Finding Our Hunger

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne Today’s guest is Kat Whitfield, a graphic designer and no-diet-bullshit fitness coach (who totally blows my mind with her grasp on marketing messages and the diet industry) In this episode we discuss: * Why the diet lifestyle is still a lifestyle * How marketers can manipulate you into dieting (or hating your body) * Why “real women” ads are a step forward, but still missing the mark And more! CONNECT WITH KAT: WEBSITE: katwhitfield.com TWITTER: @katissimusdorsi Read more about Kat and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon  * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: Jennifer Lopez’s New Body Lab Challenge and the Racket of Celebrity Fitness Marketing WATCH: Nike #betterforit campaign WATCH: #thisgirlcan LISTEN: UNpodcast 018: UNstoppable (Abel James) WATCH: Dove Real Beauty Sketches WATCH: Dove #choosebeautiful READ: Everyday Feminism: 3 Reasons Why Body Positive Ads are Less Body Positive Than You Think WATCH: Photoshop model video Time Lapse READ: Vogue wants you to cover up your aging elbows FOLLOW: #loveyourlines READ: Influence by Robert Cialdini READ: Seth Godin Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey Today’s guest is Kelsey Miller, author of the new book Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life and the creator of the Anti-Diet Project on Refinery29. In this episode we discuss: * What it takes to let go and trust the process of recovery * Why mindfulness is sometimes a pain in the ass (but worth it anyway) * How privilege affects recovery and body acceptance And why you won’t overdose on pizza and die when you stop dieting! CONNECT WITH KELSEY: WEBSITE: kelseymiller.com REFINERY29: The Anti-Diet Project BOOK: Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life TWITTER: @mskelseymiller Read more about Kelsey and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: WATCH: Is Intuitive eating “worse” than calorie counting? READ: “Eat Up: How Cultural Messages Can Lead to Eating Disorders” from NPR READ: “Sprained Ankles: The 90s Trend that No One Talks About” from the Anti-Diet Project READ: “Your New Fall Diet is Not the Answer. This is” from the Anti-Diet Project LISTEN: UNpodcast 126: Christy Harrison And here’s that quote from Tina Fey’s Bossypants: “But I think the first real change in women’s body image came when JLo turned it butt-style.  That was the first time that having a large-scale situation in the back was part of mainstream American beauty.  Girls wanted butts now.  Men were free to admit that they had always enjoyed them.  And then, what felt like moments later, boom – Beyonce brought the leg meat.  A back porch and thick muscular legs were now widely admire.  And from that day forward, women embraced their diversity and realized that all shapes and sizes are beautiful. Ah ha ha. No. I’m totally messing with you.  All Beyonce and JLo have done is add to the laundry list of attributes women must have to quality as beautiful. Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientistis to sabotage our athletes.

“Don’t move the way fear makes you move.  Move the way love makes you move.  Move the way joy makes you move.” – Osho Today’s guest is Jessamyn Stanley, creator of EveryBody Yoga. In this episode we discuss: * How yoga can be healing…if you’re using it for the right reasons * When weight loss isn’t a bad thing (hint: it’s not the goal) * How feeling shame about what you eat can lead to disordered eating * Authenticity, authenticity, authenticity! And Jessamyn’s new program for the Cody app, EveryBody Yoga. CONNECT WITH JESSAMYN: WEBSITE: http://jessamynstanley.com INSTAGRAM: @jessamynstanley CODY APP: EveryBody Yoga Read more about Jessamyn and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: Hell-Bent by Benjamin Lorr READ: UNpodacst 037: UNwound VISIT: Gabi Fresh VISIT: Curvy Yoga READ: Adrienne Rich READ: Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“But why are we so put off from standing out and being different through the disproportionate fear of possibly being laughed at?  Imagine what the world would look life if every woman who was scared all of a sudden stopped, and led the life she wanted to instead, just think what the dynamic would be in the workplace if women stood up, instead of sitting back?” – Julie Creffield Today’s guest is Julie Creffield of The Fat Girl’s Guide to Running and Too Fat to Run. She recently published a book: New Year, Same You.  In this episode we discuss: * How to approach “intentional weight loss” by actually focusing on health * Why it’s absolutely possible to be fit and fat * Why the pressure of following a fitness plan can actually sabotage your fitness goals And more! CONNECT WITH JULIE: WEBSITE: www.toofattorun.co.uk FACEBOOK: facebook.com/thefatgirlsguidetorunning BOOK: New Year, Same You MORE BOOKS BY JULIE: Julie’s Amazon page Read more about Julie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ:  New Year, Same You by Julie Creffield WATCH:  Food for Thought: On the Meaning of Weight Loss READ: 5 Weeks to 5K by Julie Creffield Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio , and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Today’s guest is Blaire Sharpe, author of Not Really Gone. In this episode we discuss: * Why suffering is the human condition (and why that’s not a bad thing) * Why you NEED “discovery” to prevent a relapse in recovery * Why you can’t start with a quadruple pirouette And we touch on rape culture and sexual abuse and their effect on body image (so some trigger warnings ahead!) CONNECT WITH BLAIRE: WEBSITE:  http://blairesharpe.com BOOK:  Not Really Gone TWITTER:  @blairesharpe FACEBOOK:  authorblairesharpe Read more about Blaire and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: The Art of Living LISTEN: UNpodcast 125: UNintrepid (Katie Dalebout) READ: The Search for Serenity Join the conversation at  facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman

“You have power over your mind – not outside events.  Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Today’s guest is Dr. Traci Mann, author of Secrets of the Eating Lab: In this episode we discuss: * Why dieters can’t stop overeating * How long it takes for the neurological effects of starvation to affect you * Why everyone sucks at willpower (and what you can do about it) And more! CONNECT WITH TRACI: WEBSITE:  tracimann.com BOOK:  Secrets from the Eating Lab Read more about Traci and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon  * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ:  Body of Truth by Harriet Brown READ:  The Minnesota Starvation Experiment READ:  Amy Schumer: I’m So Bad Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” — Ian Wallace Today’s guest is Caroline Dooner, the creator of the Fuck It Diet. (And, yes, this episode is explicit!) In this episode we discuss: * What happens after you’re done restricting and bingeing * Why your investment in your diet and healthy “lifestyle” is NOT healthy * Why you don’t need Beachbody to achieve happiness And how to do the “Fuck It Diet!” CONNECT WITH CAROLINE: WEBSITE: thefuckitdiet.com TWITTER:  @doonerbugs FACEBOOK:  The Fuck It Diet PROGRAM: The Fuck It Diet Read more about Caroline and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up READ: Minnesota Starvation Experiment READ: Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon LISTEN: Christy Harrison and Linda Bacon on the Food Psych Podcast LISTEN:UNpodcast 126: UNchanged (Christy Harrison) READ: (TW) New York Times article about woman who lost 25 pounds running Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran Today’s guest is Nikki Dubose, a former fashion model, host, and commercial actress who recovered from a 17 year battle with anorexia and bulimia. In this episode we discuss: * Why the fashion industry needs to be better educated about eating disorders * What it’s like to recover while dealing with body dysmorphic disorder * How 12 Step and faith can help you discover a new self in recovery And more! CONNECT WITH NIKKI: WEBSITE:  http://thenikkidubose.com/ INSTAGRAM:  https://instagram.com/thenikkidubose/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/TheNikkiDuBose FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/The.Nikki.DuBose TUMBLR:  http://thenikkidubose.tumblr.com/ Read more about Nikki and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: LISTEN:  UNpodcast 064: UNdestructive (Jodi Rubin) LOOK:  Kaila’s pole dancing pictures on Instagram READ:  Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer READ:  Path of the Master by Julian Johnson VISIT:  National Eating Disorders Association VISIT:  Project Heal VISIT:  Recovery Warriors VISIT:  Eating Disorder Hope Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman

“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” – Amy Bloom Today’s guest is registered dietitian nutritionist and certified Intuitive Eating counselor Christy Harrison. In this episode we discuss: * Why being a mentor can help you stay recovered * The danger of the “pro-recovery, but not for me” mindset * Why you can’t force people to change their beliefs And more! CONNECT WITH CHRISTY: WEBSITE: http://christyharrison.com TWITTER: @chr1styharrison PODCAST: Food Psych Read more about Christy and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: * READ:  Virgie Tovar’s post on doctors’ treatment of their patients * LISTEN:  You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes (Elizabeth Gilbert episode) * LISTEN:  Harriet Brown on the Food Psych Podcast * READ:  Naomi Wolf the beauty myth (TW) chapter on food Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – Nicholas Chamfort Today’s guest is speaker, life coach, author, blogger, and podcaster Katie Dalebout. In this episode we discuss: * How to find worth outside of your body * Why it’s so hard to not be a healthy living blogger in recovery * Why you don’t have to wait until you’re “sick enough” to get help And maybe one of my important rants ever…WHY EATING DISORDER RECOVERY IS A POLITICAL ISSUE! CONNECT WITH KATIE: * WEBSITE:  http://thewellnesswonderland.com * INSTAGRAM:  @katiedalebout * TWITTER:  @katiedalebout * SNAPCHAT:  @katiedalebout * YOUTUBE: Katie’s YouTube page * PODCAST:  WWRadio * QUICKSTART GUIDE:  Katie’s Favorite Things Read more about Katie and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: * READ:  Pippa Middleton at the IIN * READ:  Minnesota Starvation Experiment * LISTEN:  Christy Harrison: Food Psych Podcast * READ:  Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon * LISTEN:  You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes * READ:  Your FitBit is Ruining Your Relationship with Your Body Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” – Zig Ziglar Today’s guest is Katie Horwitch, the woman, warrior, and wellness activist behind WANT: Women Against Negative Talk, a website and initiative that helps women move forward in their lives by giving them tools, resources, motivation and inspiration to shirt their own negative self-talk patterns. In this episode we discuss: * How to discover your “throughline” (and follow it) * Why some healthy living blogs become a sort of “pro-ana” for orthoexics * Why the “h” word is the worst swear word * How to stop doing “just enough” and start recovering for real And more! CONNECT WITH KATIE: * WEBSITE:  www.womenagainstnegativetalk.com * NEWSLETTER:  http://womenagainstnegativetalk.com/women-against-negative-talk-newsletter/ * FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/womenagainstnegativetalk * TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/katiehorwitch * INSTAGRAM:  https://instagram.com/katiehorwitch/ Read more about Katie and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes.   . BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon  * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: * LISTEN: UNpodcast 105: UNclean (Steven Bratman) * WATCH: Amy Schumer on Compliments Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.” – Elizabeth Gilbert Today’s guest is Lauren Fowler, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in eating disorders and women’s health. In this episode we discuss: * What would have happened if Queen Elizabeth I was worried about her weight * How to be a non-diet dietitian * How to stop “failing” at HAES and intuitive eating And more! CONNECT WITH LAUREN: WEBSITE:  www.laurenfowler.com FACEBOOK:  http://facebook.com/mindfulmeals INSTAGRAM:  http://instagram.com/laurenfowlerRDN Read more about Lauren and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Becomes a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: * READ:  Intuitive Eating * READ:  Eating in the Light of the Moon * LOOK:  Oatmeal Cartoon on Hashtags * READ:  Brene Brown * READ:  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through.  Face it.” – Joseph Conrad Today’s guest is a recovery coach and the author of the memoir The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, Chris Cole. In this episode we discuss: * The three headed monster of body dysmorphia, addiction, and mental illness * What men need to know about body image issues * Why purity and conformity are toxic messages And so much more! CONNECT WITH CHRIS: * WEBSITE:  colecoaching.com * WEBSITE:  thebodyofchris.com * BOOK:  The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness * TWITTER:  @chriscolecoach * INSTAGRAM:  @colecoaching * FACEBOOK:  facebook.com/ColeCoaching Read more about Chris and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: * PLAY:  Gratitude Mad Libs * LISTEN:  UNpodcast 106: Bryan Reeves * LISTEN:  Unpodcast 108: Jes Baker Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“My body, my business. Your body, your business.”  Today’s guest is Chrystal Bougon, owner of Curvy Girl Lingerie in San Jose, CA. In this episode we discuss: * Why there’s no shame in pleasure * Why we need more places for women of all sizes to feel safe and not judged about sexuality * Why the Facebook “hide” button is so important AND! Chrystal shares all about PlusLife TV and how you can be a part of this revolution in television! CONNECT WITH CHRYSTAL: WEBSITE: http://curvygirlinc.com PLUSLIFETV: CrowdedReality FACEBOOK: facebook.com/curvygirlinc INSTAGRAM: @curvygirllingerie Read more about Chrystal and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: • Become a Patreon  • Leave an iTunes review • Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening—we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: VISIT: Sportsheets (NSFW) READ: Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker LISTEN: UNpodcast 108: Jes Baker Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Love, @PerformingWoman   

“Scars are not injuries… A scar is a healing.  After injury, a scar is what makes you whole.” – China Mieville Today’s guest is Lynn Chen, an actor, blogger, and body image activist. In this episode we discuss: * How to stop letting external pressure affect your body image * Why it’s okay (and necessary!) to give into the bad feelings sometimes * Why dieters and disordered eaters are so obsessed with food And more! CONNECT WITH LYNN: * WEBSITE: LynnChen.com (official website) * FOOD BLOG: TheActorsDiet.com (food blog) * PODCAST:  The Actor’s Diet Podcast * BODY IMAGE BLOG: ThickDumplingSkin.com (body image site) * TWITTER:  @mslynnchen * INSTAGRAM:  @mslynnchen * FACEBOOK:  mslynnchen Read more about Lynn and today’s conversation at In My Skinny Genes. BY THE WAY:  If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: * READ:  Minnesota Starvation Experiment * READ:   Recipe for buffalo cauliflower wings Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Stay hungry, @PerformingWoman