The PUSH Podcast

Have you ever bargained with yourself over food?

Have you ever binged on a food that you had been trying to limit yourself on?

Have you ever used exercise as punishment for what you ate?

If you’ve answered “Yes,” to any of the above you are not alone. We have all been wading in the waters of diet culture and quite frankly, swimming away can be really tough.

Listen in as we tackle the topic of dealing with treats and dieting, as well as some strategies for beginning to find peace with your relationship with your body and with food.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Fitness for All Bodies

Black Joy Oregon

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Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor with Christy Harrison

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The Surprising Problem with Calorie Counting (Part 1: Calories In)

The Surprising Problem with Calorie Counting (Part 2: Calories Out)

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In this episode we turn over our topic to you, our listeners. In this Q&A episode we answer questions about stalls in fitness progress, sugar addiction and more! Listen in as we navigate these topics while honoring yourself, your body and your pleasures in life.

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Ever wonder what sex, purity culture and diet culture have in common? Check out our latest episode to find out!

In this episode we sit down with sex educator and sex coach Meaghan Thurston to talk all things sex, body image, pursuit of pleasure and more! Listen to our latest episode now!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Meaghan Thurston’s website

Meaghan Thurston’s social media

Squats for Social Justice

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We recently ruffled a few feathers with an Instagram post on how diet culture is rooted in racism. In this episode we dive in on how fat phobia and diet culture are directly linked to racism, how the pursuit of thinness doesn’t necessarily lead to health and ways to be open to self examination without getting defensive.

What does racism have to do with the fitness industry? What is our responsibility as white women within this industry and as business owners? We talk about this and more in this episode of The PUSH Podcast.

Resources discussed in this episode:

When engaging in anti-racism work it is important to keep a few ground rules in mind:

Whenever possible, pay anti racist educators for their work. This is what they do for a living, pay them to learn.

Whenever possible help fund the cause. Give to organizations that you know are making efforts to dismantle systemic racism.

Google! If you're not not sure where to get started type "anti-racism" into your Google search bar and start learning.

Don't slide into educators' direct messages asking for clarification, explanations and/or advice.....unless you plan to pay them to do so.

People to follow, pay and learn from:

Chrissy King

Rachel Cargle

Monique Melton

Ibram X. Kendi

Decolonizing Fitness