By Molly Forbes & Lottie Storey
A collection of conversations about bodies
Hello! Molly and Lottie are back with a bonus chatty episode, and updates about some of the things that have happened in the past year. Expect deep talks, funny nonsense, plenty of body image and mental health exploration and lots...
Hello! Welcome back to this emergency series of Body Cons. If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the...
Hello! Welcome back to this emergency series of Body Cons. If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making...
Welcome back to this emergency series of Body Cons! If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the...
Welcome back to another emergency episode of Body Cons! We’re here to help you navigate diet culture, the changing food landscape, anxiety and all the other things that may be triggering bad body image during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’ve listened...
Hello! We are back for an emergency series of Body Cons to help you navigate diet culture, the changing food landscape, anxiety and all the other things that may be triggering bad body image during the COVID-19 pandemic. If...
Hello! We are back for an emergency series of Body Cons to help you navigate diet culture, the changing food landscape, anxiety and all the other things that may be triggering bad body image during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each episode...
Consider this your antidote to Christmas diet culture! We’ve brought together some of our stand-out moments from the past two series of Body Cons to create a bumper Christmas special. Best listened to while enjoying a mince pie (or 15)....
What’s the link between sex and mental health? Why is sex still a taboo subject in so many circles? What does it mean to be “sex positive”? What’s non-monogamy and why do we even need to know? We discuss all...
Magazines often get the blame for making women feel insecure, promoting unrealistic body types and narrow beauty ideals, and not being inclusive in the bodies they present in their pages. But what’s it really like in 2019? And what’s it...
When Natalie Ambersley was 2 years old she was diagnosed with Vitiligo. As a teen, the skin condition dramatically affected her confidence, self-esteem and overall quality of life. But now in her 30s, Natalie is a Vitiligo ambassador, a Director...
‘The media’ is a catch-all term often blamed for the high beauty standards to which we hold women accountable, so what do two telly execs have to say on the subject? Plenty, as it happens. In this episode of...
Sas Petherick is a self-doubt researcher and life coach. In this episode we discuss the impact self-doubt can have on the way we feel about our body, and vice versa. And Sas shares some beautiful ideas for ways to combat...
TW: This episode contains some swearing as well as discussions alluding to eating disorders and disordered eating. Welcome to episode 10 of season 2 of Body Cons! In this episode we share what we’ve loved and hated on the subject...
This week we chat with campaigner, broadcast and founder of Girl vs Cancer, Lauren Mahon about her experience of body image and cancer. Lauren’s infectious energy, unapologetic honesty and huge relatability make for a great interview. We also share our...
Want to feel better but not sure where to even begin? Then this week’s episode of Body Cons is a must-listen. Along with our regular Going UP / Going DOWN feature (your tips for what to watch / read and...
Body Cons is back after a mid-season break for summer and we’re raring to go in this special Back To School catch-up episode where we share some brilliant stories on the subject of body image from the last month. There’s...
When it comes to knowing what we *should* and *shouldn’t* be eating, it can be a confusing business. There are lots of wellness myths out there, health food fads and junk advice which can prove to be the opposite of...
This week’s episode revisits the idea of toxic masculinity and the effect it can have on body image, as we chat to body positive activist, campaigner and influencer Stevie Blaine aka Bopo Boy. It’s a great episode to listen to...
How can we raise body happy kids who have a good relationship with food? What are some of the things we can do as parents to foster a healthy and positive relationship with food for our children as they grow?...
What’s the key to confidence? Are we born with it or are there tools we can use to boost our confidence? What’s the link between confidence and self-esteem, and our mental health generally? How does how we feel about our...
How can we raise body confident boys? What’s masculinity look like anyway? And why is there still so much stigma around guys talking about their feelings? We discuss all this and more in the latest episode of Body Cons. This...
Welcome to the new season of Body Cons! Season 2 is packed with a stellar line-up of amazing guests, covering a huge range of body image conversations from the theme of our first episode on intuitive exercise, to discussions about...
To celebrate the end of Mental Health Awareness Week, on Saturday 18th May we hosted a very special day of workshops, talks, a live podcast and a nude photoshoot experience for mums in our very first Body Cons “Body Love”...
Photo credit: Eve Hazelton Photography Happy Mental Health Awareness Week! We’ve got a really special episode for you this week as not only is it MHAW 2019, which focuses on body image this year, but it’s also the final episode...
What if you want to feel good about your body but you’re just not there yet? Is self-love just another thing to fail at? If we’ve tried liking ourselves as we are, is the only other option to change our...
Why does kindness matter? What’s the social model of disability? Why is diet culture so dangerous? We discuss all this and more in this episode on radical body politics with the iconic Imogen Fox. Molly and Lottie also discuss this...
Why is it that you can be one size in one shop and a completely different size in the shop next door? Why don’t more shops stock a wider variety of sizes? What needs to be done to make fashion...
Does fitness look one way? How can we enjoy moving our body if we don’t feel like we fit the “fitness look”? What’s the relationship between body image and exercise? All this and more is discussed in Episode 6 of...
How does how you feel in your body affect your intimate relationships? If you’re not feeling great, how can you feel better? And as parents, how much should we be telling our kids when it comes to this stuff? We...
How does social media make us feel about our bodies? Is the “Instagram effect” a positive or negative one? How can we make sure social media is a force for good when it comes to body image? We discuss all...
Is there such a thing as the “perfect” baby bump? What happens if we’re told our bump is “too big” or “too small”? And what’s the secret to feeling good in our skin in that vulnerable newborn phase, when we’re...
What’s diet culture anyway, and why is it so damaging? Is there an alternative to diets if we want to find another way? And what’s the best documentary on Amazon Prime at the moment?! We cover all of this and...
What’s the secret to feeling good about your body? Why is body image such an important subject anyway? And what’s the most joyous body positive pop song around at the moment?! We cover all of this and more in this,...
Welcome to Body Cons! This is a brand new podcast, offering a curious look at one of modern life’s most pressing subjects: body image. It’s been months in the making and we’re proud to finally unveil it to you –...
