September is PCOS Awareness Month. Our first guest is 30 year old award winning burlesque performer and internationally published pinup model, Eden Ivy. We talk about her PCOS diagnosis at age 19, her journey into the world of burlesque and modeling and how these things have contributed to her body story.

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I had the pleasure of meeting my next guest, Hannah Eko in 2017. She is a writer, speaker, educator and performance artist. We discussed the healing power of writing, self-love, and her upcoming book of essays, Honey is the Knife: Compassion, Pleasure and the Dark Feminine Divine.

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Shannon, like me, is in her early 40s. In this episode, we talk about her body journey and how she's come to love and appreciate her body .

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34 year old CC discusses her journey of navigating self esteem and body image and how doing modeling and zumba have helped her to embrace her body in adulthood.

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Body positive, Intersectional feminist blogger and influencer Ari shares her multifaceted body journey and talks about how she uses her platform of plus fashion, beauty, advocacy and growth to inspire women of color.

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Morrigana Regina is a Pittsburgh based intersectional body positive feminist drag activist. We talk about body love, drag, creating in the digital age and much more.

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Brandi is a mom, a Baker, and an all around lovely person! We discuss body image pre and post motherhood, finding your sexiness, talking to your kids about bullying and much more!

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Luscious D is a 43 year old performer and producer from Pittsburgh, founder of Loving Your Reflection and A Map of My Evolution podcast. She shares her journey of self love and acceptance and how she came to love her reflection!

Rose Maywood is a Pittsburgh burlesque performer. We talk about her childhood experiences as a dancer, self-esteem, body image and how her past experiences have impacted her as a burlesque performer.

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