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Welcome! This Is (Not) About Your Body is a body neutrality podcast hosted by Jessi Kneeland, author of BODY NEUTRAL: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues. Exploring all the real and deeper issues impacting body image, it features interviews on a wide range of relevant topics like mental health, intuitive eating, fatphobia, beauty ideals, sexuality, and gender.
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm talking with Jessica Maguire, a physiotherapist and creator of the Nervous System School, who teaches people to repair their nervous system using the vagus nerve. Jessica has a book coming out in August called The Nervous System Reset, I can't wait! Find more from Jessica on her website and Inst…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Emme Reynolds! Emme is a transgender parent to two children in a blended family who shares her journey of self-discovery and transitions on her Instagram and encourages open and honest conversations about gender identity. I've followed Emme for years and I'm so excited to have her on t…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Sarah Yudkin to talk about relationship anxiety! Sarah is a relationship anxiety coach, the founder of You Love and You Learn, and the host of the You Love and You Learn podcast, where she explores the nuance and context missing in most modern relationship advice. Find more fro…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm excited to talk with Luna Matatas! Luna is a sex and pleasure educator with over 18 years of experience teaching sex and empowerment workshops. Today we'll dig into some topics that normally tend to be considered awkward or taboo and I can't wait! Find more from Luna on her website: https://luna…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Brena Jean! Brena is a self-identified fat, black, queer engineer who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lipedema. She's now a storyteller, speaker, and Lipedema advocate who creates content that teaches, inspires, and gives a spotlight to underrepresented folks. Find more from Brena on her we…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Mel Cassidy to dig into the concepts involved with non-monogamy. Mel is a mixed-race relationship coach and sex-positive nerd who works with queer and questioning people and those who love them, as well as those who are exploring and practicing honest, open relationships. Find …
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Dr. Alexis Conason, a New York City based clinical psychologist, certified eating disorder specialist and supervisor, creator of the Anti Diet Mindful Eating Program and author of the book "The Diet-Free Revolution: 10 Steps to Free Yourself from the Diet Cycle with Mindful Eating and …
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm excited to welcome back Dr. Asher Larmie! Today we're continuing the discussion on the topic of doctors and weight stigma and the negative medical outcomes that come from that stigma. Be sure to check out our first conversation here: This Is Not About Your Body Season 2 Episode 18 https://youtu.…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! Today I'm sitting down with Jayson Gaddis, who is a relationship coach, keynote speaker, dad, founder of the Relationship School and co-host of the Relationships School podcast with his wife, Ellen Boeder, and author of the book "Getting to Zero: How to Work Through Conflicts in Your High Stakes Relationships…
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Welcome to This Is Not About Your Body! Today I'll be talking about ways to feel confident without "being attractive" and stepping outside of societal beauty ideals. The prospect of beginning an anti-diet, intuitive eating, or body neutrality journey can feel terrifying and even impossible for people in that boat because they know those paths might…
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Welcome to season 3 of This Is Not About Your Body! Today I'm diving into how to break free from internalized oppression, patriarchy, and self-objectification. This episode will be a deeper dive into coercive control and attachment theory, and how people can get wrapped up into the cult of patriarchy. We all crave authenticity and freedom to thrive…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I'm joined this week by Shirin Eskandani, a certified life coach, speaker, writer, and life alchemist. Shirin's business, Wholehearted Coaching, is a place where hustle meets heart, and where trust in yourself can change the world. I'm excited to talk with her about decolonizing wellness, worthiness, and…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Dacy Gillespie, an anti-diet personal stylist and owner of Mindful Closet, where she teaches women how to release the patriarchal standards they've been conforming to so that they can uncover their authentic style. Find more from Dacy on her Instagram and website: https://…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Rachel Kimsey! My friend Rachel is an actor, voice-over actor, former personal trainer and yoga instructor, amateur homesteader, and mother of three. I'm excited to have her on to talk about Body Neutral Parenting and raising your kids with bodily autonomy. Find more from Rachel o…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Erica Smith, an award-winning and internationally recognized sexuality educator with 23 years of experience who focuses on sex education for folks leaving highly controlling religious scenarios, so this episode deals with purity culture and its impact! Find more from Erica…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This I'm joined by Amanda Mittman, an anti-diet and weight-inclusive registered dietician, nutritionist, body image coach, and intuitive eating coach. Amanda is also the owner of Happy Valley Nutrition, a private practice of registered dietitians supporting people with disordered eating. Find more from A…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm happy to welcome Mya Kwon, the anti-diet dietician, to talk about food guilt, food rules, and the food police. I love having experts on to talk about our relationship to food and eating and how tangled up that is with our bodies! Find more from Mya on her Instagram and website: https://www.…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I'm joined by Naomi Katz, who is an intuitive eating body image and self-trust coach, helping freethinking grown-ups move away from diet culture. Find more from Naomi on her website, Instagram, and her podcast "Satisfaction Factor" on your favorite podcatcher: https://www.happyshapes.co/ https://www.inst…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Christy Calahan, a size-inclusive yoga educator who is committed to helping yoga teachers learn how to teach and cue their classes in a way that that won't let their plus-size students leave feeling defeated or thinking yoga isn't for them. Find more from Christy on her In…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I'm joined by Devon Day Moretti, a trauma-informed coach with a focus on helping women change the way they relate to their bodies. Devon has certifications in personal training, breathwork, reiki, and meditation. Her approach brings playful, sensual, and unapologetically erotic energy to her work. I'm so…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Jenna Ingalls, a fat-positive sewing influencer and pattern-maker who goes by The Lady Who Lunches on Instagram. We delve into the fascinating world of plus-sized handmade sewists. Find more from Jenna on her Instagram and website: https://www.instagram.com/theladywholunch…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Nicoletta Heidegger, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and sexologist. Nicoletta hosts the Sluts and Scholars podcast and helps people with issues around human sexuality and pleasure in mental health. Find more from Nicoletta on her podcast "Sluts and Scholars" and on her …
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I'm excited to be joined this week by Jessica Engle! Jessica is a licensed marriage and family therapist, dating coach, couples counselor, drama therapist, and the founder and CEO of the Relationship Center in California. In this episode, we touch on how introverts, trauma survivors, and highly sensitive…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I have Lael Atkinson on to talk about their work as a certified professional recovery coach. Lael focuses on the intersection between alcohol and dieting; supporting people dealing with the overlap in their relationship to alcohol and their relationship to weight. Find more from Lael on their w…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! Today I'm joined by Jeanette Thompson-Wessen who is a nutritionist and fat content creator who specializes in intuitive eating, fat joy, and helping fat people become intuitive eaters so they can live their best, nourished, and fulfilled lives! Find more from Jeannete on her Instagram: https://www.instag…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! Today I have with me Heidi Anderson, who is a body centered psychotherapist and founder of Reclaiming Beauty, which is an inclusive and Health At Every Size aligned business in Asheville, North Carolina, that offers trauma informed psychotherapy and embodiment coaching for individuals looking to find las…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I'm joined this week by Summer Innanen who is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image self worth and confidence, and has also been known to call herself the Antichrist of dieting! She's also the author of The Body Image Remix, the co-creator of the Body Image Coach Certification and the…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! today I'm joined by Saskia Carr, who is a mindset, embodiment, and intuitive eating coach who is focused on helping anxious women reconnect to the wisdom of their bodies so that they can improve their relationships at strong boundaries, find confidence using their voice, and eat without guilt or shame. F…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I sat down with Rennie Dyball, who is the author of the kids book "B Is for Bellies", a joyous picture book celebrating every body from A to Z. We discuss early experiences being faced with "body image" before there's even a real concept of what's being talked about and some healthier practices…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm talking with Isabelle Miller, who is a curve model and full time content creator who runs a thriving business through OnlyFans and social media. Our discussion covers how both her work and experience evolved while gaining weight in the various public forums and how that's impacted by things…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Ekaterina Solovieva! Kate is a psychology college professor turned coach, is the creator of Operation Tigger working with people to manage seasonal depression disorder, and helps other coaches become SUPER coaches. This episode dives into her methodology around "Change-Neutral" co…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This I'm joined by my dear friend Davey Dearstyne, and this week we reminisce about our coming out experiences, the queer experience as elder millennials, and our hopes for future generations. - - - - - - My book, "Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues" is OUT NOW! Pick up a…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Laia Pedreno, who is a psychotherapist, dating coach, and EMDR practitioner who works with lots of single and socially anxious folks. Laia is also a friend and client and I'm excited to have her on to discuss some of the intricacies of social anxiety and ways you might be …
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! My book, "Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues" is OUT NOW! Pick up a copy from your favorite retailer today! In the spirit of the release, this week I'm joined by Amy Sun, who was my publisher at Penguin Life; so we dive into some of the more behind the scenes aspects in b…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm talking with Amy Gartenberg, a queer identifying psychotherapist and therapeutic coach. Our discussion revolves around four major ways people self abandon; safety, connection and belonging, access and privilege, and resisting grief. We also spend time exploring what Soul Hunger is! Find mor…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I'm sitting down with Chrissy King this week. Chrissy is a writer, speaker, former strength coach, and educator with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She's also the author of "The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and B…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I sit down with another dear friend, Elizabeth DiAlto. Elizabeth is an embodiment specialist, mystic, the founder of the School of Sacred Embodiment, and the host of the Embodied podcast. Her work focuses on embodiment for collective health, joy, and liberation. We talk at length about the body…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by my dear friend, Annette Papa, a former personal trainer, current flight attendant, and coach. Her coaching focuses on using movement and nervous system reset techniques and mindset work to teach people how to dance with their stress response. Our conversation ranges from specific …
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with Dr. Asher Larmie, a general practitioner and fat liberationist in the UK who is campaigning for the end to medical weight stigma. Dr. Larmie also runs a number of training courses to help health professionals, employers, and organizations to do less harm through weight dis…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I talked with Jessica Wilson, who is a dietician, community organizer, and the author of the book "It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies". We discuss Jessica's unique approach to being a dietitian and have a conversation about culture and what things can impact our …
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! Today I'm sitting down with Meghan O'Malley, a somatic and intuitive coach, focused on relationship and community building. We discuss the healing power of community and how "alone" people are and may not even realize. We're surrounded by people but can still feel incredibly lonely, so in this episode we…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm speaking with Vishnu Ravisangar, a clinical researcher with autism. I met Vishnu recently and having worked with many clients on the autism spectrum I wanted to sit down and discuss more about the in-body experience of living with autism. We talk about how that can inform social interaction…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by my dear friend, Suzanne Garrison, a somatic psychotherapist who uses body based work to better understand and accept themselves! We talk about how our clients carry a history of how they feel about their bodies and how Suzanne's work helps clients understand that body/mind connect…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined by Stefanie Michele who is a binge eating recovery coach and certified intuitive eating counselor. Stefanie is a friend and former client and this week we're discussing what a "binge/restrict" cycle, what those terms can mean for people on their own, and what recovery can look like. …
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm sitting down with my fiancé Drew! He's a photographer and designer but this episode we're delving into the inner workings of our relationship. From how we met, some of the biggest hurdles we face, to the multitude of tools we've developed over the years. Find Drew on: Instagram: https://www…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! I recently sat down and spoke with Clarkisha Kent about the impacts of colorism, media representation and the Kent Test. Clarkisha is a writer, culture critic, former columnist, and author of the new book "Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto"! Find a copy of Clarkisha's book on her publisher's website…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I sit down with Kat Nardizzi, an actor, singer, and artist who makes content about bisexuality and makeup! We talk at length about our experiences with bisexuality, what a "bi-crisis" is, and interrogating internalized phobias and challenging the status quo among lots, lots more! Follow Kat on …
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm joined Bri Campos who is a licensed profession counselor, educator, and body image coach who teaches body acceptance through grief. We discuss how Body Grief is a critical step towards body acceptance, as well as how to handle living in a fat body in a world that wasn't designed for fat bod…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! This week I'm so excited to sit down with Angel Austin, the creator and organizer of the Sacred Space for Fat Bodies Experience. In this episode we're tackling some of the major issues fatphobia and anti-fat bias create in society and how it ultimately harms everyone, as well as ways to identify and chal…
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Welcome back to This Is Not About Your Body! Valentine's Day is here again and this week I'm sitting down with my dear friend, Leah Carey, a sex and intimacy coach and creator of the podcast "Good Girls Talk About Sex". In this episode we explore body image in partnership, advocating for you own needs, and much more! Find more information about wor…
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