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Subtext: What “Body Positivity” Doesn’t Tell You


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How do you love your body when it – and society – doesn't seem to love you back?

Olaiya Land is a certified pleasure and empowerment coach in Seattle. She’s 47, bi-racial, and she knows that “Body Positivity” is not available to everyone, especially women, people of color, people who are older, have disabilities, have very large bodies – “basically anybody who is two or three steps outside of societal norms.” 

Hanna Safley is a 21-year-old University of Washington student. A disfiguring cancer treatment made it hard to be positive about her body. But she’s found a different way of looking at it: “body neutrality.” 

We want to hear your Subtext stories and episode pitches! Contact host Bill Radke at [email protected] or text 206-926-9955.  

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