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386. How to Talk to Kids About Hard Things: Sonya Renee Taylor Sonya Renee Taylor returns to help us talk to kids about hard things like climate change, racial injustice, and sex. -The three rules to keep in mind when talking to kids about sex or any complex topic -Why sharing reality with your kids protects their self-esteem long-term -How to buy yourself some time when your kid asks you a tough question -The best way to become a reliable narrator and guide for your child Sonya Renee Taylor is one of many hands currently called to midwife the new world. She is a guide, poet, storyteller, vision holder, intuitive astrologer, and evangelist of radical love. She is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love and her most recent offering for young readers The Book of Radical Answers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode #174 In this week's episode,Terri is joined by TFM member Kimberley Seitz who shares her health and weight-loss journey. Terri is blown away by Kimberley's mindset transformation and can't wait for our listeners to enjoy listening and be inspired. LINKS: Sonya Renee Taylor on The Body Is Not and Apology The episode of Brené Brown's podcast, Unlocking Us, mentioned can be found here: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-sonya-renee-taylor-on-the-body-is-not-an-apology/ Transcripts of all episodes are available on the Podcast page at www.thefastingmethod.com Please Submit Your Questions for the Q&A episodes here: https://bit.ly/TFMPodcastQs Learn More About Our Community: https://www.thefastingmethod.com Join our FREE Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/TFMNetwork Watch Us On YouTube: https://bit.ly/TFMYouTube Follow Us on Instagram: @fastingmethod This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. You should always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before doing any fasting, changing your diet, taking or adjusting any medication or supplements, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. The use of any other products or services purchased by you as a result of this podcast does not create a healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the experts affiliated with this podcast. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description. * Sonya Renee Taylor is a world-renowned activist and thought leader on racial justice, body liberation, and transformational change. Her best-selling book, The Body Is Not an Apology, offers a radical framework for self-love and has helped many to identify and dismantle bodily-based hierarchies to build new worlds of possibility and justice. In Sonya's newest book, The Book of Radical Answers, she provides honest, empowering and age-appropriate answers to real questions from young readers about health, sex, gender, race, and justice. * In this episode, CIIS Dean of Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Danielle Drake joins Sonya for a healing and transformative conversation that explores how we can open ourselves to seeking radical answers to the world's most pressing and painful questions, and how we may find our own liberation through the journey. * This episode was recorded during a live online event on October 25th, 2023. You can also watch it on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube channel. A transcript is available at ciispod.com. To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on social media @ciispubprograms. * We hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing: * -Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller's consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf. * -Visit thrivelifeline.org or text “THRIVE” to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities. * -Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police. * -Visit ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers. * -Find information about additional global helplines at befrienders.org. * LINKS * Podcast Transcripts: https://www.ciispod.com/ * California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Website: https://www.ciis.edu/ * CIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ciispublicprograms * CIIS Public Programs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciispubprograms/ * Mental Health Care and Support Resources: https://988lifeline.org/ https://thrivelifeline.org/ https://translifeline.org/ https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics https://befrienders.org/
This reflection was given by Ajahn Amaro on 7 January 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Rupam Anattā, the Body Is Not-self appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
This reflection was given by Ajahn Amaro on 7 January 2024 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Rupam Anattā, the Body Is Not-self appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
-The Body Is Not for Sexual Immorality But For the Lord--Presented by Gregg Harris -Sunday, February 11th, 2024-Key Text- 1Cor. 6-12-14 -Key Phrase- -For the Lord-
A new MP3 sermon from Gracious Cross Reformed Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Body Is Not for Sexual Immorality But For the Lord Subtitle: 1 Corinthians Speaker: Gregg E. Harris Broadcaster: Gracious Cross Reformed Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/11/2024 Bible: 1 Corinthians 6:12-14 Length: 38 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Gracious Cross Reformed Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Body Is Not for Sexual Immorality But For the Lord Subtitle: 1 Corinthians Speaker: Gregg E. Harris Broadcaster: Gracious Cross Reformed Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/11/2024 Bible: 1 Corinthians 6:12-14 Length: 38 min.
"The Body Is Not for Sexual Immorality But For the Lord"Presented by Gregg Harris Sunday, February 11th, 2024Key Text: 1Cor. 6:12-14 Key Phrase: "For the Lord"
Sonya Renee Taylor is a renowned activist, best-selling author, and celebrated thought leader whose work in racial justice, body liberation, and radical self-love has reshaped conversations around identity and healing. At the heart of her groundbreaking book, “The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love” lies a transformative message that dismantles shame and oppression, offering a profound roadmap to reclaiming innate self-worth, and fostering a revolutionary connection with the world around us. Beyond her notable talents as a poet, writer and speaker, Sonya has a rich history in advocacy and activism, which including work as a sexuality health educator, therapeutic wilderness counselor; mental health case worker; Director of Peer Education at HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive) in Washington, D.C.; and Capacity Building and Training Director at the Los Angeles-based Black AIDS Institute. She is a great follow on social media; her series "What's up Y'all?" features Sonya riffing extemporaneously on issues of the day, including abortion, climate change, AI, white supremacy culture, the Supreme Court, and a lot more. Above all, Sonya's journey has been marked by a dedication to reshaping narratives. Join us as we explore her journey, her insights, and her relentless pursuit of a world where self-love intersects with justice, redefining what it means to truly embrace others and ourselves.
Lesley Logan and Brad Crowell present a roadmap for success, sharing powerful insights from the conversation with Jake Kelfer. Discover the ACE Method's secrets (Action, Connection, Enjoyment), how to build meaningful relationships, and why achieving greatness depends on enjoying the process.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co . And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Discover the hosts' top books, podcasts, and body positivity insightsExplore the Lifestyle Enjoyment Matrix for better activity prioritizationUncover the power of 1% daily improvement through focused effortMaster the A.C.E Method for greatness: Action, Connections, and EnjoymentEmbrace the process and supportive networks for success and fulfillmentEpisode References/Links:Jake Kelfer's Free Book Giveaway: DM Jake on IGAutism Supermom Day - part of Autism Awareness MonthLive-to-the-Public Profitable Pilates WorkshopTrips:MAY: Seoul, POT, flashcards!!JULY: If you live in the UK and want the heads up on our upcoming TOUR there, get on the waitlist at OPC.ME/UKAUGUST: US Summer West Coast Tour, get on the waitlist at OPC.ME/TOURSEPTEMBER: Poland stay tuned for a waitlist or where to sign up LesleyLogan.co/polandOCTOBER: Still time to join us in Cambodia lesleylogan.co/retreatNOVEMBER: I'll be coming to Miami POT with the famed ERIKA QUEST. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.Be It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipWaitlist for the flashcards deckUse this link to get your Toe Sox!ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Brad Crowell: [00:00:00] Here's how to do it. You need to focus your efforts. Um, you need to go all in on one thing. Um, shut down all of the distractions. Um, and then his motto is, get 1% better every day. And there's so many things Brad Crowell: we can talk about here, but, um, this is something that is particularly challenging for me, uh, because I love to be involved in a thousand different things.But what he was talking about was. When he realized that helping others get their books created, written, published, and grow their, you know, get that out there, uh, was the thing that he really enjoyed and got the most out of. Then he actually shut down all of his other revenue streams, which is like, oh wow.That's crazy. Um, that's, that's daring.Lesley Logan: Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained [00:01:00] thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt, my friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear.Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap, where my co-host in life Brad and I are going to dig into the literary convo I had with Jake Kelfer in our last episode.If you haven't yet listened to that interview, feel free to pause this now. Go back and listen to that one, and then come back and join us. I'm just gonna say, first time ever that I've said this intro without bucking it up, so we're all gonna give me a round of applause. Anyways. Okay, so guys, today is Autism Supermom Day.Um, [00:02:00] so if you have a friend in your life who is a mom whose child is autistic, please give them a hug. Tell them they're a supermom. Tell 'em tthey're doing amazing things. Um, it's, it's, Brad Crowell: it's It's actually part of the Autism Awareness Month. Yep. Um, and this day was created to celebrate the strength, courage, and determination of mothers of autistic children.Um, if that is you, um, you are amazing. Yeah. Lesley Logan: We've had, uh, we have a, an episode coming up with a guest who is a mom of an autistic child. And, um, again, if we are screwing up how we're saying that, please feel free to correct us. Just don't yell at us, just say, this is how you say it. But, uh, I hope I'm getting it right, um, because I do know that there is so much, um, awareness that nese brought around neuro divergent children and, and that whole thing.And so. Please be there for those who have a kid on the, um, who is never neuro divergent because it's hard, it's hard to be a parent in general. It's even harder when your child has a different way of learning and a different way of sharing those things. And people look at you like they should be normal.Uh, so we should just get rid of the word of [00:03:00] normal anyways. Yeah. Um, that, that's, that's the today's holiday. Uh, this week, earlier this week, we hosted our first live to the public profitable Pilates workshop. You guys, we. Um, it's been, uh, many, many moons since we did anything like that. And really, if anything, this kind Yeah, Brad Crowell: probably like 48 moons.Yeah. Lesley Logan: How many years is that? Four. Yeah. Five. Yeah. So, um, and uh, so this one was on, um, how to raise your rates and you will be able to, um, basically we did it because we're filming an older course and I wanted to make sure that as many people as possible could have access to this teaching, this learning, because it's so important that y'all know how to do this without cringing and freaking out, so at any rate, um, it will be a course that it'll be available for you to get on profit-wise dot com at some point soon. And next month, uh, is Pilates day on May 6th, and you should save this date because I'm actually going to teach on Instagram.Live a [00:04:00] class, which is something I haven't done in what, 48 moons. Um, I'm teaching a, um, a workout on Instagram with, uh, TAVI Noir, Toesox and Vooray. So, uh, save the date. It will be in the morning Pacific time. Um, all those dates will be on my Instagram, so make sure you're following me. And you can also win some badass stuff.So I'm just saying. Um, and then here we go. Uh, this is, the countdown is on you guys. Yeah. We are less than a month away from being in Seoul. Uh, which by the way, I didn't tell you this, but when I was in. Um, when I was getting my hair done, a girl from Korea was like, it's all if they call it"Seoul." So it's like, so yeah, we're just saying it wrong.So I, I sound like a white girl when I say it, but we're wearing soul. Uh, but I think it's so, um, Pilates on tour. Nailed it there. Nailed, nailed it. Great job. I'm gonna learn, I think it's, Anyways, I'm, I'm bucking it up. However, Duolingo has a Korean, uh, lesson, so I feel like maybe I should [00:05:00] dumb download for, for Korean, just so I can get my directions around.I really like it. Um, anyways, we'll have flashcards there. We'll be with the POT there, which is was almost sold out the last time I checked. Um, And then I will also be teaching a couple different workshops, uh, in Seoul, uh, uh, before we head home. Uh, so if you have, um, any questions about either place where you can take workshops with me, please set us up.Okay. July, um, we are coming to the uk. We have very, very few spots available for the Mullet Tour. The business in the front, the Pilates in the back. Oh yeah. Um, so those on the wait list were getting, um, first tips. They're also getting the early bird price, and then we'll open that to the public. Yeah. Um, Brad Crowell: and that's coming to O P C.Dot me slash uk and take it on the wait list. Yeah. Lesley Logan: And if it is after April when you hear this, you can still go there. Yeah. Uh, the early bird will have passed, but you can still go there and get the information. Uh, September we'll be in Poland. Um, you actually can, um, start snagging your spots right now.So if you get on the wait [00:06:00] list there, I'll send you to the place where you can go. lesleylogan.co/poland. Um, we'll make sure you get information and you can take privates with me what, uh, during this conference and they'll be flashcards as well. Yeah, so if you're in Europe and you're tired of the shipping, two awesome options to save a talent shipping and hang out in real life, which is way more fun Brad Crowell: going back one month.Going, going forward one month, going back one month to August. Lesley Logan: Oh, and before we go to Poland, Brad, myself, and our dogs are going to do a West Coast tour. Um, so you want to get on the wait list for this opc.me/tour. Um, you guys, we are super, super excited about this. We're working with people to pick locations, states, um, make this a big, badass circle, uh, just sort truly a summer party of Pilates. Brad Crowell: And it's looking like we're gonna go south to from Vegas, south to San Diego, and then up the coast, um, all the way up to Seattle. Yeah. So if you're anywhere in that route and, you know, within a couple hour drive and you wanna come hang, uh, we'll be [00:07:00] posting all the dates mm-hmm.And specifics, um, as we get closer. But to make sure you get that information, just go to opc.me/tour. Lesley Logan: Yep. And then. Jumping ahead. Um, after Poland, we go to Cambodia, we will come home in between, but ...(Brad: that'll be in October). Yeah. And there's still a few spots left. Um, although it's filling up really fast and just gonna be, this gonna be an amazing, amazing time....(Brad: I'm so fired up). Oh my gosh. We already know who's coming with, who's signed up, and like we've got Australians, we've got some people from the States. We got a, uh, is Ainley Ainleys from the UK or is she from Yeah, so we are like, We're going global. We're gonna all meet in one amazing jungle. So, Brad Crowell: so yeah.More info on that. lesleylogan.co/retreat. L e s l e y. Logan, Lesley Logan: if you're a type eight person trying to remember all these links, you're just gonna the show notes and just, yeah, just on the Brad Crowell: show notes. They'll be on the show notes Lesley Logan: Uh, and finally, uh, November. Um, I'm coming to Miami for POT and um, I'll be with our amazing friend Erica Quest.And we're also doing a [00:08:00] fun little workshop around there, so if you want more information on that, just hit me up and then yeah, just stay tuned. Stay tuned. We'll get you more links. We're clearly good at that. Okay, we're almost to talking to Jake Kelfer. Sorry guys. I got excited about like all the European vacations.Um, but before we get into Jake's interview, uh, recap, do we have a question to respond to Mr. Brad? Brad Crowell: We sure do. Uh, the question is, what are your favorite books right now, or favorite podcast beside your own? ...(Lesley: Do you wanna go first?) Oh yeah. First? Sure. Okay. Yeah. Um, uh, so I love to read, uh, non-fiction, or sorry, fiction books.Um, I don't really read non-fiction Lesley Logan: very often. I'm gonna out him every quarter. He goes to this gentleman's hang and they all talk about the books that they bring and everyone brings like some sort of non-fiction political book that's like life-changing, award-winning. And they had these deep discussions and Brad is like, Brad Crowell: and I was like, I read, I reread [00:09:00] Harry Potter for the 75th time.Um, I'm a big, massive fan of an author named Michael J. Sullivan. He is prolific, he's written like 20 plus books. Um, and I've listened to 'em all multiple times. Um, it is one of my favorite go-tos. It's one I am winding down at the end of the day and I want to listen to some ear candy. Um, and not stress about anything or think about anything else that can get lost in the stories, um, that he writes.There're amazing. So, um, anything he's written is really, really fantastic. Michael J. Sullivan, so he's one of my favorite authors, um, and podcasts. Um, I'm. A big fan of Smartless. Uh, I love, uh, uh, just kind of goofing off with those guys is what it feels like. Um, but I know that leads directly into one of your new pods.Lesley Logan: Okay, so we are listeners, smartless, and I do love Smartless, but I go back and forth because sometimes I'm like too stressed out for them. I'm like, dude, they not understand the world right now. I don't, [00:10:00] so sometimes I'm like, I just want someone to tell me that I'm not crazy. Uh, but we were listening to 'em the other night and they actually interviewed Jameela Jamil, and she's a comedian who has a new podcast called Bad Dates.You guys, I'm so pissed that there was only three episodes. Do they not know how to drop a podcast? You have to have 12. You have three on day one, and then you do every other. And then after two weeks you start going into your regular cadence. And I'm just gonna say that's my feedback for Jameela Jamil's podcast called Bad Dates because it is awesome.It doesn't matter what, Brad Crowell: despite that, they still hit the top lessons. Lesley Logan: Yeah, they're in, yeah. Yeah. They're in in New and noteworthy with not Paint Lane the game. So good for them. Uh, also Smartless, which is the number one podcast in the world, like, told them, everybody listened. But um, so you guys, what I love about it, It is, there's nothing about it that makes you think of work or politics or the world. You are just listening to comedians mostly, and writers and really just good [00:11:00] storytellers who are gonna be fairly famous or you might recognize their faces, talk about bad dates they've been on, and it's not that the person on the date is the bad one. They could be the bad one. Yeah. And I'm... Brad Crowell: Unfortunate incidences. I mean, it's, oh my gosh, Lesley Logan: hilarious. It's hilarious. I cried laughing. I've listened to every episode two times because I couldn't wait for Brad. So I did like little pot adultery and then I made him listen.I made him sit and listen with me watching him because it was so funny. So that's my fair pod. Besides my own right now and book, give the book. So, of course, um, I've been talking about creating super fans. We have the author of that coming out really soon. And then, um, Jake's, uh, I've got his book, Big Idea to Bestseller, so I'm loving that.Um, and then I'm gonna pull a book out from like mini moons ago. 48. Brad Crowell: We're on this moons thing today. We are, Lesley Logan: we're all, um, uh, at the time we're recording this, just the full Moon [00:12:00] into it was epic. So it was epic. Oh my gosh. You guys it's stunning. Anyways, back to one of my best favorite books that everyone should read is called The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor. And. You guys, it's just a beautiful book. You can listen to it on Audible, you can read the book, you can check it at a later library. Uh, a must listen to, uh, in today's day in a world where we should all stop being so perfect about our bodies and love the ones we have, so, okay, those are my books....(Brad: Love the one you with. Love the one you with. Love the one you with.) Do you know the rest of the lyrics? ...(Brad: No). Brad Crowell: Yeah, I think they repeated like 50 times. I'll find out.Okay, now let's talk about Jake Kelfer, inspired by Kobe Bryant and beginning his career with a Los Angeles Lakers, Jake [00:13:00] Kelfer is a lifestyle entrepreneur and bestselling author dedicated to helping others write books to leave a lasting impact. He's the creator. Big idea to bestseller program and the life enjoyment matrix, which we're gonna talk about today cuz it's so cool.Which helps individuals grow a business and live the life that they love. Yeah. Lesley Logan: So this is so fun. We actually did this interview on the road, uh, we did it from our hotel room. Yeah. Brad Crowell: In Monterey. Monterey. Lesley Logan: Yeah. And also we, um, got this guest because of UK Claire. Who, um, obviously we're gonna go see when we're doing our mullet tour, but she had her an amazing episode on the pelvic floor, so she's been working with Jake.Um, she's gonna get her book out, so she's, it's amazing. I actually know that her first draft is like, ready to go, so ...(Brad: I did not know that). Oh yeah. Hello. This is how, this, how all happened. Although it could have happened because. Jake knows all of our other friends. I know as Brad Crowell: soon as you started talking, it was like, oh yeah, Lesley Logan: course we, we, we know all these people.I guess we should have been friends already, but thanks [00:14:00] Claire. Um, so, okay, let's talk about the life enjoyment matrix. Um, so this does take, you have to like sit down and do this, and I think this is where people get a little like, oh, I just wanna know and they wanna skip this over, but when you do this, it's gonna be great.So first, decide the type of life you want to live, and then that's your life enjoyment. Yeah. And then ask, how am I making decisions that lead to greater enjoyment of my life? So like, maybe you go through your day and is, is this morning habit that I have, is this routine? Is this actually creating the life I wanna live?Is this actually helping me? Like, go through it and then ask yourself how you're making these decisions. Are they happening to you? Are you just like, let, are you just like a people pleaser, just doing things like ask yourself that. Then this is cool. So let the, he uses numbers to take up the emotion. Uh, sorry guys.My dog moved and it shocked my ears. I just need to take a moment. Brad Crowell: You, [00:15:00] um, you might wanna go watch that on YouTube. Yeah. ...(Lesley: I like jumped outta my booster). Shoot. She jumped out of her booster. Yeah. Lesley Logan: Okay. So, Let the numbers take the emotion out of it and go for what is going to bring you the most joy. So like this is actually really great because I think sometimes we get a little emotional when it comes to our goals or it comes to certain things and he uses numbers to kind of put things on a scale so it's less personal, it's less like there's something wrong with you.And he talked about like how when he eats dairy pizza, it's like nine outta 10 on life enjoyment. Like it feels, it tastes so good. He gets stuck at home feeling nauseous, which makes his life a one. And the average is like a five. I would call that average maybe a four. But, but at any rate, um, so. That is like one way to like look at something or he can make a decision like, okay, if I eat a dairy free pizza, it's a seven.It's not the most exciting thing, but then I can keep hanging with my friends, which is a 10. Now I'm averaging [00:16:00] 8.5. So you're making decisions based on the enjoyment you want to have in life versus this tastes super good in the moment and then I'm paying for it later. Um, I've done that. Brad Crowell: Yeah. Well, I mean, I think it's, uh, I think we've all done that.I think the most obvious one is like, should we have that extra glass of wine. Right. And you're like, oh, I'm, I'm feeling high right now. This is great. I want to maintain, I'm just gonna keep on going cuz I'm at a 10. This is so good. And then the next morning you are at a negative 10 because you're like, oh, I can't even think, move cloud brain not functioning.Yeah. So, you know, I mean, if it's a, if that's a one. 10 and five, you know, you'd be back at a five. Yeah. On an average Lesley Logan: there. So like, not great. So I think what this will go, kind of this matrix will help you do is like, as you're planning things, before you even say yes to something, just go, yep. Let me get back to you.And then ask yourself on a scale of one to 10, where's the enjoyment of hanging out with these people? Yeah. And if you're like, well, or whatever Brad Crowell: it is that you wanna do, like maybe it's, um, you know, staying up late to watch another episode of your favorite show [00:17:00] mm-hmm. And then you don't get enough sleep.So how do you feel the next day you can weigh those two things against each. Lesley Logan: By the way, if it has to do with the, um, white lotus, you will never regret the sleep that you let go of because then the next day you don't have to worry about spoilers. So this is, I, I, however other things we do, do this unconsciously and I think it's gonna be a lot of fun to us to like, Put numbers to a lot more things because I have definitely been like, oh, do I wanna do that?Do I wanna watch one more episode of this thing? Or do I wanna walk the dogs? Or if I watch one another's a thing, then I can't walk the dogs. Which one is gonna win right now in the enjoyment field? Sure. And you get to decide it can change day to day. So I thought it was Brad Crowell: cool. But also I think it's funny because, you know, we, I think that there's like a short term versus a long term that he could overlay into this concept too, where, you know, in the short term it's a 10, but in the long term it's a one or a five, you know? Mm-hmm. In the, in the short term, it's a, um, uh, you know, he's feeling like he's sacrificing. Uh, by eating that dairy free pizza. But in the [00:18:00] long term it's even more beneficial because it's benefiting us' life.So, you know, the short term versus the long term, uh, enjoyment. I Lesley Logan: gotta be really honest. I just got my blood results back. Um, and I can tell you right now my short-term decisions of some things that I don't do are having some crazy amazing long-term decisions on my blood work. It's pretty awesome. Nice. I do like add one thing to my life after this blood test.So, um, well actually a few things, but nothing outta my, like the, the one thing that's in my control, the hormones were not, so that's different, but like of the eating things, of the choices on the enjoyment scale. So, um, which means I get to have more avocados because they are on the antioxidant list and I was like, oh, I was gonna say no to more guacamole.Brad Crowell: I love that. Well, so for me, I, he kind of said something in like a offhand comment and he kind of rushed through, but I just thought it was so visually poignant that I wanted to call attention to [00:19:00] it. He was talking about his personal story and he just kind of said, yeah, you know, well, I wanted to get through that, that ceiling and make it a floor.And I thought, I've never actually thought about that before. That's so funny. We talk about the ceiling, the glass ceiling, breaking through the barrier, all this stuff. And he said he wanted, not only did he wanna break through it, but he wanted to make it his floor. And I was like, wow, okay. And he said, here's how to do it.You need to focus your efforts. Um, you need to go all in on one thing. Um, shut down all of the distractions. Um, and then his motto is, get 1% better every day. And there's so many things we can talk about here, but, um, this is something that is particularly challenging for me, uh, because I love to be involved in a thousand different things, but what he was talking about was, when he realized that helping others get their books created, written, published, and grow their, you know, get that out there, uh, was the thing that he [00:20:00] really enjoyed and got the most out of.Then he actually shut down all of his other revenue streams, which is like, oh wow, that's crazy. Um, that's, that's daring. And he said, he, he said, you know what? Let's just give it a try and see what happens. And over the next year when he was able to focus his efforts. Uh, they had a record breaking year. Yeah. And, uh, you know, that's the going all in on one thing.And, uh, so shutting down all other distractions, even revenue streams, that can be really challenging. But for a lot of people, I, I know this is hard for me because there's so much fear in that. Like, when I, I remember when I was working my full-time job and I was doing web development like, you know, at lunch and, and after in the evening, like after I got home, um, It felt like how am I ever gonna replace my full-time income with my part-time gig that I'm, you know, my business that I'm doing.And um, uh, there was a lot [00:21:00] of fear of letting go of that distraction cuz that was what it was turning into was my job was turning into, like, I wasn't enjoying it. That's for darn shore. And it was not, you know, like I couldn't be doing client calls because I was at the office doing my job. And um, you know, but letting go of that job really was a challenge cuz the golden handcuffs feeling and you know, just the simple fear of what if it doesn't work, you know, but, uh, ...(Lesly: just that little thing, fear). You know, minor deeds. But once I, you know, once I did, I, I didn't end up making this a career, but, you know, we made way more money when I had the time to focus on talking to our clients, getting new clients.Pitching new clients, building new websites, um, than we did when I was just working at, you know, once or one or two, three Lesley Logan: hours a day. Yeah. And then when you got rid of all that stuff and just went on, on our thing that we now do together, we make more. Yeah. I mean, there's less distractions Brad Crowell: actually.That's like a really, um, compelling story because, uh, with when, when I [00:22:00] was doing, uh, the websites, importing all those products and selling on Amazon and doing like filming events and stuff, like I was making enough money to live and eat and pay the bills and whatnot, but, Uh, when, when I got rid of all that and focused, you know, my efforts with you on our company, then it paid for both of our lives.Yeah. You know, where I was struggling to make ends meet when I was doing all that other stuff, so. You know, it's, this is like, uh, I just thought it was really cool to call attention to this again. Mm-hmm. Um, you know, if you're doing like a dog walking business and trying to teach Pilates or something, what if you focused or what if you're doing, you know, I don't know, babysitting or something, whatever it is.If you're distracted in that way, um, trying to, you know, um, what if you let go of something and focused on the main thing? Lesley Logan: Yeah. We have an agency member who put, um, put, took a leave of absence at her. It was [00:23:00] a part-time gig, but like, it was more than 20 hours a week of employed because she'd have to drive almost two hours each way.Yeah. Plus full day. And so then, while that doesn't sound like a lot, she still had like her farm and she still had, you know, her business. And so you start to go, well, where's the time to promote the business that you wanna be having, that you wanna be teaching? And so, It took 90 days to go full on on her pilates business and she's able to go to networking things.And also to be honest, she couldn't have gotten gotten to a real job anyways cuz of all the snow that was there. But it's just like snow. The snow that was there. Snow, snow, they had tons of snow. That but any, the point is, is like it is so scary, but you don't have to like, You don't have to like rip the net away.You can actually do a leave of absence and try things out. Or you can, you know, you can give yourself like, okay, I'm gonna do it for this long and I'm gonna see what happens. And, um, if that's an acting career in LA I'm gonna tell you right now, six months is not long enough. Just, just so you know, just giving you that.But [00:24:00] if it's something else, you probably can start to see possibility in six months, uh, of just dedicating yourself to one Brad Crowell: thing. Yeah. And, and another like side note to all that, his motto is, get 1% better every day. And I thought, wow, that is really, uh, like that, that doesn't seem too intimidating. Lesley Logan: It makes me think of Allen Stein Jr's thing too, which is like at the end of each day he asks himself, if he's closer to the person he wants to be, right?Which is like closer, can be 1% is closer. Brad Crowell: Totally. And, uh, you know, like adopting that, it, it allows the perfectionism, uh, you know, to kind of be sidelined because you don't have to, um, you know, it doesn't have to be a hundred percent better. It can be 1% better. Mm-hmm. You know? Mm-hmm. And, and if, especially if you are, you know, going back to this, uh, lifestyle enjoyment matrix are, uh, if you are, you know, making one micro decision each day, that helps.[00:25:00] Bump those, uh, averages up. Uh, you know, that's, that's gonna be, over time it compounds, it's gonna be amazing. Just like you were talking about with the long term in your life. So how can you turn your ceiling into a floor? Yeah, Lesley Logan: it's like a snow globe.Brad Crowell: Okay, so finally let's talk about those, Be It action items. What bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Jake Kelfer? Lesley Logan: Okay, here we go. If you want to achieve greatness, you must enjoy the pursuit in the process. (...) Space for that, because I feel like a lot of people complain about the process, are frustrated with the process.Even I'll sometimes go, I'm so tired of this being so hard, but you have to enjoy it. The process, at least some of the process, part of the process, the pursuit of it. Um, so here's how he suggests to do it. It's [00:26:00] called the ACE method. Um, so easy to remember. A is action. Take positive and intentional action in the direction of your dream.Yes. So, hello. Being kind to yourself and having positive thoughts around those actions and taking that action is gonna distill the fear, right? Um, connection is C, build meaningful and intimate connections to find the right people to support you. This is huge. Like every, the reason Jake is here is because of connections.Yeah. He could have been here sooner with other connections, but he was here when he is here because of, of a different connection, right? Like one. Jake and I probably would never have thought would've been one. Um, but such a huge thing. And so all the different things that we often happen, this house we live in is all from different connections.And so oftentimes we like shy away from making those, or we think, who am I? But you have no idea who you, who you are to offer people things. And it's actually a lot of fun to connect to other people, to different things. Um, and then what you should then do is typically, how [00:27:00] can I help you? And then you can ask for the connection you need, um, enjoyment.Um, That's e, e for enjoyment. Um, can you imagine if I was like, like say, you know, when you like say a letter E for N for Nancy, it's like E for enjoyment. E Um, how do you spell your name? Lesley. L, E for enjoyment, S, Okay. Um, you must enjoy yourself in order to achieve the life you're destined Brad Crowell: for. Yeah, I think I, I think that was probably the most common thread through this whole thing is his, you know, the life enjoyment matrix.He talks about including enjoyment in the Be It action item, like how do you achieve greatness? Um, uh, you know, and, and just consistent throughout the whole thing was the pro the idea that you can, you should, you must enjoy what you're doing in order to achieve the life of greatness that you want.Lesley Logan: Yeah. And like, you're not gonna shame yourself to being at the top. And [00:28:00] if you somehow do, like we've heard athletes who get all the way to the top. And they hated the whole way there. You don't end up staying at the top going, this is a party, right? You kind of have that like, like expectation hangover. So, so it's, the more you can really enjoy yourself, the easier everything is to, to put one step in front of the other, to show up and do the scary thing.To have the life you wanna live, to have people in your life that you wanna be around. Because people wanna be around persons having a good time. Um, you guys, you sure do. Jake is, he's like a book papa, like you guys, he's, he is gonna help you take your big idea and make it a book. And if you're like, I've never thought I was gonna be a writer, um, go listen to Roxy's episode.Um, I love it when you call Brad Crowell: me book pop. Lesley Logan: Put your hands in the air.Oh my God. That's the best. Um, okay, so anyways, uh, if you are wondering if you [00:29:00] have an idea that's worth writing about, talk to Jake. His team is gonna take care of you and really help you understand how you can go from saying, I'm not a writer to having a book. People are reading books, guys. Yeah. And, um, totally.And, and, and, and more people should be writing books worth reading. And that includes if you'll listen to this, that's you. Brad Crowell: So Yeah. And if you, if you, uh, do take, uh, start a convo with him, uh, let him know that you heard him on the pod Lesley Logan: Yeah. And what your takeaway was. Yeah. Because people need to hear that their words made a difference.Yeah. So, um, it makes them feel awesome and seen, and don't we all wanna feel that way? I'm Lesley Logan. ...(Brad: And I'm Brad Crowell). Thank you so much for joining us today. How are you gonna use these tips in your life? We wanna know Tag the Be It pod, tag Jake Kelfer. Oh yeah. And you know, oh, Brad Crowell: and PS he is gonna, he offered to give a free copy of his book to you.Oh. If you DM him on. Just DM him on ig. Tell him that you heard about the pod and say you'd love a free copy of the book and he'll send you it. Lesley Logan: Oh, [00:30:00] well we should have said that at Brad Crowell: the top. I know. I just remembered right now and I forgot to put it in the show notes. Okay, so in the notes, we're gonna, Lesley Logan: we're gonna also say this, you're gonna hear this at the end, and we're gonna play, we're gonna, we're gonna record again.For the beginning because this is too good. So DM him if you want his book. Who doesn't want a free book? We all need to read things. And if you liked my list of books, his was one of 'em. So there you go. Oh yeah. Um, all right. Loves, well, we'll see you tomorrow cuz now we have Friday episodes. Brad Crowell: That's right.FYF coming your way tomorrow. Lesley Logan: Yeah. And we wanna share your wins. So you can send 'em to the, uh, Be It pod on Brad Crowell: Instagram. Oh. And stick around to the very end because we got some outtakes that's been happening. There's Lesley Logan: always outtakes. Um, and the team does collect them for bloopers on the YouTube, but uh, we're adding them into the end of the pod because you know what you need to know that we are not perfect.You're not perfect. ...(Brad:And we're enjoying the process.) And we are enjoying that. So have a good laugh on our behalf. Love you. I know. That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You [00:31:00] See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram.I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others be it till you see it. Have an awesome.See it is the production of the Bloom Podcast Network. Brad Crowell: It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Leslie Logan and me, Brad Pro. Lesley Logan: It is produced and edited by the Epic team at Theo. Brad Crowell: Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production, music, and our branding. A designer and artist, John Franklin Lesley Logan: ch. Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals and Sena Velazquez for our Brad Crowell: trans.Also to Angelina Hark for adding all the content to our website, and finally the Meredith Bowl for keeping us all on point and on time.[00:32:00] It's like Choco tacos, stop selling, but then people get upset so they're gonna bring 'em back. Why? Cuz people finally let people know we actually like the Choco taco.Interesting. Okay. Ready? No, you look really short for some reason. Are you? I'm sitting up. Yeah, my feet are on the ground. It's just the weirdest thing. I dunno why I am shorter than you.You just have like a lot of space over your head though. I don't know. Like can the chair, can the chair go up? I don't know.No, didn't go here.Sit on a pillow. I got one. Oh, there you go. I feel super tall. No, you actually look normal and you can bring the mic up slightly if you want. I'm on a booster seat. That's what I feel like. I never got to sit in those when I was a kid, cuz I was already too tall, didn't need one. I have no idea if I had a booster or not.[00:33:00] Worth asking your parents.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Our bodies get a LOT of attention! And it's not all positive. They are harshly judged by our culture, community and our inner critic! As we move through life, our body changes. We're taught to resist, distrust, manipulate, control and fight our body. In this episode, I've invited Liz Reichard, a Body Image expert, and teacher of the embodied dance practice, Qoya, to share her views on how we can live a turned on life in the body we have. We discuss: Why it's important to give attention to our body. How to feel turned on in the body you have. Why midlife is an important time for women. Embodiment and how it can help you feel turned on. The benefits of being back in your body How embodied dance can help you find and remember your power within. The value of movement, and moving for ourselves How to feel ok in your body. The body image spectrum from body love to body loathing The fashion industry discriminating against women based on their size Is the ideal healthy body really healthy? Commenting on someone's body shape Liz's key to body liberation Liz shared some of her favourite body image role models are: Taryn Brumfit, 2023 Australian of the Year and maker of the documentary 'Embrace' The Embrace Collective - started by Taryn to help create better body image now and for future generations Lizzo - African American singer Sydney Bell - African American dancer and model Amy Pence-Brown - American fat positive activist. Amy Sheppard - Australian singer from the band Sheppard and of her own music, in particular "Kiss My Fat Ass" check out the video! Celeste Barber - Aussie comedian who got big taking the piss out of the ridiculous fashion/SM/media industry and the way women are portrayed Sonya Renee Taylor - African American woman who wrote the book The Body Is Not an Apology You can sign up to Liz's email newsletter and receive your first Qoya class pass at: www.sunrangesqoya.com.au Follow Liz on FB: https://www.facebook.com/sunrangesqoya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunrangesqoya/
This episode is all about making pleasure tangible. In our best Salt-N-Pepa voice – Let's Talk About Sex.This episode of The Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation host @Miriam.starobin is joined by sex and relationship therapist Dr. Donna Oriowo (oreo-whoa!) – @Dr.DonnaOriowoDr. Donna Oriowo LICSW, CST, is an award-winning DEI advocate, international speaker and certified sex and relationship therapist in the Washington D.C. metro area. Dr. Donna is the owner of private practice, AnnodRight, which specializes in working with Black women on issues related to colorism and texturism and its impacts on mental and sexual health. Dr. Donna specializes in working with Black women to feel Free, Fabulous, and F*cked! She is the author of Cocoa Butter & Hair Grease: A Self Love Journey Through Hair and Skin and the host of a weekly community space for Black women called In My Black Feelings. Dr. Donna collects inspiring quotes, eats donuts, loves pasta, travels to learn, gives COVID safe handshakes, warm hugs, and (figurative) knocks on the head.We here at The Loveland Foundation sincerely thank Dr. Donna for joining us for this episode and hope you all enjoy listening.If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more about the topic below are some resources chosen by our host.Salvation: Black People and Love – by bell hooks Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good – by adrienne maree brown The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love – by Sonya Renee Taylor The Explorer's Guide to Planet Orgasm – by Annie SprinkleThe Unfolding: Presented by The Loveland Foundation podcast is an additional resource not only to the public, but to our therapy fund cohort members. The Loveland Foundation therapy fund and resources are only made possible through support from our community. If you enjoy the podcast please go to the link in our bio to donate.Support the show
In another solo episode of the 'cult'ure series, we take a deep-dive into childhood conditioning and explore how ‘family systems' might shape susceptibility to influence. Candice shares a recent ah-hah around her 'triggers' and how allowing herself to feel has been helping her to step outside of culty indoctrination. Complacency is discussed, as the near enemy of mindfulness and as a roadblock to authentic self-awareness. Inspired by the work of John Bradshaw, Candice shares how to tell the difference between healthy and toxic shame, and how the latter reinforces 'the cult persona,' and a tendency to act as if we are more or less than human. She then shares what it's like living just outside of Sedona - a new-age mecca that wreaks of 'cult'ural appropriation. Find out the history behind Sedona's claim to fame - the energetic vortexes, and what the spiritual ego has to do with it all. Finally, be sure to stick around, because the episode wraps with the poignant (and anonymous) sharing of former Org members' stories. Purity culture is reality checked, orthorexia is defined, and a wake-up call is inspired by the work of courageous body-positive activists who are calling out the cults of ableism and anti-fat bias. There's a lot packed into this episode; you may have to listen twice.Referenced in this Episode:Unlocking Us with Brene Brown [podcast] — The Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Parts 1 & 2Healing The Shame That Binds You, by John BradshawThe Drama of The Gifted Child, by Alice MillerWe Have to Stop Thinking of Being ‘Healthy' as Being Morally Better [article], by Aubrey Gordon. Self Magazine. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, by Sonya Renee TaylorEditorial Note: The stories and opinions shared in this episode are based on personal experience and are not intended to malign any individual, group, or organization.Follow The Deeper Pulse on IG @thedeeperpulse + @candiceschutter for more regular updates.
Today's episode is a delightful conversation with Shelly Anand and Nomi Ellenson, co-authors of the wonderful new picture book I Love My Body Because. If you want more conversations like this one, please rate and review us in your podcast player! And become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. It's just $5 per month or $50 for the year. Producing a weekly podcast requires a significant investment of time and resources from several talented people. Paid subscriptions make all of our work possible and enable us to offer an honorarium to expert guests, which is key to centering marginalized voices in this space.And don't forget to preorder Virginia's new book! Fat Talk: Parenting In the Age of Diet Culture comes out April 25, 2023 from Henry Holt. Preorder your signed copy now from Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the USA). You can also order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Kobo or anywhere you like to buy books.Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she gives are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.BUTTER & OTHER LINKSWant to come on Virginia's Office Hours? Please use this form.Shelley's first book Laxmi's MoochErika Medina, illustrator of I Love My Body BecauseRoxane Gay's book HungerSonya Renee Taylor's book, The Body Is Not an ApologyTyler FederNabela Noor (Beautifully Me)More body positive picture books studies on representation of kids of color in children's booksNomi's Butter: The Cycles JournalCREDITSThe Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting independent anti-diet journalism. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe
Sonya Renee Taylor - NY Times best-selling author, world-renowned activist and thought leader on racial justice, body liberation and transformational change and founder of The Body Is Not an Apology. She joins Tavis for a conversation centered around her NY Times best-seller “The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love.”
Anna and Nina have realized that they tend to attract clients that want answers about their purpose in life, or are looking to generate hope around things that feel impossibly hard. So many of us go about seeking purpose backwards and struggle with feeling like we need to be good enough for our destiny, rather than accepting that purpose is neutral and exists in many containers. Anna and Nina discuss the expansiveness of purpose and how to look within in order to embody it. Nina also shares her message to any parents out there who struggle with finding purpose in their parenting and touches on the damaging nature of perfectionism, especially when it comes to raising children. Part of tapping into your purpose requires a sense of hope, but also a stripped down version of your expectations and an honest look at reality. Anna and Nina chat about how hope can sometimes feel like a delusion, but it's important to not overindulge in your own angst and get bogged down by negativity. They bring up how they work on hopefulness with clients who are struggling with particularly tender difficulties, including infertility and heartbreak. Listen to the episode on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-be-human/id1575612024 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/1V8taFSZQDpMcXkrP5dGrs?si=PtYeksWSRLGn_vu1vWBvMw&dl_branch=1 (Spotify), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9yTHpBOUg2Mg (Google Podcasts), https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fa34c28b-2ac5-49cb-9fc7-15328379d789 (Amazon Music), https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-how-to-be-human-84625355/ (iHeartRadio), https://www.stitcher.com/show/how-to-be-human-5 (Stitcher), or on your favorite podcast platform Topics Covered: Why it's important to remove all of the things that make us doubt our innate purpose The misconception that purpose is a single thing A reflection exercise for anyone who feels like they don't know where to start looking for their purpose Having the courage to take action and learn from failure What it feels like to be out of sync with your desire Producing genuine hope and belief, not toxic positivity Resources Mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Not-Apology-Radical-Self-Love/dp/1626569762 (The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor ) Get in Touch: https://howtobehumanpod.com/ (How to Be Human) https://www.instagram.com/howtobehumanpod/ (How to Be Human Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/annatoonk/ (Anna's Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/humannamednina/ (Nina's Instagram) https://www.annatoonk.com/ (Book a session with Anna) https://ninaendrsthealth.com/ (Book a session with Nina)
Comadre Jennifer sets up la conversación this week talking about body positivity. How did this term originate? How has it impacted our lives and its limitations? Resources mentioned in today's episode: Taylor, Sonya Renee. The Body Is Not an Apology, 2021 Henderson-Espinoza, Robyn. Activist Theology, 2019
For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the incredibly talented, deeply inspiring, Carlos González and Seth Buckley, who founded the contemporary dance company EYAS Dance Project. Since its foundation in 2018, EYAS has presented works around the world, taken part in international dance Festivals, and received various awards from prestigious choreographic competitions. As part of the company's manifesto, Carlos and Seth describe EYAS dance project as a queer company that supports female, femme, and LGBTQ+ creators. EYAS dance project honors and values physical differences, and transparent communication, and focuses on humanity as the basis of work. We discussed how these values are manifested in their lives, both inside the studio and out in the world. We talked about their creative processes, what it actually means to create a company, their call for reformation in dance companies and dance institutions, their vision for the future of the company (which also involved a shamanic drum ceremony … stay tuned for that…) and so much more!Book recommendation:The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor.Follow EYAS Dance Project here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyasdanceproject/Website: https://www.eyasdanceproject.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EYASDANCEPROJECT/?ref=bookmarksFollow “Inside Contemporary Dance”:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidecontemporarydance/Website: https://www.insidecontemporarydance.com/If you enjoyed this podcast, please spread the love! Like, subscribe, share it with your friends - and most importantly, please leave a rating or review, on whatever platform you're listening from. The more positive ratings this show has, the more it will get promoted, and that means more beautiful listeners!My many thanks go to:Ariel Isakowitz - Texts editor, general consultor & dear friend Carl Albrecht - Mix and soundMarco Dray - Original musicDagmara Śliwińska - Podcast cover photoMoritz Wright - Podcast cover photo designThomas Bewernick - Sound, recording, & being there every step of the wayMy dear family - Because I love youLast but not least - YOU. My dear listeners. You are the life and spirit behind the podcast. THANK YOU!
I am podcasting while on call, what could possibly go wrong? I review the poll that www.meetrosy.com did - they asked 1,000 people in committed relationships about their sexual life and I review and provide commentary. Also, I do a Tenga review (YANB15 for 15% of your order) at https://www.tenga.co/ and a wevibe review. Book mentioned: https://www.tenga.co/ The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love Get CME for listening to my podcasts! https://earnc.me/82s5av
In this incredibly powerful episode, we are joined by Sonya Renee Taylor, author, founder, and Radical Executive Officer of The Body Is Not an Apology - a movement that focuses on self love and body empowerment. We discuss how we can live more fulfilled and empowered lives by challenging engrained societal narratives around beauty and worthiness. In doing so, Sonya reminds us that we can unlock our full power and create a more equitable, compassionate planet. This episode serves as an incredible reminder of the power of self love and how each of us must actively practice it - radically - every single day in order to experience true happiness and freedom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
with Emma & Renee Emma talks a little about adrienne maree brown's Pleasure Activism and how adrienne maree brown writes about healing, pleasure activism, and transformative justice. Then Renee shares five books that made her (otherwise stone cold) heart break. Follow and support our hosts: Emma: Instagram Renee: Instagram Mentioned in today's episode: Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali Interview with Marjan Kamali Love You Hard: A Memoir of Marriage, Brain Injury, and Reinventing Love by Abby Maslin Interview with Abby Maslin Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Today's episode is sponsored by Kobo Audiobooks .If you're looking to level up your reading routine, Kobo's audiobook membership is just what you need! Choose from thousands of audiobook titles in Kobo's catalogue, including bestsellers and originals. You can use your monthly credit on any audiobook, regardless of its list price. With the free Kobo app, you have access to your listening library at all times. Head to www.kobo.com for more. Thank you to Kobo for sponsoring today's show. Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
Today with Goddess Carroll, founder of Sunseed Community which practices collective healing with body-energy work, including somatic abolition. We discuss topics from sex to who we are as a human species. As serious as it gets at times, the episode is filled with giggles and laughs. We cover: • Decolonising our minds and our bodies. • Ancestral vs generational trauma as in nature versus nurture. • Our thoughts on the terminologies of diversity, equity and inclusion and the faults we see in having to use those terms at all. • Being careful not to reverse-shame ‘default' bodies as in skinny and white because no one chooses how they're born. • Not putting ourselves in a box, regardless of what anybody says. • How we are all connected. • Soulful sex versus performative disconnected sex. • Dismantling relationship anarchy. • We end the conversation with a philosophical chat about life. Reference mentioned in this episode: Sonya Renee Taylor's book: The Body Is Not an Apology. Find Goddess: www.sunseedcommunity.com & sunseedcommunitypodcast.buzzsprout.com & FB/IG: @Sunseedcommunity Find me: https://linktr.ee/toooldforthisshit or www.angie-s.com
Today with Goddess Carroll, founder of Sunseed Community which practices collective healing with body-energy work, including somatic abolition. We discuss topics from sex to who we are as a human species. As serious as it gets at times, the episode is filled with giggles and laughs. We cover:Decolonising our minds and our bodies.Ancestral vs generational trauma as in nature versus nurture.Our thoughts on the terminologies of diversity, equity and inclusion and the faults we see in having to use those terms at all.Being careful not to reverse-shame ‘default' bodies as in skinny and white because no one chooses how they're born.Not putting ourselves in a box, regardless of what anybody says.How we are all connected.Soulful sex versus performative disconnected sex.Dismantling relationship anarchy.We end the conversation with a philosophical chat about life. Reference mentioned in this episode: Sonya Renee Taylor's book: The Body Is Not an Apology.Come find Goddess at: www.sunseedcommunity.com & sunseedcommunitypodcast.buzzsprout.com & FB/IG: @SunseedcommunityFind me at https://linktr.ee/toooldforthisshit
How mean can you be to your body? Several years back, Nicole Ayers realized she wasn't okay. She was experiencing rampant thoughts and having nightmares, and old wounds she thought she had buried were reappearing. This led Nicole on a journey of self-discovery only to find that she didn't like myself very much, especially her body. She was horrified by how cruel she was to her body and now, with two daughters (ages twelve and ten), she couldn't allow her body-shaming be the model for how they might relate to their bodies. Nicole set herself on a mission to be a better role model for her girls and she did this through, of all things, writing letters. She started a daily journaling practice of writing love notes to her body and all its parts. The transformation was liberating and was the tool that silenced the voice of shame. Bio: Self-love sage and author Nicole C. Ayers is a dynamic and engaging speaker who gets real, raw and vulnerable about her personal journey to finally loving herself. And all her body parts. She's a strong voice for female empowerment and the freedom it brings. Nicole's speaking style is just like a warm embrace, pulling people in and leave with transformative tools to get to know themselves. Nicole is the award-winning author of Love Notes to My Body, recognized as one of 2020's best life-changing books, and its two body-positive companion books. She's been invited by local and national media to speak about the importance of body acceptance and where she encourages everyone to disrupt the narrative that tells them they are not enough. And that their bodies are not beautiful. Contact Info: Website: https://nicolecayers.com/ Email: nicole@nicolecayers.com Instagram: @nicolecayers Phone: 704-451-8489 Links to three women whose bodies of work are significant to me: Elizabeth Dialto, Wild Soul Movement: https://wildsoulmovement.com/ Taryn Brumfitt, The Body Image Movement: https://bodyimagemovement.com/ Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/
ZACHARY QUINTO hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie Mellon where he received a BFA in Acting. In 2007 he was cast as 'Sylar' on the hit NBC series Heroes. That same year, he was cast as ‘Spock’ in the JJ Abrams directed reboot of the Star Trek franchise. He starred in the first season of American Horror Story in 2011, and then won a Critic’s Choice Award and Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of ‘Dr. Oliver Thredson’ on American Horror Story: Asylum. Quinto appeared in the 2010 Signature revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels In America, for which he won a Theater World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. He made his Broadway debut in the 2013 Tony Award winning production of The Glass Menagerie. He was also seen in Noah Haidle's Smokefall and in the Joe Mantello directed revival of The Boys in The Band, which won the 2019 Tony for Best Revival of a Play. He's hosted the reboot of In Search Of on the History Channel, and starred in the AMC series NOS4A2. Most recently, he reprised his role as 'Harold' in the film adaption of The Boys In The Band on Netflix. Quinto began his production company Before the Door Pictures in 2008 and produced such films as Margin Call, All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year, and Aardvark. At the end of 2019, the new iteration of Before The Door signed first look deals with AMC Studios for scripted projects and with Spoke Studios for unscripted fare.Weekly Round-Up:Listen to Brene Brown’s Unlocking Us podcastepisode featuring Sonya Renee Taylor on “The Body is Not An Apology.”Follow that by reading Sonya Renee Taylor’s book The Body Is Not an Apology.There are Vedic and Transcendental meditation courses available throughout the US - apps like Ten Percent Happier, Calm, and Insight Timer (I really like the teacher Sarah Blondin) are easily accessible and can travel with you wherever you go.Listen to Krista Tippet’s On Being podcast episode, “You are not alone across time” with Brian Doerries focused on his public art project, The Theater Of War.Read Steven Pressfield’s book The War of Art which Zach (and Susan Blackwell) recommend.
In this "Reflections" episode Part 2, Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes in the "Mirrors and Windows" theme: Episode 141: Sonya Renee Taylor on “The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love,” Episode 142: #SurvivorStories Series with Karen Gosbee on her memoir, “A Perfect Nightmare: My Glittering Marriage and How It Almost Cost Me My Life,” and Episode 144: Hillary Levey Friedman on her book, “Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of The Beauty Pageant in America.” During our conversation, Michael and I touched upon the following resources in our conversation: Steven Hassan's book, The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control The documentary, Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult Doormen fired for not helping Asian woman John Oliver's episode on beauty pageant claims --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Join our feminist community of survivors, advocates and allies! Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!
We were set to record on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Hours before we were going to meet up news broke out that rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C. And we just couldn't. We took a pause for a few days and then reconvened.In this episode we talk about our reactions to the riot, how our hearts have been lately, our take on Cosmo's most recent cover release and wether politics really do belong in fitness.Resources discussed in this episode:Three-year follow-up of participants in a commercial weight loss program. Can you keep it off?“The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love” by Sonia Renee Taylor
Happy New Year!!! This week on Catch up & Clue in we are starting our discussion on diet culture. We're sharing our experiences, rambling about our feelings, and excited to discuss more next week with our first guest! We hope you enjoy the episode and everything we referenced will be linked down below! https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/ https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/general-information/compulsive-exercise https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/how-body-positivity-movement-is-evolving-whats-next https://behavioralnutrition.org/what-is-diet-culture/#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20few%20years,losing%20weight%20at%20all%20costs. https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-leave-toxic-diet-culture-behind-and-pursue-actual-health-a0aae77dd470 https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/ The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters by Courtney Martin Follow us on Instagram! @catchupcluein https://www.instagram.com/catchupcluein/ @amelia.dobbs https://www.instagram.com/amelia.dobbs/ @darapotts https://www.instagram.com/darapotts/ and if you have any topic suggestions, questions, or just want to chat, email us at catchupcluein@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
What does it take to be a visionary, and how do you balance that with business? Shelly Bell speaks with Sonya Renee Taylor, an award-winning poet, author, activist and leader. Sonya explains the origin of and how she became an “accidental entrepreneur” with The Body Is Not An Apology, the work of creating a movement and how to navigate forming an environment where you are doing what you want to do rather than what you should do. Sonya also shares what comes next in her journey including a new edition of The Body Is Not An Apology book and a reparations initiative she co-founded, Buy Back Black Debt. Key Takeaways: 0:00 Intro 1:24 Shelly shares the Shelly brief about cognitive diversity and allowing woman and people of color to head Treasury or the Defense Department in Biden's cabinet 6:45 Sonya shares a little background of how she started The Body Is Not An Apology, where the title came from and how it all began 11:15 Sonya talks about the process of how her movement changed from a movement to an accidental entrepreneurship opportunity and how entrepreneurship has been for her 14:58 Sonya explains why Facebook was shutting her and her Facebook page down 16:46 Sonya also shares the feeling of starting a business based off of a movement that allowed her to authentically be herself and what the challenge was for that 18:18 Sonya also talks about being a visionary and why introducing a product or a service early might not always be profitable 20:00 Sonya talks about why you should find a team that's grounded, practical and right now that can help you if you're a visionary 21:05 Sonya also talks about where she's at now in her life, why solopreneur was the biggest challenge for The Body Is Not An Apology and her vision 25:27 Sonya shares the importance of having co-founders in a business and what BuyBackBlackDebt is and what it does Books Mentioned: The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Shows Mentioned: The Washington Post: is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most-widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area, and has a large national audience. The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership. Nicknamed "the Gray Lady", the Times has been regarded within the industry as a national "newspaper of record". #BuyBackBlackDebt: is a project of interracial spiritual and economic relationship building. The goal is not simply to pay off the random debt of Black folks but to re-establish the possibility of human connections and relationship through disrupting active institutions of white supremacist delusion in Black lives. Quotes Mentioned: “Sorry, yesterday was the deadline for complaints.” “Today is a new day.” “Gender diversity and racial diversity typically bring cognitive diversity.” “Your body is not an apology.” “Your body is not something you offer to someone to say sorry for my disability.” “We're making things when we talk.” “Always being before your time is not always profitable.” Guests Social Media Links: Website: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sonya-Renee-Taylor-156089958718/ Email: info@buybackblackdebt.org http://soundcloud.com/sonya-renee-taylor
In this episode of Neighbourhood Nutritionist, I talk to Tiffany, a Registered Nurse and Intuitive Eating Coach.In my conversation with Tiffany, we talked about:Her personal experiences as a Registered Nurse and how it led to certain eating habits Food-related emotions, self-worth and self-value Celebratory eating and triggers for shame spirals Intentionality and discernment, locus of control Toxic masculinity and Freddie FlintoffExpectations on our shapes and sizes, and role models And finally… what intuitive eating really means Books/names mentioned:The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonia Renee TaylorIntuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole Matt McGorry https://medium.com/@MattMcGorry***If you want to connect with Tiffany, you can find her on: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/CoachTiffanyRNLink to group program info: https://www.coachtiffanyrn.com/group-program.htmlWebsite: https://www.coachtiffanyrn.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachtiffanyrn/***Connect with me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. To book a FREE Discovery Session with me to find out how you can improve your nutrition without extreme workouts and unsustainable diets, click here: https://www.notadiet.co.ukSubscribe to Neighbourhood Nutritionist now to hear about other interesting nutrition topics! Please rate and review on wherever you're listening now. To get in touch with me, please send an email to hello@notadiet.co.uk
Today we have Gabby Villasenor (she/her) on the podcast today. Gabby is the founder of Fuelled by Feeling, an online membership program that focuses on empowering its members to move their bodies any way they want and to celebrate every good thing your body can do through movement, coaching and workshops! In this packed episode, we dove into how Gabby approaches life and shows up as her authentic self. From explaining why she created Fuelled By Feeling to walking us through her relatable and kick-ass personal life mantras, Gabby does everything her way and in her own time. Things that bring Gabby joy: kunye.co: https://www.instagram.com/kunye.co/ The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/books Find Gabby online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gvillasenor/ Fuelled by Feeling: https://www.fuelledbyfeeling.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuelledbyfeeling/ Find The Messy Middle Podcast online Website: https://www.saltdesignco.studio/messymiddlepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/messymiddlepod Email: messymiddlepod@saltdesignco.studio Find Salt Design Co. online Website: https://www.saltdesignco.studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saltdesigncompany Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaltDesignCompany
Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! It's a big week at TST! Sierra is at home resting up from surgery and we are welcoming Mariella as our producer! Marlees is joined by her amazing friend & mentor Melinda Barbosa, a youth worker and organizational consultant who we also discover is a reality tv expert. In Popstickle, we talk Lovecraft Country and the every day horrors we all experience. Marlees shares what she's discovered Pauly D, Cardi B, and Lauren Conrad have in common (and everyone is surprised when Mariella shares Pauly D's net worth). Marlees and Melinda discuss real housewives through the lens of friendship, race, feminism, and community (even if you aren't a viewer of real housewives - you will still enjoy this conversation!). We introduce a new segment - Mariella's TikTok Corner, and learn about DracoTok. Marlees is having a pandemic blues week but sticking with feeling emotions and naming them out loud. Melinda sticks with loving your body and self love as a radical act - she shares an amazing book recommendation for "The Body Is Not an Apology". Connect with Melinda (and start journaling) on her website at: https://www.melindabarbosa.com Lovecraft Country: https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country With Whit: Whitney Port/Lauren Conrad interview https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/with-whit/id1462706458?i=1000492085005 When Will a Reckoning on Racism Catch Up With Reality TV? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/style/bravo-real-housewives-race.html Tom Felton on DracoTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJUgNbQ4/ The Body is Not an Apology - Radical Self-Love for Everybody and Every Body https://thebodyisnotanapology.com Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestickythoughts/message
Episode #36 (Recorded 3 June 2020) Payment Links | Venmo & Paypal: Sonya Renee Taylor The DiDi Delgado sits with international Artist, Author, Activist and transformational leader Sonya Renee Taylor Via bit.ly/donefordidi. Sonya is the best-selling author of two books The Body Is Not an Apology and ”Celebrate Your Body and Its Changes Too”, and founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology, an international digital media and education company committed to radical self-love as the foundational tool of social justice, whose content reaches over 1 million people monthly. She has shared her work and activism across the US, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Brazil and the Netherlands. Sonya has been seen, heard, and read on HBO, BET, MTV, TV One, NPR, PBS, CNN, Oxygen Network, The New York Times, New York Magazine, MSNBC.com, Today.com, Huffington Post, Vogue Australia, Shape.com, Ms. Magazine and many more. She has shared stages with such luminaries as the late Amiri Baraka, Angela Davis, Sonia Sanchez and others. In 2016, Sonya was a guest of the Obama White House, where she spoke about TBINAA's work at the intersection of LGBTQIAA+ issues and disability justice. Sonya currently resides in New Zealand where she is an inaugural fellow in the Edmund Hilary Fellowship for global impact change makers. You can learn more about her radical self-love work at www.sonyareneetaylor.com and www.thebodyisnotanapology.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support
This week on the podcast, Tammi and Sondra talk about anti-racism. They talk about the decision to skip the release of a podcast during the Black Lives Matter protests for the first time in three years to take time to get quiet, listen and learn. They share about their own blind spots and shame around race but they also share what they are doing about it, including resources and actions they are taking. They have more questions than answers but are ready to open up a dialogue. This week Sondra and Tammi share items from their Unruffled Toolboxes: Sondra: (1) Anti-racism listening: Resmaa Menakem on On Being, Ibram X. Kendi on Unlocking Us, Austin Channing Brown on The Good Life Project; (2) Anti-racism reading: Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor, My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem; (3) Anti-racism learning: The Great Unlearn by Rachel Cargle, Roll Call by Austin Channing Brown. Tammi: (1) Anti-racism learning: Rachel Rodgers, Esq.; (2) Anti-racism reading: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad; and (3) Anti-racism watching: Dear White People series on Netflix.