🎥 Behind the Scenes of the "Jillian Michaels vs Body Positivity" Debate with Edie Stark
About this episode
Leah Kern and therapist Edie Stark discuss their experience in a debate on body positivity with Jillian Michaels.
In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with therapist Edie Stark, LCSW, to unpack their experience participating in a debate with fitness personality Jillian Michaels on the popular YouTube channel Jubilee. Leah and Edie reflect on what it was like to step into a highly produced debate environment discussing body positivity, weight stigma, and health claims — and how the format of viral media can shape the conversation in ways that prioritize spectacle over nuance. Together, they d...
People in this episode
Host: Leah Kern
Guest: Edie Stark
Topics covered
- body positivity
- weight stigma
- health claims
- viral media
- debate
Keywords
- body positivity
- weight stigma
- health claims
- Jillian Michaels
- Edie Stark
- Jubilee
- debate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jubilee
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