When the going gets tough, the hopeful keep going. In this show, I'm bringing you a book review of "The Psychology of Hope" by Dr. Rick Snyder. Learn more about the three key facets of hope, why it matters, how we can lose it and, most importantly, how we can improve it.

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Struggle with feeling guilty after you eat? Do you feel like you are constantly worrying about your food choices?

Listen to this show as many times as you need to let these affirming statements of support absorb into your unconscious mind.

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What is the bigger picture of systemic oppression? Liana Maneese, the Founder of The Good Peoples Group’s Center on Interracial Relationships dives deep into the concept of "cultural whiteness" and why you cannot disconnect it from eating disorders.

"The body is political. The body is the mark of everything. And so we have to remember that no matter what we're talking about, we have to look at how are these bodies treated." -Liana

Beck uses his voice to bridge the divide between the trans community and the rest of the world. In this episode, he covers common experiences a trans man faces living in his body and offers key educational moments for non-trans people to understand what it is like to live with this identity.

"No one can take your identity from you. Whether they misgender you, whether they say something bad about trans people." -Beck Gee Cohen

We do not become our best, boldest, and brightest selves by ourselves.

Listen to this show as many times as you need to let these affirming statements os support absorb into your unconscious mind.

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Kimmie Singh is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who helps people heal their relationships to food and their body through a fat positive perspective built upon an anti-oppressive framework. Intrigued? In this episode of In This Body, Kimmie Singh candidly shares how her early life and identity have impacted her career as a fat body positive provider.

The words you speak and listen to matter. They create your reality. I recommend listening to this show as many times as you need to let these affirming power statements absorb into your unconscious mind.

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Sit down with body image researcher, Nadia Craddock and learn the latest science on appearance, the comparison process, and moving from body shame to body respect. And in the true spirit of the In This Body podcast, Nadia shares her personal experience of being a biracial women and the additional pressure to not only be exceptional, but also be an example of what that looks like.

"Re-shifting some of my focus from achievement to connection has been really important." - Nadia Craddock, PhD

Ever feel "crazy" around food? In this episode, globally recognized expert in emotional eating, binge eating and chronic diet recovery, Isabel Foxen Duke tells us how she transitioned from constantly feeling out of control around food to finally being able to let go completely. Find out how sweet life can be when you stop letting food control you.