Summary: “Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them will illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” – August Wilson<br> Today’s guest is Erin Brown, an author, speaker and activist whose work focuses on women and autonomy, positive body image, authentic narrative, cultural rebellion, and radical self-care.<br> In this episode we discuss:<br> <br> * How did we learn to hate ourselves?<br> * Why your self-worth can’t be dependent on only one variable, like size<br> * How to let toxic people go so you can love yourself<br> * Why confidence is a muscle that must be trained (and how to train it)<br> <br> And more!<br> CONNECT WITH ERIN:<br> WEBSITE: <a href="http://iamerinbrown.com">iamerinbrown.com</a><br> BOOK: <a href="http://amzn.to/29tQRi0">Letters to Lola</a><br> SNAPCHAT: @<a href="http://snapchat.com/iamerinbrown">iamerinbrown</a><br> TWITTER: @<a href="http://twitter.com/iamerinbrown">iamerinbrown</a><br> INSTAGRAM: @<a href="http://instagram.com/iamerinbrown">iamerinbrown</a><br> FACEBOOK: <a href="http://facebook.com/iamerinbrown">facebook.com/iamerinbrown</a><br> <a href="http://findingourhunger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/159.quote_.kt_.png" rel="attachment wp-att-1867"></a><br> BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FIVE great ways to support us:<br> <br> * Become a <a href="http://patreon.com/findingourhunger">Patreon</a><br> * Leave an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes review</a><br> * Listen to the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kaila-prins/id997503918">1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album</a><br> * Start a FREE trial with <a href="http://audiblepodcast.com/FOH">audible.com</a><br> * Shop <a href="http://amazon.com">amazon.com</a> (just click the link and buy whatever you want!)<br> <br> Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3.<br> Join the conversation at <a href="http://findingourhunger.com/bookclub">findingourhunger.com/bookclub</a>.<br> Subscribe to the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=33197&refid=stpr">Stitcher Radio</a>, and make sure to leave a review.<br> Keep dancing,<br> @<a href="http://twitter.com/performingwoman">PerformingWoman</a><br> <br>
