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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
[REPLAY] Summer Series: From Pursuing Thinness to Prioritising Body Peace
Over the next couple weeks I’m taking some time to focus on a few creative projects, and will be replaying some of my most popular episodes, which also happen to be from last year's summer series ☀️
This week I’m resharing episode 05, From Pursuing Thinness to Prioritising Body Peace. I listened back through this episode, and it’s a great introduction to the summer months. We’ll explore the barriers for fat bodies in summer, the way body positivity can bypass our lived experiences, and take a look at the body appreciation spectrum.
Chapters
00:00 Reclaiming Summer: A Journey of Body Acceptance
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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