Episode 3 Fit is NOT a Body Type with Courtney Marshall
Release Date: 10/08/2020
Episode 6 Black, Fat Joy is a Form of Resistance with Amanda Gilliam
Hearing Our Own Voice
Amanda Gilliam is a super heavyweight masters weightlifter and the creator of Big Girl Barbell, a fat positive, body positive community for athletes and strength sports.
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Episode 5 The Radical Idea of Nutrition Services for Everyone with Veronica Garnett, MS, RD
Hearing Our Own Voice
Veronica Garnett is a Health at Every Size, fat positive, and culinary registered dietitian who supports plus-sized/larger-bodied/fat folks in developing a healthy relationship with food and their bodies.
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Bonus Episode: Reflecting on the anti-diet, weight-inclusive approach
Hearing Our Own Voice
Hearing Our Own Voice is an anti-diet, weight inclusive podcast that centers Black stories and experiences. I have conversations with Black health and wellness professionals and fat activists who have take a weight-inclusive approach to their work. My goal is to uncover the lies and myths that get sold to us, but more importantly, I want us to explore how we can filter out the cultural noise and begin to hear our own voice.
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Episode 4 The Pursuit of THIN: More Harm Than Good? with Ayana Habtemariam, MSW, RDN
Hearing Our Own Voice
Ayana Habtemariam talks about why and how she's taken a more weight-inclusive approach to her work and the resistance from clients and fellow practitioners. She talks about how the pursuit of thinness and fitness is dangerous to our physical and mental well-being, and recounts her own journey of unlearning.
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Episode 3 Fit is NOT a Body Type with Courtney Marshall
Hearing Our Own Voice
Courtney Marshall has been teaching exercise classes since 2015 and creates affirming fitness spaces that center the experiences of fat people.
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Episode 2 Fat Girls in Black Bodies with Joy Cox
Hearing Our Own Voice
Dr. Joy Cox talks about her experiences with fat phobia from family members as a little girl and the journey to unlearn it. We also talk about the unrealistic beauty and health standards in our culture and the impact that it can have on Black women.
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Episode 1 Welcome to Hearing Our Own Voice
Hearing Our Own Voice
Meet Melissa Toler, writer, speaker, and former health and wellness coach. In this inaugural episode of Hearing Our Own voice, Melissa talks about the need for a weight-inclusive, health and wellness podcast that centers Black stories and experiences and gives a preview of the conversations to come. This podcast is more about asking questions instead of trying to have all the answers. Welcome to Hearing Our Own Voice.
info_outlineCourtney is an English instructor and Associate Dean of Advising at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH. She's been teaching exercise classes since 2015 and creates affirming fitness spaces that center the experiences of fat people. She’s certified/licensed in many fitness programs including Spinning, Silver Sneakers, AEA (aquatics), and her personal favorite, Zumba and is currently writing a book Ain’t I An Athlete? which reads racialized stereotypes of Black women’s strength as integral to the development of American fitness culture.
In this episode, I talk to Courtney about the things she finds frustrating in the fitness industry. We also discuss the ways that fat phobia and healthism shows up within the Black community, and why it's important to create spaces where fat Black folks can speak up and lead. Courtney also shares how she infuses fun and play into exercise.