[71] Anti-Diet Culture + Why All Diets Inevitably Fail with Kelsey Miller

That's So Maven by The Healthy Maven

Mentioned in this episode:

The Wellness Handbook: http://bit.ly/wellness-handbook

Last week's podcast episode with dosist: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/09/episode-71.html

67% Project: https://www.refinery29.com/67-percent-project-plus-size-body-image/

Kelsey's new book, out on October 23rd: https://amzn.to/2NrDkKA

Connie Wang: https://www.instagram.com/conconwang/?hl=en

I was so excited to hear your response to the return of Season 4! We definitely kicked things off with a bang in Episode #71 with dosist. I so appreciate your openness to learning about new topics that carry some stigma. I truly do have the best tribe!

Today's episode is equally as interesting and important. I'm chatting with Kelsey Miller, an anti-diet writer and body positivity activist. She is well known for her writing on Refinery 29's Anti-Diet Project and her memoir, Big Girl. She's also been working on her newest book, a pop-culture look at everyone's favorite TV show, Friends.

Not only is Kelsey incredibly knowledgeable in helping us navigate our diet-focused culture, but her story in and of itself is inspiring. I'm so excited to welcome Kelsey Miller to the show today.

Here are a few things we discuss in today's episode:

• Kelsey's upbringing and how she got caught in the diet-binge cycle
• Growing up in diet culture and if and how things have changed
• The history of diet culture and diet fads
• Why all diets inevitably fail
• Her wake-up call and when she finally realized she didn't want to be caught in the diet cycle
• Kelsey's thoughts on Intuitive Eating and what it really means to embrace IE
• "Clean" eating and why it's still a diet and the dangers of the wellness space
• The difference between dieting to manipulate your body and chronic illness
• Getting married and the dieting culture that permeates it
• Her new book and why she chose to write about friends

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Website: https://www.kelseymiller.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mskelseymiller/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KelseyMillerWriter/