Body Cons
Body Cons
Molly Forbes & Lottie Storey
A collection of conversations about bodies
Body Cons CHATS: Embodiment, Cold Water Swimming, Books & Outrage Culture
Hello! Molly and Lottie are back with a bonus chatty episode, and updates about some of the things that have happened in the past year. Expect deep talks, funny nonsense, plenty of body image and mental health exploration and lots of nuance to make you think. Useful stuff: Base Camp Therapy: https://basecampchepstow.weebly.com/ Pre-order Molly’s book, Body Happy Kids: https://smarturl.it/bodyhappykids Molly’s social enterprise (for resources, workshops and classes to promote positive body image in kids and teens) The Body Happy Org CIC – www.bodyhappyorg.com The Outdoor Swimming Society: https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/ Outraged, why everyone is shouting and no one is talking: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/outraged-why-everyone-is-shouting-and-no-one-is-talking/9781526605078 It Isn’t Rude To Be Nude: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/it-isn-t-rude-to-be-nude/9781849767002
Mar 17, 2021
43 min
BONUS EPISODE: Everyday Lookism with Professor Heather Widdows
Hello! Welcome to a bonus episode of Body Cons. If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this episode sounds a little different. This is because we’ve been making the podcast remotely while it’s not possible to travel the country together to have these conversations. Hopefully you’ll forgive the less than perfect sound quality of this bonus episode and still enjoy these important chat. In this episode, introduced by Lottie, Molly speaks to Professor Heather Widdows about #EverydayLookism and the global beauty ideal. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Lottie’s recommendation: I Never Said I Loved You by Rhik Samadder – https://amzn.to/2B3kgNI OUR GUEST: Professor Heather Widdows on Instagram – https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/philosophy/widdows-heather.aspx Everyday Lookism campaign on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/everydaylookism/ Professor Heather Widdows’ book Perfect Me, Beauty as an Ethical Ideal – https://amzn.to/3fAZaoR YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX and bed music: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
Jul 16, 2020
37 min
EMERGENCY SERIES, EPISODE 6: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and hopes after lockdown, with Franky Shanahan from Love Audrey
Hello! Welcome back to this emergency series of Body Cons. If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the podcast remotely. It’s not possible to travel the country together to have these conversations around people’s kitchen tables, but hopefully you’ll forgive the less than perfect sound quality of this series and still enjoy these important conversations. We speak to Franky Shanahan from Love Audrey about her experience coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Register for the Body Happy Kids workshop here: https://www.freefromdiets.org/body-happy-kids-workshop OUR GUEST: Franky on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/loveaudrey83/ YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX and bed music: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
May 15, 2020
34 min
EMERGENCY SERIES, EPISODE 5: How to stay zen in a lockdown, with Aisha Carrington
Hello! Welcome back to this emergency series of Body Cons. If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the podcast remotely. It’s not possible to travel the country together to have these conversations around people’s kitchen tables, but hopefully you’ll forgive the less than perfect sound quality of this series and still enjoy these important conversations. This episode is introduced by Lottie, while Molly interviews founder of Get Lit retreats, meditation, angel and energy guide Aisha Carrington. Prepare to listen and feel very relaxed afterwards. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Lottie’s recommendation: Untamed by Glennon Doyle –https://www.amazon.co.uk/Untamed-Stop-pleasing-start-living/dp/1785043358/ OUR GUEST: Aisha Carrington – @aishacarrington_ – https://www.instagram.com/aishacarrington_/ | Get Lit Retreat – @getlitretreat – https://www.instagram.com/getlitretreat YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX and bed music: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
May 9, 2020
23 min
EMERGENCY SERIES, EPISODE 4: Young people, body image and mental health in a pandemic with Caoimhe Green and Tanisha Barrett from OTR
Welcome back to this emergency series of Body Cons! If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the podcast remotely. It’s not possible to travel the country together to have these conversations around people’s kitchen tables, but hopefully you’ll forgive the less than perfect sound quality of this series and still enjoy these important conversations. This episode is introduced by Molly, while Lottie interviews the brilliant Caoimhe Green and Tanisha Barrett from OTR, a mental health social movement for young people living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. They chat body image during the pandemic, the pressures and challenges young people aged 11-25 are facing in these areas, along with useful resources and places to find support. This episode does come with a Trigger Warning as some of the content discusses eating disorders and disordered eating. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Molly’s tip this week: Ellyn Satter on “Normal eating” – https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/What-is-normal-eating-Secure.pdf OUR GUESTS: Caoimhe Green and Tanisha Barrett OTR (Off The Record) – https://www.otrbristol.org.uk Shameless (OTR Body image group) – https://www.otrbristol.org.uk/what-we-do/shameless/ Shameless Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/otrshameless/ Dove Self Esteem project – https://www.dove.com/uk/dove-self-esteem-project.html Mysenseofself – Diana Anti Bullying and ASOS project – https://www.antibullyingpro.com/asos-resources PSHE Association body image resources – https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/search/node/body%20image Curvesome Yoga – http://www.curvesomeyoga.com Jessamyn Stanley yoga – http://jessamynstanley.com Rupi Kaur moth poem – https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8872910-representation-is-vital-otherwise-the-butterfly-surrounded-by-a-group YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX and bed music: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
Apr 29, 2020
31 min
EMERGENCY SERIES, EPISODE 3: Self-love during lockdown with Sylvia Mac from Love Disfigure
Welcome back to another emergency episode of Body Cons! We’re here to help you navigate diet culture, the changing food landscape, anxiety and all the other things that may be triggering bad body image during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’ve listened to our previous two series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the podcast remotely. It’s not possible to travel the country together to have these conversations around people’s kitchen tables, but hopefully you’ll forgive the less than perfect sound quality of this series and still enjoy these important conversations. This episode is introduced by Lottie, while Molly did the interview with this week’s guest. We’re joined by Sylvia Mac, founder of Love Disfigure. Sylvia is a child burns survivor, body image campaigner, inspirational speaker and diverse model and she talked to us about her own story and how her past experience has helped her to stay positive and practise gratitude in these current unsettled times. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Lottie’s tips this week – Louise Green – Big Girl Fit: https://www.louisegreen.ca/ | Practise with Dana – https://studio.danafalsetti.com/ | Joyn Joyful Movement app – https://www.joyn.co/ OUR GUEST: Sylvia Mac on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/love_disfigure/ | Love Disfigure website – https://www.lovedisfigure.com/ YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX and bed music: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
Apr 22, 2020
24 min
EMERGENCY SERIES, EPISODE 2: Staying positive in a pandemic with Becky Amoi Young from Anti Diet Riot Club
Hello! We are back for an emergency series of Body Cons to help you navigate diet culture, the changing food landscape, anxiety and all the other things that may be triggering bad body image during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’ve listened to our previous series of Body Cons you might notice this one sounds a little different. This is because we’re each recording the interviews separately and making the podcast remotely. It’s not possible to travel the country together to have these conversations around people’s kitchen tables, but hopefully you’ll forgive the less than perfect sound quality of this series and still enjoy these important conversations. This episode is introduced by Lottie, while Molly did the interview with this week’s guest. We’re joined by Becky Amoi Young, founder of Anti Diet Riot Club. Becky discusses body image during a pandemic, ways to stay positive and shares lots of useful tips and resources. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Lottie’s tip this week: The Blurt Foundation – https://www.blurtitout.org/ OUR GUEST: Find Anti Diet Riot Club online – http://antidietriotclub.co.uk/ Anti Diet Riot Club on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/antidietriotclub Becky’s tips: Health At Every Size website – https://haescommunity.com/ Christy Harrison – https://christyharrison.com/ Laura Thomas PhD – http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/ Sonya Renee Taylor – https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/ YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX and bed music: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
Apr 10, 2020
24 min
EMERGENCY SERIES, EPISODE 1: Coping with the food landscape during a pandemic, with Hope Virgo
Hello! We are back for an emergency series of Body Cons to help you navigate diet culture, the changing food landscape, anxiety and all the other things that may be triggering bad body image during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each episode has been recorded remotely so please excuse the less than perfect sound quality. Today we discuss coping with the changing food landscape and routines while in recovery from eating disorders and disordered eating, with award winning mental health campaigner and author Hope Virgo. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Inside, a Guide (by Josie George): http://www.bimblings.co.uk/2020/03/15/inside-a-guide/ Tim Ferris with Jack Cornfield – How to find peace amidst COVID-19: https://tim.blog/2020/03/12/jack-kornfield-covid19/ Tara Brach – Facing pandemic fears with an awake heart: https://www.tarabrach.com/facing-pandemic-fears/ Yoga With Adriene: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene Body Happy Kids resources (#FreeFromDiets): https://www.freefromdiets.org/resources Body Happy Kids email zine during pandemic (#FreeFromDiets): https://www.freefromdiets.org/subscribe Unmind app: https://home.unmind.com/ Hub of Hope: https://home.unmind.com/ OUR GUEST: Hope Virgo on Instagram @hopevirgo_ : https://www.instagram.com/hopevirgo_/ Hope Virgo on Twitter @hopevirgo : https://twitter.com/hopevirgo Hope’s website: http://hopevirgo.com/ Hope’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Tall-Little-Girl-Inspirational/dp/1911246151/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500803622&sr=8-1&keywords=stand+tall+little+girl Hope’s #DumpTheScales campaign: https://www.change.org/p/eating-disorders-are-not-just-about-weight-dumpthescales YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL)...
Mar 30, 2020
48 min
Christmas Special: The Body Cons Big Fat Pod of the Year 2019
Consider this your antidote to Christmas diet culture! We’ve brought together some of our stand-out moments from the past two series of Body Cons to create a bumper Christmas special. Best listened to while enjoying a mince pie (or 15). We’ll be back with more body love goodness and amazing guests in 2020 but in the meantime, merry Christmas and a happy new year! Love, Molly & Lottie xx GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Molly’s favourite mince pie recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2174/unbelievably-easy-mince-pies Lottie’s favourite mince pie recipe: https://www.nigella.com/recipes/star-topped-mince-pies FEATURED GUEST: Nadia Craddock – Centre for Appearance Research: https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/hls/research/appearanceresearch.aspx | @nadia.craddock Barefaced TV – https://barefacedtv.com/ | @barefacedtv Jules Von Hepp – https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/jules-von-hep | @julesvonhep Hayley McLean – https://www.sparklesandstretchmarks.com/ | @sparklesandstretchmarks Lala Love – @lalaloveofficial Sas Petherick – https://www.saspetherick.com/ | @saspetherick Jada Sezer – https://www.insanitygroup.com/client/jada-sezer/ | @jadasezer Laura Thomas, PhD – http://www.laurathomasphd.co.uk/ @laurathomasphd Natalie Ambersley – https://beingjustus.co.uk/ | @being_just_us Dinah Gibbons – https://www.bodykindfestival.com/ | @bodykindfestival Tally Rye – http://tallyrye.co.uk/ | @tallyrye Stevie Blaine – https://bopoboy.com/ | @bopo.boy Imogen Fox – @the_feeding_of_the_fox Lauren Mahon – https://girlvscancer.co.uk/ | @iamlaurenmahon YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves,
Dec 23, 2019
41 min
Episode 15, Season 2: Sex Positivity 101 with Ruby Rare
What’s the link between sex and mental health? Why is sex still a taboo subject in so many circles? What does it mean to be “sex positive”? What’s non-monogamy and why do we even need to know? We discuss all this and more in this special final episode of the second season of Body Cons, with sex educator, artist and body positive crusader Ruby Rare. This is a bit of a feature length episode as we also share a deep dive into the BBC Two documentary Who Are You Calling Fat?, as well as some interesting thoughts on tattoos and body image, and a letter written by Nick Cave which is guaranteed to make you cry. GET IN TOUCH: Email: [email protected] |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: Tally Rye – Train Happy: An Intuitive Exercise Plan for Life, pre-order here: https://amzn.to/36NB1rf (affiliate link) GOING UP / GOING DOWN – (Molly’s Going DOWN) Who Are You Calling Fat? – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009tvl (Lottie’s Going UP) Nick Cave – The Red Hand Files – How Should I Behave? https://www.theredhandfiles.com/how-should-i-behave/ THIS WEEK’S GUEST: Ruby Rare on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rubyrare/ | Ruby Rare on Twitter – https://twitter.com/_rubyrare | Body Love Sketch Club – https://www.instagram.com/bodylovesketchclub/ YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes
Nov 11, 2019
55 min
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