Content warning: Eating Disorders. Today's guest is my sister, Victoria Lamas, who grew up in Beverly Hills and currently works as an artist and model in LA. She very generously shares in detail her years long battle with an eating disorder, all the way from restricting as early at age 12 to bulimia by age 18. We delve into what happened psychologically, how she came clean with our sisters, and how during her recovery, she found modeling with a body positive agency has had a huge impact on her healing. 

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In this episode powerhouse composer and performer Molly Joyce shares her body story. Today she talks about having an impaired left hand and how her relationship to her disability has shaped and defined her as a musical artist ever since she was seven years old. She'll guide you through her journey towards not only claiming her disability as a part of her identity, but also seeing her disability as possibility rather than limitation. Her works have been commissioned and performed by ensembles including the Vermont, New World, New York Youth, Pittsburgh, Albany, and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras, as well as the New Juilliard, Decoda, and Contemporaneous ensembles. Check out more at her website: mollyjoyce.com. *An excerpt from Joyce’s piece “Form and Flee” is played in this episode. 

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My guest this week, Andrea Ciannavei, is not only an incredible playwright, she’s a phenomenal TV and film writer for shows like FX’s Mayans MC, and The Path on Hulu, as well as a teacher, and an activist. Today she'll talk about being put on a diet as a kid, navigating sexism and fat phobia in the 80s and 90s, the blending of fitness and activism, her journey toward eventually getting gastric bypass surgery, and that time she climbed up a mountain in Hawaii and had to make her escape down the Stairway to Heaven. *This episode contains strong language.  **Esquire article mentioned: "Politics Could Determine Your Level of Fitness" by Ryan Bort

This week only, Andrea is generously offering a 15% discount for my listeners for her upcoming class at the end of January. To sign up, go to www.andreaciannavei.com, check out her offerings and send her a email (make sure to mention that you’re coming from the FreeBody Podcast)!

Lee Edward Colston II is an actor, teacher, and writer from Philly. Most recently his writing for season 4 of Fargo has received critical acclaim, and his beautiful play, The First Deep Breath, opened to rave reviews in Chicago almost exactly a year ago. Today, we talk about trauma and how it lives in the body, about Lee’s work as a Corrections Officer and the body language of lying, as well as lessons learned while navigating racist institutions. You can learn more about Lee by following his instagram @thatsmrcolston2u. 

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Born to Polish parents in Detroit, Maja Wampuszyc made the move to New York to pursue acting with $500 in her pocket and a push from Uta Hagen herself. Now an actor and a yoga instructor, she talks about navigating the pros and cons of being an outsider, comments from clients at yoga studios, the commercialization of yoga, healing alone during the pandemic, and how witnessing her father’s passing changed how she viewed her own body and it’s purpose. In today's episode Maja guides us through the evolution of her body dysmorphia and how she’s finally decided to make friends with it. CW: eating disorders. 

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In today's episode, actress and creator Stacy Lynn Gould talks about finding mental release at the gym, the dangers of wearing Capezio shoes (#AMDA), undoing stigmas, marathon running, and breaking free of society and her family’s ideas of what success and health look like. She does an amazing job of taking the listener through her determination and anxiety as a child, all the way through to her growth as an adult where she's realized that we might always be in the middle of sorting through and desensitizing the stigmas we put on ourselves. We just can't give up. You can find more info about Stacy's work at www.stacylynngould.com.

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Los Angeles based and British-born musician and author Joe Dexter, talks about working as a punk rock musician** with Cystic Fibrosis, as well as body image as a performer, the keto diet, tattoos, and that time he caught the Swine Flu on tour. Check out Joe’s instagram @thejoedexter, his band @orange_band, and his twitch at twitch.tv/joe_dexter. He’s also just released his first children’s book As Long As You’re Loved, which you can find on ETSY.

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**A clip from Orange's first single "No Rest for the Weekend" is played in this episode