Have you gained weight during the pandemic...or at any time? In this episode, I will be covering what to do if you have put on weight or if you're anxious that you will put on weight. I'll be talking about the complex realities that folks face that have made living in a fat body harder than normal, and the heightened global fatphobia. Also, how to cope if you're eating more food than normal, and I talk about why engaging in exercise at home may be harmful to you.
In this episode, I reveal a massive issue in the confidence coaching world that you NEED to be aware of because following bad advice will damage your self-esteem. I also cover the biggest barrier that keeps people committed to hating their body and discuss why, if you’ve been working on loving your body and you’re not seeing results, it’s NOT your fault and what is actually going on. Also, we bust through the biggest limiting self-beliefs people have, that is: 1) “I’m scared to put on weight” and 2) “I’m anxious that being fat will make me unhealthy.
What is the “Constant Learner Effect” is and why you need to avoid this at all costs. Why your current strategy is actually LOWERING your body confidence. The counter-intuitive thing you should be doing instead. 3 questions to ask yourself to determine if you’ve fallen into the “Constant Learner Effect.” PLUS what the heck does The Devil Wears Prada have to teach us about body confidence and how we can avoid making the same critical mistake Andy makes in the film.
Did you know that the Western world started being worried about being fat because white people didn't want to resemble black people who they believed were only interested in "fornication and food" and were "lazy"? Yep, surprize, surprize it was racism that started our preference for smaller bodies. In this episode, I talk about the work of Sabrina Strings and how centuries of racism has effected beauty ideals.
Nancy Pelosi recently fat-shamed Trump. Trump is a horror show of a human being, but one thing about him that isn't bad? His weight. Literally, there are hundreds of ways to take down Trump, and him being fat is not one of his personal failures. But...is it ever ok to fat-shame? What if you do it nicely because you're concerned about loved ones' health? What if someone thin-shamed you? What if the fat person really is a massive bellend? We discuss this topic in today's episode. Let's do it!
I've gone from extremely low self-esteem to get to a place where I KNOW I am worthy and gorgeous and a-ok just the way I am today. With that gigantic shift has come many changes in my life; good, bad, and just plain weird. Hear about them in today's episode, and let's compare notes on some of the things we have experienced with low and high self-esteem. PLUS, I spill some juicy, cringy dating stories from when I had low confidence versus now, when I have high confidence.
COVID-19 is a traumatic event for lots of the world, and one big reason is food insecurity and the impacts of that. I grew up in poverty as a child, and so we literally had food scarcity, and I also lived in a fatphobic, pro-weight-loss household, and so there were the added confusing food beliefs around that too....which a lot of people experience. Having a history of dieting, a disordered relationship with food, or an eating disorder can make COVID-19 a massive trigger for old patterns and behaviours. Learn about that in this episode and also what the heck to do about it. TW: mention of bulimia, spousal abuse, alcoholism, starvation, mention of specific food and trauma effects.
I have a super special podcast episode for you today! I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the shit show that is COVID-19, so here is an episode to help you cope with all of the fatphobic memes, all of the WhatsApp messages from your mum telling you that if you put a cucumber up your bum you won't get sick, all of the weird feelings around food and your body. Phew, it's A LOT to cope with right now. I am joined by guests: sex therapist Dawn Serra, plus-size personal trainer Louise Green, and body image coach Summer Innanen (who also happen to be my friends from Vancouver!). Yay. We will be talking about overcoming food scarcity feelings, fighting negative body thoughts, fat-positive self-care, and lots of other things to make your brain happy.
The belief "fat is bad" is an opinion you've been brainwashed into believing...it's not actually a fact! Because of these bogus messages you've been hearing all your life, you have been convinced to hate your body. You now have to decide to change and start believing new ideas of what is acceptable, attractive, and worthy. In this episode, I will teach you how to do that. Let's do it!
Do you think about food all the time? Countdown the minutes until you can eat again? Are you addicted to eating? What about sugar? Is it impossible to leave sugary things in your vicinity because you'll eat them all up?
In this podcast found out what is going on in our bodies and finally answer the question: Am I addicted to food or sugar? TW: Mention of addiction behaviours and substance use.
What is it exactly that confident people do? Do they have secret superpowers that can only be replicated with witchcraft and sorcery? In this episode I'm going to share the things that confident people do on the regular that make them stay confident so that you can copy those behaviours and thoughts to increase your own self-esteem.
A listener question is answered in this episode! Are you thinking about stopping dieting and starting with intuitive eating? Are you really nervous about putting on weight because of that fact? Then you need to check out this episode for my techniques to reframe this and some new ways to look at having a fat body.
TW: Depression, suicide, trauma, sexual abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence. Struggling with mental health issues can be a common and complicated thing for those who live in marginalized bodies. In this episode I talk about my history with trauma, depression and what worked for me when everything else seemed to fail.
TW: mention of BMI. Ready to get mighty mad at the injustice that is fat fertility and pregnancy? In this episode I have my first ever guest, Nicola Salmon who is a fat-positive and feminist fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile." Nicola make me want to throat punch someone (a fatphobic dr?) with all the realities that fat humans face in the fertility and pregnancy world. You'll love this episode if you're a fat person trying to get pregnant, are already pregnant, given birth or if you know a fat human who is one of those things.
"New year, new you!" Chances are you've been hearing this phrase a lot. There's loads of diet adverts around and it can be tempting to consider trying one last new magical program that will finally make you thin. But if there is a little voice that is telling you that this year is going to be different for you then tune into this episode where I am giving some resolution suggestions that will actually make you feel like a goddamn badass and not a massive failure when the magical diet doesn't work. (P.S. you're not a failure, diets are).
This episode is for people who have ever been children, it's for people who ever have contact with children or those who are parents or caretakers. I answer a listener question on how to help fat kids love themselves. Learn how to not massively f*ck up children in this episode and if you don't have kids you can use this information to reparent yourself as an adult.
A lot of people get angry about this topic and the reason (most of the time) is that they don't understand what thin privilege is and when they realise they may have it they get defensive and say "but I don't have thin privilege because I don't like my body!" Let me clear up the confusion once and for all and share why having thin privilege doesn't actually make you a bad person, surprize!
Whoa, nelly, what a ride! The BBC documentary I heavily feature in came out a little while ago and some people are hot under the collar over some of my beliefs. I spill the beans on the show and reveal the truth of what happened and what I feel about the show. P.S. If you're not in the UK I tell you how to watch the show no matter where in the world you are :)
I got a question which I am sure a lot of you can resonate with; how do I deal with friends who talk about their diets all the time? The reasons why we may not want to hear diet talk are many. Perhaps you’re recovering from an eating disorder or chronic dieting. Perhaps you’re working on accepting your fat body and knowing others want to shrink theirs is hurtful. Perhaps you just find it really boring and wanna ZZZZZZZ the hell outta there? Whatever the reasons then I’m gonna help you in this episode.
