Talking Body with Amy Porterfield

Talking Body with Amy Porterfield

Amy Porterfield has experienced massive success in both her business and personal life, but behind every accomplishment lingered a nagging suspicion that she wasn’t living up to some invisible standard of how she should look. Now she’s on a mission to discover exactly where that little voice inside her head came from, and - together with some new friends and fresh perspectives - how she can vanquish it once and for all. New episodes premiere every Monday.

Episodes

December 18, 2020 2 mins
Here's your first preview of our upcoming limited series Talking Body with Amy Porterfield! Twelve episodes are coming week by week starting in January 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Welcome to the first episode of Talking Body, a twelve part limited series from 3% Chance Productions all about unlearning the ways we've been taught to shame, restrict, and reduce ourselves in the name of some elusive idea of beauty. In this episode, host Amy Porterfield introduces you to the how and the why of this series while reflecting on her struggles with her own body image. -- Want a FREE guide to build successful habits fo...
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January 18, 2021 54 mins
In this episode of Talking Body, we're looking at some examples throughout history of how women's bodies have been warped, reduced, and reconfigured to suit others. Then, Amy sits down with Dr. Phillippa Diedrichs of the Centre for Appearance Research where she leads a team of researchers at the forefront of understanding body image. She talks us through a ton of questions, and sets a very interesting challenge for Amy by the end o...
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January 25, 2021 66 mins
Today on the podcast we're headed to work to examine how our negative self image affects our ability to succeed. Along the way Amy interviews Kara Loewentheil of Unf*ck Your Brain and Nicole Walters of the upcoming USA show "She's The Boss" as they discuss the obstacles they faced building their respective businesses. -- To learn more about Kara Loewentheil's work, please visit https://unfuckyourbrain.com/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_...
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This week on Talking Body we are discussing the unique challenges facing women of color when it comes to navigating body image. Plus, writer and activist Pia Schiavo-Campos challenges Amy on her aversion to the label, "fat", and Dr. Lina AbiRafeh of the Arab Institute for Women discusses how building a safer world for women of color begins with body autonomy. -- To keep up with Pia Schiavo-Campos' online, visit her instagram -> htt...
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February 8, 2021 49 mins
This episode is all about motherhood, but you don't have to be a mother to relate to what we're going to talk about here. The pressure to become a mother, to have the right kind of pregnancy, to "bounce back" to your pre-pregnancy weight, to have it all + kids - these are just some of the topics we're going to discuss. Plus, Amy sits down with Kimberly Johnson - doula, bodyworker, and vaginapractor to talk about the disconnect that...
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February 15, 2021 47 mins
Here it is: the sex episode. This week we are digging into all the ways that sex can collide with our body issues like a freight train. Along the way Amy sits down with celebrated sex journalist Tracy Clark-Flory, whose memoir Want Me is a powerful examination of desire versus being desired. And, later in the show, Amy confronts her husband Hobie about secrets she's kept in and out of the bedroom. What he says in response provides ...
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February 22, 2021 70 mins
This week we're digging deep into diet culture, the complicated relationship we have with food, and what it means to truly eat everything you want to eat. To get a wider perspective, Amy talks to cookbook writer and chef Julia Turshen, who opens up on how her insecurities affected the way she created her recipes - until her wife pushed her to take a closer look. Then, Amy sits down with eating disorder registered dietitian and weig...
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March 1, 2021 46 mins
On today's episode Amy confronts one of her biggest fears: getting older. Along the way she chats with entrepreneur and the founder of Beauty Pie, Marcia Kilgore, on the merits of staying true to yourself above all else. Later, fashion legend Norma Kamali tells Amy why she plans to live to 120, and lets her in on a few secrets she's picked up along her 75 years. -- Learn more about Marcia Kilgore and check out her latest venture, B...
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March 8, 2021 40 mins
This week of Talking Body Amy is thinking about the body's abilities - in a performance-obsessed world, what does it mean for our self image to be tied to what we can and can't do? Along the way she speaks to Paralympian and Dancing with the Stars alum Amy Purdy and the founder of Girls Gone Strong =, Molly Galbraith, to learn more about their experiences. -- Keep up with Amy Purdy by following her on Instagram -> https://www.insta...
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March 15, 2021 44 mins
This week on Talking Body we are exploring gender identity - what does it mean to live your life "like a girl" and why do so many people have (loud) opinions about it? To get to the bottom of body policing and gender dynamics, Amy enlists the help of author and activist Eli Erlick, who's written multiple papers on the subject. Along the way the two women have a surprising conversation about loving your body while wanting to change ...
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March 22, 2021 38 mins
In the penultimate episode of Talking Body, Amy goes online to explore how social media is affecting our relationship with our bodies. Along the way she chats with her friend and Girlboss founder Sophia Amoruso about self image as a public product, and fashion stylist and writer Ansley Morgan about creating an inclusive space online for every kind of body. You can visit Sophia virtually on her instagram at: https://www.instagram.co...
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March 29, 2021 56 mins
This is it, the final episode of season one of Talking Body. In this episode, Amy connects with her longtime coach Corinne Crabtree to discuss what she's learned while making the podcast, and then she checks in with Rach one last time to close out the season. Oh, and if you were wondering if Amy comes to a conclusion about her big question on loving herself and wanting to change herself - get ready. This episode contains an answer ...
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