Welcome journalist and author Virginia Sole-Smith to The Whole View! This week, Stacy and Virginia break down anti-fat bias, the problem with body positivity, and giving our children the gift of body autonomy and safety in the age of diet culture.
Trigger warning: We will be talking about diet culture and all associations and derivatives of it, including disordered eating. Please be mindful and take care of your needs accordingly.
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Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole Smith

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Episode 065: Fat Talk, Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture w/ Virginia Sole-Smith

Find happiness and health, inside and out, from a (w)holistic view. Stacy Toth welcomes guest experts weekly, to discuss applying modern wellness to be our best selves. With a focus on mental and physical health through self love and body positivity, expect myth busting of health and wellness fads and innovative topics that challenge our conception of health. 
From prioritizing mental health to hidden toxins in personal care products, Stacy draws from her experiences with a 20-year career in Federal regulation, trauma-informed certified and licensed to parent foster mom to ask the questions we all wonder about what will help us live a long life we can enjoy along the way. Stacy creates a safe, inclusive space on The Whole View and prioritizes elevating underrepresented voices. You will never be encouraged to lose weight; this best selling diet-author-turned-anti-diet-advocate is now a health-at-any-size leader who wants you to learn something new each episode and have fun doing it!

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Certified Holistic Health Coach Hannah Aylward joins Stacy to talk more about eating and digesting well, finding root causes to issues like IBS, and she reminds us that feeling bloated all of the time is not normal! Hannah explains why our bodies need to feel safe in order to heal and practical and sustainable ways to start that process. 
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Episode 112: IBS is BS, Gut Health w/ Hannah Aylward

Children’s book author and coach Lori Sugarman-Li and Stacy discuss the invisible labor and mental and emotional load of running a household and family that often falls on women and mothers. Lori’s strategy relies on making the division of labor a family affair, determining priorities together, and ensuring everyone also has an equal amount of rest and time for things that bring them joy.
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Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart of Family by Lori Sugarman-Li

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Episode 111: Invisible Labor and Reducing Mental Load w/ Lori Sugarman-Li

Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor join Stacy to discuss their new book, Defiant Dreams, which shares Sola’s journey from Afghan refugee to quantum information researcher at a highly regarded education institution in the US. They share how education can be used as a weapon of resistance and liberation and the great power of stories and awareness for us all.
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Bonus: Global Education Justice w/ Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor

Pediatrician and advocate Dr. Amani Ballour joins Stacy to share about her life growing up in Syria, fighting her own revolution, and the lessons of overcoming the odds in a war-torn country. Her story has been shared in both the award-winning documentary and newest memoir, The Cave, where she became the first and only woman to manage a hospital in Syria. Dr. Ballour’s experiences underscore the critical issues faced by civilians in war zones and she and Stacy discuss what we as individuals can do to make an impact for similar global issues.
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The Cave: A Secret Undersground Hospital and One Woman's Story of Survival in Syria

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Episode 110: The Cave, How a Pediatrician Helped Save Syrians and Herself w/ Dr. Amani Ballour

As a bonus follow-up to Episode 109, Aging Well(ness): Regenerative Medicine, Stacy shares what's she's learned about NAD+, an essential coenzyme found in all living cells, and why the FDA issued a stop-sell on dietary supplement boosters containing NMN. Stacy walks through her process in considering supplements in her own life.
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Episode 065: Fat Talk, Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture w/ Virginia Sole-Smith

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