Life Tiers: Understanding Your Body Story Through the Phases of Life

In this episode, Tina and Sarah dive into a core counseling concept used across TLB Nutrition Therapy: Life Tiers. This episode walks through how your body, food, and movement stories are shaped by your lived experiences at different life stages—from infancy through adulthood. With warmth and curiosity, Tina and Sarah offer insight into how this tool is used in both client sessions and professional supervision, especially when exploring deeply rooted beliefs and behaviors related to eating and body image.

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You’ll learn how:
● Life Tiers can help map your food and body story over time
● Lived experiences influence our beliefs about food, movement, and body image
● This framework supports both providers and clients in healing work
● Early feeding experiences, identity development, trauma, and social messaging play key roles
● Neurodivergent experiences may impact sensory needs, structure, and support
● Dietitians at TLB use this concept to help uncover unconscious beliefs in a nonjudgmental way
● Healing doesn’t require perfection—just self-compassion and reflection

Key Topics in This Episode:
● Overview of the Life Tiers counseling tool
● Exploring tiers: infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and beyond
● How each life phase shapes food relationships and body image
● When disordered eating patterns begin and how they evolve
● Life events as pivotal moments in your story (e.g. parenting, illness, career shifts)
● Supporting neurodivergent clients through sensory and emotional needs
● Using the Life Tiers framework for client empowerment and reflection
● The importance of curiosity, not judgment, in recovery

Disclaimer:
The information shared in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized nutrition counseling, medical advice, or mental health treatment. Recovery is a personal and complex journey, and we encourage you to work with a licensed dietitian, therapist, or treatment team for support tailored to your unique needs.

For more information about our services visit www.tlbnutritiontherapy.com

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