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09/26/21 • 39 min
We all want success and hope to be special and important but how? How can we create a life for ourselves that feels like our version of success? Lillian Ahenkan has done exactly that and now has a book stuffed full of her tips, wisdom, experience, advice and warm vibes. At the heart of her success and confidence is self knowledge! Which is why this episode will tell you how to figure yourself out (and why bother).
Lillian Ahenkan, otherwise known as Flex Mami or Flex, is an As Seen Everywhere success story. She is a DJ, MTV presenter, Big Brother Australia Contestant, Social Commentator and Influencer and has not one but four podcasts. Flex is also the CEO and founder of the conversation card game: ReFlex.
Flex was the winner of E Online’s People’s Choice Award for Influencer of the Year in 2020, winner of Instagram Australia’s Young Entrepreneur of 2020 and a finalist for Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Influencer of the Year in 2018. Flex describes herself as “a doer of things” and now, in June this year she added “author” to her resume, releasing “The Success Experiment”, published by Pantera Press, which is described as “A joyful, confident, razor sharp and exquisitely modern plan to creating success in a way that is meaningful to you.”
In this episode you are going to find out why learning about yourself may be the best thing you can do for your confidence.
In this super helpful episode on Bod Almighty we cover:
How Dean Winchester from Supernatural and the Hogwarts sorting hat inspired Flex to seek out personality tests (around 2:30)
Which Hogwart’s house Flex is in – can you guess? (around 4:15)
Hot tip: One of the incredible benefits of learning about yourself (around 6:00)
What people thought of Flex in high school (around 8:00)
The link between self awareness and confidence (around 8:30 )
Conviction and trusting yourself (around 9:00)
Why Flex knows for sure she is special and important (around 11:00)
“Pretty privilege” and the beauty standards Flex grew up with (around 11:30)
Our favourite story - What Flex’s Mum did to her teeth! (around 12:00)
Two opposing things can be true! (around 16:00)
How the world lies to us about who can be successful (around 18:00)
What Flex does when “Miss Insecurity” drops by (around 19:30)
“Your insecurity is showing you the blueprint” (around 20:00)
Flex’s current insecurity (around 21:00)
How Hannah invited her eating disordered mindset to help her (around 22:00)
Why this conversation might be hard for lots of people (around 23:00)
Hot tip: Do your insecurities still exist if you strip away external validation? Try this thought exercise (around 23:30)
How to challenge body change goals – and why you might be resisting doing so! (around 25:30)
How this relates to Flex’s experience with dating (around 26:30)
The interesting reason why you might resist the ideas of body positivity and intuitive eating (around 29:00)
Why you can’t just “sit in your flesh sack” and hope to feel better about yourself (around 31:00)
A story about one of Flex Mami’s Instagram posts (around 32:00)
Hot tip: Flex’s eleven critical questions for self reflection from page 76 of her book “The Success Experiment” (around 33:00)
Michelle’s favourite question from Flex’s list (around 33:30)
Hannah’s favourite question from Flex’s list (around 35:30)
“I feel like a baby porcupine” (around 37:30)
Resources:
Flex’s instagram: @flex.mami
3. How To Bare Your Arms with Evie Kemp
Bod Almighty
09/26/21 • 35 min
Do you hate your arms? Do you wear long sleeves and cardigans even when it is boiling hot? Do you wish you could free your arms and wear all sleeveless things?
Evie Kemp is the inspiration for you! Evie is a multi-hyphenate Creative and Creative Cheerleader in all things colour, design and home. She is an illustrator, artist and designer who design homes and things to go in homes including prints, textiles and interiors. She has supported various charities with her interior design skills and artwork including Pet Refuge NZ, Woven Earth and Te Whānau Rangimarie. Evie is also the author of the interior design e-book and enthusiasts guide to maximalist décor entitled “Much”.
In this joy-filled episode you’ll get practical, personal advice on how to be more confident and free in baring and sharing your arms with the world. Lots of belly laughs and personal stories plus three challenges you can try at home!
In this special, personal episode on Bod Almighty we cover:
When Evie became “hung up on arms” (around 1:00)
The family member whose arms Evie has never seen (around 1:30)
Evie’s confession about a judgement she made as a child (around 3:15)
A vulnerable story from Evie (around 5:30)
Hot Tip: An activity to consider the people in your life who use their arms to show their life #hugspo (around 6:50)
What the pashmina scene from Shrill and Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak have to do with it (around 9:30)
Psychological discomfort versus physical discomfort – shame versus sweat (around 10:40)
What finally lead Evie to think “I’ve got to get over this!” (around 11:30)
Who on instagram inspired Evie and how she changed her brain (around 13:00)
Why Michelle feels like she has taken the red pill in the Matrix (around 14:30)
How Evie feels about her arms now (around 15:30)
Evie’s clever bribe and “sweetener” to help her love her arms (around 16:15)
Hot tip: Something fun to incentivize you to show your arms! (around 17:40)
How showing her arms has made a difference to Evie’s life (around 19:00)
Hurrah! Confidence and weather-appropriate clothing! (around 20:20)
Michelle asks “Do you think other even people care about your arms?” (around 21:50)
Are you judging others as well as yourself? (around 22:50)
Evie comes up with THE BEST quote that we want to put on a (sleeveless) t -shirt! (around 23:45)
The beautiful thing that happens when you drop the self-loathing (around 24:00)
Hot tip: Evie’s very cool (literally!) exercise: The Seven Day Sleeveless Challenge (around 27:00)
Resources:
Evie’s website: https://www.eviekemp.com/
Evie’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eviekemp/?hl=en
Evie’s delicious artwork for sale: https://www.eviekemp.com/shop
09/26/21 • 33 min
Are you hooked on exercise? Do you freak out when you can’t exercise exactly as you think you should? Or does exercise fill you with dread? How do you know if your relationship with exercise has become toxic and what can you do about it?
Sabine McKenzie is the sage for you, with real, lived experience of breaking up and making up with exercise. Sabine is an eating disorder recovery coach and passionate body image educator. After her own experience with an eating disorder Sabine founded her business – “Core Confidence” - to provide preventative education to schools and community groups, speak out against diet culture and encourage us all to value our worth beyond our image. Carolyn Costin Institute trained, Sabine now provides the 1:1 support she craved when she was struggling in her recovery – helping her clients to decrease feelings of loneliness, provide hope and set the example that full recovery is possible.
In this episode you’ll get practical, step-by-gentle-step advice on how to figure out if your relationship with exercise is uncool, what to do about it and how to move your bod in ways that are fun, freeing and enjoyable!
In this lol-filled episode on Bod Almighty we cover:
How Sabine knew her approach to exercise was unhelpful (around 3:00)
Why “the why” is so important! (around 3:30)
Whether you should be looking for physical measures to understand if your relationship with exercise is toxic or if there are other key indicators (around 5:45)
Who to talk to if you are unsure whether your relationship with exercise is healthy or not (around 7:30)
Hot tip: An easy, revealing exercise to dig into your exercise intentions (around 7:45)
Hannah’s “aha moment” (around 8:30)
Okay, so your relationship with exercise is a bit funky, what should you do? (around 9:00)
Sabine’s courageous decision (around 9:30)
The conundrum with exercise and mental health (around 11:20)
Uncovering and challenging beliefs around exercise (around 12:00)
Hot tip: How to ease into taking it easy! (around 13:00)
How to start “making up” with exercise (around 15:00)
One thing you really should put to the side to have a better relationship with body movement (around 16:00)
Sabine’s key measures to knowing when exercise is serving her, rather than her serving it (around 16:30)
The one place Michelle, Hannah and Sabine aren’t keen on (around 17:30)
Sabine’s genius hack! (around 18:30)
Hot tip: A fun way to explore types of movement you might be curious about (around 22:30)
Have you thought about including “play” in your definition of movement? (around 25:30)
Which one of us has been to a dance party at 6am... more than once? (around 26:00)
Hannah’s secret exercise curiosity (around 28:30)
Sabine’s secret exercise curiosity that we ALL want to do. Hint: it involves PUPPIES! (around 29:00)
How to use social media to your advantage to get a great relationship with exercise (around 30:30)
Resources:
Sabine’s website: https://www.coreconfidence.net/eating-disorder-recovery-support
Sabine’s instagram accounts: https://www.instagram.com/coreconfidenceperth/
https://www.instagram.com/sabine.mckenzie/
Sabine’s Body Esteem Programme (a resource for educators): https://www.coreconfidence.net/bep-resource
17. How To Stop Critiquing Your Body (By Learning About Someone Else's) with Angela Barnett
Bod Almighty
07/03/22 • 37 min
So f-ing tired of the critical voice running through your head? The negative, self-loathing ticker tape? Endlessly telling you that you look like crap and therefore ARE crap? We get it! Sometimes your inner critic can be loud and relentless. Perhaps part of the answer to the internal bully is something you’ve never considered before...
Award-winning writer, creator and marketer, Angela Barnett, recently discovered a new tool in her eating disorder recovery toolbox when she embarked on a project to write about the experiences of seven different people in: “Like Bodies, Like Minds” which connects body image, bodily experiences, stigma and mental health. It impacted Angela, an eating disorder survivor herself, and she wants to share it with you too.
Listen up for these pearls of wisdom:
What's better than “Ten Top Tips”? (2:00)
Angela’s unique and surprising “kaupapa” (guiding principle / paradigm) for her project - Like Bodies, Like Minds - and how it might revolutionise the way you think about body image (4:00)
Sophia’s story - “My body doesn’t look out for me anymore; I have to look out for it.” (7:00)
“The beauty ideals are based on this idea that we can always change our bodies.” (10:50)
A sheepskin rug changes Ange’s mind! (13:00)
June’s story – “Being forcibly yoked to a body that isn’t yours”
Michelle’s joyous experience being fitted for clothes in India (23:30)
Glennon Doyle’s advice to Angela (27:30)
Can you like your belly? (28:30)
Can you like your chin? (30:00)
If you likes this episode make sure to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:
How to Care Less What Others Think of You with Kristina Bruce
How to Bare Your Arms with Evie Kemp
Links:
Like Bodies, Like Minds: @likebodieslikeminds
Angela’s website: https://angelabarnett.me
Belly love podcast: Belly Love Podcast — Rachel W. Cole
06/26/22 • 28 min
Stressing about an upcoming event, party or date? Wondering how to get the confidence other people seem to have in spades? This is the episode for you! Join us and our incredible expert Summer Innanen, who will coach you to comfort and confidence so that you can Rock That Do. Practical, powerful advice in just thirty minutes – you can’t beat that!
Summer Innanen is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix and creator of You, On Fire – an online group coaching program dedicated to helping people get free from body shame.
Don’t miss these wisdom-nuggets from the show:
Why viewing your inner critic as “protective” can be helpful (3:30)
Why a partner’s work event might be more difficult than your own work event (7.00)
The awesome confidence technique Summer taught Michelle (9.40)
What’s YOUR theme song? (12.30)
What you should wear to your event (14.30)
Another clever tip if you are feeling anxious (17.00)
If you are an introvert this is the advice for you... (19.00)
Why Hannah felt the need to shout out “Neutralise the threat!” (22.00)
Summer’s FREE 10-day Body Confidence Makeover: https://summerinnanen.com
If you liked this episode don’t forget to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:
How To Care Less About What Others Think Of You with Kristina Bruce
How To Figure Yourself Out And Why Bother with Flex Mami
06/19/22 • 31 min
Have you ever questioned why we think thin bodies are best? Where did this idea come from? And why are we so attached to it?
In this episode of Bod Almighty we ask Sarah Wirth, an activist who works in the area of body studies and founded the Body Studies Project, an organisation dedicated to disrupting appearance and body-based oppression, how we got here. We get historical, philosophical and even mathematical (!) in our quest to understand why we prefer certain bods over others. Get ready for a juicy deep dive and prepare your mind to be blown!
In this episode of Bod Almighty don’t miss these enlightening gems:
What maths has to do with which bodies we prefer (3:00)
How BMI was invented and why (6:00)
When BMI categories shifted overnight (8:00)
Where standardised clothing sizes came from (9:47)
Religion and weight (13:00)
Find out what Hannah means by “slutty food”! (18:00)
Where the word “diet” came from (21:00)
Sex only for procreation?! (26:00)
Exercise: creating a broader definition of health (27:30)
Resources mentioned on the show:
Maintenance Phase podcast episode discussing BMI (body mass index)
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/maintenance-phase-1490970/episodes/the-body-mass-index-96180461
Dr Sabrina Strings’ book, “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia”
https://www.amazon.com/Fearing-Black-Body-Racial-Origins/dp/1479886750
Virgie Tovar pod on origins of weight loss and morality
If you liked this episode don’t forget to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:
Dr Lindo Bacon – How to Put Nutrition in its Place
Kate Spina – How to Eat Carbs
06/12/22 • 33 min
You know it’s important to check your boobs but do you know about gynaecological cancers? Did you know that gynaecological cancers kill more people – approximately 1 New Zealander every 24 hours - than melanoma or the road toll?
Don’t tune out – tune in! You could be part of world history - eliminating cervical cancer.
In this episode of Bod Almighty we join Tash Crosby – founder of Talk Peach and ovarian cancer survivor - and Nadine Riwai - Senior Portfolio Manager with the National Cervical Screening Programme and registered nurse with over 20 years health experience - in a conversation that could save your life. Take charge! Spend just thirty minutes with us to get informed!
In this episode of Bod Almighty don’t miss these important discussions:
What might shock you about gynaecological cancers (2:00)
Tash’s personal story (3:00)
“I need to do something with this” – Tash’s motivation to start Talk Peach (8:00)
“Make it a whole whānau thing.” (12:00)
What stops people from getting checked (13:00)
Cervical screening playlists on Spotify – really! (14:00)
The lol chats you have “when someone is in your vagina” (17:30)
The five minute gynae check you can do at home without a doctor (18:00)
Vaccinating boys for HPV and all the cancers it can help avoid (26:00)
July 2023: Self tests for cervical cancers are coming! (27:00)
Could we eliminate cervical cancer in our lifetime? (29:00)
Resources mentioned on the show:
Talk Peach: https://www.talkpeach.org.nz
Smear your mea campaign: https://www.facebook.com/smearyourmea/
If you liked this episode don’t forget to check out Season One of Bod Almighty including these guests:
Evie Kemp – How to Bare Your Arms
Monique Doy – How to Break Out of your Safe Clothes Uniform
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07/09/21 • 0 min
Bod Almighty is the practical, how-to podcast to help improve your body confidence. We have something for every age, stage and body with topics like:
How to shop for swimwear
How to care less about what others think of you,
How to feel confident about your body during sex,
How to look at photos of yourself,
How to dress when your body has changed,
How to deal with being weighed at the doctors,
How to deal with judgemental family members,
How to see your body as a minor player in your life,
How to deal with weight/body related comments,
How to feel body confident at the gym or playing sport,
How to cope with menopause,
How to stop your own body image issues being passed down to your children.
Bod Almighty matches body image frustrations and fears with subject matter experts to facilitate a positive shift in body image beliefs. Each Bod Almighty episode is a clear “How to” using re-framing, new concepts or information, useful steps, exercises and practices delivered in no more than thirty minutes. Short and sweet; less waffle and more action!
Your hosts Michelle Sokolich (Videographer / Photographer) and Hannah Tunnicliffe (Author) have been there. They met on the course – “Stop Fighting Food” led by body image and intuitive eating expert Isabel Foxen Duke. In February 2021 they surveyed over fifty close contacts to understand the body image related frustrations they were experiencing. The results led them to create Bod Almighty.
Bod Almighty gives you the tools, advice and encouragement to become more free and confident in your body. We understand that diet culture and anti-fat bias are systemic, societal problems and hope that this podcast can play a small role in chipping away at those oppressions while improving your personal day-to-day life.
Don’t let your body image limit you from a life of freedom, movement, joy and pleasure. Join the conversation at Bod Almighty to stand up to your fears and inner critic and practice the confidence you deserve!
We can’t wait to share this with you,
Michelle & Hannah
09/29/23 • 37 min
Life is a road trip... with a LOT of bumps and detours. How do you navigate life’s misadventures with strength and style?
Friend, cancer-warrior and stylist, Emma John, provides a road map. In this episode, Emma shares her personal experiences with trauma and the surprising ways clothes helped her through massive life upheavals. Don't miss:
- The way Emma created her own “style superhero” and how she guides her clients to do the same
- How Emma’s style evolved over time and yes, The Cure, rainbow knee-high socks, a red silk suit and skirts over jeans ALL feature!
- How Emma wants to help us get out of the “choke-hold” of clothing sizes and how “radical acceptance” totally rocked her world
- What happened in November 2021 that would change Emma’s life (and hair) forever
- How style brought control back in to Emma’s life and why she believes “Through trauma there is a deeper discovery of self”
- The surprising style tricks you might not have considered including: great pyjamas, the importance of skin-feel and how to arrange your wardrobe for immediate revelations.
- Why Emma preaches: “Don’t believe the hype about jeans!!”
We are thrilled to share Emma John with you in this heartfelt, practical and lol-filled episode. As the stylist at the helm of “Sisterhood of Style” you can find Emma on Instagram – @sisterhoodofstylenz – or on her website - sisterhoodofstyle.com
5. How To Eat Carbs with Kate Spina
Bod Almighty
09/26/21 • 34 min
If you’re confused about which carbs to eat, when to eat them and how much then join the club! It’s baffling out there! Nutritionist Kate Spina is here to help us understand our sweet potatoes from our white potatoes and sort fact from sales pitch. You might be surprised at what she has to say!
Kate Spina is a qualified nutritionist, chef and eating disorder survivor/thriver and there is no-one better equipped to help us understand the world of carbohydrates. Kate is also a trusted media expert and creator of the Diet Jailbreak program. She is currently based in Sydney, Australia and serves as a diet and super food debunker, striving to empower people overwhelmed by food to ditch the confusion and take charge of their physical and mental health.
In this episode you're going to learn what a carb is, how to eat carbs and why you should eat carbs.
In this fact-packed episode on Bod Almighty we cover:
What are carbohydrates? (around 1:30)
Did you know that dairy products are carbohydrates? (around 2:15)
The difference between white potato and sweet potato and what the heck is sweet potato toast? (around 2:40)
Why GI is not as important as we think (around 3:30)
The link with a “plant-based” diet (around 4:30)
How carbs have gotten bad press (around 5:00)
Macro and micro nutrients (around 5:30)
Why green vegetables are great but not everything (around 7:15)
Hot tip: Try this exercise: which foods are you afraid of? Which foods do you avoid these days? Which foods do you feed others (e.g. your family) but not yourself? Think about your favourite foods from childhood (around 9:15)
How to consider wholegrains and why (around 11:30)
Kate’s secret, favourite carbohydrate! (around 12:30)
What are the only foods with fibre in them? Do you know? (around 14:00)
An unexpected reason why variety is critical (around 14:30)
What Kate eats with her election day sausage. Hint: it’s not pumpernickel (around 15:30)
If food is fuel then what is the air in your tyres? (around 16:30)
How to find fibre if you are eating gluten-free (around 18:00)
What lockdown taught us about the value of refined carbohydrates (around 19:00)
Advice if you have dieted or restricted your food a lot in your past (around 20:00)
Michelle and Hannah’s personal experiences with unpicking old dieting behaviours and beliefs (around 22:00)
Hot tip: Kate shares an exercise to consider how our mood is impacted by how we are eating carbs (around 25:00)
What led Kate to feel “murdery” (around 25:15)
The links between stress, serotonin and carbs - this might surprise you! (around 26:30)
How women react to some of the current fad diets compared to men (around 28:30)
Hot tip: Kate’s super-yummy advice and exercise for where to start with exploring carbs
How you know you are eating enough (around 32:00)
Where to book a free chat with The Amazing Kate Spina (around 33:00)
Resources:
Kate’s website: www.katespinanutrition.com
Kate’s instagram: @katespinasnutrition
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FAQ
How many episodes does Bod Almighty have?
Bod Almighty currently has 22 episodes available.
What topics does Bod Almighty cover?
The podcast is about Education, Podcasts and How To.
What is the most popular episode on Bod Almighty?
The episode title '20. How To Spot A Wellness Diet with Christy Harrison' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Bod Almighty?
The average episode length on Bod Almighty is 33 minutes.
How often are episodes of Bod Almighty released?
Episodes of Bod Almighty are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Bod Almighty?
The first episode of Bod Almighty was released on Jul 9, 2021.
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