Good Bodies

On today’s episode of DST, Remy and Emily sit down with lifestyle blogger, body activist, and curve model Raeann Langas. They talk about how she got started in the industry and WTF a curve model is anyway, because isn’t that just… a model? They then dive into the all-too-real feeling of growing up bigger than your friends, walking around looking at accessories while they try on clothes, and of course, the dreaded Abercrombie and Hollister era. Raeann chats about how messed up it is that so much messaging across social media is about changing your body to make sure you have a good summer — as well as how to ease some anxiety around it. She dishes on her holy grail tips and tricks for feeling confident especially when you’re in a bathing suit (hint: it may or may not involve a spray tan). They wrap up by talking about where to shop for bathing suits that you actually *want* to put on… oh, and that one time that Raeann hosted a pool party complete with a “confidence catwalk” where 150 people hype you up while you walk around in a bathing suit. They wrap up with a round of Last Licks, presented by Panera.Become a DST: Back for Seconds subscriber today on Apple Podcasts or sign up at subscribe.betches.com.Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remy and Emily got high for today's episode, but not in the way you're thinking. This week's Class Smash or Pass segment took them to Trapeze School New York. Who knew hanging on for deal life as you swing through the air would be such a great core workout?! Later, they answer a listener's Dear DST question regarding her parents' health. Is she just as bad as an almond mom if she tries to change their eating habits? Remy and Emily weigh in on how much you can parent your parents and how to cope with the face that they're, like, reallyyy old all of a sudden.Become a DST: Back for Seconds subscriber today on Apple Podcasts or sign up at subscribe.betches.com.Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite what you may have heard, working out doesn’t have to be f*cking miserable. On today’s episode, we’re challenging our negative associations with exercise and chatting all about “joyful movement.” Remy and Emily share some favorite non-workout workouts, workouts they actually enjoy, and tips for listening to your body when it comes to exercise from listeners. This week’s Scoop Du Jour is a viral TikTok explaining the nuances of body dysmorphia and how most people have it wrong. Oh, you see yourself as a full human being and not a mashup of distorted body parts? Must. Be. Nice.Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Remy have nipples? Still unclear… but if she does they were chilly for this week’s Class Smash or Pass at Remedy Place, a social wellness club specializing in meditative ice baths. Emily and Remy compare experiences and talk about the benefits of freezing your a** off for six long minutes. Speaking of a**es, this week’s Scoop Du Jour unpacks Sandoval’s wildly offensive comment from the Vanderpump Rules reunion about Ariana keeping her shirt on during sex. Remy and Emily unpack why the comment was especially hurtful to someone who has struggled with body image, like Ariana, and talk about their own shirt preferences during sex.Become a DST: Back for Seconds subscriber today at: subscribe.betches.comCheck out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Content creator and former D1 athlete, Victoria Garrick Browne, joins Remy and Emily for today’s special bonus episode, brought to you by Midol. Being an athlete is hard (to say the least), and Victoria unpacks how sports affected her body, including her period ~journey~. From being on the pill to feeling all the symptoms now (re: rough cramps), they talk through these shifts and the stigmas that come with periods. Victoria then shares her current workout routine, including finding exercises that she *actually* enjoys. This transitions into a convo with Dr. Yesmean Wahdan, an OBGYN and Vice President of Medical Affairs for Bayer Women’s Healthcare, who joins to answer common period questions.Become a DST: Back for Seconds subscriber today at: subscribe.betches.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you think you can dance? This week’s guest Lindsay Arnold definitely can. The former So You Think You Can Dance contestant and Dancing With The Stars pro joins Remy and Emily on the pod to talk all about her body image ~journey~ from when she first started dancing as a mere bébé to having children of her own. Does the pressure to “snap back” after pregnancy hit even harder as a professional dancer? Lindsay shares how pregnancy changed her relationship with fitness and inspired her new exercise program The Movement Club. Plus, Remy and Emily ask the hard hitting questions like “Is Ariana Madix really going to be on the next season of DWTS?”Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DST Back For Seconds subscription is getting a glow up! Go to subscribe.betches.com and sign up for the annual subscription before the end of July to lock in the promotional rate. (If you're already subscribed on Spotify, our old platform is getting phased out, so act fast and don't miss an episode!)Hiring Alert! Betches is looking for a new content manager to run DST and help us make the podcast! Email your resume to Jobs@betches.com with the subject line "RUN DST” or go to betches.co/RunDST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TW: In this episode we talk about disordered eating, weight, and negative body image.Sometimes it’s hard not to take one step forward and two steps back (give or take). In a very honest convo, Remy and Emily share their recent struggles with body image and falling back into old thought patterns. From feeling sick to swimsuit season to the rise of berberine, they unpack where these negative thoughts came from and how they’re working through it. This transitions into today’s Dear DST, all about going sober curious and the nuanced feelings that can come with the shift.Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To have plastic surgery or to not have plastic surgery, that is the q. Remy and Emily are talking all about cosmetic procedures, from the negatives to the positives to the in-betweens. Emily shares a recent encounter she had with plastic surgery, and how those intrusive thoughts just can’t help but show up—should I just redo my whole face to look like Bella Hadid? Remy talks about her two nose jobs, and the nuanced emotions that have come up in the years since. They share many listener-submitted experiences with cosmetic procedures (on both sides of the aisle), and unpack the complicated q—do you have to tell people if you’ve had work done?Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That feeling when you’re excited for summer but absolutely dreading bathing suit shopping…don’t worry, we’ve all been there. Remy tells Emily about her *actually* successful bathing suit haul (and spills where she got her cute new suits), and shares how the swimsuits have led to her loving different parts of her body. We love to hear it! Then onto a DSTeachable Moment, all about a listener’s experience with being vegetarian and vegan. Emily unpacks a food restriction habit that she’s been working through, before they read the Dear DST about navigating tough convos around food. Why do we use the term “guilty” pleasures?Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices