Belly Love

The Body Relationship Coach ™ Ivy Felicia joins me to talk about making peace with your belly (even if you don't love it), how a connection to the divine can help with body acceptance, and navigating body-blame when you have a chronic illness.

Psychotherapist Carla Korn joins me to talk about going through postpartum belly changes and shame, the non-linear path of body acceptance, and practical tips for working with critical belly thoughts.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Margo Maine joins me to talk about how our culture's toxic focus on women's bellies is really about disempowerment and the health-supporting reasons behind gaining belly fat in menopause.

Strategist and mom Ariana joins me to talk about what diastasis recti is, how to navigate recovery from it, and the importance of talking about pregnancy and birth-related body trauma.

In this episode belly dancer and co-founder of the Vivid Menopause Program Bronwyn Simons joins me to talk about belly embodiment, the healing power of belly dancing, redefining sexy, and practical tips for navigating belly changes in menopause.

Body liberation author and speaker Jes Baker joins me to talk about: making bellies visible in plus-size fashion, dressing with a Visible Belly Outline (VBO), dealing with body judgment from other people, the difference between body positivity and body liberation, and the inherent vulnerability of our bellies.

Licensed professional counselor and co-founder of Be Nourished Hilary Kinavey joins me to talk about how bellies are pathologized, connecting (or not) to our belly through our family lineage, being with the unknown of how your body will change, what to do when someone mistakes your fat belly for a pregnant belly, and how small-bellied allies can support bigger-bellied humans.

Speaker, writer, and educator Melissa Toler joins me to talk about reclaiming movement and fitness from diet culture, what the flat stomach ideal represents, redefining health beyond weight or muscle tone, and the non-linear path of body (and belly) acceptance.

Belly Love podcast host Rachel Cole shares her belly journey and what practices are supporting her in preparing for postpartum belly changes.

Legendary fat activist Marilyn Wann of Fat!So? joins me to talk about fat (belly) activism, taking down weight hierarchies, the problems with stomach amputation (a.k.a. gastric bypass surgery), and much more.