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!
Episodes
18 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
Flattering, Femininity & Fitting In
Welcome to episode 12, today we are chatting about 3 connected f-words that have negatively impacted my body image, confidence, and love of fashion. Flattering. Femininity. Fitting-in.In particular, we will be focusing o...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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35:06
F-Words: Fat Positive Fall
Welcome to a brand new season of The Culture Of It All! I’m back this season to explore and discuss the F Words with y’all. You’ll hear from me, and some incredible guests as we chat about topics such as the Fashion Industry, Fat Representat...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:44
Summer Series: 10 Body & Business Lesson From This Summer
We’ve made it to our final episode of the Summer Series, and today I’m reflecting on 10 things I’ve learned about myself this summer. I’ll be discussing lessons in business, and marketing as well as the importance of community and my struggle t...
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Episode 10
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36:25
Summer Series: My favourite Plus Size Reads This Summer
In this penultimate episode of our summer series, I’m sharing one of my favourite past times with you; reading. I’ll be sharing not only my passion for reading, but exploring the importance and power of fat representation within the stories I r...
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Episode 9
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32:36
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 tha...
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Episode 8
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37:34
Summer Series: 7 Ideas To Prioritise Joy And Honour Your Needs This Summer
The body positive rhetoric that shows up at this time of year is failing folks in larger bodies. So in this episode, I’m rewriting the narrative, and sharing 7 ways in which you can prioritise joy and honour your needs, especially during the un...
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Episode 7
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57:09
Summer Series: 5 Summer Survival Tips from A Fat Gal
In this episode, Melanie shares five summer survival tips from the perspective of a fat girl. She emphasises the importance of managing expectations, practising taking up space, embracing joy and comfort, starting with small steps, and checking...
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Episode 6
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26:29
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 o...
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Episode 5
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34:47
TRAILER: Summer Series
Our Summer Series Starts May 28th!There are many negative anti-fat stereotypes associated with the summer; from sweat, and thigh chafe to wearing weather appropriate clothing or having skin showing…I am a cold weather pers...
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2:11
The Intersection of Diet, Hustle and Online Business Culture Part 2
In this episode, we continue our exploration of the intersection of diet culture, hustle culture, and online business. We’l continue to explore the paradoxical nature of these cultures and how they can negatively impact mental health. I’m shari...
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Episode 4
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45:54
The Intersection Of Diet, Hustle And Online Business Culture Part 1
Melanie explores the intersection of diet culture, hustle culture, and online business culture. She discusses how these cultures profit and uphold systems of oppression, and how they manipulate spending power and fear tactics to control indiv...
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Episode 3
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36:13
5 Ways To Practise Anti Diet Work with Self Compassion
In this episode, Melanie discusses five ways to practise anti-diet work with compassion. She emphasises the importance of applying kindness and thoughtfulness as we navigate this challenging work. Melanie shares her personal journey with diet c...
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Episode 2
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48:07
The Complexity of Ditching Diets
In this episode, Melanie explores diet culture and its relationship with body positivity. She defines diet culture as a system of oppression that centres thin, able-bodied people and promotes weight loss and food restrictions. Melanie emphasise...
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Episode 1
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14:31