Loving Yourself as Feminist Practice w— Amelia Hruby

In this conversation, Amelia shares with us about her process of going back over a book that she wrote back in 2016 and the interesting parallels between writing about feminism around these very electric elections. Amelia also shares really vulnerably and beautifully about her journey through accepting her body through dysmorphia and self-loathing as she actively divests from diet culture and body shaming. We also talk about how we love ourselves is at the core of how we let others love us. She shares some practical likes and dislikes around social media and how she’s consciously trying to orient work and life toward more ease and flow instead of productivity at all costs.

Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, educator and podcaster. Her book Fifty Feminist Mantras is now available, and you can also check out her podcast Fifty Feminist States.

we discuss

The process of re-visiting her writing and working on a new edition of her book
Learning from our past selves and using the process of review to evaluate our growth
Re-aligning with cyclical growth and slowing down
Her healing journey from diet culture and how feminist principles helped her embrace embodiment
How she has been practicing rest and learning to trust her own flow instead of pushing past resistance
How to be on your phone and not hate everything — her thoughts on the pros and cons of interacting through social media
How technology is not a neutral tool
The pressure social media puts on everyone to be an aspiration and/or a personal brand