I grew up in a Christian household, went to church every Sunday, and was involved in youth group as a teen (mostly for the boys ;)). It wasn’t until I transitioned to the non-diet world that I made the connection between the shame I felt about my body and purity culture.
This week I had a great interview with a colleague of mine, Jolyn Martin. I had invited her on the show to talk about exercise and I don’t think either of us expected the conversation to turn into the parallels between religion and body image. I wonder how many of you will resonate with what we share in the episode. It’s a juicy one!
Jolyn Martin is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and body image coach from Kitchener, ON, Canada. Jolyn is a mom of 2 and is passionate about helping other moms heal their relationship with food, body and exercise. Shortly after starting her career in the fitness industry, she started to notice the dangerous and toxic effects of chasing thinness and finding self-worth in body image. After dismantling her own beliefs, Jolyn has now made it her life mission to help women take back their power and relearn how to be the expert of their own bodies. Jolyn is the host of her own podcast “The Non-Diet Mom Show” where she shares topics around raising body confident, intuitive eaters and how healing our own relationship with food, body and movement is key to being the example we want for our children.
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