ep. 38: How to Leave Dietland, pt. 2
In part two of our unladylike diet culture detox, Cristen and Caroline confront how body issues bond mothers and daughters and the subtle slimming messages we're fed by our families. They also uncover an historical bombshell about white feminism and dieting rules that weighs down the body positivity movement today.
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Resources
Big Girl: How I Gave up Dieting and Got a Life by Kelsey Miller
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