Episode 150: This week on the podcast I'm speaking with Paige Smathers.
We talk about her background as a dietician and one of her areas of interest: family feeding dynamics. We cover the division of responsibility and the many aspects of meal time with children.
Paige Smathers, RDN, CD is a registered dietitian nutritionist in private practice and podcaster whose work revolves around helping people heal their relationships with food and their body. She specializes in chronic dieting, addiction recovery nutrition, eating disorders and family feeding dynamics.
Her approach to nutrition and health is grounded in mindfulness and is rooted in the intuitive eating and Health at Every Size frameworks. She is the owner of Positive Nutrition®, which provides individual nutrition therapy, online courses, and mentorship and coaching for professionals.
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Paige's background
00:07:40
How Paige discovered she wanted to be a dietician
00:13:00
The good parts of studying as a dietician
00:20:20
How she discovered Intuitive Eating
00:29:00
Doing baby lead weaning
00:33:30
Ellyn Satter's work on family feeding dynamics
00:34:35
Understanding the Division Of Responsibility with feeding
00:45:20
Parents relationship with food and how it affects their children
00:47:15
How did you make changes with children's eating
00:51:10
Using common sense and trusting your intuition
00:47:15
Making changes as children climb up development stages
00:57:10
Paying attention to how food leaves you feeling
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