#128: Social Justice & Body Positivity - interview with Gloria Lucas

enJuly 03, 2018

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About this Episode

Gloria Lucas, body-positive activist and founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride is on the show talking about the impact of historical trauma on the mental health of BIPOC, why diet culture is colonial mentality and more. We chat about:

- Gloria shares her story of recovering from an eating disorder and why this prompted her to start Nalgona Positivity Pride,

- How her experience recovering from an eating disorder brought to light how ED recovery leaves out and is inaccessible to marginalized groups,

- What historical trauma is and how it impacts the experiences and recovery for marginalized folx,

- Why “diet culture is colonial mentality” and how “you are what you eat” is colonial mentality,

- How foods that are part of indigenous cultures become co-opted by health culture and why this is so problematic,

- The influence of colonialism on body image for brown-indigenous folx and Gloria’s experience with this,

- Why body positivity needs to be more inclusive and political to change the institutions that are terrorizing bodies,

- How “reclaiming her identity as brown” helped with Gloria’s healing,

Plus, so much more!

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Show notes: summerinnanen.com/291
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Show notes: summerinnanen.com/290

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Show notes: summerinnanen.com/285
In this episode, I talk about:
- Why my rage is directed at society, not the other person,

- That it’s important to remind yourself how dieting worked out for you in the long run before,

- Why weight loss doesn’t actually increase self-worth,

- How calling out your assumptions can help put things into perspective,

- That dieting is usually not in alignment with our values,

- The importance of finding community,

- Plus so much more!
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Show notes: summerinnanen.com/283
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- The importance of normalizing aging through finding variety in aging role models,
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enNovember 14, 2023

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#128: Social Justice & Body Positivity - interview with Gloria Lucas

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

About this Episode

Recent Episodes from Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

#292: AITA Diet and Body Edition Part 2 - with Vinny Welsby

#291: AITA Diet and Body Edition Part 1 - with Vinny Welsby

#290: How Core Beliefs Influence Our Body Image with Nia Patterson

#289: Beyond Body Neutrality with Tiffany Ima

#288: Oprah & What to Do if Your Client Wants to Lose Weight with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams

#287: Body Acceptance After Weight Loss Surgery (Janine’s Story / YOF Spotlight)

#286: Letting go of external validation (Samantha’s Story / YOF Spotlight)

#285: Help! I have a friend who “watches their weight” (Body Image Series)

#284: Is Recovery From an Eating Disorder Even Possible? With Cole Kazdin

#283: Dealing with Aging Body Changes (Body Image Series)