10. Diet Culture & Colorism

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Sarah L. Webb is an international colorism expert helping businesses advance their JEDI missions. She launched the global initiative Colorism Healing in 2013 to raise awareness and foster individual and collective healing through creative and critical work. Dr. Webb’s myriad efforts to address colorism include designing college courses, hosting an international writing contest, publishing books, teaching workshops, and mentoring students across the world from Sacramento, California to Sydney, Australia. Because of her work and expertise on colorism, Dr. Webb has written and contributed to several academic and non-academic articles, presented at numerous conferences, and been featured on regional NPR stations, Fox Soul TV, the Illinois Times, Forbes.com, and the TEDx stage. One of Dr. Webb’s favorite pastimes is providing edutainment on social media, and her content creation landed her among the first 100 members accepted into LinkedIn’s Creator Accelerator Program.  In this episode we covered Origins of colorism and its impact at the individual and systemic level Colorism as a global phenomenon Connection between diet culture and colorism Normalizing intersectional thinking ....and so much more!! that you don't want to miss tuning to this week's episode. Follow Dr. Webb on instagram @colorismhealing  Her website: https://colorismhealing.com --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on Apple Podcasts! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @drhortenciajimenez and visit www.hortenciajimenez.com ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.