This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Kelsey Lane Davidson - an expert in finding a balance when it comes to fitness. Kelsey is a strength and conditioning coach that helps you get fit in the chaos that is life. She has a background in university athletics, corporate wellness and helping everyday folks getting fitter. Additionally, Kelsey is a wife, dog mom, multi-passionate entrenpeur, podcaster and actress.

In this episode we talk about health and fitness as it relates to stress, hormones, and the chaos that is live. 

Kelsey gives us some tangible tips on being more intentional when it comes to our relationship with fitness but also that there’s an ebb and flow. 

Kelsey is also the first guest to appear on the Love Your Bodd PATREON! In her exclusive interview we do some myth busting about being in the fitness industry as well as chat about what Kelsey would change if she could (or is actively trying to change!) Make sure to join us on Patreon to hear that! 

FIND KELSEY: 

Instagram: @kelseylanefitness
Website: https://kelseylanedavidson.com/
Podcast:  @beunapologeticallyyouradio

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This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather welcomes her good friend and business coach, Megan Yelaney! Heather and Meg have a long history of friendship so the interview flows naturally and hits on so many incredible topics:

• How Megan changed Heather’s life - the ripple effect and how you never know where a connection can lead
• Dishing about what it was like being Beachbody coaches, how it affected us, the rebrand from Beachbody to Bodi
• Making empowered decisions when it comes to food and fitness 
• Replacing one obsession with another whether its “healthy” or not
• Ditching the scale
• Separating yourself from how you look
• Eating for joy!
• Goal setting and feeling unsatisfied when you reach certain goals
• Tools on how to free up mental space by not thinking about food and body 

*CW: weight loss, before/after photos, disordered eating habits, beachbody company*

Connect with Megan:

#PrettyAwkward Entrepreneur Podcast: https://meganyelaney.com/podcast

Instagram: @meganyelaney
Tiktok: @theawkwardentrepreneur

Take Megan’s Unique Coach Approach Quiz: https://meganyelaney.com/quiz

For more info about Megan’s SOSA program (the “calls” Heather and Megan kept referring to in the interview): DM Megan “LOVE YOUR BODD” on Instagram! 

Resource - Atomic Habits by James Clear

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This week on Love Your Bodd we have the wonderful Sabrina Castro! Sabrina was on LYB 5 years but and our philosophies of fitness and life in general have changed so much since then. In this episode, we talk about her lockdown depression and how it completely changed the way she views herself and her career, and how like a phoenix out of the ashes, she has opened up her own Pilates studio in Manhattan with size inclusive philosophies!

CONTENT WARNING: We discuss depression, weight loss, and weight gain in this episode. 

Connect with Sabrina on instagram: @sabrinathefitnesswitch
Pilates Coven Instagram: @pilatescoven
Pilates Coven Website

Sabrina’s List of size inclusive Fitness Professionals who helped her with her journey:
@bodypositivefitness_
@powerpluswellness
@fatbodypilates
@bodyposibarre
@get2werk
@curveswithmoves
@freethejiggle
@allison_skewes
@radpilates
@gwenheadpilates
@size_diverse_pilates
@thekineticteacher
@bodyposibarre
@tiffanycroww
@flexwithvera
@taralaferrara
@noordinarynoire
@rozthediva
@requisitepilates
@rootandreachpilates
@bpfaofficial
@foodandfearless

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This week is our 100TH EPISODE!!!! Heather is so excited to share this HUGE milestone with you all, thank you for the support! 

This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather interviews Dionne Reed, a wellness entrepreneur who has a passion for helping her clients reduce stress and overwhelm by focusing on their mental and physical wellbeing through breathwork, holistic nutrition, and coaching. 

Together, Heather and Dionne discuss SO MUCH - including:

• time management around food
• the difference between a dietitian and a holistic nutritionist
• what breathwork is and how it can help you reduce stress, overwhelm, and improve your overall health
• New Years comparisons (everyone is sharing their highlight reels right now) and how you can set more realistic goals for yourself
• how to priotitize rest
• why the BMI is BS
• hypocrisies and discrepancies in diet culture
• tracking food from an observational standpoint 
• CONTENT WARNING - we do breifly discuss Dionne's experience with restrictive and disordered eating patterns

FIND DIONNE:
@radiance.wellness 

Website:
www.radiancewellco.com/services

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Where do harmful beliefs about our bodies come from? How can we work through those beliefs so that we aren't constanty berating our bodies? We answer these questions and more in my interview with Anthea Spiteri, a coach who helps women feel confident in themselves and their body from the inside out.

Your body is not the problem! Anthea and I discuss where "blaming your body" might stem from and she gives you tangible tools to work through those harmful thoughts. 

Find Anthea:
@antheaspiteri on Instagram
Anthea Spiteri on Facebook

If you'd like to join her challenge, DM "love your bodd" to either of the above listed accounts for more info! 

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This week we welcome Miss Mai (they/them) to the podcast! We talk about everything from decriminalizing sex work, to healing generational trauma, to gender dysphoria, to internalized fatphobia. It's a whirlwind and I appreciate Mai's willingness to be open and vulerable and share their experiences with you. There's so much to gain from hearing Mai's story. 

Find Mai:
https://www.multiverseofmai.com

"I didn't know where I was going, all I knew was I didn't want to put all of my energy into hating myself anymore." - Amanda J

This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Amanda Jean: a body image and intuition coach, also a neuroscience nerd who loves personal development and learning about how the brain works. So most of what we talk about has to do with creating mental resilience and how you can use your MIND to overcome SO MUCH! Including - in Amanda's case - abusive/unhealthy relationships, bad self image, AND eating disorders. So today we are going to learn about the POWER OF THE BRAIN! Buckle up, cuz it's awesome. 

Find HEATHER on AMANDA'S Podcast - Rich Imperfections Radio: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2fjie-aa8dc2

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Find AMANDA

Instagram: @richimperfections

Rich Imperfections Radio: https://richimperfection.podbean.com/

Coaching Website: https://www.richimperfection.com/coaching

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It's TRUE! Love Your Bodd is going on a brief hiatus while I work on creating some incredible content for you. Until then, I need help with a super BIG project that I'm creating specifically for my Lovers. Please take 5-10 mins to complete the survey here:

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**** THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY WILL GET SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ONCE THE LYB SURPRISE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ****

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

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. 

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

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

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

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"I felt like jumping on the rooftops & going 'okay, wait a minute, there's stuff we can do! We don't need to spend thousands and thousands of dollars at a fertility clinic, we can step back here, listen to what your body is saying, and make major change!'" - Sarah Clark, Fertility, Lifestyle, & Health Coach 

This week's guest is an intelligent woman who specializes in fertility. If you are up for having your mind blown, tune in. In this episode, Heather and Sarah dig deep about a mind-body connection and all the effects that NOT listening to your body can have on you. What you eat, how you feel, your physical health, mental health, environmental stressors, genes, etc are ALL connected and can have a major impact on the way you live. These things can also affect fertility which is why Sarah's practice focuses so much on the mind-body connection when it comes to your ability to reproduce. 

Sarah was in her mid twenties when she discovered she had Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) but she didn't let that deter her from having her first child via (IVF) In-vitro Fertilization. She was sick all the time, spending way to much money, and suppressed her feelings of not being able to conceive naturally. After much hard work, she was able to have success with IVF of her second child but she still hadn't taken her health into her own hands. Both of her children have food intolerances that, in theory, may have been preventable if she had taken better care of her body and listened to the way it was whispering to her. 

Fast forward to Sarah in her 40s, newly awoken after taking a life coaching course - which led her to take a health coaching course - where she discovered all of her own food sensitivities. She thought about how this may have affected her ability to conceive and that curiosity led to her practices as a Fertility Coach today, and her "Get Pregnant Naturally" podcast, where she helps women do just that - get pregnant naturally. 

Sarah's Freebie:

3-day Fertility Diet Challenge: https://fabfertile.clickfunnels.com/optin9689923

Find Sarah:

Subscribe to: Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast

Website: www.fabfertile.com

Email: sarah.clark@sesacoaching.ca

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/fabfertile

Some things we talk about that may need noting:

H Pylori - a stomach bacteria that, when dormant is perfectly fine, but when found in excess, can lead to stomach cancer. 

Endometriosis - when an abnormal tissue grows outside the lining of the uterus. 

Celiac Disease - An immune reaction to eating gluten (bloating/diarrhea) 

Some Resources Sarah Mentions: 

• Clarity Cleanse, Habib Sadeghi

• Dirty Genes, Ben Lynch

• Louise Hay - Mirror Work

• Alice Domar (Pioneer of mind//body fertility)

• Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation Experience 

Goal Weight. Let's talk about it. Pretty much everyone has one. That number in the back of your mind that you strive for every day. That number that you pray is on the scale every time you step on. Hoping each time to be closer. Maybe you are at your goal weight! Wow! Congratulations, you are one of the few! What would happen though, if you stepped on the scale and you weren't anymore? 

In today's episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather explains why having a goal weight is actually depleting your happiness instead of giving you something motivational to work on. By the end of the episode, you will learn different ways to frame your health goals so that you aren't focused on the number on the scale. 

Setpoint/Appestat: 

• The weight you maintain when you listen and respond to your body's signals of hunger and fullness.
• The weight you maintain when you don't fixate on your weight or food habits.
• The weight you keep returning to between diets.
  (from Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon)

4 Ways Your Goal Weight is "Weighing You Down": 

1. Your weight is not an accurate measure of your physical health OR progress. 
   • You cannot physically measure blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease, any of the internal factors that are said to be caused by being "overweight" by stepping on a scale. 
   • Muscle weighs more than fat!
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     Image 2 - real fat vs real muscle 
     
2. Gives You A Negative Relationship with your body. 
   • Leads to regulation, guilt, binging
   • eat less, exercise more - no longer enjoy food or exercise
   • calorie restriction/meticulous calculation
     
     
3. Negatively Affects on your Mental Health
   
   
4. Negatively Affects your Happiness & Lifestyle Choices 

What can we do to Change this?!

Make Motivationally Framed Goals that are NOT related to a number. 

Productive, Positive, & Present! 

"I am, I have, I will..." 

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

Thank you again to Chalene Johnson and her lessons in the 131 Method, which give me confidence daily when it comes to food freedom, confidence, and motivating self talk surrounding food. I am learning SO MUCH! 

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).

This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather has an interview with the very kick-ass Stardust Megu! They talk all things cosplay -  from gender to race to body type. Stardust shares her story about how cosplay literally saved her life. She was severely bullied as a kid and once she discovered comic con and cosplay, her whole world changed. Listen to hear her story about going from insecure to SUPER CONFIDENT. And be sure to check out her Instagram to see her talented cosplays! 

FIND STARDUST

Instagram: @stardust_megu

Some links to things we talk about:

Check out @princessology on instagram - the creator of #28daysofblackcosplay

Here's the link to the master list of black cosplayers that Stardust mentions - by Petite Ebby Cosplay (@chibimagicalgirl)! Feel free to check it out:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ft1WfcxTD52pZ9xMSAlUuf0nGQaCiGMZ

And here's a link to her mention of @pencils_and_pincushions cosplay!

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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 - 

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

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

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Does your career rely heavily on what you look like? For most dancers and models, body image can be a huge issue. 

In this episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather talks to an old friend, Rachel Eten, about what it was like to grow up as a dancer and later, what it's like to have a professional modeling career. Luckily, Rachel has been able to stay sane and keep control over her own body in industries where it is common to feel like other people have control over it. 

Rachel shares the weird ins-and-outs of modeling; she shares how exercise has never been her thing (she even shares her own fun term for "exercise"); and lastly, we talk about her pregnancy, motherhood, and how she feels an intense pressure to get her pre-pregnancy body back - not from the industry but from herself. 

Find Rachel

Instagram: @rachelgeiman

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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

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 Want to listen to more empowering/uplifting Pop music? Is there a such thing as Body Positive music? Heather is here to share her favorites as well as discuss why some favorites are potentially problematic. Please join the discussion and add to the playlist!

Here is Heather's Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/user/126858380/playlist/1phbcOXh0wOsFECNjCxtE8

Here is Lila's Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/user/1290478548/playlist/0HEgaKBQ3qArxhlXD8QfQV?si=ZTaqfyUuSUSkgkDj4D00ow

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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:

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Love Popflex Activewear? Buy here and save:

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 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. 

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

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Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

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Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

REFERENCED - RESEARCH ARTICLES AND LINKS:

Ready Player One Cast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The Runaways Cast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236246/

This Is Us:http://www.refinery29.com/2017/11/179973/fat-suit-movies-tv-characters-overweight

The Heathers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Tva5JJOAo

Barbie's New Bodies: http://time.com/barbie-new-body-cover-story/

Lindy West: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/589/tell-me-im-fat

Midwester Writer's Conference: https://www.hercampus.com/news/sarah-hollowell-navigating-fatphobia-midwest-writers-workshop-all-ways-you-got

Normalize Fat On Stage (Maggie Rogers): http://www.americantheatre.org/2018/01/16/all-sizes-fit-all-the-case-for-normalizing-fatness-onstage/

Bustle/Fat in the Media: https://www.bustle.com/p/its-cool-you-feature-fat-characters-on-your-show-now-do-more-43463

Fat Stereotypes in the Media: https://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/138958386/big-fat-stereotypes-play-out-on-the-small-screen

In this episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather caught up with some activists who participated in the Women's March NYC! Why was it so important for them to march? What were some memorable experiences they had while marching? If you'd like to hear about what the Women's March was like here in NYC, take a listen. These guests have some pretty incredible things to say!

One guest, Crystal, mentions her photography project RISE UP IN LOVE. Love Your Bodd has collaborated with Rise Up in Love in the past so make sure to check out those previous episodes. Find out more info on the photo project here - 

Rise Up In Love

Facebook: facebook.com/riseupinlovenyc

Instagram: @riseupinlovenyc
or by using the hashtag #riseupinlove or #riseupinlovenyc

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Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

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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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Yay Lovers!!! Welcome back to Love Your Bodd! I hope you will take some time to LOVE YOURSELF this Valentine's Day! 

Here are 14 ways to take care of yourself - according to Host, Heather Boddy: 

Dearest Lovers, Love Your Bodd relaunches on Tuesday, February 13 with several new episodes! Catch up on previous episodes now and LOVE YOURSELF this Valentine's Day with the grand re-launch on Feb. 13th <3

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Website: www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

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"If you quantify your wellness, it's probably not wellness." - James Rose

James is a young fitness professional finishing up their Musical Theater Degree at NYU. In this episode, we talk about a myriad of things including: how they have NEVER taken a bite of meat (nor tasted alcohol for that matter), getting asked about having an eating disorder, body comparing as an actor, getting naked and posting it on social media (and why), and how they have shaped a "feel good" wellness routine for themself. 

It's an incredible, energetic, tangent filled episode that you'll be sure to enjoy. 

James mentions "Corinne Wainer" as a mentor in the interview, showing up for your class. Here is her studio info:

SHAKTIBARRE INFO - https://www.shaktibarre.com/

James's Photographer mentioned in the interview - 

Craig McCloud : https://www.craigmacleod.com/

JAMES ROSE ON INSTAGRAM:

James: @jamesissmiling

FIND F.I.T4ALL : 

fit4all.org

Instagram: @f.i.t.4all

FB: FIT 4 ALL 

THE REST OF THE F4A TEAM ON INSTAGRAM:

Kayden Rose: @rootedintenderness

Erin: @eristafit

Caitie: @caitie.did

F.I.T.SPODCAST - Find Heather's FITSPO episode here - 

https://m.soundcloud.com/info-267334292/the-intersection-of-weight-loss-narratives-and-body-positivity-heather-boddy

F.I.T. FEST LINK for tickets & info: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fit-fest-take-your-resolutions-to-the-next-level-tickets-41698091113?aff=es2

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Website: www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

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Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

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:

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*NOTE* Kayden (they/them/theirs) formerly went by Katie-Rose when this episode was recorded. I have edited the show notes of this episode to reflect their present identity. 

Kayden Rose, former Community Events Coordinator of Fit4All, is a dancer & dance fitness instructor who has recovered from eating disorders and is a supporter/advocate for the body positivity movement. 

What is Thin Privilege? Fat Phobia? What is the weight that comes with the word "weight?" Kayden Rose can explain it. They are very well-versed in these technical terms that are important to understand. One fascinating quality of Kayden is that they are constantly learning and growing and adapting their ideas. They are not set on one way of thinking, they keep a fluid and open mind the more they learn - whether in fitness, the body positivity movement, or the way they view their own body, etc. They share all of this and so much more in this episode. 

**Trigger Warning for this episode** 

Around the 41 min mark of the episode we start talking in detail about her experience with eating disorders. It can be triggering for some listeners. 

Thank you for listening!! 

KAYDEN ON INSTAGRAM:

Kayden Rose: @rootedintenderness

FIND F.I.T4ALL : 

fit4all.org

Instagram: @f.i.t.4all

FB: FIT 4 ALL 

THE REST OF THE F4A TEAM ON INSTAGRAM:

Caitie: @caitie.did

Erin: @eristafit

James: @jamesissmiling

Love Your Bodd Stuffz

Website: www.heather-boddy.com/loveyourbodd

Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com

Tweet: @LoveYourBodd

Instagram: @love_your_bodd

Facebook: Love Your Bodd

Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Instagram

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!)