#137: Childless Cat Ladies, Dating Culture, and Why Thinness Won’t Save Us with Chrissy King

Oct 14

Written By Abbie Attwood

Chrissy King is BACK for her second round on the pod. This time, we’re diving deep into the intricate ways diet culture, body autonomy, dating culture, and yes, even childless cat ladies, are all connected. I promise there’s a through-line here—and it’s more liberating than any “hot girl summer” meme you’ve ever scrolled past.

Some of the things we chat about...

What is on Chrissy’s Plate
How she is accepting rest as a part of achievement
How we can think of rest as a privilege and as freedom
Childless cat ladies and being child-free by choice
The parallels between dating culture and diet culture
What Chrissy means when she says she is decentering men in her life
The choice to not have children
Why chasing men is like chasing thinness
Breaking free of rules for how to live as a "good" woman
Liberation beyond the body
How to know what we want and choose that
No longer organizing our life around our appearance
Reclaiming time and energy from chasing what isn’t meant for us
And so much more!

If you missed Chrissy’s last episode, check it out here.

Buy Chrissy's book "The Body Liberation Project" right here.

Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and educator with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. She has been featured in SELF, SHAPE, Health, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, Muscle and Fitness, and Livestrong, among others. With degrees in Social Justice and Sociology from Marquette University, Chrissy merges her passion for Social Justice and her passion for fitness to empower individuals within the fitness and wellness industry to create spaces that allow individuals from all backgrounds to feel seen, welcome, respected, and celebrated.

She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. When she’s not serving her clients by empowering them to create stress-free and sustainable lifestyles and feel confident and empowered in their skin, she spends her time lifting all the weights, reading, traveling, and hanging with friends and family.

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