Welcome to The Body Grievers® Club – a podcast aimed to help you explore your body image. Bri + Jana are two highly experienced body image coaches. We know that distressful body image can SUCK and we want to sit in that grief with you. But we also want to show you that even in the suck you can still live a great life in the body you have now. No matter how big your body grief is you're never alone when you're part of the Body Grievers® Club. Be sure to follow us on @thebodygrieversclub on in ...
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Core Belief Exploration: Why did I refuse a wheelchair in the airport?
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WELCOME to Ep. 67 of the podcast! In this special episode of the Body Grievers Club, host Bri hot seat coaches herself on an IG LIVE where she addresses a significant body image hurdle following a trip from Costa Rica. She recounts her experience of refusing a wheelchair at the Miami airport despite needing one. This IG live turned podcast episode …
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Welcome back to another episode of The Body Grievers Club! In the beginning of episode 66, I give you 2 questions for reflection. If my body image wasn't holding me back, how would I show up differently in my life? Why is my body holding me back from doing this? In episode 66, you will explore: How to identify the ways your body image might be hold…
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Welcome to episode 65 of the Body Grievers Club. In this episode, hosts Bri and Jana welcome enneagram experts Becca + Mark on how exploring the Enneagram can help us understand our body image. Here's what to expect in this episode: an overview of what the Enneagram is and how it can help you understand yourself how each Enneagram type experiences …
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Health Without Weight Loss with Mackenzie Woolwich
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Welcome back to another episode of the Body Grievers Club. In episode 64, I chat with my friend, client, andcolleague Mackenzie Woolwich, a registered dietitian who helps intuitive eaters find health without weight loss. Wediscuss intuitive eating, body image, and how to navigate the complexities of health outside of diet culture. Here’s what to ex…
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I shouldn't be crying over pancakes and "Making It Big".
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WELCOME TO EPISODE 63 of the Body Grievers® Club. In this solo episode, Bri interviews Sophie House, a NYC lawyer + researcher, and a Body Griever® graduate. In this episode we delve into: • the journey of saying goodbye to the dream of having a "perfect" body + societal expectations tied to body image • challenges of living in a larger body especi…
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My business became an extension of my body liberation.
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Welcome to episode 62 of the Body Grievers Club! Today we are joined by friend + business Coach Jo White, a registered dietitian and business coach as we talk about talking up unapologetic space in the health + wellness field. Even if you aren't an entrepenuer, you may benefit from this episode, exploring what might it might look like to live your …
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Welcome back to another episode of the Body Grievers Club! Today we are joined by Leah Kern, a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor, who is hosting a FREE PANEL on Summer Support. In this episode, we will discuss: Navigating body image challenges during the summer months The concept of body neutrality and how to practice it…
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Welcome to Episode 36 of the Body Grievers Club! In this UPDATED episode, I'm joined by my fat therapist friends as we dive deep into the world of body image, fat sex, and relationships within the realm of fat liberation. Grab your mug because the tea is HOT off the stove, where we will candidly chat all things body liberation! From society's messe…
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Welcome to another episode of the Body Grievers Club! Today's guest is Tory Stroker, an anti-diet registered dietitian and mom from New Jersey, discussing body image, pregnancy, and postpartum. Tory shares her personal journey through pregnancy and postpartum, navigating body image challenges and the lack of resources available. She emphasizes the …
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Exploring Body Image Wounds with Internal Family Systems
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Welcome back to another episode of the Body Grievers® Club! In this episode, Bri dives deep into the world of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with her friend and expert therapist, Molly Bahr. Molly will hot seat coach Bri around a body image hurdle: feeling discomfort of feeling her stomach touch her legs. Through IFS, Molly helps Bri identify and co…
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If you are cynic about love because of your body image - this is the episode for YOU!In this episode, Texas native, nurse practictioner + Body Griever® graduate Shanea Palone takes us through her incredible LOVE STORY of meeting her now husband + love of her life. Dating in a large body made dating hard for Shanea, but through ALL the bad dates, ba…
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My partner said they're not attracted to me since I've gained weight.
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In this episode Bri + Jana explore how they would coach someone through the hurdle of a partner telling them they don't find them attractive since their weight gain. Bri + Jana believe that our partners attraction to us is NOT our responsibility + says MORE about their views on bodies and what's going on with them. But they also hold space for the …
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In today's episode of the Body Grievers club, Bri + Jana talk about how gaining weight does not mean that you are giving up on yourself. Some other key themes in the episode include challenges you might face when resisting societal norms insights into the complexities of grief + body image Bri + Jana’s personal growth stories, including freedom fro…
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Why Providers Don't Bring Up Body Image with Amanda Mittman, RD
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In today's episode, we have a special guest, Amanda Mittman. Amanda is an RD and the owner of Happy Valley Nutrition + Bitchin Body Image RD. In this episode we talk about the hurdles keeping your provider from having the body image conversation. If you are a provider, consider grabbing Amanda's Body Image Toolkit link or find out more about her in…
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[STEP 1] BUILD Awareness Around Body Image
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WELCOME to EP. 54 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 1 of this 7 part mini series: Bri's 7 Steps from Body Grief to Body Acceptance. how to the identify between the parts/ levels to body image distress how to reclaim choice in moments of distress The multifaceted parts to body image healing [and why healing is so hard] 00:49 Introdu…
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WELCOME to EP. 53 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 2 of this 7 part mini series: Bri's 7 Steps from Body Grief to Body Acceptance. In this episode we will discuss: two criteria to measure your self talk why reassessing self talk usually fails the importance of changing internal narratives to reduce distress related to body image t…
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[STEP 3] INVESTIGATE your Body Image Triggers
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Welcome to episode 52 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 3 of this 7 part mini series. Bri's 7 Steps from Body Grief to Body Acceptance. In this episode the hosts will discuss: why body love or positive affirmations don’t work understanding why body distress occurs And how to examine in a trauma informed way We provide 3 tangible ti…
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WELCOME to EP. 51 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 4 of this 7 part mini series. Bri's 7 Steps from Body Grief to Body Acceptance. In this episode we will discuss: • what SEXY permission looks like • the difference between self efficacy + self esteem • how permission can shift you from people pleasing to a courageous communicator …
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WELCOME to EP. 50 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 5 of this 7 part mini series: Bri's 7 Steps from Body Grief to Body Acceptance. In this episode we will discuss: • what it means to live your BUBBLe [best, unapologetic, big beautiful life] • How Bri + Jana live out their BUBBLe • How grief + joy exist together, not separately We …
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WELCOME to EP. 49 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 6 of this 7 part mini series: Bri's 7 Steps from Body Grief to Body Acceptance. In this episode of the Body Grievers® Club, hosts Bri and Jana discuss the 6th step of Bri’s seven-step framework: identifying and meeting your NEED for body image work. In this episode we will discuss…
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WELCOME to EP. 48 of the Body Grievers® Club Podcast. This is a part 7 of this 7 part mini series: Bri's 7 Steps From Body Grief to Body Acceptance. In this episode Bri + Jana will discuss: What motivates your for CHANGE We talk about the enneagram + how personality + values collide We provide 3 journal prompt questions to consider when thinking ab…
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Fat Fashion with the Mighty Murphin Fashion Ranger
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In today's episode, Bri is joined by Christine, the Mighty Murphin Fashion Ranger. Christine is a fat liberation and neurodiversity advocate who started an initiative to promote bringing plus size fashion back into stores, #BackToTheRack. Her platform focuses on accepting and respecting bodies regardless of size, challenging fashion brands to be mo…
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In today's episode, Bri is joined by dating coach Lily Womble to discuss the intersections of dating + body image.Lily is an entrepreneur, like Bri, who helps others find their way through the dating world to confront their fears when it comes to love and dating Lily says in the episode, "How have we been socialized to believe about ourselves and w…
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In today's episode, Bri & Jana discuss the how the cult mentality shows up in diet culture and how difficult it can be to get out. • what gaslighting is and what it looks like in diet culture • 3 reasons why people get sucked into cults • A journal prompt exercise to explore your identity around your involvement in "cults" • They also tackle diffic…
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BODY IMAGE IS A DIG, not a journey. Whether you are a professional or a body griever this episode is about exploring your body image pain points. In this episode I'll cover: How body image is not just about your body WHY body grief is keeping you stuck How body image is like an archeological dig How to begin to DIG through the CULT of diet culture …
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In this episode, Bri talks about exploring body image is not a place of arrival. She talks about dating, intimacy, intersect with body image and self esteem. She goes through parts of her body grief framework and how to reframe fears and all or nothing statements. HOW TO WORK WITH BRI +JANA: If you are a provider in the helping profession, you are …
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Whether you are a professional or a body griever this episode is ALL about knowing your worth. We discuss: - Building your confidence and self-esteem surrounding money - The connection between body image and money mindset - Overcoming scarcity mindset - Pricing your services as a helper that reflects your value, integrity, and meets the needs of yo…
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In this episode - Bri + Bonnie explore the concept of body scapegoating! Body scapegoating is when you blame your body for ailments rather than getting curious at what the cause is. - In this episode we will show you we both move through body distress - we normalize negative beliefs even as body image professionals - and how to shift beliefs that h…
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Working In A Fatphobic World with Andi Heggem
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In this episode of the Body Grievers Club - Bri sits down with Body Griever Grad Andi Heggem to discuss the harm & difficulty of working in fatphobic world. Check out Andi on insta: https://www.instagram.com/essentiallyandi/
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In this episode, Bri hot seat coaches herself through her fear of REST. When we dig into our body image narrative - we often find places where narratives like to hold on to. Check out this episode to explore where even Bri feels like she gets stuck in productivity narrative.
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Recently I went to the doctor for a checkup. I had been seeing this doctor for 4 years and I had just seen her 6 months ago, and my blood work looked great. This time, I felt off, my blood work was off, and I hadn’t been taking my thyroid medication regularly. For the first time ever, my doctor brought up intentional weight loss as a solution to my…
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Welcome back to another hot seat coaching session. As the holidays approach, do you find yourself dreading the conversations at dinner because your body has changed? Today’s guest is feeling that apprehension. I’ll coach her through her trauma responses, talking to herself the way she would talk to her niece or a student, and building some planned …
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Burnout is highly celebrated in our culture, in America especially. Are you familiar with the phrase, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead?” We’re expected to hustle and grind. When I was very young, I connected my worth to my doing. The attention and compliments I got when I did something that made someone else happy felt really good. Particularly living in …
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Body Griever Turned Entrepreneur with Sarah Cottrell
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Today’s guest is Sarah Cottrell, host of The Former Lawyer Podcast. She is a former lawyer herself, former client of mine, and happily a current friend and colleague. Today we’ll talk about how she helps people get out of their soul-sucking lawyer gig, what happens afterward, and how that relates to the Body Grievers journey. There are more similar…
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Join me for hotseat coaching with my guest Meghan. Meghan had gotten a Peloton bike in order to be part of the culture and get back into joyful movement. She has run into problems with the way she fits on the bike and the way it functions, plus the guilt of having bought this expensive bike that’s been gathering dust. Listen in as we unpack interna…
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Fatphobia & Finding Hope with Vinny Welsby
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CONTENT NOTE: In this episode we will discuss emotional abuse from an older partner. Welcome Vinny Welsby to the Body Grievers Club podcast. Vinny is a fatphobia activist, educator, and diversity trainer. They dealt with many body image issues growing up, such as poverty and not having enough food, having a fat body and not feeling like they should…
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I’m ECSTATIC to welcome Tiff Roe to the podcast today. Tiff found me on IG back when I was brand new and shared my series on eating disorders versus disordered eating, and my audience exploded. Today we’re going to talk about the clinical definition of grief. Whereas bereavement is the experience of losing a loved one to death and mourning is the c…
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CONTENT NOTE: In this episode I will speak about medical abuse. In this episode, we’re going to challenge that inner critic narrative. After I shared on IG about a doctor’s appointment in which we saw a significant increase in my health values after making only 2 changes: reducing the stress in my life, and knowing that at my appointment we wouldn’…
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Diagnosed With Diabetes: Hotseat Coaching
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Join me for a hotseat coaching with my client Kelsey. Kelsey was diagnosed with PCOS when she was 22 and because of weight stigma with her doctor, was unable to get any testing done until she lost weight. She has since been diagnosed with Type II diabetes and still doesn’t fully feel that she deserves quality healthcare while she lives in a larger …
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I’m so excited to welcome Ragen Chastain to the conversation. Ragen is a fat queer activist, speaker, and writer. Today we’ll go in depth about fatphobia in medical care, including: Medical professionals practicing stereotypes instead of medicine The basis of fatphobia in the oppression of black and indigenous bodies Why BMI is bullshit How implici…
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Fatphobia In The Fitness Industry with Charles Abouzied
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Charles and I have been friends for years. He was an instructor at a gym that I was a member at, and we hit it off right away. Charles ran his own gym for a few years called, “The Happiest Gym On Earth,” where everyone was welcomed and accepted regardless of body shape and size. As a coach with a larger body in the fitness space, he has had to figh…
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Stupid Easy Diet Culture with Steph Gaudreau
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Today’s guest is Steph Gaudreau, who is a strength nutrition specialist and lifting coach helping women lift weights, get stronger, and experience the life-changing magic of focusing on what you can do instead of only focusing on what you look like. Today we’ll chat about her transition away from restrictive diet culture and how that experience fra…
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The 5 stages of grief are commonly known, so in this episode i’m going to discuss how this relates to my Body Grief Method. Body grief is the loss or losses accompanied by the conscious choice to stop attempting to change one’s body size. Moving through the 5 stages of grief is much the same: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. T…
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I hesitate to use the word “war,” but when I think of my own journey with my body, that’s what it felt like. It felt like a war I couldn’t win. Diet culture sells us a vision, but the game is rigged. There is no end to the road. Some things folks have shared with me about grieving their bodies: Believing their bodies need to look a certain way Fitt…
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CONTENT NOTE: In this episode I discuss weight loss surgery. I used to think that acceptance was a destination, that peace was a place of arrival. After my lap band surgery, I thought that the weight would just melt off and I would love how my body looked. That’s the promise I was sold, and it was a lie. Turns out, there’s no surgery to go from hat…
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CONTENT NOTE: In this episode I discuss weight loss surgery. As long as I can remember, I hated my body. I was encouraged from a young age to diet, for “health.” The result was that I was striving for ultimate health and despite following all the diets and exercise plans to a T, I was never satisfied with the amount of weight I had lost. I still ha…
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Welcome to The Body Grievers Club Podcast – a podcast aimed to support those people struggling to make peace with their body image. In my experience of grief it often feels like a club. A club that no one wants to be a part of but when you meet someone with that shared experience, you understand them. This has been my same experience with body grie…
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In this finale episode of Season 2 I talk with my personal physical therapist, Danny Shapiro. Daniel Shapiro is a Dutch trained Physical Therapist and specializes in manual therapy. He has developed his own pain elimination techniques that have helped people get rid of pain and get back to enjoying life quickly. Daniel has been helping people who w…
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Arielle Juliette from Madison, WI is the owner of Dance Life, an in person and livestream dance community specializing in body positive and fat positive belly dance, burlesque, ballet and cardio classes for adults. Arielle believes that dance is for EVERY single body, especially those who feel left out of a traditional class, and that movement shou…
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In this episode, Bri & guest Kate Rosen discuss the nuances of being a fat performer and hurdles they have faced in the industry. They also discuss the parallels to vocal work and body image work as the importance of fat-positive representation in the media. Kate Rosen is passionate about helping others discover greater joy in singing. She has taug…
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