Podcast: Special Edition: We Have a Weight Problem

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So, welcome tonight to this very weighty topic and I'm so excited to be here with these three brilliant women. We have Dr. Alisa Minken who's a boardcertified pediatrician at Beach Pediatrics which is a subsidiary of Alli Pediatrics. We have Dr. Marcy Fora and she is the founder and director of ATSNY which is a nonprofit organization that is created to support you know the mental health of Jewish girls through programs that improve their self-esteem, self-compassion and acceptance. Not only that, she is also a body project that, she is also a body project facilitator and a certified holistic nutritionist. Last but not least, we have Yafi Lova. Did I say that correctly? And or in American it would be Leva. She is a registered dietician, nutritionist, and she's the owner of Baby Bloom Nutrition. She has published several books on feeding your your infant, your baby, your toddler, and children in a healthy and joyful way. So, tonight we're starting with that it's it's hard enough to deal with our own issues of our bodies, especially in own issues of our bodies, especially in a culture that is seemingly obsessed with thinness. And it's even harder when you're dealing with our children's bodies. So tonight we're going to be talking about obesity, food, weight control, and body image. So some of the responses to an Instagram post that was several weeks ago and then a previous webinar, a previous talk told us that so many of you deal with weight stigma and you want to stop feeling shame about your body. Whether you're joining for

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1. 0:02So, welcome tonight to this very weighty topic and I'm so excited to be here with…
2. 6:09Dr. Fora Marcy, the next question is mostly for you. Another question that we received deals…
3. 12:21difference between the two because that's a really hard one for me. Thanks. Sure. Yeah. So,…
4. 18:33And I and I just I just looked at her and said, "Do you think the…
5. 24:43little bit differently. And weight stigma is definitely one of them. But eating disorders in particular…
6. 30:50person hidden inside. So the reason I bring these up is because anytime you're in some…
7. 37:02talking about how uh Yaki you were saying that we don't need a reminder to breathe…
8. 43:11parent is valuable. And so they never get to that point where they say they are…
9. 49:19ever. Um yeah. Oh, it's going to be bad. So, wow. Now, I just got myself…
10. 55:28the most valuable or lovable um part of us. So, if you are struggling with your…

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