Our Body Our Self with writer, author Mikala Jamison Pt. 2

About this episode

In this episode, Cadence Dubus continues her conversation with Mikala Jamison about embracing our bodies and the impact of societal trends on self-perception.

In the 2nd episode of my conversation with Mikala Jamison, author of the substack Body Type and upcoming book, The Forever Project (out next summer!). We pick up where we left off discussing the the importance of curiosity over criticism, and how societal trends impact our self-perception and our ever ongoing journey towards embracing our bodies without judgment. Such a great convo, look out for more when Mikala’s book comes out this spring!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 face. Read it here. p.s. the title is their edit(!)I’ve also written about the upsides of poor…

People in this episode

Guest: Mikala Jamison

Topics covered

• self-perception
• body positivity
• curiosity
• societal trends

Keywords

• Body Type
• The Forever Project
• fitness fads
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Body Type, The Forever Project

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

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