Find Your Food Voice [Letter] Can I enjoy eating and promote health with Diabetes and PCOS? With Erin Phillips
Jan 13, 2026
Erin Phillips, a registered dietitian and diabetes care and education specialist who helps people with diabetes live well without restrictive diets. They talk about managing diabetes and PCOS while keeping food enjoyable. Conversations cover emotional impacts, resisting diet culture, building supportive care teams, and practical nonrestrictive resources for navigating health with self-compassion.
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Diagnosis Often Triggers Fear-Driven Changes
- A new diabetes or PCOS diagnosis often revives fear-driven, drastic eating changes that rarely stick.
- Julie Duffy Dillon explains fear motivates unsustainable behaviors rather than lasting health improvements.
Attachment Theory Clarifies Food Shame
- Erin Phillips links attachment wounds to how people experience food and medical messaging.
- She frames diet culture and a diabetes diagnosis as sources that tell people they're wrong for needing food or support.
Stigma Masks Genetic Causes
- Genetic and familial factors play a large role in diabetes risk, yet culture disproportionately blames individuals.
- Julie and Erin highlight fatphobia and fear of illness as drivers of stigma.
