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Dani Burt on Adaptive Surfing, Self-Doubt, and Making the Impossible Possible Apr 15, 2018

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Dr. Dani Burt, PT, DPT is a World Adaptive Surfing Champion, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and above knee amputee. In 2004, Dani was in a motorcycle crash that put her in a coma for 45 days. The toughest time in her life was when she woke up from her coma. Feeling hopeless, lost, confused, hurt, she thought her Continue Reading…

Melissa Toler on Diet Culture, Body Justice, and Freeing Yourself Through Writing Feb 15, 2018

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Melissa Toler is a speaker, writer, and educator. Her work encourages people to make the connection between our culture's oppressive beauty standards and our personal struggle with self-acceptance. She has written extensively on diet culture and the toll it takes on our lives and humanity. Melissa also has a background as a pharmacist and certified Continue Reading…

Leah Vernon on Beauty, Divorce, and The Power of Telling Your Truth Feb 15, 2018

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Leah Vernon is a plus-size model, author, body-positive activist, and Muslim feminist. While attending her master’s program at Wilkes University, she started to blog because she had gone through several eating disorders and was tired of sucking her stomach in while in public. She set out to make ‘all’ bodied women feel worthy despite their Continue Reading…

Alli Owen on Sexual Trauma, Overcoming Shame, and Not Letting Any One Thing Define You Feb 15, 2018

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Alli Owen is a self-awareness storyteller and life coach. A recovering people pleaser, she has learned to let go of society's expectations and step into her true self, and she's since been on a mission to help others do the same. On her podcast, Aligned and Alive, she shares stories of her own personal development Continue Reading…

Rahawa Haile on Writing, Diversifying the Outdoors, and Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail Feb 15, 2018

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Rahawa Haile is an Eritrean-American writer. In 2016 she thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, and her writing about that journey has been published in places such as Outside Online and Buzzfeed. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @RahawaHaile. In this episode, Rahawa and I talk about writing and hiking. She shares her writing Continue Reading…

Andrea Owen on Approval-Seeking, Numbing Out, and Managing the Inner Critic Feb 15, 2018

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Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choose courage and confidence instead. She is the author of 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve, and her new Continue Reading…

Collier Lawrence on Running, Suicide Prevention, and the Evolution of Goals Feb 15, 2018

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Collier Lawrence is a pro runner and a member of the Oiselle Haute Voleé team who lives in Bend, Oregon and trains with the Little Wing group. In both 2012 and 2016 she competed at the US Olympic Trials in the steeplechase. A self-described "jack of most trades, master of none," Collier is also a Continue Reading…

Farai Harreld on Minimalism, Mindfulness, and Conscious Parenting Feb 15, 2018

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Farai Harreld is a writer, mother, co-founder of Black Minimalists and host of their community podcast, where fellow black minimalists can come together to share how they live a little more mindfully each day. On her blog, thehillbillyafrican.com, Farai documents her adventures in minimalism, eco-friendliness, motherhood, and all-around black girl magic. In this episode, Farai Continue Reading…

Roz Savage on Courage, Change, and Rowing Solo Across Three Oceans Feb 15, 2018

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Roz Savage is the first (and so far only) woman to row solo across the world’s “Big Three” oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. She holds four Guinness World Records, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to fundraising and the environment. Rowing solo across entire oceans was an unexpected Continue Reading…

Melissa A. Fabello on Body Acceptance, Thin Privilege, and Feminism Dec 22, 2017

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Melissa A. Fabello is a feminist writer and speaker whose work focuses on body politics, beauty culture, and eating disorders. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Human Sexuality Studies, and she also works as a freelance digital content strategist, helping individuals and organizations who work in the fields of body image, feminism, and/or sexuality with Continue Reading…