The Fight for Beauty

On today's episode we dissect the BMI and it's racist and sexist origins. Why did insurance companies still use the BMI studies KNOWING it didn't apply to any of the Black participants? Why was a tool like the BMI used to measure health when there were ZERO women in its study groups?

Some resources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-racist-roots-of-fighting-obesity2/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a35047103/bmi-racist-history/
https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb

We are back after a two week break! Today, we sit down with Dr. Morgan Francis, a Licensed Professional Counselor with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, and we dig into all things body image, cosmetic surgery, and eating disorder recovery. You don't want to miss it!

Follow Dr. Francis on instagram ar @drmorganfrancis and visit her website scottsdalepremiercounseling.com where you can find her "Bye Bye Body Blame" course and many others!

In a more lighthearted episode, Lindsay and Rihanna play a "How well do you know each other game" and learn some things about each other along the way!

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Megan Schimmel joins us today to share her story as a little person! Megan was born with Achondroplasia Dwarfism to average height parents. She grew up navigating a world not built for her and had to work hard to prove herself as she was always compared to her average sized peers. In 2006, she met her now husband of almost 7 years, on Myspace and together they have a beautiful 2.5 year old daughter. As a family that all has dwarfism, Megan has made it her mission to love others well, to spread kindness, and to advocate for inclusion while spreading awareness about dwarfism.

Follow Megan! Instagram accounts are @mrsmeganlittle & @loveandlittles.ink www.loveandlittles.com

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Lindsay and Rihanna give helpful tips that they utilized to help heal their relationships with food and their body!

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Today we talk with Lara Curry! Lara is a Certified Intuitive Eating Lay Facilitator with a passion for helping people get off the never ending cycle of dieting and accept their body, no matter what size. She struggled with her relationship with food and her body for most of her life (since about age 6 or 7), but she has managed to come to peace with her body, achieve food freedom, and now she actively speaks out about the dangers of diet culture and the pursuit of thinness.

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Today Lindsay shares her journey in struggling with disordered eating, negative body image, and tools she used to help work towards freedom.

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Trigger Warning: eating disorder content.

Today Rihanna shares her story of struggling and recovering from bulimia.

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Welcome to the Fight for Beauty Podcast! In this episode, get to know both Rihanna and Lindsay as they reminisce about their early friendship days.

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Welcome to the Fight for Beauty Podcast with Rihanna Teixeira and Lindsay Berumen!