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Mom Genes The Podcast

87 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings

Finding the right jeans is hard. Accepting your genes is even harder. Whether you wear boyfriend or bootcut, high rise or low rise, this podcast will teach you to accept and respect your Mom bod so you can love the genes you are in! Co-hosts Rachel Coleman, MFT and Tina LaBoy, RD use modern research to bust diet myths, explain the evidence based models of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size, and get real about body after baby to take you on a journey of unpacking your old beliefs about food and weight so you can learn to truly nourish your body.

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76: “What is Pregnant Self Care?”

December 14, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In our final episode of season 4, we chat about the challenges of self care during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. We celebrate cohost Tina Laboy’s pregnancy while listening to the challenges she is currently facing and announce our plans for the next chapter of our podcast!   Our amazing listeners also wrote in and in this episode we will answer the following question:   Dear Mom Genes, I am currently pregnant with my third kid and I am n...

75: “How Do I Spot Post Partum Depression?” Part 2

December 09, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part two of this week’s topic about postpartum depression, we interview Stephanie Asher of @selflovelegacy about the most common warning signs of perinatal mood disorders. We openly share about which symptoms we all personally experienced and normalize the physical and emotional challenges of the fourth trimester. Stephanie shares her process of increasing self love and self care through her personal and parenting journey as well as how she helps others...

74: “How Do I Spot Postpartum Depression?” Part 1

December 07, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series   In part one of this week’s topic about postpartum depression we discuss the statistics of postpartum depression and anxiety and the warning signs that may indicate you are struggling with this extremely common diagnosis. We share red flags, explain the science behind why perinatal mood disorders are so prevalent, and offer resources if you need support.    Our amazing listeners also wrote in and in this episode we will answer the following question...

73: “I Stopped Dieting, Now What?”

November 30, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series This week we are chatting about life after chronic dieting. When we let go of the routine, rules, and structure that diet culture offers as a safety net for eating, we are often faced with the unknown of how to be a mindful eater. We know that diet culture is toxic and the rules ignored our body attunement, but how do we switch gears? Especially when dieting has offered us reliability in an unreliable life. We share tips for mindful eating, offer journal p...

72: “What is Emotional Eating?”

November 16, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In this week’s episode we elaborate on the type of hunger that is labeled “emotional eating” and help you define your understanding of what this entails and how to increase your awareness around emotional urges to eat. We give tips on how to separate out food and feelings and when using food as a coping skill is normal versus problematic. We explore the beauty that food offers through pleasure and connection and why emotional eating has increased during th...

71: “What Am I Hungry For?”

November 09, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series Did you know there is more than just one simple “hunger” that we experience? In this episode we explore three types of hunger: physical, logical, and emotional. We explain each type, give examples of how this may appear, and give you tips on how to be more in attunement with the type of hunger you may be experiencing. We encourage curiosity and mindfulness as you navigate understanding your bodies cues and give education on how to increase your non judgeme...

WHAT IS HEALTHY EATING WHOLE EPISODE PART 2 EDIT 1

October 28, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part 2 of exploring “what is healthy eating?” we dive deep into the systemic roots of diet culture and the inequality around health that perpetuates binary definitions of health. We explore how privilege unfairly defines health standards and determines healthy lifestyles while not being inclusive to various cultures, socio economic statuses, and access to resources. We interview Deanna Belleny Lewis, MPH RDN about how her work in public health and her...

70: "What is Healthy Eating?" Part 2

October 28, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part 2 of exploring “what is healthy eating?” we dive deep into the systemic roots of diet culture and the inequality around health that perpetuates binary definitions of health. We explore how privilege unfairly defines health standards and determines healthy lifestyles while not being inclusive to various cultures, socio economic statuses, and access to resources. We interview Deanna Belleny Lewis, MPH RDN about how her work in public health and her...

69: “What is Healthy Eating?” Part 1

October 26, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part one of this week’s episodes, we are covering the multiple layers of health, nutrition, and the privilege that defines health in our society. We discuss how health is physical and includes nutrition elements but if mental health is suffering because of strict rules about healthy eating, then it is not true health. We chat about the mental health component of enjoying food and finding a relationship with food that works for our bodies and our livelih...

68: “What if Weight Loss Worked for Me?”

October 19, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In this episode we discuss the hot topic of people’s proposed “weight loss success stories” and the confusion that occurs within these stories and messaging. We unpack the layers of thin privilege and societal body hierarchies that diet culture is built on. We give tips and tricks on how to respond to comments and conversations about weight loss or changed bodies. Finally, we help listeners look beyond the external body change and identify how making peace...

67: “What is Gut Health?” Part 2

October 14, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part two of our episode series on gut health we interview the fabulous Tammy Beasley, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, CSSD on how she explains a healthy gut to her clients. Tammy discusses the importance of a nourished gut first and foremost and gives a powerful analogy, famously referred to in her professional circle as the “sponge analogy,” that we hope helps our listeners understand how the gut works most effectively!  Tammy answers questions about myths around ...

66: “What is Gut Health?” Part 1

October 12, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In this week’s two part episode we are unpacking the confusion surrounding “gut health” and defining the various buzz words associated with this concept such as food intolerance, food sensitivities, and food allergies. We are exploring how diet culture has hijacked this term and the glorification of restriction in our culture makes it easy to jump on the elimination band wagon without doing the proper medical or psychological evaluation needed to determine...

65: “Does My Child Have an Eating Disorder?” Part 2

September 30, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part 2 of “Does My Child Have an Eating Disorder?” we interviewed Dr Maria Monge, MD, a pediatric eating disorder specialist, who offers our listeners a medical perspective on signs and symptoms of eating patterns in children and teens that could be worrisome for the child’s health and development. Dr Monge identifies what is concerning vs average weight changes, appetite fluctuations, and body image in growing children. Dr Monge gives concrete examples...

64: “Does My Child Have an Eating Disorder?” Part 1

September 28, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In this week’s part 1 episode of “Does My Child Have an Eating Disorder?,” we discuss the nature vs nurture of the development of eating disorders or a disorder relationship with food and bodies. We explore how food can be a coping skill that is learned and genetic, the pressures that we receive from the world that can impact our relationship with food, and we discuss why eating disorders have increased during the pandemic. We offer tangible ways of breaki...

63: “Is Sugar Bad for You?”

September 21, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series Sugar is a commonly feared, and confusing, nutrient. In this episode, we dive into how you can develop a neutral, intuitive relationship with sugar by debunking diet culture messages and increasing body attunement. We explore how to manage sugar in your house and with your kids according to the various feeding models and give practical examples of how to implement these models when dessert time rolls around.  Our amazing listeners also wrote in and in th...

62: “What is Picky Eating?” Part 2

September 16, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series In part 2 of “What is Picky Eating?” we interview Keira Oseroff, LMFT CEDS from the Ellyn Satter Institute on how parents can navigate feeding their children.   Keira discusses the Division of Responsibility feeding modality of how families can have meals together where they are sharing food and conversation while also providing opportunities for children to practice trusting their bodies. In the Division of Responsibility a parents chooses: the “what,...

61: “What is Picky Eating?” Part 1

September 14, 2021 13:26 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MB

The “Bite Sized Education” Series   In this week’s part 1 episode of “What is Picky Eating,” we explore the multiple complex layers of developing a trusting feeding relationship in our children and between parents and children. We define what the difference is between “picky eating” vs average “childhood preferences” and how parents can realistically navigate these feeding challenges while still modeling intuitive eating and practicing the Ellyn Satter Institute model of Division of Resp...

60: The Kids Diet Myth busted with Anna Lutz and Elizabeth Davenport

June 15, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series In this week’s episode we are chatting all about kids and nutrition by busting the myth that “kids today aren’t eating enough healthy foods.” As Mom’s ourselves, we know that one of the biggest stressors on parents today is how to feed their children so we are explaining the psychology behind this fear and pressure and interviewing the RD’s of Sunny Side Up Nutrition, Anna Lutz, MPH, RDN, LD and Elizabeth Davenport, MPH, RDN, LD @sunnysideupnutrition.   Feedin...

59: The Healthy Kids Myth busted with Virginia Sole-Smith

June 08, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series In this week’s episode we are switching gears from busting myths about adult bodies and chatting about kids bodies by busting the myth...that “kids today aren’t healthy!” This myth is one that most parents are so confused by: are their kids healthy? Is the food we are feeding our kids nourishing them? Are kids today too sedentary? Should parents be DOING something about their kids health?  This is obviously a complicated myth to completely pull apart with multip...

58: The Eating Disorder Myth busted with Nichomi Higgins

June 01, 2021 07:30 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series While we love chatting about the more generalized diet culture messaging, our clinical work and passion is in the treatment of Eating Disorders. We are passionate about helping bust stereotypes of Eating Disorders in order to help all people get the care they deserve and help providers become more proficient in their treatment approaches. The myth we are busting in this week’s episode is “eating disorders only happen to thin white women” and interviewing psychothe...

57: The Colorblind Myth busted with Christyna Johnson

May 25, 2021 07:30 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series In this episode we are going to be busting a myth surrounding the impact of racism on body liberation and healthism. There is no body liberation and acceptance without all bodies being free to exist without prejudice, so anti-racism, and acknowledging the privileges you hold, are crucial topics to always be centered in the body acceptance conversation. Today’s myth that we are busting is “there is no hierarchy of bodies,” or the thought that, even if there is, “I ...

56: The Exercise Myth busted with Holly Myrick

May 11, 2021 14:03 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series   Oh, exercise. It’s kind of a curse word we mutter at times, and other times it’s a declaration of self care. We all have a complicated relationship with exercise thanks to an appearance obsessed culture, so today’s myth that we are busting is: “Exercise is for weight loss! So, If I’m not going to lose weight, I don’t want to exercise!”  So we are going to chat a little bit about how we hear this myth express itself and then we are welcoming body positive fitne...

55: The Wellness Myth busted with Kai Prins

May 04, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MB

The "Myth Busters Series"   In this episode we are busting a myth about how pervasive the beauty industry is and how it can impact our relationship with our bodies and our self worth. We do a lot of episodes on busting myths about diets or food rules, but what about all those fancy words like “wellness industry?” and “but it’s a lifestyle change?” as well as all the products we are constantly being sold to change our appearance. So this week we are busting the myth that “we are not selli...

54: The Sexy Body Myth busted with Amber Allen

April 27, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

The "Myth Busters" Series A part of body acceptance (especially for Mom’s) is grappling with wondering if we are sexy or attractive and feeling confident in our bodies as sexual beings. So the myth we are busting in this week’s episode is “I cannot be sexually confident if I am not body confident.” We truly believe that all bodies are sexy BUT we also believe that to feel sexy or to be sexually confident isn’t actually about your body at all - it’s much more about a general sense of body a...

53: The Cishet Myth busted with Neathery Falchuk

April 20, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

The "Myth Busters" Series The impact of stigmatization and discrimination on one’s body trust and body attunement is significant, which is why continuing to dismantle body hierarchies in our society must be at the foundation of the body positive movement. When one is navigating our society in their gender identity or sexuality, a relationship with one’s body and food intake can be impacted. We are passionate about busting myths so that all bodies can be safe to exist in this world, so this...

52: The Pregnancy Myth busted with Lynette Broom

April 13, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MB

The "Myth Busters" Series In this episode we are talking about all the myths surrounding pregnancy and weight gain because, let’s face it, once you become pregnant - your body suddenly becomes open to LOTS of discussion from other people. It’s the cultural norm, in America at least, that pregnancy and weight gain go hand in hand in multiple conversations. How much you should gain, how quickly you lose it, how quickly you get that pre baby body back - the pressure is on in our diet culture....

51: The Dieting Myth busted with Dalina Soto

March 30, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series Since 95% of dieters will regain the weight in 3-5 years, a stat thrown around often, why do people still fall for diet pitfalls? Let’s face it, when people see the captivating “success stories” on commercials, hear their friends talk about how many inches they lost, or get an ad for a new gym membership challenge, people often secretly wonder if this will finally be the answer to body satisfaction. So today….we are busting the myth that “diets are effective for p...

50: The BMI Myth busted with Dr Jeffrey Hunger

March 23, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series This week we are diving into why the commonly used BMI scale is outdated and harmful by busting the myth that “the BMI is an effective measuring tool for health.” We cover the history of the Body Mass Index (BMI), which was created 200 years ago by studying a small group of white European men and then creating a tool that measured fit ness in order to categorize the population and prove that white males were a superior species during the height of race science. ...

49: The Accessibility Myth busted with Shelby Gordon

March 16, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MB

The "Myth Busters" Series Today we are unpacking the concept of healing a relationship with food and finding peace with food and your body by looking at anti diet messages from an angle of accessibility. There is no body liberation until all bodies are safe and there is no food freedom until all bodies are fed and nourished equally. Therefore, the myth we are busting in this week’s episode is: “healing one’s relationship with food simply means healing from diet culture and learning to hono...

48: The Intuitive Eating Myth busted with Evelyn Tribole

March 09, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series This week we spent an entire episode on the term “intuitive eating.” We know it is quite the buzzword in the anti diet world today and is frequently used (and misused) on social media, so in this episode we are busting some of the common myths we hear about intuitive eating such as: “Intuitive eating means eat whatever I want, whenever I want it,” “If I give myself unconditional permission to eat, I will never stop,” and “Habituation means to binge on the food unt...

47: The Sugar Myth busted with Hannah Robinson and Ali Eberhardt

March 02, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MB

The "Myth Busters" Series Today we are going to be giving some love to an often exiled food group - sugar. Poor sugar...it is cursed at, drooled over, bemoaned, and craved. It never gets the neutral love that it so deserves! And the reason why is exactly the myth we are busting today, which is…….”eating sugar is unhealthy for you.” In this episode we do a brief history lesson on how sugar has been viewed throughout time, address the myths about sugar addiction, and discuss how the diet m...

46: The Calories Myth busted with Vincci Tsui, RD

February 23, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series Today we are busting the age old diet myth that in order to manage your weight it’s a simple math equation of “calories in vs calories out,” or calories expended. The reason this myth is so popular is because it gives people a sense of control. By counting, calculating, tracking, and monitoring: BAM, the solution will be what they desire. The marketers sell the apps, the memberships, the programs by saying “come join us and we will make something complex more simp...

45: The Body Changing Myth busted with Rachel Coleman, LMFT and Tina Laboy, RD

February 16, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB

The “Myth Busters” Series This week we are busting the myth that “our bodies are supposed to stay the same weight, post puberty, throughout our whole life.” While this myth may seem easy to bust, it is extremely common to have the subconscious belief that our ideal body was in a previous tier of our lives. This belief leads us to treat our bodies as enemies that have betrayed us and keep us from true body acceptance. In this episode, we offer education on what happens to our height, weight...

BONUS: New Years Resolutions

December 28, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MB

We are on a break after wrapping up Season 2 and we are excitedly planning Season 3 BUT.....I think it is safe to say that when we discussed NY Resolutions in 2019, we had no idea what 2020 would bring the world! It's a pretty good thing we encouraged you all to NOT set goals or resolutions but to focus on VALUES, since 2020 really made us all boil life down to what really matters. So, we are re-releasing this BONUS episode: New Years Resolutions so you can head into 2021 with clarity. ENJOY...

44: Your Story with Ivy Hsu

December 15, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

The “Your Story” Series In our last episode of this "Your Story" series, we are excited to be sharing with you all a passionate conversation we had with Ivy Hsu, actress and nurse, that really showcases that healing one’s body physically and healing from our sick diet culture is possible.  Ivy will share her story of being in the entertainment industry as a young adult and the horrific pressure she received while working, but then about the hope and healing that came as she gave herself pe...

43: Your Story with Tershone Phillips

December 08, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 65.9 MB

The “Your Story” Series This week we are excited to be shifting our story narratives from parents to a daughter! Tershone Phillips, host of “The Right Mistake Podcast,” is joining us to share how her body image was challenged at the pivotal tween years and the protective measures that her parents took to help her maintain her confidence. We know parents can’t solve or control everything, as much as we wish we could, but we love the perspective of what we can try our best to accomplish in t...

42: Your Story with Mia O'Malley

December 01, 2020 09:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

The "Your Story" Series Today we are welcoming Mom and advocate Mia O’Malley, who shares her story of a lifetime of dealing with fatphobia and body sized stigmas in the medical community and from loved ones from a young age. We are passionate about not only helping parents navigate body acceptance for themselves but also teaching them how to help their children find body acceptance so another generation is not impacted from weight stigma and body shaming. We hope that hearing Mia’s story...

41: Your Story with Isis Freeman-Dirkson

November 17, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MB

The “Your Story” Series In this week's episode with Isis Freeman-Dirkson we discuss how the many layers of who we are, in addition to the lived experiences we have due to social constructs, can impact our body trust. We explore the power in healing our body image through logical thinking of understanding our body’s genetic components and the lies of the media BUT….healing the trauma in the body is so hard. We discuss a concept called Wise Mind that is taught in Dialectical Behavioral The...

40: Your Story with Vanessa Linn Hillis

November 10, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MB

The “Your Story” Series Today we are excited to welcome Vanessa Linn Hillis and hear their story of body acceptance or, as they bring up, the concept of body neutrality. This interview really dives into the many social constructs, especially gender ones, that impact our body story. We are all born as just bodies and souls and then social constructs, opinions of others, fears and skewed values from loved ones, all impact our awareness of our bodies and the development of our relationship wi...

39: Your Story with Julia Parzyck

October 27, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MB

The “Your Story” Series Today we are stoked to hear from Julia Parzyck, an eating disorder recovery coach and body-acceptance influencer @fitfatandallthat, who joined us to share her story of healing and touch on the important piece of healing that includes putting a critical eye towards the wellness industry, diet culture, and redefining the term “healthy.” Many people think that those in the anti diet world over analyze language and that don’t promote health - but what people fail to u...

38: Your Story with Dubhe Ferrer

October 20, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MB

The "Your Story" Series Today we are chatting with Dubhe Ferrer about how to channel positive thinking and challenge both familial and societal stereotypes. So often in our discussions with people, we hear them say “I want to be body positive, but how?” It takes a great UNLEARNING and RELEARNING to help us find body positivity, so surrounding yourself with affirmations, watching who you follow on social media, reading books that educate you on the systemic oppression that fuels diet cult...

37: Your Story with Kylie Mitchell

October 13, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MB

The "Your Story" Series In this week’s episode we are honored to hear from Kylie Mitchell, a non-diet dietitian over @immaeatthat who helps make eating and being in your body less complicated. In this episode we discuss one of the big misconceptions that we hear about intuitive eating and body acceptance, which is that intuitive eating means you can eat whatever you want and not care about your body. The reason why this myth pops up is because it seems to be the opposite of diet culture me...

36: Your Story with Dr Lesley Williams

October 06, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MB

The "Your Story" Series In this week’s episode we are being joined by a mother daughter team! Dr Lesley Williams and her 9 year old daughter Leyla discuss the book that was written by Dr Williams after her daughter’s experience with body shaming at school. As you know, this season’s theme is “Your Story” and we are excited about the angle of this episode because we are hearing two stories in this interview. We get to hear Leyla’s body story that she has already begun to write in her shor...

Your Story with Dr Lesley Williams

October 06, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MB

The "Your Story" Series In this week’s episode we are being joined by a mother daughter team! Dr Lesley Williams and her 9 year old daughter Leyla discuss the book that was written by Dr Williams after her daughter’s experience with body shaming at school. As you know, this season’s theme is “Your Story” and we are excited about the angle of this episode because we are hearing two stories in this interview. We get to hear Leyla’s body story that she has already begun to write in her shor...

Your Story with Sandra Olinger

September 29, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

The “Your Story” Series We are excited about today’s interview with Sandra Olinger, who is both a music and Mom blogger, as she chats about body image and her Latina heritage. Our conversation really brought home the idea that “body image starts in the mind, not the body.” Body image is a mental exploration of how we view ourselves and healing comes not from external change or validation, but from internal dialogue, self perception, and acceptance of our genes with a g and jeans with a j. ...

35: Your Story with Sandra Olinger

September 29, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

The “Your Story” Series We are excited about today’s interview with Sandra Olinger, who is both a music and Mom blogger, as she chats about body image and her Latina heritage. Our conversation really brought home the idea that “body image starts in the mind, not the body.” Body image is a mental exploration of how we view ourselves and healing comes not from external change or validation, but from internal dialogue, self perception, and acceptance of our genes with a g and jeans with a j. ...

34: Your Story with Jen McLellan

September 22, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB

The “Your Story” Series This week we are sharing the story of Jen McLellan, known for her work in advocacy for plus size birth. We discuss this week how the stigmas that those in larger bodies receive in health care, and the lack of willingness from medical providers to see plus size bodies as beautiful, strong, worthy and equal to other bodies, leads to an increase in poor medical care. This can range from inappropriate touch, exaggerating statistics of high risk, making inappropriate rec...

33: Why "Your Story" with Amber Kramer

September 15, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MB

The “Your Story” Series Welcome back to Season 2 of Mom Genes!  This season we are opening up the platform for those that are feeling inspired to share their stories. As clinicians who have sat with hundreds of clients in a sacred space of vulnerability and doing challenging work in their healing process, we know that every single individual’s experience, definition of recovery, and journey of finding food freedom is unique as well. We are so passionate about this field of work and this se...

32: Goodbye Season 1

June 30, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MB

The Mom Bod Series We wanted to dedicate a short episode to our listeners to say a big thank you from the bottom of our hearts and send you into summer with a massive cheer: WEAR THE BATHING SUIT!! We know that most of the body positive, “wear the bathing suit” advocates are usually white women in thinner bodies - and that is not exactly helpful or reassuring for the vast majority of people who are living in marginalized bodies in a judgemental world. The reason why we still encourage ba...

31: Your Belly (Jeans)

June 23, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MB

The Mom Bod Series How many of you Mom’s are self-conscious of your stomach? Society loves to sell us the appeal of a flat stomach from a very young age, which makes belly acceptance a piece of body acceptance. Not only do our bellies soften as we age but our skin loses flexibility and, if we became Moms via pregnancy, our stomach has gone through some crazy changes! In this week’s episode we are going to discuss your belly from the outside, in - what you can see in your jeans and, if th...