In this episode of the Compassion Compass podcast I interview Isabel Foxen Duke. Isabel is a health coach who helps women “stop feeling crazy around food.” Find her online at isabelfoxenduke.com WE DISCUSS: ❤️The ways in which dieting harms us and contributes to weight-based stigma and eating disorders ❤️The role of race and class issues in the creation and maintenance of weight-bias in our culture ❤️Why weight-loss is not about willpower ❤️Isabel’s take on emotional eating and “food addiction” ❤️Isabel’s personal history of an eating disorder and the moment of self-compassion that was the true beginning of her healing journey RESOURCES MENTIONED: Isabel’s free video training series, Stop Fighting Food: https://bit.ly/2Ls4Q9a "Take The Cake: Soda Tax Is Bigotry Masquerading As A Public Health Initiative" by Virgie Tovar: https://bit.ly/2LdASGC Find the full show notes at compassionpodcast.org Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/compassionpodcast

In this episode I interview Emily Nagoski, PhD., author of the New York Times bestseller “Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life”. Emily’s mission is to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. Find her at emilynagoski.com TOPICS ❤️The dual control model of sexual arousal ❤️Sexual spectatoring ❤️Mindfulness-based interventions for genital pain ❤️Why sexual interest is context dependent ❤️Arousal nonconcordance: lubrication is not causation ❤️Spontaneous/responsive desire ❤️The best predictor of relationship and sexual satisfaction ❤️Why pleasure is the measure of sexual wellbeing ❤️Why sexual fantasies may not match up with real-life desires ❤️How Emily found her way out of an abusive relationship and learned to stop blaming herself Find the full show notes at compassionpodcast.org Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/compassionpodcast