More Than a Body

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More Than a Body

McKenna Green

11 episodes

3 months ago

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 w...

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Episodes (11/11)

More Than a Body

Episode 9: Filtered Fitness Pt. II: Social Media, But Make it Healthy

3 months ago

24 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 9: Filtered Fitness Pt. 1: How Social Media Warps Fitness Culture

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 well...

10 months ago

33 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 8: Surviving Self Harm: Let's Unpack It

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 go...

2 years ago

38 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 7: How the Other Half Lives with Tate Brodeur

Your neighbor, Sheri, could have a disordered relationship with exercise. Your little brother could have a binge eating disorder. Your favorite snack cake could feel insecure about its body. It doesn't matter who you are, how you identify, or if you believe in Santa-- everyone struggles with their perception of themselves at times. Men and boys are often overlooked when it comes to disordered relationships with food and exercise. Eating disorders and feeling insecure about one's ...

2 years ago

41 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 7 Vibe Check: Tate Brodeur

Get to know your Episode 7 guest better. In the episode, Tate and I talk about toxic masculinity, eating disorders in men, and the media's "ideal" male body. Here, we see if he passes the vibe check with more hard-hitting content: his Mario Kart driver and how American cheese is (apparently) controversial. Listen to Tate share his perspective and experiences in Episode 7.

2 years ago

5 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 6: Me, Too: Sexual Abuse & Eating Disorders

Hi. I've always been a storyteller, but in this episode lie stories I don't often share. As I've begun the journey toward recovery, I've realized just how much sexual trauma has played a role in its evolution and development. Listen as I talk about the ways my ED provided me with a sense of control, safety, and a way to live in denial. I discuss the shame I felt following the trauma and how it has affected much of my adult life. I've never been good at sharing pieces of my...

3 years ago

57 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 5: Five Comments That Could Be Triggering

Those with eating disorders are hyperaware of the comments others make about food and body. Some of the things we say can be harmful to others without our knowledge. In this episode, I discuss five different comments that could be triggering to someone struggling. Oftentimes, those that are battling keep it under wraps like a closeted teen with catholic parents. Further commentary can cause them to withdraw or internalize certain beliefs. Being mindful of the things we say...

3 years ago

31 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 4: Eating Disorders & Their Affect on the Brain

Eating disorders stretch beyond just the two most everyone hears about: anorexia and bulimia. In the first half of the episode, I talk about the other kinds of eating disorders, the symptoms, and warning signs people don't know are part of the struggle. The second half of the episode dives into the aspects of life an eating disorder affects beyond just a person's relationship with food and their body. I focus on how an eating disorder negatively impacts relationships and the brain. Ma...

3 years ago

55 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 3: Social Media... It's Just a Highlight Reel

In a digital age, we all can get caught up in how others or ourselves look online. This can lead to dangerous comparison games, low self-esteem, a lack of self-confidence, and a pressure to fit into an unrealistic ideal. In this episode, I talk a bit about the harmful aspects of social and traditional media and the role they play in a person's perception of themselves both physically and emotionally. I also touch on the way media can influence a younger generation, exercise culture online, an...

3 years ago

38 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 1: My Struggle with Food and Body

While other people have perceived me to lead a healthy lifestyle with my diet and exercise, it's really been a beard for body image issues that created an all-consuming eating disorder. I ate a lot of cauliflower rice and while it seemed healthy, it became a problem--- and not for how it made me smell. This is the story of where my battle with food, body image, and exercise began and how I've begun to work towards healing those relationships

3 years ago

47 minutes

More Than a Body

Episode 2: If You Don't Eat it All, It's For Breakfast

When I began to look back on my relationship with food and body image, I realized its roots stemmed from experiences in my childhood. This episode is centered around how the things we observe as children greatly impact our relationship with ourselves. I share what mealtimes in my households looked like and how the rules around food have affected my relationship with pizza--(pineapple or you're wrong)-- today. I also talk about how the self talk of my parents taught me how to speak to my...

3 years ago

43 minutes