Posts tagged lent
"Lent, Fasting, & Diet Culture" with Diane Summers, MS, RDN, CD

Diane Summers, MS, RDN, CD is the founder of Hope Nutrition Therapy and a nationally registered and state certified dietitian. Diane has treated the full spectrum of eating disorders and concerns since 2004 and has been supervising eating disorder dietitians since 2009. She is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and a Narrative Focused Trauma Care practitioner.

In my time with Diane, we talk about what diet culture is and how it impacts our relationship with our bodies, how diet culture impacts societal beauty ideals, and the prevalence of disordered eating. Diane also helps us unpack the topic of religious fasting during this season of Lent, including disentangling some unhelpful ideas often surrounding this practice.

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"Self-Deprivation, Disordered Eating, & Fasting as a Spiritual Practice" with Brittany Braswell, MS, RDN, LD

Lent is a time rich with spiritual significance. It’s also a time when the ideas of self-deprivation and fasting can get emphasized in faith-based circles. This Lent I have the privilege of being a part of a teaching series called “Losing the Lies for Lent.” The lie I am tackling is the message that “self-deprivation makes us holier or brings us closer to God.”

In today’s episode, Registered Dietitian, Brittany Braswell, and I do a deeper dive on this particular lie. Brittany is a non-diet dietitian who approaches nutrition and wellness from a holistic standpoint. She is passionate about helping her clients establish a healthy relationship with food and body to improve their quality of life and walk free and fearlessly in their purpose.

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