Whole-Hearted Eating ™ with Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt

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How to get back on track without dieting or restriction Sep 08, 2021

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Hey friends! The podcast is back after a summer break and we couldn’t be more excited! On today’s episode we’re chatting about where we’ve been on our summer breaks and a new episode structure for the podcast moving forward with *new segments*. Our main topic of discussion for today: How to get back on track...

Living without limits and celebrating bodies of all sizes in fitness with Kanoa Greene Jun 30, 2021

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Kanoa Greene is an Opera Singer turned NYC Corporate Recruiter, turned internationally recognized yoga instructor and fitness trainer who hosts body positive fitness retreats around the world. On today’s episode we’re chatting about the struggles of being plus sized in fitness culture, living without limits, how Kanoa uses movement to help women break down barriers...

‘Good vs bad fatties’ and weight bias in healthcare with Ragen Chastain Jun 23, 2021

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Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, and thought leader in the fields of Body Image, Health at Every Size, Fitness, Corporate Wellness, Weight Stigma and weight bias in healthcare. She is the author of the blog DanceswithFat.org, the book Fat: The Owner’s Manual, editor of the Praeger Anthology “The Politics of Size,” and co-founder of...

Self-objectification and becoming more than a body with Dr. Lindsay Kite Jun 16, 2021

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Dr. Lindsay Kite is co-author of the new book “More Than a Body” and co-director of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined, alongside her identical twin sister Lexie Kite. While many well-intentioned people promote positive body image from the basis of helping women realize and embrace their beauty, Lindsay and Lexie’s new book, More Than a Body...

Redefining sexiness and confidence with Body Image with Bri Jun 09, 2021

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On today’s episode with Brianna Campos, aka Body Image with Bri, we’re diving deep into sexiness, confidence and body image! We’re also talking about the grief and discomfort that can frequently come up around residing in a larger body, and the fear of not being loved. We know you all are going to love this...

Breaking free of the invisible cage of food and body obsession with Katie Barbaro Jun 02, 2021

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Katie Barbaro is an intuitive guide and creativity doula with a background in occupational therapy, trauma-informed yoga, and improv & standup comedy. Through intuitive coaching sessions, Katie guides clients through a process of discovering a deeper connection to themselves by playfully exploring areas of life that feel out of alignment. She has recently published Fed...

Body Justice and Fat Joy with Amanda Martinez Beck May 26, 2021

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Amanda Martinez Beck is a weight-inclusive body image expert and coach, in addition to being a fat body liberation activist, podcaster, neighbor, writer, and anti-racist. On todays’ episode with Amanda we’re diving deep into fat joy, fat liberation vs. body positivity, fat liberation and faith, diet devotionals, and the damaging nature and undertones behind saying...

Navigating body changes and negative body comments with Kristina Bruce {Part 2} May 19, 2021

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On today’s episode we have Part II of II with Kristina Bruce, Certified Integrative Life Coach and Body Trust® Provider (Click here for Part I). We’re talking about the navigating body changes & negative body comments, and the challenges of physical and psychological restriction when you’re working on neutral nutrition and unconditional permission to eat....

Grieving your ‘Ideal’ body weight and weight suppression with Kristina Bruce {Part 1} May 12, 2021

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Kristina Bruce, Certified Integrative Life Coach and Body Trust® Provider is our guest today for the first of a two-part episode! Today, we’re digging deep into how our identity can be tangled up in weight suppression, the fear that happens when we don’t maintain weight loss, and grieving the “thin” body we want or had....

Body Image & Conditional Food Neutrality May 05, 2021

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On today’s episode we’re introducing our May focus: body image and body neutrality. Today’s episode is a solo one – just Dana and Cristina – and we’re digging into conditional food neutrality: how and why we set conditions on when we feel like we can, or are allowed to have food neutrality or food freedom...