My Body, My Jokes!

Bigger bodies yoga teacher, musician and fat activist Andrea Pares joins the pod this week to chat about everything from living in a larger body in the fitness community to posing nude for her friend and his mom. As a leader in the yoga space here in Denver, Andrea tells her story of how she went from feeling uncomfortable in typical yoga classes to becoming one of the city's pacesetters in body-neutral movement.

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Founder of Denver’s own gym and wellness collective for women and genderqueer people, Meghan Nelson, has arrived at My Body, My Jokes! Meghan, a gal I’ve been dying to interview for months, explains the conception of her wellness facility VIBE, and how creating a safe space has impacted our local community. We also address the controversial topic of women-only gyms that exclude trans women (wtf?) and discover the ACTUAL average siz...

Dancer, producer, sex educator and all around burlesque goddess Alabaster is here this week to talk modesty, sex education and finding her confidence through burlesque. She schooled me on the history of burlesque, and we compared notes on awkward audience interactions. We also played a game of Cap or Bussin', finally laying to rest the argument for diet soda.

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Denver-based author and podcast host Kameron Tyler graces the pod this week! We chatted about beauty standards within the queer space, his experience writing both a coming-of-age novel and a memoir, and even dove into a little game of He Said She Said. Plus, Kameron explains the history of his "no public water" policy.

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TW: Detailed discussion about diet advice and potential ED behaviors.

It's the modern manifestation of toxic diet culture disguised as a bunch of 20-somethings loving themselves by hating themselves: give it up for SkinnyTok!

This week, I'm pulling the curtain back on this popular social media phenomenon that has young women in a chokehold. Whether you love it or hate it, SkinnyTok is here to f*ck some sh*t up.

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As a popular TikTok creator, Remi Bader has captured the world with her fashion hauls and 'I'm so quirky' attitude. Lately, she's come under fire for her dishonesty in undergoing weight loss surgery (that is, until she appeared on Khloe Kardashian's podcast, who we all know is the queen of honesty).

Comedian, thrift expert, and three-legged dog mom Carey Lieberman joins me on this week's episode to dissec...

“She doesn’t do comedy anymore,” says the ‘Top Fan’ on my Facebook page, who thinks he’s defending me against someone asking about when I’m coming to their city. It’s odd that as soon as I started this podcast and began focusing more on recovery, hundreds of my fans assumed it meant I wasn’t a comedian anymore. Sure, I’ve taken a step back from touring and working myself into the ground, but I still tell jokes. So, in honor of clea...

It's episode 30! Wow. I'm so proud to keep this podcast going through all the ups and downs. This week I'm answering more of your burning questions.You can always submit your thoughts, prayers, questions and concerns to the podcast email, my DMs, or simply comment anywhere you watch/listen. I compile all of them so that every once in a while I can put together an AMA episode.Share your personal experiences or submit que...

This week I'm giving you a little summary of where body positivity came from. Ironically enough, I absolutely hated the way I looked in this episode and almost didn't air it. But in the spirit of body positivity, and the fact that we're living on a dying rock soaring through space with a facist regime hanging over our heads, I figured whelp - I might as well. 

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For 2025's #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek, I partnered with the Eating Disorder Foundation here in Denver to put on The Roast of Diet Culture - truly one of the highlights of my career. The Eating Disorder Foundation provides free resources to those affected by eating disorders, including support programs, mentorship, workshops, and more.

The show was so much fun that I wanted to share it with you all here on the podcast. It featu...

TW: This episode details eating disorder symptoms, diagnoses, and behaviors in regard to recovery. Listener discretion is advised.

On this week's episode, I sit down with artist and designer Kelley McQuillen to talk all things eating disorder recovery. Kelley has been in recovery for 12 years (versus my 1.5 at the time of filming) and gave me the scoop on how the years stack up.

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One day your friend gets into nutrition, then she's all about avoiding seed oils...soon she becomes anti-vax, and then you learn she voted for...Trump?

The wellness to alt-right pipeline is alive and well, my friends. But what causes this phenomenon? How does one go from alternative medicine to QAnon? Well lucky for us, Molly Smith, host of the 'Did That Age Well' pod is here to dive into the depths of this rusty old pipe with me.

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If you watched the 2025 Superbowl, you probably saw the 'Hims' ad that sparked controversy all over the internet.The ad calls out the 'broken system' that is healthcare in America, as well as the toxic diet culture that permeates our society - but then turns it back around at the end to sell you their weight loss products.

Not only did the ad cause some whiplash amongst internet users, but a few senators even got inv...

Welcome to the pod, the one and only Jessica L'Whor!

Jessica is a drag superstar - she is truly booked and busy. I'm so happy I got to sit down and chat with her about her own body image journey through drag, how beauty standards differ in the drag community, and how to handle haters on the internet.

My Body, My Jokes has been nominated for the Podcast Award at the 2025 Colorado DIVAS (Drag, Initiatives, and Variety A...

This week I want to share the most useful book and framework that has helped me through recovery: Intuitive Eating.

Well-known in the eating disorder recovery community, Intuitive Eating has allowed me to understand why diets don't work, where my negative body image thoughts come from, and what to do moving forward. I cannot recommend it enough, and really hope you get some good tidbits out of this episode!

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I'm a perfectionist (shocker) and I even rewrote this description four times trying to make it succinct and witty enough to be perfect. But you know what? It's not that serious.

In this episode, I go into depth about what perfectionism is, how it manifests in eating disorders, and what to do about it. Shout out to my therapist for giving me the idea to do this episode - you're a real one.

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Finally gracing the My Body, My Jokes podcast is the one and only Nick Holmby - Founder and CEO of DUDE, IDK CREATIVE as well as my wonderful boyfriend.

Nick and I chat about his perspective as my partner watching me go through recovery, and how it has affected him and his relationship with health. We also go into depth about body expectations for men and his journey through toxic gym bro culture.

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Once again answering all of your questions that I've gathered from my social media and of course the My Body, My Jokes email! Questions answered: Is there a mental hack to fix my eating disorder? Do you think more men have body dysmorphia than think they do? Do you think that ozempic is part of the solution or part of the problem now? Was there an experience that triggered your disordered eating? Is the queer community more or les...