- What inspired Michelle to write Resilience: The Life-Changing Skill of Story,
- What a story is and why it doesn’t need to be profound to heal or make an impact,
- The 3 ingredients of a story that we can use to heal and help connect with others,
- How stories can be used to heal trauma and how they have a physiological impact on our body,
- How both listening to stories and telling our story are powerful ways to heal trauma,
- Practical ways we can use storytelling to help us in moments of emotional distress,
- How we can use stories to be better allies to marginalized individuals,

- Why stories can be a powerful way to reject diet culture and help with body acceptance,
- Why journalling can be an incredible tool for sharing our stories and healing,
- How we can use stories to bridge the divide and help others to see different perspectives,
Plus, so much more! 

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- The history of diet culture and how fat phobia preceded the health arguments that fuel diet culture today,
- The evolution of beauty standards and how they were correlated to political shifts happening in women’s liberation,
- Why conversations on diet culture must be political and why divorcing diet culture is a political act,
- Why Christy refers to diet culture as The Life Thief,
- The “Obesity” epidemic - how to came into existence, whether there is truth to it and the real impact on the health system,
- What the research really says about long-term weight loss,
- How to define health,

- The impact of weight stigma on health,
- The impact of weight cycling on health,
- The first steps you need to take to become a more intuitive eater,
- Why self-trust and focusing on enoughness must come before evaluating fullness,
Plus, so much more! 

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- How Chrissy got into powerlifting and the impact this had on her relationship with her body,
- How Chrissy took dieting and fitness to the extreme and later recovered to come to a place of acceptance and peace with her body,
- The influence of racism on body image,
- The intersection of fitness culture and racism and how so much of fitness culture is still so white-washed,
- How white coaches, trainers and everyday people can do better to dismantle white supremacy and invest in anti-racism work,
- Chrissy’s #thebodyliberation project and why she believes liberation is the ultimate destination beyond self-acceptance,
- Specific practices to take to cultivate self-acceptance,

- Why self-love is not all rainbows and the important steps needed to cultivate self-acceptance,
- How to change your relationship with fitness if you’ve had a disordered or damaged relationship with it,
Plus, so much more! 

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