It's Heather's first "Heart to Heart" Episode and this week we are talking about the lack of body diversity in Disney Princesses (and "Strong Disney Heroines"). 

Representation is SO important so listen as Heather discusses her own personal experience projecting "seeing herself" in Princesses that don't accuratley represent her. 

 Here are the resources referenced throughout the episode:

Pocahontas Article
Esmerelda Video
Alex Light’s Instagram Post

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LIVE from New York Comic Con 2022: Join Heather and panelists Stardust Megu, Patrick Diamond, and Rachel Lauria in a discussion about fitness, body image, and self worth. 

The great thing about hosting this panel at different events with different panelists is that each time the discussion is different and new. It's important to talk about cultivating safe spaces, whether that be in the cosplay realm, fitness world, social media, or a combination of all. 

Connect with Heather and the panelists below! 

Stardust Megu: @stardust_megu 

Patrick Diamond: @diamondqualitycosplay
 @diamondqualityphotography

Rachel Lauria: @rachelcizeitup
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LIVE from C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) Heather hosts this panel all about making cosplay and fitness work for YOU. 

PANELISTS:
Adare W of Pink Lemonade Pastries, cosplayer and pastry chef extraordinaire!  
Laura J, educator and activist.
Alex Rose, cosplayer and photographer known as @poison_rose_cosplay on instagram
Troy Bushido of Superhero Forge, cosplayer and nerdy fitness professional. @superhero.forge @troybushido

Heather was out at C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) interviewing cosplayers about why they chose their cosplays and how they feel in them. 

Here are some of the cosplayers interviewed in this episode: 
@histore.uriah & friends
@splendidtreasure88
@vampysnow
@ivyeyes & @missjoeychell

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LOVE YOUR BODD IS BACK, BABY!!!! Hopefully better than ever!

START HERE to see what has changed in the last 3 years. In this raw episode, Heather shares what was going on in her life when she started Love Your Bodd and how she has changed since launching in 2017. Hope you enjoy! 

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Today on Love Your Bodd we have an interview with Sara Alexander, a British-Sardinian actress & author. We talk about female sensuality, vulnerability, and our intellect versus our impulses when it comes to sex. We surround this conversation around the Off West End play in which Sara recently performed, called ‘Rejoicing at Her Wondrous Vulva the Young Woman Applauded Herself.’

(P.S. Sara has been nominated for an Offie (Off West End) award 2020 for her role!!) 

We touch on so much more - working in an image based industry, how sex is so taboo to talk about and yet used to sell everything, and we get into a deep conversation about "self love" and why it can be a dangerous term to use. 

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Instagram & Twitter: @sarajalexander

Website: http://www.saraalexander.net/

Click here for Sara's new book: A Roman Rhapsody!

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The ladies of the Work it Out! Podcast came to Love Your Bodd to talk about inclusivity in fitness, the emotional ups and downs that come with working out, and making fitness FUN & silly & FOR YOU. 

Check out the Work it Out! Podcast & their interview with Love Your Bodd host Heather Boddy here: 

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Megan on Instagram - @megogram

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Love Your Bodd warmly welcomes back previous guest, Katie Barrett! Her life has done a complete 180 since the last time Heather interviewed her. Her first interview was about her struggles with Weight, Infertility, and Pregnancy loss. This interview is about changes she made for her health, how she found out she was pregnant and her mindset throughout her pregnancy, and her relationship with her body now that she has a beautiful and healthy baby girl! Her advice to those having trouble conceiving: never give up but also don't stop living your LIFE! 

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And it is also available on ANY Podcasting Platform! 

Katie has launched her "Mindful Eating Fusion" and you can find out more about that and what else she is up to on her website: https://www.katiebarrett.biz/

Find Katie on Instagram: @katie.happyliving

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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! 

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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. 

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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: 

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)

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 

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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. 

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IT'S THE SPECIAL NEW YORK COMIC CON EPISODE OF LOVE YOUR BODD! 

Heather walked around Comic Con and found people of all sizes, genders, sexualities, and walks of life to interview for this episode. She also recorded some questions at NYCC Panels that she thought listeners may enjoy or need to hear. 

You'll hear from people about their comfort in cosplay, what it means to them, and how it shapes them as a person. Check out Love Your Bodd's Instagram account (@love_your_bodd) to put faces with some of the interviews. 

Sexy Cosplay Panel. 30 min mark. Answers to Heather’s question: “I was wondering if you have any comment on putting the costume on and how that makes you feel but also, specifically, about body positivity - is there more room for body positivity in this realm than anywhere else right now?”

“I don’t mean to say that I hate myself but when I look at myself in the mirror when I’m not in costume, I don’t want to look at myself. But when I’m in a costume I’m like DAMN GIRL YOU FINE!” - Microkitty

“I feel super empowered in it [cosplay] but I do think the cosplay community has room to grow in certain areas. I think that we need to work on being more accepting of cosplayers of different sizes of different races … being more aware of different gender identities in general when talking with cosplayers. But I do think it’s a really healthy community and I believe that it can grow to be more accepting.” - Juniper Jackson

“In the Cosplay community people are very positive and uplifting but unfortunately there’s some people who feel that you have to look a certain way to cosplay. Like you have to be a certain size or race to cosplay a certain character and that is BULLSHIT. ‘Cause Cosplay is for everyone no matter what. I feel like we need to work a lot more on that. Because of that, there are people who want to cosplay but they see all this and they are very hesitant. We need to really fix that so that more people can join in. Cause you know, this is a very uplifting community, it really helped me a lot. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t cosplay. So we need to work on being more accepting of everybody no matter what size they are, identity, or their race.” - Stardust Megu

“As a plus sized cosplayer, starting out I was very very insecure about the way things came out like certain photos, things like that. I actually did a photoshoot as Aquaman from injustice and pretty much didn’t share the photos until like a year later. Until, ya know, I was way more comfortable a year later and I was like ‘Why didn’t I share these? These look dope!’ Like, why are these not yet on social media? And putting them out there, I felt great!” - Patrick Diamond

Talking Comfort and Emotional Support

“There were two Spider-Men doing flips and the guy standing next to us was like, ‘Agh, man I love seeing that. I hate seeing fat dudes try and do the same thing.’ And my friend turned to me and he was like, ‘Hey Pat, you want me to like say somthin to these dudes?’ and I’m like, ‘Calm down. Thank you.’ So yeah, having an emotional support system [when dressed in cosplay] is amazing.” - Patrick Diamond

“I think another important thing to note is that when you’re in a sexy cosplay, you don’t have to post photos of it. You don’t have to walk outside in it. If you have a photoshoot, it doesn’t ever have to see the light of day. It can be for you. It doesn’t have to be for the world.” - Microkitty

“As a New York local I will reiterate changing at the con. I have leggings and a t-shirt in my bag and I will put that on before I walk out into the streets of Manhattan again. In an ideal world I would not be harassed based on wearing something that’s a little more revealing but it certainly does make things worse in the current state of things. So I will prepare for that and bring an extra outfit, arrive, change at the con, and then change again before I leave.” - Juniper

What was the first cosplay you put on and how did it make you feel?

“My first cosplay was Sonia from the Dresden Files and it felt great and one of the best comments I got sticks with me to this day. When I posted it in a fan group for the books someone said they now see ME whenever they’re reading the novels. That really felt great.” - Patrick

“My first one was Haruhi from Ouran High School Host Club, which really foreshadowed my entire gender journey.” - Juniper Jackson

“My first cosplay was Haruhi Suzumiya from the Anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. And I first wore it at New York Comic Con 2010, which was my very first convention as well. I felt really great about it. And my cosplay wasn’t perfect but people were very supportive and some people like, we even did the dance together. I don’t know if you guys know but the ending song, there’s like a dance that’s called ‘Hare Hare Yukai’ - it was really popular back in the day.” - Stardust Megu

“It’s really sad this is my first one cause my third cosplay was the most empowering one for me. But my first cosplay was Elwood Blues from the Blues Brothers. The thing about it was, me and my buddy, we can both sing and dance, so we would do the whole skit. We did Shake Your Tailfeather and I would serenade people… it was a lot of fun. So while I didn’t necessarily feel like I do when I’m Bushido Brown or Slenderman - I dunno how you feel about that - it made me feel like, you know, I’m dancing, I’m singing, I’m having a good time, my cosplay’s kickass, I learned how to freestyle rap. These were all things I never thought I would do before in public. So it felt really great.” - Jarvis White

 Problematic Faves Panel

“People have to think about that [creating plus characters]. I’m working on the third of the vampire novels and I had a character in the 1941 section, who was part of the supernatural organization, and she’s at a dinner party at Carrie Grant’s. And I started writing her and she was like this very standardized skinny, intellectual, science-supernatural science woman and I was like, ‘I don’t like that.’ I pictured a friend of mine who is a full-sized woman, who is very confident in her body, and I was like, ‘that’s who I want her to be!’ And it wasn’t that it did anything other than just made her not a standardized character. It made her more interesting suddenly, there was a whole range of other behavior, there was a relationship, something became much more sensual to me in my head, and I think that as writers, we need to be very deliberate about that. The default is to the standard medium-sized body, average height person and unless there’s a reason for that to be different, you don’t think about that. I think we just need to start making people different. Write down that they’re black. Write down that they are different races and colors and body shapes because that’s the only way anyone is gonna get that stuff into the movies. Put it in the books and keep pushing it out there.” - Terrance Taylor

“Why can’t she be Rae in My Mad Fat Diary AND Rey in Star Wars? She should be able to be both of those things.” - Mark Oshiro

HUGE SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU to everyone who participated and allowed me to interview them. I couldn't do this without these amazing individuals. To anyone at NYCC who I didn't get to - shout  out to you as well. The cosplay community may have room to grow, but I think it's one of the most positive communities out there right now. 

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

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Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

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Self Doubt? Normal. Wanting to give up? Double normal. In this episode, Heather chats with this week's guest, Laura, about how you are stronger than you think you are. It's about pushing past limits, pushing through grief, coming to terms with weight gain, weight loss, embracing who you are, and doing the things you love because they MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. 

Laura has been through A LOT. She's one crazy strong woman who is striving to improve every day. She is also an open book and enjoys sharing the things she's been through with the hopes it will help someone else! She takes listeners through her dark days, explains how she overcame her grief, and also explains how when one door closes, another door opens - and sometimes it's impossible to recognize that open door in the moment. 

BEACHBODY ON DEMAND 14 DAY FREE TRIAL: 

https://www.teambeachbody.com/signup/-/signup/club?referringRepId=445873
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Yoga for Bigger Bodies:
http://www.yesyogahascurves.com

https://diannebondyyoga.com

THINK BEFORE YOU PINK (Breast Cancer Support/Awareness)
Click here to read about best ways to support breast cancer: thinkbeforeyoupink.org

Heather's favorite org: http://keep-a-breast.org/

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

Find Laura JM
FB: Laura J. Martin
Insta: @laurajeanjane

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

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:

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Love Popflex Activewear? Buy here and save:

http://rwrd.io/bqhuiwv

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

MEGAN YELANEY IN DA HOUSE!!! Happy 30th Birthday to Megan! What a way to celebrate than by sharing all of your personal info with thousands of strangers!! 

This episode is ALL about mindset & balance. You mentality is KEY when it comes to performance, whether at your job, in your wourkouts, in your relationships, ALL OF IT. And it is constant work to keep up with mindset and balance. It ain't easy. But if you do the work, you will succeed and reach your goals! 

Link to Macronutrient Calculator:
https://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

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"I can still dream about that woman, that spirit, [who] can walk utterly independently" - this weeks guest, Linda Manning. 

There is SO MUCH happening in the Love Your Bodd Universe right now! But before we get into all that, let's talk about this weeks guest, Jose. Jose was a victim of bullying when he was younger. Luckily, it rarely ever got physical, but as he and Heather discuss, the hurtful words had a deep impact on him into adulthood. He only recently came to a realization that believing IN YOURSELF, instead of believing those hurtful words, is what really matters. His message is to Believe in and invest in yourself, know that you are worth it. He even has a tattoo that says "worth it" to remind himself every day. 

Find Jose
Instagram: @fitchef.lara
Facebook: Fitchef Lara

What else is going on you ask?! Well, here is the info for Rise Up In Love: a community where all love is equal and deserves to be celebrated!
Join the Facebook community here!

Come to our EVENT!
Sat. May 6, 12pm EST
Times Square, NYC (in front of the TKTS Stairs)
Heather will be there recording PEOPLE ON THE STREET!  
Have your photo taken! Celebrate Love with us!

Host Heather is now POP Pilates certified! WHAT!? Good vibes only! If you want to look into POP certifications or classes email Love Your Bodd! Check out Heather's class schedule at heather-boddy.com/fitness. 

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

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:

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(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).

"Oldest Child with One Leg" - that's how this week's guest on Love Your Bodd describes how she got her go-getter-headstrong attitude. She's a boss. She does and gets what she wants. She doesn't let ANYONE or ANYTHING stand in her way... but she has had to overcome a lot to gain that mentality. One of her biggest and ongoing obstacles is HER OWN MOTHER. Could you imagine? Host, Heather, digs deep into Rebekah's upbringing and together the uncover some pretty dark and deep stuff. Luckily, Rebekah is newly aware of these issues and is able to discuss them with ease. 

This episode is about truly embracing who you are, especially the parts of you that you cannot change. When you don't let yourself be the victim, you have no choice but to thrive. 

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.
Fitness Schedule @ heather-boddy.com/fitness

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).

Your host, Heather Boddy, has been feeling A LOT the past couple of weeks. So, she wrote a letter to herself and her listeners about being/feeling insecure and how she doesn't always practice what she preaches! Which is why she decided to share these insecurities with you. She starts with her weight gain/loss story and moves into why she even started this podcast in the first place. She then shares the words of encouragement that she writes for herself when she is feeling ugly, low, insecure, and un-in-love with herself. 

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

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

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

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

Hi-dee-hey, do we have a special episode this week. It's the first ladies of Love Your Bodd all together in ONE ROOM! Heather calls them the "Gal Gang" because she likes alliteration and wants to showcase how badass these chicks are. In this interview Heather chats with the 4 beautiful women whose voices you have already heard: Jessica Jain, Kati Frazier, Rachel Lauria, and Ebony Short! Except this time they are all discussing together in one room and may or may not be drinking mimosas.

If you want to hear a diverse group of women talk about body image, this is the episode for you. They cover everything from bra size to (lack of) prom dates. It gets a little serious too talking about male gaze the possible need to cut negative people from your life. It's hard out there for a chick. Listen to Gal Gang discuss it. 

Follow the gang on Instagram
Jessica Jain - @jessjain14
Kati Frazier - @katihasopinions
Rachel Lauria - @rachelcizeitup
Ebony Short - @ebyofficial
Heather Boddy - @heatherboddy

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).

Love Your Bodd Stuffz
Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com
Tweet: @LoveYourBodd
Instagram: @love_your_bodd
Facebook: Love Your Bodd

In this episode of Love Your Bodd, host Heather interviews her partner in crime: Ebony Short. Heather and Ebony do so much together that people have coined them as "Ebony and Ivory." They hate this for a MULTITUDE of reasons and would much prefer being called Peanut Butter and Chocolate, please. This is because Heather is nuts and a little bit brown and Ebony is REAL sweet but has a bitter side like Chocolate. It's the most accurate thing really.

Ebony is a fashion designer so she and Heather talk lots about how the way you dress represents who you are. Do you hide behind your clothing or use it to make a statement? What is your style? Why does it even matter? 

It's a fun interview covering everything from breast size to TOTALLY selling out in the fashion industry. Ebony drops some truth bombs about working behind the scenes in the casting world that will BLOW YOUR MIND. 

Due to an audio glitch, Heather's microphone had to be turned off mid interview. You can still hear everything, she just sounds a little far away. Rather than ignore it and have listeners thinking, "why?" we thought it would be important to mention. 

Find Ebony:
www.EBY-S.com
Insta: @ebyofficial 

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com
Tweet: twitter.com/loveyourbodd
Instagram: @love_your_bodd
Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on twitter & Instagram.

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).

In this Episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather gets real about her lack of knowledge when it comes to the human body. Adipose? Isn't that from Doctor Who? No? Cool. 
She also has a fantastic chat with actor, artist, and fitness ninja, Brian Crowley! What do they talk about? Balance. Juggling. Getting Naked. The usual. It's a great episode about slowly implementing new things into your life instead of overwhelming yourself with ALL OF THE THINGS. And how you are ALWAYS going to be a work in progress. So just be happy with the work.

Follow Brian on Instagram: @heybrian4

Find Alexis Michelle here: @AlexisLives

Find Mark Fisher Fitness here: http://markfisherfitness.com/

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: twitter.com/loveyourbodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on twitter & Instagram. 

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).