Community Building, Body Trust, and Podcasting with Aaron Flores - EFTROU: S3, Ep4
Embodiment for the Rest of Us
English - July 06, 2023 19:49 - 1 hour - 143 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNutrition Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Embodiment for the Rest of Us - Season 3, Episode 4: Aaron Flores
Chavonne (she/her) and Jenn (she/her) interviewed Aaron Flores (he/him) about his embodiment journey.
Aaron Flores is a registered dietitian nutritionist and Certified Body Trust® provider. With over 10 years of experience, Aaron has worked with eating disorders in a variety of settings over his career, including the VA Healthcare System and Center for Discovery. He currently has a private practice in Calabasas, CA. Aaron uses Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size®, and Body Trust® as the framework to help individuals develop a more compassionate, non-judgemental approach to food and their body. His work has been featured on the 10% Happier Podcast, in the New York Times, Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. Aaron is also a frequent speaker, presenting at national and international eating disorder conferences. In addition to his individual work with clients, he is also a podcaster. His two shows are Men Unscripted and, Dietitians Unplugged.
Content Warning: discussion of privilege, discussion of diet culture, discussion of fatphobia, discussion of eating disorders, discussion of healthism, discussion of racism, discussion of mental health, mention of child abuse, mention of suicide
Trigger Warnings: None for this episode
The captions for this episode can be found at https://embodimentfortherestofus.com/season-3/season-3-episode-4-aaron-flores/#captions
A few highlights:
5:40: Aaron shares his understanding of embodiment and his own embodiment journey
18:35: Aaron discusses how the pandemic affected his embodiment practices
35:12: Aaron shares his understanding of “the rest of us” and how he is a part of that, as well as his privileges
1:21:00: Aaron discusses how podcasting has enhanced his connection to embodiment
1:30:41: Aaron shares how advocating for fat providers and fat men has changed his own embodiment
1:42:09 Aaron shares where to be found and what’s next for him
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Music: “Bees and Bumblebees (Abeilles et Bourdons), Op. 562” by Eugène Dédé through the Creative Commons License
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