Ep. 13: Gillian Roddie on disordered eating, post-birth body image, ageing and Botox

In this episode of Bits of Me, I talk to Gillian Roddie, an Innovation Program Manager, Learning Specialist and mother of two. She is also the brain behind @evidentiallyyou on Instagram, previously Science Snaps on Snapchat, a platform where she discusses everything from biology and immunology to feminism, mental health and contraception.  I asked Gillian to join me for a chat after she ran a few polls on Instagram Stories, discussing body hair and beauty treatments, including Botox. I recalled a conversation we'd had about a year previously about body image and motherhood, and how a combination of the signs of ageing and a body marked by pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding can be a tricky cocktail to navigate. The result is a chat about unrealistic beauty ideals, the challenges of growing up governed by them, the shock of realising what pregnancy and birth do to your body, and the lengths we go to to feel OK in our own bodies. We also ponder whether you can use Botox and call yourself a feminist, whether there's a limit to the amount of time and money one can spend trying live up to the unobtainable ideals of the patriarchy, and how we can support each other through this struggle. For endless important, impressive and fun information from Gillian, go follow @evidentiallyyou on Instagram. Bits of Me is on Instagram too, as @bitsofme_podcast, and on Twitter as @bitsofme_pod. If you like this episode, please share it on your socials as well as with friends who don't use social media and might miss out. Reviewing the podcast on iTunes and subscribing on Spotify also really helps. It only takes a minute but is really, really appreciated! Music: Ice and Snow by Icreage, licensed by Soundstripe. #bitsofmepod #womenshealth #womensbodies #ageing #diastasisrecti #pregnancy #mumpooch #mompooch #postbirthbody #motherhood #bodyhair #shaving #botox #beautytreatments #disorderedeating #bulimia #eatingdisorder #bodyimage #feminism #equality #equalpay #glassceiling #womensrights #parenting #beautyideals #beautynorms 

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