The Date Brazen Podcast 123. Talking Body Image, Diet Culture, and Your Dating Life with Chrissy King
Chrissy King is on the podcast this week! She is an author and the Creator of The Body Liberation Project. In this episode, we talk all about body image, diet culture, and your dating life. Chrissy has a new book coming out called The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom, which we discuss too.
Chrissy shares some of the ways she empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. This is an amazing conversation and we are thrilled to be able to share it with you today!
Hot-takes from this episode:
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Chrissy shares her experience going from yo-yo dieting to re-evaluating her relationship with her body
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The work of body liberation is never done, it is a lifelong journey
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Shrinking into a space that doesn’t feel built for you versus taking up space
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There is a real distinction between having body issues versus having a body that causes systemic oppression in the world
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Practicing compassion, kindness, and grace in your body
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We talk about mindset and dating while being in a bigger body
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Decolonizing fitness: What Chrissy would like women of color to know and what she would like white women to know about effective allyship
Links and resources:
How the Hell to Meet Someone In-Person Workshop is THIS Thursday!
Pre-Order Chrissy's Book, The Body Liberation Project HERE for our Main Character Energy Bookclub!
The Body is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, Sabrina Strings
About Chrissy:
Chrissy King is a Writer, Speaker, Fitness and Strength Coach, and Creator of The Body Liberation Project. She has a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. Her book, The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom-- MARCH 14, 2023