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If you are a mother who wants to end generational cycles of diet culture to rewrite your feeding legacy, this show is for you! Mama, it's possible for you to mother free from food guilt and body shame, confidently raise intuitive eaters and enjoy food freedom as a family. Join your guide and mother-of-5 intuitive eating family dietitian, Crystal Karges, each week as she offers simple strategies and sanity savers for navigating motherhood successfully in our present day diet culture. Connect ...
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Are your post-holiday struggles with food and body image leaving you feeling lost and guilty? I’m Crystal, your host and intuitive eating dietitian, and today I'll be sharing my personal journey, along with practical tips to help you lift the shame. I'll be your guide as we navigate these struggles, highlight the power of self-compassion, and under…
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As the holiday season rolls around, we're embraced by the warmth of family gatherings, yet often find ourselves confronting the frosty undercurrent of diet culture. In today's heartfelt episode of Lift the Shame, I, Crystal your intuitive eating dietitian, share my personal experiences and insights into arming our precious children against the ingr…
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Ever wondered how to navigate the difficult terrain of parenting during the festive season while breaking free from the chains of family trauma and shame? This heartening episode of Lift the Shame is your guiding compass. Equipped with insights from a recent parenting conference and personal experiences, we tackle the high-pressure responsibilities…
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Navigating the murky waters of food dyes and their potential impact on children's behavior can be overwhelming. It's a topic that has puzzled scientists and parents alike, stirring up a sea of mixed research and inconclusive results. As a mother of neurodivergent children, I've walked this path, wrestling with research studies, and trying to make s…
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As mothers, we're not just feeding our children; we're helping them build a lifelong relationship with food, their bodies, and their self-image. This journey becomes particularly challenging during candy-centered holidays like Halloween. In this episode, we delve into the tools, strategies, and proactive understanding needed to navigate these sugar…
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Are you ready to revolutionize the way your household perceives and interacts with candy? If so, our comprehensive discussion on understanding and navigating the world of sweets with your children is a must-listen. By breaking away from the societal stigmas surrounding sweets, we elucidate the significance of nurturing a healthy relationship with f…
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Ever wonder why we're so quick to snatch that Halloween candy from our kids? What if, instead of demonizing sweets, we use them as a tool for teaching self-regulation and a healthy relationship with food? This is the intriguing conversation we unpack in today's episode, challenging the tradition of the SwitchWitch and the potential negative implica…
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Are you feeling spooked by the avalanche of Halloween treats your child is about to encounter? As a dietitian and a mom, I understand your apprehensions. However, it's time to unmask the myths and fears around sweets. This week, we're starting a mini-series that's going to help parents like you build a healthy, guilt-free relationship between your …
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What if diet culture in schools is more impactful than we think? That's what we'll be exploring today, holding up a magnifying glass to the subtle influences our children encounter and discussing how we, as parents, can support them in navigating these murky waters. We'll be examining the systemic issue of curriculum standards at a state and nation…
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Are your children being influenced by diet culture without you even knowing? We're peeling back the layers on how diet culture sneaks into classrooms, curriculum, standardized tests, and sports teams. As parents, it's impossible to shield our children entirely from these harmful messages. Instead, we need to arm them with the ability to challenge t…
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Hey mama, ever felt disheartened seeing your child encounter diet culture outside of your safe home environment? Well, it's time to arm them with critical thinking skills to navigate this tricky landscape. We're about to set out on an exploration of diet culture in schools, understanding its layers, and sharing our thoughts on how to lift this sham…
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Overwhelmed with the daunting task of packing your child's school lunch? Fear not, we're here to take on this challenge together. Equipped with tried-and-true techniques from my own experience and work with clients, this episode is a goldmine of practical advice to help you navigate the school year with a picky eater. First, we share a simple and f…
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Ever felt like you're standing on the battleground every mealtime, with your picky eater child on the opposing side? You might be surprised to uncover that the roots of picky eating can be traced back to our own childhood experiences and narratives. This episode uncovers the deeper issues that influence our reactions to picky eating, urging us to l…
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Celebrating a year of the Lift the Shame podcast, I, Crystal, am thrilled to take another lap around the sun with you as we tackle one of parenting's most intriguing dilemmas - picky eating. Have you ever felt like you're running in circles when it comes to feeding your little one? Trust me, you're not alone. Drawing from my personal journey in fee…
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Hey Mama, ever been steeped in shame and guilt over your child's picky eating habits? Take heart; you're not alone on this journey. I'm Crystal, your intuitive eating dietitian and mom of five, here to help unshackle you from the burden of those misconceptions. My experience with my own picky eaters has given me insights I'm eager to share. Let's s…
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Welcome back, mamas, to another episode where we challenge the myths of diet culture and the standards imposed on our children. As a mama of five and an intuitive eating dietitian, I've seen first-hand the impact of these standards, especially with two of my own kiddos who are selective eaters. We're going to debunk some common misconceptions about…
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Ever been swallowed by the raging waves of shame when it comes to your child's body and eating habits? You're not alone, mama. Join me, Crystal, as we tackle this pervasive issue head-on, creating a safe haven of acceptance and unconditional love for our little ones. This empowering episode focuses on the immense weight of shame many mothers carry,…
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Ever grappled with your child's constant hunger pangs right after meals? Fear not, for this episode is designed to help you navigate those mealtime challenges and put your worries to rest. Together, we'll demystify why your child might be feeling hungry soon after a meal, helping you understand their needs better. We'll also delve into recognizing …
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Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? As your trusted family dietitian, I'm here to debunk the myth that sweets and a healthy relationship with food can't coexist for your children. In this enlightening conversation, we delve into the critical reasons behind children's obsession with sweets and its impact on their behavior and concentra…
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What would it mean to you to finally break free from the generational legacy of body shaming and diet culture in your family? This is the thought-provoking question we're tackling today as we discuss the complex issue of supporting our children in building a better body image. During our conversation, we'll be answering a question from one of our l…
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Hey mama, ever wondered how we can break the cycle of body shaming and build a positive body image for our little ones? We're tackling this pressing issue head-on today, discussing the alarming trends of body dissatisfaction amongst kids and the urgent need to change this narrative. We're arming ourselves with the tools needed to foster a home envi…
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The summertime months can often be a tough season for body image. You might desire to show up more fully and present for your children but may find it challenging to do so when you're holding shame around your own body. Motherhood brings intense changes around our bodies, which can trigger old body image wounds right to the surface. Tune in to toda…
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Kids didn't come with a feeding manual. And yet, in our present day diet culture, you may feel overwhelmed with all the things you think you should be doing to raise a healthy, competent child. Feeding kids isn't transactional though. It's not about checking boxes off a list and ensuring you've done everything "right". It's about nurturing the rela…
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You're on a mission to raise an intuitive eater and end generational legacies of food guilt and body shame. But when it comes to sweets, what does this actually look like? You might wonder if your efforts to normalize sugar in your home are paying off or if you're really helping your child learn how to self-regulate sweets. In today's episode, we'l…
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If your kiddos are home for summer break, you might find this adds to the stress around food. With increased costs of groceries coupled with more frequent requests for food all day long, you might feel unsure as how to best navigate feeding your children outside the structure their school schedule provided. If you're feeling unnerved by your child'…
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Scripts are popular in the world of parenting. As you learn how to raise an intuitive eater, you might find yourself relying on scripts to help you figure out how to talk to your kids about food and their bodies. But sometimes, scripts can become a crutch and prevent us from doing the deeper work that is needed to break those generational legacies …
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Using polarizing language about food with kids has the potential to create hierarchies around food in their minds. While we want to avoid any diet culture rhetoric or food terminology that can become external eating rules, this doesn't mean you can't have any conversations around food with your child. It's possible to have neutral food conversation…
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Diet culture purports that our kids need lectures about nutrition in order to eat in a "healthy" way. In reality, we see that leveraging health information in effort to steer how our kids eat can create hierarchies around food in their minds. This can form external rules about eating that separates our children from their intuitive eating abilities…
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So you want your child to have a good relationship with food, but you may find that when it comes to how you talk about food, old habits die hard. While you might buy in to the whole raising an intuitive eater thing, it may be harder to trust the process - especially when your kiddo never seems to willingly choose to eat veggies and has a high affi…
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Does it make a difference if you serve dessert alongside dinner and let your kids eat in whatever order, amount, and what they want? How should you navigate situations where you feel your child has had enough sweets for the day but they're asking for more? Is telling your child, "That's not on the menu today" a hidden agenda or controlling feeding …
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Have you ever wondered if eating sweets will cause a sugar high in your child? Or are you worried about sugar being a cause of hyperactivity in your kids? Sugar is highly demonized by diet culture and is often made to be the culprit for many negative effects or undesirable behaviors you might observe in your kids. These ideas around sweets can infl…
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You've taken steps to normalize sweets in your home, but what if your child seems to binge eat sweets whenever they're available? Or what if your child's appetite for sweets seems insatiable? If you're concerned about your child's erratic eating behaviors around sweets, this show is for you. Listen is as we discuss some of the more common reasons t…
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So you're ready to start normalizing sweets in your home to support your children in learning how to self-regulate all foods. But maybe you're feeling stuck on some practical things when it comes to kids and sugar. Such as, how can you provide more frequent access to sweets without compromising your child's dental health? Will more frequent access …
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If you've struggled with an eating disorder or have had a difficult relationship with food and your body, you likely want to do everything possible to prevent your child from facing these same challenges. Eating disorders are complex conditions that are influenced by a multitude of layered factors. While you may not be able to prevent your child fr…
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Feeding children has a way of bringing old wounds around food and your body right back to the surface. As you work toward raising intuitive eaters, you might inevitably find yourself feeling triggered by the way your kids eat, their appetites, and/or the sizes of their bodies. This doesn't make you a bad parent. Understanding why you're feeling tri…
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An important part of parenting is setting healthy boundaries with our children and creating reasonable expectations from which they can learn and grow. Food is no exception in this piece of parenting. However, if you're healing from a difficult relationship with food and your body, you might worry about the potential implications of turning down yo…
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Another candy-centered holiday is upon us, and depending on how you feel about kids and sugar, this might make you feel overwhelmed. Let's face it: there's a lot of misinformation out there about kids and sweets that can make it challenging to know how to best approach it in your home. If you're looking to rewrite the script around sweets and help …
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Raising a healthy child is likely a top priority for you, though this goal can sometimes feel in direct conflict with trusting a child to eat intuitively. After all, if your child seems to avoid veggies and only want to eat sweets, can you trust that these eating tendencies will really lead to healthier outcomes for your kiddos? If you're worried a…
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Welcome back to the show, mama! Diet culture loves to dish out rules about what your child needs to eat or how their bodies should look to be "healthy". But in reality, rigid rules steeped in diet culture that micromanage your child's body and appetite will not create healthful outcomes over their lifetime. In fact, it can make them more susceptibl…
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Welcome back to the show, mama! We're continuing our conversation around ways to support your child's overall health that won't perpetuate diet culture into another generation. When it comes to feeding kids, diet culture overemphasizes what our kids "should" be eating - promoting the idea that if kids just eat the "right" foods, like tons of veggie…
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Teaching kids about nutrition and health can seem like a good idea in theory. While nutrition facts are often shared with our kids with good intention, there’s the potential for causing more harm than good. Diet culture often purports that in order to raise a healthy child, we need to inundate them with health concepts, which can become food rules …
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Happy New Year, mama! This time of year is often saturated with diet talk and diet culture disguised as wellness. This can directly influence your perception of health for your children as well as the culture of food in your home. Separating health from diet culture can give you the freedom to care for yourself and your children in a more life-givi…
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With a New Year on the horizon, you may be thinking about resolutions or goals you want to implement in your home. 2023 can be the year you leave diet culture behind and embark on a journey of rewriting your feeding legacy in your family. Tune in for some practical New Year’s resolutions that can support you toward raising body confident kids, shif…
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Diet culture shows up in many sneaky ways and can be especially loud during the holidays. As a parent raising intuitive eaters, you want to do everything in your power to protect your kids from diet culture. What may be even more important is supporting your children's abilities to withstand diet culture in the many forms they may encounter it. In …
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Tis the season for holiday sweets and sugar galore. And you know what? Our kids are totally here for it. But as a parent, on the other hand, you might be feeling overwhelmed with the sight of sweets at every corner and the constant requests for “More cookies!”, “More candy!”, “More chocolate!” You may feel unsure about how to best handle this influ…
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For many of us, motherhood and parenting can bring up our unresolved issues and trauma, especially around food and our bodies. But instead of recycling these things to our children, we have an opportunity to heal to help shift dysfunctional patterns in our families as we learn to reparent ourselves. Today's show is a conversation with Catherine Cou…
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You may’ve grown up learning how to diet or believing your body couldn’t be trusted. You may’ve learned that your body was something that needed to be controlled and that shrinking your body was a worthy cause. You may’ve learned to take up as little space as possible and that your worth was defined by how much you weighed. These are messages that …
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Thanksgiving can be fraught with mixed emotions as you navigate through a food focused holiday. You might be faced with a few triggers around food and your body, or you might not be sure how to confront the inevitable diet talk that comes up around the table. Wherever you might be today, know that your needs matter and you are not alone. Tune in fo…
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The holidays are upon us and that can bring up some pressure and stress around food, especially with our kids, especially with other family members involved. You may feel under a microscope when it comes to feeding your kids when sharing a meal with your loved ones. Listen in as Crystal shares about the things we need to face within ourselves as we…
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*CW: Mention of food and body trauma. Mama, we all have food stories that have impacted our relationship with food today and the way we approach feeding our kids. Our minds have been shaped around ideas, beliefs and experiences around food that may be impacting how we parent our kids today. Today’s episode dives into the narratives we created, how …
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