Podcast appearances and mentions of Kimberly Dark

In this episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini speaks with Kimberly Dark, a sociologist, writer, and storyteller who explores social inequality, body image, and societal transformation through personal narratives and academic insight.SHOW NOTES: Click hereFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behind_the_bite_podcast/

In this episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini speaks with Kimberly Dark, a sociologist, writer, and storyteller who explores social inequality, body image, and societal transformation through personal narratives and academic insight.SHOW NOTES: Click hereFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behind_the_bite_podcast/

Another first on the podcast!  A few months ago, I had Natalie Boero on the show to talk about Kimberly Dark's book Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old. This week I have such a treat!  Kimberly Dark is came on the show to talk about Natalie Boero's book Killer Fat!  I had such a ball and honestly the two episodes really compliment one another.  Some of the things we chatted about include: Kimberly's journey"I live in the circus sideshow of sociology"Moving from fat/fit to fat/disabledWhy Killer Fat is a sociological perspectiveWhy the macro and micro levels are different perspectives but are linked to create a whole narrativeThe relevance of Boero's chosen reportsHow to get media traction and create an epidemicHow to blame individuals for systemic issuesKimberly's experience with Weight Watchers and Overeaters AnonymousWhat does it mean to be eating too much?Kimberly's experience with bypass surgeryHow bypass surgery communities push gender rolesKeep reading everyone!Kimberly's LinksWebsiteBook resources for book clubsKimberly's calendarYoutubeFat Girl Book Club and Episode LinksYour Better Body Image ChecklistOfficial FB Group for the PodcastFat Girl Book Club PatreonRoxane Gay's discussion of her surgeryBook RecommendationsPersonal Accounts:What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonFat, Pretty and Soon To Be Old by Kimberly DarkDamaged Like Me by Kimberly DarkSocial Analysis/ History of Social Construction of Fatness:Fat Shame by Amy Erdman FarrellFearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings

Sociology professor, writer, and performer Kimberly Dark returns to the podcast to discuss her latest book, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old; why appearance is a form of privilege; how ageism intersects with other oppressions; how diet culture has influenced our ideas about self-improvement; why women are often penalized for not wearing makeup; and so much more. Plus, Christy answers a listener question about how alcohol consumption fits into intuitive eating. (This episode originally aired on February 10, 2020.) Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators. She's the author of Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, The Daddies, and Love and Errors. Her essays, stories and poetry are widely published in academic and popular publications alike (Ms, Ravishly, Everyday Feminism). Since the 1990s, Kimberly has been facilitating discovery-based learning internationally -- in person, as well as in writing. She hosts retreats, and travels to teach workshops and offer keynote presentations. Her work uses storytelling in lectures and performances themed to help audiences discover the contours of privilege and oppression and use their own complex wisdom about the world. Kimberly teaches sociology at Cal State San Marcos and writing/arts courses at Cal State Summer Arts. Learn more at KimberlyDark.com. Subscribe to our newsletter, Food Psych Weekly, to keep getting new weekly Q&As and other new content while the podcast is on hiatus! If you're ready to break free from diet culture once and for all, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course. You'll get all your questions answered in an exclusive monthly podcast, plus ongoing support in our private community forum and dozens of hours of other great content. Christy's first book, Anti-Diet, is available wherever you get your books. Order online at christyharrison.com/book, or at local bookstores across North America, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food, for help getting started on the anti-diet path. For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych. Ask your own question about intuitive eating, Health at Every Size, or eating disorder recovery at christyharrison.com/questions.

In this episode of Big Beautiful Badasses, I am joined by Kimberly Dark, as we discuss being plus sized as a writer, accepting your plus size body in a straight-sized world, and plus size life. If you would like to become a listener supporter and get access to supporter-only content, then please consider helping to keep me caffeinated at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thisfatgirllife If you would like to find me on social media, check me out at https://www.beacons.com/kim.plezia If you would like to be a guest, please apply at https://forms.gle/MfxhKt8fejS5asMm7

I am going to be gushing about this one for a long time!!!For this week's discussion I talked with Natalie Boero about Kimberly Dark's Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old.  Natalie wrote the article about me that was recently in Women Who Podcast Magazine and I asked her if she wanted to spend some time with me on this show.  If you've been in body liberation circles for a bit, you will recognize Natalie as the author of Killer Fat (which normally always gets a reference in most current body acceptance books), so needless to say I am a little excited she came on.  In our discussion we covered:Natalie's fat activist journey including the Padded Lilys, studying fat in academia and how feminism treats anti-fat workWhat fat activism could do betterNatalie's bad fat dayBeing fit and fatFat and pretty/Fat and old identitiesHow this book is a sociological memoirRadical cultural change comes from recognizing intersectionalitiesWhy changing structures is more important than calling out micro aggressionsFat people and airplanesThe impact of Shadow on a Tightrope on Natalie's storyBody positivity in relation to fat activismKeep reading everyone!LinksNatalie's TwitterNatalie's InstagramNatalie's San Jose State University PageKiller Fat: Media, Medicine and Morals in the American "Obesity Epidemic"The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Body and EmbodimentShow mentionsFlying While Fat FB PageThe Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfFat as a Feminist Issue by Susie OrbachDamaged Like Me by Kimberly DarkNatalie's Book RecommendationsShadow on a Tightrope edited by Lisa Schoenfielder and Barb WieserFearing the Black Body by Sabrina StringsFat Studies Reader edited by Esther Rothblum and Sondra SolovayHealth at Every Size by Lindo BaconBody Respect by Lindo BaconFat Activism by Charlotte CooperThe Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorFat Girl Book Club LinksYour Better Body Image ChecklistThe Better Body Image FB Group

What were you told about living with your aging changing body? Did you get the message that change is wrong? Or a failure? What would it be like to learn more often that an aging body is supposed to be changing? Kimberly Dark is a sociologist and author of Fat, Pretty and Soon to be Old as well as the upcoming Damaged Like Me. She has so much insight into this part of the Food Peace Journey. You can listen here now. Subscribe and leave a review here in just seconds. This episode of The Love Food Podcast is brought to you by Ovofolic--a new way trusted way to get Inositol to help with PCOS.  Love Food listeners get 15% off using the code 'FoodPeace' at checkout. Some things I want you to know about Ovofolic: It has the recommended 40:1 ratio of myo-inositol and d-chiro-inositol in Ovofolic. It is important to take an inositol supplement with quality ingredients in supplements; not all inositol ingredients are the same. Ovofolic has no taste or smell, no preservatives or additives. 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People commented on my small appetite and my thinness a lot, from a fairly young age. The comments ranged from admiration to mild concern, but the general message I got was that being thin was a big part of my identity. At the same time, I grew up in a strict food household in which there were definite “good” and “bad” foods. And I was told that although I didn't have to worry about my weight as a growing child, someday I would have to be more careful about food to stay thin.  When I reached my twenties, I gained weight naturally as my body became more womanly. I was still at a “healthy” weight, but for the first time I stopped getting comments about how thin I was. I will admit that I had a hard time with this—with this loss of that part of my identity­—and I began to question at times whether I was eating too much, or too much of the wrong things. I began to scrutinize my body, and dislike parts of it intensely, comparing it to bodies that were thinner. I also got married, and my in-laws had even more intense and overt judgements about weight and fatness. My fear of their judgment only added to my body image concerns. After I had my two children, I secretly went on a diet for the first time—learning to track what I ate and maintain a certain calorie limit each day. This “worked” but I noticed that food, and tracking food, became close to an obsession, and that scared me. My sister has struggled with an eating disorder, and I knew I didn't want to go down that path, so I pulled myself out of the diet. Even so, I found myself every year or two secretly dieting again to get my weight down to an “acceptable” level, and then pulling back out of it for fear of developing an eating disorder. I also railed against society's obsession with thinness and beat myself up for giving into that superficial, even cruel, mentality. This push and pull was confusing, and still is. Now that I've entered mid-life my body has felt out of control at times. I weigh more than I ever have, and when I've tried to diet, it's much harder to lose the weight. In fact, I've noticed that when I do try to rein in my weight by restricting calories, my body rebels by gaining weight at first and then losing very slowly and sporadically. I've also noticed that I need to diet more often to keep my weight down, and that the weight fluctuations are greater. All of this terrifies me, so I am trying to make a commitment to stop dieting altogether, accept my higher weight, and trust my body to know what it needs—even if sometimes it needs to satisfy my strong sweet tooth. But it's not easy and I often find myself feeling confused, wondering if I'm doing things right—balancing what I crave with what my body actually needs. I also fret about the future. What happens when I hit menopause and my body changes again? I'm scared about how that will feel and how I will handle it. How do I move beyond what I now realize has been disordered eating and distorted body image? How do I move beyond my fear of fat and learn to love my body rather than poke and prod at all the bits I hate? How do I know the difference, food, between what is a healthy embrace of my enjoyment of you and what may be an unhealthy reaction against past restriction or guilt about you? How do I do this intuitive eating thing right and make it stick, through whatever changes are in store for my body? Sincerely, Trying to age gracefully  Show Notes: Julie Dillon RD blog The PCOS + Food Peace Free Roadmap The PCOS + Food Peace Course Link to get latest Food Peace Syllabus. 6 Keys To Food Peace kimberlydark.com Newest book Damaged Like Me is available for pre-order now at 25% off. Release: June 30. https://www.akpress.org/damaged-like-me.html. Fat, Pretty and Soon to be Old available on same link. Folks are invited to the free monthly event, The Hope Desk. Info and zoom link at the bottom of the home page at www.kimberlydark.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.dark.9 Twitter: @kimberlydark Instagram: @kimberly.dark TikTok: @therealkimberlydark Body Wise Intensives in Hawaii athttps://www.kimberlydark.com/retreats.html Submit your Dear Food letter here or https://forms.gle/pepKRGPC8JbHLHHn8 Julie on Instagram: Instagram.com/FoodPeaceDietitian Find Eating Disorder Dietitians near you. Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to LoveFoodPodcast@gmail.com.  Click here to leave me a review in iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!

"I think we forget sometimes that we are actually making culture.  That's what humans do.  There is no culture outside of what humans create, and so we literally can create something new", Kimberly Dark.Kimberly joins the podcast today to discuss some thought provoking and empowering concepts to help unearth the power that we have as humans to be social creators and make cultural change, including how we can create empowered experiences socially and at the doctor's office. Kimberly is a writer, professor and storyteller.  She's the author of Damaged Like Me, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, The Daddies and Love and Errors, and her essays stories and poetry are widely published in academic and popular online publications alike.  Her ability to make the personal political is grounded in her training as a sociologist, and you can find her course offerings in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and Writing/Arts at Cal State Summer Arts.Kimberly hosts retreats, and travels internationally to offer workshops, lectures, and performances that use storytelling to make big, complex ideas relatable at campuses, conferences companies and anywhere people seek startling revelations and positive change.  Beloved by diverse audiences Kimberly crosses boundaries to show how we must engage all the wisdom and verve we have to create the most compassionate, fair and inclusive world we can.What we discuss:what is body sovereignty, and how it aligns with the concept of body liberationhierarchy based on appearance and identity her new book Damaged Like Mehow to navigate our sovereignty in the doctor's office and in social settingssocial competencies and the importance of addressing unconscious bias. Connect with Kimberly:Instagram  https://instagram.com/kimberly.darkFacebook  https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.dark.9/Website (to preorder book and access The Hope Desk)  https://www.kimberlydark.com/Connect with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.comhttps://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/

In this episode Lori talks to Kimberly Dark about her new book Damaged Like Me: essays on love, harm and transformation.  Preorder the book here Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor and storyteller, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators.   She's the author of Damaged Like Me, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, The Daddies and Love and Errors, and her essays, stories and poetry are widely published in academic and popular online publications alike. Her ability to make the personal political is grounded in her training as a sociologist, and you can find her course offerings in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and Writing/Arts at Cal State Summer Arts.   Kimberly hosts educational intensives, and travels internationally to offer workshops, lectures, and performances that use storytelling to make big, complex ideas relatable at campuses, conferences, companies and anywhere people seek startling revelations and positive change. Beloved by diverse audiences, Kimberly crosses boundaries to show how we must engage all the wisdom and verve we have to create the most compassionate, fair and inclusive world we can. Page regarding Kimberly's Hawaii Intensives Page regarding Kimberly's Office Hours The Hope Desk You can find Kimberly on Instagram @kimberly.dark                                       on TikTok        @therealkimberlydark     find Lori on instagram @lorishortzamudiord Lori website unapologeticallymerd.com  .

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In Episode 18 Amber Karnes sits down to chat with Kimberly Dark, a writer, professor and teacher who works to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators. Amber and Kimberly talk about the bias present in us all and how to begin unpacking the biases we hold that do harm, especially in regards to bodies and their variations. Kimberly shares the importance of being open to discomfort as a gateway to embodied learning and culture shifting. Kimberly also talks richly about the ways we can honor our lived experiences and the fullness of who we are. This candid conversation between Amber and Kimberley invites us all to lean heavily into our own discomfort in the service of creating a better world. This week hear more about: How Amber and Kimberly met at a retreat Kimberly offers The importance of learning to accept the presence of bias The power of unpacking the cultural biases that dehumanize us all How healing spaces can ignore the intersections of identity, bias and accessibility The importance of unpacking the systems of oppression in our lived experiences How to navigate call-ins and critiques of our work with self study and clarity The invitations available in Kimberly's new book “Fat, Pretty and Soon To Be Old” How we as teachers can learn from the students who show up in our classes How social change happens over time and not in one moment How the idea of resilience has been commodified and warped How we model humanity for others, like our children and the importance of honoring all of who we are and what we experience Exploring the question “How do you rest?”

In Episode 18 Amber Karnes sits down to chat with Kimberly Dark, a writer, professor and teacher who works to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators. Amber and Kimberly talk about the bias present in us all and how to begin unpacking the biases we hold that do harm, especially in regards to bodies and their variations. Kimberly shares the importance of being open to discomfort as a gateway to embodied learning and culture shifting. Kimberly also talks richly about the ways we can honor our lived experiences and the fullness of who we are. This candid conversation between Amber and Kimberley invites us all to lean heavily into our own discomfort in the service of creating a better world. This week hear more about: How Amber and Kimberly met at a retreat Kimberly offers The importance of learning to accept the presence of bias The power of unpacking the cultural biases that dehumanize us all How healing spaces can ignore the intersections of identity, bias and accessibility The importance of unpacking the systems of oppression in our lived experiences How to navigate call-ins and critiques of our work with self study and clarity The invitations available in Kimberly's new book “Fat, Pretty and Soon To Be Old” How we as teachers can learn from the students who show up in our classes How social change happens over time and not in one moment How the idea of resilience has been commodified and warped How we model humanity for others, like our children and the importance of honoring all of who we are and what we experience Exploring the question “How do you rest?”

In Episode 18 Amber Karnes sits down to chat with Kimberly Dark, a writer, professor and teacher who works to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators. Amber and Kimberly talk about the bias present in us all and how to begin unpacking the biases we hold that do harm, especially in regards to bodies and their variations.  Kimberly shares the importance of being open to discomfort as a gateway to embodied learning and culture shifting. Kimberly also talks richly about the ways we can honor our lived experiences and the fullness of who we are. This candid conversation between Amber and Kimberley invites us all to lean heavily into our own discomfort in the service of creating a better world.    This week hear more about:   How Amber and Kimberly met at a retreat Kimberly offers The importance of learning to accept the presence of bias  The power of unpacking the cultural biases that dehumanize us all How healing spaces can ignore the intersections of identity, bias and accessibility The importance of unpacking the systems of oppression in our lived experiences How to navigate call-ins and critiques of our work with self study and clarity The invitations available in Kimberly’s new book “Fat, Pretty and Soon To Be Old”  How we as teachers can learn from the students who show up in our classes How social change happens over time and not in one moment How the idea of resilience has been commodified and warped How we model humanity for others, like our children and the importance of honoring all of who we are and what we experience Exploring the question “How do you rest?”

In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark edges readers toward a deeper understanding of how privileged (and stigmatized) appearances function in everyday life, and how the architecture of the social world constrains us all. Carrie Lane is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton and author of A Company of One: Insecurity, Independence, and the New World of White-Collar Unemployment. Her research concerns the changing nature of work in the contemporary U.S. She is currently writing a book on the professional organizing industry. To contact her or to suggest a recent title, email clane@fullerton.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark edges readers toward a deeper understanding of how privileged (and stigmatized) appearances function in everyday life, and how the architecture of the social world constrains us all. Carrie Lane is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton and author of A Company of One: Insecurity, Independence, and the New World of White-Collar Unemployment. Her research concerns the changing nature of work in the contemporary U.S. She is currently writing a book on the professional organizing industry. To contact her or to suggest a recent title, email clane@fullerton.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark edges readers toward a deeper understanding of how privileged (and stigmatized) appearances function in everyday life, and how the architecture of the social world constrains us all. Carrie Lane is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton and author of A Company of One: Insecurity, Independence, and the New World of White-Collar Unemployment. Her research concerns the changing nature of work in the contemporary U.S. She is currently writing a book on the professional organizing industry. To contact her or to suggest a recent title, email clane@fullerton.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark edges readers toward a deeper understanding of how privileged (and stigmatized) appearances function in everyday life, and how the architecture of the social world constrains us all. Carrie Lane is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton and author of A Company of One: Insecurity, Independence, and the New World of White-Collar Unemployment. Her research concerns the changing nature of work in the contemporary U.S. She is currently writing a book on the professional organizing industry. To contact her or to suggest a recent title, email clane@fullerton.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark edges readers toward a deeper understanding of how privileged (and stigmatized) appearances function in everyday life, and how the architecture of the social world constrains us all. Carrie Lane is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton and author of A Company of One: Insecurity, Independence, and the New World of White-Collar Unemployment. Her research concerns the changing nature of work in the contemporary U.S. She is currently writing a book on the professional organizing industry. To contact her or to suggest a recent title, email clane@fullerton.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark edges readers toward a deeper understanding of how privileged (and stigmatized) appearances function in everyday life, and how the architecture of the social world constrains us all. Carrie Lane is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton and author of A Company of One: Insecurity, Independence, and the New World of White-Collar Unemployment. Her research concerns the changing nature of work in the contemporary U.S. She is currently writing a book on the professional organizing industry. To contact her or to suggest a recent title, email clane@fullerton.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sociology professor, writer, and performer Kimberly Dark returns to the podcast to discuss her latest book, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old; why appearance is a form of privilege; how ageism intersects with other oppressions; how diet culture has influenced our ideas about self-improvement; why women are often penalized for not wearing makeup; and so much more. Plus, Christy answers a listener question about how alcohol consumption fits into intuitive eating. Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators. She’s the author of Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, The Daddies, and Love and Errors. Her essays, stories and poetry are widely published in academic and popular publications alike (Ms, Ravishly, Everyday Feminism). Since the 1990s, Kimberly has been facilitating discovery-based learning internationally -- in person, as well as in writing. She hosts retreats, and travels to teach workshops and offer keynote presentations. Her work uses storytelling in lectures and performances themed to help audiences discover the contours of privilege and oppression and use their own complex wisdom about the world. Kimberly teaches sociology at Cal State San Marcos and writing/arts courses at Cal State Summer Arts. Learn more at KimberlyDark.com. Christy's new book, Anti-Diet, is available wherever you get your books! Order online at christyharrison.com/book, or at local bookstores across North America, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food, to get started on the anti-diet path. If you're ready to break free from diet culture once and for all, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course. Ask your own question about intuitive eating, Health at Every Size, or eating disorder recovery at christyharrison.com/questions. To learn more about Food Psych and get full show notes and a transcript of this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych.

Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season is finally here—and in the first episode, host Carmen Rios charts the course toward a feminist future without diet culture. Tune in to hear from The F*ck-It Diet founder Caroline Dooner; Sabrina Strings, author of “Fearing the Black Body;” Kimberly Dark, author of “Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old;” and Virgie Tovar, author of “You Have the Right to Remain Fat” on the steps all of us can take to escape from diet culture, and to start building a world without one.

It’s time for riots, not diets. This week we talk about bodies, health, food, and fatness with Kimberly Dark, author of the new book, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old.Kimberly is a writer, a storyteller, a performance artist, a professor, a yoga teacher, a queer mother, and so much more—and she delves into all of it in this interview. From being shamed as a fat child to starving her way through her teens to finally leaving diets behind forever, we loved hearing how Kimberly learned to love and nurture her body—and how we can all change the way we think and talk about fatness, beauty, and aging. You can’t hate a person’s body and claim to want to help them.—Kimberly Dark, author, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old We talk about: How our healthcare system fails fat people. “I don’t use the word ‘obesity’ because it’s a medicalized term to describe a fat body, which, fat bodies are not inherently diseased.” Why eating well and exercising shouldn’t be prerequisites to respect. “There should be no requirement for anyone to have to uphold health practices in order to be considered a worthy human being.” Coming out as fat: “If you want to know me, if you want to know me in my full humanity as a human being, then I should be able to talk about my experiences in the world.” How to sit next to a fat person on a plane: “We’re going to occupy this space together; let’s acknowledge it, and let’s treat each other nicely.” The double-bind of beauty expectations. “Women are supposed to be on a quest for prettiness and we’re not ever supposed to acknowledge it.”Plus:Unpacking our own relationship to weight, food, and healthHow anti-fatness affects people at work Getting dressed up for the abortion ball Links:Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society Kimberly on Twitter and InstagramKimberly’s website

Wayne Goodman in conversation with Kimberly Dark, award-winning writer and storyteller who uses humor to help audiences discuss challenging topics

Storytelling is a powerful way to examine how culture constructs beauty standards and upholds appearance privilege. In this episode, Kimberly Dark, author, yoga teacher, and retreat leader performs a reading of her poem about Marilyn Monroe and her mom teaching her how to smile like a woman down to the exact degree angle of the head tilt. Listen as I share how my decision to “reflect and retreat” helped me explore my relationship to my body, heal emotional wounds, and grow in my social justice work. About Kimberly Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life one clever essay, poem, and story at a time. She uses humor, surprise and intimacy to help audiences discover their influences, and reclaim their power as social creators. Kimberly teaches in Sociology and Women's Studies at CSU, San Marcos. She also teaches writing and theatre courses for Cal State Summer Arts. Kimberly Dark has written award-winning plays, taught and performed for a wide range of audiences in various countries over the past two decades. Beloved by diverse audiences, Kimberly crosses boundaries to show how we must engage all the wisdom and verve we have to create the most compassionate, fair and inclusive world we can. She offers inclusive yoga retreats for helping professionals and anyone interested in healing their relationship to their body through yoga and self-reflection. Website | Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Body Wise Professional Development Retreat  Yoga is for Every Body Retreat --- Get the Body Kindness book It's available wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Read reviews on Amazon and pick up your copy today! Order signed copies and bulk discounts here! --- Donate to support the show Thanks to our generous supporters! We're working toward our goal to fund the full season. Can you donate? Please visit our Go Fund Me page. --- Get started with Body Kindness Sign up to get started for free and stay up to date on the latest offerings --- Become a client Check out BodyKindnessBook.com/breakthrough for the latest groups and individual support sessions --- Subscribe to the podcast We're on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. Enjoy the show? Please rate it on iTunes! Have a show idea or guest recommendation? E-mail podcast@bodykindnessbook.com to get in touch. --- Join the Facebook group Continue the episode conversations with the hosts, guests, and fellow listeners on the Body Kindness Facebook group. See you there! Nothing in this podcast is meant to provide medical diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Individuals should consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.  

Sociology professor, writer, and performer Kimberly Dark joins us to discuss the connections between our relationship with food and our relationship with sex, the harms of “medically supervised” diets, how to view diet culture through a critical lens, how food can help connect us with our inner wisdom, and so much more! Plus, Christy answers a listener question about how to stop calorie counting and worrying about weight gain when transitioning to intuitive eating. Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life one clever essay, poem, and story at a time. She uses humor, surprise and intimacy to help audiences discover their influences, and reclaim their power as social creators. Kimberly teaches in Sociology at CSU, San Marcos along with writing and theatre courses for Cal State Summer Arts. She also facilitates experiential retreats in Hawaii for Conscious Practitioners - examining how our own embodiment and social relationships influence how we work with others in helping professions and Yoga is for Every Body retreats for all. Kimberly Dark has written award-winning plays, taught and performed for a wide range of audiences in various countries over the past two decades. She is the author of Love and Errors, a book of poetry and Co-Editor of the anthology Ways of Being in Teaching. Her novel, The Daddies is forthcoming in 2018. Her essays appear in popular online publications, such as Everyday Feminism, and Ravishly. Kimberly's storytelling performances and interactive lectures make big, complex ideas relatable at campuses, conferences, companies, and anywhere people seek startling revelations and positive change. Learn more at KimberlyDark.com. This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn, the better way to hire. Go to linkedin.com/foodpsych to get $50 off your first job post! This episode is also brought to you by TomboyX. Go to tomboyx.com/foodpsych and check out their special bundles and pack pricing. Food Psych listeners will also get an extra 15% off with the code FOODPSYCH! Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food, to start your intuitive eating journey. If you're ready to give up dieting once and for all, join Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course! Ask your own question about intuitive eating, Health at Every Size, or eating disorder recovery at christyharrison.com/questions. To learn more about Food Psych and get full show notes and a transcript of this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych.

Kimberly joins RC in studio to talk about and read from her new book called Love and Errors.

Body in Culture Kimberly Dark is a writer, sociologist, and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life one clever essay, poem, and story at a time. She uses humor, surprise and intimacy to help audiences discover their influences, and reclaim their power as social creators. She teaches in the graduate program in Sociological Practice at Cal State San Marcos. Kimberly Dark has written award-winning plays, facilitated and performed for a wide range of audiences in various countries over the past two decades. Her essays appear in popular online publications such as Everyday Feminism and Ravishly.  Her poetry and prose are available in various literary and academic publications. The storytelling performances and interactive lectures make big, complex ideas relatable at campuses, conferences, companies and anywhere people seek startling revelations and positive change.  Beloved by diverse audiences, Kimberly crosses boundaries to show how we must engage all the wisdom and verve we have to create the most compassionate, fair and inclusive world we can. You will feel her passion through the mic and this episode incorporates her storytelling and my interview with her. She is currently touring with her show, “Thing I learned from fat people on the plane”.      “We need more fat yoga teachers. And old yoga teachers, and disabled yoga teachers and anyone with a different body than you think you want. “ - Kimberly Dark   This Week on the Every Body Podcast: • Why she uses spoken word and storytelling to communicate her sociology perspective.  • A performance about  fat children and the many ways the “starve” • Healthism • Her experience of fat stigma being yoga teacher for 20 years.  Additional Resources: • Link to Kimberly Dark’s website • Here’s Looking At You: Yoga, Fat & Fitness • Another Way to Starve • Kalani Yoga Retreat  • Kiese Laymon’s website Rate & Share Thank you for joining me this week on the Every Body podcast. If you enjoyed this week’s episode, head over to iTunes , subscribe to the show and leave a review to help us grow the podcast. Don’t forget to visit our website , follow us on Facebook , Twitter, and Instagram , and share your story because this podcast is for every body.    

Hunter Clarke-Fields talks with Kimberly Dark, writer, storyteller, professor, and yogi. She's a founding member of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition, a group committed to body love by promoting yoga that is body positive and reflects the full range of human diversity. Through the body and stories, Kimberly leads groups to their own skills of peace and [...]

Today's story is from Kimberly Dark, a storyteller, writer, and professor of Sociology. Kimberly's story was recorded live on 13 October 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was "Creeps." If you want to read more of Kimberly's work, check out this fantastic essay just published on Narratively—it's a great story about planning a vacation with her lesbian partner, her nine-year-old son, and his father. Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Spring of 2014 the college where I work hosted our first Interdisciplinary mini-conference on “Writing Sexualities.” This several-day event featured Kimberly Dark, an internationally known writer and performer in Gender and Sexuality, and Christopher Ryan, also internationally known for his work in Sociology, Psychology and Human Sexuality, and author of the best-selling book Sex at Dawn. (Regular listeners to this show know Dr. Ryan and his work quite well, I'm sure. We will air his portion of this event in the coming weeks). The speakers also each lead a workshop open to students, faculty and the community. I was so inspired by my conversation with Kimberly that I wanted to share it with you. Kimberly teaches a body-positive form of Yoga that manages to skirt many of the pitfalls found within the modern Yoga movement in the United States. The ancient Hindu practices that were originally meant to transform the body and mind into a unified field of awareness and equanimity have become, in large part in the West, a playground for white privilege, body shaming and New Age dogma. Here we discuss the politics of the body, yoga and the culture of body shaming, feminism in the modern world and the desire we all have to feel at home in our own skin.

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