61. The Intersection of Food, Culture, and Identity with Dietitian Shana Spence

Welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita

In today's episode I had the honor to share the space with Shana Spence. Shana is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist based in Brooklyn, New York. She describes herself as an "all foods fit" dietitian. Life is already complicated, why restrict yourself unnecessarily? She creates a platform for open discussion on nutrition and wellness topics that are inclusive, non diet, and weight neutral, all with an intersectionality of social justice. In today's episode Shana talked about 👉🏽Growing up in a diet culture environment 👉🏽Shana's own diet culture journey during college years 👉🏽 Eating Disorders in the Black community 👉🏽The Fashion Industry 👉🏽 The issues and challenges in the Dietetics field 👉🏽The social determinants of health 👉🏽 Racial history of food 👉🏽 The challenges of social media 👉🏽The intersections of diet culture 👉🏽White supremacy and systems of oppression and priviledge and so much more!! Follow Shana @@thenutritiontea [e-mail] Special shouts to Clara Nosek from @yourdietdietitianbff and Dalina Soto @your.latina.nutritionist --------------------------------- Listen NOW and support my podcast porfis🙏🏽 by leaving a review and sharing it with others☺️ I'm launching a course in the spring 2024!! Join my waitlist ​here​ so you don't miss all the detail ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.