#82 - Practicing Body Kindness with the Loving-Kindness Meditation
May 30, 2018
In this solo episode Rebecca shares how mindfulness and mindful eating connect to the practice of Body Kindness. She also reads an excerpt from Body Kindness where she describes why meditation is so important (even when it’s hard). Rebecca closes by guiding you through one round of her favorite — The Loving...
#81 - Mindful Eating for Well-Being, Not Weight Loss with Lilia Graue and Michelle May
May 24, 2018
For some mindful eating is that thing they should do and never make time for OR it’s the next thing they hope will “work” to induce weight loss.
My guests today Lilia Graue and Michelle May help unveil these myths and more in our conversation. They are both doctors, HAES informed practitioners and mindful eating...
#80 - Diversity in Fashion with Straight/Curve Documentary Filmmaker Jenny McQuaile
May 18, 2018
Ninety percent of women and young girls say they do not feel represented in the fashion industry or in media, and that the imagery they consume on a daily basis makes them feel “disgusting” and “less than”.
An exciting new documentary Straight/Curve examines the industries and obstacles responsible for this body...
#79 - Diets Can Kiss My A** with Jes Baker author of Landwhale and Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
May 8, 2018
In her latest book, a memoir aptly titled Landwhale (you’ll find out why in the show), Jes Baker, covers important topics in the body positivity and fat liberation space that need to be discussed in the mainstream culture and she does it all through beautiful writing from her personal experience with a liberal dose of...
#78 - 'My doctor suggested weight loss surgery without even asking about my habits' - Weight stigma in medicine with Bernie Salazar
May 1, 2018
Bernie is back on the Body Kindness podcast and he brings news from the doctor’s office that makes Rebecca lose it (you’ll notice the bleeps!) Tune in as they discuss the insidious nature of weight stigma in medicine and what to do about it. Bernie and Rebecca also discuss Bernie’s reluctance to fully step into...