Your Body Was Never The Problem | For Mannerless Women
About this episode
Adelle and Connie Tipis discuss body shame and confidence, exploring cultural influences and personal experiences.
What if the shame you carry about your body was never yours to begin with? In this episode of For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with Connie Tipis, clinical psychologist and Co-Founder & CEO of Double Dee’s Lingerie Kenya & Uganda for a conversation about body shame, body confidence and learning to come home to ourselves. Connie shares how growing up fuller-busted changed the way she moved through the world. She stopped swimming, covered her body and learnt very early that having breasts could attract judgement, assumptions and shame. That experience would eventually lead her to co-found Double Dee’s and spend the next decade having intimate conversations with women about our bodies from inside fitting rooms across East Africa. Adelle and Connie talk about the ways girls learn to hide their bodies, the striking differences Connie has observed between Kenyan and Ugandan women, wearing beautiful underwear for yourself, mirror work, taking pictures of the body you have today, and why caring for your body can look very different when the goal becomes health and longevity rather than making yourself acceptable to other people. IN THIS EPISODE: – How body shame begins for…
More episodes of Legally Clueless
- It’s Never Too Late To Start Again | For Mannerless Women
- You Left. So Why Do You Still Want to Go Back? | Mid Week Tease
- I Thought I’d Marry Him. Then I Learned The Truth PART 3 | Legally Clueless Ep 394
- 10 Of The Worst Pieces Of Advice Women Are Given | Mid Week Tease
- I Thought I’d Marry Him. Then I Learned the Truth PART 2 | Legally Cueless Ep 393
- How Much Of Yourself Have You Abandoned For Love? | For Mannerless Women
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Legally Clueless podcast page.