Podcasts about size acceptance

Jelena Dokic on the trauma and violence which underscored her extraordinary life in tennis, and how she worked to change her own story(CW: discussion of family violence, eating disorders) (R)After arriving in Australia with her family as a refugee, Jelena Dokic became a tennis champion while still a teenager.But her father's drunken outbursts at Jelena's tournaments got even more headlines than her playing.What the world didn't know was that Jelena's father was also violently assaulting her and had been since the day she first picked up a tennis racquet.Jelena finally found the courage to tell the truth about what happened to her, but she discovered that was only the first step in escaping her father.This episode of Conversations explores family dynamics, origin story, body shaming, dysfunctional families, abuse allegations, childhood abuse, child athletes, elite athletes, the Australian Open, Tennis, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Shelton, Alex de Minaur, Madison Keys, Iga Świątek, Aryna Sabalenka.

Part of breaking free of dieting and moving towards body acceptance is grieving what you're leaving behind. Even if you embrace size acceptance, it's common to still have negative feelings about your own body. You may know that diets don't work, and yet still feel the desire to diet. In today's episode, Abbey talks about size acceptance as a grief process. This is the grief you may experience when you realize diet culture has been selling lies and that you are essentially giving up the fantasy of having an "ideal" body, as well as the life you imagined with it. Abbey shares what happens in and recommendations to cope with each stage of grief. Be sure to rate and subscribe! Join the Fork Diet Culture Community! Work with Abbey 1-on-1 More about Abbey Follow on IG and TT: @fork.diet.culture

Tigress Osborn (she/her) is a fat rights advocate and the Executive Director of NAAFA, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. In 2023, Tigress co-launched the Campaign for Size Freedom alongside colleagues at NAAFA and the Fat Legal Rights Advocacy and Education Project (FLARE) with support from Dove. She is also the founder of Full Figure Entertainment and co-founder of PHX Fat Force. She is an intersectional feminist teacher and writer whose professional background as a youth empowerment leader and DEI educator has informed her fat liberation activism since 2008. She has been featured in USA Today and Newsweek, and heard on BBC AntiSocial and ABC News, and seen on Everyday Feminism and NewsNation network. Tigress will be honored with the People's Choice Community Service Award at the 2023 Full Figured Industry Awards!    

How Kris Kneen learned to look unblinkingly at their fat body, and find a new courage to be in the world

How Kris Kneen learned to look unblinkingly at their fat body, and find a new courage to be in the world

Clarkisha Kent is a Nigerian American writer, culture critic, former columnist, and author of Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto. Committed to telling inclusive stories via unique viewpoints from nigh-infancy, she is fascinated with using storytelling and cultural criticism not as a way to “overcome” or “transcend” her unique identities (as a FAT, bisexual, and disabled Black African woman), but as a way to explore them, celebrate them, affirm them, and most importantly, normalize them and make the world safe enough for people who share them to exist. As a University of Chicago graduate with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies and English, she brings with her over eight years of pop culture analysis, four years of film theory training, and a healthy appetite for change. Her writing has been featured in outlets like Entertainment Weekly, Essence, gal-dem, PAPER, BET, HuffPost, MTV News, The Root, and more. She is also the creator of #TheKentTest and the co-creator of The Kelli & Kat Test—both of which are media litmus tests designed to evaluate the quality of representation that exists for Black women, women of color, and fat [Black] women respectively.  Currently, Kent is working on a novel about a Black female outlaw and a TV comedy pilot about an immortal familiar. 

Body grief. What does this grieving look like in daily life? Many people mistakenly believe that grief is a single emotion, but for people who experienced grief - it is actually powerful and multifaceted. For today's episode let's listen to Vanessa Preston as she talks about how most women grieve for their ideal body and how women go through size acceptance and let go of the unrealistic wish to make their body size conform to fat-phobic societal ideals of female beauty. Is there a way to create comfort in your own body? Stay tuned!What to expect from the episode:People handle grief differently.Why do we grieve?Is it normal for grief to come in waves?Letting go of unrealistic expectations of society's idea of what you should look like.Grief and the Fantasy, grieving what never was.What are the stages of grief?How to cope with your body grief?How can properly recognizing grief be helpful to a person?And many more!Resources:Brianna M. CamposAshlee BennettStages of Grief by Elizabeth Kubler-RossApply for the Body and Food Freedom Project/Book discovery CallGet your free guide to managing the not good enough voiceConnect with Vanessa:Links: https://linktr.ee/greenlifepsychology | greenlifepsychologyWebsite: greenlifepsychology.com/Email: info@greenlifepsychology.comFacebook: greenlifepsychology/Instagram: green_life_psychology/Disclaimer:This podcast represents the opinions of Vanessa Preston and her guests to the show. Vanessa is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and abides by ethics of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The content here should not be taken as medical or therapeutic advice. The content here is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.

Meet Jen Anderson, who works tirelessly at giving perfectionism the middle finger. She has tips on how to be inspired by "mediocre guy", accept that there is no such thing as perfect, other people really don't care that much and finding things she's no good at and being ok with it.Jen Anderson is soon releasing an app called Accomplist to help perfectionists manage to do lists in a way that counteracts perfectionism. Her favorite physician gave her the best advice of her life when he told her to "Stop it."Anderson does fashion blogs in the theme of Size Acceptance and she is just a darn delight to chat with.

ABOUT RAGEN CHASTAIN:Ragen Chastain is a Certified Health Coach, trained researcher, three-time National Champion dancer, and two-time marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. She writes and speaks full-time about Body Image, Health at Every Size, Fitness, Corporate Wellness, and Weight Stigma - including with healthcare and eating disorders community. Ragen is the author of the blogs DancesWithFat and IronFat, and the book Fat: The Owner's Manual. She has been featured as an expert in media including the Associated Press, the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, FITNESS, Women's Running, and the Chicago Tribune. She is the editor of the two-volume anthology The Politics of Size - Perspectives from the Fat Acceptance Movement, and a former Editorial Board Member of the Fat Studies Journal.A leading activist and thought leader in the Health at Every Size and Size Acceptance movements, Ragen is an internationally sought after speaker, having brought her captivating combination of humor and hard facts to stages including CalTech, Dartmouth, Amherst, Google Headquarters, the Multi-Service Eating Disorders (MEDA) National Conference, and a European Speaking Tour. She co-founded (with fellow activist Jeanette DePatie) the Fat Activism Conference, and the Fit Fatties Forum - an online community for people of all sizes who want to discuss fitness from a weight-neutral perspective, that currently has over 4,500 members. She led the campaign that raised over $20,000 in 8 days and put up 6 billboards and 10 bus shelter ads in Atlanta to counter a billboard campaign that fat-shamed children, and the Skinny Minnie petition which garnered over 140,000 signatures and resulted in substantial changes to a promotion by Barney's and Disney. Ragen currently lives in Los Angeles with her partner and their two adorable dogs and is training for her first (and only!) Iron-distance triathlon. CONNECT WITH RAGEN CHASTAIN: • Head to SizedforSuccess to learn more about Ragen’s activism• Subscribe to Ragen’s blog danceswithfat.org• Follow Ragen on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram• Purchase Fat: The Owner's Manual and The Politics of Size• Read Ragen’s writing and publications by visiting her featured press• Listen to more of Ragen:￮ Redefining Health and Wellness radio￮ Redesigning Wellness podcast￮ Do No Harm podcast￮ Listen to all of Ragen’s radio and podcast interviews here＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. To learn more about Karin and her center’s services, please visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center. You can connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.If you enjoyed the podcast, we would be so grateful if you would please consider leaving a review here. Thank you!Are you interested in becoming a guest on the Recovery Bites podcast? If so, please fill out our brief application form to start the process.

Join the "The Trio" with this weeks episode of "Acceptance Without Limits Podcast" where we dive- in head first into "Weight Loss & Size Acceptance" as they debate this hot topic in the size acceptance community. - The Trio discuss how this has been coming up more and more in the main group they belong to. - Crissy Jo explains why she wanted to discuss this topic as she sees many ostracized for losing weight and posting it in the group. - Crystal expresses her opinions on people non-tolerance of others. - Bex assumes the role of Devils advocate and debates the other side of the argument. - They discuss whether transformation pics and discussion should be brought up at all. Where is the line drawn? - Bex continues the argument against, and expresses the concern that certain topics aren't allowed and perhaps this should be one of them. -A certain understanding is reached. -Bex finally expresses her true feelings on the subject. -They discuss how discrimination is happens to those that lose weight not just online but at actual events. #plussize #confidence #bodypositivity #bodypositive #fatspo #plussizefashion #plussizeblogger #plusisequal #plussizevlogger #selflove #celebratemysize #bopo #mentalhealth #podcast #sizeacceptance #bigandbeautiful #selfacceptance #womenempoweringwomen #fatandhappy #positivepower #beautybeyondsize #fatisnotaviolation #nobodyshame #effyourbeautystandards #fatacceptance #bbw #ssbbw #bbwlove #ssbbwlove --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bexbedford/support

Today I’m talking with Jeanne Courtney, a psychotherapist in private practice in El Cerrito, California, specializing in LGBTQ issues, anxiety, depression and body image from a Health at Every Size® perspective. She’s the author of a paper published in the Journal of Lesbian Studies called Size Acceptance as a Grief Process: Observations from Psychotherapy with Lesbian Feminists. Jeanne was first introduced to the size acceptance movement over 30 years ago and we talk about what changes she has seen during that time. She also talks about how almost every woman who walks into her office, regardless of what brought them into therapy initially, eventually reveals some form of body shame.    Show Highlights:   Her introduction in the size acceptance movement in the 1980’s How she was skeptical at first and then came to see how feminism intersected with body size Lesbian feminists led the way early on in the movement There is a body shame epidemic, rather than an obesity epidemic A nurse in an oncology department congratulated her dying wife on her weight loss that was due to cancer Intellectual insight around body oppression doesn’t necessarily lead to emotional change Size acceptance as a grief process; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance Part of size acceptance is accepting that rampant size discrimination exists. Shifting anger at the self to anger at the world’s fatphobia The overlap between how fatness and queerness gets conceptualized The narrative that sexual orientation can be changed, or is indicative of emotional problems is similar to the discourse around fat bodies Disordered eating of all kinds isn’t always visible How under-eating always gets privileged  Body hatred messages being passed down from generation to generation How doctors get stumped when you ask them to explain the science of how exactly weight loss will help your health   Links & Resources:    Jeanne Courtney’s website Size Acceptance as a Grief Process

Cassy Jones- McBryde is an award-winning social entrepreneur who has a long-standing commitment to the empowerment and positive development of women and girls internationally and specifically in Detroit. In 2009, Cassy founded The International Fuller Woman Network, a body-positive, initiative based organization that connects women around the world to resources that help create a body-positive lifestyle.  She has produced initiatives like The International Fuller Woman Expo in Africa, Asia, and the United States. Named 2013 Ebony.com Plus Fashion Power Player, recipient of the 2014 Heineken Taste Maker Award for Community Excellence, 2016 Spirit of Detroit Awardee and 2019 Corp Magazine Diversity in Business Leader, Cassandra has dedicated her life to helping women overcome adversity, improve their self-image and build a community of positive support and love. The tenth anniversary celebration of The International Fuller Woman Weekend is October 4-6 in Michigan.

This month Dr. Lisa Breisch, L.C.P.C., Psy.D., the Director of Harmony Center for Holistic Psychotherapy, joins us in studio to discuss the benefits regular therapy can provide in a weight loss plan. Therapy isn't just for patients battling eating disorders. From the Psychology of why diets don't work to how most folks manipulate your body to lose weight, we talk everything psychology. Here are a feqw of the other topics discussed in this episode: - Food is neutral, Its neither good or bad - How food can give us a sexual charge. - Making Peace with your body. - The Mind Body Spirit approach - Who is a candidate for therapy? - Therapy, the journey of self discovery - Size Acceptance...Loving your body at no matter the size - Dieting Up to a bigger size - Chronic dieting and its impact on the body - Even the size acceptance community can bully. - The early days of weight loss surgery - How do I get into therapy - Exercise More, Eat Less! IT works! - It's important to Love Yourself.  - How to find a therapist - Love is acceptance! Not judgement   If your interested in scheduling an appointment with Dr. Breisch, please feel free to give her a call today.    Harmony Center for Holistic Psychotherapy 6625 N. 2nd Street Loves Park, IL 61111 Phone: 815-639-0300 Fax: 815-639-0303 Email: lisabreischpsyd@yahoo.com https://www.harmonycenterforholisticpsychotherapy.com  

On the next PLUS Model Radio Chenese interviews Jessica Blair, owner of Blair Chic Boutique in Chicago, who tells us about Latino Fashion Week. Author TroJah Irby-Morgan talks about her book “My Fat Is Not My Flaw”, and Marcy Cruz tells us about her new position with PLUS Model Magazine as Blog Editor! 

In Episode 5, James addresses the nation’s expanding waistlines. In May, an obese teen needed a wall of her house to be removed before she could get to hospital. And a recent poll showed that 54% of doctors surveyed felt that the clinically obese should forfeit the right to non-emergency NHS treatment. James meets Kathryn Szrodecki, a size acceptance campaigner and qualified fitness instructor, to ask whether Britain needs to fight the flab or get more fat-friendly.

  Monday on PLUS Model Radio Chenese interviews Ragen Chastain, three-time National Champion dancer, blogger, and creator of the Georgia Billboard Project! Owner of Eddy and Bri, Eddwina Gregg, tells us about her new boutique that offers “fashion for your curves” and Poprah joins us to tell us how we can enter to win $1,000 for our mom on Mother's Day!

This week will be open to callers and will feature: NEW MUSIC: WHITE OWL (from Russia!) TBA WLS LOVELY: Yvonne McCarthy CO-HOST: Samantha Ling is back this week! TOPIC: Fat Acceptance: is it more helpful or dangerous? Be sure to download the archive from iTunes if you miss it live! Also, please join my Twitter page for updates: twitter.com/divataunia

NEW MUSIC FEATURE: The Bayliens. WLS LOVELY AND TOPIC: This week's show will be the first in a series of co-hosted shows with my friend Samantha. Samantha is a school counselor with a Masters in Education, and she also holds Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Social Justice & Education Administration. Additionally, she is also a minority (Chinese-American) and has dealt first-hand with weight issues. The first show of the series will be about "The word FAT." The meaning of the word as a descriptive term, as a weapon, and our reaction to the word when used in our society. We'll also discuss how the word fat applies to different minorities, and the expectations we have about weight in our society. We definitely welcome callers on this topic! (Upcoming topics that will likely surface in this show: "Is Obesity a Disease?" and "Size Acceptance vs. Fat Acceptance.")