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Remember when you ate when you were hungry, stopped when you were full, and didn’t feel morally ruined by a scoop of ice cream? Me neither. But 4-year-old Lauren does.

In this episode (recorded in July 2023, because ADHD & grad school are a hell of a combo), I sit down with Lauren to talk about her relationship with food before the world has had the chance to completely botch it. Her favorite food? Her perfect day? Her "I'm hungry, so I eat," worldview? Revolutionary stuff if you ask me. You’ll also hear from Lauren’s mom in the background (hi, Rach).

In between booger jokes, an intense Labradoodle identity crises, and the war on toy-unboxing YouTube, we dive into:

• How kids naturally gravitate towards balance despite adults swearing they’ll only ever choose ice cream
• How children are born with an innate ability to trust their bodies, listen to hunger/fullness cues, and choose foods that make them feel good
• How kids seek variety long before adults shape their eating with external rules
• The difference between teaching kids about their bodies vs. controlling their food
• Why making comments about your own body (or anyone else’s) in front of kids is monumental for them
• How childhood food rules can shape eating patterns and lead to a loss of body awareness
• Why kids value the people they love for how they make them feel— not their body size or weight— until society teaches them otherwise

If you’re a parent, a caregiver, in ED recovery, or just stumbled in here by accident, this one’s for you. It’s a love letter to the younger you who heard “metabolism” and assumed it was a spell from Harry Potter (me).

Also: happy birthday, Lauren :) Never lose your spunk, kiddo. I hope I’m still your favorite gay aunt and we will need an updated episode before diet culture even thinks about touching that little brain.

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