#2 The Fitfluencer Clean Up – That’s Not Fitness, Yoga, or Wellness, That’s Your Internalized Biases

Episode 2: The Fitfluencer Clean Up – That’s Not Fitness, Yoga, or Wellness, That’s Your Internalized Biases

In this episode of the Duality of Harm and Healing, Kate Moore and Ruby Chandler continue this discussion by diving into the theme of Awareness and Acceptance. They explore how internalized biases influence perceptions of fitness, yoga, and wellness, and discuss the importance of addressing these biases to create more inclusive and healing spaces.

Episode Overview

Kate and Ruby build on the previous episode's exploration of Presence, shifting focus to Awareness as a pathway to understanding and Acceptance as an action. Inspired by Jane Goodall’s belief that “only if we understand, will we care,” they unpack the duality of harm and healing in the wellness industry, highlighting how biases can shape and distort perceptions of wellness.

What You’ll Learn:

• Understanding Awareness and Acceptance: Awareness cultivates knowledge, which leads to understanding and, ultimately, to care and action. Acceptance acknowledges reality while creating room for change.
• Identifying Implicit Biases: Kate and Ruby discuss how the industry perpetuates biases like anti-fatness, healthism, sexism, and ableism, and the impact of these biases on individuals.
• Unpacking Common Fitness Myths: The episode tackles industry myths and messaging around fitness and wellness, such as the notion that skinny equals healthy, or that wellness practices must be expensive and inaccessible.
• The Role of Marketing and Social Media: The hosts explore how Fitfluencer culture often perpetuates harmful messages and unrealistic ideals about fitness and wellness.

Action Items:

• Reflect: Use this downloadable .pdf to explore how biases show up in your own experience of fitness, yoga, and wellness.
• Engage: Take the Harvard Implicit Bias tests (linked in the downloadable .pdf) to deepen your awareness.
• Dream Big: Write down how you imagine inclusive, welcoming wellness spaces to be and share your reflections.

Next Episode:

In the upcoming episode, “The Power Play: How Consent Shapes Trust in Fitness, Yoga, and Wellness Spaces,” Kate and Ruby will delve into how trust and consent are foundational to creating safe and supportive environments.

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