467-The Grey Zone: Why It's So Hard Yet So Potent

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of binary thinking and its impact on women's relationships with food and body image.

Binary thinking is not a character flaw. It is a survival mechanism. And it is the #1 thing keeping women stuck in their relationship with food. In this episode I go into the grey zone: what it is, why the brain defaults to all-or-nothing thinking, and what it actually takes to build the capacity to live in the nuanced middle. What you will learn: Why binary thinking is the #1 cognitive pattern blocking food peace and body image work How diet culture and systems of oppression use binary thinking to keep women compliant The CBC three-step framework for separating facts from thoughts and tracing the behavior chain Why more information will not fix all-or-nothing thinking, and what actually will Mentioned in the show: Non-Diet Client Assessment Tool: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/clientassessment Coach Corner Vault: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/coach-corner Non-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/non-diet-coaching-certification/ Groundwork Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/groundwork

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Dodier

Topics covered

• binary thinking
• food relationship
• body image
• diet culture
• cognitive patterns
• non-diet approach

Keywords

• binary thinking
• food peace
• body image work
• cognitive patterns
• diet culture
• non-diet coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: diet culture, systems of oppression

Products: Non-Diet Client Assessment Tool, Coach Corner Vault, Non-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist, Groundwork Waitlist

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