Trauma-Informed Nutrition recognizes that people have experienced and continue to experience trauma. ~ Emily, Outside In SNAP Outreach and Education Coordinator It’s a reflection of how we are feeling, the world around us, the systems we operate in, and the people we surround ourselves with.” “Our relationships with food are complex – they’re connected to our culture, mental health, physical health, and community. One might recall seeing the Food Pyramid or MyPlate in the school cafeteria or the Got Milk? advertisements lining the hallway walls. Nutrition Education is oftentimes used as a reminder of what people SHOULDN’T be consuming, of what people should LIMIT – categorizing foods as good or bad for our bodies.Īt Outside In, our SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Outreach and Education Coordinator works to challenge this norm through T rauma-Informed Nutrition. When thinking of nutrition education, one may envision Chef Jamie Oliver filling a school bus with sugar to shock communities into removing chocolate milk from schools. Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at /fullplate If you’re looking for transcripts, you can find those on my website, Find the show on Find Abbie on Instagram: Group Coaching & Membership: - Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: - Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.By Emily Droge, Outside In SNAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Learn more about Whitney on Instagram and her website. This past year Whitney created the first-ever BIPOC Eating Disorders Conference and started #bipoceatigndisordersawarenessweek. Whitney is also the owner/founder of Bluff City Health, a private practice that bridges the gap in the eating disorder field of equitable care and social justice. Whitney's career in the Eating Disorder field includes being a former Nutrition and Nursing director of a Residential, PHP, and IOP center. Her work at the Rape Crisis Center equipped her to co-found an anti-trafficking organization Restore Corps, where she now provides medical training to the community focusing on human trafficking response. In addition to working as an RDN and RN, Whitney has served as a member of her county's Rape Crisis Center. Whitney also previously worked at a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center as a Pediatric emergency room nurse. Whitney has over ten years of experience working as a registered dietitian serving various communities such as the HIV/AIDS community and the eating disorder field. Whitney’s experience as a black college athlete How college athletes are impacted by diet culture How "eating for performance" affects body image Body grief in transitioning out of athletics Why Whitney fell in love with nutrition, and then eating disorders What we need to know about eating disorders in BIPOC (underdiagnosis, lack of medical care, lack of resources and support, how universities and education systems play a role, socioeconomic barriers to treatment, discrimination, stigma, and lack of research) The intersection of HIV and eating disorders Weight-gain on medications and providing informed consent for harm-reduction Racism in nutrition Social Determinants of Health and eating disorders in BIPOC The bio-psycho-social components of eating disorders How we can make care and treatment more accessible Intergenerational trauma and the increased risk of disordered eating behaviors Resources mentioned: BIPOC eating disorders conference Whitney's IG post about bio-psycho-social aspects of EDs Whitney's IG post about the price of divestment Whitney Trotter (she/her) is dually licensed as a Registered Dietitian, Nurse, and yoga instructor and is currently working on her doctorate degree to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner. The incredible Whitney Trotter (RD / RN) joins us to talk about intersectionality, trauma-informed care, and how eating disorder treatment fails BIPOC communities (plus, of course, what needs to be done to improve access and approaches to care).
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