Knowbody

In this episode I talk about why I ditched Instagram and how it's the best decision I've made in lockdown yet.

I'm Sian Crucefix and this is a podcast all about bodies. In each episode, I'll be navigating my relationship with my own body and having honest, inspiring conversations with a plethora of incredible guests. How we think about bodies is shaped by so many things; popular culture, religion, sexuality, relationships with food, disability, mental health...I could go on and on. As a woman who has experienced sexual assault and recovered from an eating disorder, I want to understand how our experiences inform our attitudes towards our own bodies and other people's, and figure out how we can rectify the negativity, shame and stigma directed at specific bodies that plague today's society.

You can find me and join in the conversation @_knowbodypodcast on Twitter.

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Hello and welcome back to Renude, a podcast where we reframe our complex relationships with our bodies.

In this episode, I talk about my experience of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, the causes, symptoms, and strategies I used to recover. I hope it gives you some insight into the condition and helps us all move one step further to eradicating shame from mental health illnesses.

Here are some helpful links and resources if you, or a loved one, need them:

bddfoundation.org Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation

babcp.com British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service

ocduk.org OCD UK

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Music: Royalt Free Music

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Grace Latter is a writer, influencer, invisible illness haver, feminist and so much more. In this week's episode, we discussed her tumour, bowel surgery, and PTSD alongside her work as a model for brands like Dove and Stay Wild Swim. Grace advocates for a diversity of body types in the popular culture and better representation of people with illness, scars, and disability.

She is an incredibly informed and well-spoken young woman with an agenda to change the conversations we have about illness and our bodies. Grace also recounts how her attitude to her body changed after her diagnosis, during her surgeries, and now, as she navigates living with her condition and loving her body, and speaks about how she is often confronted with the notion of not 'looking' ill and why our concept of ill people must change.

This was a wonderful conversation and Grace's enthusiasm for what she does really shines through.

Visit Grace's blog here and follow her @_gracelatter on Instagram where you'll find her boogying away (more on that in the episode).

I'm Sian Crucefix and this is a podcast all about bodies. In each episode, I'll be navigating my relationship with my own body and having honest, inspiring conversations with a plethora of incredible guests. How we think about bodies is shaped by so many things; popular culture, religion, sexuality, relationships with food, disability, mental health...I could go on and on. As a woman who has experienced sexual assault and recovered from an eating disorder, I want to understand how our experiences inform our attitudes towards our own bodies and other people's, and figure out how we can rectify the negativity, shame and stigma directed at specific bodies that plague today's society.

You can find me and join in the conversation @_knowbodypodcast on Twitter.

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In this episode, I interview Martin O'Brien, a performance artist, and scholar. His practice and research are concerned with the performance and representation of illness and disability and consider existence with a severe chronic illness within our contemporary situation. He uses physical endurance, hardship, and pain to challenge common representations of illness and examine what it means to be born with a life-threatening disease. He has performed throughout the UK, Europe, and the USA and has been funded and commissioned by organisations such as Arts Council England, British Council, and the Live Art Development Agency.

Martin and I discuss his work, illness narratives, how he surpassed his life expectancy of 30, and compare living with Cystic Fibrosis to the practices everyone is having to adopt because of Coronavirus.

You can find out more about Martin by visiting his website here and by following him @martinobrienart on Instagram.

I'm Sian Crucefix and this is a podcast all about bodies. In each episode, I'll be navigating my relationship with my own body and having honest, inspiring conversations with a plethora of incredible guests. How we think about bodies is shaped by so many things; popular culture, religion, sexuality, relationships with food, disability, mental health...I could go on and on. As a woman who has experienced sexual assault and recovered from an eating disorder, I want to understand how our experiences inform our attitudes towards our own bodies and other people's, and figure out how we can rectify the negativity, shame and stigma directed at specific bodies that plague today's society.

You can find me and join in the conversation @_knowbodypodcast on Twitter.

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Hello and welcome to Renude, a podcast hosted by Sian Crucefix all about bodies. How have popular culture, religion, our sexual encounters, relationships with food, disability, mental health and more affected the way we think about our bodies?

I'll be talking my mouth off about my relationship with my own body, as someone who has been sexually assaulted and had an eating disorder, and will be joined along the way by fantastic guests to help remove the shame and stigma surrounding bodies.

You can find me @siancrucefix on Twitter.

Music: Free Music Archive

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Recorded on VE Day, dear friend of mine, Yasmin Biswas, spoke to me about how she got to be so straightforward when it comes to bodies.

In this episode, we discuss her earliest memory of her body, Otherness and difference in terms of race, the perils of linking weight loss with morality, racial representation, and the diversity of body types in the media.

We also dish out tips on how to develop a neutral position towards your body so you can get on with far important things and fulfil your potential.

Follow us @renudepodcast on Instagram.

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