Welcome to the upgraded version of Whole-Hearted Eating... Raise your hand if your body image has been personally victimized by almond moms, wellness culture, or the rise of ozempic. You’re not alone - it’s in our DNA as millennials; we’re here to flip the script. Welcome to the Millennial Body Image Project, where we empower you with the tools to dismantle wellness culture, challenge weight stigma, and discuss the intersectional systems shaping the way we view our bodies. Because your body is not a problem to be fixed. Cristina Hoyt, MS CNS LDN and Dana Monsees, MS CNS LDN are on a mission to call out harmful messaging, discern fact from fiction, and ultimately guide you through the messiness of body image, how it impacts your health and your relationship with food.

This summer reading recommendations episode is a little bit different than what we’ve done previously – this is an episode filled with great recommendations, but mostly not from what we’ve been reading this year. We wanted to spotlight more amazing books that aren’t talked about as much, books that live in our heads rent free even years later, and some overhyped books we unfortunately didn’t like. CHECK OUT THE FULL LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.

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Find Kara:

• Instagram: @kara_mccartney
• Website: karamccartney.com

Check out our previous best books episodes:

• Favorite Books of 2023!
• Mid-Year Best Books & Summer Reading Recommendations
• Bonus | Best Books of 2022
• Check out our full list of 2024 Summer Reading Recs here!

Find your hosts:

– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns &
– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition

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This week on the podcast, we are talking all things summer body image – not surprising because all those summer clothes have everyone in their feels. This episode is full of tips, support and ways to check in with yourself on how your body image is faring so far. It’s action packed and full of love – we couldn’t think of a better episode to wrap up this season with!! We also have a free body image quiz and an action guide to go along with this week’s episode!

Join our Patreon community to get access to our end-of-month episodes and “after the episode” deep dives! Plus, you’ll get an entire 1.5 years of bonus episodes and deep dive content to help you work on your body image, relationship with food, and manage chronic health conditions from a compassionate, evidence-based approach. Check it out at patreon.com/wholeheartedeating

Resources Mentioned:

• Summer Body Image Quiz & Action steps!!
• Making the Shift – shame, ‘weight health’, and where we go from here
• Body Image Emergency Action Plan
• Rebuilding Body Trust
• The Body Image Audit: Workshop series
• Confronting Your Negative Self-Talk

Additional Resources:

• More Than A Body (audiobook), by Drs. Lindsay & Lexie Kite
• Why Millennials can’t love their bodies
• How to Fix your Body Image In the summer
• The Body Liberation Project, by Chrissy King

Find your hosts:

– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod
– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns & on TikTok – @danamonsees
– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition

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Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP

Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

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