?

 

It begins with you. The best thing you can start with is healing your own relationship to food and your body. Your example matters, so how you choose to nourish yourself and move your body will have a major impact on your family.

 

Next you can practice setting boundaries with how other family members speak about food and body image around your kids. 

 

The most helpful thing you can do is teach your kids to enjoy (not fear) foods by neutralizing all foods, offering a variety of foods in the household, and explore joyful movement like outdoor activities or dancing. 

 

To hear more about my thoughts on this plus some tips on how to heal generational body shame, dive into the episode now! 

 

Feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @laurenmkepler and let me know what came up for you as you listened to this episode! 

 

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