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Body Confidence In The Face of Diet Culture with Lindsay Tompkins

June 25, 2024 • Episode 103

Millennial moms have grown up in the depths of diet culture - and that has had a huge impact on the relationships many of us have had with our bodies. In this episode, confidence and self-love coach and heels dance instructor Lindsay Tompkins is joining the podcast for a discussion on body confidence, generational healing, and navigating health.

In the episode Lindsay and I talk about:

What it means to be confident as an action instead of an end goal
How diet culture and generational patterns have impacted millennial women's body images
Body image postpartum
How health struggles can impact body confidence
Why the health care system needs to stop focusing so much on weight

A little about our guest:
Lindsay Tompkins is a body confidence and self-love coach and heels dance entrepreneur. She is a first time mama to a cheeky 2 year old boy she conceived through Letrozole. Lindsay has PCOS, hypothyroidism and hashimotos, and is a Hyperemesis Gravidarum Mama. All of which has played a role in her relationship with her body and confidence! Through coaching, therapy and dance, she has learned to better navigate the ebbs and flows of diet culture and find love and kindness for her body, for both herself and her son.

To connect with Lindsay, follow her on Instagram @confidencewithlinds.

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