diet culture

Episode #144: The Growth Is In The Unlearning, Baby

Todays episode is all about the “growth mindset” mentality vs. the process of unbecoming, unlearning and coming home to ourselves that so many of you asked Amanda for after her instagram stories last week.

As someone who lives her life outside of many of the traditional norm boxes that our society is rooted in, this has been on her heart big time, lately, and it’s clearly been on yours too. We’re surely a unique bunch and the Live Your F*ck Yes Life community wouldn’t be what it is without all of you — my fellow people pleasing, trauma navigating, queer and/or non monogamous humans (and beyond!)

So pop in your headphones, snag something yummy and cozy if it feels good to you & let’s dive in.

TW: eating disorder cycles, diet culture, trauma, panic attacks

Things she talks about in todays episode:

  • The desperation for true belonging

  • The environment of the “fit in” mentality to thrive and be enough

  • The good and the harmful pillars around the growth mindset & pop culture “hustle & grind” mentality

  • Her experience moving from Canada to the US at nineteen and how growing up in and around immigrant families has impacted her experience living in the US

  • Moving through the “starving artist” trope for the last decade as an actor & performer

  • The impact of capitalism, the patriarchy & white supremacy on her choices, paths & perspectives

  • Navigating feelings of broken-ness, fear, lack of purpose, panic & beyond

Episode #134: I'm Addicted To You Don't You Know That You're Toxic Monogamy Culture

I’ve been sharing more and more about toxic monogamy culture and it’s been a super polarizing subject. For many, they outright deny that it could even be a thing. For others, it’s been a massive lightbulb a-ha moment where everything starts to make sense about why they’ve felt so much resistance for so long. And other folks are like F*CK YESSSS THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS IT’S SUCH A THING AND NOBODY DOES!

It’s a lot to navigate through — the responses, the emotions and our own unique response when we’re met with the idea of toxic monogamy culture in the first place — and I get it! It was A LOT for me to wrap my head around too when I started unpacking it in my own life. So today, we’re deep diving into this incredibly important topic and getting into the juicy details once and for all.

Things I cover in todays episode:

  • how me just being who I am is in and of itself polarizing for so many folks

  • compulsory heteronormativity & monogamy

  • approaching life from a lens of curiosity

  • how toxic monogamy culture is possible in monogamy AND polyamory

  • my perspective on monogamy as a whole

  • WTF toxic monogamy actually is

  • The relationship escalator

  • Some prime examples of how toxic monogamy shows up in relationships

Episode #112: New Year, New You? I Call Bullsh*t | A Solo Episode

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Anyone else feel overwhelmed AF this time of year?

We’re already bombarded with messaging about “try this thing and you’ll magically be happy and healthy and madly in love with yourself” throughout the year, and this time of year, it comes out in MF intensity.

I know your heart is endlessly seeking growth. Self awareness. Self Love. Healing. I’m right there with you, love.

But I also know where the magic of that path lies…and it’s NOT in that new diet, workout program, business coach, new career path, meditation app and beyond.

In todays episode, I’m sharing with you my tried & true practices as I step into a new year/season with intention in the way that nobody wants to talk about because it’s not gonna sell the big bucks and isn’t easily marketable. The inner reflection work that ACTUALLY sets you up to step into your unique magic and embody YOUR f*ck yes self.

‘Cause you MF deserve to feel true self acceptance, health, joy, and wholeness.

Let’s f*cking go, shall we?

LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAYS EPISODE:

Live Your F*ck Yes Life Community — become a Patreon!

You Are Magic Banner Shop

WORK & CONNECT WITH AMANDA:

1:1 coaching with Amanda — I am accepting 1-2 new coaching clients come Jan 2021. Apply here to set up an initial call to see if it’s a good fit.

Amanda’s Instagram | Website

Amanda’s book, I Chopped Off My Tits

Join her email list & get access to her fears & feels embodiment playlists

Episode #108: The Truth Around Eating Disorders & Coming Home To Our Bodies with Lindsey Hall

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Last week on the podcast, I shared about my personal eating disorder recovery story, and today, I am so thrilled to welcome a friend, ally and all around advocacy queen around all things eating disorders and recovery to expand the conversation and deep dive into the truth around what these cycles look like and how body toxicity and diet culture has impacted all of us in a myriad of ways.

I know many of you are as excited as I am to have her on the podcast, but if you’re unfamiliar with Lindseys work, I am so honored to get to be the one to introduce her to your world. She’s truly the most amazing combination of truth teller and tender hearted soul with a heart of gold, and I know her words and this conversation are going to seep into your soul as much as they have mine.

Lindsey Hall (she/her) is an award-winning eating disorder recovery speaker and writer, focusing on what she refers to as "the nitty gritty topics often not discussed." Having struggled with the eating disorder cycle for many years, Lindsey has actively been in recovery since 2014, and is the author behind "I Haven't Shaved in Six Weeks," an award-winning blog written to humanize the stigmas of eating disorders, treatment, PCOS, and recovery.

Through her writing, she has had the privilege of speaking around the world on nuanced topics such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Drunkorexia, Exercise Addiction, Orthorexia and other eating disorder behaviors, and has been featured in publications including TODAY Show, CBS, Washington Post, Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, SheKnows, NEDA, SHAPE Magazine, Refinery29, Recovery Warriors, Project Heal, and more.

Her future dreams in recovery advocacy are focused on owning and converting a van to take it on the road so she can report on treatment centers and eating disorder resources around the country in a dream she's envisioned as "Recovery on the Road." Currently, she resides in Boulder, Colorado, with her Benjamin Button rescue dog (the vets have no idea his age), a loveable, runt kitten, and a lovely community of folx around her.

Things we talk about in todays episode:

  • Lindseys eating disorder and recovery story

  • The cycle of eating disorders & how and why it shows up for most humans

  • The detrimental nature to our psyches around all things diet culture

  • Ways to support your own healing process

  • The importance of kindness, learning & owning your shortcomings

  • The ups and downs of navigating movement & exercise through recovery

  • The post of Lindseys that changed the game for me in my own recovery journey this year

  • Learning about the brain and how it impacts how we see our bodies

  • A moment of my recovery story I’ve never talked about before

  • Triggering messaging and foods, body toxicity, and beyond.

LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAYS EPISODE:

Live Your F*ck Yes Life Summit Replay

Lindseys Instagram | Blog

Lindseys email:

Lindseys cereal post

American Murder on Netflix

WORK & CONNECT WITH AMANDA:

Amanda’s Instagram | Website

1:1 coaching

GET YOUR COPY OF I CHOPPED OFF MY TITS HERE!

Episode #84: A Conversation Around Body Shame & Why We Hate Our Bodies with Jessica Demasi

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In honor of #NEDAweek having just passed, I’m so excited to be exploring all things body shame on todays podcast.

I couldn’t have had a better person to have this podcast than Jessica Demasi — a fan favorite over here at the Live Your F*ck Yes life podcast. Not only does she bring a super important research based and clinical approach to the subject matter as a Certified Eating Psychology Coach who specializes in Functional Endocrinology and as a fellow advocate to say FU to diet culture dogma, but she also shares so vulnerably about her personal relationship with the topic at hand.

This is a conversation every single womxn needs in their life. So share with your friends and let’s deep dive.

Things we discuss in today’s episode:

  • Our personal stories around body shame and eating disorders

  • Why Jess broke up with her husband early on in their dating relationship

  • Where the root of our pain and shame really lies

  • The negative patterns we create in our lives and how the f*ck to get out of them

  • Our obsession with therapy and doing the inner work

  • Buffering and how we so often do that with food and exercise

  • Her amazeballs analogy of surfing

  • The power of AND

  • The magic of the mess and how to embrace the shiz out of it

  • Tools to implement into your life to start the radical process of loving yourself

photos by Kyle Wilson , Zeke D and Cam Frontain