#6: The Body Episode - a podcast by Simone Hanna and Aja Drain

In the wake of Adele’s weight loss controversy, Simone and Aja discuss their own perceptions of body image. They recall growing up in the early 2000s, a time before Instagram where big butts and curvy girls weren’t celebrated. Aja explains how she learned to love her body, while Simone discusses her continuous struggle towards self-love. Oh, and they pop off on Tik Tok diets and BBL-infested Instagram, which are only making things more difficult on young women. No worries though, they provide science-backed resources to help all of us on our journey towards a positive body image and healthy life. Special thank you to Lydia Straka for consulting on this topic. Resources mentioned in the episode: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline (eating disorder hotline) https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/infosheet/body-image-self-esteem-and-mental-health (HereToHelp) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0104552 (Jackson et. al) https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-10-9 (Linda Bacon) Artist of the Week: @thatkidnamedrah (Instagram, Twitter, TikTok) @girlcanicallyou (Twitter) @simonehanna0 (Instagram, Twitter) @ajasymone0 (Instagram, Twitter)

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