Welcome back — seven months later, still anti-ketchup, still recording in my bedroom. Some things never change.

Picking up where we left off, we’re diving back into the mess that is social media and fitness. This time, I’m handing you the mop:

• Tips to curate a feed that actually makes you feel empowered — not like you want to cry (crazy concept)
• How to spot fitness content that should come with a "do not attempt" label (where my influencers that barely eat but still "feel great" at?)
• Defining what a healthy relationship with fitness actually looks like for you, not your high school gym teacher
• How to trick your algorithm into being a better friend
• How to scroll like a mindful, well-adjusted adult— even if your ADHD, like mine, says, "but what if we didn't?"

Bonus features: I mess up the audio (again), my dog makes guest appearances I didn’t approve, and I’m still allergic to avocado. Growth?

Here are some positive creators that I find motivating and helpful:

• @haileybarragan
• @flourishwithciandra
• @healwithchar
• @abbydegraff_
• @eatswithshelby
• @sweetandspicymacros
• @gabbymale
• @gabbyvillermaux
• @nuttyfoodiefitness
• @projectheal
• @fionasimpson
• @talkedcharity
• @bodyimage360
• @thegirlsgonestrong
• @emdonks
• @thenutritiontea
• @diandramejia
• @maeve_madden
• @run2food
• @steph_gaudreau
• @jacykirby33
• @fitwaffle
• @kk_fit_
• @emmasyummys
• @abbydegraff_
• @meg.boggs
• @curveswithmoves
• @themirnivator
• @asap.yogi

Linked Checklist:

Social Media Reset Checklist

Instagram: @morethanabodypod

After ten whole centuries, I somehow found a microphone again and am bringing myself back to your mom's car speakers (I think) with some more pointless rants and terrible, really bad jokes.

We've talked about social media, and you voted to talk about it again from a different angle.

Social media has revolutionized fitness culture—but has it always been for the better? In this episode, I explore how fitness influencers and social media have shaped a distorted version of health and wellness, often promoting unrealistic body ideals and encouraging negative habits on the path to achieving.. well, what exactly? I'm unpacking the harmful narratives the internet creates and how they've corrupted a really great thing in a way that hurts those on their own journey.

Sit back, eat a taco, and listen to my voice like it's ASMR--but not the kind where they eat food, that weirds me out. I'm here to help you learn how to recognize the toxic content to find a healthier, more authentic approach to fitness in a world dominated by curated online personas.

Instagram: @morethanabodypod

If you are struggling with thoughts of self-harm, please text CONNECT to 741741 for free, 24/7 help for self-harm.

Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Text or dial 988

For people who don't have a history with it, self-harm can be difficult to understand. While it develops as a way to cope with difficult emotions, they can be challenging to identify. Self-harm is something I always saw existing in my life in some capacity. Today marks a year since I have done so and I have no intentions of going back.

I share my struggle with self-harm as it became my primary method of coping while I navigated a later discovered misdiagnosis. I also explore how the development of an eating disorder became a new method of self-harm which led to less of a reliance on cutting myself. This episode unpacks the comorbidity between eating disorders and self-harm, as well as what someone engaging in these behaviors feels they can receive from it. I hope this can make some feel seen, and give others a greater sense of understanding and compassion.

I promise you it gets better. I promise you, it is possible.

*Trigger Warning: This episode details events of self-harm. This could be triggering to some audiences. If you feel this episode might be harmful to you, please do not listen and go pet a dog instead. :)

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