More Than a Body
Why do we place so much worth on our bodies and what are we beyond them? For years, I’ve derived all of my self worth from what my body looks like and how others view it. I’m not the only one, and the more people I talk to, the more I realize how uneducated we are about the narratives surrounding food and body. Learning to love oneself beyond outward appearance is not easy– it’s a one step forward and two steps back kind of process. Negative relationships with food and body are more prevalent than ever. Eating disorder incidence rates have skyrocketed. Some children as young as eight are already beginning to think about the connotations of food. Despite this, affordable care is nowhere to be found. The issue is silenced and commonly undiscussed. My goal with this podcast is to take even the smallest step in changing harmful narratives centered around eating and exercise. I’m only one person with a head full of curls and a fat crush for peanut butter, but if this reaches just one girl who feels lost and in despair, please know you’ve made it all worth it. This one’s for you.
Episodes
12 episodes
Episode 10: Broccoli, Pizza, & Boogers: A Four-Year-Old’s Take on Food
Remember when you ate when you were hungry, stopped when you were full, and didn’t feel morally ruined by a scoop of ice cream? Me neither. But 4-year-old Lauren does.In this episode (recorded in July 2023, because ADHD & grad school...
Episode 9: Filtered Fitness Pt. II: Social Media, But Make it Healthy
Welcome back — seven months later, still anti-ketchup, still recording in my bedroom. Some things never change.Picking up where we left off, we’re diving back into the mess that is social media and fitness. This time, I’m handing you the...
Episode 9: Filtered Fitness Pt. 1: How Social Media Warps Fitness Culture
After ten whole centuries, I somehow found a microphone again and am bringing myself back to your mom's car speakers (I think) with some more pointless rants and terrible, really bad jokes. We've talked about social media, and you ...
Episode 8: Surviving Self Harm: Let's Unpack It
If you are struggling with thoughts of self-harm, please text CONNECT to 741741 for free, 24/7 help for self-harm. Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Text or dial 988For people who don't have a history with it, self-harm can be ...
Episode 7: How the Other Half Lives with Tate Brodeur
Your neighbor, Sheri, could have a disordered relationship with exercise. Your little brother could have a binge eating disorder. Your favorite snack cake could feel insecure about its body. It doesn't matter who you are, how you identify, or i...
Episode 7 Vibe Check With Tate Brodeur
Get to know your Episode 7 guest better. In the episode, Tate and I talk about toxic masculinity, eating disorders in men, and the media's "ideal" male body. Here, we see if he passes the vibe check with more hard-hitting content: ...
Episode 6: Me, Too: Sexual Abuse & Eating Disorders
Hi. I've always been a storyteller, but in this episode lie stories I don't often share. As I've begun the journey toward recovery, I've realized just how much sexual trauma has played a role in its evolution and development.<...
Episode 5: Five Comments That Can Be Triggering
Those with eating disorders are hyperaware of the comments others make about food and body. Some of the things we say can be harmful to others without our knowledge. In this episode, I discuss five different comments that could be ...
Episode 4: Eating Disorders & Their Affect on the Brain
Eating disorders stretch beyond just the two most everyone hears about: anorexia and bulimia. In the first half of the episode, I talk about the other kinds of eating disorders, the symptoms, and warning signs people don't know are part of the ...
Episode 3: Social Media... It's Just a Highlight Reel
In a digital age, we all can get caught up in how others or ourselves look online. This can lead to dangerous comparison games, low self-esteem, a lack of self-confidence, and a pressure to fit into an unrealistic ideal. In this episode, I talk...
Episode 2: If You Don't Eat it All, It's For Breakfast
When I began to look back on my relationship with food and body image, I realized its roots stemmed from experiences in my childhood. This episode is centered around how the things we observe as children greatly impact our relationship wi...
Episode 1: My Struggle with Food and Body
While other people have perceived me to lead a healthy lifestyle with my diet and exercise, it's really been a beard for body image issues that created an all-consuming eating disorder. I ate a lot of cauliflower rice and while it seemed health...