Making It Awkward

Dr. Chuks joins Jessica to talk about his new book, Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate. He edited the book with Bailey Spinn a TikTok and YouTube personality. Chuks and Jessica talk about how he got into the field and what made him write the book. Jessica nudges Chuks to talk about how Bailey was chosen to co-edit the book, but the two of them aren't able to get into the underlying dynamics at play. Jessica also gets into the Oprah of it all. New ways to support the show! ⁠Patreon⁠ membership bonus content, outtakes, Dad Content and announcements! Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode on Spotify and at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Chrissy King joins Jessica to talk about authorship and the patriarchal romanticization of relationships. Chrissy is the author of the Body Liberation Project; How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom. The two get into what they wish they knew when writing their first books and Chrissy is able to convince Jessica to do it all over again. Chrissy talks about the beauty of being single and why we should never settle in our relationships. The best half of their lives is just getting started! Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, educator, and former strength coach with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She is also the author of The Body Liberation Project. Through her work, Chrissy empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. With degrees in social justice and sociology from Marquette University, Chrissy merges her passion for social justice with her passion for wellness to inspire members of the fitness industry to create spaces that allow individuals from all backgrounds to feel seen, welcomed, affirmed, and celebrated. Copyeditor letter video on YouTube Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode on Spotify and at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Jessica's book is fun, spicy, and a love letter to those around her. She felt really good about it but once it left her hands things started to get awkward. Alison reenacts one of the most awkward moments in publishing history and shares how she made another moment awkward. Jessica working on loving her book again and is glad folks are along for this ride! Photos of Jessica's unicorn cakes https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ38mQklrcF/?igsh=NzBmMjdhZWRiYQ== NAAFA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NAAFAOfficial/videos Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Dr. Zo Amaro Jimenez and Isaac join Jessica to discuss her interview with surgeon Dr. Blair Peters about BMI cutoffs in gender affirming surgeries. Zo and Isaac provide their feedback, share their own experiences with gender care and their work in helping others access their own. Dr. Asher Larmie contributes a very powerful and personal video for this episode as well. Prior interview with Blair https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-it-awkward/id1698799122?i=1000646327681 Thanks to everyone who participated in this conversation. Let's keep it going. Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

They're back! Wendy and Jess, the duo behind Food Heaven fame pivoted to Diabetes Digital, an online platform for diabetes education and support. In this episode the two share how they decided to pivot, and how they chose diabetes. Jessica asks them about the questionable diagnosis of prediabetes, some patient consult questions and of course about the Ozempic of it all. You can find them now at https://diabetesdigital.co/ The beginning of the Food Heaven pivot series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diabetes-digital-podcast-by-food-heaven/id1041814489?i=1000612450824 You can contact the show at makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Info on how prediabetes developed: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168822722000316 https://www.science.org/content/article/war-prediabetes-could-be-boon-pharma-it-good-medicine Consult with Jessica https://www.jessicawilsonmsrd.com/consulting Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can find also episodes on Spotify or your podcast app of choice. How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! ⁠Patreon⁠ membership with access to bonus content and announcements! https://www.patreon.com/MakingItAwkward Jessica's ⁠book:⁠ It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies https://a.co/d/4N2xfAH

Jessica is joined by Dr Blair Peters, a gender affirming surgeon to discuss why BMI cutoffs exist in common gender affirming surgeries including chest surgery, phalloplasty and vaginoplasty. Blair breaks down the different ways that body size impacts the surgery and the results. They talk about the structural barriers that exist when doing surgery on larger people and dig into the dehumanization of surgeons and patients in this ongoing conversation. Blair's Instagram reel link Blair https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/blair-peters-md Email the show: makingitawkwardpod@gmail.com Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Jessica talks to Tigress Osborn (she/her), a fat rights advocate and the Executive Director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, about fat liberation and fat joy. NAAFA has worked for over five decades to change perceptions of fat and to end size discrimination. In 2023, Tigress co-launched the Campaign for Size Freedom alongside colleagues at NAAFA and the Fat Legal Rights Advocacy and Education Project (FLARE). Tigress is an intersectional feminist teacher and writer whose fat liberation work has been featured in USA Today and Newsweek, heard on BBC AntiSocial and ABC News, and seen on Everyday Feminism and NewsNation network. Follow NAAFA @naafaofficial and Tigress @iofthetigress. Story on NYC law https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/364-23/mayor-adams-signs-legislation-prohibit-height-weight-discrimination-employment-housing-#/0 Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode on Spotify and on YouTube How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Give my regards to Broadway. Jessica is joined by Stephanie Lexis, founder of the Broadway Body Positivity Project and Libby Parker, The Broadway Dietitian, to talk about all things food and body in theater. They talk about casting, costuming, eating and get into IBS on stage. You can watch this episode on YouTube How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies https://www.instagram.com/broadwaybopo/ https://linktr.ee/stephanielexis https://thebroadwaydietitian.com/about/ Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson

Jessica chats with Dr. Whitney Trotter and Meghan Cichy, MPH RDN about her and Whitney's interview with Steve Dunn in the first Litigation and Legacy episode. The three reflect on the interview and what it means for the field. They discuss iaedp's certification and whether or not it should be preserved in the midst of all of this. You can see Meghan's math on the certification and the text of Steve's lawsuit here. Consult with Jessica Follow Whitney Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? Follow, rate and review! New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content and announcements! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

Jessica watched Netflix's You Are What You Eat; A Twin Experiment and was disappointed. The documentary did not make the case for her to be vegan for physiological reasons, or really for anyone else. She talks about this, and everything the series left out with Jen Jacobs, her editor, who shares some about her experience as a fat vegan. The two chat about how the show seemed like an extended commercial for vegan food brands and how they wanted way more of the charming twins. Also, when did Eric Adams and Cory Booker become vegan experts??? Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicawilson.msrd and TikTok @byjessicawilson You can watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/@MakingItAwkwardPod How to support this podcast? New ways to support the show! Patreon membership with access to bonus content, announcements and upcoming merch! Follow/subscribe, rate and review! Jessica's book: It's Always Been Ours; Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies