Shifting Toxic Diet Culture and Developing Healthy Relationships with Jessica Setnick

On this episode of the Raising Wild Hearts podcast, I'm sitting down with Jessica Setnick to explore the complex relationship between food and comfort, particularly in the context of parenting and childhood development. We discuss how food can serve as a source of comfort from infancy, the importance of secure attachment in developing healthy eating habits, and the need for discernment in recognizing emotional versus physical hunger. Our conversation highlights the significance of understanding our own food relationships to better guide the next generation.

Keywords
eating disorders, food comfort, parenting, emotional hunger, self-esteem, nutrition, attachment theory, orthorexia, healthy eating, child development, food anxiety, perfectionism, parenting, emotional eating, food safety, mental health, nutrition, self-reflection, food relationships, childhood development

Chapters
00:00 The Comfort of Food: An Introduction
02:55 Understanding Attachment and Self-Esteem
06:03 The Role of Discernment in Nourishing Children
08:45 Identifying Emotional Hunger vs. Physical Hunger
12:01 Navigating Feelings and Food in Parenting
14:55 Teaching Healthy Relationships with Food
17:58 Orthorexia: The Dangers of Food Obsession
27:40 Food Anxiety and Its Roots
31:24 Perfectionism and Control in Parenting
35:58 The Antidotes to Perfectionism
39:03 Food as a Mood Altering Substance
43:25 Teaching Kids About Food and Emotions
46:10 Personal Growth and Healing Through Food