Episode 88. When you think of your health and your health-related goals, what are the main areas you evaluate?

• Your eating habits
  
• Exercise routine
  
• Health data like weight, cholesterol levels, etc.
  

What often is not considered as the first thought are things like sleep, stress and social relationships.

And one of the (many) ways that diet culture and over focus on weight loss can be harmful, is when it distracts us from the work that would truly be beneficial to our health long-term.

Today, we dive into one of those most important topics, your relationships. Mostly today we will focus on your romantic relationships, in my discussion with my good friend Dr. Mikhila Wildey, a true relationship expert.

In this interview, we cover:

• How your relationships (particularly your romantic relationship) affect your health
  
• The ways in which over-focus on body and weight can distract us from more deeper truths that would lead to true healing
  
• What does it mean to be “co-dependent”, how common is it, and when should we be concerned about it?
  
• How to respond if your partner is making unhelpful comments about your eating or your body
  
• What to do if you fear (or have been told) that your partner is no longer attracted to you due to body changes
  
• And much more!
  

Ready to stop avoiding and break the binge eating cycle for good?

The first step is to tune in to your body with curiosity and awareness.

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You can find out more about Dr. Wildey’s work and connect with her at ResilientRelationshipsGR.com.

“When you have that relationship where you can lean on your partner and you can talk to them to things that are the scariest deepest darkest secrets that you can it can feel so empowering, it can feel like all of the other burdens and weights have been lifted in some way because you have this stable base that you can go back to and fall back on even when the external stress gets really rough.”

– Mikhila Wildey, PhD

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