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How To Find Your Inner Caregiver | Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN | TEDxBergenCommunityCollege

4,813 views · Published 24 March 2017 · 14:41 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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I help people change their lives. My focus is on improving well-being and emotional health. Most of us have lost our inner caregiver, a voice that gently guides us to better choices and helps us bounce back from inevitable mistakes. Our inner caregiver voice helps us accomplish goals, not just in health, but in our lives by helping us focus on what truly matters to us. When we find our caregiver, we have more motivation to change and more self-compassion to keep us going, despite the roadblocks standing in our way. When it comes to changing habits, it can be difficult to find our inner caregiver because of all the messages our society gives us that says we are not good enough unless we achieve some standard ideal body – women must be thin and men must be muscular.

Rebecca Scritchfield is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, certified health and fitness specialist and author of the book, Body Kindness, lauded by the New York Times Book Review as “simple and true” and Publisher’s Weekly calls “a rousing guide to better health.” Through her weight-neutral mindfulness-based counseling practice, she helps people create a better life with workable goals that fit individual interests. She is the co-founder of Dietitians for Body Confidence, www.RD4BC.com, a website and free bi-monthly e-mail dedicated to shared learning among dietitians and future RDNs to improve body image in people they serve. 

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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