PART 2: Diet Culture + Myths, Eating Disorders + Disordered Eating, Healing Journey, Food Philosophy & Learning to Trust Yourself with Aly Horning Artwork

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PART 2: Diet Culture + Myths, Eating Disorders + Disordered Eating, Healing Journey, Food Philosophy & Learning to Trust Yourself with Aly Horning

January 10, 2023 • Cait & Cass • Episode 6

A quick trigger warning, some of Aly's current work is focused on eating disorders and disordered eating patterns, and these are discussed in this episode today. Please feel free to skip over if it is not a good time to listen, we understand <3

Today we are sharing Part 2 of our conversation with Aly Horning who is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, MS in Clinical Nutrition, Spin Instructor. Part 1 was heavily focused on Aly's work, defining eating disorders + disordered eating, the complexity of these disorders, diet culture and social media. While we touch on these again, we focus more so the these highlights below:

-We kick off part 2 by briefly discussing the female menstrual and how to nourish the different phases
-over exercising (the unhealthy side)
-the narrative for mom’s to “bounce back” after birth
-Social media influence in "anti-aging" and beauty standards
-Resources and tips on where to find help (books, website, etc)
-Busting diet myths
-Intuitive Food Philosophy
-Aly's top 3 "cringiest wellness tips"
-Aly's top 3 "wellness tips"

Resources provided by Aly during our conversation:

Seeds of Hope:
Aly's location in which she works full time. They have an in-person PHP and IOP for adolescents and adults. If someone wants an assessment, they can call us and see what level of care they would need. Sometimes we even refer them out, not necessarily coming to our program.

Choosing Change Counseling:
This is outpatient group that Aly works with and is counseling practice with mostly therapists where she is the only Registered Dietician.

NEDA
NEDA is an amazing resource for all thing eating disorders.

CCI Health
A comprehensive resource with worksheets and information for all mental health disorders.

Eating Disorder Hope
Another resource for all things eating disorders.

Book Recommendations:

1. 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin
2. Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield
3. The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery by Jennifer Rolin
4. Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston
5. The Self-Love Workbook by Shainna Ali
6. The Body is Not an Apology
7. Intuitive Eating Workbook
8. Loving Someone with an Eating Disorder: Understanding, Supporting, and Connecting with Your Partner by Dana Harron

We hope you enjoy Part 2 of today's episode and all the wisdom Aly has to share. Drop us your feedback!

Thanks for being here. <3

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