Body Kindness

I sat down with my long time friend, fellow dietitian, mama, and co-author of the new book 'Born to Eat', Leslie Schilling. We share our experience as kids with family members who dieted and how we began to notice the intergenerational impact of dieting as adults with kids of our own. But that’s just the warm up. In one of my favorite conversations to date, you’ll learn about why Leslie had to drop her “achievement idol” in order to find true happiness in life, recover from the traumatic high risk pregnancy that left her hospitalized for nearly two months, and find a way to make meaning of her good friend’s untimely death that left her devastated. Leslie is an amazing mom and friend because of her challenges in life, not despite them. We eventually get to chatting about her amazing book, Born to Eat, which we joke is like “body kindness for babies”. You’ll learn all about how Leslie came to embrace baby led weaning as a feeding approach for her family and then show me and her co-author, our friend and chef/dietitian Wendy Jo Peterson how to do this approach without freaking out. Beyond a book about food, you’ll get letters to share with caregivers to set boundaries around food and body comments and you’ll get motivation for keeping your family’s mindset in line with body kindness and against diet culture. This is the perfect book for baby showers, new parents, and parents and caregivers to kids through the ages. You can even get an autographed copy of Born to Eat. Contact Leslie via her email leslie@schillingnutrition.com. --- Get to know Leslie Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN is a nationally recognized registered dietitian & nutrition expert. She’s been featured in Women’s Health, BuzzFeed, Yahoo News, the Huffington Post, USNews, and on HGTV. Leslie is a self-proclaimed anti-diet dietitian who teaches health through self-care and pleasurable eating. When she’s not cooking with her family, she’s likely shopping for ingredients near her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. More Leslie Website: https://www.leslieschilling.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutritionleslie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionLeslie Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/leslieschilling Leslie's body kindness story - https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=g1YdicyF6XA Leslie's book - http://www.borntoeatbook.com --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

We all know the voice of the “inner critic” where nothing is ever good enough and you’re on high alert about… well, most everything. The job of the critic voice (which is not YOU) is to keep you worried and afraid. Anita Johnston thinks worrying is a good use of imagination because it brings transformational change. A pioneer of the use of metaphor in helping people heal, Anita discusses how you can acknowledge your inner critic “voice” without giving her front stage permission to rule your life and all the choices you make around food, exercise, and body. Anita shares an activity from her Light of the Moon Cafe course on “creating the inner mother.” Tune in to practice this activity yourself and get several of her metaphorical lessons that have helped me over the years and embrace them as part of your Body Kindness transformation, including my all-time favorite “The Log”. Plus, you’ll get a story about my surprise dinner with Anita way back in the day when I was just coming out of dieting and how watching her eat a steak really helped me. --- Get to know Anita Anita Johnston, Ph.D., is a Depth Psychologist, storyteller, and author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling, which has been published in six languages along with numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals. She has been working in the field of women’s issues for over 35 years and is currently the Clinical Director of ‘Ai Pono* Hawaii which has outpatient eating disorder programs in Honolulu, the Big Island of Hawaii, and a residential treatment program in Maui. She is the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, an interactive e-course, women’s circle, and online “workbook” for Eating in the Light of the Moon. Dr. Johnston provides individual consultations via teleconferencing and lectures around the world to professional organizations, conferences, universities, medical institutions, and the community at large. She is best known for integrating metaphor and storytelling into her training as a clinical psychologist to explain the complex issues that underlie struggles with eating, weight, and body image. Find Anita online Website: http://lightofthemooncafe.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightofmooncafe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lightofthemooncafe Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lightofthemooncafe Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lightofmooncafe Resources Get Anita's free gift, 'Discover the Meaning Behind Your Food Cravings or Phobias' - http://lightofthemooncafe.com/bk Anita's book, Eating in the Light of the Moon - http://amzn.to/2sUQVPv Anita's video on The Log metaphor - http://dranitajohnston.com/log Anita's free Soul Hunger Video series - https://zm239.isrefer.com/go/shvs/rs/ (partner link) --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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. 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx Watch my videos about why we need Body Kindness. 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.

[Adult content & language] In this episode, Bernie and I finally catch up on the mind-blowing podcast episodes from “masturbation month” in May. (Want to catch up too? Check out Episode 34: How To Let Your Body Receive Pleasure with Sybil Lockhart (bit.ly/bkpod34), Episode 33: Sex For One And All with Elle Chase (bit.ly/bkpod33), Episode 32: Orgasm Inequality – Achieving Parity in Achieving Climax with Melissa Fabello (bit.ly/bkpod32), and Episode 31: Intimate Justice with Peggy Orenstein (bit.ly/bkpod31) ) We also discuss the stigma we faced growing up around body pleasure and we share our passion for helping our kids grow up with better sexual health as part of their overall well-being. --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

[Adult content & language] Dr. Sybil Lockhart is no "Masters and Johnson" - she’s so much more! With OMGyes.com, Dr. Lockhart is taking men and women to the next level of pleasure with a website dedicated to the education of women’s sexual pleasure with unique videos, vocabulary, and even interactive tools to practice techniques. Sybil says when we’re open up to giving ourselves pleasure (even if struggling with body image), we are more open up to all the other good things in the world. She says “any starting point is a good starting point, even if you never had an orgasm.” I had the pleasure of testing out the website and I have to say, it’s very cool, very comforting, and very fun. Plus, Emma Watson has a subscription so it must be good. JK. I hope you like this episode and all the other sex-themed Body Kindness podcasts this month. --- Get to know Sybil Sybil Lockhart studied psychology at UC Berkeley and neuroscience at Brandeis university. She has taught high school English and French, done post-doctoral research on nervous system development, authored a memoir packed with brain science, served as science writer for a biotech firm, and developed science curriculum at the Lawrence Hall of Science. She has the unique privilege of researching women's sexual pleasure and recruiting participants for the first ever research-based website on women's sexual pleasure, OMGyes.com Discover OMGYes Website: https://www.omgyes.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/omgyes Facebook: https://facebook.com/omgyesdotcom Links mentioned Emma Watson talks about OMGYes - http://www.glamour.com/story/emma-watson-sex-website --- Big news! Body Kindness has been selected as a Kindle Monthly Deal. You can get it for just $1.99 from May 16th - 29th. Grab your copy here - http://amzn.to/2k1TISx You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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.

[Adult content & language] Elle Chase had a lifetime of terrible sex so you don't have to -- any more! In this lively, laughter-filled, and stimulating conversation we discuss very specifically how you can get more out of your sex life, and how you can reconcile poor body image and a poor sex life. It's not your fault, you were not broken and there are steps you can take that can make a difference, even if they seem small and insignificant. If you get nothing else out of this conversation I want you to understand that you are not alone and that your effort to pursue more happiness and confidence can begin in the bedroom, whether you're by yourself or with a partner you care about. --- Get to know Elle Sex educator, activist, author and speaker Elle Chase is a powerful voice and thought leader in the sexual health community with a key influencer in the body acceptance movement. A member of the American College of Sexologists and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, Chase and her inspirational words have been featured on NBC's THE TODAY SHOW, Glamour, The Daily Beast, Salon and Cosmopolitan.com and is also a respected national speaker and presenter at universities and private organizations across the country, including UCLA, USC, Emerson College, and ASSECT. Also known by her now famous alter-ego Lady Cheeky, Chase is the creator of the award-winning feminist sensual images blog Lady Cheeky (NSFW), which was named Cosmopolitan’s and Huffington Post's "#1 Porn Site for Women" and one of Salon.com's “The Best of Tumblr Porn,” as well as the award-winning companion editorial site SmutForSmarties.com. Chase also serves as the Director of Education at the Los Angeles Academy of Sex Education, where she curates classes that cover the widest range of sexuality topics, including sexual health, intimacy, body image, BDSM and more, all taught by the nation’s leading sex educators and serving the community at large. Most recently, Chase penned the popular book, Curvy Girl Sex: 101 Body-Positive Positions to Empower your Sex Life available where all fine books are sold. She also edited the popular NSFW Totally Naughty Coloring Book and the NSFW Totally Curvy Coloring Book available at SheVibe.com. Find Elle online Elle's Book, Curvy Girl Sex: http://amzn.to/2qjZxwV Website: https://www.ellechase.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/theellechase Facebook: https://facebook.com/theellechase Links mentioned [NSFW] She Vibe - http://www.shevibe.com Good Vibrations - http://www.goodvibes.com/ The Pleasure Chest - https://thepleasurechest.com/ Superhero Sex Shops - http://www.redheadbedhead.com/superhero-sex-shops/ --- Big news! Body Kindness has been selected as a Kindle Monthly Deal. You can get it for just $1.99 from May 16th - 29th. Grab your copy here - http://amzn.to/2k1TISx You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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.

[Adult content & language] When Melissa Fabello talks, sex is bound to come up. It’s her job. As a sexuality scholar and body acceptance activist, Melissa sees so clearly that diet culture, body image, and sexuality intersect in ways that contribute to bodies experiencing oppression. One example is the lack of permission to bring our body pleasure and enjoy our sexual selves. From our basic human need to experience touch as a form of connection, to getting a nice massage, to the “Big O” when we struggle with our body image we are also likely to struggle with allowing ourselves to express desires and to feel pleasure through our bodies. This is not a chat about “here’s what you need to do to have a normal sex life.” In fact, Melissa offers a very interesting answer to this reader question at the end of the show. This conversation will help you understand that girls and women aren’t allowed to experience sexuality in positive ways and that impacts our body image. We discuss the “power dynamics” of subject vs object in our society and, perhaps more important, how you can have a conversation with your partner (or yourself!) in a safe, kind way that can help you grow your body confidence with your clothes on and clothes off. --- Get to know Melissa Melissa A. Fabello is a feminist writer, sexuality scholar, and body acceptance activist whose work focuses on the intersection of sexuality and eating disorders, striving toward eliminating size stigma, and bringing a more radical lens to the mainstream body positivity conversation. She currently works as the Managing Editor of Everyday Feminism, the largest independent feminist media site in the world with an audience of several million. She is also a doctoral candidate in Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University, where her research focus is how women with anorexia nervosa make meaning of their experiences with sensuality. Find Melissa online Website: http://www.melissafabello.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/fyeahmfabello Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/fyeahmfabello --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

[Adult content & language] How do we teach our daughters to respect their bodies, while still being curious about their sexuality? What do you say to a 2 or 3 year old in the bath? Would you tell a 10-year-old what the clitoris is for? If you’re squirming in your chair, so am I, but this is important issue if we really want our kids to normalize sex. Body liberation and sexual liberation go hand in hand. Find out why Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape and Cinderella Ate My Daughter, thinks we all gotta start doing a whole lot more talking to our kids and teens about what’s normal with our bodies and in sex for everyone’s health and well-being. --- Get to know Peggy Peggy Orenstein is the author of The New York Times best-sellers Girls & Sex, Cinderella Ate My Daughter and Waiting for Daisy as well as Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Kids, Love and Life in a Half-Changed World and the classic SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap. A contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, Peggy has also written for such publications as The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Vogue, Time, and The New Yorker, and has contributed commentaries to NPR’s All Things Considered and the PBS Newshour. Links mentioned: Peggy's TedX talk: What young women believe about their own sexual pleasure - http://bit.ly/2q6Q8JK Peggy on NPR: 'Girls & Sex' And The Importance Of Talking To Young Women About Pleasure - http://n.pr/2q6OCHK Peggy's latest book: Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape - http://amzn.to/2q6DHhp Check out all of Peggy's books - http://amzn.to/2q6ILlH Find Peggy online Website: http://www.peggyorenstein.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/peggyorenstein Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peggyorenstein --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

It's time for an update with my friend, parent, and fellow (former) chronic dieter turned body kindness advocate Bernie Salazar. In this episode we share each other's highs and lows of the last month. Bernie fills us in on his most favorite dessert he was able to find in Chicago and I let Bernie know about how I had to transform my schedule to find a little bit of peace. And you won't want to miss the end of the podcast where I give Bernie his exciting assignment for this next month. And he's inviting you to get in on the action too. (tee hee...) --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

Getting married? Don't let diet culture ruin your wedding experience. Writer and bride-to-be, Kelsey Miller, refuses to fall into the body shame trap and she wants to help you too. Kelsey’s story in Glamour magazine about finding size 14 and higher bridal gowns showcases the ups and downs of finding your perfect dress in a larger body. In this lively conversation, Kelsey shares some of the injustices that exist in bridal culture, especially how brides in larger bodies experience systematic oppression. We discuss the parallels between diet culture and bridal culture, including the weight loss and fitness industries that profit off all of our insecurities. Plus we talk about her awesome book Big Girl and the 67% project by Refinery 29. --- Get to know Kelsey Kelsey Miller graduated from Boston University with a BS in Film & Television, and began her career in the film industry before transitioning to full-time writing. For three years, she penned the column On The Couch for SundanceNOW. She was Refinery29’s first staff writer, eventually rising to the role of Senior Features Writer. There, she founded The Anti-Diet Project, one of the website’s most successful franchises. She is the writer behind some of Refinery29’s most popular and recognized stories on a variety of topics, as well as a creative leader in such groundbreaking initiatives as The 67% Project. She remains a senior contributor to the website, while now writing for other outlets in print and online as well. Kelsey is the author of Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting & Got A Life, published by Grand Central Publishing. In recent years, she took top honors at the Fashion Monitor Journalism Awards and was named a Body Image Hero by The Huffington Post. At the 2015 Digiday Awards, she won Publisher of the Year for Refinery29, thanks to her work with The Anti-Diet Project. Links mentioned: Refinery 29's 67% Project - http://www.refinery29.com/67-percent-project-plus-size-body-image/ Kelsey's Glamour story on plus size bridal shopping - http://www.glamour.com/story/plus-size-wedding-dresses Kelsey's book - Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life https://www.amazon.com/Big-Girl-Gave-Dieting-Life/dp/1455532630 Find Kelsey online Website: http://www.kelseymiller.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mskelseymiller Twitter: https://twitter.com/mskelseymiller Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KelseyMillerWriter --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

Jessamyn Stanley tried to avoid falling in love with yoga several times in her life, but the universe had another plan for her. Now Jessamyn travels the world helping to shatter stereotypes of modern yoga (a physical exercise for thin, white women with money) by making yoga accessible for all bodies, all skill levels, and elevating yoga to a practice you do even when you’re not practicing. In her new book, Every Body Yoga (http://jessamynstanley.com/book), Jessamyn blends personal story with a simple home practice anyone can do with minimal funds. I love how she offers asanas you can practice depending on what’s going on in your life - like a series to do when you feel your emotions spiraling out of control. Beyond the conversation that yoga is indeed for every body, we also discussed how yoga helped her grow after being bullied in high school, helped her deal with depression, and heal her relationship with food and her body. Get a few sneak peak passages from my favorite parts of the book and then go out and get her book. It’s a gift to all bodies wanting to practice body kindness and experience the gentle, yet powerful impact of yoga. --- Get to know Jessamyn Jessamyn Stanley is the author of Every Body Yoga, as well as an internationally recognized yoga teacher, award-winning Instagram star (@mynameisjessamyn), and body-positive advocate. She has been profiled by a wide range of media, including Good Morning America, TIME, New York, Glamour, Shape, People, Essence, Lenny Letter, and many others. When she’s not on the road teaching, she lives in Durham, North Carolina. Find Jessamyn online: Jessamyn's Book - Every Body Yoga: http://jessamynstanley.com/book Website: http://jessamynstanley.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mynameisjessamyn Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessNotJazz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mynameisjessamyn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJaVA4Tu6oQaHOppbt8qvA/featured --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

The Militant Baker gives two proud middle fingers to our culture that dictates what is valuable and beautiful. Through her blog, The Militant Baker, her book, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, speaking engagements, and social media spaces, Jes has disrupted the “thin ideal” by challenging marketing of clothes, perfume, and more showing that fat bodies get to enjoy all the things thin bodies can enjoy. Jes calls in (not calls out) the fat phobic nature of the current body positivity movement and challenges all of us to become aware of intersectionality issues around body positivity as well as how to be an inclusive ally to the fat acceptance movement. Her 3 (not at all) easy steps: 1. Use your voice. 2. Listen 3. Improve. We also get into a great conversation on healthism and the concept of Health at Every Size, and how knowledge doesn’t always translate into practice. We close on how connecting to our own body and building body trust is fundamental to engaging in life. I love that she calls it “a mindful healing”. This podcast will help you better understand the cultural issues that drive your body image issues so you can continue your personal practice of body kindness. --- Get to know Jes Jes Baker is a blogger, speaker, author, mental health professional, cat lover, ALL CAPS user and unabashed fat chick. She is on a mission to turn our society's concept of beauty on its oppressive head as she genuinely knows for a fact that every person in this world is worthy of respect and feeling valued regardless of their size, shape, shade, sex, ability, gender or age. On her website The Militant Baker, she preaches the importance of body autonomy, self-love, mental health, strong coffee, and even stronger language. She also post a million outfit photos because they're fun, political and pretty! Find Jes online Website: http://www.themilitantbaker.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/themilitantbaker Tumblr: http://themilitantbaker.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/militant_baker Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/themilitantbaker --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

The co-creator of Intuitive Eating, Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD wants people to understand that dieting is associated with weight gain, the opposite of it's promised intention. On this podcast, we chat about how we use intuitive eating as a model for being the expert on your body when it comes to nourishment. We swap client stories of struggles and how we have helped them overcome their challenges. We dig into the research a bit to show the positive, life-enhancing benefits of ditching diets for intuitive eating. We also touch on diet culture and body oppression, especially of fat bodies that get "concern trolled" so often by society.... "Oh, you really DO need to lose weight.... for health." Nope. We believe intuitive eating is for every body. Tune in and take action on your freedom from diets. --- Get to know Evelyn Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD is an award-winning registered dieti­tian with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, CA, specializing in eating disorders. She also trains health professionals on how to help their clients cultivate a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body through the process of Intuitive Eating, a concept she co-pioneered. She is the author of nine books, including coauthor of Intuitive Eating. Her newest book is the Intuitive Eating Workbook:Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food. She was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, and was a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for six years. Tribole is often sought after by the media for her nutritional expertise, and has appeared in hundreds of interviews, including CNN, NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and People magazine. She also gives presentations around the world on intuitive eating. Evelyn qualified for the Olympic Trials in the first ever women’s marathon in 1984. Although she no longer competes, Evelyn runs for fun and is an avid skier and hiker. She also enjoys surfing, kayaking and white water rafting. Evelyn’s favorite food is chocolate, when it can be savored slowly. Find Evelyn online Website: https://www.evelyntribole.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Etribole Facebook: "https://www.facebook.com/IntuitiveEating --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

Can you control your health risk as much as society makes you think? Probably not. Because... genetics. But you can control your values, choices, and ultimately your habits. In this episode, Bernie and I check in on our body kindness practice to help each other spiral up. We discuss our challenges with fitting in exercise and how our tricky thought patterns influence our behaviors. Bernie talks about his "exercise is punishment" belief and how he's fixing it. And we have an honest conversation about the very surprising news that Bob Harper -- the picture of health and wellness (according to society) had a heart attack. We discuss why it's unfair that society judges our health based on our appearance and undervalues the role of genetics. We wish Bob a speedy recovery and I daydream about Bob becoming a body positive well-being coach! You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

In a diet-obsessed world, how do we raise our kids to grow up with a healthy relationship with food? My guest today is Sally Kuzemchak of Real Mom Nutrition, and we share our philosophies about feeding children. Sally explains how she’s allowing her children to experience all foods and teach them about balance without restriction. Find out what happened when Sally experimented with giving her kids access to ‘forbidden’ food. We also talk about food fear mongering, the crazy pressure put on Moms to serve up perfect nutritionally balanced food, as well as the importance of finding our “caregiver voice”. --- Get to know Sally Sally Kuzemhak, MS, RD. Sally is a registered dietitian, educator, author, and mom. She blogs at RealMomNutrition.com, a “no-judgments” zone all about feeding families and blogs weekly for Parents magazine. In 2014, she collaborated with Cooking Light on Dinnertime Survival Guide, a cookbook for busy families, and she recently released an e-book called The Snacktivist’s Handbook: How to Change the Junk Food Snack Culture at School, in Sports, and at Camp—and Raise Healthier Snackers at Home. An award-winning reporter and writer, Sally has been published in nearly 20 magazines including Prevention, Health, Family Circle, Eating Well, Fitness, and Shape, and she served as a Contributing Editor to Parents magazine for six years. Find Sally online Website: http://www.realmomnutrition.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/RMNutrition Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmomnutrition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realmomnutrition Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rmnutrition Links mentioned Sally's Facebook live chat and blog post about her post-40 weight gain frustrations - http://bit.ly/2nDaarh --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.

Why is moderation not as alluring in the food world as the idea of "eliminate"? In this episode, I chat with licensed nutritionist and professionally trained chef Monica Reinagel, host of the long-running hit podcast Nutrition Diva. We talk about moderation, how the constant nutrition noise we're served up by the media makes eating well confusing, and how our unique lived experiences with food can make moderation challenging. Monica's podcast was the first I ever listened to, and she shares her journey from professional opera singer to nutrition expert and podcasting diva. --- Get to know Monica Reinagel Monica Reinagel, MS, LD/N, CNS is a board-certified, licensed nutritionist and professionally trained chef. Her advice is regularly featured on the TODAY show, Dr. Oz, CBS News, Morning Edition, and in the nation’s leading newspapers, magazines, and websites. She’s also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Scientific American, Food and Nutrition magazine, and My Fitness Pal, as well as a busy public speaker and educator. Monica's weekly Nutrition Diva podcast has been one of iTunes’ most highly ranked health and fitness podcasts since its debut in 2008, with more than 400 episodes and over 28 million downloads in 189 countries. Her nutrition blog and coaching programs are found at NutritionOverEasy.com. Find Monica online Website: http://www.nutritionovereasy.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nutritiondiva Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionDiva/ --- You can subscribe to Body Kindness on iTunes, Soundcloud 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 Available wherever books and e-books are sold, discover what people are saying about Body Kindness and if it’s right for you, I hope you’ll buy it http://amzn.to/2k1TISx 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.