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Alexis Conason, Psy.D.

Clinical psychologist, researcher, and founder of The Anti-Diet Plan. Radically changing the way we think about food, health, and our bodies. Post.

Alexis Conason, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice in the Midtown East neighborhood of New York City. Her practice specializes in the treatment of overeating disorders, body image, sexual functioning, and psychological issues related to weight loss surgery. She is a Research Associate at The New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center (NYONRC) at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in affiliation with Columbia University. She earned her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Long Island University, C.W. Following completion of her doctorate, Dr. Conason completed post-doctoral training at The Karen Horney Clinic and the NYONRC. She also earned a certificate in Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions from the William Alanson White Institute and a certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from the American Institute for Psychoanalysis. Dr. Conason’s research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals and she has presented at numerous scientific conferences. She is on the editorial board of Frontiers in Eating Behavior and has served as a peer reviewer for numerous scientific journals, including Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and Obesity Surgery. She serves on the Board of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals-NY Chapter as their Research Chair and serves as the Advocacy and Outreach subcommittee chair of the Bariatric Surgery Section of The Obesity Society. She is an adjunct clinical supervisor at the Ferkauf School of Graduate Psychology. She is the author of the “Eating Mindfully” blog hosted by Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/eating-mindfully. She has been featured in the popular press including The Wall Street Journal/ Market Watch, Men's Health, Ladies' Home Journal, USA Today, The Huffington Post, Weight Watchers, Reuters, ABC News, Prevention, WebMD, EveryDay Health, US News & World Report Health Day, and Fox News.For more information, please visit www.drconason.com

11/19/2025

If it walks like a diet, talks like a diet, and makes you fear carbs… it’s a diet.
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Rebranding it as a “lifestyle change” doesn’t make it any less restrictive. Diets in disguise can still leave you stuck in the same cycle of guilt, shame, and food rules.
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If you’re looking for freedom with food, it won’t come from stricter plans or cutting out the things you love. It comes from trust, flexibility, and knowing your worth isn’t tied to what you eat.
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🌱 Conason Psychological Services is accepting new clients for therapy in-person in NYC and virtual in NY, NJ, FL, CT, ME, VT, and more. Openings in body image group and eating disorder process group. DM to see if we can help you.
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🤝 Are you a professional looking for case consultation? I have space available in my bimonthly case consultation group for eating disorder professionals—open to therapists, dietitians, MDs, and more. DM for more info.

11/17/2025

You don’t owe anyone “health” to deserve basic respect.
Not your doctor.
Not your family.
Not strangers on the internet with opinions about your body.
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Health is complex, personal, and influenced by privilege, access, trauma history, genetics, environment, discrimination, and so much more.
Respect, on the other hand, should be a basic human right.
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Diet culture has convinced us that people must “earn” respect through diet choices, fitness routines, or perfect lab numbers. But worthiness isn’t performance-based.
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We can care about well-being without moralizing health or weaponizing it against people—especially fat people, disabled folks, and anyone whose health doesn’t fit the cultural ideal.
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If you want to care about health, let’s talk about making it more accessible to everyone… not shaming people for the way their body looks.

11/14/2025

Meet the Anti-Diet Bear — the coziest little agent of anti-diet rebellion.

Soft, sweet, and proudly saying f*ck diet culture…
Available in sizes S–5X 💗🐻

→ link in bio to shop

Let me know what you think of our newest design 👇

11/13/2025

Two weeks post-Halloween check-in:
How’s it going with All The Candy in your house? 🍬👻

In our home, my kids still have candy overflowing everywhere. And honestly? I love what it’s teaching them.
When candy isn’t restricted or treated like something dangerous, it stops having that magnetic pull.
Access = safety.
Safety = trust.
Trust = less of the frantic “must eat it all now” energy that diet culture creates.

Our biggest issue at this point isn’t the candy itself… it’s figuring out where to store it all in our NYC apartment. (If you know, you know. 😅)

But even now — weeks later — the diet-culture ghosts can still pop up:
The “Should I still be eating this?”
The “Time to get back on track.”
The “This candy has been here too long.”

Those whispers aren’t really about candy.
They’re old beliefs trying to hook you back into guilt and scarcity.
You don’t have to let them.
You’re allowed to eat candy in November.
Your kids are allowed to enjoy their stash at their own pace.
And you’re absolutely allowed to choose compassion over control. 💜

If you want more support — especially as we head into the holiday season — my newsletter is full of tools to help you stay grounded, present, and diet-culture-free.
✨ Link in bio to join or head to drconason.com.

11/12/2025

Like Dorothy trying to find her way back from Oz, we keep searching for answers outside ourselves — in the next diet, the next plan, the next promise of control.

But as Glinda reminds her:
“You’ve always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself.” ✨

Diet culture tells us we need fixing.
The truth is, you were never broken.
The answer was never in the next diet plan.
It’s been within you all along. 💗

When we can start trusting ourselves and listening to our bodies — that’s when the magic happens. ✨

If you’re ready to find your way home to yourself, The Diet-Free Revolution will help you start that journey. 📖
👉 Available wherever books are sold or at drconason.com/the-book

11/10/2025

Struggling with food doesn’t always look like what we imagine.
Sometimes it’s the quiet ways diet culture shows up in our daily lives.
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It’s turning down plans because you’re afraid of what food will be there.
It’s trying to look “good” in front of others while battling guilt and overthinking later.
It’s doing mental math after a family ice cream trip.
It’s avoiding certain foods at home out of fear of losing control.
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If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not broken. You’re living in a culture that taught you to fear food — and healing that relationship takes time and support.
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💛 Follow for guidance on finding peace with food and your body again.
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And if you’re ready for professional support in healing your relationship with food, body, and self, our team at Conason Psychological Services can help.
👉 Learn more or schedule a free consultation at drconason.com (link in bio)

11/07/2025

So many people blame themselves for binge eating at night.
That’s a lie to that diet culture has taught us.
It’s not about a lack of willpower.
It’s about exhaustion. About needs that went unmet all day. About living in a system that pushes you to grind, then shames you for how you cope.
You are not broken. You are human. 💛
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🌱Are you looking for support with binge eating? specializes in the treatment of binge eating. DM or visit www.conasonpsychologicalservices.com

11/06/2025

The irony of allowing sweets whenever you want?
You stop obsessing over them. 🍩

When food isn’t forbidden, it’s just…food.
That’s what food freedom looks like — trust, ease, and sometimes stale donuts. 💛

Ready to find more peace with food?
Download my free Mindful Eating Toolkit at drconason.com or link in bio🌿

11/04/2025

So many of us spend years trying to shrink ourselves—our bodies, our appetites, our desires.
And in the process, we lose touch with who we really are.
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One of my favorite parts of the healing journey is when we start to explore pleasure.
Not just with food—but with life.
What do you actually enjoy?
What lights you up?
What makes you feel alive?
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Sometimes it’s something you used to love—like dancing, hiking, painting, or singing loudly in the car.
Sometimes it’s something brand new.
And sometimes, honestly, it’s awkward at first. Especially when diet culture has taught us to fear pleasure.
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But allowing joy—even in small ways—can open the door to rediscovering your identity outside of the eating disorder.
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You’re not just someone who’s “good” or “bad” based on what you ate.
You are someone who feels. Someone who plays, creates, laughs, connects, rests, explores.
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Let yourself be curious. Let yourself want.
You are allowed to take up space—in every sense.
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Tell me—what’s something that brings you joy, big or small? Let’s build a list together in the comments.

11/03/2025

Being anti-diet doesn’t mean being anti-health — in fact, it’s all about health.
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It’s about finding what works best with your unique body.
It’s about nourishing your body and your mind.
It’s about opting out of weight cycling and restrictive eating.
It’s about letting go of the chronic stress that comes from obsessing about food, trying to shrink ourselves, and hating our bodies.
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Anti-diet is about embracing what it truly means to care for yourself.
It’s all about health — and anyone who says otherwise doesn’t understand what anti-diet really is.
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✨ Learn more in The Diet-Free Revolution by Dr. Alexis Conason, available wherever books are sold or at www.drconason.com (link in bio)💛

11/01/2025

The day after Halloween can feel complicated.
A night centered around candy can bring up a lot of feelings — especially if candy isn’t something you usually let yourself have.
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If you woke up with a Halloween hangover feeling bad about what you ate last night, you’re not alone.
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Diet culture loves this moment.
It whispers:
“Make up for it.”
“Get back on track.”
“You can’t trust yourself around food.”
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But today isn’t about fixing anything.
It’s about noticing how you feel, moving with care, nourishing yourself, and choosing kindness over control.
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Be gentle with yourself (and your kids) today. 💛

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