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Dismantling Diet Culture with Dr. Hortencia Jimenéz
Wanna share your thoughts? Send a text! Ep #71 - Dive into the insidious nature of diet culture with Dra. Hortencia Jimenéz, a sociologist, professor, author, and health coach. She highlights the interconnectedness of diet culture with systemic oppression (calling it a spider web) and the importance of dismantling toxic cultural norms. So how do we, like little flies, free ourselves from the web and avoid being devoured? Dra. Jimenéz paves the path to freedom for us, starting with returning to our ancestral ties severed by colonization and white supremacy and leading with compassion for yourself. Key Takeaways: Understanding how diet culture is rooted in systemic oppression, and its impact on marginalized communities is crucial Recognizing and appreciating the diverse cultural foods is essential for promoting true wellness How to set boundaries and addressing food and body shaming within our own families To get the full show notes, and an episode transcript, go to PauletteErato.com/shownotes. This is episode 71. About Dr. Jimenéz: Dr. Hortencia Jimenéz is a queer Mexicana inmigrante of Wixárika ancestry. She was born in the Sierra Madre in Nayarit, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States as a child. She holds a B.A., MA, and Ph.D in Sociology and is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Dr. Jimenéz is a Sociology professor and the author of the book Challenging Inequalities: Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration and co-author of Latinx Experiences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives by SAGE Publishing. Her research writing has appeared in academic publications and has numerous awards and recognitions for her work in the Latinx community. She has been featured in Theluzmedia, Belatina News, Hip Latina, Poderositas, Hispanic Kitchen, CanvasRebel Magazine, and most recently in L.A. Weekly. Radio stations and numerous podcasts throughout the United States have also interviewed her. She is currently a co-host for the radio Joya 1570AM “Comunidad En Contexo.” Dr. Jimenéz hosts a podcast called Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita. Her work centers on dismantling diet culture from a social and racial justice framework and helping Latinxs heal their relationship with food and body image. Follow her on Instagram and Threads. And check out her free resource, Strategies For Disrupting Food and Body Shaming. Support the show Like what you hear? Reach out to send your thoughts, and don't forget to grab a limited edition LVMC baseball t-shirt. Check it out at pauletteerato.com/shop. How to reach me: Got a thought, or a comment? Send a text! Email me at hola @ pauletteerato dot com Join the Super Cheveritas at https://pauletteerato.substack.com/ Support the show at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948831/supporters/new
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