Articles and Media
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WRITER/SPEAKER BIO:
Heidi Schauster, MS, RD, CEDS-S, SEP, is a nutrition and eating disorders specialist who helps people affected by trauma heal food and body concerns. She encourages young adults to approach wellness differently so that they are more concerned with the whole self than the selfie. Heidi shares ideas from her 30 years of clinical work and personal stories about recovery, parenting, and embodiment in her newsletter, Nourishing Words. She is the author of the award-winning books Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body and Self and Nurture: How to Raise Kids Who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, Prevention, and Women's Health Magazine, among others. Heidi is a lifelong dancer, plant lady, and proud mama of two outrageous young women.
Featured Articles
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The Pop-Tart Omission
This is a short segment from what is being affectionately called the “Pop-Tart chapter” of my book Nurture: How to Raise Kids who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves. Family members gave me their permission to be showcased.
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Teaching Kids Self-Regulation Skills Around Food: It's Hard to Leave Well Enough Alone
After working in the field of disordered eating for almost thirty years, I still made a grave mistake one morning with my own teenagers. I drove into their lane and told them how and what to eat instead of letting them self-regulate.
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How to Help Kids Accept Their Bodies and Celebrate Body Diversity
It’s important to talk to kids about puberty. And I don’t just mean the birds and the bees, though that’s super important. It’s important to talk to them about the diversity of bodies. A lot. A whole lot.
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Articles and Media Appearances
See most of my recently published articles in Nourishing Words on Substack
Other Recent Articles and Media Appearances:
Oprah Daily: How Not to Mess Up Your Kids Around Food
Huffington Post: 5 Subtle Signs Your Child is Struggling with Body Image
Prevention Magazine: How Somatic Exercises Work and Moves to Try for Your Mind and Body
Charlotte Parent: Mom, Do I Look Fat? Addressing Body Image with Your Teen
More-Love.org: Food Fright: How to Talk About Food with Kids and Teens
Food Psych Podcast: From Picky Eating to Peace with Food: Feeding Kids with Heidi Schauster
Body Love Binge Podcast: How to Raise Kids Who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves
Beyond Intuitive Eating Podcast: How to Raise Kids Who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves
How to Prevent Eating Disorders: Tips to Deal with Food Hoarding, Stress Eating, and Other Issues in Fostering Families Today Magazine (Nov/Dec 2024) https://fosteringfamiliestoday.com/
Elephant Journal: Encouraging Conscious, Joyful Movement for Our Families
KTAL News (an NBC affiliate) in Louisiana re: eating disorders in kids/teens
Expert Tips on Feeding Picky Eaters in New York Family
Mom Cave TV Live: Why Kids NEED to Eat Processed Food?!?
Raise Kids with a Healthy Relationship to Food on ABC’s KATU Afternoon Live
What to Do About Picky Eating: 3 Tidbits
5 Phrases to Avoid Saying to Someone With An Eating Disorder (And What to Say Instead)
Arizona Family TV re: the contents of my new book Nurture
WTVN (an ABC affiliate) in Georgia re: the contents of my new book Nurture
Social Impact Authors: How and Why Heidi Schauster is Helping to Change Our World
Teaching Kids Self-Regulation Skills Around Food: It’s Hard to Leave Well Enough Alone
How to Help Kids Accept Their Bodies and Celebrate Body Diversity
How to Raise Kids Who Love Food, Their Bodies, and Themselves
Three Essential Steps to My Recovery From Disordered Eating
Where in Your Body Does Love Live?
Self Magazine: 9 Books That Will Change Your Relationship With Food
Radical Self-Care in a Pandemic
Bottomline Health: Love Your Body and Put an End to Dieting
GirlBoss.com: Stop Sacrificing Your Lunch Break to Do More Work
The Best Tool in My Recovery from COVID-19: Privilege
Body Trust and Deep Listening ~ Article for Circle + Bloom
Fan Favorite: FoodPsych Podcast #168: Gentle Nutrition vs. Diet-Culture Nutrition, October 2018
Could this Book Change Your Relationship with Food? ~ Article for Recovery Warriors
