The Full Bloom Podcast - body-positive parenting for a more embodied and inclusive next generation

The Full Bloom Podcast - body-positive parenting for a more embodied and inclusive next generation

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The Full Bloom Podcast - body-positive parenting for a more embodied and inclusive next generation episodes

  • S4 Ep78: How do I raise an adventurous eater? Part 1
    As a parent, it is so hard to understand how to feed our kids. Mealtimes can be frustrating! We want to take away morality in foods, but we still want them to eat their veggies. This is where pediatric registered dietitian Dani Levowitz comes in to teach us to be food explorers. In this episode, we talk about how to turn everyday frustrations and anxieties into opportunities for learning and excitement. Through play, we begin our search for delicious and help our kids build confidence and competence, while also encouraging them to learn to eat those vegetables.


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    51 min
  • S4 Ep77: What if I need more body positivity for myself?
    Do you ever feel like intellectually you connect with concepts of intuitive eating, anti-diet culture, and body-positivity, but when you try to put it into practice for yourself you hit a wall? Well, you’re not alone! In this week’s episode, Zoë partners with Kimmie Singh, RD to give you a taste of what bespoke body-positive support could look for YOU.


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    46 min
  • S4 Ep76: But what about diabetes?
    With so much conversation about body-acceptance, fat-positivity, and health at every size are we neglecting medical conditions that are long-thought to be caused by “unhealthy lifestyles”?  More specifically, how does diabetes fit into all of this if we have a family or personal history, but want to do what we can to minimize our kids’ risk? Zoë sits down with endocrinologist Dr. Gregory Dodell for a lesson on the endocrine system, why diabetes is coated in weight stigma, the interplay of shame and health, and the importance of sustainability when it comes to managing chronic health conditions with a healthy dose of self-compassion.

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    41 min
  • S4 Ep75: Is body-positivity benevolent anti-fatness?
    Are good intentions good enough when it comes to promoting body-positivity? This week Zoë talks with writer and abolitionist, Da’Shaun Harrison, for a raw conversation about the harmful implications of peddling "body-positivity”. Tune in to learn who most often gets left out of our advocacy efforts and how we can deepen our conversations with each other — and our young people — to amplify the connection between anti-fatness and anti-blackness.

     
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    44 min
  • S4 Ep74: What is everything I need to know about eating disorders?
    What exactly is an eating disorder and how much do I actually need to know about them? Dr. Erin Parks, co-founder of Equip, a virtual eating disorder treatment program that helps young people recover at home, joins Zoë for a concise yet thorough “eating disorders 101”. Tune in to learn how to spot disordered behavior in your kids, how to address concerns head-on, when it’s time to consult a professional, and what effective treatment looks like. 

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    41 min
  • S4 Ep73: How can I become an everyday activist? with Sigrún Daníelsdóttir
    Many of us understand how harmful weight stigma can be, but what can any of us actually do about it? In this week’s episode, Zoë is joined by the leader of the Body Respect movement in Iceland, Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, for a discussion about why reducing anti-fat prejudice is so darn hard and how we can use everyday activism to get a little closer to a world where everyone, of every size, can live with dignity, peace, and justice. 

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    39 min
  • S4 Ep72: Why should I give fat positivity a try?
    “Isn’t it cool how asses come in so many different sizes?” In this episode, Dr. Rachel Milner talks to Zoë about what it means to be fat-positive. Through personal and clinical examples they discuss the protective benefits of raising fat-positive children and how to break the cycle of intergenerational weight-related trauma once and for all. Zoë and Rachel offer practical strategies to help you talk to your kids about fat-positivity in a fat-phobic society, navigate awkward moments on the playground, and give you a bonus deep dive into the unique challenges of treating anorexia in fat people (yes, that's a real thing).
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    43 min
  • S4 Ep71: Does laziness exist?
    When was the last time you dismissed yourself or someone else as “lazy”? This conversation may change the way you look at that word. Dr. Devon Price, social psychologist, activist, and author of Laziness Does Not Exist joins for a discussion about the origins and legacy of ‘the laziness lie’  and how to arm young people with the skills they need to advocate for themselves and hold on to their “good enoughness” in a culture that tells us we should always be doing more.

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    42 min
  • S4 Ep70: How can we change the conversation around weight-based teasing?
    This week we’re joined by Jessica Saunders, a feminist trained developmental scientist working to promote positive developmental outcomes across the lifespan and identify ways that negative body experiences can be improved.  We discuss the effect of weight-based teasing in school and how teachers are unprepared to have these conversations with students. But who teaches the teachers? Listeners will learn about Jessica’s research on the Comprehensive School Health Approach and how we can work towards weight-neutral health promotion.

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    34 min
  • S4 Ep69: Why do we need to de-medicalize fatness? with Marquisele Mercedes
    This week we’re joined by Marquisele Mercedes, a writer and doctoral student working at the intersection of public health, fat studies, and scholarship on race/ism. We discuss the need for intersectional representation in spaces challenging oppression, how racism and sizeism show up on the playground, why language policies don’t work, and much more. In this conversation encompassing both academic scholarship and lived experience, listeners will think critically about the language we use with each other and imagine how much safer, humane, and healthier the world could be if we learned to de-medicalize fatness.

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    38 min

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Join the founder of The Full Bloom Project for a regular dose of body-positive parenting wisdom. Zoë Bisbing, LCSW, body-positive psychotherapist and mother of three, brings together diverse experts to connect the dots between research and activism in child and adolescent development, mental and physical health, nutrition, social justice, intersectionality, and eating disorder prevention. Each episode distills everything from scholarly research to self-help books into accessible and digestible daily parenting practices. Together we can create spaces where children of all ages, sizes, and gender expressions can naturally boost immunity to our appearance-obsessed culture, decrease risk for disordered eating and body image injury, and channel their precious resources towards more meaningful purposes; in other words, "fully bloom."