Our favorite love, relationship, and sex therapist Shadeen Francis returns to answer your questions with Jameela. They respond to questions about being newly queer, reconciling how one wants to be treated in life vs. the bedroom, joking about sex to avoid rejection, feeling unsexy after having a baby, love in relationships without sex, dating with herpes, managing vaginismus, and more. Follow Shadeen Francis on Instagram & Twitter @shadeenfrancis If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Actress, LGBTQ+ advocate, and legend Laverne Cox joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey to who she is now, how spending time with trans women changed her mind on who she herself could be, the birth of #transisbeautiful, the problem with trans politics today, reaching across the aisle, the real problems facing Americans today, and more. Follow Laverne Cox on Instagram & Twitter @lavernecox If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisast...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Biochemist and author Jessie Inchauspe (Aka - the Glucose Goddess) joins Jameela to talk about the many ways glucose affects your body. They define what glucose is and its function in the body, how glucose spikes can affect everything from mood to diabetes to PCOS, "glucose hacks" you can utilize to keep your spikes at a minimum, how we can empower people with their own bodies, and more. Check out Jessie's book Glucose Revolution - wherever books are sold. You can follow Jessie Inchauspe on Inst...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon joins Jameela this week to discuss her new book "You Just Need To Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. They discuss the correlation of health and fatness, how fatphobia is born from the idea that you can blame an individual for their weight, the danger of the recent trend of weight-loss injections, the myth of "promoting obesity," and more. Check out Aubrey's new book - " You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People - wherev...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Author and podcaster Amanda Montell joins Jameela this week discuss all things cults. They cover what makes a cult vs. what makes something cult-ish, what to be on the look out for when assessing if something is a cult (or cult-ish), the dangers of large cults or the cult of one, the cultish qualities of the diet and wellness industries, and more. Listen to Amanda's podcast - Sounds Like a Cult - wherever you get your podcasts Follow Amanda on Instagram @amanda_montell If you have a Wrong Turn o...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger joins Jameela this week to discuss motherhood and raising a daughter her own way, where Iliza's confidence comes from and how she keeps jealousy from getting her down, how women are pitted against each other by society, how feminism doesn't mean loving every woman, what we lose by labelling people, and more. Check out Iliza's podcast - Ask Iliza Anything - wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Iliza on Twitter @iliza & Instagram @ilizas If you have a Wrong...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Happy almost new year! We are re-releasing a favorite episode of ours that we think will be encouraging as we all step into the new year. Author and expert in menstrual health Maisie Hill joins Jameela this week to discuss the different seasons of the menstrual cycle, how different bodies respond differently to hormones, why perimenopause is a space to process the expectations on people socialized as women, why we are so bad at diagnosing autism in women, and more. You can find Maisie Hill's boo...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Happy holidays! We are re-releasing an episode we love and think will be encouraging to us all as we head into the holidays this weekend. Entrepreneur, host, and mental health advocate Poppy Jamie joins Jameela to discuss her new book - Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts, and Free Yourself From Anxiety. Poppy walks Jameela through her research and explains how we tend to have two "radio channels" in our brain - Stressed FM & Relaxed FM. She helps us understand how ...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Playwright, actor, poet, and filmmaker Sarah Jones joins Jameela this week to discuss her new film Sell/Buy/Date, which explores the many complicated layers within the sex industry. They discuss how the sex industry manifests the racism and inequalities of culture at large, the difference between legalization and decriminalization, who truly benefits within it, the ways the industry can be either empowering or dehumanizing, and more. Sell/Buy/Date is streaming now! Follow Sarah on Instagram and ...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab joins Jameela to talk all things boundaries! They discuss why boundaries are so important, what setting healthy boundaries looks like, how to have boundaries with family over the holidays, why you don't have to explain your boundaries, and more. Plus, they answer listener questions on boundaries worth ending friendships over, not expecting others to change, and how to set boundaries with parents. Check out Nedra's book - Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guid...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Artist and activist Jesse Krimes joins Jameela to share his powerful story. He describes his experience being incarcerated, discusses how solitary confinement was used as a manipulation tactic, explains the ways that prison is both violent and human, shares the way the prisoners were manipulated, details the racism which pervades the system, and explores how art saved his life in more ways than one. Check out Jesse Krimes' documentary - ART & Krimes by Krimes - now streaming on Paramount+ Fo...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This week, we are re-releasing a favorite episode. Body positivity activist Megan Jayne Crabbe joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey from people pleasing on the internet to fighting against toxic internet culture, how online culture can be cultish, why inter-community rejection can be so painful, and how to find your own voice in all the noise. You can follow Megan Jayne Crabbe on Instagram @meganjaynecrabbe and Twitter @meganjcrabbe Check out her book - Body Positive Power - wherever b...
Nov 25, 2022•59 min
Stand-up comedian and writer Jena Friedman joins Jameela this week to discuss what she is experiencing in new motherhood, why she hasn't yet changed a diaper (don't worry her partner has), why parenthood makes her more passionate about reproductive rights, why it is important to look at the structural issues behind the true crime stories, her advice for new fathers, and more. Check out Jena's newest special - Ladykiller - on Peacock! Follow Jena Friedman on Instagram & Twitter @jenafriedman ...
Nov 18, 2022•45 min
Journalist and author Rina Raphael joins Jameela this week to discuss her book, The Gospel of Wellness - her journalistic look into wellness culture. They cover what wellness encompasses, why it is so appealing to women, the nuances of the wellness movement, trends Rina finds problematic, the things Rina wants consumers to know, and more. Get Rina Raphael's book - The Gospel of Wellness - wherever books are sold. Follow Rina on Twitter @rrins If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Ja...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Actor and author Justin Baldoni joins Jameela this week to discuss different definitions of masculinity and examining it without weaponizing it, what masculinity means to him, what young boys and men are up against in society, the importance of feeling and expressing emotion, how we can model healthy masculinity for young men and boys, the importance of friendship between men and women, and more. Check out Justin's new book Boys Will Be Human wherever books are sold. Follow Justin Baldoni on Ins...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Political organizer, advocate, activist, and member of the Obama administration Ashley Allison joins Jameela this week to discuss what pushed her into politics in the first place, what it looks like when young people show up to vote, why we cannot take our voting rights for granted, why these midterm elections are so important, practical ways to become informed voters, the future of abortion rights, and more. For help with voting this fall, check out All Voting is Local, Campaign Legal Center , ...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Psychotherapist and author Megan Devine joins Jameela this week to discuss what grief is, how it can affect us physically, what we can say to those in our lives who are grieving, and how we can actually help, and then wrap things up by answering your questions about grief and healing. Check out Megan's podcast - Here After with Megan Devine - Wherever you get your podcasts You can get Megan's book - It's Okay That You're Not Okay - wherever books are sold. You can follow Megan on Instagram &...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Singer-songwriter and friend, Monica Martin, joins Jameela this week to answer your questions on struggling with imposter syndrome, what is and isn't appropriate to joke about, advice for going through EMDR, where to find hope, how to manage other people's opinions of you, and more. If you have a question for Jameela, email it to iweighpodcast@gmail.com , and we may ask it in a future episode! Follow Monica Martin on Instagram @monicamartin and Twitter @mmonicamartinn If you have a Wrong Turn of...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Stand-up comedian (and accidental inventor of the #dropchallenge) Atsuko Okatsuka joins Jameela this week to discuss growing up with a mother who had an intense and undiagnosed mental illness, her experience as an undocumented immigrant in Los Angeles, reconnecting with her father after being separated for years, having her grandma be her best friend, all the wild things she was taught about sex growing up, and more. Follow Atusko Okatsuka on Instagram and Twitter @atsukocomedy If you have a Wro...
Oct 07, 2022•58 min
This week, we are bringing back a favorite episode of ours - Jameela's interview with Celeste Barber! The Australian comedian and actor joins Jameela to discuss her astoundingly successful fundraiser to fight the Australian fires, 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 parodies of Instagram influencer/model photos with #celestechallengeaccepted, and challengi...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In our first ever live episode - recorded from Kings Place for the 2022 London Podcast Festival - Jameela is joined by actress and author Rebecca Humphries. They discuss Rebecca's very public breakup with her cheating partner, why she missed the red flags in their relationship, what love-bombing is and what it feels like, why she felt she had to be the "cool girl" when dating, why it's important for her to take accountability for her own role in the relationship, and more. Check out Rebecca Hump...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Comedian Sophie Duker joins Jameela this week to discuss the childhood experiences she is still processing in therapy, the experience of receiving backlash for an out-of-context joke and how unsafe it made her feel, why her pansexuality makes her joyful, coming out to her mom onstage and her mom completely missing it, what to expect at a sex party, and more. Follow Sophie on Instagram and Twitter @sophiedukebox If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to Per...
Sep 16, 2022•52 min
Journalist and podcaster Sam Sanders joins Jameela this week to share about his conservative Christian childhood, his first experience with a therapist, the pivot point in his journalism career, how the Pulse nightclub shooting helped him open up to his audience, how cultural conversations are great agents of change, finding joy in the small moments, and more. Listen to Sam on his pop culture podcast Into It: A Vulture Podcast , or on Vibe Check also with Saeed Jones & Zach Stafford . Follow...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Comedian and podcaster Ashley Ray joins Jameela to discuss the different ways therapy has helped her, how being weighed in front of her class in sixth grade kickstarted her eating disorder, how her mother's long distance relationship helped Ashley discover her own desire for polyamory, the responsibilities and romance of a polyamorous relationship, what people get wrong about polyamory, and more. Check out Ashley Ray's new podcast - TV, I Say with Ashley Ray - wherever you listen! Follow Ashley ...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Author and activist Travis Alabanza joins Jameela this week to discuss their jarring experience with the British press, their journey with gender and considering transitioning, the intersection of class and gender politics, the different ways respect can look, Travis' advice for raising a child as they are, and more. Check out Travis's new book - None of the Above: Reflections of Life Beyond the Binary You can follow Travis on Instagram and Twitter @travisalabanza If you have a Wrong Turn of you...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Actor and authorZacharyLevijoins Jameela this week to share his incredible mental health journey. They discuss his painful childhood and how generational trauma is passed down, Zachary's initial hesitation to take anti-depressants and the conversations which changed his mind, why love is truly the answer the world needs, and more. Check out Zachary Levi's book - Radical Love - wherever books are sold! You can follow Zachary Levi on Instagram and Twitter @zacharylevi If you have a Wrong Turn of y...
Aug 19, 2022•55 min
Actor, stand-up, and author Cameron Esposito joins Jameela this week to discuss their relationship with their eating disorder and struggling with their gender identity, how they realized they are gender-fluid and what that means to them, how taking their top off on network television has helped them love their body, and more. Check out Cameron Esposito's book - Save Yourself - wherever books are sold . And listen to Cameron's podcast - Queery. You can follow Cameron on Instagram and Twitter @cam...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Actor, activist, and newly-minted author Constance Wu joins Jameela this week to discuss her new book - Making A Scene. They discuss learning from your mistakes and offering others grace for their own, why we shouldn't dismiss stereotypes but rather make them more human, and more. 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 @jameela...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Actor, comedian, and dear friend Harry Trevaldwyn joins Jameela this week to answer your questions! They talk about what they would say to their younger selves, how to know when to walk away from an argument, how to best heal after a breakup, advice for communicating in a romantic relationship, and more. You can follow Harry Trevaldwyn on Instagram and Twitter @Harrytrevaldwyn If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com , an...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Comedian, host, writer, and activist Adam Conover joins Jameela this week to encourage us all in the ways local government matters. They discuss the importance of - and Adam's involvement in - local politics, how to access your political power, why LA's upcoming mayoral election is so important, the Supreme Court's impact and how we got here, the homelessness problem and ways to fix it, and more. Check out Adam Conover's show - The G Word - on Netflix! Listen to Adam's podcast - Factually - wher...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min
