Podcasts about body stories

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing.This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I'm joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be in the coaching client seat. Our hope is that listening in will spark your own exploration of your body story.

Hellooooooooooo and welcome back to a psychology mama's episode!If you grew up in the '90s or early 2000s, you probably remember it well — low-rise jeans, calorie-counting, and the constant message that thinness equaled beauty, success, and self-worth. Many of us internalised those messages before we even understood them. We learned to shrink ourselves — literally and figuratively — to fit into a version of ‘enough' that was never really about health or happiness.Now, as adults — and for some of us, as parents — we're starting to unlearn it. We're beginning to ask: What if our bodies were never the problem? What if we could break the cycle, not just for ourselves but for the next generation?Thinness was never the real goal — it was approval, love, and belonging. I don't want my child to grow up believing that her body is a problem to be solved.In this episode, we're diving into toxic body culture, the lingering effects of diet culture, the rise of the ‘almond mom,' and what it really means to raise children — and ourselves — in a world that still hasn't made peace with body diversity. I'm not just raising a child. I'm re-raising myself.This is personal, powerful, and deeply necessary. Let's talk about it.”You can find more of us here: Our Online Psychology practice: Did you know we have online appointments available with our amazing therapists Lisa or Maddie. Learn more here https://thepsychcollaborative.com.au The Thriving Therapists: To connect with a safe and supportive community of like-minded therapists, head to our Thriving Therapists Facebook group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/224252457083630/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvFOr find us on our Instagram: https://instagram.com/thethrivingtherapists?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==The Psychology Sisters Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thepsychologysisters/?hl=enThe Psych Collaborative instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thepsychcollaborative/?hl=enPlease note: this episode is for informational purposes only and does not replace personalised psychological advice.

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains some swearing.This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I'm joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be in the coaching client seat. Our hope is that listening in will spark your own exploration of your body story.

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and contains some swearing.This is the first in a new podcast series called The Body Stories with my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. Ali is a deeply experienced coach whose work sits at the intersection of food, psychology, and behaviour change. Ali holds multiple certifications in integrated nutrition, and her master's degree is in human behaviour. She has over a decade of work with clients and founded the ‘Truce with Food' coaching methodology. This work is Ali's love language!To give you some context for this episode: I first went to Weight Watchers aged 11, thus began my on-off ‘its complicated' situationship with the worst of bad boyfriends: diet culture. It's been hard won, but these days, I have an appreciative and compassionate relationship with my body, and I feel so free of diet mentality. I also have a complex heart condition, and losing body fat will reduce the burden on my heart. At age 51, I want to lose weight in order to build a strong body that my 81-year-old self will be so proud of. As I embark on this process of intentional weight loss, a lot of old stuff has come up. So far, this process has contained a lot of surprising realisations, story rewrites, and tentative healing.In this first episode, we set the scene for this ongoing conversation. We talk about: * Diet culture as “thin at all costs”* Feeling peace within our bodies* What does it mean to trust your appetite?* How I've changed my eating habits* Why restriction is different from deprivation* Doing the “good thing” vs actually feeling good* Finding satisfaction in our day-to-day* Letting go of the Weight Watchers “walk of shame”This podcast series was sparked by our private chats where Ali's support has been rich with insight. Our conversations felt so nourishing I invited Ali to make this a public chat.These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be in the coaching client seat. Our hope is that listening in will spark your own exploration of your body story.Mentioned in this Episode:* Connect with Ali here.* Ali's upcoming program: Your Emotional Eating Blueprint: Why Am I Eating This Now?* That Sugar Film Get full access to Courage & Spice at saspetherick.substack.com/subscribe

Send us a textWe are so grateful to Nicky for spending time with us and chatting about her body story, how she found balance in her life by exploring movement, and how her recent ADHD diagnosis helps her navigate her relationship to food and movement.Nicky, 44, is from Exeter and lives with her husband Chris. She has suddenly found a love for movement in the last few years and will happily rant on about diet culture for ages – we are so here for that, Nicky!! A member of Body Image Fitness, Nicky has been exploring intuitive movement and eating for a while now, and it has helped her advocate for herself better and understand that her weight doesn't equate to her health. She is an avid reader and has been very proactive in learning more about diet culture, the non-diet approach to well-being and how neurodivergence fits into the picture. We are incredibly grateful that she shared her insights and lived experience with us in the podcast. We loved recording this episode and learnt a lot from Nicky sharing her story. We hope you will, too!Here are a few links to resources we mentioned in our conversation:Balance and ADHDhttps://psychcentral.com/adhd/postural-sway-adhdhttps://coachbit.com/the-parent-bit/balance-exercises-an-alternative-treatment-for-adhdhttps://www.healthline.com/health/fitness/postural-sway-adhdhttps://bodyimagefitness.co.uk/Nicky's amazing yoga teacher Meg's Insta handlehttps://www.instagram.com/__yogawithmeg__?igsh=MWVxa3MxYjh2azMwZQ== Are you simply fed up with hating your body? Are you stuck in the 'earn and burn' cycle when it comes to exercise? You are not alone and your body is NOT the problem Please reach out if you would like some support. We both have limited slots for Intuitive Eating and Strength Coaching, so get in touch with Christine or with Ela.AND if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write us a short review. It would honestly mean the world. Love to you all, Ela & Christine x

Solo play, spicy bits, and…releasing! Renee Powers, Nora and Niba of The Feminist Book Club community, reveal unforgettable dating and sex experiences in which bodies surprised them. August recommends a sexy product in honor of each story.    The stories in this episode were originally released in September, 2019. Stay tuned next month for brand new stories!   Explore the latest specials at thepleasurechest.com! IG: @GirlBonerMedia  TikTok: @GirlBonerRadio  FB: @MyGirlBoner  augustmclaughlin.com/girlboner    patreon.com/girlboner   Hosted and produced by August McLaughlin  

Send us a Text Message.This series is about YOU.  YOUR body stories.  YOUR relationship to food and movement, YOUR dieting and un-dieting history and how you feel in the body you're in.Ela and I wanted to understand more about the issues you are dealing with when it comes to body acceptance,  intuitive eating and listening to your body.  How can we navigate a world where thinness is valued above all else and the fitness industry has become diet culture dressed in spandex!First up is Abi, who is a very valued member of the Body Image Fitness community (check out 'Thin Privilege, Oprah and Wearing the Damn Shorts' for my chat with Kim Stacey, founder of Body Image Fitness- the Non-diet, shame free fitness platform for ALL bodies. ) Abi is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for the NHS and is a very committed member of Body Image Fitness.   She likes to 'hang loose and talk bollocks' with her husband, loves comedy and loves to dance and lifting heavy stuff.  Abi has reclaimed the term fat for herself, and despite struggling with body image and confidence in the past, she is now a strong social justice and fat liberation advocate.Listen to HER story and as Bri Campos likes to say not her' journey' but her body image excavation.  Such a joy to chat with Abi and we'd love to know YOUR body story.   Are you feeling stuck in the 'earn and burn' cycle with your exercise routine, or as summer approaches, are you feeling self-conscious about wearing a swimsuit on the beach? Maybe you just want to stop worrying so much about food or how your body looks.You are not alone and your body is NOT the problem Please reach out if you would like some support. We both have limited slots for Intuitive Eating Coaching, so get in touch with Christine or with Ela.AND if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write us a short review. It would honestly mean the world. Love to you all, Ela & Christine x

Natalia welcomes back Ellie Roscher to talk about body stories and why it matters for us to learn our own and not just why but also HOW.  Links:  www.patreon.com/cafeteriachristian Ellie's website: www.ellieroscher.com Ellie's online community: www.plumwellness.com  Previous Episodes:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/239-tiny-things-and-holy-ground/id1422007489?i=1000627457949  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/embodiment-as-a-spiritual-practice/id1422007489?i=1000603083063  Embodied Path Part 1 : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-w-ellie-roscher-pt-1/id1422007489?i=1000586974702  Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-with-ellie-roscher-part-2-embodied-church/id1422007489?i=1000590690026  Part 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-embodied-path-with-ellie-roscher-pt-3/id1422007489?i=1000594710923

Mens Room Question: What is different about your body than most people? 

Mens Room Question: What is different about your body than most people? 

What if it was possible to get to the root of what is going on with your body and end the guessing game for good? What healing for your body is possible beyond your points of views and judgements? In today's episode, Heather gives you a behind the scenes look of a recent facilitation she did in a 3-Day Body Class! She also shares how you can choose to honor your body by learning its language that lays the foundation for creating lasting changes (you might not have thought was possible)! Mentioned In This Episode: Upcoming 3-Day Body Classes with Heather: heathernichols.com/events Heather's Links & Resources Website: heathernichols.com Facebook: facebook.com/heathernicholscf Instagram: instagram.com/heatherknichols YouTube: youtube.com/@heathernicholscf SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/heather-nichols-7 Telegram: heathernichols.com/telegram Access Consciousness AccessConsciousness.com/HeatherNichols

What if our bodies are evolving all of the time? (rather than aging and degenerating) To support our body's evolution, we have to receive communication with them in a different way to know what they need and are asking for. The key is to get present with your body and without any judgements! There are tools such as the Access Consciousness Body Processes and ESSE (Energetic Synthesis of Structural Embodiment) which facilitate greater communion with your body so you're not only out of pain but also show up in the world differently! Heather breaks down how these processes can work for you, and invites you to classes and private hands-on sessions so you can experience the magic for yourself! Mentioned In This Episode Energetic Synthesis of Structural Embodiment (ESSE): accessconsciousness.com/esse Bowspring Movement: bowspring.com Kinetix: thehumanfreedomproject.com/kinetix-academy Access Consciousness Body Processes: accessconsciousness.com/bodies Access Consciousness 3-Day Body Classes: accessconsciousness.com/3daybodyclass Private Sessions with Heather: heathernichols.com/sessions Private Intensives with Heather: heathernichols.com/privateintensive Heather's Links & Resources Website: heathernichols.com Facebook: facebook.com/heathernicholscf Instagram: instagram.com/heatherknichols YouTube: youtube.com/@heathernicholscf SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/heather-nichols-7 Telegram: heathernichols.com/telegram Access Consciousness AccessConsciousness.com/HeatherNichols

Have you heard about the magic of fascia? Fascia is a connective tissue that holds the structural patterns of your body. What you might not know is that it also holds your creative patterns and limitations in place… Changing your fascial patterns can change your nervous system and overall physiology. In today's episode, Heather breaks down how she was able to connect to her nervous system through a movement technique called Bowspring and have out of the world increases in her creativity that could not be explained! Mentioned In This Episode The Bowspring Method: bowspring.com Paris Latka: iamhealth.health Desi Springer: bowspring.com Heather's Links & Resources Website: heathernichols.com Facebook: facebook.com/heathernicholscf Instagram: instagram.com/heatherknichols YouTube: youtube.com/@heathernicholscf SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/heather-nichols-7 Telegram: heathernichols.com/telegram Access Consciousness AccessConsciousness.com/HeatherNichols

We're getting personal today and sharing our own food and body stories. While they have definitely been more straight forward than many, we've had our ups and downs, missteps and learnings along the way. We firmly believe that our past experiences shape our present day thoughts, feelings and behaviours so it's important to understand and appreciate where we have come from to help move forward in the direction that we want our food and body story to go in the future. Doors to our first ever online course are now open! Click here to find out more and use the code 'NDWPOD" to get 20% off the full price.

On today's episode, Cristina interviews Nicola Haggett; a body liberationist, coach, & mentor whose work focuses on supporting folks to move beyond body positivity to unlearn body shame, reconnect to their body, and intentionally practice their way towards a world where each of us has more safety, compassion, and joy in our body. They discuss...

In this not-so-very-Christmasy episode we welcome two American and one British explorer to tell us a sad story each of finding a dead body while exploring abandoned locations. Coming across this "discovery" isn't something we wish to anybody and each of them dealt with it in his own way. Each takes us to a different location. With Ben James we visit London. Max Boncina takes us to Paris and with Urbex Ninja we end up in Flint, Michigan. Every story is tragic, dark and morbid. Links: Instagram: places_forgotten (Ben James), karmacula Urbex Ninja, max.bon (Max Boncina) Articles: - Daughter ‘traumatised' as mum's body remains in mortuary two years after her death - Man found crushed to death inside an abandoned funeral home Chasing Bandos Podcast is available on chasingbandospodcast.com or your favourite podcasting app. Check out the pictures of our guest on Instagram at chasingbandospod.  You can get in contact by email: contact@gregabandoned.com  Support us by purchasing Abandoned China book - fascinating journey into incredible abandoned locations all over China! Why 'urbex explorers' don't share exact locations here: gregabandoned.com/urbex Intro song is Watcha Gon' Do is performed by Chris Shards [EPIDEMIC SOUND MUSIC LICENSE]. Rapid fire round background songs are: Greaser by TrackTribe and a tune composed by New Jersey explorer dragonboyac.  Viewer discretion announcement at the beginning of the episode was done by Adrian Wunderler-Selby.

This episode will air on Thanksgiving Day. It's a perfect time to thank you so much for listening! I'm grateful for you and for your interest in this material.  Today we cover aspects of our body which can translate into aspects of our being, as I let you in on a recent discovery I had while in a 3-day intensive yoga training.  We use an infinity symbol with three different aspects I ask you to imagine: on the left is MOBILITY. On the right is STABILITY. Right in the middle where they cross is STABILITY. As I was practicing and learning more about therapeutic approaches to classic asana, my body was hit with the realization that I had been so busy working on my mobility that I was completely neglecting the strength side of the equation. Thus, there is a lack of stability in what I'm doing now because I haven't spent much time on strengthening myself, which ultimately leads to greater resilience in my being.  The body can serve as a metaphor often for what we are doing in our lives, and this one really made the lightbulb go on. I've been running away from challenges that might bring me face to face with rejection, because I wanted to hang out in my safe zone (which is mobility for me, and my busy mind).  I use the metaphor of distance running and my experience with that to demonstrate the slow process of working up to more and more challenging goals (and we all have personal preferences about what is meaningful to us). As a long distance runner, I started with 5ks, then upleveled to 5-milers, 10ks, and 10-milers. I didn't start off wanting to run a half marathon or even a marathon. I have completed one marathon and over 20 half-marathons. It really didn't seem that hard after a while.  At the end of the episode, I ask the following questions for you to consider in your own life. Maybe you think about these on a walk, or maybe you take the time to journal them out:  In what areas in your life do you lack mobility? In what areas, is mobility a little greater than you might want?  Are there areas in life where you may be shying away from things that build your strength and resilience? Are you hanging out in your safety zone rather than your growth zone? Avoiding some risks that feel scary? What about your stability? For those of you who like experimentation and creativity, do you have a source of income that helps you achieve these goals?  Or is the opposite true? Do you have a job that feels stable, but you are veering on stagnation, because it's not challenging you in the right ways? Next episode will address some different approaches to these issues, and some thoughts about I like to approach the different aspects.  Resources Mentioned: Yoga North Tula Yoga & Wellness *** Support for this podcast comes from readers of Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven, from clients, and from listeners like you. If you feel like you could benefit from a private coaching session, here's the link to schedule with me.  To join our community for future LIVE or virtual events, sign up here. *** Music credit: https://www.melodyloops.com/composers/ihsandincer/ Cover art credit: https://www.natalyakolosowsky.com/    

Mover and author Andrea joins me to talk experiential anatomy, BMC, “energy”, embodied writing, body stories, the writing process, the power of place, chaotic times, the generations of embodiment teachers, travelling and a wonderful embodied experience. A wise, beautiful elder. ANDREA OLSEN, writer, performer, and interdisciplinary educator, is the author of four books, BodyStories, Body and Earth, The Place of Dance, and Moving Between Worlds. She is a professor emerita of dance at Middlebury College in Vermont, USA and was visiting faculty at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California. She performs and teaches internationally and is a certified teacher of qigong.  Website https://andrea-olsen.com/ Social media https://www.facebook.com/andrea.olsen.566) Books and Publications https://andrea-olsen.com/publications/ From Fear to the Sublime: Art Making and the Environment (TEDxMonterey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmw2ZbLV-Hc) You may also enyoy episodes: Gabor Maté https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-embodiment-podcast/id1284562064?i=1000571555387 Ann Betz https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-embodiment-podcast/id1284562064?i=1000565756504        

This episode explores my story as far as the food and body image struggles I developed in my early teens and that am still journeying to understand.  Since I'll be hosting my first guest (Dr. Ashley White, creator of Responsive Eating) in episode 24, I wanted to explore this topic that feels a little vulnerable to me, but is also something that I believe clients and listeners can benefit from hearing. Please be advised if you have struggled with eating disorders that this may trigger some recognition for you. I end the podcast with self-compassion and self-acceptance as the first steps to healing our food and body stories. I encourage you to seek advice from a trained professional if you are experiencing stress in this area. More about Doctor Ashley White's Responsive Eating Program can be found at this link.  And if you're interested in my book, Unleash, Unlearn, and Enliven, it can be found at Amazon, Bookshop.org, and other online retailers, or in pdf format on my webpage.  Thanks for listening! Be well.       

Horrifying Dead Body Stories

Mens Room Question: When did your body cause you great embarrassment? 

Mens Room Question: When did your body cause you great embarrassment? 

Mens Room Question: How did you find out that _______ and your body do not mix? 

Mens Room Question: How did you find out that _______ and your body do not mix? 

Mens Room Question: Because of my body, I couldn't or can't do ______

Mens Room Question: Because of my body, I couldn't or can't do ______

Choosing Fear To Drop Into Presence with Tyler Rolling   In this episode we talked about: (03:24) Tyler's Journey (06:56) Body Stories (08:56) Tyler's Most Miracle Moment (13:15) Inner Knowing and Psychic Awareness (15:01) Drop the Fear  (18:43) Choose to Step in (20:20) Your Soul's Calling (28:27) Remembering Who I am   "There's a certain calculated risk that we get to take in life.” -Rae Irelan   Connect with Rae: Receive your free gift, the 2021 Integration Journal Prompts!  https://www.raeirelan.com/integrate-2021  Join the Queen Freedom FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291492482050794  Find me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/raeirelan  Website: www.raeirelan.com      "Let go of your agenda, surrender to the present moment and you'll see the beauty that life has for us.” -Tyler Rolling   "Dreaming is all about possibilities, giving yourself permission to go into what could happen, feeling those possibilities, seeing what they look like and being open to receiving it right from the universe.” -Tyler Rolling   Connect with Tyler: https://www.tylerrollingrd.com  Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerrollingrd  Find Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.rolling.rd 

We love weird bodies on this show. We've compiled our favourite body-related stories from 2021 in a bumper body edition of Kate Tim & Joel. We kick it off with the woman who went viral for having a giant middle finger, like, huge. Then it's onto the woman who climaxed she could climax using only her mind, and we asked our listeners where they had the Big ‘O'. Who could forget the man who put an eel up his bum to cure his constipation? Not us. We chat about the man with the world's largest nose, you know what they say about big noses… Then it's another insertion story when a man popped some kidney beans up his urethra. And that's the Body Edition of Kate, Tim & Joel! We're back live on January 24, 2022, but in the meantime we're dropping some special podcasts every Monday and Wednesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily Bernard (American literature scholar and author) dives into Passing, the Rebecca Hall (Netflix) film based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen, and talks about how the characters Clare Kendra's and Irene Redfield's struggles for identity and belonging mirror tensions about race, class, and sex that continue today. Passing, starring Ruth Negga (Clare) and Tessa Thompson (Irene), takes place in 1920s New York City where a Black woman finds her world upended when she reconnects by chance with a childhood friend who's passing as white. Emily Bernard wrote the introduction for the 2018 Penguin Books release of Nella Larsen's Passing. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Emily Bernard is the Julian Lindsay Green and Gold Professor of English at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Her first book, Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her most recent book, Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine, won the 2020 LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. Passing is available on Netflix (with a subscription) Emily Bernard's website More information --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historicaldramasisters/support

Emily Bernard is an author and professor. She holds a B.A. and Ph. D. in American Studies from Yale University. Her most recent book is the essay collection Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine.In this wide-ranging conversation, Emily speaks on motherhood, fear, forgiveness, rejecting shame and staying true to who you are as an artist. We also dive deep into having “the blues” - and I truly think it was the most joyful conversation on depression I've ever had!Emily radiates kindness, and is just a remarkable person. This episode was audio produced by Aaron Moring. Music is by Madisen Ward.

“Critical race theory” is the newest front in the culture wars, and conservative activists are intent on making Vermont one of its battlegrounds. At least 16 states with Republican-led legislatures or Republican governors are considering or have signed into law bills to limit the teaching of critical race theory, which, simply stated, considers how racism has been a powerful force in American history that has disadvantaged Black people and other people of color. About 100 residents packed a church in Essex Center, Vt., on May 28 to hear speakers denounce critical race theory, which they claimed was being taught in the Essex-Westford schools. The school district denies this. Liz Cady, a newly elected member of the Essex-Westford school board, labeled the theory “downright dangerous” and compared the Black Lives Matter movement to Nazism. Cady did not respond to an interview request for this program. Across the street at another church, members of the student-led Social Justice Union at Essex High School talked about the anti-racism work that students have been pursuing. “This is about racism. It is not complicated,” asserts Emily Bernard, the Julian Lindsay Green and Gold Professor of English at the University of Vermont. “Critical race theory is not coming to get you.” “There is a pocket of people in this country who are afraid of their ideas being challenged,” says Bernard. “There are people who were afraid of the telephone. They thought it would destroy society…. So this resistance, this fear, this hysteria is not new.” Bernard's latest book is Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine, which won the Christopher Isherwood Prize for autobiographical prose at the 2020 L.A. Times book prize competition. Last year, Bernard was named a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow, a prestigious $200,000 award given to scholars who are working on “important and enduring issues confronting our society." “We are not going to end racism through your feelings," Bernard insists. "We have to end it by the work that you do and the work that you undo.”

Emily Bernard is the the Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor of English at the University of Vermont and an award winning author. In this episode, we explore the concept of vulnerability, a powerful theme present throughout her latest book Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine. Episode Resources Emily Bernard’s website Why I Finally Forgave My Fathers Mistress by Emily Bernard Episode Question What does vulnerability mean to you? What are some of the ways you incorporate vulnerability into your life? Who are you able to be vulnerable with? What is the purpose of vulnerability? What makes you feel powerful? Is feeling powerful important to you? What story are you writing about yourself?

Each episode features one woman's running journey through a time of bodily change. The season features athletes from around the world and of differing levels of ability and interest. The one common thread is a love of running long distances, marathons and more. The first episode launches February 24. Follow Strides Forward on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StridesForwardFollow Strides Forward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stridesforward/Follow host Cherie Turner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clouiseturner/Learn more at StridesForwardpodcast.com

My Effing Desk: S1 E1Author + Illustrator Elly Lonon: Do The Thing That's On FireAuthor and illustrator Elly Lonon discusses embracing imperfection, art as a tool for healing, and how the pandemic has changed the way she creates.Take the listener survey!Support the Podcast on Patreon!Elly's websiteElly on Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramFind out where to buy Elly's graphic novel, Amongst the Liberal EliteUkulele graphic pieceLink to the Ira Glass quote we referencedBlack is The Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine  by Emily Bernard*Enjoying the show? Take a minute to rate it and leave a review so new listeners can find it!Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Pinterest. Learn more at www.myeffingdeskpodcast.comGet in touch at myeffingdeskpodcast@gmail.com *Amazon affiliate linkTags: Elly Lonon, creativity, motherhood, writing, drawing, celebrating failure Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/myeffingdeskpodcast )

Intuitive Eating, Movement and Food Freedom.  In today's Body Stories we are chatting to health blogger, personal trainer, and Intuitive Eating advocate Molly Williams. After a restrictive and difficult relationship with food and exercise in the past, Molly discovered food freedom through Intuitive Eating. Molly now uses her online presence to champion an intuitive approach to food, physical fitness, and mental health. So that others too can learn about the benefits of a more sustainable, flexible, and self-compassionate approach to food and fitness. Molly was recently shortlisted for Best New and Noteworthy Blog' at the HBC Health Blog Awards. Health blogger and Intuitive Eating and Movement advocate Molly Williams.   You can learn more about Intuitive Movement in our coaching session Find Movement You Enjoy. You can read Molly's blog at https://mollyjoy.home.blog/ and follow her on Instagram at @moll_eatsandlifts

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss By Force Alone, The Shame, Zo, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Hawk by James Patterson and A House is a Body: Stories by Shruti Swamy. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife by Ariel Sabar Luster by Raven Lelani Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland The Shame by Makenna Goodman Zo: A Novel by Xander Miller WHAT WE’RE READING: Lobizona by Romina Garber The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale

Emily Bernard's latest book of essays, Black is the Body: Stories from my Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine, was named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR and received the LA Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. …

Emily Bernard's latest book of essays, Black is the Body: Stories from my Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine, was named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR and received the LA Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. …

An excerpt from Week Three of the Embodiment Project, which focuses on movement.  How do the habits of our movement express the dominant stories of ourselves and our culture.  How do we meet with the less heard, or subjugated, stories that show up so often in our tensions and discomforts in a way that admits…

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Debie Thomas. Essay by Debie Thomas: *Unless I See* for Sunday, 19 April 2020; book review by Dan Clendenin: *Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine* by Emily Bernard (2019); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Bird Brain* (2017); poem selected by Debie Thomas: *On Belief in the Physical Resurrection of Jesus* by Denise Levertov.

Well world is has come to this Bill and Chris are doing a skype show. We dont miss shows and this lockdown is no different. Reviews of John Carpenter's Body Bags and Deadtime Stories Vol 2.   

– Lucky 13th Readalong – Go, Went, Gone – Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HEREOur conversation about the book will air on May 26th– Currently Reading –The Odyssey – Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (CW)the audio version by Clare Danes can be found hereThis Town Sleeps – Dennis E. Staples (EF)– Just Read –A Good Marriage: A Novel – Kimberly McCreight (EF) release date May 5, 2020My Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious Terrorists – Tracy Walder, Jessica Anya Blau (CW)Lakewood – Megan Giddings release date March 24, 2020The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel – Grady Hendrix (CW) release date April 7, 2020See his website to see his other booksThe Red Lotus – Chris Bohjalian (EF) release date March 17, 2020The End of Your Life Book Club – Will Schwalbe (CW)From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home – Tembi Locke (EF) (audio)Old Mrs. Harris – Willa CatherPart of the Willa Cather Short Story Project on Chris’s Blog– Biblio Adventures –Emily visited Broadside Bookshop in Northampton, MAChris and Emily went on a joint jaunt to Northshire Bookstore in Manchester to celebrate the release of Simone St James’s new book The Sun Down Motel where she was in conversation with Jennifer McMahon. They also did some Shirley Jackson fangirling in North Bennington on the way, including the John G. McCullough Free Library.Emily had a couch Biblio Adventure watching Oprah’s Vision 2020 Tour with Michelle ObamaChris visited the Jefferson Market Library and the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library in New York City.– Upcoming Jaunts –March 7 – Nationwide anniversary celebrations of the Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch March 15 – Chris Bohjalian will be at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NHOn May 9, 2020 we will be co-hosting Kimberly McCreight with BOOK CLUB on the Go at Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor, CT. You can preorder the book here.– Upcoming Reads –A Small Thing to Want – Shuly X. Cawood (EF) release date May 3, 2020Girl, Woman, Other – Bernadine Evaristo (EF)Black is the Body: Stories of My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and My Time – Emily Bernard (CW)The Lost Book of Adana Moreau – Michael Zapata (CW)– Conversation with Ashley Olson from the National Willa Cather Center –https://www.willacather.org/You can donate to the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future here– Also Mentioned –Reading Envy podcastImmortal Life of Henrietta LacksThe Handmaid’s TaleThe Impossible FortressBrené BrownYear of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own PersonNikki McClureThe InvitedThe Librarian Is In podcastPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle!We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

This week Alice and Kim talk Black History Month nonfiction reads for your TBR shelf. This episode is sponsored by Random House and the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. Nonfiction News The Guardian: “Whitechapel mural will celebrate the lives of Jack the Ripper’s victims” New Books Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America’s Most Dangerous Cults by Mitch Weiss, Holbrook Mohr The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage by Mara Hvistendahl A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home, ed. By Nicole Chung, Menshah Demary Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb Black History Month Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittany Cooper A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine by Emily Bernard One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson Reading Now KIM: The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez ALICE: Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell CONCLUSION You can find us on SOCIAL MEDIA – @itsalicetime and @kimthedork RATE AND REVIEW on Apple Podcasts so people can find us more easily, and subscribe so you can get our new episodes the minute they come out.

Episode Ninety Six Show Notes KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine– Currently Reading –The End of Your Life Book Club – Will Schwalbe (CW)From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home – Tembi Locke (EF)The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel – Grady Hendrix (CW) release date April 7, 2020A Good Marriage: A Novel – Kimberly McCreight (EF) release date May 5, 2020– Just Read –Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know – Malcolm Gladwell (EF) (audio)The Sun Down Motel – Simone St. James (CW) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb (CW)My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strouth (CW)Chris DNF’d: River – Esther Kinsky, Iain Galbraith (translator) Blood Countess (A Ldy Slayers Novel) – Lana Popovic– Biblio Adventures –We went on a joint jaunt to see the Broadway production of My Name is Lucy Barton based on the book by Elizabeth Strout.Chris visited the New York Public Library and worked in the Dewitt Wallace Periodical Room before the play and also visited Books KinokuniyaEmily took Aunt Ellen and the Gentleman Caller to McNally Jackson where she purchased two books:Black is the Body: Stories of My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and My Time – Emily BernardNight Theater – Vikram Paralkar– Upcoming Jaunts –May 1-2 – Booktopia 2020 at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT– Conversation with Dafydd Wood from Northshire Bookstore –Here is the newsletter that shares everything you need to know about Booktopia 2020. Or, you can see the list of books and authors that will be featured on the website HERE.Note: You need to purchase tickets before you can receive the 20% discount.Facebook Fans of Booktopia pageDafydd also mentions:The Guest Book: A Novel – Sarah BlakeWho is Vera Kelly? – Rosalie Knecht– 12th Readalong discussion– Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE. Sloan Croasley NY Times reviewNew Yorker profile on Olga by author Ruth FranklinWilliam Blake poem Proverbs of HellThe book has been made into a film titled: Pokot (Spoor)– Also Mentioned –Bryan at Still an Unfinished Person BlogAmerican Dirt – Jeanine CumminsThe Street – Ann PetryPassing – Nella LarsenPhillis WheatleyAttica LockeSee more about Kimberly McCreight’s novels HERERevisionist History podcastSee more about Elizabeth Strout’s novels HERE Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder – Caroline FraserReading Envy podcastPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

Nella Larsen's gripping 1929 novel Passing recounts the fateful encounter, first on a fancy Chicago hotel rooftop restaurant on a sweltering August afternoon and later in New York City, of two women who grew up together and then lost touch, and who can pass from being black to white, and back again -- with devastating moral and social consequences. The book examines the American mythology of race, and its real-world effects, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and during a time when racial segregation regulated the lives of all Americans and severely disadvantaged African-Americans in nearly all aspects of existence. Many people chose to escape this injustice by 'passing' for white, which gave Larsen the idea to examine race and racism in a powerful work of fiction. I spoke with Professor Emily Bernard, Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor at the University of Vermont and the author of many award-winning books, including: Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten; Some of My Best Friends: Writers on Interracial Friendship; Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs; Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White, and the 2019 Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine. Uli Baer is a professor at New York University. He is also the host of the excellent podcast "Think About It" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nella Larsen's gripping 1929 novel Passing recounts the fateful encounter, first on a fancy Chicago hotel rooftop restaurant on a sweltering August afternoon and later in New York City, of two women who grew up together and then lost touch, and who can pass from being black to white, and back again -- with devastating moral and social consequences. The book examines the American mythology of race, and its real-world effects, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and during a time when racial segregation regulated the lives of all Americans and severely disadvantaged African-Americans in nearly all aspects of existence. Many people chose to escape this injustice by 'passing' for white, which gave Larsen the idea to examine race and racism in a powerful work of fiction. I spoke with Professor Emily Bernard, Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor at the University of Vermont and the author of many award-winning books, including: Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten; Some of My Best Friends: Writers on Interracial Friendship; Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs; Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White, and the 2019 Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine. Uli Baer is a professor at New York University. He is also the host of the excellent podcast "Think About It" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nella Larsen's gripping 1929 novel Passing recounts the fateful encounter, first on a fancy Chicago hotel rooftop restaurant on a sweltering August afternoon and later in New York City, of two women who grew up together and then lost touch, and who can pass from being black to white, and back again -- with devastating moral and social consequences. The book examines the American mythology of race, and its real-world effects, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and during a time when racial segregation regulated the lives of all Americans and severely disadvantaged African-Americans in nearly all aspects of existence. Many people chose to escape this injustice by 'passing' for white, which gave Larsen the idea to examine race and racism in a powerful work of fiction. I spoke with Professor Emily Bernard, Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor at the University of Vermont and the author of many award-winning books, including: Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten; Some of My Best Friends: Writers on Interracial Friendship; Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs; Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White, and the 2019 Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine. Uli Baer is a professor at New York University. He is also the host of the excellent podcast "Think About It" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nella Larsen's gripping 1929 novel Passing recounts the fateful encounter, first on a fancy Chicago hotel rooftop restaurant on a sweltering August afternoon and later in New York City, of two women who grew up together and then lost touch, and who can pass from being black to white, and back again -- with devastating moral and social consequences. The book examines the American mythology of race, and its real-world effects, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and during a time when racial segregation regulated the lives of all Americans and severely disadvantaged African-Americans in nearly all aspects of existence. Many people chose to escape this injustice by 'passing' for white, which gave Larsen the idea to examine race and racism in a powerful work of fiction. I spoke with Professor Emily Bernard, Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor at the University of Vermont and the author of many award-winning books, including: Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten; Some of My Best Friends: Writers on Interracial Friendship; Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs; Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White, and the 2019 Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine. Uli Baer is a professor at New York University. He is also the host of the excellent podcast "Think About It" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

On the podcast this week we’re sharing: :: Practice notes -- something we learned from our practice this week :: On this week’s episode Liz and Anna talk about where their body stories come from :: A resource we love :: And, our gratitude for the week! Show notes: www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/where-our-body-stories-come-from

On the podcast this week we’re sharing: :: Practice notes — something we learned from our practice this week :: On this week’s episode Liz and Anna talk about the ups and downs of their body stories and discuss the ways the ways they bring themselves back when they find themselves in a body funk! :: A resource we love :: And, our gratitude for the week! Show notes: www.curvyyoga.com/podcast/the-ups-and-downs-of-our-body-stories

Emily Bernard was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a B. A. and Ph. D. in American Studies from Yale University. Her work has appeared in The American Scholar, The Boston Globe Magazine, Creative Nonfiction, Green Mountains Review, Oxtford American, Ploughshares, The New Republic, and theatlantic.com. Her essay collection is called Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For June, Kendra, Autumn, and Jaclyn discuss books that feature working class stories. You can find the full version of the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript, on website. Things MentionedThe Stella PrizeReading Women Month!Jaclyn’s BookTube ChannelInterview with Elizabeth CatteWest Virginia University Press Books MentionedAppalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy edited by Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarrollBlack is the New White by Nakkiah Lui (AU, Allen & Unwin)Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn WardHeartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah SmarshGhost Wall by Sarah MossThe Affairs of the Falcóns by Melissa Rivero Currently ReadingThe Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos (translated from French by Hildegarde Serle)Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine by Emily BernardAn Unrestored Woman by Shobha Rao CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine is Emily Bernard’s latest book. It is illuminating in its vulnerability, its honesty - and its frank examination of race and being female in our ever challenging society.

Nella Larsen's gripping 1929 novel Passing recounts the fateful encounter, first on a fancy Chicago hotel rooftop restaurant on a sweltering August afternoon and later in New York City, of two women who grew up together and then lost touch, and who can pass from being black to white, and back again -- with devastating moral and social consequences. The book examines the American mythology of race, and its real-world effects, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and during a time when racial segregation regulated the lives of all Americans and severely disadvantaged African-Americans in nearly all aspects of existence. Many people chose to escape this injustice by 'passing' for white, which gave Larsen the idea to examine race and racism in a powerful work of fiction. I spoke with Professor Emily Bernard, Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor at the University of Vermont and the author of many award-winning books, including: Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten; Some of My Best Friends: Writers on Interracial Friendship; Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs; Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in Black and White, and the 2019 Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine.

BODY STORIES Everybody tells stories. This episode focuses on the stories your body tells, often without your conscious knowledge. Are you ready to explore your body stories? It’s important to become aware of the messages your body transmits to the world because those messages are more powerful than your words. You can be a good speaker with unconscious body language that contradicts your words. People will respond to and believe the body language because it speaks directly to their unconscious minds. These are some of the dangerous signals that your body may transmit that can undermine even a well prepared presentation: Arrogance Distant and cold Angry Afraid You will learn to identify common body gestures that can stand between you and your audience: Arms folded on chest Holding fingers of one hand with your other hand Hands in pockets You will discover three powerful resources to help you strengthen your communication by raising your awareness of your body stories. They are: Neutral Masks – created by Jacques Lecoq, a famous mime and acting teacher who used masks to reveal the messages behind physical gestures Unique Forms of Continuity in Space – a bronze sculpture that captures the power and dynamic forces of the human body; it was created by Umberto Boccioni Moment Before Exercise to give your presentations a powerful opening Listen to this episode repeatedly and practice the techniques I offer you quickly become a more compelling communicator.

Tennessee native Emily Bernard is intimately familiar with, and endlessly fascinated by, the “complexities and paradoxes” of growing up as a person of color in the American South. She captures her insights and takeaways in the much anticipated essay anthology Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine. In […]

Tennessee native Emily Bernard is intimately familiar with, and endlessly fascinated by, the “complexities and paradoxes” of growing up as a person of color in the American South. She captures her insights and takeaways in the much anticipated essay anthology Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine. In an advance review for the […]

Emily Bernard has offered her essays to The American Scholar since 2005, when we published “Teaching the N-Word.” She's written a lot of essays since then, essays that prove their etymology: the French word essayer—to try. She tries on different ways of thinking about what it means to be black, or the mother of daughters adopted from Ethiopia, or married to a white man, or the American daughter of a Trinidadian father. She joins us on the podcast to sort through the questions—and some of the answers—that form the heart of her new collection, Black Is the Body.Go beyond the episode:Emily Bernard’s Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and MineRead her essays in The American Scholar: “Teaching the N-Word,” “Interstates,” “Scar Tissue,” and a bonus from our archives about friendship, “Fired.”Tune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emily Bernard has offered her essays to The American Scholar since 2005, when we published “Teaching the N-Word.” She's written a lot of essays since then, essays that prove their etymology: the French word essayer—to try. She tries on different ways of thinking about what it means to be black, or the mother of daughters adopted from Ethiopia, or married to a white man, or the American daughter of a Trinidadian father. She joins us on the podcast to sort through the questions—and some of the answers—that form the heart of her new collection, Black Is the Body.Go beyond the episode:Emily Bernard’s Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and MineRead her essays in The American Scholar: “Teaching the N-Word,” “Interstates,” “Scar Tissue,” and a bonus from our archives about friendship, “Fired.”Tune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss We Cast a Shadow, Deep Creek, Notes on a Nervous Planet, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Flare Up by Shannon Stacey, and Doubleday, publishers of The Plotters by Un-su Kim. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: We Cast a Shadow: A Novel by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston The Falconer: A Novel by Dana Czapnik Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine by Emily Bernard 99 Percent Mine: A Novel by Sally Thorne Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig Devotions by Mary Oliver What we're reading: Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams More books out this week: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Spin by Lamar Giles Come Find Me by Megan Miranda The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets by Feminista Jones All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf by Katharine Smyth Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett At the Wolf's Table: A Novel by Rosella Postorino and Leah Janeczko Ransacker (Berserker) by Emmy Laybourne The End of Loneliness: A Novel by Benedict Wells and Charlotte Collins Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow (Scholastic Focus) by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Tonya Bolden I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck: An Everyman’s Guide to a Meaningful Life by John Kim House of Stone: A Novel by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma Meena Meets Her Match by Karla Manternach and Rayner Alencar Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig WeirDo (WeirDo #1) by Anh Do The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation by Jodie Patterson The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett M. Davis Reckoning of Fallen Gods: A Tale of the Coven by R.A. Salvatore The Plotters: A Novel by Un-su Kim The Cerulean by Amy Ewing The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff Golden Child: A Novel by Claire Adam Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber 41 Reasons I'm Staying In: A Celebration of Introverts by Hallie Heald The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World by Anthony McCarten Battlepug: The Compugdium by Mike Norton (Author, Artist), Allen Passalaqua (Artist), David Dunstan (Artist) Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib Some Girls Bind (Ya Verse) by Rory James

It's Saturday night and we are SNOWED IN, folks! I'm liquored up on grandpa's secret cough syrup and spilling all kinds of stories I will surely regret tomorrow, but who knows if tomorrow is even going to happen?! It's a Snowmageddonpocolypse out there and there's no time for nice-ities. I accidentally spill the beans on a recent i-shit-my-pants story and other thrilling bodily adventures! So batten down the hatches and keep the spiked hot cocoa coming, it's story time!

Charly Wenzel is a dancer, choreographer and virtual reality filmmaker. You may be able to tell from her accent that she’s originally from Germany. She moved to New York nearly 15 years ago to continue to study dance. It was there at the Alvin Ailey School that Charly met Teresa Fellion who you may remember from Episode 25. Charly danced for Teresa in the early days of Teresa’s company. After a few years exploring other creative venues including film, Charly joined forces with Teresa once again. Charly recognizes both her and Teresa’s styles have evolved over time making their collaborative efforts richer and more exciting. She currently works as the rehearsal director for Body Stories: Teresa Fellion Dance. Charly Wenzel is a big fan of immersive art. She currently performs in Third Rail Projects' immersive dance theatre piece, Then She Fell. The long-running performance piece moves the audience from room to room to meet different characters in the story. Then She Fell is based on the writings and life of Lewis Carroll and his interactions with Alice Liddell. Charly Wenzel just started working on a new piece for Body Stories set to premier in December at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, New York. Starting a dance piece from scratch begins with experimenting in the studio where the artists must imagine audience reactions while creating movement that tells a story. According to Charly, an immersive show gives performers an intimate experience with the audience. Charly believes audience intimacy helped her develop her skills directing dancers because anything can happen. An audience member who interacts with storytellers becomes part of the performance rather than passively watching a show. Cynthia Hennon Marino talked about this as well in Episode 41. In addition to live performance, Charly experiments with the storytelling possibilities of film. Her independent dance films use location, angles, and the ability to move in and out with a lens. Charly collaborates with a film director to create clear story focus. In filmmaking, as in theatre, each artist brings a skill set to the medium that makes it more exciting. Her film projection designs for Body Stories created a conversation between the live performers onstage and the images on screen. Currently, Charly is working on an immersive virtual reality dance piece on film. According to Charly, film festivals focusing on virtual reality films are creating a demand for experiential viewing. In virtual reality filming, the camera shoots 360 degrees. It creates some challenges as the 360 view can reveal crew members, equipment, and things you might ordinarily be able to avoid. The compelling part of virtual reality filming is that it creates choice for the audience. A 360 director must account for audience choice while shooting. Concise Advice from the Interview: 9 Keep your overall vision for a performance clear 8 Good ideas are like a ingredients that you can come back to or choose not to use 7 Every project helps you grow as an artist 6 Surround yourself with people you can learn from 5 Find people who want to work together to achieve a common goal 4 Keep an open mind 3 Find your own voice by immersing yourself in your art 2 Don’t worry about what you think people want to see 1 Stay true to your voice Check out the blog, SallyPAL.com, for articles and podcast episodes. You, too, can be a Sally PAL! Don’t forget, Emile and I will be at New York’s Town Stages with a live feed on Wednesday, August 8 starting at 2pm EST. Join me and Emile to celebrate one year of SallyPAL and performing arts “in the greatest city in the world!” The link for the August 8 live feed is: https://youtu.be/_lXNAtZiIvM. Thank you for following, sharing, subscribing, reviewing, joining, & thank you for listening. If you’re downloading and listening on your drive to work, or falling asleep to my live feed like my sister will, let me know you’re out there. Storytelling through performance is the most important thing we do as a culture. That’s why I encourage you to share your stories because you’re the only one with your particular point of view. And SallyPAL is here with resources, encouragement, and a growing community of storytellers. All the stories ever expressed once lived only in someone’s imagination… Now… Stay true to your voice!

Intro: Do you own a business, lead a team, manage a family? If so, today’s podcast is going to blow your socks off! How you can use stories to align everyone in the same vision of who you are and what you stand for? How you can use stories to define your brand and your values. Now you can lead with the most enjoyable medium in the human quiver of communication! Stories! Body: Stories are our lives in language. Welcome to the Love Your Story podcast. I’m Lori Lee, and I’m excited for our future together of telling stories, evaluating our own stories, and lifting ourselves and others to greater places because of our control over our stories. This podcast is about empowerment and giving you, the listener, ideas to work with in making your stories work for you. Power serves you best when you know how to us it. This month has been a fun and exciting launch for the Love Your Story podcast because each episode has focused on different aspects of the power of stories. In episode one we discussed how stories are fluid creatures and can be reframed to serve us better. In episode two we became the hero of our own stories and talked about the heroes journey. This week we are going to be looking at some absolutely amazing story ideas for leaders. Next week we’ll be looking at one of the funnest research projects I have done, and discuss how story revealed an amazing insight into how we can manage risk. So, let’s jump right in. If you lead a company, a team – of any type: business, sports, charity; or if you have a family that you lead, you’re going to love today’s insights. As I talk about these ideas, apply them to you – to the group you lead, and I’d love for you to jump on-line to loveyourstorypodcast.com and share with us how you plan to use today’s information in leading your team to success. A vast majority of the stories that we share with each other are shared very informally. Talking with the guy in the cubical next to you, or shooting the breeze with a friend at the dog park. The water cooler stories happen all day every day. It’s part of the ritual of exchange between people as we live moment to moment. But once you understand the power of the story you can start to use them deliberately, with purpose. You can use story to accomplish goals and achieve clearer vision among groups. If you’re a leader of any group of people you know the importance of bringing new tools to your leadership role. You know that leading others is no small task. How do you communicate and create a sense of cohesiveness? How do you create a group vision where everyone is on board? How do you lead and direct your charges in a way that creates clarity, not confusion? Not only will you be able to make your vision clearer, you will also keep the interest of your team members when you’re done with today’s podcast, because we all prefer to hear a story over looking at a page of statistics, or  a well-meant lecture. The first type of story I want to talk about is the Identity Story! Who is your team and what does it mean to be a member of your team or family? How did you start? These stories are important because it’s the foundation of who you are! This step is often overlooked with the assumption that everyone ‘gets it.’ But if time isn’t allotted to defining this for the team mates, then you have a group of people who are all drawing their own conclusions. These days as new college graduates are heading into the work force, often they want a greater cause – not just a paycheck. They want meaning and purpose behind the company they chose to work for. Being clear on your identity as an employer, a family, a group or organization is keep to stability within the ranks. So we start with origin stories. These origin stories are fodder for identity!– as a leader, you get to provide this for your people. How did your family start – how did mom and dad meet? How did your team come together? How did your business begin? I’m going

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Body Story Expert Certification (BSEC) is an experiential methodology developed from both ancient and contemporary wisdom. This work assumes that one's mindset is in the body, not just in the brain. Students learn to recognize, assess and release Body Stories which inhibit one from being successful and activated in their purpose. This methodology supports getting free, staying free and sustaining freedom with greater ease.Dr. Kirk Prine and Donny Lobree are founders of The Missing Thread, a company designed to teach people how to create more abundance in their lives. They work extensively with entrepreneurs, healers and change agents showing them strategies to gain clarity around their purpose and to make their businesses the highest expression of service.Contact info: Contact our General Manager, Arlene Francis at Arlene@TheMissingThread.com

Body Story Expert Certification (BSEC) is an experiential methodology developed from both ancient and contemporary wisdom. This work assumes that one's mindset is in the body, not just in the brain. Students learn to recognize, assess and release Body Stories which inhibit one from being successful and activated in their purpose. This methodology supports getting free, staying free and sustaining freedom with greater ease.Dr. Kirk Prine and Donny Lobree are founders of The Missing Thread, a company designed to teach people how to create more abundance in their lives. They work extensively with entrepreneurs, healers and change agents showing them strategies to gain clarity around their purpose and to make their businesses the highest expression of service.Contact info: Contact our General Manager, Arlene Francis at Arlene@TheMissingThread.com