The fitness status quo is toxic for all who encounter it, and it has especially poisonous effects on the most marginalized. Ilya Parker, the owner of Decolonizing Fitness, calls out the problematic nature of mainstream fitness and lays out ways in which we can replace it with a new paradigm that is social justice-oriented. You can find the show notes and a full transcript of this episode at https://shohrehdavoodi.com/48.
TW: Discussion of dieting behaviors and violence against Black and trans folx.
Detoxing From Mainstream Fitness Culture with Ilya Parker | #48
Jun 02, 2020

Conjuring Up Courage
Join Shohreh Davoodi, a self-trust coach for queer folks, for a podcast that celebrates what’s possible when you commit to being brave. Conjuring Up Courage navigates the complexities of power, privilege, and personal growth to explore how to build a more fulfilling life and create a better world for everyone. Through educational solo episodes and vibrant interviews with diverse guests from the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups, Shohreh engages in conversations about identity, sexual orientation and gender, self-doubt and shame, boundaries, vulnerability, resilience, self-care and community care, social justice, and more. This podcast invites you to stop living according to "shoulds" and step into your motherf*cking magic instead. [This podcast wrapped permanently in October 2022.]
Join Shohreh Davoodi, a self-trust coach for queer folks, for a podcast that celebrates what’s possible when you commit to being brave. Conjuring Up Courage navigates the complexities of power, privilege, and personal growth to explore how to build a more fulfilling life and create a better world for everyone. Through educational solo episodes and vibrant interviews with diverse guests from the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups, Shohreh engages in conversations about identity, sexual orientation and gender, self-doubt and shame, boundaries, vulnerability, resilience, self-care and community care, social justice, and more. This podcast invites you to stop living according to "shoulds" and step into your motherf*cking magic instead. [This podcast wrapped permanently in October 2022.]Listen on
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