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Loving Our Bodies Through PCOS & Pregnancy
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2020
- How body positivity has changed us through PCOS and pregnancy. Loving your body and being confident is a journey, and through Skylar getting pregnant and having her first baby, and me trying to conceive with PCOS, we've had some big body positive breakthroughs recently. It's episode 37 of Sierra Unfiltered!
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About Sierra Unfiltered
Sierra Unfiltered features UA-camr Sierra Schultzzie and her best friend, Skylar Pollitt, talking openly about body image, self acceptance, pregnancy, marriage, and navigating life in your 20's.
Loving Our Bodies Through PCOS & Pregnancy
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Now that Milo is born, can we get a Milestone (Milo-stone) update instead of the bump date? :)
That's amazing 😊👌
best idea
A milostone😭💙
I once made a self-deprecating joke about being overweight and my 6 year old niece got so mad at me and said “stop it” and I almost started crying
I love Skylar’s glasses. They suit her so nicely and they’re interesting to look at.
brvihu yes, once I tried on a pair of glasses like that and the optometrist made an ugly face at me 🙃
brvihu I know right! I honestly want a pair lol
brvihu right?? I was looking at them the whole time
I was just about to comment this! 💯 agree
Adam Winchell k
I know this podcast is “Sierra Unfiltered,” but my favorite part is discovering how much I relate to Skylar!
I know comments were turned off for the last podcast, but I just wanted to say Skylar, you are amazing!!
I love that Skylar talked about body neutrality! Body neutrality has been a great tool to practice, especially since i've been recovering from an eating disorder in a larger body. Body neutrality is so special because it's allowed me to appreciate my body for what it is and what it does for me, instead of hating it for not looking a certain way. When I have trouble being body positive or body neutral, I like to remind myself that my body has survived all i've thrown at it. whether you had an ed, you engaged in disordered eating, had an unhealthy relationship with exercise, or you photoshopped pictures to make you look smaller: your body stayed with you throughout all of that, throughout all of the destruction, and tried to keep you as healthy as it could. Thinking about that really helps me get out of the self-loathing funk!
i love this. you’re doing so great and i hope only the best for you. you got this!!!
Our bodies really are amazing! I also had an eating disorder for 10 years and when I started getting help I was able to pull myself out of it, and my body was able to bounce back-which at the time I was afraid it wouldn't.
I remember also being amazed at my body during a survival situation, in the mountains while backpacking a few years ago. At the time I felt like I developed super-human strength and resilience during a very scary situation, and I realized then I needed to stop punishing my body when it was showing me in so many ways that it really is my temple, and I should be taking care of it! I have so much more respect to my body now after all these years. I do think though, when you enter your 30's you become a lot more comfortable in your body than you were in your 20's- when you were probably a lot smaller and fitter!! ha ha
THANK YOU for talking about thinner bodies. I struggle a lot to gain weight and I feel so excluded from most of the body positive community, it's sad because I think that we all deserve support and encouragement. Of course, I know my privileges compared to more marginalized people, but I think there's room for everyone here ❤️
As a thinner-bodied person that grew up with a sibling who always struggled with their weight, I can appreciate the privilege I have out in the world, and acknowledge the barriers my sibling has that I do not. The world is not built for bigger bodies, and buying trendy clothes in a 3X is expensive. People treat you as less than because of your weight. It’s not okay. However, I grew up being told by my sibling and our mother that my insecurities about my body didn’t matter because I wasn’t overweight like my sibling. That was really damaging, and also not okay. It’s taken me a long time to learn to accept and love my body as it is. Of course there needs to be priority to raise up the most marginalized people within the body positivity movement, but we can’t just tell anyone that doesn’t fit the description that’s been set out that they don’t belong and don’t deserve to talk about their struggles. Because where do they go?
Well said ! It’s almost impossible to grow up in diet culture without having body struggle because we are told we always need to chase this ideal body type! I think it’s so important to also talk about fat stigma and the privilege thin people have. Those two things are important and need space in the body positivity movement!
I actually hated bigger girls for a long time, because almost every one I've talked to was extremely jealous of me. They always put me down because they hated I was skinnier than them...insecure people need to learn not to take it out on other people
Christina Taglia Something I’ve been working on lately is realizing when a comment that hurts my feelings is someone projecting. My mom pretty much called me brave for wearing a swimsuit in public that showed my stretch marks on my thighs (I had a period of weight gain that caused them). She has lots from pregnancy that she always struggled to accept. I realized that she was projecting her own feelings about her stretch marks onto me and I absolutely shouldn’t feel bad for showing them off. They’ve faded since and I think they’re cute and add character lol. Hope this helps ❤️
Just want to say, I'm a size 00 or xxs and sierra's channel has changed my life! I struggle with a chronic illness and its super difficult to love my body despite the pain it causes me. Its really hard to feel unwelcome in the body pos movement, and im so thankful for both of your kindness. Also, THE TAYLOR SWIFT DOCU WAS BOMB!!!
Size 00 or size 100 every body is beautiful and every person is worth the feeling of loving their body no matter their “size”! You’re gorgeous and us ladies need to stick together and bring each other up not tear each other down 💜💜💜
I think I really had to hear "body positivity is for everyone" today because last night just before bed I saw a woman who runs an OCD/mental health (yes, a trained mental health professional) account post 3 posts about how "small women should stop showing their minor flaws on Instagram and tagging it body positivity because it's not for them, its political not social." And that by showing those insecurities they're saying that "their worst nightmare is looking like us" and I had this overwhelming sense of guilt for preaching body positivity as a 16 year old, size 6-9 (not a joke, just my average sizes lol), white girl. I feel like it probably hit me harder than usual seeming just the day before i had an interaction with these 3 very judgmental (classist, very not body positive) girls and my confidence hit a low I haven't felt in a year (uncoincidentally around the time I found your Channel) so I did what I felt like I had to do, put on a bodycon minidress and do a photoshoot in my front yard and posted the photos without trying to hide my tummy, my cellulite, my hip dips or anything that I felt those girls were judging me for and once again I felt empowered,
So being told that the body positivity movement wasn't for me right after really dragged me down again.
I recognize and uplift those who are systematically oppressed to make sure that they get the voices instead of me, but I still felt so guilty and honestly insecure being told that this community wasn't for me.
So that message was really helpful, I know this was very ranty but I needed to explain the situation lol.
Love you all, you're doing great and you're worthy of everything good in the world.
You know you've watched Sierra's podcast too much when you can fully recite the intro ❤❤
same lol!
Same!!
pop the popcorn, grab a drink, and put on ur comfiest pajamas, because it’s time for a new episode of sierra unfiltered
Skylar: “Skylar is-hopefully-a kind, empathetic, ...”
Skylar, you have absolutely gained that title and so much more! ❤️
I love that Skylar brought up needing body positivity the most when she was at her smallest. I remember being 15 and being so happy I was sick and nauseous on Christmas because I couldn’t eat all the “unhealthy” holiday food and thus lost weight getting me closer to my goal weight at the time. I’m at my heaviest now and I’m so happy to be so supported and seen in the community, but I wish I had this kind of support when I was not eating and really hurting myself for an “ideal” body goal.
When Skylar was talking about sleeping w a bra on it reminded me that when I first started dating my bf and sleeping over at his house I would sleep w my makeup on🤢 it was so scary to think about him seeing me w out makeup but he never even cared!
Hindsight is 2020, so when you look at your past self you see how "perfect" you were (perfect in quotes because everyone is perfect in their own way all the time)
Grew up on diet by 10 years old. “Stand up pull your stomach in.” Etc. Years later I was astonished by young thinner girls feeling so bad about “small booties and skinny legs” crying because they don’t measure up. How I wish we had mentors like you and Skyler (I sobbed through her birth story). I am over sixty and want to hang on to your words of body positivity. Bless you both.
I love how you talked about what Taylor said in Miss Americana!
I thought it was so so powerful!!
I’m agreeing so much and this is so wholesome, not sure how I stumbled over you two ladies but I’m definitely adding this to my list of podcasts. De-programming ourselves is so challenging, it’s so refreshing hearing about it in such an honest way. Sending love from London to both of you from a bride to be who also refuses to lose weight for her wedding 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thank you Skylar for talking about how body positivity is for everyone. I'm a thinner person and have been attacked by some people in the body positive community for speaking out in support and in solidarity.
I’m in high school and u have completely introduced me to body positivity and changed the way I think about my body. Thank you for bringing that to me at a young age
This one hit harder than other but for a reason I’ve been trying to avoid even to myself. I’m a size 0-1. I cannot tell you the last time I was around (certain) family or public and my size wasn’t brought up. Either “do you eat?” “You’re not on of those that throw up are you?” “You need to eat more!! That’s not enough!!” It’s detrimental to my mental health. No matter how hard I try to laugh it off. I realize some people may look at me in public and think wow she’s tiny or any of the other clichés. Hearing you speak about being your least confident at your smallest resonated with me so deeply. Thank you for opening up on this podcast. You’re helping SO many people 🥺🥺🥺💛💛
I love this podcast in general but this episode (installment???) is so important. Literally everyone can be insecure - everyone. It's important to acknowledge that insecurity isn't an exclusive club that you decide to join, it just kind of happens. Similarly to Sierra, I felt the need to start dieting around age 10. From then until I was about 22, I was extremely strict with myself. Spent 5 hours at the gym 7 days a week, was entirely in a caloric deficit, avoided fats and carbs at all costs, and if I went out for drinks with friends, I would force myself to fast for 2 days afterwards. It got to a point where I filled an old trunk from my great grandmother's house with "meals" that were 100 calories or less and only allowed myself to eat out of that, and if I ate more than 3 bags of 100 calorie "meals" a day, I would workout for an extra 2 hours to punish myself. Though I still struggle with the overall view that I have of my body, I am in such a better place than I was. I still workout, but in healthy amounts. I still have drinks with friends, but I don't punish myself afterwards. Rather than being a size 0-2, I'm now an 8-10. I know and recognize that I have an athletic body and I can acknowledge that being anything below a size 6 is just out of the question for me. Many young people also do not realize that their genetics have a lot to do with their body and that is such important information to have. I'm happy that you're both in much better places than you once were! You're both so beautiful - and I mean that in every way possible.
Sierra talked about being Harlan’s godmother and her role model and I’m crying 😢 so beautiful
This podcast was perfect, I so needed this today. I have been getting back into my old eating disorder mentality and this talk really made my mind clear itself of the negativity. Eating will not ruin my life and my body is amazing and does so much. Thank you Sierra and Skylar for reminding me that health and happiness is number 1, not what I look like on the outside. Much love, xoxo
This is such an important topic and i think y’all did it justice! It’s so important to be able to look in the mirror and love yourself but that doesn’t mean loving every aspect of your body. Sometimes it’s a huge step to be able to say ‘I accept my thighs’ and not focus on them rubbing together for the rest of the day. I love so many of the postpartum points you guys hit too! Thank you so much for this!!💜
This was an amazing podcast. Having both of your perspectives is so empowering to all types of people. I have been on both ends of the spectrum. 90 pounds and hated my body and 180 pounds and hated my body. Now I’m in the middle and realizing, I am the only person who I need to answer to. A number on a tag that nobody ever sees does not define me in any way. I love both of you ladies and think you are both beautiful, inside and out.❤️
sometimes the stars align and skylar says "eat your pizza, girl!" as you're eating pizza
Wow, these kind of episodes on the podcast are so valuable to me. Hearing you talk about how you used to think you would be happy once you reached a certain point or achieved something, rather than just living in the moment in so relatable. I'm actually discussing this in therapy at the moment and trying to learn to be more mindful.
Sometimes I'm shook by how confident, open, and proud many tweens/teenagers are now in regards to many things like their bodies, sexuality, and interests. I'm sure it's not all of them, but I envy them while also being so excited for the next generation to grow up so much more authentic.
Older women are starting to hear what we have to say about body positivity!! The other day my mom (who my whole life has "watched what she eats" and always seems to be trying to lose weight and compare herself to others) said to me that she needs to buy some new clothes because her current wardrobe is not fitting like it used to and she's not going to lose the weight. She said she's going to own it. That is the best thing I have ever heard her say! I have been on a body positivity journey for awhile now (not without its bumps in the road) and do my very best to speak kind things about myself in front of her and also compliment her in any way I can. It brings tears to my eyes to finally see it paying off. I'm 36 years old and I am so glad I found you, Sierra. You've helped me change the way I talk about my body and how I see my body. I just loved this upbuilding conversation with Skylar.
I’m loving your guys new line of “be kind to your body”, because I feel like that really resonates with people of all sizes!
Wow definitely saving this video to send to all of my friends who express dislike for their body! Thank you Sierra and Skylar for being so candid and so kind 💞 So many people needed this!
Skinny shaming is so real. I remember being in highschool listening to megan trainor's music and she was being praised for being body confident while skinny shaming in order to do so. It was very upsetting and defeating because i couldnt control my "skinny-ness", I was made that way and i also had a thyroid problem at the time that made me loose weight rappidy. All i wanted was to gain weight!
megan trainor is the worst! that all about that bass song was so rude low key
This podcast makes my day every upload. Love you Sierra, I’ve been here since before half a million :) ❤️ I’ve always been routing for you and I’m not planning to stop! 😂❤️
Loved this so much! Body positivity is truly a journey, and not all days are perfect. Yesterday I felt so good and so confident in the skin I’m in, and today was the complete opposite. I woke up and was like “nope not today”. What’s crazy is that it’s not like I changed within a day, it’s all about perspective. I’m trying to remind myself why I felt so good days before, and knowing that it’s okay to not always feel great about my body, yet to accept it. Thank you so much on your take on body positivity, I really am inspired to see my body as what it does for me, rather than how it looks!
I feel like I always try to change my mom’s head space because it’s so negative and wrong and it effects me so much on a daily bases, and honestly what you said is so true. It’s not my responsibility to make her think more positively about hers and my body. But then again I’m so effected by everything she says that sometimes I just wish she was different in the way she thinks about other people and me.
I’ll never be able to express how much your message and content means to me! As a girl who had a tough time finding her self worth, your channel has really helped mend some of those negative habits/thoughts! Love you guys ❤️
The looking pregnant enough is always a struggle for me. I have a tilted uterus and carry in my back. I get the comment “You don’t even look pregnant.” a lot. Or “Are you sure you’re pregnant?!” I know they mean it as a compliment, but it’s kind of a scary/hurtful comment. Especially, when you’re going a month in between hearing the heartbeat or now going 8 weeks. I still post my bump pictures for me, even if I look like my version of pregnant and that’s ok. ❤️
Omg thank you I so needed this!!! I’ve struggled with being positive in my body for a really long time, but just a few days ago I wanted to be more positive and “fix” myself/my mindset, especially bc I know it’s not sustainable in any way! I wanted to take quarantine and get healthy and look how I want to, but ENJOY eating and food and indulge! Your guy’s podcast was a SUPER big part of that and just your message has really helped me (along with another one). I’ve been going on daily walks and I can’t wait to listen to this tomorrow (I already walked today😄). I just wanted to let you know how much you have helped me because even though I’m struggling (can’t lie), I’m now trying to get better (because even tho I don’t think that I’m struggling and I’m just being healthy, I’m not sure where that ends and a disorder starts).Thank you both so much again for just spreading positivity!!
I love all episodes of your podcast, but this one has to be my absolute FAVORITE 🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for posting another podcast episode. I've been having a bad day, and I definitely needed this today.
Thank you so much for this podcast
I listened to this while I went on a walk. I love what you both represent and say. I am a mom in my early thirties, and the last couple minutes of the podcast where Skylar is talking about her self worth and how that relates to nourishing herself had me in tears-I can relate to that so much. I am done having kids and I am working really hard towards being healthy for me-it’s hard. It’s difficult to stay in a good head space-but you are definitely helping me. Thank you.
I joined Weight Watchers last August-they focus on mind, activity, and balanced eating. It has helped me open my eyes to all the different reasons I put food in my mouth. We had a meeting about the importance of goals in relation to your health and not important events in your life. I will never starve myself before a wedding or vacation ever again!!! This was such a fantastic topic with so many wonderful points-thank you!!!!!!!!!!
It’s so special to see all these people following you and sharing how you’ve helped them. I don’t know if you’ll see this but wanted to let you ladies know it’s so wonderful what you are doing by just talking about this topic and sharing your journey. Thank you for making a difference. 💜 Love your podcasts and videos. ☺️
This podcast has been my saving grace through quarantine 💛 thank you guys! You two are legit amazing and I always love hearing your experiences and thoughts!
i want to say i appreciate you and skylar sharing your story. As a pediatrician and a provider that works in the NICU I will in the future change how I interact with moms and be mindful of important details of the birth. I think the most important thing we can offer is keeping parents updated and informed
I'm a new Sierra subscriber and discovered her podcast with Sky... OBSESSED! Love you girls and the things you're putting out there are hugely positive and wonderful. Keep up the good work!
I am that rare case that actually gained a lot of confidence with weight loss, BUT.. only when I did it the right way - without diets, without starving myself or excessive exercise. Now I see food as nutrition that feeds my body and allows my body to be healthy, rather than something that I can binge on or obsess over - now I am at my healthiest, fittest and also happiest that I have ever been. I definitely still have some "imperfections", yes, my stomach gets bloated, yes, my thighs have cellulite, but I actually feel confident now wearing shorts out and showing more of my skin. So I would say that you can definitely be body positive and at the same time lose weight, but it shouldn't be "losing weight just to lose weight"
I really just want to say first of all, how much I love this podcast and listening to you guys talk about anything and everything. Second I just want to say how much I appreciate this message of body positivity. I’m still working towards being happy with my body, and I feel like this has given me a much healthier mindset. Thanks for all you do!!
I feel like this should be called Sierra and Skyler unfiltered! Love listening to you girls! ❤️
Thank you so much for this podcast and this conversation. I really have been struggling with my body positive journey and this is the first time I have heard about body neutral and conversation about no aesthetic body positivity. Thank you so much!!! You have no idea how much your beautiful words have helped me today love you both 🥰🥰
I really enjoy you talking about body positivity being more than just image/aesthetic based. It’s important to deepen the body positivity conversation.
this podcast is the only thing getting me through this lockdown, thank you x
thank you so much for this podcast. I have felt terrible about my body today and this episode really helped with that. looking at my insecurities and saying I am okay with them helps so much and I've never even thought about doing that before. it was always either love or hate towards my body, but this is such a great way to build up that love. I really needed to hear all of this today, thanks again!
You guys are so entertaining, always love hearing your podcasts (the serious and not so serious) 🥰🤗
I’m 25 weeks pregnant and this podcast is exactly what I need ❤️ love you ladies!!
This podcast really helps me through tough times. Thanks you guys. Y’all are awesome AF.
Don’t think I’ve ever been this early and I’m pumped
I slept in and I was like "oh no I gotta check youtube for Sierra unfiltered- OH!" Because I got the notification while the app was loading
I adore this podcast and these women so much. You are both so kind and thoughtful about how you discuss various topics and it is so refreshing and enlightening. It is an absolutely joy to experience your friendship through the podcast. I could listen to y’all for hours. Thank you for all that you do 🥰
this podcast has truly just opened up my eyes to so much more. Wow
Would you guys consider doing a podcast talking about the phrase “it’s just a phase”? I makes people feel like they are fake for growing and changing. I feel like it’s a thing people say so that they don’t have to see you as a valid human because you grow
23 here. Went through a ton of phases. Emo, stoner skater, hippie, vintage hipster, sporty outdoors girl haha and guess what? All of the phases reflected an aspect of who I am as a person. Nothing wrong with phases at all. I agree with you, it invalidates the person to word it like that to them. Yes they were phases in my life, but they weren’t a joke to me, and they truly were who I was at the time! I still hold onto aspects from those phases too, because like I said, they reflected aspects of who I am.
Brea A Yessss! I’ve been Lolita goth, Emo, provocative, and all pastels. Each time it made me feel more confident in myself and I enjoyed each one. Each time a family member would remind me that it was “just a phase” so they didn’t have to respect my choices
The part about you going on a diet at 11 years old really hit me hard. My first diet was when i was 8 years old and i have been on and off of diverend diets my whole life, and i really don't know how to stop hating myself because i'm fat.
Ps. Love this podcast and you two.
I’ve always struggled to think about things that I love about my body, but now that I think of all the things my body allows me to do, like running and playing soccer, I’m finally making progress. Thank you, I’ve never tried to look at my body in this way before.
OMG yaaaaasss ! I have been rewatching yalls podcasts bc I love yall!
I just want to say how important this conversation was for me to hear. i just” graduated” high school and am currently still quarantining (while everyone else seems to have given up) and I’ve struggled with my body image and relationship with food for as long as I can remember. ive been a big supporter of u both for a while but this episode in particular spoke to me in such a powerful way. listening to this while working out was SO up lighting and inspiring, especially when you guys discussed how ridiculous it is that we set time stamps for our physical appearances (i.e. prom + graduation), it was such a breakthrough for me because ive always done that and never realized how insignificant to me the photos are in comparison to the memories of those events. anyways I just wanted to thank you, you truly don’t understand how big of a difference you are making in peoples lives💗
I needed the wedding portion of this - thank you guys so much.
This was an AMAZING episode , and 100% what I needed !!
Thank you so much for talking about the fact that the body positivity should be for everyone. I’m relatively thin, and I get dismissed every time I try to open up about my confidence issues. Both of my best friends are plus sized and even tho I can talk to them about absolutely everything else, this is the topic that just doesn’t work. I get that they have more of a marginalized bodies, but that doesn’t mean that my problems therefore just don’t exist. Thank you for including all, and understanding that confidence is something that mostly everbody struggles with from time to time. Love you guys❤️
What a great episode ☺️ thank you girls for being open and honest and positive, as always 💕
Skylar talking about her stretch marks made me feel less insecure abt mine! thank you
I LOVE YOU GUYS :) I just recently found your channel and podcast and am OBSESSED :) thanks for making life easier and having realistic experiences
i love this podcast so much!
Both of you have been an amazing help in my body positive journey ❤️
Love you guys! Can’t wait to listen/watch this episode! 💕💕
I really related to the mental health conversation, about choosing happiness. When I was 18 I was at my lowest low in life. I woke up miserable every day and my depression was at it's absolute worst. I spent probably 3 months feeling like that consecutively, until one day I decided I just didn't want to be that way anymore. I got my first tattoo about a week later on my right forearm that says "happiness is your choice". To me that's a constant reminder that I can decide to do the things that contribute to my happiness and look for the good that's going on in my life rather than letting myself get swallowed by negative headspace. It's really helped me to have a visual reminder every day for that. I know everyone that struggles with mental health deals with it in varying degrees and that it's not that easy for everyone, but it made me really happy that you brought up doing the things that you know contribute to your happiness when you're having a hard time. I wish I had learned that sooner, I think my teenage years would've been a lot different.
Favorite part of my Monday!
me too!
Loved the entire episode. I’ve already shared it with my future sister in law, but plan to share with more soon!
this episode has me in tears (i am on my period lol) but i feel like so many things y’all said resonated with me so much. i needed this so badly today, thank you sierra and skylar❤️
Skylar’s glasses are so cute! She looks so pretty in them 💛
Bless the both of you ladies! Enjoyed this podcast so much ❤️
You all talking about stretch marks reminded me of something I heard a comedian say a long time ago (I think Kat Williams, but I may be wrong). He said something like "Having stretch marks either means you were bigger and are now thin, or you are thin and are now bigger" which is really just the facts and I think it was meant with the sentiment that no one cares about the stretch marks and like a lot of things we are all more self-aware of our own bodies regardless of how others feel...
Watching Sierra is on my things that make me happy list!
I had the same yoga for weight loss recommendations and I had the same inner conflict and it’s from watching y’all that I knew that I should make the active intention to work out for myself and not just for weight loss so thank you 💕💕
No kidding, yesterday I was looking at a picture I was in from a year ago. A year ago, I looked at it and thought about how bulky I looked... Things I could have done differently... yesterday I saw how uncomfortable I looked because when that picture was taken- I was worried about what it was going to look like. It made me really sad about how I wasted that event. How I didn't enjoy taking that picture on my friend's birthday. Instead, I made that picture about myself and I'm not going to be able to relive that day. And it hit me pretty hard.
This episode is exactly what I needed 💕 Love you both so much
Love that you mentioned stretch marks all over - I'm currently 19 wks and was struggling with the appearance of more highly visible stretch marks on my legs (I've always had a couple on my inner thighs). It's so nice to know that more people experience that - knowing that I'm not the only one helps!
You two ladies are so remarkable in your own ways. I just finished watching Skylar's birth story and I just want to give Skylar the hugest hug!!! Sierra, you having this platform reaches so many people, through honesty, empathy and caring. I live in Australia (old enough to be your mother). I have always loved visiting the US. Next time I am visiting.... I'll message you. I'd love to meet you both one day. love, Tracy. xox
I just finished last weeks podcast an hour before this one was posted. I'm still missing your 'hot takes' and hope they come back next week 😭
Hey Sierra! great episode!!
Such a good take on instead of seeing your body as the bad one, it is your body communicating to keep you safe ❤️
I'm struggling so much with my body at the moment. I just hate everything about it and i'm feeling so self conscious all the time, especially with social media. But your videos and your work helped me realise that it can get better, that i can and will learn to love myself as i am, and that i'm not alone in this, thank you so much for that
Get off social media if it's making you sad! I quit 2 years ago and it has been literally life-changing. I know it's not popular and the FOMO is real, but if the comparisons and toxic perfectionism is getting to you, you don't need it. ❤
i appreciate this so much, especially because my boyfriend's mom keeps showing me getting fat in quarantine memes and making jokes about weight and fatness, and even went as far as to say "unfortunately you're not considered beautiful in this world unless you're skinny." she and i are both plus size, but it's still so hurtful when i'm trying to be body positive. her language is just so jarring sometimes, and i know it's a product of her environment and how she deals with her own fatphobia and internalized biases and anxieties around weight, but I really needed this positive reminder right now. thank you for making this right now, it's such an important message. i hope older women find it too.
I needed this talk.i am struggling so bad with loving my body with my weight gain from pcos.i feel like I’m fighting an uphill battle
❤ I hear you. I gained like 50 lbs when I got off hormonal birth control (so we could try to have a baby), got diagnosed with PCOS and my weight has been a struggle since all of that in 2008. People don't understand how much PCOS affects our ability to lose fat/gain muscle with all the crazy hormone and insulin problems we're enduring. Learning to accept my body for wgat it is, no matter how it looks to others is the only option for me that doesn't just lead me to disappointment and sadness. Wishing for a different body that I'm unable to achieve is just so crappy.
So I’m totally loving the “plug” for not buying into toxic positivity. We can do things to make ourselves feel better... but it’s not like if we don’t feel good and positive all time... that is a huge problem! It’s okay to feel negative emotions! And sometimes we really need to be able to sit with our negative emotions in order to deal with them! There are no bad emotions... there are only emotions and we do ourselves a great service by learning how to live with them!
This was the first time I listened to you both, and it was such a great talk! I can relate soo much, thanks for sharing:)
Yeyyy new podcast just after my exam 💚 💚
Your podcasts should be part of the school curriculum for teenagers - wish I heard this conversation when I was 16! You guys are the best
I love hearing Skylar be real about pregnancy, birth and motherhood! I've never heard anyone talk openly about this in this way! I for sure felt that I didn't look pretty pregnant I was pregnant everywhere not just my bump. I got really sick and tired and wasn't able to do my best healthy eating and my pregnancy workouts and things to "keep the weight off". I hated that people felt they could tell me how big I was and how they just knew I was pregnant because my cheeks had got bigger and other people would be like you don't look 8 months oh my gosh! And I would be constantly be thinking about how I looked because it was on everyone's minds too! My birth stories (all three) are so different and not perfect, one my baby didn't breath for 12 minutes but I was so spaced out on diamorphine I couldn't even realise until after and one I had the baby on the floor in my living room and my husband had to deliver him and the midwife was there 20 minutes after and one the midwives didn't believe me how quickly my body just gets it done and so they hadn't even got me off monitors and out of the assessment room into the delivery room before I pushed out my daughter and they didn't give me any pain relief or gas and air even thought I'd specifically requested it 3 times before it was "too late". It's all so not ideal yet all I see from insta and stuff is "mommy and baby are doing well" "a perfect birth and a perfect moment" and pictures of tiny newborns in beautifully crafted designer outfits. So thanks Skylar! And Sierra is so insightful and listens so well to these things and I love how real you are!
Complete coincidence that this was the podcast I ran with this morning. I PR'd time and distance today while listening to how our bodies should be appreciated and loved for what they can do, not what they look like.
I also really appreciate the acknowledgment of marginalized girls because I fall into the very small percentage of very athletic girls (not for aesthetics or out of punishment; I just love how it makes me feel) and there is virtually no representation for teenage girls similar to myself in that way. However, I am treated like I am not allowed to be insecure about my body because I am lean and I sometimes felt alienated by your content because it felt like it was not for me, but for plus size girls.
Anyway, thank you and I loved the podcast. :)