My Black Body Podcast

Jessica interviews Whitney Trotter, Angela Goens, and Brianna Theus in this episode about eating disorder treatment centers. They discuss the racial harm Black and otherwise marginalized clients experience there and the realities of being Black clinicians in the eating disorder field. 

Whitney, Jessica and Brianna are on instagram, Angela is smart enough not to be. 

Da'Shaun talks 1:1 with Jessica about their new book, Belly of the Beast; The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness. The two of them discuss social death, health, HAES, and wellness and how they intersect with fatness and Blackness. 

Get connected to Da'Shaun and their work! 

Editor: Daché Monet

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

This week Jessica sits down for an intimate 1:1 chat with Lexi Brown, a veterinarian student in the UK, former collegiate gymnast, and Jessica's mentee. Lexi takes us through Simone Biles's Olympics gymnastics performance and the impacts that Biles's courageous acts continue to have on her, Jessica, and society at large. Lexi also shares how the trifecta of gymnastics, eating disorders and ADHD influence her desire to be a normal human. Together they discuss the importance of getting support, and... #showergate. 

Follow Lexi @lexi_sbrown for travel stories, animal testicles and more!

Editor: Daché Monet

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

This week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest  Brena Jean. Brena Jean is a queer, fat, Black, Lipedema advocate, storyteller, and writer. At 37 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lipedema, a little-known, painful fat disorder that affects 11% of all AFAB folks. Post-diagnosis, she's pulled the veil back on her life and attempts to share her Lipedema story through a vulnerable perspective that interrogates how her intersections affect how she is perceived and what she has access to. Follow her at https://www.brenajean.com/

Editor: Daché Monet

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

Interlude: Muddy Waters

This week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest  Alishia McCullough.  Alisha along with Jessica co-founded the Amplify Melanated Voices Challenge, a year ago.  So where ya'll at and come to think of it where are we?  

Bring your big cup friends.. the T is hot on this one.

Editor: Daché Monet

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

Interlude: Muddy Waters

Our joy is precious and we are gonna get it… as soon as we figure it out beyond the construct of labor, service and it being considered radical.

Shout out to: Cera Byer of Intuitive Edge Coaching

Editor: Daché Monet

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

Interlude: Muddy Waters

Shana sends a love letter to Black activists and shares her stories of activism, play, and inspiration. 

Also discussed...Talcom X

Mentioned in this ep:

https://www.storybasedstrategy.org/blog-full/2019/2/19/storytelling-imagination-amp-activism-an-interview-with-css-co-director-shana-mcdavis-conway 

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/author/shana/

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/just-transition/2017/08/18/climate-justice-is-racial-justice-is-gender-justice/

https://urbangrowerscollective.org/

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Many thanks to our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music  and our new patreon supporters!

 

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

It's pronounced con-se-KWEN-ses y'all!. 

We're not here for the ways that Cancel Culture has been used to protect whiteness these days.  Own up to your mess. Periodt. 

Let's take note of where whiteness shows up in our lives, the ways that we have subconsciously upheld white supremacy in our lives, and then put together a plan for divestment. 

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Many thanks to our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music  and our new patreon supporters!

 

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band

Unify with Deez Nuts! It's a post inauguration dump, with a happy ending.

Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast

Many thanks to:

SJ Thompson The Resilient Fat Goddex https://www.resilientfatgoddess.com/    The Gauidiani Clinic https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/   Our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music    And Our new patreon supporters!

 

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Trying to get treatment while marginalized is truly a non consensual pain in the ass.

Resources:

Nalgona Positivity Pride https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/ TFFED Trans Folx Fighting Eating Disorders https://www.transfolxfightingeds.com/ Check back with us for a list of Black Providers who do ED Support

Many thanks to:

SJ Thompson The Resilient Fat Goddex https://www.resilientfatgoddess.com/ Our amazing editor Daché Monét https://dacheprovo.com/music Our new patreon supporters!

Support our Mission https://www.patreon.com/MyBlackBodyPodcast

Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band