#112: Compassion, Acceptance, Activism – interview with Tiana Dobson

I’m chatting with Tiana Dobson, a fat certified holistic health coach, about the role activism played in her journey, why body acceptance will always be an uphill battle and the importance of language and self-compassion in healing. In this episode, we chat about:

- How Tiana was a chronic dieter who eventually found fat acceptance and health at every size, 

- Her experience becoming a health coach and the transformation that happened for her during this time, 

- Why she needed permission to be happy and fat before she could accept it herself, 

- Why health is so much more than our bloodwork,

- Her explanation as to why “if you don’t like yourself fat, you won’t like yourself thin,”

- Why accepting your body will always be an uphill battle,

- Why Tiana doesn’t use “body positive” in her work,

- The importance of language in cultivating body acceptance,

- How to cultivate a practice of self-compassion to facilitate self-worth,

- Why everyone can be an activist by radically accepting themselves, 

Plus, so much more!