Too Smart For This

In this episode, I talk about the origins of diet culture, and discuss how closely it is associated with racism. Sources for this episode can be found here:https://simibotic.com/a-brief-history-of-diet-culture/
https://www.intheknow.com/2020/07/13/unpacking-the-racist-roots-of-fat-phobia-and-diet-culture/
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1392/4729362
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.319
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(19)30352-0/abstract
Fearing the Black Body https://www.amazon.com/Fearing-Black-Body-Racial-Origins/dp/1479886750
Anti Diet https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison
https://www.mindful-nutrition.com/white-supremacy-and-diet-culture/ 

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In this episode, I talk with my friend Camaryn of @camaynalejandra about her Instagram activism, the pressures of growing on social media, and her journey of growing into herself after stifling her personality in primarily white environments. https://www.instagram.com/camarynalejandra/Follow her on Instagram and check us out for more!

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In this episode, I talk about my history with dieting, and discuss how I’ve started coping with body image issues ever since giving up dieting in 2020.

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In this episode, I speak with my IG friend and big inspiration, Sami Sage. We get into today’s politics and the future of the democratic party, diet culture, and the evolution of her company, Betches.

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Kira West is a content creator and community cultivator who’s passion is making wellness inclusive. Kira is a proud Black woman with Caribbean roots born and raised in Brooklyn, NY.

Her journey into wellness began with an adventurous spirit and an insatiable desire to travel. Kira was determined to find all of the opportunities she could to experience the world. Her fearless spirit allowed her to travel the world, exploring 6 continents and over 40 countries, often solo. Kira’s love of travel influenced her desire to investigate ways to seek balance in her life and live most optimally. Her journey to seek and define balance was intertwined with Kira’s desire to define for herself the meaning of wellness. Her experience led her to focus on not only travel but fitness and running. These then became the elements that defined Kira’s idea of wellness.

Kira asked herself the question, what does a “well” life really look like. As she searched for these answers she found that it is truly different for everyone but it can include fitness, travel, varying forms of self-care, relationships, friendships and new experiences. Kira found that her personal definition of wellness included travel and fitness. Kira, upon defining these elements, also found that often Black and other underserved communities were not included in conversations surrounding wellness, travel or fitness. As Kira began to delve into the lack of diversity and inclusion within the wellness space, she became even more passionate about making wellness inclusive for all. She wants to empower people to seek their own definitions of wellness while also making the space more inclusive. She firmly believes wellness is a right for all and not an exclusive privilege for some.


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Nora is a 24-year-old activist using her Instagram account to help white & non-Black POC be better allies.⁣ She works full-time as the Director of Growth + Admissions at Rivet School, a California-based nonprofit that helps Black and brown, low-income, first-generation working adults earn an accelerated and affordable college degree to unlock economic mobility.


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In this episode, I talk about my frustration with large white influencers who refuse to "get political."

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In this episode I talk to Kween Ali about recovering from eating disorder/disordered eating thoughts, comparing ourselves to others, and how she invented a delicious food product that's now sold in Whole Foods. Check out Kween & Co Granola Butter and follow Ali on instagram!

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In this episode, we touch on what I learned in 2020 and how it's helping me set more intentional goals for 2021.

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I talk to my friend Olivia from @SkinnyHangover about what it’s like to transition into balanced eating after diet culture’s restrictive mindset, launching her first Product (Happy & Healthy Planner linked in her Amazon store!) and how she grew on Instagram.

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