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!
The Culture Of It All
Summer Series: From Pursuing Thinness to Prioritising Body Peace
We’re kicking off our summer series with what I believe to be the BIGGEST turning point in my personal anti diet journey: body image. More specifically, how body image affects self-advocacy and what is possible when the perspective we have of our body shifts into a more positive area of the Body Appreciation Spectrum.
We explore the body appreciation spectrum, which includes body respect, body acceptance, body neutrality, body appreciation, body peace, and body confidence, and discuss the importance of body respect and acceptance, rather than striving for a singular body image feeling.
As always, we’re finishing the episode with prompts and questions to help listeners explore their relationship with their bodies and advocate for themselves.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Summer Series
01:44 The Manifestation of Negative Body Image
05:59 Body Image & Weight Loss Negotiations
10:08 The Body Appreciation Spectrum
25:02 Prioritising Self-Advocacy and Seeking Comfortable Products and Spaces
29:06 From Pursuing Thinness to Prioritising Joy and Inner Peace
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Check out the latest bonus episode of The Culture Of It All, now available on Substack
Simple Summer Self Care Routine for Folks in Larger Bodies
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