In this raw and revelatory episode of Unbound, host Georgia Vavasour sits down with her sister, Scarlett Vavasour, to explore Scarlett’s courageous journey of healing from a 15-year binge eating disorder and breaking free from the pervasive grip of diet culture.

Forget everything you think you know about food, body image, and self-worth—this conversation goes far beyond the Instagram sound bites. Together, they expose the cultural, historical, and psychological programming that keeps so many of us trapped in cycles of shame and self-criticism.

Scarlett’s story isn’t one of overnight healing—it’s a deeply human account of endurance, awakening, and reclaiming wholeness. Georgia and Scarlett unpack the roots of disordered eating, how diet culture is woven into our upbringing, and the billion-dollar industries that profit from our insecurities. They challenge myths about health (hello, BMI), call out normalised body shaming, and offer a radical redefinition of self-acceptance that feels both grounded and liberating.

If you’re ready to question what you’ve been taught about your body, learn practical tools to deprogram diet culture, and hear what true freedom can feel like, this episode will move and empower you. Whether you’re navigating your own food or body struggles, or wanting to raise children free from this conditioning, Scarlett’s story offers profound wisdom and hope.

Key Takeaways:

• The hidden origins and economic forces behind diet culture and body ideals

• How to dismantle shame and cultivate genuine self-acceptance at any size or age

• Real talk on intuitive eating, “health at every size,” and why BMI is misleading

• Practical advice for parents to help the next generation break the cycle

• The ripple effect of body acceptance—beyond food, weight, and appearance

This episode is a powerful invitation to challenge ingrained beliefs, heal generational patterns, and reclaim your own definition of beauty, health, and freedom.

Resources:

• Scarlett's body positive instagram account: @yourbodysnobodys_
• 'Embrace Yourself' by Taryn Brumfitt
• 'Body Positive Power' - Megan Jayne Crabbe
• Studies: Association of All-Cause Mortality with Overweight and Obesity using Standard BMI Categories (Is our Fat Killing Us Study), Katherine Fleigl.
• Article: Is BMI Accurate? New evidence says no.
• HAZE informed counsellor Lisa at Four Leaves
• Further Body Positive influencers: @stylelikeu, @meganjaynecrabbe, @growing.intuitive.eaters