Racial Harm or Medical Instability in Eating Disorder Treatment
My Black Body Podcast
Jessica interviews , and in this episode about eating disorder treatment centers. They discuss the racial harm Black and otherwise marginalized clients experience there and the realities of being Black clinicians in the eating disorder field. , and are on instagram, Angela is smart enough not to be.
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Blackness, Fatness and Social Death with Da'Shaun L. Harrison
My Black Body Podcast
Da'Shaun talks 1:1 with Jessica about their new book, The two of them discuss social death, health, HAES, and wellness and how they intersect with fatness and Blackness. Get connected to ! Editor: Daché Monet Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
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Burn It Down: Gymnastics and Eating Disorders
My Black Body Podcast
This week Jessica sits down for an intimate 1:1 chat with Lexi Brown, a veterinarian student in the UK, former collegiate gymnast, and Jessica's mentee. Lexi takes us through Simone Biles's Olympics gymnastics performance and the impacts that Biles's courageous acts continue to have on her, Jessica, and society at large. Lexi also shares how the trifecta of gymnastics, eating disorders and ADHD influence her desire to be a normal human. Together they discuss the importance of getting support, and... #showergate. Follow Lexi @lexi_sbrown for travel stories, animal testicles and more!...
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Lipedema: Vulnerability & Visibility
My Black Body Podcast
This week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest Brena Jean. Brena Jean is a queer, fat, Black, Lipedema advocate, storyteller, and writer. She's pulled the veil back on her life to share her Lipedema story through a vulnerable perspective that interrogates how her intersections affect how she is perceived and what she has access to. Follow her at https://www.brenajean.com/
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#AmplifyMelanatedVoices Anniversary: Where Ya'll At Tho?
My Black Body Podcast
This week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest Alishia McCullough. Alisha along with Jessica co-founded the Amplify Melanated Voices Challenge, a year ago. So where ya'll at and come to think of it where are we?
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Got Joy?
My Black Body Podcast
Our joy is precious and we are gonna get it… as soon as we figure it out beyond the construct of labor, service and it being considered radical.
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Activism: Do Your Thang; with Shana McDavis-Conway
My Black Body Podcast
Shana sends a love letter to Black activists and shares her stories of activism, play, and inspiration. Also discussed...Talcom X Mentioned in this ep: Support our work: Many thanks to our amazing editor Daché Monét and our new patreon supporters! Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
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Cancel Culture?
My Black Body Podcast
It's pronounced con-se-KWEN-ses y'all!. We're not here for the ways that Cancel Culture has been used to protect whiteness these days. Own up to your mess. Periodt. Let's take note of where whiteness shows up in our lives, the ways that we have subconsciously upheld white supremacy in our lives, and then put together a plan for divestment. Support our work: Many thanks to our amazing editor Daché Monét and our new patreon supporters! Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
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9. Openly Black
My Black Body Podcast
Unify with Deez Nuts! It's a post inauguration dump, with a happy ending. Support our work: Many thanks to: SJ Thompson The Resilient Fat Goddex The Gauidiani Clinic Our amazing editor Daché Monét And Our new patreon supporters! Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
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(Mx)treatment: Disordered Eating Part 3
My Black Body Podcast
Trying to get treatment while marginalized is truly a non consensual pain in the ass.
info_outlineThis week Jessica and Rawiyah are joined by special guest Brena Jean. Brena Jean is a queer, fat, Black, Lipedema advocate, storyteller, and writer. At 37 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lipedema, a little-known, painful fat disorder that affects 11% of all AFAB folks. Post-diagnosis, she's pulled the veil back on her life and attempts to share her Lipedema story through a vulnerable perspective that interrogates how her intersections affect how she is perceived and what she has access to. Follow her at https://www.brenajean.com/
Editor: Daché Monet
Theme Music: "Rebirth Makes You Dance" by The Rebirth Brass Band
Interlude: Muddy Waters