"Rejecting the Norm: Empowering the LGBTQ+ Community to Love and Care for their Bodies"

WELLNESS & WELLBEING IRL

In this episode, John Kim discusses how LGBTQ+ people face unique struggles with eating disorders and body dysmorphia due to the pressures to adhere to cis-normative body standards. It highlights the importance of rejecting these standards, cultivating a growth mindset, loving one's body and taking care of it, detaching value from physical appearance, and showing compassion towards oneself in order to feel empowered and confident. Tune into and learn about how body image issues bleeds into part of the community and how we solve this.

Warning Note: Talking about sensitive subjects on mental, emotional and physical wellbeing and health, Trigger warning for those who have experienced: body, muscle dysmorphia and gender dysphoria

A reminder to always seek out professional help, and resources either in your hometown/city, or online through chats or hotlines.

Disclaimer: that the information provided is designed for educational and informational purposes only

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Next Episode out 2/22

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John Kim (they/them)
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