Podcasts by Yes

Ep 614: Know When to Take a Break from 2022-03-07T14:00:45

This week we talk about self compassion. When is it important to recognize our limits and prioritize certain needs. It can be hard, but changing the world, building a business, or being your best s...

Ep 613: Why Are Doctors Fat Phobic? from 2022-02-22T00:00:20

How do you feel when you think about doctors visits? Are you filled with dread, excitement, anxiety? Join us as Guru Shabd talks about her recent experience, and how we can take care of ourselves a...

Ep 612: I Feel Ugly from 2022-02-14T14:00:24

This week we get VULNERABLE! How do we deal with feeling ugly and unattractive, when despite our best intentions, it feels impossible? Join us as we practice being gentle with ourselves and each...

Ep 611: AITA Others Shitty Opinions from 2022-02-07T14:00:33

AITA Body positive edition continues with uncovering how other peoples beliefs, comments and attitudes can change and form our opinions about ourselves. Join us as we talk about and ask: Ways famil...

Ep 610: AITA Hurt People Hurt Others from 2022-01-24T14:00:27

Am I the asshole body positive edition continues as we talk about how people who are hurting hurt people. What happens when we have internalized our trauma and never work on it? Join us as we revie...

Ep 609: AITA Fat Fashion&Friends from 2022-01-17T14:00

It's 2022 Baby!!! Tresla & Guru Shabd are back (and so is our friend Mercury Retrograde)! AITA body positive edition continues as we talk about pandemic doldrums, shopping, sizing autonomy, plus...

Ep 608: Body Shaming and The Holidays from 2021-12-06T21:20:17

We are pausing ATA and we're talking about the fall and winter holidays, (all of them). We talk about the things that are challenging or triggering, like having family comment on our bodies and ...

Ep 607: AITA Eating Disorders&Toxic Traits from 2021-11-22T14:00

Am I the asshole body positive edition continues as we talk about toxic behavior during the holiday season. How do you feel about Bill Maher encouraging fat shaming? Do you know toxic relationsh...

Ep 606: AITA Dating A Fat Girl (Ft: @MandaPaints) from 2021-11-15T14:00

Am I the asshole body positive edition continues with our special guest Amanda Lee. Join us as we talk about self respect, our need to defend our fat to strangers, the culture of fat phobia, and...

Ep 605: AITA Fat Shamed in a Relationship from 2021-11-08T14:00

Am I the asshole body positive edition continues as we talk a lot about terrible relationships, manipulative situationships, unhealthy marriages and mean siblings. Join us as we remind ourselves...

Ep 604: AITA Do I Need To Tell People I'm Fat? from 2021-11-01T13:00

Am I the asshole body positive edition continues as we navigate self image and how we allow others to dictate our worth. Why do we have to keep proving our worth and choices? Join us as we discu...

Ep 603: AITA It's Cute When you Can Mind Your Own Body Autonomy from 2021-10-25T13:00

Am I the asshole body positive edition continues as we explore why it's important for idiots to keep their opinions to themselves when they can't respect body autonomy. What do you do when someo...

Ep 602: AITA Am I Fat Phobic? from 2021-10-18T13:00

Am I the asshole, body positive edition with opinions flying with extra special noises that must be interpreted! Join us as we venture the opinions on Reddit and find out how strangers deal with...

Ep 601: Vaxxed, Fat,&Mad from 2021-10-11T13:00

Let's talk about Rebel Wilsons inherent fatphobic comments after weight loss and why it's bad to exploit your fanbase on your way to social climbing. Why do people who lose weight turn into bull...

EP 515: Why Should I Advocate for Myself? from 2021-08-09T13:00

Why is asking for what I need so hard? Can I be ok with making people mad?  Is it better to be agreeable and stifled, or disagreeable and free? Join us as we talk about the risks, vulnerability,...

EP 514: Am I Bad at Dating? from 2021-08-02T13:00

Am I bad at dating? Am I just doing it wrong? What is my bare minimum? Are others opinions affecting my judgement? Join us as we talk about dating, lessons learned, and how to make choices that ...

Ep 513: What is the Weight Limit? NSFW from 2021-07-19T13:00

Are you afraid to take up space, specifically the space ON TOP OF another person? Join us as we talk about sitting on laps and why we think we aren’t allowed. Do women have to be smaller and dai...

Ep 512: What Am I So Afraid of? from 2021-07-12T13:00

What have your fears kept you from doing? Join us as we discuss whether our fear keeps us safe or keep us away from really cool things.

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Episode 511: Fat in a Swimsuit from 2021-07-05T13:00

Why does wearing a swimsuit scare you? Why are swimsuits so physically, emotionally, and financially challenging? Join us as we talk about our journeys through buying swimwear and why you should...

Episode 510: Why do I Ignore Relationship Red Flags? from 2021-06-14T15:00

The struggle to stay 'you' as an independent being while trying to navigate compromise is difficult.  Do you ignore your needs or instincts in the interest of keeping a relationship going?  Are ...

Episode 509: What is Self Confidence and Self Esteem? from 2021-06-07T13:00

Guru had the mind blowing realization that she made self confidence and self esteem synonyms! *Gasp* does anyone else do that? How many of our feelings and recognition of self are we lumping tog...

Episode 508: How to Deal with Anger from 2021-05-31T13:30

Do you struggle with how to be angry? Today let's have a conversation about anger. Join us as we discuss, why some people see anger as negative and scary and something that should be avoided. Listen

Episode 507: Happy Birthday Yes&BOPO! from 2021-05-24T15:00

It's Yes& Body Politics Birthday and oh the adventures Guru Shabd & Tresla have had! Join us as we discuss how we have grown, learned, and stepped out of our comfort zones over the past three ye...

Episode 506: Why do I hate Exercise? from 2021-05-10T15:00

We've been focusing on getting strong which means we are met with our worst negative self talk, and Marvin is not having it. This week we talk to Marvin, who has been teaching, coaching and read...

Episode 505: No Bad Shapes Challenge from 2021-05-03T15:00

Are we missing out on some beautiful shapes because we (and society) has decided that shape is incorrect? Are there shapes on our body that we hide or dislike?  Join us as we take those steps to...

Episode 505: No Bad Shapes Challenge from 2021-05-03T15:00

Are we missing out on some beautiful shapes because we (and society) has decided that shape is incorrect? Are there shapes on our body that we hide or dislike?  Join us as we take those steps to...

Episode 504: Managing a Stressful Challenge from 2021-04-26T15:00

This month we pushed ourselves out of our boxes and became a whole production company! Was it worth it? If you do something that’s difficult what will you discover about yourself? Join us as we ...

Episode 504: Managing a Stressful Challenge from 2021-04-26T15:00

This month we pushed ourselves out of our boxes and became a whole production company! Was it worth it? If you do something that’s difficult what will you discover about yourself? Join us as we ...

Episode 503: Challenging Fear&Anxiety from 2021-04-19T15:00

How are you handling the fear of the world opening up and the fear associated with racism and living in this country right now? Are you ready to be seen after surviving over a year in the pandem...

Episode 502: Inspire Vs Empower from 2021-04-12T15:00

This week we have been interviewing incredible women about concern trolling and social media. Join us as we talk about advocacy, the medical industry and fat phobia, and how we are looking at na...

Ep 501: Life, Right? from 2021-04-03T20:56:55

It’s catch up time and we're back with a new season! Join us a we discuss what have we been up to you and how are we dealing with the world, then ask each other some hilarious questions! 

Ep 414: Maybe it's Retrograde from 2021-02-22T16:00

Season 4 Finale! Mercury retrograde, communication, and lessons we have learned. Join us as we talk about cycles, personality profiles, and how we are always working to better ourselves.

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Ep 413: Why can't I have an Opinion? from 2021-02-15T16:00

Let's talk about a lot of different things, the Covid Vaccine, the BLM movement, racism, the lack of acknowledgment in media about current events, and communication with blood family vs found fa...

Ep 413: Why can't I have an Opinion? from 2021-02-15T16:00

Let's talk about a lot of different things, the Covid Vaccine, the BLM movement, racism, the lack of acknowledgment in media about current events, and communication with blood family vs found fa...

Ep 412: Medical System Trauma from 2021-02-08T16:00

What happens when you're sick and the person who is supposed to help you doesn't believe you or worse, ridicules you to your face?  This situation happens regularly to people in larger bodies.  ...

Ep 411: Confidence! from 2021-02-01T16:40:07

Confidence!  What does it mean?  How does one build confidence and how does it change over time?  Join us as we talk about our journeys to the people we are now.

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Ep 410: Hey Jealousy from 2021-01-25T16:00

What makes us jealous, and does that make us bad people? How can we defeat the green eyed monster, or should we at all?
join us as we ask ourselves, "Is our jealousy trying to tell us some...

Ep 409: Sexiness&Hypocrisy from 2021-01-18T16:00

CW: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THIS EPISODE 
Why is there such a double standard for men and women’s sexuality? How are we supposed to balance being the right kind of sexy, but only on ...

Episode 408: Racism NSFW from 2021-01-12T06:04:16

It’s already been a rough year and it’s only been a week! Our country is struggling under the shadow of white supremacy and racism. It’s a problem that we cannot hope to address until everyone a...

Episode 407: Before&After from 2021-01-04T16:00

Is comparison really helpful? What about your before and after photos and videos? Does seeing this make you feel bad? Is it always harmful? Can we decide to live and celebrate who we are without...

Episode 406: New Years Disillusion from 2020-12-28T16:00

What is your relationship with New Years resolutions, goal setting, and making intentions? Do you think they help or hurt you more. Is someone profiting from your resolution (a gym, a diet compa...

Episode 405: Social Media Trolls from 2020-12-21T16:00

Concern trolling & social media, what is it, why does it keep happening, and what can you do about it? We discuss why people feel entitled to tell others what is and is not ok for their bodies. ...

Episode 404: HairOsphere&All The Hair from 2020-12-14T16:00

Welcome to the hairOsphere! Let's talk about all the hair! Why is it so important to maintain certain standards or styles, and why does it feel so bad to be different? Why do we experience fat s...

Episode 403: Diet Culture&Bad Doctors from 2020-12-07T16:00

Do you know what diet culture is and how it affects you? Can we even agree on it? How do we know when to stand up for yourself? We get personal talking about diet culture, disordered eating, and...

Episode 402: Dating&Workouts during Quarantine from 2020-11-30T16:00

Dating and exercise during quarantine, how do we feel about it? How do you share your photos to social media without making someone else feel bad or maybe could it be inspiring?

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Episode 401: Catching Up from 2020-11-23T16:00

WE ARE BACK! Why have we been gone? How are we managing during the pandemic? Being kind, being sick, and being empowered. These questions and more answered in our first episode of Season 4.

Episode 315: Give it to Me *Love Language GFT&AOS* from 2020-04-25T01:49:40

Welcome to the last episode of season 3!! We cover the last of the Love Languages: Acts of Service and Recieving Gifts! Are gift people just materialistic? (No!) Is “Can I help you with anything...

Episode 314: Say It To Me *Love Language WOA* from 2020-04-13T19:21:40

Today we are talking about...talking! Communication is important for every relationship, but if you or someone you love has words of affirmation as one of their primary love languages, what can ...

Episode 313: Touching *Love Language PT* from 2020-03-31T07:24:21

The journey of self love sometimes requires the participation of people around us. What adds to your feelings bank instead of takes from it? For some of us, physical contact and touch is the bes...

Episode 312: All We Have Is Time *Love Language QT* from 2020-03-22T06:20:02

All we have is time...making it count with the people you love. What’s the difference between fulfilling, recharging time with a loved ones and just time spent? We are talking about the love lan...

Episode 311: Balance&Lemon-AID from 2020-03-09T04:23:37

How much time, energy and compassion do we offer others, and how much do we keep for ourselves? If you find yourself feeling drained, how do you feed your soul and replenish all that energy? We ...

Episode 310: Exercise WTF from 2020-03-02T06:25:02

Moving our bodies, exercise, pressure, why should I do something we don't want to? This week we explore societal pressures, and how we feel about exercise. As usual Tresla and Guru Shabd have tw...

Episode 309: Where's My Community? from 2020-02-24T19:36:52

On the journey of self love, our mind is like our Sherpa or even our map. Sometimes it's helpful but other times it's not. ACK! What do you do??  We discuss the question, "When your mind feels l...

Episode 308 : Jellyfish Compliments from 2020-02-18T03:41:07

This week we sit down and process the Oscars and talk about the representation of plus sized people...and how others talk about them (spoiler alert, it’s not great)

We get a little ...

Episode 306: Insecurity from 2019-11-21T05:14:43

This episode we talk about struggling with insecurity.

What happens when an amazing person working on confidence, empowerment and joy struggles with insecurity? Hang out with us as we cra...

Episode 306: Insecurity from 2019-11-21T05:14:43

This episode we talk about struggling with insecurity.

What happens when an amazing person working on confidence, empowerment and joy struggles with insecurity? Hang out with us as we cra...

Episode 305: Doing Things Alone from 2019-07-15T19:54:32

Is it better to miss out or do things alone?  Is going some place alone sad, scary or rad? What if it’s al...

Episode 304: Fat&Fabulous in Front of the Camera from 2019-06-19T22:03:23

It seems to be a universal experience of hating the way we look in pictures, or struggling to feel confident, but how much of that is because of unreasonable or unhealthy expectations versus unf...

Episode 303: Mental Health; it’s for Literally Every Body! from 2019-06-10T20:31:37

Can we work on ourselves and make changes by ourselves? What if we need some help, or someone to talk to? Join us in episode 303 as we talk about our own journeys with mental health, what to exp...

Episode 302: Fat Acceptance vs. Fat Inclusion from 2019-05-26T22:07:49

Fat Acceptance vs. Fat Inclusion. How do we describe what we are trying to accomplish? Do our words help or hinder us? Should we be using different words? How angry are we going to get?? The con...

Episode 301: Fat Shamed at the Doctors! How to deal with Medical Stigma from 2019-05-21T04:29:24

Is it helpful or bullying when the doctor says you need to lose weight? Is there a more helpful way of approaching these conversations? How do you make your medical experiences better?

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Episode 209: Why Can't I Let Go? from 2019-01-27T20:50:42

What are we holding onto that we don't need and why is it so hard to get rid of stuff? Why is clutter so fun to accumulate and so hard to let go? What if we let go of the emotional ties to "thin...

Episode 208: How Naked is Naked? from 2019-01-20T21:08:17

What if you lived your truth? What if you took a moment and peered behind the curtain to see what is really happening? What if being authentic could maybe change your life and the world?

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Episode 207: Two Fat Chicks&a Mini Cooper in Hawaii from 2019-01-14T00:49:51

Sometimes, vacations are glorious, relaxing and replenishing events...and sometimes theyre challenging crucibles by which you learn about yourself and others. Come listen to our Christmastime in...

Episode 206: Why Can't We Just be Mad? from 2018-11-13T04:59:14

Sometimes, especially right now things are hard and scary. So we get mad at all sorts of things, like stores (Although we don't apologize for demanding access to fashion). What if just took a mo...

Episode 205: Greater Expectations? from 2018-11-04T22:40:35

What if we took control of what we expected from other people? What if instead of repeating old patterns we make better or new choices? What if we could answer the question, "Why does this keep ...

Episode 204: Your Expectations Are in my Way from 2018-10-21T19:16:41

What if the expectations and pressure we put on ourselves is hurting us or causing us to miss out on what is awesome right now?

Marionettes, obligations, eye contact, pie, and for some re...

Episode 203: I Am Beautiful Dammit! from 2018-10-15T00:14:17

What if we could project who we want to be all the time? Would we be more powerful, feel more beautiful or confident, and what would become of the shell we've been protecting ourselves with?

Episode 202: Stop Sending Me Dick Pics and Ask Me a Question! from 2018-09-23T20:25:29

What if getting to know people sincerely, meant being honest with yourself and everything you want?If we quit trying to guess what other people expect from us, we might have better relationships...

Episode 201: Why Can't My Sexy Ass Find A Date? from 2018-09-17T18:38:22

Are you dating, trying to date, wanna date, are confused to date, basically you don't know how to put a profile together or where to start? What if there were guidelines and a vetting process to...

Episode 113: Dodge Ball but with Shitty People from 2018-09-16T21:47:05

Sometimes despite all of our work we get hit with rough stuff. How do we get through this? Is the way we are thinking about our future making it harder for us to get there? We've been there, you...

Episode 112: Why do Commercials Make Me Feel Bad from 2018-09-03T18:23:27

Commercials are all around us - what are we absorbing from them? What do they tell us about our worth and bodies? They want us to to buy stuff, but do they have to be so mean about it?

Ye...

Episode 111: Real Woman Belong in Magazines! from 2018-08-27T20:06:43

What would happen if we actually saw real woman represented in magazines?  What if we put different skin tones, ethnicities, height, and sizes that actually represents the everyday woman? Maybe ...

Episode 110: I Wanna be on TV from 2018-08-13T05:44:26

What if being represented in television makes this world a more accepting and understanding place to live? What if fat just exist in life and it was neither good or bad, or even part of the dial...

Episode 109: I'm Fat&Powerful from 2018-07-30T22:54:45

What if we introduce the idea that fat isn't a bad thing? What if we pay attention to how casually we use the word fat? What if we stopped listening to what society thinks about fat?

How ...

Episode 108.5: Fashion Irritation Clarification from 2018-07-30T22:41:45

Got some feedback and Tresla wanted to clarify. 

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Guru Shabd: @grrshubz

Episode 108: Fatshion Irritation from 2018-07-24T18:55:22

Dear mainstream clothing designers, why do you hate our money so much? Tresla gets aggressive about her fashion options.

Body shapes, fit modeling, spanx, and for some reason pug noises?<...

Episode 107: I am Fat and Have Sex from 2018-07-11T02:57:44

Sex, Being Naked, Yoni Love, and for some reason Jeff Goldblum? 

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Guru Shabd: @grrshubz

Special Kittycall to: @magnoliahblack

Episode 106: Time Out Your Pout! from 2018-07-02T18:53:10

Dating, Emotional Bookkeeping, Balance, and for some reason being smelly?

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Guru Shabd: @grrshubz

Episode 105: Dietland, Interview with Bethany Kay aka Janice the Unicorn! from 2018-06-26T20:15:40

Dietland, #DammitJanice, New York, and for some reason fried chicken? [Podcast interview coast to coast.]

Bethany Kay Insta: @bethanykaynyc

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Episode 104: I Want to Be Fierce! from 2018-06-19T08:35:14

Own yourself, challenge yourself, being noticed, and for some reason, Boob love? 

Sending loving vibes to one adventurous lady @aventurasdeshei

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Episode 103: Why am I so Mean to Myself? from 2018-06-11T04:00

Negative self talk, compliments, shouting love and for some reason...leotards?

Sending awesome vibes to one cool chick @jamie_jetaime

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Guru Shabd: @grrsh...

Episode 102: Why Am I Beautiful? from 2018-06-03T03:04:39

Flattery, confidence, facing fears and for some reason, muscle heads?

Happy Birthday @cjdhoneybee  

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Guru Shabd: @grrshubz 

Episode 102: Why Am I Beautiful? from 2018-06-03T03:04:39

Flattery, confidence, facing fears and for some reason, muscle heads?

Happy Birthday @cjdhoneybee  

Tresla: @curvykimchi

Guru Shabd: @grrshubz 

Episode 101: The First One! from 2018-05-31T06:23:15

Objectification, online dating and for some reason, foot fetishes?