Podcasts about love your unique body

On this week's episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Connie Sobczak, co-founder of The Body Positive – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a lively, healing community that offers freedom from suffocating societal messages that keep people in a perpetual struggle with their bodies. The Body Positive teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn and thrive, with the  ultimate goal to end the harmful consequences of negative body image: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, cutting, suicide, substance abuse, and relationship violence. The Body Positive is especially concerned about poor body image in teens and young adults, which is why they have been training educators and student leaders for more than twenty years to create Body Positive programs in schools and throughout communities. For more than 25 years The Body Positive has helped over a million people in 28 countries worldwide reclaim their health, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase self-compassion and confidence to live full, happy lives.  Connie's own experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie has inspired her life's work to help people live with more appreciation and love for their precious bodies. She co-founded The Body Positive in honor of her sister, and to ensure that her daughter Carmen and other children would grow up in a new world—one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body and she has been training Be Body Positive Facilitators for more than twenty years, and uses her creative skills to produce The Body Positive's curricula, videos, digital courses, and training. Connie's passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves. You do not want to miss this incredible episode!  In this episode, you'll hear:  Connie's inspiring journey through life;  About Connie's own experience with an eating disorder and the story of how she lost her sister due to an eating disorder; How The Body Positive came to be and about the incredible work that they do to empower women and girls - and change the culture and the world; Stories from The Body Positive community; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Connie and The Body Positive, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/TheBodyPositive

Episode description:  In today's episode we talk about body shaming - self-criticism of your body or someone else's - in relation to a recent experience I had in which body shaming led me into a shame spiral. Some examples of body shaming include: “I'm so fat; I hate my fill in the blank; I feel so fat today”, and “I shouldn't have eaten that.” Research shows that women have as many as 13 negative thoughts per day about their body, with 91% of women being overall dissatisfied with their bodies.  We talk about some of the negative impacts such as decreased self-esteem, anxiety and depression, as well as disordered eating and body dysmorphia. So what works to help decrease body shaming? I honestly don't know what would work for you.  What I do know is that working with my therapist, reading and learning about the topic, and a lot of practice seemed to help. Rethinking how I used and followed on social media also helped normalize my feelings about my body. Some helpful IG accounts included:  Bodypositivememes  Thebodypositive  I_weigh  Bodyimagewithbri  Alissarumseyrd  dietitiananna  yrfatfriend Some books that may help you.  Body Positivity: Connie Sobczak: embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)  Body Neutrality: Anne Poirier: The Body Joyful - Shaping Perspectives  The body is not an apology - Sonya Renee Taylor You just need to lose weight and What we don't talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon If you are just starting on the body love journey, body neutrality may be the place to start.  However, if all of this seems too overwhelming for you today - perhaps start with this video about self-love  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAflHLM9Qrc. Other Helpful Resources include:  Body Shaming - HelpGuide.org Body dysmorphic disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic 11 Facts About Body Image | DoSomething.org https://wholehealthempowermentproject.podbean.com/e/hating-your-body-let-s-talk-about-two-movements-that-may-help-you-body-positivity-and-body-neutrality/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAflHLM9Qrc - Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway To Self-Love | Connie Sobczak https://thebodypositive.org  5 Steps to Body Neutrality | National Eating Disorders Association   Grab your FREEBIE BELOW    Five simple things you can do today to keep yourself healthy for tomorrow? As we age, our health and well-being become a bigger focus in our life. You may be worried that it's too late. But there is still hope!!! Discover the health changes you can make today to preserve your health for tomorrow.  https://upbeat-hustler-2294.ck.page/06d0e2ccf9  Where can you find us?    https://triciard.com/    https://www.instagram.com/wholehealthempower/    https://www.facebook.com/groups/wholehealthempower    Keywords:  motivate, self-care, tips, taking care of yourself    

Connie Sobczak is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!), her book in which she skillfully and lovingly reconnects readers to their precious bodies, life force, and authentic beauty.  Connie's experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie fueled her desire to create a new world for her daughter Carmen to grow up in; one where all people are free to love their bodies. In 1996, she co-founded The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn, and thrive.  As a result, millions of people have been given practical tools to develop balanced, joyful self-care and a relationship with their bodies that is guided by love, forgiveness, self-care and a relationship with their bodies that is guided by love, forgiveness, and humor. In Connie's 2021 TEDx Talk, Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway to Self-Love, she shares her painful yet powerful journey to self-love, and offers ways for others to get there as well. Connie's passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent selves. We discuss topics including: What is body positive? Embracing your critical voice Quiet the critical voice, hearing it and becoming aware of it. Have community around you Be reminded of who you are The “shield of self-love” SHOW NOTES: www.thebodypositive.org www.conniesobczak.com (TEDx talk) “Embracing your critical voice: The Gateway to Self-Love” (book) Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body ____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. Your Recovery Resource, Robyn's new online course for navigating your loved one's eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn's book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Show Notes: https://thebodypositive.org  5 Steps to Body Neutrality | National Eating Disorders Association  Instagram accounts to follow: Bodypositivememes  Thebodypositive  I_weigh  Bodyimagewithbri  Alissarumseyrd  dietitiananna  Books on the topic: Body Positivity: Connie Sobczak: embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)  Body Neutrality: Anne Poirier: The Body Joyful - Shaping Perspectives  Sonya Renee Taylor: The body is not an apology  Ted Talk (1) Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway To Self-Love | Connie Sobczak | TEDxSanRafaelWomen - YouTube 

We live in a youth-obsessed society, that tells us our value declines as we get older.  Simply being alive implies growing older, but after a certain point, what may lie ahead becomes more real.  We may desire something that we can’t humanly have, as we are made to believe that our youthfulness is our ticket to remain relevant. Then, we might feel shamed for not better preserving that youth.  It’s exhausting.  And it’s merciless.  Instead of seeing aging as something to fight, what joys can we amplify to mitigate the losses of youth, so that we continue to embrace who we are?   Join us for today’s conversation!  Connie Sobczak is here to share her thoughts on aging.  She is the founder of The Body Positive https://thebodypositive.org/.  Plus, Connie has authored two outstanding books – Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) and The Wise Woman Guidebook.  You can also find her at conniesobczak.com. And check out her AMAZING TedX talkhttps://www.ted.com/talks/connie_sobczak_embracing_your_critical_voice_the_gateway_to_self_love

Connie Sobczak and Signe have a conversation about “The Art of Aging.” Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) and in 1996, Connie co-founded The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that provides practical tools to developing balanced, joyful self-care and a relationship with our bodies that is guided by love, forgiveness, and humor. In Connie's 2021 TEDx Talk, Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway to Self-Love, she shares her painful yet powerful journey to self-love, and offers ways for others to get there as well. To learn more about Connie visit https://thebodypositive.org and  https://thickpress.com/ for her book emerging.

Compassion is the necessary foundation for all healing. When we can have compassion for the parts of ourselves that we dislike the most, we can let go of the debilitating shame and self-hatred we have caried for so long, and use our compassion to bring love, understanding and then, if necessary, change.  Connie Sobczakconnie.sobczak@gmail.comConnie Sobczak is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!), and Co-Founder of The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn, and thrive. In Connie's 2021 TEDx Talk, Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway to Self-Love, she shares her painful yet powerful journey to self-love, and offers ways for others to get there as well.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode, I am joined by writer, educator, and mentor Connie Sobczak. Connie's experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie inspired her life's work to help people live with more appreciation and love for their precious bodies. She founded The Body Positive in honor of her sister, and to ensure that her daughter Carmen and other children would grow up in a new world—one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. Connie is also the author of “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body,” her book in which she skillfully and lovingly reconnects readers to their essence and life force. Connie's passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves.Join Karin and Connie for a discussion on Connie's experience while writing her novel, “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!),” the ways children absorb body-shaming messages, the impact of bonding over body hatred, the role diversity plays in preparing children to navigate a diet-obsessed culture, tips for becoming an expert of your own body, Connie's motivation for co-funding The Body Positive non-profit, the 5 Competencies of the Be Body Positive Model, and much more!CONNECT WITH CONNIE:• Get to know Connie, view her workshops and press by visiting her online• Follow Connie on Facebook and Instagram• Learn more, read testimonials, and purchase your copy of “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)”• Watch Connie's TEDx Talk “Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway to Self-Love”• Learn more about The Body Positive's mission and programs• Follow The Body Positive on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram • Join the Body Positive Community, subscribe to their blog, and view the “This is Beauty” campaign• Read more about the 5 Competencies of the Be Body Positive Model• Download your free version of “The Wise Woman Guidebook: How to Activate & Trust Your Intuition to Live Life on Your Terms”＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Apply to be a guest on the show here!

If it feels like your critical voice is on overdrive as you hit middle age, you need to hear this. Maybe your critical voice has already been running your life all these years, pushing you to try diet after diet, workout after workout, without feeling like any of it makes a difference.  Connie Sobczak, author, and co-founder of The Body Positive is the queen of helping people embrace their critical voice rather than get run over by it.  In her book Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!), Connie skillfully and lovingly reconnects readers to their precious bodies, life force, and authentic beauty. In our conversation, Connie shares how her own relationship with food and her body, and the devastating loss of her sister inspired her to create The Body Positive in the hopes of ending body shame and disordered eating for generations to come. Today Connie embraces all of the competencies of the Body Positive Model in her own life as she embraces the aging process as a woman in her 60's. Her latest project, due out in the fall of 2021, centers on inspiring other middle-aged women to reconnect with their intuition, create community, and embrace their authentic beauty. You're definitely going to want to take notes on this one. Grab for favorite beverage, journal, and let's dive in. Links and resources mentioned in the show can be found at www.alpinenutrition.org/blog  If you like what you hear, leave a rating and review. This kindness helps others find the show too.

Connie Sobczak founded the organization, The Body Positive, in honor of her sister, to ensure that her daughter would grow up in a new world – one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. It is a community that offers freedom from the suppressive and oppressive messages from society, that cause people to be in a perpetual conflict with their own bodies. She is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!), and she has a Ted talk entitled, “Embracing Your Critical Voice: The Gateway to Self-Love,” where she talks about learning to embrace ourselves, so that we are not derailed from our core truths. A truly fascinating and thought-provoking conversation- Join us!

Molly Stazicker speaks to Connie Sobczak, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Body Positive and author of the book ’Embody Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)'. Connie talks about her book and the work she does with The Body Positive, the impact of body-positive communities, as well as discussing the impact of Covid-19 on our relationships with our bodies and food.

Inspiring us to embrace all sides of ourselves, Maxine Goynes shares how she designs her life to reflect all of her passions, and she has many. There is no way she can be put into a box. As an actress, wellness coach, trainer, and podcaster, Max will bravely dive into the trenches with you and does not shy away from being vulnerable. Her beautiful perspective on adversity and grief reminds us that there is nothing that we cannot overcome. Topics We Discuss: Grief Health & Wellness Storytelling In the Episode, We Learn: How her childhood and specifically her father’s job in the prison system influenced her value of awareness. How important sisterhood is to her. How she has reframed losing her father as one of the hardest moments of her life, but one that taught her so much about perspective. Grief can come in waves over time. Her belief of how your body holds trauma and how it can manifest over time into disease. How she embraces her multidimensional self. Her love for storytelling and how that shows up in every area of her life. How she designed her life through aligning with her core values. About the MG Method. Why health is such a huge priority for her. About her podcast and how she hopes to go deep and get into the trenches with people. Resources: @maxinegoynes on IG @mgmethod on IG MG Method Podcast The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Claim Your Power by Mastin Kipp Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body by Connie Sobczak Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith

Marci Evans, MS CEDRD-S LD, comes back to RD Real Talk to chat with us about body image. This conversation pairs with episode 130, featuring Bri Campos LPC, to continue our understanding of, and scope of practice (as dietitians) with, body image healing. Marci also shares some business and life updates, including how she prepared, and set boundaries for, her maternity leave last year.  Marci puts out a call to action for all practitioners: We must do our own work, first. She provides some foundation for how to do that, along with ample resources for professionals who want to learn more about this topic.  Continue to learn about Body Image through our Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) workshops and webinars. More information here: weightinclusivenutrition.com/events Resources mentioned:  WIND NYC Workshop (and virtual option): Register here! “The Body Appreciation Scale” by Laura Avalos, Tracy Tylka and Nichole Wood-Barcalow Dr. Daphne Lordly and her body image, and body perception, research Food Psych episode with Kimmie Singh MS RD (214) Marci's online trainings for professionals Be Nourished Body Trust Provider Training Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Book: Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff Book: Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body...by Connie Sobczak Book: The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment by Niva Piran and Tracy Tylka  Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Additional resources we mention (books) are listed here: weightinclusivenutrition.com/books Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly!

November Savings (0:00:00) Thanksgiving is a time of happiness for many, but everyone who has been in charge of the wallet around Thanksgiving time also knows how expensive it can get. Traveling expenses, food costs, cute fall décor, and Black Friday can add up to the point where it may seem overwhelming (and we're not even at Christmas yet!). Consider this as your time to calm down, take a deep breath, and tell yourself that it's going to be ok. Our guest, Rachel Ritlop, is here to give us her tips for saving money during Thanksgiving time. She is the founder of the lifestyle blog “The Confused Millennial” which covers important topics such as family finances. Bitcoin Basics (0:17:10) There's a nebulous new force creeping into the edges of the American economy. In 2009, an anonymous person online found something fascinating: virtual gold in an online resource called Bitcoin. This faceless programmer created a system where online mathematicians can “mine” for this gold, and then use it as money. Money that isn't regulated by the government. Sounds a little complex doesn't it?  Luckily, with us is Thomas Flake, an economist and founder of a Bitcoin operating business. Positive Body Image (0:32:34) As we pull our pumpkin and pecan pies out of the oven next week, and then gingerbread and sugar cookies out the following week, maintaining self-control can be difficult. Something else that is just as important to maintain during this fun time filled with festive food is our positive body image. We have Connie Sobczak, the co-founder and executive director of The Body Positive and author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body, here to share how we can enjoy all that the holiday season has to offer while still loving ourselves. Our Relationship with Animals (0:50:34) You may love your dog or cat, but when a raccoon or mouse enters your property you call an exterminator. Whether you love them or hate them, eat them or don't, you can't deny that we've got a pretty complicated relationship with our four legged friends. Why is this and how do these relationships differ across the world? Here to talk us through it is Hal Herzog teacher, anthrozoologist and author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat. National Geographic Atlas of National Parks (1:07:40) Did you know that over 330 million people visit America's national parks each year? Here on the Lisa Show, we love our National Parks. We talked about them throughout the summer, highlighted specific parks, and even visited them! Maybe you're gearing up for your national parks visit this year, or maybe you're just looking for a little adventure this morning. In any case, we're talking with Jon Waterman, adventurer and author of National Geographic's Atlas of the National Parks. He's going to tell us a little bit about this new book and our beautiful national parks! Making It TV Show (1:23:00) If you haven't checked out NBC's creative competition series “Making It”, then this is your invitation to do so! The show is about eight talented creators from across the country that make homemade projects in hopes of impressing the judges. It promotes a spirit of creativity for those competing and for those at home. That can definitely benefit us around this time of year! One of the two guest judges for the show is Dayna Isom Johnson who also happens to be Etsy's trend expert. She's with us to share what we can expect from this season of “Making It” and how we can find creative holiday gifts on Etsy.  Mini Book Club (1:33:03) Rachel Wadham, host of Worlds Awaiting, shares great dystopian books.

Today Miss Laura and Monkey got to be star struck and chat with Connie Sobczak on her organization The Body Positive, her book Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body, and the Be Body Positive Model she has helped to develop. You can learn about so much from Connie - she is our hybrid Arabian Horse and Unicorn - bringing a splash of her own unique authentic self to our sexy barnyard. For more information, please visit our website and check out the show notes: www.bcbcpodcast.com And remember - you can like us on all the social media, subscribe to our channel, download our episodes, become a Patreon supporter and so much more! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization so you can also make a tax-deductible donation! Website: www.bcbpodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BCBCPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCBCPodcast Instagram: https://twitter.com/BCBCPodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BCBCPodcast

Beth shares her interview with Anna Guest-Jelley of Curvy Yoga. They talk yoga, diets, fitness, and body positivity. Body Positive Books: Curvy Yoga: Love Yourself & Your Body a Little More Each Day by Anna Guest-Jelley Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance by Rosie Molinary Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight by Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) by Connie Sobczak The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery & Loving Your Body by Melanie Klein and Anna Guest-JelleyTo support the show and get access to regular bonus content, please visit our Patreon page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this seventh episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 2, we talk about body image with our guests Connie Sobczak, Q Wilson, and Caleb Luna. Connie Sobczak is the co-founder of the Body Positive and the author of "Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)." Q Wilson is a self-identified queer, gender independent, polyamorous leather boi, and social justice activist. Caleb Luna is a writer, activist, teacher, performer, fat babe and Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley, where their work broadly explores the intersections of fatness, desire, white supremacy and colonialism from a queer of color lens. --- Sex Ed with DB, Season 2 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Audio Engineer: Katie McMurran Content Editor: Cathren Cohen Social Media Lead: Lisa Feierman Graphic Illustrator: Carissa Diaz Fundraising Coordinator: Carly Yoshida Website: Alex Morton   --- Sex Ed with DB is Sponsored by: O.school, Extend Fertility, and SF Pole and Dance --- Love Sex Ed with DB? Email us at Sexedwithdb@gmail.com for comments and questions about what's coming up this season. --- About the podcast: Sex Ed with DB, brought to you by O.school, is an intersectional, feminist, Bay Area based podcast for folks who want to hear real stories from underrepresented voices as we try to revolutionize the way we talk about sex! We discuss topics such as sex toys and masturbation, not assuming motherhood, periods and menstruation, abortion, body image, and more. --- Follow Sex Ed with DB on: Website: www.sexedwithdb.com Twitter: @sexedwithdb Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sex-Ed-with-DB-316195465500341/ Tumblr: http://sexedwithdb.tumblr.com ---

Body-image activist Connie Sobczak joins us to discuss recovering from diet culture and body dissatisfaction, her role in creating the concept of body positivity and how HAES and fat acceptance were integrated from the start, the pluses and minuses of the current body-positive movement, why calling it "body neutrality" might work better for some people, why BMI is BS, the beauty ideal and aging, and lots more! Connie Sobczak is a mentor, writer, educator, and award-winning video producer. Her experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie inspired her life’s work to create a world where all people are free to love their bodies. In 1996, Connie brought her vision to life when she created The Body Positive with Elizabeth Scott, LCSW. Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!), a book in which she brings the Be Body Positive Model to life, and skillfully and lovingly reconnects readers to their authenticity and beauty. She is a leader of the movement to prevent eating problems and improve the self-image of youth and adults through her writing, workshops, videos, professional trainings, leadership programs, and speaking engagements. A California native, Connie currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner, Jim. Their daughter, Carmen, is her inspiration and her joy. Find Connie online at TheBodyPositive.org To learn more about Food Psych and get full show notes for this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food, to start your intuitive eating journey. You can also text "FOODPSYCH" to the phone number 44222 to get it on the go :) Join the Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course to get Christy's guidance on making peace with food and your body! Join the Food Psych Facebook group to connect with fellow listeners around the world!  

Connie Sobczak lost her sister to an eating disorder and pushed herself to the edge in her own body despair and eating disorder. She now helps people heal their body image with her book Embody and successful workshops and programs with youth and adults. We cover a lot of ground in this rich discussion including: How grief helps you heal Why befriending your critical voice helps you take care of yourself (learn how to do this skill on the episode) How blaming “the weight” shames “the body” and is unhelpful in motivating self-care About Connie Connie Sobczak is an author, educator, mentor, and video producer. Her experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie inspired her life’s work to create a world where all people are free to love their bodies. In 1996, she co-founded The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that teaches people how to overcome self-hatred and value their beauty and identity so they can use their energy and intellect to make positive changes in their own lives and in the world. Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!). She is a leader of the movement to prevent eating problems and improve the self-image of youth and adults by training leaders to bring the Be Body Positive program to their schools and communities. Her passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves. Follow Connie Website: http://thebodypositive.org Connie's Book, Embody: http://thebodypositive.org/embody Twitter: http://twitter.com/thebodypositive Instagram: http://instagram.com/thebodypositive Facebook: http://facebook.com/thebodypositive LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/the-body-positive --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes and Stitcher. Enjoy the show? Please rate it on iTunes! - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1073275062 Are you ready for Body Kindness? Get started today with my free e-course and on-demand digital training. Learn more - http://bit.ly/2k23nbT The New York Times Book Review calls Body Kindness “simple and true”. Publisher’s Weekly says it’s “a rousing guide to better health.” http://bit.ly/2k228t9 Watch my videos about why we need Body Kindness on YouTube. https://youtu.be/W7rATQpv5y8?list=PLQPvfnaYpPCUT9MOwHByVwN1f-bL2rn1V Did you enjoy the podcast? Please subscribe and rate it. Have a show idea or guest recommendation (even yourself!) E-mail podcast@bodykindnessbook.com to get in touch. 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.

Struggling with an eating disorder for many years, Michelle Vina-Baltsas faced her fears and addressed her issues. She talks about her current relationship with food, and how she learned to love herself. Michelle also describes how she treats herself with kindness. Q & A Why do you think self love is important? It’s the foundation of my life. When I’m not in self love, I’m in bashing, and that’s not a good place for me to be. There’s no happiness there. What was the number one thing that was holding you back from accepting self love? For me it was that I had to do it perfectly. I didn’t realize there were degrees – like I could get there. I thought, what about taking baby steps in between working for towards that. When I did that, I felt much better. Who is one person who has changed your life for the better? My Husband. I feel his love all the time. What is the best advice you have ever received? Everything I need is already inside of me. What is a self care habit that you practice regularly? Meditation for me is a daily practice that has dramatically changed my life. Do you have a favorite quote? “I praise you for all I am, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Scripture. Can you share with us a resource or an app that we can use to help our own self care practice grow? I highly recommend “Calm.” It’s a free app with wonderful guided meditations. What book are you reading right now? Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body, by Connie Sobczak. What is the one thing that you are most passionate about? Helping women to see that they are enough. . . just as they are. Because they, too, are fearfully and wonderfully made. Guest Bio and Opportunity to Connect More Michelle Vina-Baltsas is a coach who helps women with their food and body image so they can feel confident and powerful in the skin they're in. www.michellevinabaltsas.com Facebook Twitter, Intagram, Pinterest: @vbmichelle Michelle’s ebook "Are You Really Hungry?" is a great resource for women who struggle with emotional eating and body shame.

Has your daughter ever eaten a big bag of Cheetos and then fifteen minutes later run out of the room and screamed, “I’m so fat.” Monitoring teenage girls and their food choices can be tough for moms. You can tell your daughter is struggling with her body image and you try to calm her down and she gets angry. You try to hold your daughter accountable by asking her if she really wants that second Crave cupcake and well…she doesn’t say thank you mom. Moms know that a healthy diet is important and when we try to help our daughters it can quickly go to drama. In this episode I interview Connie Sobczak, the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!). She is an educator, speaker, filmmaker, and co-founder of The Body Positive, a non-profit organization where, for the past 20 years, she has skillfully and lovingly reconnected teens and adults to their body wisdom to make more balanced, joyful self-care choices. Her Be Body Positive Model offers a guide for people to create a relationship with their whole selves that is guided by love, forgiveness, and humor. Connie’s experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie inspired her life’s work to create a world where all people are free to love their bodies. She raised her daughter, Carmen, in The Body Positive community, where children and teens learn to value their authentic beauty and identity, and use their energy and intellect to make positive changes in their own lives and in their communities. In this episode Connie tells us why she started The Body Positive and why she wrote her book Embody. (which I highly recommend) Connie encourages moms to not make negative comments about  their daughters food choices and eating habits. She states that it won’t help and will only create shame and resistance. Connie has a fresh approach that is practical, helpful, and doable for moms. In this episode she shares her proven techniques of The Body Positive that she has used for 20 years in schools and communities. Connie believes in creating supportive communities so that it’s not all on mom. She also shares what moms can do to help their daughters love their unique bodies. You can contact Connie at info@thebodypositive.org Her website is www.thebodypositive.org. On her home page is a FREE gift for you: 3 ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR LOVING THE SKIN YOU’RE IN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices