Join me and my guest Dr. Hortencia Jimenez as we talk about diet culture, share our personal stories about our relationship with our bodies, and talk about the impact diet culture has on Queer Bodies.
About My Guest:
Dr. Hortencia Jimenez is a queer Mexicana inmigrante from huichol ancestry. She was born in the Sierra Madre in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States as a child. She holds a BA, MA, and Ph.D. in Sociology and is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Dr. Jimenez is a Sociology professor and the author of the book Challenging Inequalities: Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration and has a forthcoming co-edited undergraduate textbook on Latinxs with SAGE Publishing. Her research writing has appeared in academic publications and has numerous awards and recognitions for her work in the Latinx community. She has been featured in Theluzmedia, Belatina news, two leading Latina digital platforms, as well as Hispanic Kitchen, and has been interviewed by radio stations and numerous podcasts throughout the United States. Dr. Jimenez's work centers on dismantling diet culture from a social and racial justice framework and helping Latinxs heal their relationship with food and body image.
You can follow her on Instagram and tiktok @drhortenciajimenez and listen to her podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Beig Calladita. For more information, you can check her website Website: www.hortenciajimenez.com