In this episode, Jessica and Melanie explore the concept of body neutrality, including personal experiences with body image, the impact of diet culture, and the challenges of navigating public perception in the age of social media. Melanie shares her journey towards body neutrality, emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance and the emotional toolkit needed to handle criticism.

They also dig into misconceptions about body neutrality and intuitive eating, highlighting that choosing neutrality does not equate to neglecting health or well-being.

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Meet Our Guest, Melanie

Melanie Knights, she/they, is the host of The Culture Of It All, a podcast that explores what it really means to ditch diet culture whilst living life in a larger body. As someone who has spent their entire life somewhere on the fat spectrum, and too many years to count participating in harmful and disordered behaviour, she looks at the ways diet culture affects every part of our lives. Melanie – a fashion enthusiast – is also a fierce advocate for size-inclusive fashion, and challenges the politics and current erasure of plus sizes across the fashion industry through her TikTok content.

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Watch The Conversation: Choosing Body Neutrality is Not Choosing to “Not Care”

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