Aug 11
Who Taught Women to Hate Their Bodies w/ Bradi Masci
This week, Mal sits down with artist Bradi Masci, who recently included Mal in a series of nude paintings celebrating queer figures in culture.Together, they unpack compulsory heterosexuality, the complicated relationship women are taught to have with their bodies, and how early ... Show More
42m 48s
Aug 4
A Family Full of Gays w/ Heather Shaw
Heather Shaw joins Mal for a nostalgic conversation about growing up in a family where every sibling eventually came out as gay and the unique closeness that can bring. Together, they reminisce about the shows, campaigns, and cultural moments that shaped how they understood thems ... Show More
50 m
Jul 28
Lesbian Summer Camp w/ Erin McGuire
Today Mal sits with Erin McGuire who after being laid off from her government research job, took an unexpected leap, creating a summer camp at a château in the French countryside that has become a gathering place for women, with a large sapphic community at its heart. What starte ... Show More
45m 43s
Feb 2022
[Repost] #185: How Diet Culture Hurts Your Relationships with Kristina Bruce, Health At Every Size Life Coach and Anti-Diet Activist
Health At Every Size® life coach Kristina Bruce joins us to discuss how diet culture can affect relationships, how to find self-trust and self-acceptance in recovering from disordered eating, how diet culture shows up in spiritual communities, why health and well-being is about s ... Show More
1h 30m
Dec 2020
#263: Update on COVID-19 and Weight, and (Re)claiming Queer, Trans, and Autistic Identities in Eating-Disorder Recovery with Haley Jones, Certified Body Trust Provider
Anti-diet therapist Haley Jones joins us to discuss how their queer and trans identities affected their relationship with food and body, how autism gave them a different perspective on authority and hierarchical relationships, how fatphobia shows up in training programs for couns ... Show More
1h 24m
May 2021
[Repost] #214: Fatphobia, Eating-Disorder Recovery, PCOS, and Food Peace with Kimmie Singh, Fat-Positive Registered Dietitian
Fellow anti-diet dietitian and friend of the pod Kimmie Singh joins us to discuss her experiences being diagnosed and living with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), fatphobia and racism in healthcare and dietetics training, how reframing beauty ideals helped in her eating-disord ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2016
#57: Overcoming Weight Stigma and Rejecting Diet Culture with Writers Ama Scriver & Kirthan Aujlay
Writers Ama Scriver and Kirthan Aujlay discuss the intersections of food, fat, and feminism, why it's important to be part of a body-positive community, how to handle online trolls, how to push back against weight stigma and diet culture, and lots more! Amanda (Ama) Scriver is a ... Show More
1h 39m
Jan 2020
#223: Fat-Positive Comedy, Diet-Culture Recovery, and Native American Representation with Jana Schmieding of Woman of Size Podcast
Comedian, fat-positive activist, and fellow podcaster Jana Schmieding joins us to discuss using comedy to call out diet culture, why there needs to be more Native representation in the media, how Western values contribute to oppression and ill health, how diet culture’s demonizat ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 2024
Answering your Questions About Body Dysmorphia, Weight Loss + PCOS
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions around body dysmorphia, weight loss, diet culture, PCOS, disordered eating, and the use of weight-loss medications. If these topics are sensitive or triggering for you, please listen with care or skip this episode if needed. Your ... Show More
1h 22m
Mal is joined by intuitive eating coach Liza Katsman this week to discuss societal fatphobia and its impact on the LGBTQ, as well as broader diet culture and body image in today's society. Liza shares her personal struggle with disordered eating including severe bulimia, and her journey to recovery thanks to 'intuitive eating'.
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<p class="p1">In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by eating disorder therapist, writer, and speaker, Fatema Jivanjee-Shakir.</p> <p class="p1">In today’s episode Bonnie & Fatema will discuss: </p> <ul> <li>Fatema’s personal story of healing her relationship with food and bod ... Show More
<p class="p1">In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by past group coaching client, Mary Kate. </p> <p class="p1">In today’s episode Bonnie & Mary Kate will discuss: </p> <ul> <li>Reclaiming the word fat</li> <li>Leaving the shame spiral behind</li> <li>Breaking free of the di ... Show More