Comedian, writer, and actor Mae Martin joins Jameela this week to discuss recently coming out as non-binary, their childhood addiction to Bette Midler, the colonial history to gender norms, the ways they manage their struggles with addiction, and getting to act with Lisa Kudrow. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelaja...
May 21, 2021•1 hr
This week, we are bringing you an wonderful episode from our Stitcher Premium exclusive series - Ask Jameela Anything. Jameela is joined by singer-songwriter Meghan Tonjes to answer listener questions about Anxiety around being weighed, dealing with body image with sex and intimacy, dealing with chronic illness and pain, how to deconstruct sex from the patriarchy, female masturbation, and more. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStor...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Stand-up comedian and writer Nikki Glaser joins Jameela this week to discuss when your worst fears come true, experiences with disrespectful men, Nikki's journey with her eating disorder, the heart-breaking experience of offending Taylor Swift, being sent beheaded rats, and learning to love yourself as you age. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @j...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Comedian, storyteller, and writer/director Mike Birbiglia joins Jameela this week to discuss what got him into comedy, being a "good person to bully" in high school, approaching "the hill" (middle age), why he changed his mind about having children, and his sleep disorder which inspired his film Sleepwalk With Me. Check out Mike's podcast, Working It Out, wherever you find your podcasts. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gma...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 11 min
To celebrate Earth Day - activist, actor, and icon Jane Fonda joins Jameela this week to discuss why climate justice is so important, her work at Fire Drill Fridays, Jane's experience with her mental health, that to "know where you're going you need to know where you've been," Jane learning to step outside of her comfort zone, dealing with an eating disorder and learning to accept her body, and what it was like receiving death threats and fearing car bombs while working as an activist. If you ha...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Comedian, podcaster, and tv host Chris Gethard joins Jameela this week to discuss mental health stigma, cover the ways his mental health was shaped by a childhood in a rough environment, share hilarious bully retribution stories, and explore how his relationship with his son has made him understand his father better. Check out Chris' podcast, Beautiful/Anonymous, wherever you get your podcasts. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStor...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Publicist and former UK tabloid journalist Dean Piper joins Jameela to discuss the ins-and-outs of tabloid journalism, and the way it impacts the way we view women. They discuss how social media has impacted celebrity journalism and empowered celebrities, the lengths paparazzi go to to "get the shot," the way tabloid journalism creates "build them up and tear them down" narratives around women, and the ways we as the public should also be held accountable. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Musician, actor, and Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland joins Jameela this week to discuss the recent birth of her baby boy, raising young black men in today's America, her husband's scary experience with the police, the affirmations she teaches to her children, dealing with the media as a pop-star, being a dark-skinned black woman in the public eye, and more. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , a...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Comedian, actor, and author Michelle Buteau joins Jameela this week to discuss being a ten year-old drinking slimfast and doing sit-ups, being a "big-tittied superman" for other women, being a curvy black woman in the industry, her surrogacy journey, and what we all need to know about motherhood. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Comedian and writer Jamie Loftus joins Jameela this week to discuss what growing up with a back brace does to your high school social life, Jamie's childhood habit of documenting what everyone around her was wearing, coming up in comedy and finding her feminist voice, the problems with #girlboss culture, and Jamie's newest project Lolita Podcast. Check out Lolita Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisa...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Actor, author, and activist Diane Guerrero joins Jameela this week to discuss the Diane's experience as the daughter of immigrants, having her parents deported when she was 14, how EMDR helped her heal from her trauma, why she speaks out for her community, and what needs to change with immigration policy today. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @j...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 9 min
In honor of women's month, we want to release one of our favorite episodes with one of our favorite women - Aisling Bea! Aisling Bea joins Jameela to talk about why women should brag, being the face of loneliness, her tv show This Way Up, the power of your period, and buying a house with money from jokes. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @jameela...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min
International fitness evangelist and motivational coach Angela Manuel-Davis joins Jameela this week to discuss how the pandemic is empowering us all to grow, the idea of "not cheating on our future with our past", how her experience not qualifying for the Olympics made her successful today, and how fitness isn't about vanity, but about helping you be strong (both physically and mentally) in who you were made to be. Check out Angela's on-demand fitness company Aarmy at aarmy.com If you have a Wro...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min
This week, I Weigh's favorite author and gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter returns to answer more questions about reproductive health! She and Jameela cover hpv, polycystic ovary syndrome, menopause, and more to help equip you for conversations with your doctor. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A ...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min
In this free-feed episode of I Weigh's Stitcher Premium bonus series, Jameela brings on Britteny Floyd-Mayo - the Trap Yoga Bae herself - to answer listener questions about their 5 best mental health tips, how to fall back in love with your body, how to brag well, and how to feel safe in your own body. Plus, Britteny shares a few of her ratchet affirmations! If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Emmy-award winning journalist, medical doctor, and author Dr. Seema Yasmin joins Jameela this week to discuss immense racism POC's have experienced at the hands of the healthcare system, the ways the healthcare system needs to own up to its past for everyone to move forward, the Covid-19 vaccine and why people should feel safe, the scientific problems with fit teas and placenta pills, and more. Dr. Yasmin's book - Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall For Them - can be found wherever books are...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Comedian, actor, and writer London Hughes joins Jameela to discuss how black women are not celebrated in the UK, her tv presentation with Whoopi Goldberg, her incredible unshakeable self-confidence, their shared experiences with being bullied growing up, sex tips (ice-cream is an aphrodesiac!) and more! You can see London Hughes' comedy special To Catch A Dick on Netflix. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we ...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Comedian, filmmaker, and author Danny Wallace joins Jameela this week to discuss how his book Yes Man changed her life, the culture of rudeness, parenting young children, what its like being an only child. Check out Danny Wallace's book, Fuck You Very Much, wherever books are sold. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameel...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Yoga instructor, mindset coach, and all-around game changer Britteny Floyd-Mayo joins Jameela this week to discuss how she is creating more space for people of color and diverse body shapes in the world of yoga, to share a few of her "ratchet affirmations," explain how she has healed and thrived despite years of physical and sexual abuse, and consider the power of forgiving oneself. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.co...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Comedian and actor Celeste Barber joins Jameela this week to discuss Celeste's astoundingly successful fundraiser to fight the Australian fires last spring, her relationship and experience with antidepressants, how to quarantine with a spouse and still love them (hint - imagine they are dead and how sad you would be), her delightful instagram parodies of instagram influencer/model photos with #celestechallengeaccepted, and challenging Instagram's double standards when it comes to censoring femal...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min
The Optimism Doctor - Dr. Deepika Chopra - joins Jameela this week to define optimism, discuss visualization vs manifestation, explain healthy expectations and ways to manage your thoughts, explore how much can be gained through learning from mistakes, go over why she hates the phrase "good vibes only," and tell the story of her surrogacy journey. You can listen to Dr. Deepika Chopra's podcast, Looking Up with Dr. Deepika Chopra, wherever you get your podcasts. If you have a Wrong Turn of your o...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min
After what can only be described as a very lonely year, we want to re-release our episode with the former and upcoming Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and where he discusses loneliness with Jameela. They cover how widespread the problem of loneliness is, Western culture's tendency to give too much space, social media's role with loneliness, and how to foster connectivity. Vivek Murthy's book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World is out now! If you have a...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and all-around game changer Margaret Cho joins Jameela this week to discuss her experience as an Asian-American woman in the industry, growing up with "aspirational whiteness," her struggles with eating disorders, working as a dominatrix, and loving living alone. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a future episode! Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil a...
Dec 25, 2020•50 min
Author, director, and tv presenter Dawn O'Porter joins Jameela to discuss their friendship and how they first met, Dawn's experience having her partner Chris O'Dowd experience a career high while hers was at a low, discovering you are "the girl next door," loving work and loving being a mother, honest conversations with her sons, and her new book Life In Pieces. This Christmas, please consider giving to choose.love to support and empower refugees in need. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to ...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This week, Jameela is joined by Josie Naughton, the CEO and one of the founding members of Choose Love - a charity dedicated to ending the refugee crisis. Together they discuss the harrowing journey a refugee makes and the challenges they face in the camps, Josie's past and how anyone can make a difference, meeting Oprah and the pope, the Choose Love shops where you can buy needed supplies for a refugee, and how to make a change on a personal and a political level. This holiday season, consider ...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Seyi Akiwowo, Founder and Executive Director of Glitch, joins Jameela this week to discuss what it means to be a "digital citizen," being trauma-informed not trauma-led, self-care for black women, the way's both Seyi and Jameela have learned from their own internet mistakes, and the Glitch's work in training women how to be safe online as well as challenging giant social media corporations to take more ownership of what happens on their sites. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with J...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week, we are thankful for vaginas, labias, and vulvas with author and gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter. She joins Jameela to answer questions about the history of misunderstanding vaginas, the do's and don'ts of feminine hygiene, how to handle pap smears, a gynecological view on both abortions and WAP, and Dr. Jen Gunter's book - The Vagina Bible. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , and we may include it in a futur...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 3 min
The BMI, dealing with fatphobia in a doctor's office, and how to have good-faith conversations - all things author, podcaster, and activist Aubrey Gordon (aka @YrFatFriend) discusses with Jameela in this week's episode. They discuss how to talk to people with opposing ideas to yours, her background in grassroots activism, the racist history of the BMI, how medicine is prejudiced against fat people, why you shouldn't yell "encouraging things" at your fat friends as they exercise, and her new book...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Author, journalist, and broadcaster Caitlin Moran joins Jameela this week to discuss how she became a writer, her knack for explaining feminism to young women in bars, how to become a "big ball of love" to a child with an eating disorder, the ways she failed and learned in her own daughter's eating disorder journey, how eating disorders can happen at any size, why superhero movies are really about motherhood, and her book More Than A Woman, which is out now. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own ...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Drag performer, writer, and filmmaker Amrou Al-Kadhi joins Jameela this week to discuss growing up between London and the Middle East, the progressive roots of Islam, coming out as "white" to their parents, using quantum physics to explain being non-binary, how their drag character represents a more free version of their mother, and their book - Life As A Unicorn: A Journey To Shame To Pride And Everything in Between. If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min
