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Friends Of The Bod
by friendsofthebod
Chloë, a licensed massage therapist, and Camille, a personal trainer, discuss various aspects of the wellness space and their experiences within it. Just two wellness besties telling each other ”exactlyyyyyyy” while making sense of a notoriously nonsensical industry.
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Goal Setting? For Spring? Groundbreaking.
Chloë and Camille discuss how to set a motivating goal and actually accomplish it!
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FOTB Book Club--All About Love: New Visions
Chloë and Camille discuss bell hooks’ classic “All About Love: New Visions.” Come for the wellness connections, stay for the patriarchy rants! Happy belated love month and barely on time Women’s History Month!
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The Eepy Sweepy Episode (Evidence-Based Sleep Guidelines)
Chloë and Camille discuss sleep and why it is important and should probably be more of a priority for you (yes you)! This episode covers what happens in your body during sleep, evidence-based recommendations for sleeping like a cozy bear, and our own personal journeys to sleeping well. We also feature our second very special guest (you have to stay ’til the end, though).
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Rest Is Resistance!
Chloë and Camille discuss Tricia Hersey’s Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto, and how the idea of radical rest is relevant to health and wellness.
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So What’s The Deal With Community?
Chloë and Camille have a ramble about the importance of community through discussing concepts from three banger books: Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides; Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care; and See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.
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Be Scared, Do Something Anyway
Happy Halloween! What could be scarier than 2025?? Join Chloë and Camille as they dive into Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba’s 2023 book “Let This Radicalize You: Organizing And The Revolution Of Reciprocal Care” for a discussion around movement building, staying out of despair, and how activism can be a wellness practice.
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Organic Food: What's The Harm?
Chloë and Camille dig into organic food: the myths, the truths, and the very specific definitions.
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Back To School: Continuing Ed For Life
Chloë and Camille use Steven Brill's The Death Of Truth as a jumping-off point to discuss critical thinking and strategies for lifelong learning in an increasingly fractured, bleak, and weird media environment.
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Mid Year Checkin!
Tangents? Check. Rants? Check. Light Swearing? Check. Join Chloë and Camille for their mid-year checkin (recorded June 2025) to check back in on our top 5 health habits and how we're both keeping up with them. Come for the banter, stay for the answer to "what's the opposite of a shout out?" NEW podcast music by SigmaMusicArt on Pixabay :)
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Take a Bus: The Health Benefits of Public Transit
Chlöe and Camille have their first guest on the pod! Chlöe’s husband Schuyler (@skyzillatron5000) joins us to talk about all things public transit: why it’s so hit-or-miss in the United States, how it can be better, and why it matters!
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Weight Loss Glorification
Chloë and Camille talk about the harmful cultural narratives around weight loss and how and why it is glorified in our society. (We just scratch the surface here, watch for our next Substack for further nuance!)
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Life's A Pain! What Helps?
Chloë and Camille talk about a universal human experience: pain and managing it! They discuss how it shows up for them both professionally and personally, and give recommendations and resources for understanding your pain and meeting it with curiosity. Tune in to see why this episode earned our first (and probably only) explicit tag!
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What's The Harm: Deep Tissue Massage
Our first minisode! Chloë tells Camille all about deep tissue massage: the good, the bad, and the risky.
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Lighten The Load: Lift Heavy
Chloë and Camille discuss Laura Khoudari's Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep At A Time and how the benefits of strength training go far beyond strong muscles and dense bones.
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Wellness In Unwell Times: Our Top 5 Habits For Health
Chloë and Camille introduce themselves and talk about the unwell times we find ourselves in. They discuss how societal issues show up in the wellness space, and give their recommendations on the top 5 most impactful habits to cultivate for long-term health.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chloë, a licensed massage therapist, and Camille, a personal trainer, discuss various aspects of the wellness space and their experiences within it. Just two wellness besties telling each other ”exactlyyyyyyy” while making sense of a notoriously nonsensical industry.
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