Our Bodies, Our Identities

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Brubaker discusses the emotional aspects of body change in midlife from an identity perspective.

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for being here! There’s a conversation happening right now between wellness culture, aging, fitness, femininity, and identity, and I think many women are quietly struggling with it more than we admit. In this episode, I talk honestly about the emotional side of body change in midlife. Not from a “diet culture” perspective or a “just love yourself” perspective, but from an identity perspective. Because sometimes we are not just grieving a body. We are grieving the ve...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jennifer Brubaker

Topics covered

• body image
• midlife
• identity
• wellness culture
• aging
• femininity

Keywords

• body change
• midlife women
• identity crisis
• wellness
• aging
• femininity
• emotional health

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