Can I coach health without reinforcing diet culture? In this episode, I unpack that powerful question. We explore what a weight-neutral approach to health looks like and how to support clients without centering weight or restrictive food rules.
I share eight practical ways to coach health beyond diet culture. These tools will help you guide clients toward sustainable habits, emotional resilience, and a better relationship with their bodies. Whether you’re a health coach, dietitian, or fitness professional, this episode offers a new lens for your work.
Episode Highlights & Timeline
[0:45] – Why most health training programs are rooted in diet culture.
[3:20] – Understanding diet culture as a belief system and its impact on health.
[7:15] – Rethinking health beyond weight: physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
[11:00] – The role of social determinants of health and client identity.
[12:50] – What a weight-neutral approach to health really means.
[16:10] – Eight coaching tools that do not rely on diet culture.
[29:40] – How the Non-Diet Coaching Certification equips professionals to coach without diet culture.
Mentioned in the show:
Free Guide: What To Say When Clients Want to Lose Weight
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist
Weight-Neutral Coaching Training
Research Health At Every Size approach
Research on weight neutral approach to health
LInk between body dissatisfaction and health behaviors
Podcast Episodes on Various Topics related to this episode:
- 286-Podcast Episode on the Failure of Dieting
- 214-Podcast Episode on Set Point
- 216-Podcast Episode on BMI
- 228-Podcast Episode on Wellness Culture & Healthism
- 264-Podcast Episode Health Goals versus Weight Loss Goal
- 208-Podcast Episode on Weight Neutral Approach to Health
