Black stories are a vital part of Black healing. That Black healing is a vital part of the world’s healing. Our stories are medicine and contain technology often overlooked in spaces that have actively de-centered Black bodies and voices. My Black Body Podcast is a container to share and grow nourishment for our collective bodies, minds and spirits. This podcast will serve as a living record. By centering Black stories told by Black people, we ensure that we play an integral role in preserving this moment in history for generations to come. We invite you to be a part of creating this historical record. By supporting this podcast, you can help decolonize narratives about and around Black bodies and facilitate their much needed healing.
Jessica Wilson & Rawiyah Tariq
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Jessica interviews Whitney Trotter, Angela Goens, and Brianna Theus in this episode about eating disorder treatment centers. They discuss the racial harm Black and otherwise marginalized clients experience there and the realities of being Black clinicians in the eating disorder field. Whitney, Jessica and Brianna are on instagram, Angela is smart enough not to be.
Da'Shaun talks 1:1 with Jessica about their new book, Belly of the Beast; The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness. The two of them discuss social death, health, HAES, and wellness and how they intersect with fatness and Blackness. Get connected to Da'Shaun and their work! Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
This week Jessica sits down for an intimate 1:1 chat with Lexi Brown, a veterinarian student in the UK, former collegiate gymnast, and Jessica's mentee. Lexi takes us through Simone Biles's Olympics gymnastics performance and the impacts that Biles's courageous acts continue to have on her, Jessica, and society at large. Lexi also shares how the trifecta of gymnastics, eating disorders and ADHD influence her desire to be a normal human. Together they discuss the importance of getting support, and... #showergate. Follow Lexi @lexi_sbrown for travel stories, animal testicles and more! Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
This week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest Brena Jean. Brena Jean is a queer, fat, Black, Lipedema advocate, storyteller, and writer. At 37 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lipedema, a little-known, painful fat disorder that affects 11% of all AFAB folks. Post-diagnosis, she's pulled the veil back on her life and attempts to share her Lipedema story through a vulnerable perspective that interrogates how her intersections affect how she is perceived and what she has access to. Follow her at https://www.brenajean.com/ Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band Interlude: Muddy Waters
This week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest Alishia McCullough. Alisha along with Jessica co-founded the Amplify Melanated Voices Challenge, a year ago. So where ya'll at and come to think of it where are we? Bring your big cup friends.. the T is hot on this one. Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band Interlude: Muddy Waters
Our joy is precious and we are gonna get it… as soon as we figure it out beyond the construct of labor, service and it being considered radical. Shout out to: Cera Byer of Intuitive Edge Coaching Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band Interlude: Muddy Waters
Shana sends a love letter to Black activists and shares her stories of activism, play, and inspiration. Also discussed...Talcom X Mentioned in this ep: https://www.storybasedstrategy.org/blog-full/2019/2/19/storytelling-imagination-amp-activism-an-interview-with-css-co-director-shana-mcdavis-conway https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/author/shana/ https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/just-transition/2017/08/18/climate-justice-is-racial-justice-is-gender-justice/ https://urbangrowerscollective.org/ Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast Many thanks to our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music and our new patreon supporters! Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
It's pronounced con-se-KWEN-ses y'all!. We're not here for the ways that Cancel Culture has been used to protect whiteness these days. Own up to your mess. Periodt. Let's take note of where whiteness shows up in our lives, the ways that we have subconsciously upheld white supremacy in our lives, and then put together a plan for divestment. Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast Many thanks to our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music and our new patreon supporters! Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
Unify with Deez Nuts! It's a post inauguration dump, with a happy ending. Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast Many thanks to: SJ Thompson The Resilient Fat Goddex https://www.resilientfatgoddess.com/ The Gauidiani Clinic https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/ Our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music And Our new patreon supporters! Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
Trying to get treatment while marginalized is truly a non consensual pain in the ass. Resources: Nalgona Positivity Pride https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/ TFFED Trans Folx Fighting Eating Disorders https://www.transfolxfightingeds.com/ Check back with us for a list of Black Providers who do ED Support Many thanks to: SJ Thompson The Resilient Fat Goddex https://www.resilientfatgoddess.com/ Our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music Our new patreon supporters! Support our Mission https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
In this episode Jessica gives us another moment of clarity and decolonization via her "Nope That's Not a Thing" segment and Rawiyah is not okay. Resources listed at the beginning of this episode: Nalgona Positivity Pride https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/ TFFED Trans Folx Fighting Eating Disorders https://www.transfolxfightingeds.com/ Check back with us for a list of Black Providers who do ED Support Many thanks to: SJ Thompson The Resilient Fat Goddex https://www.resilientfatgoddess.com/ Our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music Our new patreon supporters! Support our Mission https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
We lit AF ya'll. It's post election. Respectability is high but our patience is nigh to none and we are having none of it. When diversity is filtered through the desirability lens it leaves you with some weird sh*t Come get clear on this ish. Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
It’s October 2020 y’all and sh*it is getting scary. Sit back, grab a witchy brew, consult your tarot deck, feed your Ancestors and tune in for some of our biggest fears. Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
In the first of what will be many episodes about eating disorders, Rawiyah shares their eating disorder history and the realities of being a Fat, Black, Femme when seeking treatment and how not being a Karen impacted their ability understand their behaviors as disordered. Jessica discusses her experiences supporting clients and friends with disordered eating. Body positivity is not the solution y’all. Shout out to: The Gaudiani Clinic, Anna Paquin, Alison Pill Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band Interlude: Original Composition by Daché Monet
Jessica shares the story of her body and what it would tell the world. Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band Interlude: Original Composition by Daché Monet
Rawiyah shares their story on the path to sovereign embodiment: PCOS, fat burlesque, restrictive eating and why Black people need rest. Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band Interlude: Original Composition by Daché Monet
Let Black folks lead conversations about body liberation. Share Black stories and Black joy. Engage in Black healing. Goals Holding Space Challenging Perceptions Breaking Systems Growing Through Discomfort How to Support This Podcast Editor: Daché Monet Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by "The Rebirth Brass Band
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