💡 Why does thinness always seem to make a comeback?

Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, and the author of The Body Liberation Project. She’s spent years examining the toxic cycles of diet culture, thin privilege, and body liberation—only to watch mainstream culture backslide into the same outdated beauty standards.

In this episode, Chrissy and Alice discuss:

✔ Why thinness is “back with a vengeance” and how body liberation lost momentum
✔ The privilege of thinness—and the price Chrissy paid to maintain it
✔ The diet industry’s billion-dollar lie and why it thrives on self-rejection
✔ The emotional process of body grief & how to accept a changing body
✔ How fear of visibility and self-rejection keep us from showing up in the world
✔ Why rejection isn’t always bad—sometimes, it’s just redirection

If you’ve ever struggled with body image, diet culture, or the pressure to shrink yourself, this episode is for you.

📖 Read Her Book:The Body Liberation Project
➡ Book Link:https://www.amazon.com/Body-Liberation-Project-Understanding-Collective-ebook/dp/B0B44P3BQV

📰 Join Her Substack: Body Liberation For Real Life
➡ Substack:https://chrissyking.substack.com

🌍 Visit Her Website & Work With Her
➡ Website:https://www.chrissyking.com

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00:00 Introduction – Why Thinness Is Back
03:40 How the Body Liberation Movement Lost Momentum
08:10 The Privilege of Thinness & The Price of Maintaining It
12:55 The Billion-Dollar Lie: How The Diet Industry Thrives on Rejection
18:20 Body Grief: How to Accept a Changing Body
22:37 Why We Fear Visibility & How to Overcome Self-Rejection
30:45 Rejection as Redirection: Chrissy’s Career Story
37:20 Choosing a Child-Free Life & Facing Social Expectations
45:00 Final Thoughts – How to Stop Shrinking Yourself

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🔥 And if you’re struggling with body image, rejection, or self-doubt—know this: You are not the problem.

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