The Body Competence Podcast
Michelle Zagardo
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About This Podcast
Welcome to The Body Competence Podcast where weekly interviews explore what it means to be and raise body competent humans. In each episode we'll talk about getting back in touch with the needs, wants, and desires that were suppressed by the power hierarchies of patriarchy, white supremacy, capitalism, colonialism, anti-fat bias, ableism, and even the families we grew up in.
Michelle and her guests will navigate topics like body positivity, body neutrality, cycle breaking, food neutrality and so much more.
This podcast is for you if you are a human or parent trying to imagine a future with body autonomy and without diet culture but aren’t quite sure where to begin.
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Recent Episodes
S2E2 Rethinking Pleasure with Veronica Dress
Note: This episode was recorded on January 31, 2024, and is being posted nearly a year later due to the host (me!) being tied up with things like pregnancy and adjusting to life with two children.…
S2E1 I'm back, bb!
Michelle (she/her) reflects on becoming a mom of 2, her break from social media and podcasting, and the very-broad-strokes future of @foodbodiesfamilies and The Body Competence Podcast.The Body…
S1E21 Supporting Boys and Men with Food and Bodies
Join Michelle (she/her) and Jeff Ash (he/him) in this episode for a conversation about toxic masculinity, the impacts of diet culture on men and boys, and how to support our boys in developing a…
S1E20 Body Convos with Kids and Making Parenthood Your Own with Kayla Stansberry
Join Michelle (she/her) and Kayla Stansberry (she/her) in this episode for a candid and cozy conversation that spans rethinking the "twenties checklist", how to talk to kids about bodies (even when…
S1E19 Nutrition Support for Maternal and Infant Health with Mother of Fact
Join Michelle (she/her), and registered dietitians Emily Sylvester (she/her) and Chacha Miller (she/her) of Mother of Fact for a conversation about the health of birthing people in the United States,…
S1E18 Eating Plants and Picky Eating with Chacha Miller
Join Michelle and Chacha Miller (she/her), in this episode to discuss picky eating in children, what it means to her to be a plant forward mama, postpartum bodies, and the social justice issues…
S1E17 Nurturing Body Competence Throughout Adolescence with Oona Hanson
Join Michelle and Oona Hanson (she/her), in this episode all about navigating hard body conversations with our adolescent children. Oona Hanson is passionate about helping parents and guardians raise…
S1E16 The Body as a Community with Damali Fraiser
Join Michelle and Damali Fraiser (she/her), the non-diet trainer behind Lift Off Strength and Wellness for this thoughtful episode about non-diet fitness, and Damali’s theory of the body as a…
S1E15 Sex Education, Consent, and Sexual Abuse with The Sex Ed Mum Marisol
Join Michelle and Marisol, the creator behind the instagram account @thesexedmum in this episode. Marisol is a passionate sexologist and coach who specializes in sex education. She provides valuable…
S1E14 Living Cyclically with Alexa Reidenauer
Join Michelle and Alexa Reidenauer, the creator behind the instagram account @tellingourtails in this episode. Alexa shares about her journey to a PMDD diagnosis (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) and…
S1E13 Community Nutrition and Free Food For All with Emily Garcia
In this episode, Michelle talks to certified community nutritionist Emily Garcia (she/they), who practices from weight inclusive lens. Emily lives in Houston and is mom to kitten Ellie who makes…
S1E12 Body Hair, Body Feels, Babies, and More
In this episode, Michelle shares her body hair journey this year: how it started, how it's going, and all of the ups and downs in between. She also shares a personal update before diving into…
S1E11 Reconnecting with Anger and Understanding Attachment with Johanna Kulp
In this episode, Michelle is joined by pediatric eating disorder therapist Johanna Kulp (she/her). Michelle and Johanna talk about breaking generational patterns of disordered eating and toxic diet…
S1E10 Fitness without Anti-Fatness with Ashantis Jones
In this episode, Michelle is joined by personal trainer Ashantis Jones (she/they). Michelle and Ashantis talk everything from fitness, to fatness to white supremacy, and ableism, and how these…
S1E9 Aging without Kids and Healing from Paleo with Anna
In this episode, Michelle is joined by the endurance athlete behind the @adventure.yuki Instagram page. Michelle and Anna (she/her) talk everything from skin care, to endurance training, to the…
S1E8 Food, Bodies, Periods, and...Our Dogs with Karoline May
In this episode, Michelle is joined by Karoline (she/her) from Dog Mom Mentality to talk about food, bodies, periods, and of course, our dogs. Karoline is the creator of the Dog Mom Mentality brand:…
S1E7 Why You Weren't A Bratty Kid
In this solo episode, originally shared as an IG live, I share why I think it's impossible for a child to be spoiled, a brat, entitled, etc. Apparently a controversial opinion, I'm eager to hear from…
S1E6 Ask A Sex Therapist with Dr. Krista Nabar
In this episode, Michelle is joined for a q&a by Dr Krista Nabar (she/her), a licensed psychologist and a certified sex therapist. Dr. Nabar is the founder and executive director of the Carolina…
S1E5 Growing Through Sex with Dr. Krista Nabar
In this episode, Michelle is joined by Dr Krista Nabar (she/her), a licensed psychologist and a certified sex therapist. Dr. Nabar is the founder and executive director of the Carolina Sexual…
S1E4 Do we owe our parents?
Mother's Day is a beast for so many of us, and for me it always brings up the idea that I owe my parents. Yet, at my core, I don't think it's possible to owe a parent anything, and that is what I…
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The Body Competence Podcast has published 23 episodes since April 2023, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
The Body Competence Podcast is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 54m.
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