EPISODE SUMMARY
Rachel Duncan, Financial Therapist, and Leah Kern, RD, an anti-diet dietician from the Shoulders Down Podcast explore the striking parallels between budget culture and diet culture.
How do these two systems use similar tactics of restriction, shame, and unrealistic standards to keep us trapped in destructive cycles?
The conversation explores:
How both diet and budget culture are rooted in white patriarchy and privilege
The binge-restrict cycle that happens with both food and money
How understanding the "want beneath the want" can help break these cycles
Why shame is never an effective motivator for lasting change
π¬ "It's not the money, it's the restriction."
Key takeaways from the episode:
Both budget culture and diet culture promise simple solutions but fail to address deeper emotional needs
The "f- it" moment happens in both cycles when restriction becomes unbearable
Progress isn't linear - healing your relationship with money or food means the magnitude and frequency of binges decreases over time
Often our spending or eating addresses an unmet need - identifying that "want beneath the want" is crucial
Creating micro-moments of pleasure throughout the day helps prevent end-of-day binges
Social media normalizes and even celebrates disordered relationships with both food and money
True healing often means rebelling against cultural norms and expectations
GUEST INFO
Leah Kern is an anti-diet dietician, certified intuitive eating counselor, and host of the "Shoulders Down" podcast. She helps people heal their relationship with food and body through intuitive eating principles and challenging diet culture.
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β° EPISODE BREAKDOWN
[00:15:08] The binge-restrict cycle and how it applies to both money and food
[00:23:00] The "want beneath the want" - identifying deeper needs behind impulse spending
[00:42:16] Discussion about addiction - parallels and differences with food and money
[00:53:46] The impact of social media and "hauls" on our relationship with money
π RESOURCES MENTIONED
The Year of Less - Memoir about overcoming shopping addiction
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy approach
Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski - Discussion of the stress cycle
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