The Culture Of It All
The Culture Of It All is a weekly podcast where we don’t just talk about ditching diet culture, we unlearn together, heal our body image, and fight for fat acceptance and true size inclusivity.
Your host, Melanie Knights [she/they] — is an unapologetically fat, fashion content creator, storyteller, introverted Aquarius with a fondness for all things fat and spooky.
This is a space where the fat community is seen, heard, and celebrated. It's where you can come to unlearn, heal, and find connection — and where everyone, in every body, is invited to listen, learn, and actively advocate for change.
Together, we'll challenge weight stigma, confront fat stereotypes, and dive deep into how diet culture impacts every part of our lives.
The Culture Of It All
Summer Series: 5 Practical Summer Self-Care Tips for Larger Bodies
In this episode, I’m sharing five practical summer self-care tips for folks in larger bodies. We’ll be exploring the definitions of self care, and what self care practices can mean for folks in larger bodies. We’ll also discuss the barriers that marginalised bodies face in accessing self-care and the need for allies to challenge these barriers.
Key Takeaways
- Exploring self care through the lens of diet culture
- Challenging the status quo
- Creating simple self care practice
- How to stick with your self care practice
- Ways in which self care can lead to burn out
- Creating a self care menu, and journal prompts
Journal Prompts:
What do I need?
What are your core values, and how can these influence your self care practise?
Am I sacrificing my own needs on behalf of others? If yes, explore
What does success mean to me?
Do I expect too much of myself?
Are these even my expectations?
What am I most passionate about?
When was the last time I felt inspired?
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