A Letter to My Younger Self

A Letter to My Younger Self

From Be Well Sis: The Podcast by Cassandre Dunbar, editaudio

May 13, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 222

About this episode

Dr. Cassandre Dunbar shares a heartfelt conversation about body image, self-acceptance, and the importance of community for women's health.

You've been more critical of your body lately. The timeline isn't helping. And somehow it feels like the progress we made around body acceptance just... evaporated. In this solo episode, Dr. Cassandre Dunbar names exactly what's happening and delivers the big-sister conversation she always wished she'd had, from body image and hormonal changes to mood, skin, and the relationships that literally extend your life. Drawing from personal experience, therapy, and women's health research, Dr. Cassandre gets honest about her own complicated history with her body and the lessons that took decades to learn, so you don't have to wait as long. In this episode: Why diet culture is surging again and what history tells us about why women are being pushed to get smaller Why your body deserves reverence, not punishment, and how to start practicing that The truth about movement: why exercising as punishment is neither healthy nor sustainable Creative hobbies, flow states, and the parasympathetic nervous system connection your mental health needs Why building a sisterhood isn't just a nice-to-have, it's linked to women's longer life expectancy The 13-year-old and 83-year-old framework for making…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Cassandre Dunbar

Topics covered

  • body image
  • diet culture
  • women's health
  • mental health
  • sisterhood
  • exercise
  • self-acceptance

Keywords

  • body acceptance
  • diet culture
  • exercise
  • mental health
  • women's health
  • sisterhood
  • self-improvement

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