This episode is all about creating fitness goals without surrounding yourself with diet culture.  Whitney interviews the amazing Chrissy King about the intersection of feminism, race, fitness, and how power lifting saved her life.  Stay until the end to hear Whitney’s take on navigating nutrition info on the internet, and how to know what’s right for you. Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and self-proclaimed truth teller with a passion for intersectional feminism and creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry.  She has been featured in SELF, BuzzFeed, Muscle and Fitness, and Livestrong, among others. She empowers women to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. When she’s not serving her clients by empowering them to create stress-free and sustainable lifestyles and feel confident and empowered in their skin, she spends her time lifting all the weights, reading, traveling, and hanging with friends and family. Listen as Whitney and Chrissy talk about: Learning to identify your boundaries Making sure your goals are aligned with what YOU want How to strengthen your ability to put your mental and emotional health first Learning to engage in a fitness community and have fitness goals without falling into diet culture. Chrissy explains what power lifting is, and how it transformed her Sharing stories about fitness spaces that felt comfortable, and uncomfortable How to learn from your mistakes when speaking about these topics Finding a trainer that doesn’t push diet culture Fitness should be more about living a life that feels good Diversity and inclusion 101 class – What inspired it and what is coming in the future How does Chrissy describe intuition?   Do you feel empowered to listen to what your body is saying?  Are you struggling with diet culture after starting your fitness goals?  Check out this episode to hear Whitney and Chrissy’s thoughts. Follow Chrissy: ChrissyKing.com | @IAmChrissyKing | Facebook | Twitter Mentioned in the Episode:  Trainers and Fitness Pros Can't Help People of Color While Remaining Silent About Racism |  No More New Year New You.  |  Surviving the Holidays (and the Fitness Industry) in a Fatphobic World  | My Viral Tweet This podcast is brought to you by my Patreon. To join the Patreon-only Facebook group and get exclusive content from me, visit whitneycatalano.com/podcast to learn more. Watch my FREE webinar to find out the truth about dieting, food addiction, and emotional eating Heal your relationship with food and start showing up authentically in your life with my Jumpstart to Food Freedom coaching program at: www.whitneycatalano.com/food-freedom For a chance to have your listener question answered on the pod, or if I said something that needs correcting, you can email me at [email protected] Follow me! ! Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Youtube The links above may contain affiliate links. Using affiliate links helps me earn a percentage of any purchase you may make on that website, and those earnings will be used to improve my production.