From Self-Hate to Self-Respect: Building a Sustainable Lifestyle

A personal story of growing up with bullying, loneliness, and a difficult relationship with food and body image — and trying to change through extreme diets, strict rules, and self-control.

Key points:

Growing up with low self-esteem, loneliness, and bullying
Food as comfort and coping mechanism
Extreme dieting and control-based approaches
The cycle of restriction, overeating, and guilt
The shift toward sustainability and self-respect
Building healthy habits that last

In this talk, Anya will share how she moved from self-criticism and extremes to self-respect, balance, and long-term habits that work in real life.

From a young age, I struggled with self-esteem and used food as comfort. Over time, this led to cycles of dieting, weight loss, and regain.
I followed rules, but I wasn’t building a sustainable lifestyle.

Anya Rodyagina

GUEST SPEAKER

Meeting details

Thursday, June 25^th
from 7:00 to 8:20 PM
Youth Center,
2^ndfloor, room "Tochka rosta"

9 Navaginskaya St. (entrance from the Trade Gallery)
Free of charge
Have your identity document with you
According to the new rules of the Youth Center, only young people between 14 and 35 years of age can visit the facility and participate in its events, in accordance with the Federal Law No. 489 “On Youth Policy in the Russian Federation”

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