Our body Our Self with writer, author Mikala Jamison

About this episode

In this episode, Cadence Dubus speaks with Mikala Jamison about the complexities of body image and fitness in the context of societal pressures.

In this episode of Busy Body Podcast I speak with Mikala Jamison, author of the substack Body Type and upcoming book, The Forever Project (out next summer!). We discuss the both-and of caring for one's body with exercise while also being aware of the societal norms and pressures of living in a body that is policed by society to have a certain appearance or ability. What is body image? How do we engage with fitness without falling into a spiral of metrics and calorie counting? We dive deep in this conversation! Stay tuned for part 2!To get updates on Mikala's book publication and read her work disentangling of fads from fitness, subscribe to her substack and follow her on socials HEREIf you enjoyed this conversation, please share it with your friends and leave us a review! Your support helps us continue these important conversations. If you enjoy this podcast and my essays please consider subscribing. The podcast costs money to produce and a lot of time to create. Your support makes it possible for these episodes to exist.I’ve written about my own experience of learning to run hereI was recently published by Business Insider. I wrote about a moment of semi-spiral around my aging…

People in this episode

Guest: Mikala Jamison

Topics covered

• body image
• fitness
• societal norms
• exercise
• mental health

Keywords

• Body Type
• The Forever Project
• calorie counting
• metrics
• self-care

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Forever Project, Body Type

Books & works: Body Type, The Forever Project, After Class with Cadence

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