Taking Up Space with Cassie Krajewski

Reclaiming Bodily Autonomy from Purity Culture with Jesie Steffes, LPC


Listen Later

In this episode, we welcome Jesie Steffes, a licensed professional counselor from Colorado Springs. Jesie specializes in grief and body image and is also the founder of 'She's Well Fed,' a coaching business and podcast focused on body reclamation. The discussion dives deep into Jesie's personal journey with body liberation, the impact of purity culture, and the importance of reclaiming bodily autonomy. Jesie shares heartfelt stories, including her experience with high sensitivity and how she integrates this understanding into her practice and life. This conversation is a profound exploration of how we can all take up more space and foster a nurturing relationship with our bodies.

  • Jesie's Professional Background
  • Jesie's Personal Body Story and Body Liberation
  • Understanding Body Reclamation
  • Body respect and neutrality vs. "body positivity."
  • The Impact of Purity Culture and other oppressive systems have created a barrier to our sacred experience in our own "homes."
  • Reasserting authority within our own body experience and bodily autonomy.
  • Locating Spirituality Within the Body
  • High Sensitivity and Body Reclamation
  • Taking Up Space
  • Guest Bio:

    Jesie Steffes is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Body Image Coach and the founder of She's Well Fed. She calls her work "Body Reclamation" and holds the deep belief that peace in our bodies is a birthright. Her work focuses on helping her clients and podcast listeners reclaim that birthright relationship with food, movement, pleasure, and body through a trauma-informed and soulful lens.

    Connect with Jesie:

    • Coaching Website: https://www.sheswellfed.com/ 
    • Therapy Website: https://www.riverbendcolorado.com/
    • IG: @sheswellfed
    • She's Well Fed Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-well-fed/id1684074563
    • ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store

      Taking Up Space with Cassie KrajewskiBy Cassie Krajewski, LCSW, CST, Body Trust® Certified

      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5

      5

      21 ratings


      More shows like Taking Up Space with Cassie Krajewski

      View all
      Therapy Chat by Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

      Therapy Chat

      681 Listeners

      The Daily by The New York Times

      The Daily

      111,746 Listeners

      Up First from NPR by NPR

      Up First from NPR

      56,180 Listeners

      Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by Team Coco & Earwolf

      Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

      59,281 Listeners

      Maintenance Phase by Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

      Maintenance Phase

      16,367 Listeners

      Body Justice by Allyson Inez Ford, MA, LPCC

      Body Justice

      35 Listeners

      We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle and Audacy

      We Can Do Hard Things

      41,337 Listeners

      Rethinking Wellness by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

      Rethinking Wellness

      221 Listeners

      Handsome by Headgum

      Handsome

      12,453 Listeners

      The Body Trust® Podcast by Dana Sturtevant, Hilary Kinavey, Sirius Bonner

      The Body Trust® Podcast

      40 Listeners