Chelsea and Kevin sit down with dietitian, eating disorder specialist, parent, and public health professional, Sumner Brooks, to talk about all things intuitive eating, especially what it means to raise an intuitive eater. Whether you’ve heard about the concept of intuitive eating, have no idea what it is, or have been one for years and want to translate this information for your children in a society filled with diet culture, this episode has it all!

More about Sumner:

Sumner Brooks is a master’s level registered dietitian, eating disorder specialist, parent, and public health professional with nearly 15 years of experience in the field of dietetics. She is the co-author of How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence (St. Martin’s Press, 2022) which has been featured on Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, and The Seattle Times. Sumner’s work has been published in Good Housekeeping and Goop.  

She loves consulting with parents and other providers to help them learn about the psychological underpinnings of Intuitive Eating and understand their own relationships with food and body, to ultimately make a positive difference for the lives of kids as they grow in to their unique and wonderful selves.

Based in the Pacific Northwest, Sumner enjoys getting outdoors with her husband, two kids, and dogs, playing tennis, and curling up with a good book. She is the founder of an international professional training platform for eating disorder dietitians called EDRD Pro.

Instagram: @intuitiveeatingrd

Buy the book! How to Raise an Intuitive Eater