Diet Evangelism: Netflix's vegan twin experiment
Jessica watched Netflix's You Are What You Eat; A Twin Experiment and was disappointed. The documentary did not make the case for her to be vegan for physiological reasons, or really for anyone else. ...
25 Tammi 202446min
Litigation and Legacy with Steven Dunn; Part 1
Part 1. Dr. Whitney Trotter joins Jessica for a conversation with Steve Dunn. Dunn is suing the International Organization of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp) in a class action lawsuit, represent...
18 Tammi 202455min
"Impossible"; Being Black in the Eating Disorder Field with Dr Whitney Trotter and Angela Goens
Jessica talks with Dr. Whitney Trotter, DNP APRN PMHNP-Bc RDN and Angela Goens, MS RDN LD about being Black clinicians in the eating disorder field. They talk about what it's like to work in treatment...
11 Tammi 202441min
Create a Policy to Reduce Anti-Fatness At The Doctor's Office and on Campus with Shantille Connolly, MPH CHES
Jessica talks with Shantille Connolly, a senior health promotion specialist at UC Davis about their process of instituting a policy to make being weighed an opt-in measure at the clinic, rather than a...
4 Tammi 202436min
My Body, ages 4-10. It was too much and very awkward.
Jessica shares the story of her body from 4-10yo. She shares how her body was (mis)treated by the medical establishment and also how one sentence from her dad influenced the way she felt about her bod...
28 Joulu 202316min
Books...But Make it Awkward, with Shana and Maya
Romance novels can be awkward. Romance reviewers Shana and Maya join Jessica to discuss their love for the genre and why we all deserve a happy ending. They also give recommendations for those looking...
14 Joulu 202338min
"#bannedbodies--AI's Social Media Discrimination with Jen McLellan"
Jessica talks with Jen McLellan, about her recent experience getting banned by Meta on both of her Instagram and Facebook accounts. Jen is a certified birth educated, author and founder of Plus Size B...
7 Joulu 202328min
Jen Jacobs, Editor Extraordinaire
Jessica and Making It Awkward editor, Jen Jacobs, reflect on the podcast thus far and look to future episodes. They talk about which topics have gotten the most interest and how the editing process wo...
30 Marras 202320min
