The Culture Of It All
Your anti-diet sidekick and go-to resource as we explore what it really means to ditch diet culture whilst living life in a larger body. Your host, Melanie Knights will be sharing stories, busting diet culture myths, and breaking through the bullshit of the $72 billion diet industry.
Discussing topics such as anti-fatness, body liberation, body positivity, media representation, and intuitive eating. We will create a foundation for bodily autonomy, and take actionable steps to advocate for, and honour our own needs so that we can take up space, challenge weight stigma, and live a more confident, comfortable and joyful fat life!
Podcasting since 2024 • 18 episodes
The Culture Of It All
Latest Episodes
5 Intuitive Eating Holiday Season Hot Takes with Naomi Katz
We’re kicking off November talking about food and intuitive eating with our very first guest, Naomi Katz from Happy Shapes Coaching. We’re exploring the complexities of intuitive eating, particularly during the holiday season, but as you’ll lea...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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43:00
Haunting Diet Myths: The Diet Industry Cycle That Keeps Us Afraid, Hungry & Invested
In this episode, we’ll be exploring the cycle of fear and blame the diet industry has created and how this impacts our body image and relationship to food. We’ll also look at some of the nuances, including the erasure of fat folks from history,...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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35:23
Ghosting Diet Culture: Finding Food Neutrality This Halloween
Our F-word for this episode is ‘food’. In this episode we’ll be discussing food neutrality, in particular how messaging online, and the binary language we often use around food can lead to complicated relationships with food.We’re goi...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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39:40
Reframing Fitness: Navigating Movement in A Larger Body
This week our ‘F-word’ is fitness; specifically the negative associations many of us have with fitness and dieting. I’ll be sharing some of my experiences growing up, from learning to dislike sports in high school, and always focusing on ‘all o...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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37:27