Shohreh Davoodi
My former colleague from my lawyer days, Jessica, joined me on the podcast to talk about the ways she stays sane with a busy attorney’s schedule, including through the transformative power of fandom. Jessica told me what she thinks fandom is all about at its best and gave practical tips for making time for hobbies read more
My friend, Kim Gould, is opening up a brand new body-positive fitness studio in Austin called Autonomy Movement, and I asked her to share with me everything Autonomy is going to be doing differently from your typical fitness facility. From the lack of mirrors and scales to the fusion of therapy and exercise, Autonomy Movement read more
My long-time friend, Maegan Brundage, chatted with me about what it’s been like living with recurrent ovarian cancer. From her first cancer diagnosis and surgery to now living with cancer for the second time, Maegan has been through a lot over the last few years. She candidly filled me in on her ups, downs, dark read more
Even in the year 2019, sex is still considered a taboo topic. That’s one of the reasons I recently welcomed sex educator Erica Smith on the show to speak with me about pervasive myths about sex, purity culture, the construct of virginity, what good sexual health entails, and a whole lot more. Speaking about sex read more
I spoke with Jess Sprengle, a therapist specializing in eating disorders, about treating eating disorders from a weight-inclusive lens, the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder, before and after photos in recovery, body image, and more. Jess’s personal experiences with having and recovering from an eating disorder have informed her practice today, and read more
I chat candidly with Christina Montalvo, a body-positive strength and conditioning coach, about what she wouldn’t be caught dead doing now as a coach, how coaches can make the move away from diet culture, and how clients can be informed consumers of the fitness industry. Christina and I both started our fitness coaching careers as read more
Today I’m sharing with you an interview I did with the amazing Ashley M. Seruya. Ashley is a virtual assistant, social work intern, and content creator specializing in Health at Every Size, eating disorder recovery, and weight stigma. She and I talked about all things Health At Every Size, weight stigma and thin privilege, healthism, read more
Hey y’all! I’m Shohreh Davoodi, and for the past several months, I’ve been pouring most of my time and energy into bringing this podcast to life. I’m a certified personal trainer and a certified intuitive eating counselor. I work with clients both in person in Austin, Texas as well as online. I’ve been in this read more
