Love Yourself Without Likes

In this week’s episode, Molly is joined by her friend, Avigail Levine, to speak about how to see past physical beauty. They discuss the way perfectionism manifests itself into every aspect of life, especially regarding physical appearances and relationships. They open up about how their view of perfectionism has changed as they've gotten older. They envision what a “cultural reset” entails, and the steps an individual can take in helping refocus society’s emphasis on how to evaluate women’s value.

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Cameron Russell’s Ted Talk- https://youtu.be/KM4Xe6Dlp0Y

I Weigh, Founded by Jameela Jamil- https://instagram.com/i_weigh?utm_medium=copy_link

Jameela Jamil’s Instagram post on Kim Kardashian- https://www.instagram.com/p/CB06mijjcaJ/?utm_medium=share_sheet

In this week’s episode, Molly hosts Love Yourself Without Like’s first ever roundtable discussion about body image. Eilat Berger, Avigail Levine, Sara Nagler, and Emma Schenker join Molly to open up about their body image experiences. They discuss how working on yourself inside-out and outside-in can lead to increased confidence, and whether body image issues are inevitable as girls enter womanhood. They consider the difference between short- and long-term confidence boosters and examine modesty and eating disorders. They explore the culture of body image for women being created by both men and women and share what helped them to learn to love their bodies.

TW: eating disorders

Visit teenhealthyhabits.com or @teenhealthyhabits on Instagram for more information about disordered eating.

In this week’s episode, Molly talks to her friend, Leila Brown, about how she maintains a private life while staying on social media. Leila opens up about her social media experience and why she finds value in living a private life. She discusses when she feels pressure into posting and what you can do when you feel that pressure. They speak about FOMO (the fear of missing out) and what to do about it, whether you have social media or not.

In this week's episode, Molly is joined by Rabbi Moshe Nachbar, Rabbi and educator at both Katz Yeshiva High School and the Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft Lauderdale. They discuss two values that social media and Judaism have in common: connecting people and sharing positivity. Rabbi Nachbar tackles the concept of “connection without communication” and gives advice on how to work on dismissiveness and discipline in a school setting. He gives insight about social media’s effects on the scholastic experience and how to practice self love through Judaism. They conclude by him sharing advice on how to stay grounded religiously while still using social media.

Check out Rabbi Moshe Nachbar’s Recommended Follow List to educate yourself as a growing Jew: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rZqVcHEKjskLfTYjljBlTRmqJ2RdDvy3EY62x5JFcGU/edit

In this week's episode, Molly talks to Dr. Aliza Septimus about the neuroscience behind addiction. As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Septimus discusses what is psychologically appealing about social media. They discuss the scale/spectrum of healthy vs. unhealhy use of social media. They highlight the signs to look for in identifying social media addiction and the dangers of dependency. Learn tips on how to get yourself out of an addiction and stop yourself from getting addicted.

In this week’s episode, Molly talks to her friend, Eilat Berger, about how she finds a healthy balance while using social media. Eilat opens up about her own experience of creating a healthy mindset, and they discuss the “pros” of social media and how to utilize its benefits. They talk about the importance of reflecting on social media usage and the intentions behind it, and finding mental and physical boundaries to help develop healthy habits. Molly reintroduces the “Freeze Challenge,” which can help you to create those boundaries.

In this week’s episode, Molly is joined by her friend Lily Rudensky to talk about societal beauty standards. They discuss beauty ideals through the ages and body dysmorphia. They talk about how eating disorders are a result of these unrealistic expectations set for us and how women shaming women feeds into misogyny. While women may have internal battles about covering their bodies, they suggest that feminism is about embracing yourself. They propose solutions to beauty standards, both internal and societal.

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Women’s Ideal Body Types in the Last 100 Years- https://youtu.be/SY9BxTuYtcY

Women’s Ideal Body Types Throughout History- https://youtu.be/Xrp0zJZu0a4

The unrealistic toxic beauty standard is deadly.- https://youtu.be/N6FWZ-TpkFI

Body dysmorphic disorder patients actually see faces differently- https://youtu.be/vf4Sigud3Pw

Priscilla Presley Revealed The Unsettling Words That Elvis Used To Say To Her At Night- https://youtu.be/MR3RT9-2E8w

Teen Healthy Habits- https://www.teenhealthyhabits.com

“The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf- https://g.co/kgs/PAkqto

“The Beauty Myth” Quotes Google Document- https://docs.google.com/document/d/10H4l-W8k5nKBz_uLdrPefwRLTde7VCRbXUnzB6JiL8w/edit

In this week's episode, Molly is joined by her friend, Kira, to discuss productive ways they spend their free time. They share their personal journeys with social media and how it affects "being present." They talk about setting incentives and limiting social media, the importance of finding interests and outlets to enhance your talents, and how being productive can also have its downsides.

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Google Document- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-uNw55lhi-RgZCCDoM7QqsFJMWFryjQZriLMCGywusM/edit

Intellect- https://www.intellect.co

Shalom Task Force Purple Fellowship- https://shalomtaskforce.org/purple-fellowship

Teen Healthy Habits- https://www.teenhealthyhabits.com

In this week's episode, Molly is joined by her friends, Sara Nagler and Bella Sanders, to discuss high school social dynamics. Sara and Bella share insight about their findings from their documentary. They talk about their personal experiences, from tighter cliques to bigger friend groups. They explore the positive and negative effects of social media on friends groups, and discuss why high school isn’t everything. Watch their documentary here: https://youtu.be/w6rmwbe-ivI

Listen as Molly and her friends, Ariella Greenberg, Sara Nagler, and David Barrocas, discuss bullying from different angles, from the bully to the bystander to the victim. They share their personal experiences with and observations about bullying and cyber bullying. They discuss the impact that words have, both positive and negative, and encourage asking for help and standing your ground, rejecting the notion of snitching. Are you ready to take on the compliment challenge?

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Because I Said I Would- https://becauseisaidiwould.org