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Love Your Bodd
by Heather Boddy
We all have insecurities. You are not alone in your struggles. Love Your Bodd is a podcast focused on creating a dialogue around body image, specifically in the arts. In Love Your Bodd, Heather Boddy sits down with artists, activists, and health/fitness professionals to discuss body image, race, and how our insecurities make us who we are. The lack of representation in the arts and media is overwhelming. It's time to hold up a mirror to the industry and talk about how it can affect us. It's also time to hold a mirror up to ourselves and truly love that person we see staring back at us. Do you love your bodd?
Episodes
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104. Kelsey Lane Davidson: Intentionality is Key
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Kelsey Lane Davidson - an expert in finding a balance when it comes to fitness. Kelsey is a strength and conditioning coach that helps you get fit in the chaos that is life. She has a background in university athletics, corporate wellness and...
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103. Heart to Heart: Lack of Body Diversity in the Disney Princesses
It's Heather's first "Heart to Heart" Episode and this week we are talking about the lack of body diversity in Disney Princesses (and "Strong Disney Heroines"). Representation is SO important so listen as Heather discusses her own personal experience projecting "seeing herself" in Princesses that...
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102. Megan Yelaney: Make Empowered Decisions | Mind, Body, and Business
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather welcomes her good friend and business coach, Megan Yelaney! Heather and Meg have a long history of friendship so the interview flows naturally and hits on so many incredible topics: How Megan changed Heather's life - the ripple effect and how you never know...
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101. Movement is Magic: Sabrina C on Creating an Inclusive Fitness Space
This week on Love Your Bodd we have the wonderful Sabrina Castro! Sabrina was on LYB 5 years but and our philosophies of fitness and life in general have changed so much since then. In this episode, we talk about her lockdown depression and how it completely changed the way she views herself and...
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100. Just Breathe - Dionne Reed on Reducing Stress and Overwhelm and Improving your Holistic Health
This week is our 100TH EPISODE!!!! Heather is so excited to share this HUGE milestone with you all, thank you for the support! This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather interviews Dionne Reed, a wellness entrepreneur who has a passion for helping her clients reduce stress and overwhelm by focusing on...
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99. Anthea Spiteri: Healing Harmful Body Beliefs
Where do harmful beliefs about our bodies come from? How can we work through those beliefs so that we aren't constanty berating our bodies? We answer these questions and more in my interview with Anthea Spiteri, a coach who helps women feel confident in themselves and their body from the inside...
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98. Miss Mai: Breaking the Cycle | Sex Work Stigma, Fatphobia, Generational Trauma & More
This week we welcome Miss Mai (they/them) to the podcast! We talk about everything from decriminalizing sex work, to healing generational trauma, to gender dysphoria, to internalized fatphobia. It's a whirlwind and I appreciate Mai's willingness to be open and vulerable and share their…
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97. NYCC '22 Cospositivity Panel: Fitness and Body Image in the Cosplay Community
LIVE from New York Comic Con 2022: Join Heather and panelists Stardust Megu, Patrick Diamond, and Rachel Lauria in a discussion about fitness, body image, and self worth. The great thing about hosting this panel at different events with different panelists is that each time the discussion is...
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96. C2E2 '22 Cospositivity Panel: Fitness and Body Image in the Cosplay Community
LIVE from C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) Heather hosts this panel all about making cosplay and fitness work for YOU. PANELISTS: Adare W of Pink Lemonade Pastries, cosplayer and pastry chef extraordinaire! Laura J, educator and activist. Alex Rose, cosplayer and photographer known as...
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95. C2E2 2022 Cosplay Interviews
Heather was out at C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) interviewing cosplayers about why they chose their cosplays and how they feel in them. Here are some of the cosplayers interviewed in this episode: @histore.uriah & friends @splendidtreasure88 @vampysnow @ivyeyes & @missjoeychell...
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START HERE - Note to Self: LYB REVAMP (ep 94)
LOVE YOUR BODD IS BACK, BABY!!!! Hopefully better than ever! START HERE to see what has changed in the last 3 years. In this raw episode, Heather shares what was going on in her life when she started Love Your Bodd and how she has changed since launching in 2017. Hope you enjoy!...
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93 - Sara Alexander: Feminine Appetite | Sensuality and Bodily Autonomy
Today on Love Your Bodd we have an interview with Sara Alexander, a British-Sardinian actress & author. We talk about female sensuality, vulnerability, and our intellect versus our impulses when it comes to sex. We surround this conversation around the Off West End play in which Sara recently...
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92 - Banishing Your Fear of Success with Self Love | Validation, Fear, and Your Self Worth
Hello Lovers! Today on Love Your Bodd we are going to talk about why you are SO AFRAID to succeed! I'll give you some tools to BANISH your fears by using self-love, self-esteem, self-worth, and compassion. First things first, I talk a lot about where you get your validation. In this episode I…
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91 - Work it Out! w/ Caitlin & Megan: Making Fitness for YOU
The ladies of the Work it Out! Podcast came to Love Your Bodd to talk about inclusivity in fitness, the emotional ups and downs that come with working out, and making fitness FUN & silly & FOR YOU. Check out the Work it Out! Podcast & their interview with Love Your Bodd host Heather Boddy here:...
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90 - Katie B: Healthy From the Inside Out
Love Your Bodd warmly welcomes back previous guest, Katie Barrett! Her life has done a complete 180 since the last time Heather interviewed her. Her first interview was about her struggles with Weight, Infertility, and Pregnancy loss. This interview is about changes she made for her health, how…
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89 - Amanda J: Do the Inner Work | ED Recovery and Creating Mental Resilience
"I didn't know where I was going, all I knew was I didn't want to put all of my energy into hating myself anymore." - Amanda J This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Amanda Jean: a body image and intuition coach, also a neuroscience nerd who loves personal development and learning...
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87 - Note to Self: 5 Ways to Love Yourself this Valentine's Day
In this episode of Love Your Bodd, we take Self-Care to a whole new level. It would be so easy to say "take yourself on a date" or "buy yourself something nice." But we are truly trying to break the stigma that comes along with Valentine's Day and create NEW Self-Love traditions. Did you try any…
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86 - F.I.T. FEST & Love Your Bodd Season 3!
This is the last episode of LYB Season 2! Get SUPER EXCITED for LYB Season 3 coming at ya in February!!! _________________________________________ GO LIVE IT UP! Try Go Live It Up! A text message service that gives you bite sized tasks to reach monumental goals. Love Your Bodd listeners get a...
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85 - Naomi S: Diet Culture SUCKS | Eating Disorder Recovery & Body Love
Naomi S is a college student who has struggled with her relationship with food and exercise since 8th grade. She was diagnosed with anorexia and was told that if she reached a certain weight, everything would be okay... but that REALLY didn't address any of her deeper issues. She then discovered...
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84 - Bryan D: Enjoy Yourself! | How Social Media Affects Body Image
Welcome back, Lovers! This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Bryan D - A daytime accountant who also teaches Group Exercise and has built a brand for himself in the fitness industry. We talk about his fitness career and how the brand he got started with made him feel like he would be...
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83 - Laura J M: There's No Such Thing As Perfect | Finding Confidence & Fighting Comparison
Laura Jean Jane is BACK! In this episode we talk about: How Laura was at risk for heart disease and diabetes and how she is no longer on that path We talk body confidence in the change in her wardrobe both ON and OFF stage. Her confidence in her performances ON stage. Personal Development and...
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82 - NYCC Exclusive: Can Cosplay Solve Your Problems? - Body Image, Disabilities, and Authenticity at New York Comic Con
"Whatever your problem is, cosplay solves it." - Dylan Dozenfingers on the Cosplay and Disabilities panel. Heather was out at New York Comic Con interviewing Cosplayers about how they feel inside their cosplays! As usual it was an incredibly rewarding and inspiring experience and we cannot wait…
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Love Your Bodd Announcement
It's TRUE! Love Your Bodd is going on a brief hiatus while I work on creating some incredible content for you. Until then, I need help with a super BIG project that I'm creating specifically for my Lovers. Please take 5-10 mins to complete the survey here: http://bit.ly/lybsurvey **** THE FIRST…
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81 - Sara G: Be A Finisher | Hustle Messy & Don't Let Fear Decide
Hello, Lovers! Today on Love Your Bodd we have an interview with Sara Grey! She's the founder and CEO of WANNABE™, host of Power the Hustle Podcast, and she does so much more. We discuss SO MUCH in this episode including Sara growing up an athlete and her different insecurities growing up. We…
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80 - Note to Self: How To Feel More Motivated!
Hey, Lovers! Heather is back in an all new "Note to Self" episode of Love Your Bodd where she breaks down 5 things you can do to help you feel more motivated! 1. Play that funky music! 2. Be kind to yourself. 3. Envision how you will feel once it gets DONE! 4. Take it slow. Baby Steps. Habit...
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79 - Hallie B: Be Yourself | Body Image & Sexuality Growing Up a Plus Sized "Tomboy"
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather has a very intimate and candid interview with her "Big Baby Sister," Hallie. Called so because she is so much taller than her older sister. These girls who were raised in the midwest and moved to opposite coasts - Hallie to California (LA) and Heather to NYC -...
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78 - Note To Self: 5 Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up for Gaining Weight
Welcome back, Lovers! This week on Love Your Bodd, we are focusing on Forgiving Yourself for gaining weight. It can happen for a plethora of reasons, and it's time to examine how you react to it, because we can be very unkind to ourselves when this happens. 5 ways to stop beating yourself up for...
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77 - Cosplay is Community: Body Positivity & Diversity at San Diego Comic Con
Heather was OUT IN THOSE SAN DIEGO STREETS finding cosplayers to interview for this special San Diego Comic Con edition of Love Your Bodd! The group of people rallied up for this episode includes: a drag Poison Ivy, two She Hulks, a cosplay FAMILY, a curvy self-made DnD cosplay, a burlesque…
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76 - Note to Self: Take Care of Your Body While You Travel
In this episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather reflects on her experiences traveling this week and reminds herself to take better care of her body in her future travels. She talks about the importance of hydration, the normalcy of bloating, and ways that you can/should incorporate movement into your...
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75 - Megan Y: Common Costly Lifestyle Change Mistakes
Hi Lovers! Megan Yelaney is BACK! YAY!! She's been on the podcast a couple times before - her first full episode is titled "Protect Your Mind" and in that interview we dive deep into her journey with exercise and becoming a health/fitness coach. In THIS Episode, we discuss the many ways her life...
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74 - Jenna D: You Don't Need To Look A Certain Way | Body Positivity and Fat Acceptance in the Fitness Industry
Welcome back, Lovers! In today's episode of Love Your Bodd you are going to hear from a body positive personal trainer named Jenna! She's been a personal trainer for 11 years but it hasn't always been so "body positive." Jenna has a unique story of gaining weight to improve her health - both...
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73 - PRIDE: Celebrate YOU | Pride History, Pros, Cons, & Celebration
HAPPY PRIDE EPISODE, LOVERS! This episode comes in two parts: Part I is clips/blurbs from Previous Love Your Bodd guests, Love Your Bodd listeners, & Host Heather's friends and family on what PRIDE means to them and why it's important. Starting with a history lesson on The Stonewall Uprising and...
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72 - Note to Self: Appreciate & Accept Where You Are Now
In a totally raw, unplanned episode, Heather shares her "appearance based" struggles and how she has had to look at them from a place of acceptance instead of something she has to "fix." She also shares her biggest takeaways from the F.I.T.4ALL Fit Fest Panel on Body Positivity, Health at Every...
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71 - Jess King: Create Positive Connections
This week's guest is Jess King! Coming at us all the way from PARIS! She's one of the kindest women I've ever met and she has the ability to make deep connections quickly! In the interview we talk about her relationship with Music and Fitness and how she is able to marry those worlds. We talk…
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70 - Sam D: Show Yourself Compassion | A Journey from Anorexia to Food Freedom
This week's Love Your Bodd Guest is Sam Darby! She's a Body Image & Food Freedom coach and personal trainer who has struggled with diets, exercise, and a "fear of becoming fat." She teaches women how to break free from dieting, quit the self-hatred and live a life full of happiness and abundance...
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69 - Brock J: You Can Always Improve | Cosplayer talks Injury Recovery, Confidence, and Self-Improvement
Welcome back, Lovers! This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather interviews Brock J, a Cosplayer she met at New York Comic Con. The first half of the episode focuses on cosplay and Brock's upbringings in foster care. The second half of the episode dives DEEP into Brock's fitness journey and his…
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68 - The Slimdown Quarterly: Hollywood Transformations | Actors Gaining and Losing Weight for a Role
Welcome to THE SLIMDOWN where Host Heather and her special Slimdown Co-Host Adare discuss body positivity and diversity in the media. Positives and Negatives. THIS WEEK we talk about Hollywood and actors who drastically gain and lose weight to take on a role. Join our discussion or add to it for...
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67 - How To Manage Feeling Overwhelmed!
Hello there, Lovers! This new episode of Love Your Bodd is focused on helping you get over those feelings of being overwhelmed. In life, in your job, in your relationship ... whatever it is you are going through, you can get through it! Here are the tips: Brain Dump! Get your thoughts out of your...
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66 - Note to Self: You Are Human | Body Image & Loneliness
In today's episode, Heather reflects on an overwhelming feeling of loneliness & sadness that struck her this weekend. She could narrow the feeling down to several things but she wants to talk to you all ... and herself ... about how these feelings are normal. Feel the thing. Move on. Practice...
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65 - Women in Theater Panel: Changing the Stage
This week on Love Your Bodd we've got a LIVE recording of the Out of the Box Theatrics' Women in Theater Panel! This live recording was moderated by Love Your Bodd Host, Heather Boddy. She interviewed panelists Elizabeth Flemming, Amiee Turner, Sammi Cannold, Alex Chester, Awoye Timpo about their...
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64 - F.I.T. Fest Panel - Redefine Your New Year in April
Welcome to the LIVE recording of the "Redefining the New Year's Resolution" Panel from the January 2018 F.I.T. Fest. The panel features Shanna Tyler, Heather Boddy, and Tina Tang. Okay, yes this was recorded in January but HEY Y'ALL ITS APRIL! Remember what Shanna Tyler said in her episode (#62)...
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63 - Becky S: Use Your Words | Anorexia, Exercise Addiction, & Asking for Help
"I think I just wanted people to see that I was in pain. I couldn't say that. I couldn't say, 'Hi, I'm Becky, I'm in pain. This is me being thinner than I should be so this is what pain means to me.'" - Becky S This week on Love Your Bodd we explore the importance of reaching out when you are in...
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62 - Shanna T: Do What Makes Your Heart Sing | Yoga, Body Love, & Goal-setting
This week on Love Your Bodd, Shanna Tyler is here to give you some real talk about practicing yoga, body love, and how to set goals! She's a self-starting #GIRLBOSS, Yoga Instructor, and isn't afraid to follow her passions. Listen to hear Shanna talk about: Growing up feeling like fitness was...
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61 - Sarah C: Listen to Your Body | A Discussion on Mind-Body Connection and Fertility
"I felt like jumping on the rooftops & going 'okay, wait a minute, there's stuff we can do! We don't need to spend thousands and thousands of dollars at a fertility clinic, we can step back here, listen to what your body is saying, and make major change!'" - Sarah Clark, Fertility, Lifestyle, &...
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60 - Goal Weight: Freeing Yourself from the Number on the Scale
Goal Weight. Let's talk about it. Pretty much everyone has one. That number in the back of your mind that you strive for every day. That number that you pray is on the scale every time you step on. Hoping each time to be closer. Maybe you are at your goal weight! Wow! Congratulations, you are one...
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59 - Note To Self: Motivational Self-Talk | Getting Rid of that Negative Voice
"Change your thoughts and you can change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale "We are not disturbed by things, but rather the view we take of them." - Epiuctetus "There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - Shakespeare What is the voice inside your head saying to you? Is it…
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58 - Girls in Capes Part II: Problematic Favorites | What to watch out for in the Media you Consume
Welcome to Part 2 of the Girls in Capes interview! Please, if you haven't already, go listen to Part 1 first, where you will learn all about Girls in Capes and the ladies involved in the panel! In Part II of this 2 part interview, we discuss PROBLEMATIC MEDIA! Problematic favorites as in...
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57 - Girls In Capes Part I: Exploring Gender, Race, & Sexuality in Geek Culture
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with the Founder of the online publication "Girls in Capes," along with several ladies of the writing team, to talk about representation in geek culture! In Part I of this 2 part interview, we discuss "Girls in Capes" and why is it so important…
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56 - Stardust Megu: How Cosplay Led To Confidence
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather has an interview with the very kick-ass Stardust Megu! They talk all things cosplay - from gender to race to body type. Stardust shares her story about how cosplay literally saved her life. She was severely bullied as a kid and once she discovered comic con…
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55 - Rachel E: Treat Your Body Like Gold
Does your career rely heavily on what you look like? For most dancers and models, body image can be a huge issue. In this episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather talks to an old friend, Rachel Eten, about what it was like to grow up as a dancer and later, what it's like to have a professional modeling...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We all have insecurities. You are not alone in your struggles. Love Your Bodd is a podcast focused on creating a dialogue around body image, specifically in the arts. In Love Your Bodd, Heather Boddy sits down with artists, activists, and health/fitness professionals to discuss body image, race, and how our insecurities make us who we are. The lack of representation in the arts and media is overwhelming. It's time to hold up a mirror to the industry and talk about how it can affect us. It's also time to hold a mirror up to ourselves and truly love that person we see staring back at us. Do you love your bodd?
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Heather Boddy
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We all have insecurities. You are not alone in your struggles. Love Your Bodd is a podcast focused on creating a dialogue around body image, specifically in the arts. In Love Your Bodd, Heather Boddy sits down with artists, activists, and health/fitness professionals to discuss body image, race,...
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