Braving Body Shame is an online conference that focuses on the diverse stories of speakers with lived experiences of body shame. The vision is to learn from those who have braved the path already, those who have overcome many obstacles to find a place of peace, understanding, acceptance, neutrality and yes love for their bodies.
Fitness Junk Debunked is a podcast hosted by coaches Steph “Iron Lioness” Dykstra and Ron Dykstra of Iron Lion Training. They examine fitness trends and buzzwords using scientific and sociopolitical analysis, and featuring leading experts in their fields.
For this episode, Steph and Ron invited Katelyn to speak about Body Positivity & Fat Acceptance. She and Steph discussed the racist origins of diet culture and body shame, and revealed their reasons for embracing radical acts of self-love and community care in their work as coaches in the wellness space.