You weren’t born hating your thighs. That sht was planted—fertilized with shame, wrapped in diet tips, and handed to you like a cursed heirloom. In this fire-starting episode of Untamed Ember, Dr. Misty pulls back the curtain on the cultural, colonial, ableist, and neurotypical scripts that taught us our bodies were problems to fix—not magic to celebrate. From makeover montages to religious guilt trips, we explore the real origins of body shame and the billion-dollar industries that keep it alive. If you’ve ever shrunk yourself to fit the frame, this one’s your permission slip to burn the fcking script.
Topics include:
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The colonial roots of fatphobia and thinness as "virtue"
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How ableism and neurotypical norms silence desire
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The makeover trope and other pop culture betrayals
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Why shame is industrialized, not personal
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How to remember who you were before the edits
✨ Includes a bold worksheet inside The Ember Vault: “Who Wrote This Bullsht?”*
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Opening + Glitter-Fueled Mission Statement
- (00:01:10) - Where the Shrink Script Came From
- (00:04:25) - The Media’s Role in Writing Our Shame
- (00:07:08) - Shame in Disguise
- (00:09:20) - You Are Not the *EFFING* Problem
- (00:11:35) - Ember Vault Plug + Reflection Prompt
- (00:12:30) - Sign-Off: Stay Wild. Stay Loud. Stay Ember.
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