Body Kindness
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#85 - Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick with feminist author Maya Dusenbery
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As part of my women's health series, I chat to Maya Dusenbery about her new book, Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave ...
#84 - Body Image Flexibility: Insights from Self-compassion and Positive Body Image Research with Jennifer Webb, PhD
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jennifer Webb studies body image in women as part of her research at UNC Charlotte. Webb's lab is currently investigating body image in pregnant a...
#83 - Dietland on AMC with Sarai Walker, author of the novel, Dietland
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dietland is a wickedly funny and extraordinarily timed satire which premieres tonight, Monday 4 June at 9PM on AMC. It's based on Sarai Walker's 2015...
#82 - Practicing Body Kindness with the Loving-Kindness Meditation
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode Rebecca shares how mindfulness and mindful eating connect to the practice of Body Kindness. She also reads an excerpt from Body K...
#81 - Mindful Eating for Well-Being, Not Weight Loss with Lilia Graue and Michelle May
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For some mindful eating is that thing they should do and never make time for OR it's the next thing they hope will "work" to induce weight loss. My gu...
#80 - Diversity in Fashion with Straight/Curve Documentary Filmmaker Jenny McQuaile
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ninety percent of women and young girls say they do not feel represented in the fashion industry or in media, and that the imagery they consume on a d...
#79 - Diets Can Kiss My A** with Jes Baker author of Landwhale and Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In her latest book, a memoir aptly titled Landwhale (you'll find out why in the show), Jes Baker, covers important topics in the body positivity and f...
#78 - 'My doctor suggested weight loss surgery without even asking about my habits' - Weight stigma in medicine with Bernie Salazar
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie is back on the Body Kindness podcast and he brings news from the doctor's office that makes Rebecca lose it (you'll notice the bleeps!) Tune in...
#77 - Diversity in Dietetics - Why cultural competency isn't enough to improve health care with Tamara Melton, RDN, Co-Founder of Diversify Dietetics
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Body Kindness we're talking about the need to increase diversity in the field of dietetics and you'll learn why it matters (including for any...
#76 - Writing and Reading About Health and Nutrition with Carrie Dennett
14 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What we read influences our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. If you're new to Body Kindness, taking action to pull in stories that will help enha...
#75 - Your Body Is Not an Apology, with Author, Poet, and Activist Sonya Renee Taylor
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you in need of some radical self-love? This is your Body Kindness episode. Sonya Renee Taylor is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The ...
#74 - It's Good to be "RAD" Why radical dietetics is a good thing for health enhancement with Dana Sturtevant of Be Nourished
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dana Sturtevant had a wake-up call when she realized her diet and weight-centered nutrition research work wasn't really helping improve health and wel...
#73 - How we can all MEND our relationship with ourselves with Rosie Molinary, author of Beautiful You
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Molinary and I are thrilled to bring you this BONUS podcast about our new virtual workshop called MEND - radical self-acceptance with Body Kindn...
#72 - Weight Watchers, Diet Culture and Our Kids: Four Adults Chat it Out
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy March and National Nutrition Month! This month the podcast will bring conversations about nutrition and body image. (Speaking of: check out MEND...
#71 - Athletes at Every Size and The Plight of the "Fit Fatty" with Ragen Chastain, Guinness World Record Holder, Speaker, and Fat Activist
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Get the inside details of what it takes to certify a Guinness World Record from Ragen Chastain, a speaker, writer, and Certified Health Coach. Ragen i...
#70 - Enough As She Is, Helping Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards with bestselling author Rachel Simmons
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Attention anyone who wants to see girls succeed: tune in to this conversation with bestselling author Rachel Simmons. Her latest, "Enough As She Is: H...
#69 - A Money Health Checkup with Somatic Therapist Bari Tessler Linden
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of Body Kindness do you think of money too? I didn't always make the connection, but I realized that how money moves through your life ...
#68 - The RBG Workout with Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Trainer Bryant Johnson
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this fitness-focused episode, my friend Bernie (former Biggest Loser "winner" and chronic dieter) and I get into a heated argument about his former...
#67 - You Do You: How to Give Fewer F* by Being Yourself with bestselling author Sarah Knight
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ask yourself these two questions: What's wrong with my life and why? The answers become your goals, says Sarah Knight, the New York Times bestselling ...
#66 - How to Do "Body Positivity" with Megan Crabbe (aka BodyPosiPanda), author of Body Positive Power
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Crabbe, author of Body Positive Power joins me. In our conversation, we address how difficult real body positivity work can be -- issues of priv...
#65 - So You Want to Talk About Race with Ijeoma Oluo
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ijeoma Oluo wants us to talk about race. In her new book, So You Want to Talk About Race (Seal Press) she breaks down the barriers and explains, in s...
#64 - The Beauty of Being a Misfit - A Manifesto for Everyone Who Doesn't Fit In
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lidia Yuknavitch is a MISFIT and she wants you to know it's OK to be one too. In fact, it's necessary. In her latest book, The Misfit's Manifesto Lid...
#63 - Goal Digging for an Anti-Diet Year
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca and Bernie welcome 2018 by kicking diets to the curb. They share their personal goals for creating a better life in 2018. And they officially ...
#62 - Body Kindness Book Turns 1 and Our Favorite Episodes, Revisited
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca and Bernie recount some of their favorite and most popular episodes of 2017. With 62 episodes in two seasons, Body Kindness has big plans for ...
#61 - Rebecca's (Solo) Birthday Party and Self-Reflection
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In her first solo episode, Rebecca reflects on the past few years of "birthday manifestations" and shares her intention for 2018. She also spills the ...
#60 - Rebecca and Bernie catch up - A rare face to face recording in Chicago!
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I finally got a chance to record with Bernie in person. I shared some frustration with the education sessions at FNCE (aka dietitian prom). The dietet...
#59 - Betrayed by cancer: Starting body acceptance over after surgical scars with Amy Herbert
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you received a cancer diagnosis, would you say "thank you?" I don't think I could. This week's "body betrayal" guest Amy Herbert is grateful to can...
#58 - Holding My Pregnancy for Ransom - An infertility 'body betrayal' story from Liz Shaw, co-author of Fertility Foods Cookbook and founder of the Bumps to Baby community
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When a woman has trouble conceiving, she is likely to blame herself, feel alone, inadequate and ashamed that her body is broken. Liz Shaw has been try...
#57 - Get 'Unscrewed' in this #MeToo world with Jaclyn Friedman, activist and author of Unscrewed
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Politics, Hollywood, and your neighborhood. Sexual abuse is happening everywhere and people are speaking up. And finally we're believing them. If you'...
#56 - I Feel Trapped By My Diagnosis - Finding Your New Normal with Anna Sweeney, Dietitian and Disability Rights Advocate
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine one day finding out the tingling you've been feeling isn't normal numbness, it's actually caused by "beautiful bright spots" in your brain. No...
#55 - Resilience through an Eating Disorder with Christy Harrison, host of Food Psych Podcast, HAES Dietitian, and Intuitive Eating Counselor
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like your body has betrayed you? Bad things happen to good people all the time. Yet when we go through something painful, we often ...
#54 - It's Never Just About the Hair - Metastatic Breast Cancer and Resilience with Bare Short Film Director Kerith Lemon and Co-Writer Rebecca Hall
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Hall was only 25 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It's been a long and challenging road for her, and Rebecca wants other w...
#53 - Why We All Need Fat Activism with Marilyn Wann, Author of Fat!So? and Creator of the YAY! Scale
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What if we all were fat activists? It's an interesting thought for people who are finally at the place of rejecting diets and a singular (thin) standa...
#52 - Radical Self-Acceptance with Body Image Activist and Author Rosie Molinary
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Rosie Molinary was looking in the mirror at her frizzy, unruly hair in the dead of summer and freaking out over what product would 'tame the mane...
#51 - Why Diets are Bad for Your Brain with Neuroscientist and TED Talk Superstar, Sandra Aamodt, PhD
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt's TED Talk "Why dieting usually doesn't work" has been viewed over 4 million times. She really didn't want to do a TED ...
#50 - Challenging The Overwhelm with Bestselling Author Brigid Schulte - How Can We Find the Time to Have a Good Life?
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tiara syndrome. Tunneling. Time Confetti. If you don't already know about these terms, you will after hearing me talk with award winning journalist an...
#49 - Yoga Farts, Crazy Sweat, and Weight Concerns with Bernie Salazar
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I've been helping my friend, former chronic dieter, and former "winner" of The Biggest Loser Bernie Salazar practice Body Kindness for nearly two year...
#48 - Heal Your Body Image with a Connection-Based Yoga Practice with Melanie Klein
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One day Melanie Klein said 'I am no longer going to the gym,' and it was one of the best decisions she could have made for her health. Melanie used to...
#47 - The Perfect Body For Movement… Is YOURS. How to Build Self-compassion Through Yoga with Anna Guest-Jelley of CurvyYoga.com
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We're practicing yoga daily the month of September to explore how yoga can help you connect to your body through breath and build the self-compassion ...
#46 - Goodbye, Biggest Loser! Hello, September 'Spiral Up' Challenge
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I catch up with my friend and former "winner" of The Biggest Loser, Bernie Salazar, after a bit of a summer break on our chats. (For new listeners, Be...
#45 - Is This a Diet Too? Why 'Healthy Eating' is So Confusing for Non-Dieters, with HAES Dietitian Glenys Oyston and Body Image Coach Sarah Vance
21 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with fellow HAES dietitian Glenys Oyston and body image coach Sarah Vance about the confusing and difficult space between "non ...
#44 - How Can I Still Love My Body If I Want To Get to a Healthier Place? with Registered Dietitian Holley Grainger
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Holley Grainger is a registered dietitian -- "the expert", but even experts struggle. Holley e-mailed me privately and asked about a family member who...
#43 - What To Do When You Have Your Wake Up Call And It's Time To Change For Good: How Intuitive Eating Dietitian Alexis Joseph Liberated Herself From Diet Culture
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're a chronic dieter, a person who "eats clean", or a dedicated exerciser who never seems to take a rest day, you never know when the day w...
#42 - Intuitive Eating For Families, With Elyse Resch, Co-Author Of Intuitive Eating
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Elyse Resch knows all about Intuitive Eating because she is the co-author of the Intuitive Eating book and workbook, along with previous podcast guest...
#41 - Not All Eating Disorders Are 'To The Bone': Discussing ED Stereotypes With Chevese Turner From the Binge Eating Disorder Association
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When the Netflix Original 'To the Bone' was released many helping professionals who work with people with eating disorders were not too happy. The pri...
#40 - Strong is the New Pretty - Celebrating Girls Being Themselves with Author & Photographer Kate T Parker
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate T Parker is known for her viral photos of strong girls just being themselves, which is now compiled into a book, Strong is the New Pretty. This b...
#38 - Why Do Men Hide Their Body Image Issues? With HAES Dietitian Aaron Flores
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guys have body image issues too, they just aren't talking about it. In fact, research shows over 90% of men struggle in some way with body dissatisfac...
#37 - Bringing Body Kindness In The Family, with 'Born To Eat' Author Leslie Schilling
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with my long time friend, fellow dietitian, mama, and co-author of the new book 'Born to Eat', Leslie Schilling. We share our experience as...
#36 - Finding Your True Voice With The Power Of Metaphor, with Psychologist and Author Anita Johnston
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the voice of the "inner critic" where nothing is ever good enough and you're on high alert about… well, most everything. The job of the ...
#35 - Our 'Sexperiment' Month
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bernie and I finally catch up on the mind-blowing podcast episodes from "masturbation month" in May. We also discuss the stigma we f...
#34 - How To Let Your Body Receive Pleasure with With Dr. Sybil Lockhart from OMGYes.com
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
[Adult content & language] Dr. Sybil Lockhart is no "Masters and Johnson" - she's so much more! With OMGyes.com, Dr. Lockhart is taking men and women ...
#33 - Sex For One And All: How To Reconcile Your Body Image With Your Sex Life, with Sex Educator, Activist, Author Elle Chase
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
[Adult content & language] Elle Chase had a lifetime of terrible sex so you don't have to -- any more! In this lively, laughter-filled, and stimulatin...
#32 - Orgasm Inequality - Achieving Parity In Achieving Climax, With Sexuality Scholar And Body Acceptance Activist Melissa Fabello
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Melissa Fabello talks, sex is bound to come up. It's her job. As a sexuality scholar and body acceptance activist, Melissa sees so clearly that d...
#31 - Intimate Justice & How To Talk To Kids About Sex, with NYT Bestselling Author Peggy Orenstein.
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
[Adult content & language] How do we teach our daughters to respect their bodies, while still being curious about their sexuality? What do you say to ...
#30 - Cookies And Calendars - Our Highs And Lows
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for an update with my friend, parent, and fellow (former) chronic dieter turned body kindness advocate Bernie Salazar. In this episode we sh...
#29 - The Intersection Of Bridal Culture And Diet Culture, with Author & Refinery29 Columnist Kelsey Miller
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Getting married? Don't let diet culture ruin your wedding experience. Writer and bride-to-be, Kelsey Miller, refuses to fall into the body shame trap ...
#28 - Yoga Is For Every Body, with Author, Yoga Teacher & Body Positive Advocate Jessamyn Stanley
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jessamyn Stanley tried to avoid falling in love with yoga several times in her life, but the universe had another plan for her. Now Jessamyn travels t...
#27 - Culture Jamming And Mindful Healing With Jes Baker
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jes Baker gives two proud middle fingers to our culture that dictates what is valuable and beautiful. Through her blog, The Militant Baker, her book, ...
#26 - Be the Expert on Your Body: Intuitive Eating as an act of Body Kindness with Evelyn Tribole, co-author of Intuitive Eating book and workbook
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The co-creator of Intuitive Eating, Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD wants people to understand that dieting is associated with weight gain, the opposite of it'...
#25 - Bob Harper's Heart Attack
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Can you control your health risk as much as society makes you think? Probably not. Because... genetics. But you can control your values, choices, and ...
#24 - Moms Get Real - Guiding Our Kids To Love Food, With Dietitian Sally Kuzemchak
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a diet-obsessed world, how do we raise our kids to grow up with a healthy relationship with food? My guest today is Sally Kuzemchak of Real Mom Nut...
#23 - Why Moderation Isn't As Sexy As Eliminate, with Nutrition Diva Monica Reinagel
10 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why is moderation not as alluring in the food world as the idea of "eliminate"? In this episode, I chat with licensed nutritionist and professionally ...
#22 - Why Healthy Eating Should Not Look Like Dieting, Award Winning Chef & Dietitian Ellie Krieger
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is your healthy eating plan really a diet? Most of today's diets look like healthy recipes touting the benefits of eating wholesome foods, but they al...
#21 - Facing A Fear - Bernie Sees The Doctor
27 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we fill you in on Bernie's progress from chronic dieter to Body Kindness champ. Find out what happens when his labs surprise him. W...
#20 - How Dieting Disrupts Your Body's Natural Wellbeing, with Dr Kari Anderson of Green Mountain at Fox Run
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You may have heard diets don't work. You may also know that dieting can lead to eating disorders. Both are true. But how do you actually detox yoursel...
#19 - Why Loving Food is Good for You, with Registered Dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Duffy Dillon wants everyone to love food again so much that her podcast is devoted to "Love Letters" from food to the people who are struggling ...
#18 - The Health Benefits Of Bad Emotions: Why Befriending Your Critical Voice Helps You Take Care Of Yourself, With Connie Sobczak
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Connie Sobczak lost her sister to an eating disorder and pushed herself to the edge in her own body despair and eating disorder. She now helps people ...
#17 - Handling This Messy Life
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We're all in this together - including me! In this episode, I chat with my body kindness buddy, Bernie Salazar about the chaos of time and our need to...
#16 - The Religion of Diet Culture, with Dr. Alan Levinovitz
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What does religion have to do with diets? Probably more than you think. In this episode I talk with professor of religious studies and author of the b...
#15 - It's My #BookBirthday, Let's Celebrate Body Kindness
27 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
December 27, 2016 is a day I won't soon forget. It's the official "due date" of my "book baby" (yes, we all lovingly refer to "her" as a member of our...
#14 - Learn & Grow Part 13 – "Dear panic attack, Thank you for all you have shown me" (and other gratitudes from Body Kindness readers and listeners)
11 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. As we enter November, Bernie and I have gratitude on our minds. It's been 3...
#13 - Can You Be Body Positive And Want To Lose Weight?
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about body positivity and weight loss. Can you be body positive and want to lose weight? Whether it's the election or TV shows, th...
#12 - Worried About Your Child's Weight? How To Handle It With Body Kindness
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about kids and weight, and how your body kindness practice can help the younger ones you love and even families that you don't kno...
#11 - Learn & Grow Pt 11 - Why we finally said "I'm sorry" to our bodies and how you can do it too
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Grab a pen paper and get ready for some serious healing. It's time to write...
#10 - Learn & Grow Pt 10 - How to get the sleep your brain and body really need
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. How would it feel to get an extra one to two hours of sleep per night? If t...
#9 - Learn & Grow Pt 9 - The Upside of Stress (and Emotional Eating)
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Stress has a function and so does emotional eating. How you relate to stres...
#8 - Learn & Grow Pt 8 - How Your Body Fights to Regain Weight After Dieting (Research from The Biggest Loser)
10 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Don't miss this important episode in the Learn & Grow Series. We talk about...
#7 - Learn & Grow Pt 7 - The Biggest Loser Did Not Exist to Create Better Lives with Bernie Salazar, a former "winner" of the show
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Bernie Salazar has been a student of the body kindness philosophy for over ...
#6 - Learn & Grow Pt 6 - Creating New Habits Takes Serious Effort. Here Are Your Tools
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. You already know that it's not easy to make changes to your habits. At all....
#5 - Learn & Grow Part 5 - How Mindfulness Helps You Handle Bad Emotions
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. If you're new to #BodyKindness our podcast mini-series, Learn and Grow, was...
#4 - Learn & Grow Part 4 - You don't have a food addiction. You need permission to eat (and eat emotionally)
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. If you're new to #BodyKindness our podcast mini-series, Learn and Grow, was...
#3 - Learn & Grow Part 3 - Reflections on Intuitive Eating from Principles to Practice
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. In the third episode of our Body Kindness for Beginners podcast series "Lea...
#2 - Learn & Grow Part 2 - Extreme Exercise Is Unnecessary
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. In the second episode of Learn & Grow, Bernie and I process his unhealthy e...
#1 - Learn & Grow Part 1 - Ditching 'Diet Brain' for Body Kindness
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Welcome to Body Kindness! If you're new to the Body Kindness philosophy, br...