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Competitive Athletes are Uniquely Prone to Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction with Katie Spada
Manage episode 342152620 series 3398597
This week we are joined by anti-diet dietitian and former elite-level synchronized swimmer (artistic swimmer), Katie Spada! In this episode we talk about:
- Katie’s story - how being a competitive athlete led to disordered eating and body image struggles
- Why Disordered behaviors become normalized in competitive athletic settings
- Katie’s breaking point with dieting/ restricting
- Why athletes are uniquely prone to body image struggles
- How the competitive athletic community is starting to change to better support athletes
- Why competitive sport culture makes it hard to allow guilt free rest and where to start with rewiring this mindset
Connect with Katie on Instagram here
Check out Katie's website here
Submit your question(s) here for chance to have it answered on an upcoming podcast episode
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered to your inbox each week.
Wish there was a way to enjoy getting high without the unwanted side effects of out-of-control eating? Use the code PODCAST for $15 off my Cannabis & Intuitive Eating Workshop, happening on April 18th.
74 episodes
Manage episode 342152620 series 3398597
This week we are joined by anti-diet dietitian and former elite-level synchronized swimmer (artistic swimmer), Katie Spada! In this episode we talk about:
- Katie’s story - how being a competitive athlete led to disordered eating and body image struggles
- Why Disordered behaviors become normalized in competitive athletic settings
- Katie’s breaking point with dieting/ restricting
- Why athletes are uniquely prone to body image struggles
- How the competitive athletic community is starting to change to better support athletes
- Why competitive sport culture makes it hard to allow guilt free rest and where to start with rewiring this mindset
Connect with Katie on Instagram here
Check out Katie's website here
Submit your question(s) here for chance to have it answered on an upcoming podcast episode
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered to your inbox each week.
Wish there was a way to enjoy getting high without the unwanted side effects of out-of-control eating? Use the code PODCAST for $15 off my Cannabis & Intuitive Eating Workshop, happening on April 18th.
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