About this episode

Leah and Edie discuss their reflections on the Jillian Michaels x Body Positivity debate after watching the final edit.

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with therapist Edie Stark, LCSW, to discuss their thoughts on the final edit of the Jillian Michaels x Body Positivity debate. Leah and Edie reflect on what they thought of the edit, how it felt to watch the video back (after experiencing it in real time a few months ago), and what frustrated them about the final video. Mentioned in this episode: First episode reflecting with Edie (before we saw the final edit)Watch the Debate Here!...

People in this episode

Host: Leah Kern

Guest: Edie Stark

Topics covered

• debate
• body positivity
• mental health
• therapy
• reflection

Keywords

• Jillian Michaels
• Body Positivity
• debate
• therapy
• Edie Stark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jillian Michaels, Body Positivity

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