The Psychology of Eating Podcast
Does Your Body Suffer From Absentee Parent Syndrome? – In Session with Marc David
June 26, 202450 min · 7,693 words
Show notes
For those of us who struggle with weight, are in a battle with food, or who have ongoing anxiety around eating, it's no secret that these unwanted food and body challenges can have a myriad of possible causes. Well, one of the more overlooked causes is something that many of us experienced when we were young: ➡️ Having an absentee parent.
Highlighted moments
On a certain level, you're being your mama and your body is you. You're being your mama to your body, meaning body, not sure, not sure. I want you, not sure if I love you, I'm putting you over here in foster care.
“So your job from this moment forward, I'm going to suggest is to be a better mother to you than your mother was.”
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