Health & Fitness
Major discussion points included:Jess's journey to becoming a weight neutral personal trainerGetting over the idea that we need to earn our right to be fatHow Jess found this book and what impact its had on her lifeMajor differences between this reading and reading this book when she was 17Jess's favourite storyHave we shifted as a culture since the 90s in regards to respect for bodies?The most haunting story in the bookAttaching our value was women to the male gazeThe comparison trap and how to get out of itFeminism and body liberationIs it a natural course to buy into beauty ideals before deconstructing them?Makeup and social mediaLinksJess's InstagramJess's FacebookJess's YoutubeJess's websiteThe Lightbulb Fitness ClubRegular Fitness ClassesThe Your Better Body Image ChecklistThe Better Body Image Facebook groupFat Girl Book Club InstagramFat Girl Book Club MerchandiseBook PicksMinding the Body Edited by Patricia FosterThe Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorThe Body Project by Joan Jacobs BrumbergThe Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf