LET IT OUT

Today’s guest has been a friend for nearly a decade and a guest several times. In a departure from the wide-ranging conversations we usually have here, today we focus on about a topic she's recently been exploring. There’s no better person at explaining concepts to me than my friend Isabel Foxen Duke. You might know her as as a leading expert in the body positivity and body neutrality space. Her work has been seminal in my eating disorder recovery, and she was my introduction into areas including fat politics, intuitive eating, and health at every size. When she told me she was learning about cryptocurrency, I was all ears despite finance and tech being intimidating subjects to me. According to Bloomberg, 85% of Bitcoin owners are men, so I wanted to have a woman on to talk about it. Isabel's patience in explaining esoteric concepts gave me a baseline understanding and sparked a curiosity to learn more. We used my beginner's mind to record a non-intimidating introductory discussion, specifically about the economic problem millennials and Gen-Zers are facing and how Bitcoin can be a potential solution. I ask for clarification often during our discussion so I hope you too might get some of your questions answered. Even if you’re uncertain about your interest in the topic, it’s not a dull conversation because IFD is one of my favorite people to speak to.Show notes:- Isabel's course: Stop Fighting Food- Find Isabel on the Web | Instagram | Twitter (for crypto-related content)- Bloomberg article I reference about women and Bitcoin- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit. - ALL of our Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off, including our special holiday Remix Your Resolutions kit. Again, offer code: twentytwo- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout If you liked this episode, try out:Episode 185: Isabel Foxen Duke on Sanity Around Food, Surrender, Diet Culture, Fatphobia as a Social Justice Concept & So Much More Sponsors:SaneBox: magically remove distractions from your inbox with a free two-week trial. Get a $25 credit when you go to sanebox.com/letitoutEverlywell: Get 20% off your first at-home lab test at everlywell.com/letitout!Thrive Market: Get 40% off your first order and a free gift at thrivemarket.com/letitout!

Today’s guest is Madeleine Dore, a Melbourne-based writer and interviewer exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent. For the past five years, Madeleine has been asking people about how they navigate their day on her popular site Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts. Most recently, she’s written a book called I Didn’t Do The Thing Today, out this week. I flew through an early copy and bring up some of my favorite insights from the book in this conversation. We also talk about finding richness in ruts, the paradox of choice and “infinite browsing mode", leaving space for surprise in our days, two kinds of perfectionism, the difference between standards and expectations, cringing at old work, and more. I loved speaking with her and I’m excited to hear your thoughts on finding richness in routines. Show Notes:- There are currently two spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit. - I mention my Podcast Kit in this episode. You can find it here (22% off with code twentytwo)- If you happen to already have a podcast and want to learn more about growing it, check out our Market & Monetize kit (22% off with code twentytwo)- Since we talk about interviewing in this episode, if you want to learn more, we have a kit called Art of an Interview (22% off with code twentytwo)- All Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off, including our special holiday Remix Your Resolutions kit. Offer code: twentytwo- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram- Photo credit: Prue Aja If you liked this episode, try out:Episode 364: Squishy Hearts, "Rejection as Protection", Inner Teenagers, Dating & Breakups with Mari Andrews, Author & Illustrator [UPDATED REPOST] Sponsors:SaneBox: magically remove distractions from your inbox with a free two-week trial. Get a $25 credit when you go to sanebox.com/letitoutBombas: With every purchase of clothing, an equal item is donated to people in need. Get 20% off at bombas.com/letitoutCalm: Discover the #1 mental wellness app! Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/letitout

You may know today's guest actor, Joshua Jackson, from Dawson's Creek or The Mighty Ducks, or from his later shows, including Fringe, The Affair, Little Fires Everywhere, and most recently, Dr. Death, which earned him a People’s Choice award nomination. In this conversation (recorded over Zoom in the midst of the holidays), he  candidly shares lessons on navigating young fame, love and feeling worthy of it, what he’s learning as a new parent,  and how the vulnerable messy moments are where we grow. We talk about what his Broadway debut role in Children of a Lesser God taught him about listening and connection and how that has influenced his anti-racism work. He also tells me about his new production company, Liquid Media Group, which aims to create an easier path for independent filmmakers to share their content while allowing them ownership. He has enormous depth in his life experiences and I loved talking to him even more than I expected.Show Notes:- Find Joshua on Instagram | Twitter- I'm @katiedalebout  - follow @letitouttt on Instagram- Our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent  to your inbox- The Invisibilia podcast episode on nostalgia I refer to- The Fresh Air episode I refer to on rethinking the way we work- All Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off, including our special holiday Remix Your Resolutions kit. Offer code: twentytwo- There's currently 1 spot open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit. If you liked this episode, try out:- Episode 299: Happy Thank You More Please with Josh RadnorSponsors:Truebill: take control of your subscriptions and save up to thousands of dollars a year at truebill.com/letitoutSaneBox: magically remove distractions from your inbox with a free two-week trial. Get a $25 credit when you go to sanebox.com/letitout

Back on the podcast this week is Jules Bakshi, a professional dancer, choreographer, and founder and CEO of GOOD MOVE, a dance and mindful fitness studio for all genders, races, and sizes located in Brooklyn. Jules was in LA, so we caught up for hours at my kitchen table and reflected on the growth, change, and lessons she’s learned this year. It’s a fitting last episode of 2021 because Jules' first conversation, recorded at her kitchen table, was the last episode I recorded in Brooklyn on New Years' Eve 2019, the day before I left. In this new episode, Jules talks about being led by what is working rather than what is not, non-attachment, softening to become both more sturdy and more expansive, and what she's excited about for this coming year. Show notes:- Check out GOOD MOVE on the Web | Instagram- All of the Let It Out Kits, including Resolutions Reframe, are 22% off with the code "twentytwo"- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram- Photo credit: Elena Mudd If You Liked This Episode, Try Out:Episode 289: Making a [Good] Move with Jules Bakshi, Dancer and Founder of GOOD MOVE Brooklyn Sponsors:See how SaneBox can magically remove distractions from your inbox with a free two-week trial. Get a $25 credit when you go to sanebox.com/letitout!

Erin Lovell Verinder is an herbalist, wellness expert, and writer. She has spent more than eighteen years working with natural medicine to promote well-being. She's also my dear friend. Her husband Noah is a fellow plant enthusiast, prolific designer, and strategist who most recently designed the new book Erin just wrote, The Plant Clinic. He's also a baker, reader, gardener, and one my dearest friends and fellow Michiganders.In this episode we discuss finding and prioritizing beauty, thoughtfulness, creative process and collaboration, lessons on friendship and change, advocating for yourself creatively, trusting instincts, trust in general, finding community, and more. Show notes:- Find Erin on the Web | Instagram- Erin & Noah's books: The Plant Clinic: Healing with Plant Medicine | Plants for the People: A Modern Guide to Plant Medicine- All of the Let It Out Kits, including Katie's holiday workshops, are 22% off with the code "cosmic"- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram-Photo credit: Georgia Blackie If You Liked This Episode, Try Out:Episode 316: ((happy thank you more please)) Friendship, Bonding, Space, Music, Sister Act 2, Big Thief, Persimmons & More with Erin & Noah Sponsors:See how SaneBox can magically remove distractions from your inbox with a free two-week trial. Get a $25 credit when you go to sanebox.com/letitout!Calm: Discover the #1 mental wellness app! Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/letitout!

This week I spoke with my friend and mentor Christy Harrison. Christy is a registered dietitian, certified eating disorders specialist, journalist, and host of the weekly podcast Food Psych. Her first book, Anti-Diet, came out last year and she's currently finishing her next book, Rethinking Wellness, which will be out in 2023. In this second half of our conversation, we focus on emotional eating and shame in eating habits (like eating alone or standing up). We talk about how the pandemic impacts body image as well as body image in pregnancy and postpartum. We also get into the experience of anorexia nostalgia and much more.Last week, in part one, we covered the principles and pitfalls of intuitive eating, pregnancy and IVF, writing, productivity, the overwhelming life season Christy is in and how she's taking care of herself throughout it all. We discussed how she's using meditation as a tool to get used to sitting in discomfort and more. Show notes:- Find Christy on the Web | Instagram | Podcast- Christy's book Anti-Diet | The Making Peace With Food Card Deck- Christy's episode on Dan Harris' Ten Percent Happier Podcast and anti-diet challenge- All of the Let It Out Kits, including Katie's holiday workshops, are 22% off with the code "cosmic"- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram If You Liked This Episode, Try Out:Episode 298: Non-Linear Recovery, Body Image, and Diet Culture During a Pandemic with Anti-Diet Author and Food Psych Host Christy Harrison Sponsors:Prisoner Wine: get 20% off your first order with shipping included by going to theprisonerwine.com/LETITOUT!Acorn TV: Get 30 days free of award-winning shows, commercial free, by going to acorn.tv and entering the promo code letitout (all lowercase) at checkout!

This week I spoke with my friend and mentor Christy Harrison. Christy is a registered dietitian, certified eating disorders specialist, journalist, and host of the weekly podcast Food Psych. Her first book, Anti-Diet, came out last year and she's currently finishing her next book, Rethinking Wellness, which will be out in 2023. In this conversation, we focus on intuitive eating, covering the principles of it and the pitfalls. We also discuss the overwhelming life season Christy is in. She candidly talks about her pregnancy, IVF, writing, productivity, and how she's taking care of herself throughout it all. We get into how she's using meditation as tool to get used to sitting in discomfort and more. We could talk forever, so we're breaking this into two parts. Next week we'll cover: emotional eating, shame in eating habits (like eating alone or standing up), how the pandemic impacts body image, body image in pregnancy and postpartum, anorexia nostalgia, and more. Show notes:- Find Christy on the Web | Instagram- Christy's book The Anti Diet- Christy's episode on Dan Harris' Ten Percent Happier Podcast and anti-diet challenge- All of the Let It Out Kits, including Katie's holiday workshops, are 22% off with the code "cosmic"- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram If You Liked This Episode, Try Out:Episode 298: Non-Linear Recovery, Body Image, and Diet Culture During a Pandemic with Anti-Diet Author and Food Psych Host Christy Harrison Sponsors:Olive & June: get 20% off your first mani system when you go to oliveandjune.com/letitout and use promo code letitout at checkout. Beautiful nails await!Manscaped: Whatever your man's personal hygiene routine, Manscaped has something for him. Get 20% off your order and free shipping when you go to manscaped.com and enter code LETITOUT at checkout!Ritual: get 10% off your first 3 months of Ritual's multivitamins & protein powders at ritual.com/LETITOUT

This week I spoke with Grace Park and Jesse Dalton, two members of the Austin-based band The Deer. If you listened to my recent episode with Buck Meek (of Big Thief), he recommended his fellow Texan musicians The Deer to be featured on the podcast, and I'm so glad he did. Their songs are spacious, with airy vocals and gentle percussion, and it’s a sound that compels comparisons to Fleetwood Mac, Neko Case or Mazzy Star. In this conversation, Jesse and Grace tell me about the beginning of the band, being back on the road after quarantine, their new album, and their process. We talk about trial and error, acceptance, friendship, grief, and much more. Show notes:- Check out The Deer on the Web | Bandcamp | Instagram- All of our Kits, including Katie's holiday workshops, are 22% off with the code "cosmic"- Check out Katie's one-on-one Creative Clinic- You can book a free consultation with Katie here, and if you don't see a time that works for you please email her at katie@letitouttt.com- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram If you liked this episode, try out:Episode 358: Two Saviors, Writing, Touring, & Surfing with Musician Buck Meek of Big ThiefEpisode 355: Musician Misty Boyce on Touring While Pregnant, Uncertainty & Change, Healing Not on Your Own Timeline, and More $ponsors:Apostrophe: Get your first online visit with a board-certified dermatologist for only $5 at apostrophe.com/LETITOUT and use our code: LETITOUT at signup!Away Travel: Start your 100-day trial and shop the entire Away lineup of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases, at awaytravel.com/letitout!Calm: Discover the #1 mental wellness app! Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/letitout

This one isn’t from that deep into the archive,  it was one of my favorites of the year. You’ll hear more about it in the original intro but we split it into two parts and you’re about to hear part one of my two part conversation with chef and writer Julia Turshen. I thought would be timely for this week which is the start of the holiday season because. It’s a week where a lot of us will be gathering and there’s a lot of talk about food and eating and this episode gets into that. Julia has coauthored numerous cookbooks and has written for TheNew York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Saveur, and more.  The New York Times has described her “at the forefront of the new generation of authentic, approachable authors.” Julia not only loves cooking and writing about food, she also loves talking about it and hosts her own podcast, Keep Calm and Cook On. She’s genuine, talented, and kind. I loved this conversation with her that spanned a wide range of topics, including her creative process, working with big names on coauthored books, , body image, diet culture and the food industry, perfectionism as it relates to capitalism, effortlessness actually taking effort, connection, cooking for one, and more.Julia: https://www.instagram.com/turshen/ me: https://www.instagram.com/katiedalebout/ let it out: https://www.instagram.com/letitouttt/ The quote I read at the end. The Let It Out Holiday Workshops  All other kits (code: COSMIC) original episode shownotes here with all her links including her newest book! 

This is a rerun of a 2019 episode from the archives with author and illustrator Mari Andrew. She is a present observer of her world and has the impressive talent to take her keen observations and translate them into relatable art. Fittingly enough, we ran into each other in the East Village, the neighborhood we both lived at the time, and soon she came over to record. In this conversation, we cover “rejection as protection”, creative routines, money in NYC, feeling raw after breakups, transitions and how they make us fertile for growth, her specific practice of gratitude, and her useful body image advice. Show notes:- Find Mari on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/bymariandrew- Original episode show notes page- Check out Katie's one-on-one Creative Clinic- You can book a free consultation with Katie here, and if you don't see a time that works for you please email her at katie@letitouttt.com- Listen to Episode 337 to learn more about working one-on-one with Katie- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram This episode is brought to you by Let It Out Kits, workshops for growing. All of our kits, including the WRITE kit and Katie's holiday workshops, are 22% off with the code "cosmic"!