Belly Love

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Belly Love is a capsule podcast that explores women's multifaceted relationships with their stomachs. Hosted by body positive teacher and life coach Rachel Cole, this show aims to expand the goodwill extended to baby tummies, hard six-packs, and expectant mothers to all bellies.

Rachel Cole


    • Jun 18, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Belly Love

    Episode 10: Making Belly Peace and Embodying the Divine with Ivy Felicia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 31:16


    The Body Relationship Coach ™ Ivy Felicia joins me to talk about making peace with your belly (even if you don't love it), how a connection to the divine can help with body acceptance, and navigating body-blame when you have a chronic illness.

    Episode 9: Postpartum Belly Changes and Eating Disorder Recovery with Carla Korn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 29:03


    Psychotherapist Carla Korn joins me to talk about going through postpartum belly changes and shame, the non-linear path of body acceptance, and practical tips for working with critical belly thoughts.

    Episode 8: Menopause and Belly Fat with Dr. Margo Maine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 27:48


    Clinical psychologist Dr. Margo Maine joins me to talk about how our culture's toxic focus on women's bellies is really about disempowerment and the health-supporting reasons behind gaining belly fat in menopause.

    Episode 7: Diastasis Recti and Belly Acceptance with Ariana Pritchett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 41:13


    Strategist and mom Ariana joins me to talk about what diastasis recti is, how to navigate recovery from it, and the importance of talking about pregnancy and birth-related body trauma.

    Episode 6: Belly Dancing, Embodiment, and Menopause with Bronwyn Simons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 34:01


    In this episode belly dancer and co-founder of the Vivid Menopause Program Bronwyn Simons joins me to talk about belly embodiment, the healing power of belly dancing, redefining sexy, and practical tips for navigating belly changes in menopause.

    Episode 5: Living with (and Dressing) a Fat Belly in a Belly Judging World with Jes Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 31:40


    Body liberation author and speaker Jes Baker joins me to talk about: making bellies visible in plus-size fashion, dressing with a Visible Belly Outline (VBO), dealing with body judgment from other people, the difference between body positivity and body liberation, and the inherent vulnerability of our bellies.

    Episode 4: Mistaking a Fat Belly for a Pregnant Belly with Hilary Kinavey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 30:52


    Licensed professional counselor and co-founder of Be Nourished Hilary Kinavey joins me to talk about how bellies are pathologized, connecting (or not) to our belly through our family lineage, being with the unknown of how your body will change, what to do when someone mistakes your fat belly for a pregnant belly, and how small-bellied allies can support bigger-bellied humans.

    Episode 3: Belly Acceptance and Joyful Movement with Melissa Toler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 24:02


    Speaker, writer, and educator Melissa Toler joins me to talk about reclaiming movement and fitness from diet culture, what the flat stomach ideal represents, redefining health beyond weight or muscle tone, and the non-linear path of body (and belly) acceptance.

    Episode 2: My Belly Journey and How I'm Preparing for Postpartum Body Changes with Rachel Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 28:33


    Belly Love podcast host Rachel Cole shares her belly journey and what practices are supporting her in preparing for postpartum belly changes.

    Episode 1: Belly Activism and the War on Stomachs with fat activist Marilyn Wann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 37:26


    Legendary fat activist Marilyn Wann of Fat!So? joins me to talk about fat (belly) activism, taking down weight hierarchies, the problems with stomach amputation (a.k.a. gastric bypass surgery), and much more.

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