Mini Episode – The Weight of Body Shame

Hey Friends! Welcome back. In today’s mini episode Rayah talks about some of the stuff they’ve been going through recently in relation to meds, depression, diet culture, fat phobia, and body shame. Hope you find this helpful and know that you are not alone. The Body is Not an Apology Sources: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/news/20110711/deadliest-psychiatric-disorder-anorexia  https://integrativelifecenter.com/wellness-blog/how-diet-culture-influences-eating-disorders/  https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/893006538 […]

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Episode 10 – Convos with Kids

💥Trigger Warning💥: Slangs & terms that could be harmful are used in this episode.  Imagine a world where instead of telling your child “we don’t talk about race”, “don’t look at that houseless human”, “we don’t see color”, instead we sat down and had difficult conversations at an early age?  Welcome back to ADVOCATE ACTIVISM!  […]

Episode 4 – Emotional Labor – Transcript

Amira 0:02 This is Advocate Activism. We believe in standing up for the oppressed against oppression in all of its forms. Rayah 0:11 We practice restorative justice first, working towards healing and community restoration whenever possible. We also believe in boundaries that keep marginalized people safe. Amira 0:23 We practice this in ourselves first, through […]