The Body Shameless Series Podcast

The Body-Shameless Series podcast episode 6 As a rising model, Abby Dixon knows the unrealistic body standards media places on women. Dixon explained how this issue is perpetuated by social and mainstream media, the pressure from the industry, and her personal experience with body-shaming. Dixon shares her perspective on how the fashion industry impacts a woman’s body image, her experience with body shaming, and the benefits of creating a more inclusive industry that redefines mainstream media labels.

The Body Shameless Series podcast Episode 5: Finding Body Confidence, with Iris McAlpin On this episode of the Brave series of The Body Shameless podcast, Iris McAlpin talks about an eating disorder that defined a decade of her life. McAlpin is a mental health advocate (irismcalpin.com), and founder of an online course titled Freedom From Food Addiction. As the creator of The New Humanitarian, an Instagram campaign that seeks to bring attention to the disconnect between social media and reality, McAlpin bravely shares her own struggle with body image issues and depression to now educate, empower and encourage others to understand, “self care isn’t selfish.” She also shares her perspective on creating a more inclusive fashion industry, and the challenges of showcasing body positivity on social media platforms. #beautyisbrave #thebraveseries #bodypositive #bodyimage #podcast #bodyshamelessseries #shareyourvoice #relatable #beautyis #limitless #brave #bodyshameless For more information about Iris McAlpin visit http://irismcalpin.com/ or follow her instagram @thenewhumanitarian Images via Iris McAlpin and irismcalpin.com portion of music via iMovie

The Body Shameless Series podcast Episode 4: It's about connection, not perfection. On this episode of the Brave series of The Body Shameless podcast, Cindy Farnes shares her journey with a 27 year eating disorder. As the founder of The Yoga Recovery Project in Reno, Nevada, Farnes has a passion for yoga and meditation, and now talks about her personal struggle as part of her own recovery. Farnes also explains how asking for help, and sharing your experience can change your life. The yoga instructor offers her perspective on the impact social media and the fashion industry play in a negative body image, and how we can better lead with our hearts, to practice self love. #beautyisbrave #thebraveseries #bodypositive #bodyimage #podcast #bodyshamelessseries #shareyourvoice #relatable #beautyis #limitless #brave #bodyshameless For more information about Cindy Farnes and the causes she is involved with, visit http://y12sr.com/, http://www.recoveryvinyasa.com/, and http://www.eatbreathethrive.org/. Also, visit her linkedin profile. Image via Cindy Farnes (Facebook)

The Body Shameless Series podcast Episode 3: The Power of Imagery in Media, with Chelsea Roff On the first episode of the Brave series of The Body Shameless Series podcast, Chelsea Roff shares her experience with a severe eating disorder, and how yoga aided in her recovery. She is also the founder of Eat Breathe Thrive​, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and helping in recovery from disordered eating and negative body image, with yoga, community and service programs. (http://www.eatbreathethrive.org). With a passion for promoting body positivity, and a mission to eradicate the stigma associated with eating disorders; Roff talks about the impact socio cultural factors have on a negative body image, why this issue matters, and the power of imagery in media. #beautyisbrave #thebraveseries #bodypositive #bodyimage #podcast #bodyshamelessseries #shareyourvoice #relatable #beautyis #limitless #brave #bodyshameless Images provided via Chelsea Roff and Eat Breathe Thrive (http://www.eatbreathethrive.org) For more information on Chelsea Roff and Eat Breathe Thrive, visit http://www.eatbreathethrive.org

The Body Shameless Series podcast Episode 2: Why we need inclusive fashion, with Andrea Jennings On episode two of the Limitless Series of The Body Shameless podcast, Andrea Jennings shares her story about living with a disability, and her mission to design inclusive clothing. Jennings is pursuing her Masters degree, and most recently was featured in The Raw Beauty Project, Los Angeles, photo exhibit. Hear her story, what fuels her passion, and the influential words of her mother, she credits for her perseverance. #beautyislimitless #bodypositive #inclusion #podcast #bodyshamelessseries #shareyourvoice #relatable #beautyis #limitless #brave #bodyshameless photo provided via Andrea Jennings Learn more about Andrea Jennings by visiting her Instagram @andreajwalksinfaith Images provided via Andrea Jennings and The Raw Beauty Project

The Body Shameless Series podcast Episode 1: Disability, Body Image and Media, with Wendy Crawford On episode one of the Limitless series of the podcast, Wendy Crawford shares her story as a model with a disability, and her passion for promoting body positivity. Crawford is the founder of mobilewomen.org, and co-founder of the Raw Beauty Project. Listen to her incredible story, hear perspective on the impact media has on a woman’s body image, and the need for an industry that represents all women. #beautyislimitless #bodypositive #inclusion #podcast #bodyshamelessseries #shareyourvoice #relatable #beautyis #limitless #brave #bodyshameless Images provided via Wendy Crawford and The Raw Beauty Project (http://www.mobilewomen.org) Learn more about Wendy Crawford at mobilewomen.org and www.therawbeautyproject.com

The Body Shameless Series podcast is storytelling and narrative podcast, consisting of a collection of conversations with women transcending their challenges, living beyond their boundaries, and who question media’s beauty standards. Each of these women have a relatable story, and have pulled from their experiences to now help and empower all women dealing with body image issues. This podcast is powered by Relatablemagazine.com (coming soon) , an online magazine and support community about women redefining media's beauty standards; showing beauty is limitless and brave. Relatable also seeks to raise awareness about the issue of body shaming in social media and the fashion industry. This project is the product of one young woman's work toward earning a graduate degree in journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Relatable seeks to create a new and better way to use media to bring attention to this important issue, by sharing powerful stories and unique perspectives.