S4E09 - Demonizing the Body

I’m yet to meet a woman who doesn’t have some internalized
struggle with body image, weight or beauty. The narrative of how
we ‘should’ look, what is ‘beautiful’ and how ‘big’ our bodies
are allowed to be is impossible to internalize. It’s also just as
challenging to deconstruct & redefine on our own terms. 


In today’s interview, we’ve invited Licensed Mental Health
Therapist & anti-racism eating disorder specialist Alishia
McCullough to speak with us about emotional eating, diet and
demonizing the black body. In our conversation we’re breaking
down emotional eating, looking for clues to illuminate the subtle
& sneaky ways we’ve taken in body-image-ideas that are not
our own, the relationship between modern ideals & black
slavery, plus some practices and reframes Alishia has used in her
own practice with clients.


 


In this interview we explore:


Emotional eating: what is it, is it really a problem &
Jenna’s experience with sugar

4 clues to illuminate what you’re body is deeply holding
about beauty & body size

How diets encourage women to take up less space & men to
take up more

A history lesson in understanding where our modern f***ed up
beauty standards have

come from & why they were created



 


Find Jenna on the following platforms:


Website: http://jennaward.co/


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennaward.co/


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennawardco/



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