Naomi S is a college student who has struggled with her relationship with food and exercise since 8th grade. She was diagnosed with anorexia and was told that if she reached a certain weight, everything would be okay... but that REALLY didn't address any of her deeper issues. 

She then discovered Body Positivity on Instagram and started learning as much as she could about Diet Culture and realized that it wasn't a problem with HER, it was a problem with SOCIETY. And that's when she started her instagram account Diet Culture Sucks. 

Hear her story today!! 

FIND NAOMI ON INSTAGRAM:

@dietculturesucks

References Naomi used to help her recover:

The Beauty Myth: wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beauty_Myth

Jess Baker's Books, Landwhale & Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls:

http://www.themilitantbaker.com/p/the-book-things-no-one-will-tell-fat.html 

Christy Harrison's Podcast - Food Psych: https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/

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Welcome back, Lovers! 

This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Bryan D - A daytime accountant who also teaches Group Exercise and has built a brand for himself in the fitness industry. 

• We talk about his fitness career and how the brand he got started with made him feel like he would be nothing without them. 
• We talk about the affect that social media has had on his body image & his relationship with food and how he overcame that comparison and found balance. 
• We talk about his sexuality and his struggle to express himself as gay growing up in the south with religious parents. We also dig deep into his compartmentalized relationship with his parents. 
• But his final message is the most important - Be Yourself! 

FIND BRYAN on INSTAGRAM:

@onlybryan_

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Laura Jean Jane is BACK! 

In this episode we talk about:

• How Laura was at risk for heart disease and diabetes and how she is no longer on that path
• We talk body confidence in the change in her wardrobe both ON and OFF stage. 
• Her confidence in her performances ON stage. 
• Personal Development and Laura's "Winning my Morning" routine. 
• Baby Steps: breaking things down so that you can accomplish them. 
• Perfectionism, comparison, and how there's no such thing as being perfect. 

FIND LAURA

FB: Laura J. Martin

Insta: @laurajeanjane

LAURA'S DINNER THEATER - THE WASHINGTON COUNTY PLAYHOUSE:
www.washingtoncountyplayhouse.com

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"Whatever your problem is, cosplay solves it." - Dylan Dozenfingers on the Cosplay and Disabilities panel. 

Heather was out at New York Comic Con interviewing Cosplayers about how they feel inside their cosplays! As usual it was an incredibly rewarding and inspiring experience and we cannot wait to share the words of these cosplayers with you! 

Be sure to check out the Love Your Bodd instagram account to FIND all of these cosplayers and put a VISUAL to their words. 

Panel Recording: Cosplay and Disabilities: Incorporating Diversity and Accessibility into Costumes and the Pop Culture Scene:

with Nathan Gonzalez, , Shanise Lawrence, , Joseph Munisteri, , Dylan Dozenfingers Stardust Megu The Lionheart

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What to do while LYB is on hiatus: Follow LYB on Twitter & Instagram. I will continue to share the self love and body positivity vibes on there. As well as post quotes from previous episodes! Take this time to catch up on some previous episodes. I’ve recorded nearly 81 hours of content and it’s all available for you here. I’ve had some incredible guests this year so I encourage you to check them out. AND because of the courses I’ve taken - the gut health course and the AFAA group fitness certification - I’ve also learned and shared a lot about nutrition, weight, goal setting, and motivation. You can find these episodes easily by scrolling down from where you found this one. 

Hello, Lovers! Today on Love Your Bodd we have an interview with Sara Grey! She's the founder and CEO of WANNABE™, host of Power the Hustle Podcast, and she does so much more. 

We discuss SO MUCH in this episode including Sara growing up an athlete and her different insecurities growing up. We also discuss her TRIUMPHS and how she was a struggling single mom with a newborn who got to law school and became a lawyer. We talk about her decision to ADD to her career and start her own business: WANNABE™. We also talk about what that decision was like for her and how messy it is and I LOVE everything she says when she talks about making it all WORK.

We also talk about FEAR and how fear sometimes makes decisions for us but she gives some great advice about not letting fear decide. And then, one of my favorite things we talk about in this episode, we talk about how the fitness industry is an industry of insecurity and we have a really fascinating discussion on how to bridge the gap between shaming people's bodies because they look a certain way and shaming a person because they want to change their body. 

All this AND MORE, in this inspiring interview with Sara Grey! 

FIND SARA

We Are WANNABE - wearewannabe.com

Instagram: @WeAreWannabe // @powerthehustle

FB: facebook.com/realwannabe

Power The Hustle

Hey, Lovers! Heather is back in an all new "Note to Self" episode of Love Your Bodd where she breaks down 5 things you can do to help you feel more motivated! 

1. Play that funky music! 

2. Be kind to yourself.

3. Envision how you will feel once it gets DONE!

4. Take it slow. Baby Steps. Habit Hacking. 

5. Don't be afraid to ask for help. 

Welcome back, Lovers! 

This week on Love Your Bodd, we are focusing on Forgiving Yourself for gaining weight. 

It can happen for a plethora of reasons, and it's time to examine how you react to it, because we can be very unkind to ourselves when this happens. 

5 ways to stop beating yourself up for gaining weight: 

Heather was OUT IN THOSE SAN DIEGO STREETS finding cosplayers to interview for this special San Diego Comic Con edition of Love Your Bodd!

The group of people rallied up for this episode includes: a drag Poison Ivy, two She Hulks, a cosplay FAMILY, a curvy self-made DnD cosplay, a burlesque dancer who doubles as Psyloche, an all-to-accurate Harley Quinn, AND the perspective of a cosplayer who has Spina bifita - she dishes on all of the ins-and-outs of cosplay/comic con in a wheelchair! 

Check out the cosplayers on the @love_your_bodd instagram account here! 

In this episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather reflects on her experiences traveling this week and reminds herself to take better care of her body in her future travels. 

She talks about the importance of hydration, the normalcy of bloating, and ways that you can/should incorporate movement into your travels to keep blood flowing in dat bodd. 

She ends by talking about some fun and inspiring experiences she had that started with a CIZE class on the beach, and ended in a fully choreographed dance at the reception of her friend's wedding. Life is incredible. 

Hi Lovers! Megan Yelaney is BACK! YAY!! She's been on the podcast a couple times before - her first full episode is titled "Protect Your Mind" and in that interview we dive deep into her journey with exercise and becoming a health/fitness coach.

In THIS Episode, we discuss the many ways her life has changed since then by having clients "Ditch the Diet" and find ways to eat that work best for them. One way she has done that is through incorporating Intermittent Fasting - which we discuss in minor detail. See reference links for more info. 

We also discuss the THREE most common - and also most costly mistakes that people make when they decide to take on a new lifestyle - 

3 Costly Mistakes People Make When Trying to Create a "Healthy" Lifestyle:

1. GOING ALL IN RIGHT AWAY: Having an "all or nothing" mentality inevitably ends up making you feel like a failure after the smallest human mistakes. Baby steps are the way to go. 

2. UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: Things take longer than you think they will.

3. TRY TO GO IT ALONE: Accountability is KEY. Having others to help you out is not only awesome motivation but it also makes the process more FUN! 

Find Megan:

Instagram & Snapchat: @MeganYelaney
Blog: FitActorTravels.com
YouTube: Megan Yelaney
FB: facebook.com/MeganYelaneyFitness
Pinterest: Megan Yelaney

Referenced In This Episode:

Megan's Intermittent Fasting (IF) Blog Posts: 
How Intermittent Fasting Can Improve your Health Help you lose fat
Intermittent Fasting: How to Do It The Right Way for YOUR Body
Intermittent Fasting for Women: The 5 Top Myths and to Not Let it Stop You
Intermittent Fasting for Women: How to do it Safely and Lose Fat

Chalene Johnson's IF Podcast Episodes:
Stop Dieting 
Jimmy More
Sara Solomon Pt 1
Sara Solomon Pt 2

Chalene Johnson's All-or-Nothing Mindset Podcast Episode: The All Or Nothing Mindset is Killing Your Progress

Megan's Intermittent Fasting LIVE Workshop:  https://www.fitactortravels.com/

Welcome back, Lovers! 

In today's episode of Love Your Bodd you are going to hear from a body positive personal trainer named Jenna! She's been a personal trainer for 11 years but it hasn't always been so "body positive." 

Jenna has a unique story of gaining weight to improve her health - both mentally and physically. As a personal trainer, she felt she needed to maintain a certain look: flat stomach, no body fat, size zero. Luckily, her discovery of Body Positivity opened up her eyes to a whole new world and way of living. She went from a size zero, miserable, living off supplements with no energy to a size 14/16, intuitively eating and moving, improved energy, and happily/healthily enjoying life. 

Let's listen to and explore her story together. 

Here is a call to action to all fitness professionals: WHERE are my true Body Positive fitness pros at?! Give Heather and Jenna a shout out so they can add you to their arsenal of warriors promoting body positivity in the fitness industry. Moving because you love it, not as punishment. Taking the shame out of gym setting. Taking the need to track every single thing out of the equation. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The organization F.I.T.4ALL (previous love your bodd guest) certainly stands for this. As does another previous Love Your Bodd guest, Shanna Tyler. Now that I'm thinking about it, many previous LYB guests are. Such as Megan Yelaney and Sam Darby! But we need more and we need to be connected!! Jenna and I need a network of Body Positive connections we can send people to all over the world! 

Find Jenna

Instagram:

@bodypositivefitness_

@bopomove

Website: www.bodypositivefitness.ca

Referenced in this Episode:

Whitney Way Thore

My Big Fat Fabulous Life

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jess Baker 

Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon

Body Positive Power by Megan Crabbe (@bodyposipanda)

HAPPY PRIDE EPISODE, LOVERS! 

This episode comes in two parts:

Part I is clips/blurbs from Previous Love Your Bodd guests, Love Your Bodd listeners, & Host Heather's friends and family on what PRIDE means to them and why it's important. Starting with a history lesson on The Stonewall Uprising and moving into some diverse opinions on PRIDE. 

In Part II, Heather was out at NYC Pride interviewing Pride-goers about their experiences. It's a true celebration of representation for LGBTQ+ individuals! 

Referenced in this Episode:

Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson

The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Out of the Darkness Walks

The Chipped Cup

Dyke March

Resources:

Gay Pride Event Calendar

Planned Parenthood - Transgender Hormone Therapy 

The Trevor Project

The Human Rights Campaign Resources

Find Your Local LGBTQ Center

Love Your Bodd is a proud supporter of the Born This Way Foundation - check out their resources page to get help for whatever issue you might be facing - 

https://bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/

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Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

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In a totally raw, unplanned episode, Heather shares her "appearance based" struggles and how she has had to look at them from a place of acceptance instead of something she has to "fix."

She also shares her biggest takeaways from the F.I.T.4ALL Fit Fest Panel on Body Positivity, Health at Every Size, and how they stay "F.I.T." by F.I.T4ALL standards. 

And lastly, she shares her notes from Gabrielle Bernstein's talk at the PopSugar Playground event. 

Mentioned on Today's Episode: 

Lys's Love Your Bodd Episode #31

Adrenal Fatigue

Fitspodcast

Mentioned on Instagram: 

F.I.T.4ALL: @f.i.t.4all

Akira: @prettybig5 @prettybigmovement

Colleen: @leenahlovesherself

Holly: @eating_peanut_better

Deanna: @mizz_deegreen

fitspodcast: @fitspodcast

Gabrielle Bernstein: @gabbybernstein

This week's Love Your Bodd Guest is Sam Darby! She's a Body Image & Food Freedom coach and personal trainer who has struggled with diets, exercise, and a "fear of becoming fat."  She teaches women how to break free from dieting, quit the self-hatred and live a life full of happiness and abundance without guilt and food obsession. Brilliant! 

In this Episode we talk about everything from Sam's Anorexia, to her obsession with trying new diets and workout programs, and follow her journey into Health at Every Size and Food Freedom. Which she totally discovered on accident while looking for the next big program that was going to give her that "dream body." Little did she know her dream body was there all along! 

Find Sam

Website: samanthadarbybreakfree.com

Blog: samanthadarbybreakfree.com/blog

Instagram: @iamsamdarby

Free Guide, 5 Ways to End the Diet Cycle:  samanthadarbybreakfree.com/freeguide

Required Love Your Bodd Reading: Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon 

LGBTQ+ Lovers! We want to hear from you!!! 

Grab your phone and record a blurb for Love Your Bodd about what PRIDE means to you. You could be featured ON THE PODCAST! Send your blurb to loveyourboddcast@gmail.com - about 2-5 mins and share as much or as little as you want about yourself. Name, where you're from, how you heard about love your bodd, are all optional - what we want to know is what pride means to YOU! 

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

GET HELP:

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Welcome back, Lovers! This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather interviews Brock J, a Cosplayer she met at New York Comic Con. 

The first half of the episode focuses on cosplay and Brock’s upbringings in foster care. The second half of the episode dives DEEP into Brock’s fitness journey and his recovery experience after having his leg shattered in an accident. 

Not only is he a cosplayer, he's also very into health & self-improvement. He has a deep connection to his body thanks to MMA and Yoga. His experience with yoga was transformative in helping him heal post-injury. He's also a competitive power lifter and a member of the US Coast Guard. Listen to hear all about his experiences and how they make him stronger every day! 

Brock on Insta

@xsilverxsurferx

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Welcome to THE SLIMDOWN where Host Heather and her special Slimdown Co-Host Adare discuss body positivity and diversity in the media. Positives and Negatives. 

THIS WEEK we talk about Hollywood and actors who drastically gain and lose weight to take on a role. 

Join our discussion or add to it for future episode topics!! Use social media links below to connect. 

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

REFERENCED - RESEARCH ARTICLES AND LINKS:

Renee Zellweger/Bridget Jones 
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/renee-zellweggers-right-nine-stone-not-overweight/

Hello there, Lovers! This new episode of Love Your Bodd is focused on helping you get over those feelings of being overwhelmed. In life, in your job, in your relationship ... whatever it is you are going through, you can get through it! Here are the tips:

1. Brain Dump! Get your thoughts out of your head and onto paper - dump it out! Then organize it, prioritize it, and schedule it! 
2. Take a deep breath, focus on breathing and being in the moment. 
3. Delegate what you can. Outsource. 
4. Get an accountability buddy! 
5. TAKE ACTION! 
6. LET GO OF PERFECTION.

Failure is always an option. Not that you should focus on failure - please don't focus on failure - just know that it's always a possibility. You can set yourself up for success, but you can never be prepared for every bad thing that could happen. 

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com 

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Get Resources:

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The views expressed on this podcast are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer(s).

In today's episode, Heather reflects on an overwhelming feeling of loneliness & sadness that struck her this weekend. She could narrow the feeling down to several things but she wants to talk to you all ... and herself ... about how these feelings are normal. Feel the thing. Move on. Practice Gratitude. Let Go. 

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Get Resources:

Love Your Bodd is a proud supporter of the Born This Way Foundation - check out their resources page to get help for whatever issue you might be facing - 

https://bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/

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The views expressed on this podcast are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer(s).

This week on Love Your Bodd we've got a LIVE recording of the Out of the Box Theatrics' Women in Theater Panel! This live recording was moderated by Love Your Bodd Host, Heather Boddy. She interviewed panelists Elizabeth Flemming, Amiee Turner, Sammi Cannold, Alex Chester, Awoye Timpo about their experiences being a woman in the theater industry. 

Meet the Panelists:

Sammi Cannold is a theater director whose recent credits include Ragtime on Ellis Island and Violet on a moving bus at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.). Sammi recently served as the associate director on the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (dir. Rachel Chavkin) and is currently the associate director on In the Body of the World (dir. Diane Paulus/MTC) as well as Lempicka  (dir. Rachel Chavkin/Williamstown). Sammi has directed numerous concerts, workshops, and readings at A.R.T., 54 Below, Playwrights Realm, The Montalban Theater, New York Theatre Barn, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Don’t Tell Mama, and Primary Stages. She has also served as an Artistic Fellow at the A.R.T. and a Sundance Institute Fellow (for which she directed a developmental workshop of a new musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire). She holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Harvard University. www.sammicannold.com 

Alex Chester is a proud member of Broadway Diversity Project. She is a former contributor to HuffPo and currently writes for Onstage Blog and Manhattan Digest. She is the creator of Hapa Mag - an online magazine by Hapas for Everyone, and is the founder/producer of WeSoHapa, a multiracial inclusive theatre company. Alex is also part of the podcast “We’re Not All Ninjas.” Theatre credits include: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” - Madison Square Garden (NYC), Minnie Fay in “Hello Dolly” directed by Lee Roy Reams at NAAP(Off-Broadway), “Bubble Boy” at 54 Below (NYC/Original Cast Recording), “Brass Heart” - Royal Family Productions (NYC). Her resume of commercial work includes campaigns for companies including UPS, H&M, AT&T and Major League Baseball. 

Follow her on Twitter/Insta @AlexFChester @WeSoHapa @TheHapaMag www.WeSoHapa.com www.HapaMag.com www.AlexChester.com

Liz Flemming is the Founding Producing Artistic Director of Out of the Box Theatrics, an Actor's Equity Non Profit Off-Broadway Theater here in NYC. After several years touring and working in the regional circuit as a professional actor, Liz shifted focus to make a difference within our theatre community taking on inclusivity on the stage with the creation of OOTB. With OOTB she produced site-specific immersive productions of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown , "Master Harold"...and the Boys , The Owl and the Pussycat , and Songs for a New World . Along with her completion of two sold out seasons, she produced Alice at Alice's starring Alice Ripley, a series of Open Mics, and several cabarets and special events for OOTB. Independently she was asked to produce the new musical Mommie Dearestwritten by Christina Crawford with music by David Nehls, and Sam’s Room with New York Theater Barn. This year she will join The Cell Theater as Lead Producer along with her development of Out of the Box Theatrics. She hopes to #changethestage one show at a time.

Awoye Timpo ’s directing credits include: The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater), Skeleton Crew (Chester Theater), Sister Son/ji (Billie Holiday Theater), Carnaval (National Black Theatre), Ndebele Funeral (59E59, South African tour, Edinburgh Festival); The Libation Bearers (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Araby (La MaMa), In the Continuum(Juilliard); Clybourne Park (Farmers Alley), The Vanished (Novisi). Producer: CLASSIX, a reading series exploring classic plays by Black playwrights. Broadway: Associate Director, Jitney ; Assistant Director, Shuffle Along . Other: ABC/Disney, Cherry Lane, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Ma-Yi, New Dramatists, NOW Africa, Page 73, PEN World Voices, Rising Circle, Royal Shakespeare Company, Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab and WNYC.

Amiee Turner began her career at a very young age and never stopped blazing a unique trail. While still a teenager Amiee had already toured as Kristine in A Chorus Line and Cassandra in CATS and made her Broadway debut in David Merrick's 42nd Street . She quickly established herself as a NYC actress and added another five Broadway shows to her list of credits. As an actress, Amiee is a proud member of AEA. She has toured the USA and Europe and played many regional theatres including The Huntington and Goodspeed. Her work as a director began in Connecticut and has taken her up and down the East Coast. As a producer she oversaw 23 productions at Theatre By The Sea, 42 productions at Ocean State Theatre, founded A.I.S.O.P.  Theatre Co. in NYC, and produced and starred in the award winning independent film "Sunday on the Rocks"  with Tony Award winners Cady Huffman and Julie White. Amiee currently travels across the country as an actor and director and teaches audition workshops at the university level. Other job titles Amiee has held include restaurant manager, Director of Entertainment for an NBA-D League team, Development Director for a major regional theatre, choreographer, and mother of two college age kids.

Find Out of the Box

Website: ootbtheatrics.com

Twitter: @OOTBTheatrics

Instagram: @ootbtheatrics

Facebook: Out of the Box Theatrics

Nocturne Tickets - web.ovationtix.com

By Adam Rapp | Directed by Amiee Turner

April 24-29 - Extended to May 6th
440 East 9th Street, NYC

Open Mic Nights 

05/07/18 - 7:30pm–10:00pm

($10 cover charge) - Scone, Tea, and wine available for purchase.

Where: Alice’s Tea Cup 220 East 81st street
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenue)

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

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Get Resources:

Love Your Bodd is a proud supporter of the Born This Way Foundation - check out their resources page to get help for whatever issue you might be facing - 

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The views expressed on this podcast are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer(s).

Welcome to the LIVE recording of the "Redefining the New Year's Resolution" Panel from the January 2018 F.I.T. Fest. The panel features Shanna Tyler, Heather Boddy, and Tina Tang.

Okay, yes this was recorded in January but HEY Y'ALL ITS APRIL! Remember what Shanna Tyler said in her episode (#62) about how she now focuses on life in quarters - well this is a new quarter for you, which means that it’s a perfect time to check in and see how you are doing on your goals. In your life. Check in with yourself truly about your happiness. An April - September resolution! 

FIND F.I.T4ALL : 

fit4all.org

Instagram: @f.i.t.4all

FB: FIT 4 ALL 

f.i.t.spo podcast - @fitspodcast

THE PANEL HOSTS:

Caitie: @caitie.did

(Caitie's Episode is #49 on LYB, check it out!)

James: @jamesissmiling

(James's Episode is #50 on LYB, check it out!)

THE PANEL MEMBERS:

Shanna Tyler: @shannatyler_

(Shanna's Episode is #62 on LYB, check it out!)

Tina Tang: @ironstrongfit

Heather Boddy: @heatherboddy

(Host of Love Your Bodd)

F.I.T. 4 ALL ON LOVE YOUR BODD

The F.I.T. 4 ALL PANELS are Episodes 44 & 45

Also from F.I.T. 4 ALL, Erin S - Episode 47 & Katie Rose - Episode 48. Be sure to download and listen to those as well :)

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Get Resources:

Love Your Bodd is a proud supporter of the Born This Way Foundation - check out their resources page to get help for whatever issue you might be facing - 

https://bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/

Wanna become a Pop Pilates Instructor? Follow this link to find a training near you: https://www.poppilateslife.com/a/527/osBvwVQc

Outside of the US? Don’t worry you can get online international training here:

https://www.poppilateslife.com/a/528/osBvwVQc

Love Popflex Activewear? Buy here and save:

http://rwrd.io/bqhuiwv

Sign up for your BEACHBODY ON DEMAND 14 DAY FREE TRIAL:

https://www.teambeachbody.com/signup/-/signup/club?referringRepId=445873

(Select the bottom right option unless you wanna bite the bullet and sign up for the full monty! Heather will be your coach if you follow the link above!)

The views expressed on this podcast are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer(s).

 "I think I just wanted people to see that I was in pain. I couldn't say that. I couldn't say, 'Hi, I'm Becky, I'm in pain. This is me being thinner than I should be so this is what pain means to me.'" 

- Becky S

 This week on Love Your Bodd we explore the importance of reaching out when you are in pain. Verbalizing your feelings can be incredibly difficult and can manifest in your mental health in all sorts of negative ways. For Becky, her inability to verbalize her pain led to an eating disorder. This week's guest Becky is incredibly open about her struggles with Anorexia, Exercise Addiction, Recovery, and most recently Bodybuilding. Listen to hear her talk about the winding road that is recovery and how lifting weights has both helped her recover but on the flip side, how competing in her first ever bikini competition brought back some of her disordered thinking. 

**Trigger Warning** This episode can be potentially triggering for anyone who is struggling with an eating disorder, has struggled with one in the past, or who is in recovery. See below (Born This Way Links) for helpful resources. 

Find Becky:

Facebook: facebook.com/beckysillz

Instagram: @baybeebella

Becky's written note on Anorexia to Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/notes/becky-silliness/anorexia-battle-to-recovery/10151503704631028/

Becky's Images from the Bikini Comp: facebook.com/beckysillz

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Get Resources:

Love Your Bodd is a proud supporter of the Born This Way Foundation - check out their resources page to get help for whatever issue you might be facing - 

https://bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/

Wanna become a Pop Pilates Instructor? Follow this link to find a training near you: https://www.poppilateslife.com/a/527/osBvwVQc

Outside of the US? Don’t worry you can get online international training here:

https://www.poppilateslife.com/a/528/osBvwVQc

Love Popflex Activewear? Buy here and save:

http://rwrd.io/bqhuiwv

Sign up for your BEACHBODY ON DEMAND 14 DAY FREE TRIAL:

https://www.teambeachbody.com/signup/-/signup/club?referringRepId=445873

(Select the bottom right option unless you wanna bite the bullet and sign up for the full monty! Heather will be your coach if you follow the link above!)

The views expressed on this podcast are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer(s).

This week on Love Your Bodd, Shanna Tyler is here to give you some real talk about practicing yoga, body love, and how to set goals! She's a self-starting #GIRLBOSS, Yoga Instructor, and isn't afraid to follow her passions. 

Listen to hear Shanna talk about:

• Growing up feeling like fitness was mandatory & fast forward into her discovery that she could do it because she WANTS to
• Practicing Yoga and how it lead to self love 
• Women of color representation in Yoga
• Goal-setting
• Finding your passion
• Setting boundaries to build structure in your life
• And how you have the same amount of time in the day as Beyoncé does! 

Find Shanna: 

Website: www.shannatyler.com

Blog Post Referenced (Making Time): www.shannatyler.com/blog

Instagram: @shannatyler_

Self Soul Sport Insta: @selfsoulsport

Some Reference Links from the Episode: 

Shanna's Episode on the Fitspodcast (iTunes)

Dr. Chelsea Roberts: @chelsealovesyoga 

Koya Webb: @koyawebb 

Evernote App

Quote: "The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel." - Steve Furtick

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Get Resources:

Love Your Bodd is a proud supporter of the Born This Way Foundation - check out their resources page to get help for whatever issue you might be facing - 

https://bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/

Wanna become a Pop Pilates Instructor? Follow this link to find a training near you: https://www.poppilateslife.com/a/527/osBvwVQc

Outside of the US? Don’t worry you can get online international training here:

https://www.poppilateslife.com/a/528/osBvwVQc

Love Popflex Activewear? Buy here and save:

http://rwrd.io/bqhuiwv

Sign up for your BEACHBODY ON DEMAND 14 DAY FREE TRIAL:

https://www.teambeachbody.com/signup/-/signup/club?referringRepId=445873

(Select the bottom right option unless you wanna bite the bullet and sign up for the full monty! Heather will be your coach if you follow the link above!)

The views expressed on this podcast are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer(s).