Breaking Body Biases

Breaking Body Biases

an anti-diet and joyful movement podcast amplifying voices of fitness professionals, dietitians and health practitioners promoting HAES. Destroying diet culture one episode at a time.

Episodes

May 31, 2023 40 mins

🎧Listen to this week's episode with Cari Gangaram; certified Fitness Instructor and the founder of everyBODY Fitness with Cari.

🚨 Cari shares her journey from hating exercise to becoming a certified fitness instructor. 
🚨 How her past trauma with gyms and fitness led her to create a space outside of the gym culture

🚨 We talk about eating disorders in fitness

🚨 and her secret sauce for joyful movement 🥳

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In this solo episode,  I talk about why I no longer focus on my weight and no longer promote intentional weight loss with clients.


New episodes every Wednesday

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🎧Listen to this week's episode with Dr Lisa Folden; a Weight-inclusive physical therapist & anti-diet health & body image coach.

🚨 We talk about breaking up with diet culture, weight stigma in healthcare and so much more

Dr. Lisa N. Folden is a North Carolina licensed physical therapist, NASM-certified behavior change specialist (health coach), and the owner of Healthy Phit Physical Therapy & Wellness Consultants i...

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In this solo episode, "This Week In Diet Culture" where I share my thoughts on something going on in current events. This week I am talking about Dove's Eating Disorders Film and What It Means for Social Media - should there be pressure on tech companies to limit or eliminate the harmful promotion of weight loss and thinness?
What can be done beyond what we do as parents, teachers, and mentors? Can we make a grea...

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🎧Listen to this week's episode with Charlotte Markey PhD; Professor of Psychology, Department Chair Health Sciences Rutgers University, NJ, and author of the Body Image Book for Girls and The Body Image Book for Boys.

🚨 We talk about her books and advice for parents that want to help kids foster a healthy body image.

Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied all things body image...

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In this solo episode, "This Week In Diet Culture" where I share my thoughts on something going on in current events. This week I am talking about Ariana Grande's response to conversations around the way she looks.

🚨 We need to stop commenting on other peoples bodies FULL STOP 
 
Check out Ariana Grande Video


New episodes every Tuesday (this week in diet culture) and Thursday (guest episodes)

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🎧Listen to this week's episode with M.Ed. & Certified Life Coach Gretchen Gegg

We talk about 

👉🏻 Body Freedom

👉🏻 Mindset   

👉🏻 State first goals
and more

Gretchen Gegg is a life coach and fitness educator with a passion for helping people find the freedom to live with joy!  She is known for her innovative class experiences and ability to take things “out of the box” to make an impact.  GretchenGegg.com, her online co...

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In this solo episode, I talk about the weight loss drug Ozempic. While I am not a physician, pharmacist, or expert when it comes to medications I understand the pressure to look smaller and lose weight. Recently a few bravolebs have admitted to taking the medication and it was celebrated by Andy Cohen.
 
I share my thoughts on casting Andy, bravolebs, and more on this week in diet culture.

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🎧Listen to this week's episode with Body Image Coach, Summer Innanen 

We talk about 

👉🏻 Body Image

👉🏻 Self Care    

👉🏻 Motherhood

Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth and confidence. She helps people all over the world to stop living behind the numbers on their scales through her private and group coaching at summerinnanen.com. She is the best-selling author of Body Image Re...

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In this solo episode, I talk about my favorite musical SIX. 
I share my thoughts on casting all bodies on Broadway

Six the Musical

Queen themed Dance Workout at Pop Fit Studio (in person or on zoom)

New episodes every Tuesday (this week in diet culture) and Thursday (guest episodes)

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In this episode: Dr. Maria Luque, Fitness Expert, Professor, and Menopause Nerd. We talk about

  • Body image during menopause 
  • The role exercise/movement plays in the quality of life during menopause 
  • How to create healthy habits without diet culture coming along    

Dr. Maria Luque is a fitness expert, health science professor, education content developer, menopause nerd, and busy mother passionate about sharing knowledge and he...

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This week in diet culture: Gwyneth Paltrow and her "wellness routine"
Gwyneth Paltrow recently shared an interview with her doctor talking about her wellness routine which includes eating nothing but bone broth.
Check out this quick episode on this topic.

New episodes every Tuesday (this week in diet culture) and Thursday (guest episodes)

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In this episode, I interview RYT Liza Herman and she shares: 

  • Her journey in Yoga from participant to teacher
  • The importance of representation
  • Ways she teaches to help create more inclusion
  • Apparel for all bodies       

Liza is a E- 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance based in Philadelphia. She completed her training at the Amma Center and School in October 2015, under Bridget Yanni. Liza found a love of yog...

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Were you missing episodes of the podcast? I took the last few weeks off in 2022 but had planned to release new episodes in 2023. But my plans got derailed. Listen to this week's episode to learn where we've been and the future of the show.
Coming up on the show

  • Maria Luque - Fitness trainer and menopause expert
  • Dr Lisa Folden - Body image expert and physical therapist
  • Summer Innanen - Body image expert and my mentor ...
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NEW SERIES in 2023: This week in Pop & Diet Culture, where I share my thoughts on things going on in pop culture and diet culture. This week I am sharing two subjects that have come up over the last few weeks:
👉🏻 Taylor Swifts new video: AntiHero - is it fatphobic?
👉🏻 Heroin chic - this trend is back?!

Share your thoughts on our website Breaking Body Biases

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Anti Hero Video Dele...

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In this episode: Jenna Waite, RD. We talk about 

  • Her journey toward body acceptance
  • How to feel comfortable in your own skin in a fatphobic world
  • Why focusing on your weight is bad for your health 
  • How to create healthy habits without diet culture coming along        

Jenna has been a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist since 2007. She’s also a mother of 5 and host of the Finding True Health podcast. 

Jenna loves helping fellow mo...

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Disney's first plus-size protagonist is featured in the Dinsey short "Reflect".  What impact does this have on young people today?  Check out this solo episode with CHristine and share your thoughts on our social media.

Reflect on Disney Plus

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Christine is a Movement Motivator, Body Liberato...

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In this week's episode, we connect with Fit Pro, Health Coach and author of Diet Free Diva, Tracy Desjardins.

We talk about all the different ways to create a path for yourself in fitness. We can all have different approaches and how Tracy found a healthier and happier path. We talk about her history with binge eating and body image in the fitness industry.

Tracy Desjardins is an International Health Coach, Mind Body Eating Coac...

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Tired of feeling bad about your body? Tired of wasting precious time and money and never feeling good enough?  

This week we explore the topic of Body Image and how you can create a better relationship with your body. How to:

  • Stop hating your body
  • Quit comparing yourself to others
  • Connect with feeling comfortable in your own skin
  • Truly believe your body is enough

And so much more. We talk about our belief system and ho...

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In this week's episode, we connect with Fitpro and board-certified health and wellness coach Tasha Edwards.

Learn how Tasha got into the fitness industry and her experience with exclusive formats like yoga and pilates and how she brings more accessible and inclusive movement to clients.

Tasha Edwards, MS, is a Chicago native with close to 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. She is a board certified health...

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