Episode 157: “Assist Your Daughter Construct a Constructive Physique Picture” with Drs. Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher

We regularly affiliate poor physique picture and physique dissatisfaction with teenagers and grownup ladies. However the actuality that the roots of destructive physique picture take maintain a lot sooner than that.

In this week’s episode, we dive deep into the science behind physique picture with Drs. Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher, co-authors of Past Physique Constructive: A Mom’s Science-Based mostly Information for Serving to Women Construct a Wholesome Physique Picture. This dialog is a must-listen for mothers, caregivers, and anybody trying to foster a more healthy relationship with their physique and break the cycle of toxic diet culture.

From early childhood messaging to the influence of media, peer teams, and parental affect, our company present highly effective insights into how physique picture is formed throughout a lady’s lifetime. They make clear why physique dissatisfaction isn’t simply one thing that seems in maturity—it’s cultivated from childhood and continues to be strengthened by way of numerous societal pressures.

Janet and Ashleigh additionally discover the distinction between “physique positivity” because it’s generally used in the present day and what science really tells us about fostering a positive body image. They problem the mainstream dialog and supply sensible, research-backed methods for serving to younger women (and their mothers) develop a more healthy, extra resilient relationship with their our bodies.

In case you’ve ever struggled with physique picture or apprehensive in regards to the messages your youngster is receiving about their look, this episode is full of actionable recommendation, insightful analysis, and hope for change. Let’s transfer past simply “feeling good in our our bodies” and work in direction of a tradition the place ladies and women can give attention to who they’re, not simply how they appear.

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Right here’s Why We’re Obsessive about This Episode:

✅ It’s not simply one other physique picture dialog—it’s science-backed and deeply insightful.
✅ The authors bust myths round physique positivity and introduce a more healthy, simpler strategy.
✅ Actual-life, sensible instruments to assist mothers and daughters shift their views on meals, health, and self-worth.
✅ A deep dive into the lifelong influence of physique picture—from childhood by way of maturity.
✅ Encouragement for girls to step into their company and redefine how they interact with their our bodies.

Don’t Miss This Episode If…

🚫 You’ve ever struggled with physique picture your self and need to break the cycle for the subsequent era.
🚫 You’re a mother, aunt, instructor, or mentor who needs to assist younger women develop a more healthy self-concept.
🚫 You’re bored with eating regimen tradition and the fixed emphasis on weight, magnificence, and look.
🚫 You’ve questioned why physique dissatisfaction is so persistent and what really works to vary it.
🚫 You need a recent, empowering perspective on self-worth that isn’t about simply wanting within the mirror and “loving what you see.”

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What You’ll Be taught in This Episode:

📖 The stunning science behind how physique picture develops from early childhood.
👩‍👧 How mothers are the last word influencers of their daughters’ physique picture—for higher or worse.
🔬 Why optimistic physique picture isn’t the identical as physique positivity—and why that distinction issues.
💡 The three largest contributors to physique dissatisfaction (and how you can counteract them).
🍽️ The sneaky methods eating regimen tradition and fats discuss present up in on a regular basis parenting—and how you can shift the narrative.
🏋️‍♀️ How bodily literacy and motion influence physique picture (and why sports activities is usually a double-edged sword).
💬 The way to have actual conversations with women about physique modifications, confidence, and self-respect.
🚀 Sensible, science-backed methods for elevating assured, resilient women who see their our bodies as highly effective, not issues to repair.

About Janet and Ashleigh

Janet Boseovski, PhD is a professor and head of the Division of Psychology on the College of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is Co-Director of the DUCK Lab, a baby improvement lab at UNCG and she or he has studied social and cognitive improvement in early to late childhood for over 20 years. Janet serves on the Board of Administrators of the Greensboro Science Middle and the Jean Piaget Society for the Examine of Data and Growth. She enjoys chatting with the general public, and writing about, youngster improvement and well-being.

Ashleigh Gallagher, PhD is a senior lecturer in psychology on the College of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her analysis and instructing pursuits are within the areas of social cognition and gender, and she or he enjoys making use of psychology past educational contexts. She enjoys making use of psychology exterior academia and has co-authored a e book on the alternatives obtainable to researchers who wish to achieve this as effectively (The Moveable PhD: Taking Your Psychology Profession Past Academia, American Psychological Affiliation, 2020).

🔗 Assets & Hyperlinks:
🎧 Past Physique Constructive – Seize your copy here (use code FLYER15 for 15% off) or here.
📖 Psychology Today Blog: Head Start for Healthy Body Image
📲 Comply with Janet & Ashleigh on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn here and here

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