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72. The Summer Body Myth: Breaking Down Diet Culture and Embracing Authenticity
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Hola and welcome to another solo episode!
With summer around the corner, social media and various advertisements are bombarding us with the concept of the "summer body" or the "beach body." Let me tell you why this notion is toxic and harmful. Diet culture thrives on making you feel inadequate about your body so that you engage in restrictive eating, dieting, and excessive exercise. This not only makes a profit for the diet industry but also perpetuates harmful ideals about beauty and social acceptance.
As someone who has gone through the toxic cycles of diet culture, I understand the pressure. I used to do all sorts of things to "get ready for summer," but that approach led to nothing but body shame and dissatisfaction. My first piece of advice is to honor your body as it is right now. Your summer body is the one you already have, and that is the counter-narrative we should all embrace. We don't need to change our bodies to fit into society's narrow definitions of beauty.
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Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita
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