The Thick of It with Jo Gale

Out with a BANG? Jo on listening to her gut, and ending the podcast.

Hi, Welcome to the Thick of It, with me, Jo Gale. This is episode 12 of season one of the podcast, and if you have been listening up until now, you may know it’s the last one. If not… SURPRISE. When I put out episode 11 of The Thick of It, I said I hoped the next episode or the last episode of the season would go out with a Bang. And so BANG? Today’s it’s just me and this mic, and however over long it takes me to chat through the thoughts I’ve had bubbling around in my head for the last mon...

Phoebe Taylor : Creative Business Beyond the Binary

This week on the thick of it, I have a great conversation with my friend Phoebe Taylor. Phoebe Taylor is an artist, mindful mover, community maker and creative director of Okay Shoe. Phoebe and I met through the movement community here in Hamilton and have connected in other ways as well. In this conversation we talk about how our business has shifted and evolved during the pandemic, about how creativity threads thought our work and also about reality TV. This conversation is playful and esp...

Danielle Hitchcock Welsh : Me, Myself and Lymphoma

Today on the show, I have a really special conversation with my friend Danielle. This conversation is inspired by Danielle’s blog, Me, Myself and my Lymphoma, which is a detail of her journey through Cancer, Treatment and now Remission during a pandemic. This is a conversation that touches on subjects that I think most of us can relate to. Danielle tells her story with humour (and swears) and humanized the experience of  being the parent to young Children while treating Cancer. A little abo...

Shanèl Dear : Not Here For Your Diversity Clout

Welcome to The Thick of It this week. Glad to have you. I’m super excited to have Shanèl Dear on the show today. Shanèl is a fellow movement teacher, but also a speaker and activist based in Toronto, but currently in Montreal. She has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 3 years, she teaches from an anti colonial, body liberating lens and hopes to make class accessible to all bodies and abilities. Her work always centres racialized folk and she tries to create a brave space for all par...

Fran Allen : Finding Fun in Food

Hi friends, welcome to the podcast this week. I’m so excited to have  my friend and colleague non-diet nutritionist and recipe developer Fran Allen on The Thick of It today. Our conversation today circles around topics familiar to this show like intuitive eating, body image challenges and creating community for bigger bodies: but Fran and I really dive into our experiences with pregnancy and parenthood on this one. I joked with Fran that this becomes a bit of a “mom talk” but I think there i...

Jordan Carrier : Big Auntie Energy

This week, Jordan Carrier is on the show: and her insights and stories are truly a balm for these hard, tense days we are going though in early 2022. In this conversation we talk about: the importance of Language for Indigenous communities, her experience growing up in Saskatchewan and then moving to Hamilton, Community and Ceremony and actions people can take to be true allies to Indigenous folks in the countries they live in. A bit about Jordan in her words: Jordan Carrier a nêhiyaw-iskwê...

Mid Season Check in With Jo

How's it going? Next week I'm excited to start 2022 with a NEW full episode of The Thick Of It, featuring Urban Indigenous Community Advocate Jordan Carrier. But this week I wanted to check in. As always, my inbox is open to any comments, feedback or suggestions, drop me a line [email protected]  Want to know more?  Check out my stuff! Website and newsletter sign up: https://jo-gale.com/ Instagram: @jogale.moves The Move Room: @move.room.hamont

Jamie Boer : Size Inclusive Wellness Spaces

Today on the show, I talk to Jamie Boer (she/her) a Massage Therapist turned entrepreneur and founder of Eastwood Wellness Company in Toronto. Eastwood is a company that focuses on making wellness size inclusive and welcoming for all bodies. We are committed to dismantling diet culture, encouraging self-care, and connecting meaningfully with our community.  We talk about what making your wellness space size inclusive looks like, our personal journeys with body image and how that is reflected...

Michelle Cordeiro : No Bad Foods

Hey folks, welcome to The Thick of It! Today on the show I am so excited to have my chat with Michelle Cordeiro. Michelle (she/her) is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Anti-Diet Nutritionist who is passionate about rewriting the script around food and wellness. She works from an anti-diet, Health at Every Size (HAES) and weight-neutral lens. We chat about all kinds of feelings about food, the differences between disordered eating and eating disorders and of course we discuss int...

Sarah B : Existing in Shades of Grey

Hey, I’m so glad to have you back listening for episode 4! So a big part of this show, is that I wanted to give my guests a chance to introduce themselves. It seems like a simple thing, but I really believe giving people space to step into their own identity is so empowering.  In fact, struggles with identity is something that connected myself and my guest Sarah B in such a profound way. Sarah B (she/her) is a Black  Biracial Queer community builder, maker and independent parent amongst o...

Christopher Bourke : Witnessing Waves of Energy Through Movement

Today on the show I'm sharing my conversation with Christopher Bourke. Chris is a counsellor and movement educator with 10 years of experience working in the field of community mental health.  I’m super excited to share this conversation with you as Chris and I are quite close friends, and our on mic chemistry is pretty pretty magic. Chris is a very thoughtful and genuine person, who honestly has been a rock for me since we met in 2018. In the episode today, we talk about our evolution as m...

Katie McCrindle : Creating Safe and Brave Spaces

Today on the show, I’m so excited to have Katie McCrindle on as my guest t. Katie McCrindle (she/they) is a Body Liberation Counsellor, Registered Social Worker and Fat Activist who lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario. She identifies as fat as a way of reclaiming the word and situating herself in a political identity. She believes that every body is inherently worthy, and those whose bodies are considered “larger” deserve to proudly take up space in this society which is both overtly and in...

Robin Lacambra : Vulnerability as harm reduction

We made it, here, to the first Episode of this podcast: The Thick of It with Jo Gale (that’s me) and I’m so excited for you to be here with me. I have 6 episodes lined up for you that I recorded this fall. I’m so proud of these real, creative and varied conversations and I hope they serve your curiosity, imagination and heart. Episode One features Robin Lacambra,  Robin’s tiny Instagram bio says she is a speaker+thinker+mover+creator. In this conversation we speak about evolving beyond “jus...

Trailer 2 : What's it about?

What are we getting into THE THICK OF?  The first episode drops Wednesday November 3rd on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Overcast. People have been asking, WHAT’S IT ABOUT? To which I may answer, what isn’t it about? But maybe listening to some of my guests will give you a better idea of what’s up around here? Thanks to Michelle Corderio, Sarah B, Christopher Bourke and Robin Lacambra for helping us out. Get updated to when episodes come out by subscribing or following. Share on your soci...

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