05. MLM's Look Glamorous on the Outside with Shelbey Osborne

In today's episode, Shelbey Osborne talks about her experience with a multilevel marketing company and how it affected her relationship with her body, exercise and food. Shelbey Osborne is a yoga teacher in training. She is passionate about yoga and astrology and uses these teachings to help individuals connect deeper to their own intuition. She is an advocate for body acceptance and applying a self-compassionate approach to all areas of our lives. __ 1:20 Tell us a little bit about your story 3:53 You joined an MLM company. Can you explain what that is? How are they run and how does it differ from pyramid schemes? 6:05 How does it work with products? Do you need to buy the products and then give them to people? 6:55 Did you get any training to help you? 9:45 Let’s talk about the pressure to follow these diets and workouts. How did that go for you? 11:40 Was there a pressure to look a certain way? 14:50 You mentioned your struggles with binge eating tendencies before. Did joining an MLM company affect that in any way? 19:15 MLM companies are big on telling you that you can make it your own business and make it your own. Were you able to do that? 21:33 Did you experience the “one foot in the diet culture world and one foot in the intuitive eating world”? 23:45 The positives of MLM’s 25:23 Is there anything you wish you could of told your younger self when you were joining these companies? 27:43 What do you do now? __ If you struggle with an eating disorder, you’re not alone <3 https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Helpline: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline Chat: https://chatserver.comm100.com/ChatWindow.aspx?siteId=144464&planId=467 __ Follow Shelbey Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bodyloveandtrust Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/movedbythestars Instagram: instagram.com/movedbythestars __ Be Uniquely Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1065389500225842/ Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/Uniquelyhealthy/ Support the free content I post online: patreon.com/maryannauger __ Connect with me: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxpyginRtlDHPavltvQVsQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannaugercpt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/maryannauger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannauger/ Tumblr: https://maryannauger.tumblr.com/ __ Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Please speak to your medical doctor if you have any questions. __ Music: On The Verge by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/