In This Body Reasons Eating Disorder Center

Your body is not why you are. Eating disorder recovery expert, Anna Sweeney, shares her personal story to how she came to this belief and will inspire you to reframe your purpose on this earth away from your body.
"I am very clear that my function on this planet actually doesn’t have anything to do with my body, and I feel very confident in saying that." -Anna Sweeney, RD

What's one way to push against the systems of oppression that prey upon our shame and insecurities? Get angry! In this show, wellness journalist and linguist, Maxine Ali, has constructive conversations about anger, self-care, body neutrality, and the wellness world at large.
"The biggest thing you can do is just exist openly and not shrink yourself. Not reduce yourself to a palatable version of what other people want you to be. Not hide yourself or conform yourself to ideals that we've been socialized into pursuing." -Maxine Ali

What is the bigger picture of systemic oppression? Liana Maneese, the Founder of The Good Peoples Group’s Center on Interracial Relationships dives deep into the concept of "cultural whiteness" and why you cannot disconnect it from eating disorders.
"The body is political. The body is the mark of everything. And so we have to remember that no matter what we're talking about, we have to look at how are these bodies treated." -Liana

Beck uses his voice to bridge the divide between the trans community and the rest of the world. In this episode, he covers common experiences a trans man faces living in his body and offers key educational moments for non-trans people to understand what it is like to live with this identity.
"No one can take your identity from you. Whether they misgender you, whether they say something bad about trans people." -Beck Gee Cohen

Kimmie Singh is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who helps people heal their relationships to food and their body through a fat positive perspective built upon an anti-oppressive framework. Intrigued? In this episode of In This Body, Kimmie Singh candidly shares how her early life and identity have impacted her career as a fat body positive provider.

Sit down with body image researcher, Nadia Craddock and learn the latest science on appearance, the comparison process, and moving from body shame to body respect. And in the true spirit of the In This Body podcast, Nadia shares her personal experience of being a biracial women and the additional pressure to not only be exceptional, but also be an example of what that looks like.
"Re-shifting some of my focus from achievement to connection has been really important." - Nadia Craddock, PhD