Episode 139: Reparenting with Special Guest Alana Van Der Sluys

Reparenting is the action of taking care of the small child within all of us who has feelings and needs. Many times the pain beneath the struggle with food and weight is linked to emotional needs that weren’t met when we were children. This is understandable since it is impossible for a parent to meet every emotional need a child experiences. However, as an adult we can learn to meet our own needs and be our own parent. We do this by being compassionate, loving, attentive and responsible to ourselves.

Show Notes

Alana Van Der Sluys is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, author, speaker, and eating disorder survivor. She is the founder of Freedom with Food and Fitness, an online community dedicated to empowering those who want to heal their relationship with food, weight, and their bodies through intuitive eating and mindset work. Her book, Freedom with Food and Fitness: How Intuitive Eating is the Key to Becoming Your Happiest Self will be released by Urano Publishing in the spring of 2023. A lover of travel, punk rock music, books, chocolate, and bingeing Netflix, she lives in New Jersey with her husband, Scott; son, Archer; and fur baby feline Captain Oats.  You can find her on Instagram @FreedomwithFoodandFitness, www.freedomwithfoodandfitness.com or text her at [phone].ˆReAlana Alana Van Der Sluys.

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