Men Unscripted Podcast

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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Breaking News - Season 2 of Men Unscripted is coming soon.  New episodes should be here around October and until then, enjoy just a little behind the scences info on how some of the aliases have been chosen.

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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 "James". He shares some very personal and intimate stories with us. They are stories of fatphobia, weight stigma and trauma.  They are honest, emotional and real, and so important to hear, because many folks have experienced the same things James has. He also does an amazing job of connecting masculinity to patriarchy for us.  This is the last episode of Season 1.  Stay tuned, because Season 2 is likely just around the corner. 

Center for Body Trust No More Weighting Course 

Fix You by Coldplay (Spotify)

Ozark (Netflix)

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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 "Lars". He shares the impact of body shame he experienced at an early age. Lars also talks about how he found out about Health at Every Size® and how it led to advocacy and speaking to doctors about the impact of weight stigma. Stay tuned to the very end...there's some great tidbits that come up based on Lars' favorite movie

Health at Every Size® Principles

Empire Strikes Back (Disney+)

Judge me by my size scene (YouTube)

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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 "Clay". "Clay" talks about his experience in collge and how being a business major and getting an MBA was part of how he learned how deep of an impact diet cultures was having on his body.  "Clay" shares about his own mental health and eating disorder struggles and how the moments of finally connecting to his body were so challenging.  He also talks about how helpful having a dietitian and therapist were in helping him start this healing process.  

Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat

SpiritFarer

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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 "Chad".  He talks about the fitness industry, grind culture, benefit of therapy and how trauma has impacted his ability to be in his body.  

We Are Not Really Strangers 

Maintenance Phase - Celery Juice (Apple Podcasts)

Waving Through A Window - Dear Evan Hanson (Spotify)

Finale - Dear Evan Hanson (Spotify)

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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 "Paul".  He discusses his experience with ballet and how it impacted him both from a negative and positive way.  He also shares a lot about his current disability and how mindful self-compassion is so important in his healing.

The Center for Mindful Self Compassion

10 Principles of Intuitive Eating

Dune (1984)

Dune (2021) 

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men share their body story. The key thing is that each participant is using an alias so they will remain anonymous so the conversations are vulerable and honest.  In this episode, William joins the show to share his story.  He experienced weight stigma at ane early age and it contributed to him diving into diet culture. Dieting and the praise for being thin impacted the development of his eating disorder.  William shares how his eating disorder went undiagnosed for years becuase most people do not know what Orthorexia is.  He also shared what it's like for man to seek treatment, especially during COVID. Lastly he talks about his experience with self-compassion opened the door to his healing.   

What is Orthorexia?

What is Bigorexia?

Bob's Burgers

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men share their body story. The key thing is that each participant is using an alias so they will remain anonymous. In this episode, Aaron sits down and talks to Dan.  He shares many different experiences from childhood bullying, what coping skills he used to use and what helps now, healing his own releationship with his body and how perfoming has helped him feel connected to his body. He weaves in many social justice themes as he thinks about the stigma he's expereinced because of his body size.

What is the Alexander Technique

Stevie Wonder Artist Page (Spotify)

Alice Coltrane - Kirtan: Turiya Sings (Spotify)

Bohren & Der Club of Gore (Spotify)

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men share their body story. The key thing is that each participant is using an alias so they will remain anonymous.  Aaron talks to Cliff who shares his thoughts and feelings with being in a larger body.  He talks about past experiences with family and summer camp have impacted current things like attending theme parks, flying, importance of grooming and going to sporting events. He talks about how he's trying to not "shrink" and instead feel like he is ok to take up space in the world. 

The Princess Bride Audiobook

Stream Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Pair of Thieves Underwear

True Nation Athletic Fit Jeans from DXL

"Come Downstairs and Say Hello" by Guster (on Spotify)

Bar 717 Ranch - Aaron's childhood summer camp

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Men Unscripted is a podcast where men share their body story. The key thing is that each participant is using an alias so they will remain anonymous. Aaron talks to Pal is a trans queer man. He shares his thoughts and feelings about what it means to be safe in his body, how acting helps him stay connected and the ways in which his body is judged now compared to before he transitioned and how it has impacted his eating disorder. 

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)

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