#302 Helene & Penelope - 'Body Positivity' Is Harming Women
Episode description
Zuby is joined by mother-daughter duo, Helene Leeds and Penelope Popken — hosts of the Step It UP Podcast. Helene and Penelope sit down to discuss their personal journeys with health, wellness, and fitness, the challenges of obesity in a family dynamic and the health industry writ large. We dive
into the Body Positivity movement, weight-loss and enabling social behaviors, diet and personal responsibility, food regulations and a whole lot more.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(09:55) Psychological impacts of obesity & enabling behaviour
(18:06) Body positivity differences between men & women
(25:13) What age should children use smart devices?
(26:55) Penelope’s weight loss process
(34:05) How Helen handled Penelope’s weight challenges
(39:59) The Body Positivity movement
(44:35) Algorithmic amplification vs genuine ideological alliance
(49:35) Diet & personal responsibility
(59:44) Dangers & addictions of sugar
(1:03:22) Food regulations & personal responsibility
(1:08:30) Toxic load management
(1:12:28) Societal alignment on definition of obesity & health
(1:20:16) ‘Wellcare’ & what to do now
(1:28:27) Outro
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