42. Pregnancy, Relationship Growth, and Racism within Fitness with Ashley Mitchell
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Linda chats with Ashley Mitchell, a fitness instructor, anti-racism activist, and founder of The Courage Campaign. Ashley shares her experiences as a Black woman in the fitness world, her anti-racism work, and how we can talk to children about movement in a more positive way. She also shares her takeaways from past relationships, and pregnancy as a Black woman in Boston.
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41. The Fashion Industry with Jess Sims
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Linda chats with Jess Sims, a freelance writer and creative. Her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Fashionista, and Health Magazine. Jess only writes about 3 things: fat people, Black people and fat Black people! Jess shared her thoughts on the fashion industry, and they also discussed the dynamics of dating as fat women.
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40. Bachelor Nation & Racism within Dating with Danielle Santos
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Linda chats with her close friend, Danielle Santos, who is a Network Programming Assistant at a major TV Network! They chat about the racist history of the Bachelor franchise, as well as recent racist incidents. Danielle opens up about dating while biracial, and how desirability politics have impacted her. They also talk about their journeys with body image and disordered eating.
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39. Nutrition and the Health & Wellness Industry with Dr. Rachele Pojednic
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Linda chats with Dr. Rachele Pojednic, an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Simmons University and a former Research Fellow at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Harvard Medical School. They chat about how misinformation is commonly spread within the health & wellness industry, and the realities of medical fatphobia. Rachele also shares her perspectives on wellness culture as a spin instructor.
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38. Body Positive Dietetics with Kimmie Singh
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Linda chats with Kimmie Singh, a registered dietitian with a body positive perspective. They chat about the experiences of being a fat person in the nutrition world, and how to free yourself of diet culture. Kimmie and Linda also discuss dating while fat, and how dieting can impact those experiences as well.
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37. First-Gen Experiences & Money with Anna Takahama
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Linda chats with Anna Takahama, friend and Money Mindset Coach! They chat about their experiences of being raised in immigrant households, managing debts, and loving themselves through it all! They also chat about their experiences dating as plus size women in Boston.
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36. Anti-Blackness & Desirability Politics with Da'Shaun Harrison
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In this episode, Linda chats with Da'Shaun Harrison, a writer, abolitionist, and community organizer based out of Atlanta. They chat about the intersections of anti-blackness and anti-fatness, and how fatphobia is rooted in white supremacy. They also chat about the ways in which attraction & desirability politics have impacted their dating life as a fat, non-binary, queer, black person. Visit their website to read their writing & follow them on social media.
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35. Conscious Language & Representation with Jill Campbell
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Linda virtually meets Jill Campbell, a copy editor and Conscious Language advocate! Jill talks about her work with editing works of writing about food and health, and changing the language to avoid "diet culture" and "anti-fat" lingo. Jill also shares her experiences with eating disorders & body image.
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34. Unpacking Toxic Masculinity with Dion Bullock
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In this episode, Linda chats with her friend, Dion Bullock! They chat about his self-love journey in terms of fat positivity, as well as what self-love looks like as a fat black man. They chat about toxic masculinity and the difficulty of sharing feelings and emotions as a cis hetero man. Dion also shares his experiences with dating apps in New York. Follow @celine_and_sandra on Instagram follow @plus1pod and visit plus1pod.com for more info!
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33. Being Kind To Ourselves & To Our Thoughts with Nika Salazar
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In this episode, Linda chats with Nika Salazar, an educator and theatre artist. Nika opens up about her experience with eating disorders, and how quarantine has impacted that as well. They chat about their cultural upbringings and how their issues with body image started at an early age. They also talk about how much they love love!
info_outlineLinda sits down with Janice Dominguez to chat about her journey with self-love and self-improvement. They also chat about her experiences with her identity as a first-generation American. Janice and Linda both took a break from dating, so they discuss the benefits of that as well! Follow Janice @jay_niicce on Instagram, follow @plus1pod and is it plus1pod.com for updates!