Her doctor categorized her as overweight when she was 5 years old. Her grandmother always introduced her as the “chubby one.” As an adult, she vacillates between moderation and binge-eating, restricting food some weeks, and gorging on cake and ice cream during others. “It’s only when my pants are nearly impossible to button that I force myself to lose weight ... Show More
Nov 22
Episodes We Love: Love In Doubt (Rapid Fire)
<p>How many times have you heard this: "I love him, we're great together, but..."? There's always room for doubt, even in the happiest of relationships. So this week, the Sugars take on some of those doubts in rapid-fire fashion.</p>
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41m 48s
Nov 8
Rewind: The Other Half of Sexless Relationships
<p><em>This episode was originally</em><em> released on October 28th, 2017.</em></p>
<p>Sex-starved, meet sex-hounded. Recently, the Dear Sugars inbox was flooded with responses to the two-part episode “Sexless Relationships” with Esther Perel. In those episodes, the Sugars answ ... Show More
24m 11s
May 2023
rejecting the “bikini body” in your twenties
Sierra Schultzzie, Riayn Christina, & Paloma Malfavon share about their relationships with their bodies, reflections on self-worth, and why chasing the “bikini body” isn’t on the agenda this summer. CW: body dysmorphia, ED’s, disordered eating, restrictive behaviors, weight loss, ... Show More
1h 18m
Jun 2022
158. Body Image, Diet Culture, + Intuitive Eating with Registered Dietitian Elise Liu, MPH, RD
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I'm beyond thrilled to welcome Elisa Liu onto the podcast today to talk about body image, diet culture, and ways to begin to trust our own hunger again. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For most of us, indulging in what our bodies ... Show More
38m 39s
Jan 2024
How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Body and Eat Sanely in a Toxic Culture | Virginia Sole-Smith
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>Plus, provocative and practical ideas about actually enjoying exercise, the real relationship between weight and health, the proble ... Show More
1h 14m
Oct 2022
#245: Body Positivity vs Fat Liberation with Ingrid Pipes
I’m joined by Ingrid R. Pipes, National Certified Counselor, who is fat, queer, gender non-conforming, and neuro-divergent. We talk about how being neuro-divergent informed Ingrid’s relationship with her body, the difference between body positivity and fat liberation (and why we ... Show More
38m 1s
Jul 2022
The Complex Dynamic of Body Image & Weight Loss Surgery
Long time friend and Patron Sadie joins the fellas and kicks the whole thing off with a top notch roast! Sadie shares how trauma, cultural messages about food and body, lessons from her family growing up, and genetics caused her to be fat starting in my pre-teen years. Sadie had ... Show More
1h 8m
Nov 2022
Ep 75 - Why Millennial Women Have Such A Hard Time With Body Image
<p>If you’re a millennial woman and having a hard time accepting your body, it’s not your fault. Throughout the ‘90s and early ‘00s women were programmed to believe anything bigger than a size four was considered fat, and were pushed to pursue the “ideal” body type. Today, Tin ... Show More
31m 1s