November 10, 2020

087 - Body Liberation, Inclusivity + Diet Culture With @IAmChrissyKing

41 minutes

In this episode, Jessi is joined by Chrissy King. Chrissy is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and educator with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. If you’ve ever felt like it's hard to follow the mainstream message of, “just love yourself”, this episode will encourage you and give you a new perspective on getting to a place where you respect + treat yourself with compassion. Chrissy shares the difference between body positivity, neutrality and liberation and how important it is to advocate for freedom for ALL people. Chrissy also empowers and educates us on amazing starting points when fighting racism. This episode is truly a must listen.

In this episode:

Chrissy shares what ignited her passion for body liberation

Chrissy shares how she had to do difficult internal work to get to the place where she found freedom within her body

Chrissy shares tips to experiencing freedom within your own body

Always treat yourself with kindness & compassion regardless of where you are at in your journey

Chrissy shares how she is now able to recognize and cope with society's beauty standards

Chrissy explains why she isn’t a huge fan of body positivity as it stands today

The message of “just love yourself” can be really discouraging, harmful and surface level

Chrissy explains the difference of body positivity, neutrality + liberation

Jessi shares how she went from body obsession to appreciating her body

When we are looking at body liberation, we need to look at freedom for ALL people

Jessi shares how she has been able to recognize her own privilege as a white thin women

Chrissy shares how we can begin to breakdown societies flawed perception of her body

How we can ensure that we are doing out part to make this a safe place for everybody and every body

Chrissy breaks down how racism operates on a spectrum and how it can show up

Chrissy recommends that we first look at our own implicit bias in order to create a more diverse and inclusive industry

Chrissy shares how important it is to not comment on others bodies

Find More Of Chrissy:

Chrissy’s Website

Chrissy's Instagram: Iamchrissyking

Diversity & Inclusion 101 Webinar

Recommended Books:

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

Links:

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