Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

It's Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW), and in this episode I'm joined by Eating Disorder Coach, author, and former Eating Disorder sufferer, Lexi Crouch.

We discuss:

• Her journey through Anorexia Nervosa from childhood and the challenges she faced with eating and her body image.
• Her recovery journey and the complexities that come with healing.
• What it looked like for her to get to know herself and let go of control as she discovers yoga.
• Lexi's work as an eating disorder coach and how she supports people in their own healing journeys.
• Her book "Renourish" that guides people through the recovery journey.

You can purchase Lexi's book "Renourish" here:

https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761266546

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this episode, I'm joined by Ashlee Thomas from The Secret Burden, who is on a mission to make a change in lives of those affected by eating disorders.

We discuss;

• Ashlee's journey with Anorexia Nervosa and her recovery and healing.
• How her parent's supported her in her recovery.
• How parent's can help prevent serious mental health concerns from developing.
• How The Secret Burden helps families across Australia.
• Memorable success stories from affected people and their families.
• Advice for parents going through similar struggles with their own children.
• The need for greater awareness and intervention and support for Eating Disorder sufferers.

You can find Ashlee and learn about her work through her charity The Secret Burden here;

https://www.thesecretburden.org.au/

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

In this mini episode, I discuss:

• The messages we send to boys v girls about food and their bodies.
• How we sometimes talk about girls and food.
• How we sometimes talk about boys and food.
• How these messages impact intuitive eating.
• What parents can do to prevent gendered language around food and bodies.

Link to Division of Responsibility episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JGQjoTA8lPDcjbUqUP9wq?si=3pbQ1YaZREWPi0lLxcB1sg

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

In this mini episode, I discuss;

• The damaging opinion that a child's emotional needs don't always need to be validated or acknowledged.
• The impact emotional neglect can have on a child's wellbeing.
• How I try to always meet my children's emotional needs, even when it's hard.
• The connection between poor emotional health and food relationships.
• How emotional validation doesn't mean we have be permissive parents.

Get your free ebook here: The Emotional Eater's Repair Guide https://www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au/freebies

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this mini episode, I talk about;

• What emotional manipulation at mealtime means
• Common examples of emotional manipulation at mealtimes
• Why emotional manipulation is unhelpful to a child's food relationship
• Positive alternatives and phrases you can use
• Supporting yourself in making changes

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

In this episode I'm joined by Georgie Trickett and Libby Trickett - hosts of 'Play On' and 'Sportish' podcasts.

They share with us;

• Their own journeys with physical activity over the years
• The importance of kids having fun with movement
• The danger of pushing a child too much in sport
• Why specialising in one sport too early is detrimental to a child's long term relationship with movement.
• Being aware of our own motives behind encouraging our children in sport
• How 'fun' looks different for every child in physical activity
• How schools can better support kids in PE and sport

You can listen to Georgie and Libby on their podcasts;

Sportish / Instagram @beingsportish

Play On / Instagram @playonaustralia

and view their resources through their site;

https://linktr.ee/playonaustralia

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

In this mini episode I outline;

• Why kids ask if a food is 'good' for them.
• What do we mean by 'good'?
• Why answering 'yes' or 'no' to this question can be problematic.
• How we can respond instead without labelling food.
• Examples of scripts to use when talking about different foods.
• Why it's important to model neutral language about food around our children.

You can download my free guide for parents - Explaining Nutritional Benefits of Food to Children - here:

https://www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au/freebies

You can shop my posters - How Does Food Help my Body - here:

https://www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au/product-page/how-does-food-help-my-body

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)

Hello and Welcome to the Redwood Wellbeing Podcast, where each week I am dedicated to supporting parents on the journey of nurturing their child's healthy relationship with food and their body image.

Through practical, everyday strategies and tips, I help you to become empowered to make a lasting difference in your child's wellbeing journey.

In this episode, I'm joined by guest Kirsty Wirth, founder of Kultured Wellness. Kirsty is an expert in the field of gut health, and works passionately to help families improve their gut-brain connections through a range of supportive products and services.

Kirsty shares about;

• Her own journey toward understanding the importance of gut health and why she started Kultured Wellness.
• Her philosophy behind her approach toward gut health.
• What parents can be looking out for if their child has a gut microbiome imbalance.
• Common misconceptions about gut health.
• How we can talk to kids in age appropriate ways about their gut.
• How to support parents of fussy eaters.
• Cost effective ways of improving your child's gut health.

You can find out more about the products and services on offer from Kultured Wellness by visiting their social media @kulturedwellness or website https://kulturedwellness.com/

If you'd like to be a part of the Redwood Wellbeing community, you can subscribe to my podcast, and follow me on Instagram @redwoodwellbeing

You can also book in a free 1:1 consult for your own or your child's body image/intuitive eating on my website www.redwoodwellbeing.com.au

To get in touch, please email info@redwoodwellbeing.com.au

If you like what you hear and you want to support me to keep this podcast going, you can give me a tip here https://redwood-wellbeing.captivate.fm/support

Happy listening!

Lyss :)