This chapter delves into some of the history about body image and digs into where and when "fatness fell out of favour". There is some historical information and modern statistics and research. Kate's candid discussion of fatphobia's roots in racism is sobering.

Take a deep breath, babes. This is a tough one.

In this heavy research and scientific study chapter, Kate tackles some of the health related panics caused by fatphobia, internalized and otherwise. We share and comment on some of the studies and make observations about the systemic nature of fatphobia and the damage it does. Jen waxes poetic with her beautiful words and Elaina talks about 50 Cent (again). More importantly, to our listeners, we hope this episode helps begin (or continue) the shift in the way you perceive yourself and your body.

For this episode, we reflect on the first chapter of Unshrinking - and it's a doozy. We chat about the various "arenas" where fatphobia does a lot of damage to the quality of life for people considered fat or overweight. We drop some hard truths and do some vulnerable self-reflection. Hope you can find what you need in this episode.

Welcome back for our fourth season of You Sow What You Hope to Reap! We are so glad you’re here. In this first episode, Jen and Elaina tackle the Introduction of Kate Manne’s Unshrinking. They share insights and discuss some of the big topics coming up in later chapters of the book. They gush about Kate’s brilliance as a writer and reflect on the journey to get to this point. They also acknowledge some of the challenges that will come with tackling a book like this.

We can’t wait to start this next adventure with you so J & E

Here we are! The final chapter of Dr. Pooja Lakshmin's Real Self-Care. What an incredible journey this has been.

In this final episode, we discuss changing our narratives to own our power. We chat privilege, growth, community and agency. We discuss, question, ponder, laugh and share.

Enjoy!

Part Two & the Real Self-Care Compass

In this episode, we tackle Dr. Lakshmin's self-care compass and struggle through some of the difficulties we faced trying to complete this activity. We share some laughs, some truths and engage in some thoughtful tangents. Happy listening!

After a wee break - WE'RE BACK!

In this episode, we tackle the first half of chapter seven. We get into core values and how they affect our decisions and goals. Just as important, Dr. Lakshmin challenges us (and the rest of her readers) to sit in our accomplishments and take the time to "digest" them. We laugh, we dig deep and we reflect. Happy listening!

In this, sixth, chapter of Real Self-Care, Dr. Lakshmin explores setting boundaries with ourselves, Martyr Mode, framing our inner critic and the other voices and acknowledging we have a body and what it needs. While this may have been a challenging read, the subsequent conversation was enlightening and really helped to conceptualize the idea and how to be kind to oneself. We hope you enjoy!

This episode was a tough one to record. Between sickness and the intensity and frustration of reading and digesting chapter five... it was a challenge to say the least.

Chapter five is all about boundaries -- why we set them, how to set them and how to take a new perspective on the residual guilt. Our reading showed us the pervasiveness of the concept of boundary setting and called for some pretty significant introspection. Despite it's difficulty, we highly recommend reading this chapter.

Buckle up, babes. Let get into it.

In this episode, we begin Part Two ofReal Self-Carewith Chapter Four. We discuss the principles of self-care and some of the “yellow flags” in doing this type of introspective work. Additionally, we got to acknowledge Jen’s birthday have some really meaningful conversations. We hope you enjoy!