#135: When Drinking and Diet Culture Collide with Lael Atkinson, Recovery Coach

Sep 30

Lael Atkinson, a recovery coach, joins this week’s episode of Full Plate to speak with Abbie about their experiences with disordered eating, alcohol, and body image, and how these issues have intersected in their life.

Have you ever wondered how alcohol fits into diet culture, or how it can intersect with and impact restrictive eating? We're diving into the connection between drinking and diet culture in this episode. The conversation also explores drinking and dieting as coping tools, how shame and body disconnection can show up in both, the differences and similarities between substance abuse and disordered eating, and how all of this intersects with gender and sexuality.

Important note: Lael's group program will now be launching in October, rather than September. You can learn more about it right here!

Lael Atkinson (they/them) is a certified professional recovery coach who works at the intersection of drinking and dieting. They support folks who struggle with alcohol and/or with disordered eating & body image issues. Lael also runs the Beyond Shrinking & Drinking course and group coaching program. Grab her free resource on how to avoid feeling "addicted" to food and sugar right here.

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Group program:

Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching

Group membership:

Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group