06: How to Develop a Healthy Body Image

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tara Whitney is a published author, podcaster, speaker and coach and believes women don’t need the scale to fully know their own self-worth. Tara shares some surprising facts that are happening with our young girls and how body dysphoria shows up. Social media has only accelerated this need to have a ‘perfect image’ and it’s causing some of our young teens to develop an eating disorder. Tara talks about some of the signs you should look out for in this week’s episode. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Takeaways</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tara is leading a revolution of women who are listening to their own internal wisdom, respecting and nourishing their bodies, and ultimately trusting themselves in every area of their lives.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The average girl starts to diet around 8 years of age. When Tara was growing up, it was 12. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What are some of the signs you should be looking for in your teen? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How do you have the conversation with your teen about their body? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Teens are noticing that they get more attention if they are skinnier or prettier, so they will take on extreme methods to get noticed. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">No matter how hard you try, there is no such thing as ‘being thin enough’. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">If your child is obsessing over the number on the scale, it might be time to seek extra help. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tara doesn’t see t