📝 Episode Synopsis

For decades, health education has focused on what students should eat. But what if the bigger question is how students think about food, their bodies, and themselves?

In this episode of Classroom Narratives, Dr. Joey Weisler sits down with registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, and author Lauren Dorman to explore the emotional side of nutrition and why lasting health begins with self-compassion—not self-criticism. Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical experience, Lauren shares how social media, diet culture, body image, and shame are shaping today's students, and why schools must move beyond calorie counting and weight-focused messaging.

Together, they discuss Lauren's STRONG Student Shift framework, the neuroscience b ...