Connect with others who are also on a journey to healing from diet culture, suggested Kirsten. You can find people on social media sharing their struggles and victories, and it's nice to be able to reach out to someone else going through the same thing, even if you've never met them in person.
Start listening to body-positive, anti-diet, and intuitive-eating podcasts such as the Food Psych Podcast and Nutrition Matters, Kirsten suggested. The beginning of the journey to healing your relationship with food can feel overwhelming, and listening to a podcast can be gentle support in reframing your way of thinking.
Kirsten and Brenna agreed that you should diversify whom you follow on social media. If you're following accounts that promote a certain diet, show a lot of before-and-after photos, or show only one body type, these messages can influence you and tell you that there is a certain look associated with health. "That is a lie diet culture has taught us," Kirsten said.
"Diversifying the social media accounts you follow and seeing people with all different bodies being confident, successful, and happy can help you to challenge and bring awareness to your own assumptions and biases," Brenna said.
