Season 2 - Episode 2 "Jose"

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Jason's story is the final episode of Season 2.  He shares early life experiences that impacted his relationship with food and his body. Jason's story includes coming terms to having an eating disorder, while existing in a larger body, being a man of faith and living in the south. Jason also talks how trauma and finding community in his healing has been so helpful. Trigger Warning, there is some discussion of voilence via a home brake-in. Jason does not go into too many details, but for folks who might have a hard time hearing that, feel free to skip this episode if that is best for you.

Dietitians Unplugged interview with Andre Walen

Mario Cipollina (Huey Lewis and the News Bassist)

Andor (Disney+)

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. This episode features Jon who speaks about how many things he has avoided, especially when it comes to medical care, because of the impact of weight stigma. Jon also shares how weight stigma impacted his treatment for erectile dysfunction. Lastly, Jon also shares about how having a team that included a therapist and dietitian has been so helpful in his healing from binge eating disorder. Jon knows that the more we talk about these things the less alone we feel and we know that others are struggling.  

Star Wars - A New Hope

Empire Strikes Back

The Story of Star Wars (Amazon)

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Today, Robert shares his story with us.  This story has a focus on masculinity and self-compassion.  He talks about body privilege and how he's been curious about his own journey around body accpetance. Robert also shares a lot of experiences around how athletics played a role in his body story.

Black Boy Joy (Amazon)

Jimmy Eat World (Spotify)

Maintenance Phase Podcast

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Ben's story is one that is so common with folks to experience eating disorders. His eating disorder took off after he dove head first into diet culture and started to focus on his body size.  He talks about how the privlige of a smaller body translated to a more intense focus on food. He also talks about how COVID had an impacted his experience.  Lastly, he shares what helped him in finding some healing and the perspective he's gained since finding some recovery.

NEDA

Project Heal

Parks and Rec (Peacock)

Pitch Perfect (IMDB)

Pitch Perfect Cup Song

The Fedup Collective

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. August steps forward today to share his story. As a trans man, he offers a unique perspective on how masculinity and privilege show up in our body story.  He talks about how people treated him differently based on his gender and noticing how as a man, he gained so much privilege. Another compelling of his story is how he  talks about therapy and support systems and how vital they are  in his healing journey.

The Magicians

The Sandman

House of the Dragon

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. This weeks episode is a bit of a departure. I wanted to take some time to talk about how this podcast came to be, what my hopes are for sharing these stories and how I try to curate content for this show. You'll learn a little more about me so be sure and listen to this episode.

Dietitians Unplugged (Spotify)

Center for Body Trust

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. "Joel" shares his body story in this episode.  He talks about how as a young person, he had a strong desire to be more musclary.  He was heavliy influenced by WWE (The Ultimate Warrior) and MMA.  He goes on to share how this drive for a bigger, stronger body eventually led to an eating disorder.  His journey is so common for men who strive for that more muscluar body.  Also, he brings up The Dude near the end so be sure and stay tuned for the whole episode.

Cocomelon

Tommy the Cat by Primus (Spotify)

The Big Lebowski

Salt Fat Acid Head

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Today's we welcome "Luke" to the show. He has had a long, complicated relationship with his body.  Like many others, he shares how comments at an early age lay a foundation for hating our bodies. Luke talks about how as an actor, wardrobe and wardrobe fitters are so challenging. Luke's story is incredibly valuable, enjoy. 

Fat!So? - Amazon

Marvel Universe (Disney+) 

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Today's we welcome "Jose" to the show.  Like so many of us, he was put on a diet at an early age.  That experience had a big impact on him and lead to a series of disordered experiences with food and his body. He also shares how his husband was such a pivotal part of his healing.  You are going to really enjoy this episode. 

One Bone 

Enduring Lessons of Star Trek (New Yorker)

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Today's conversation is with "Walter" and talks about how Covid impacted his body experience. Before Covid though, he was impacted by early experiences (PE classes) increased his body shame at a yound age and then, what were some things that helped him feel connect to his body as he got older.  His story is so relevant in today's world...and will resonate with many. 

Obi Wan - (Disney+)

Breaking Bad - (Amazon)

Better Call Saul - (Amazon)

Overwatch Game

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