In this episode of The Body GrieversⓇ Club, Bri shares her five-year movement journey from having no exercise practice to building an intuitive, consistent, feel-good relationship with movement. She traces how the pandemic disrupted her gym routine, triggered body image distress when back pain arose on a short walk, and revealed deeper body grief tied to internalized ableism rather than weight loss. Bri outlines five needs for healing and answers questions about "enough" movement, limited mobility with others, pushing vs listening to the body, and much more.

TIMESTAMPS:

03:12 Pandemic Routine Collapse

10:21 Curiosity Over Criticism

12:50 Sexy Permission to Rest

22:58 Joy as Real Rest

36:42 Intentional Movement Prep

41:09 Pain Without Punishment

42:40 Listener Questions

43:24 Finding Your Why

50:25 Mobility With Friends

01:05:38 Where To Begin

EPISODE RESOURCES:

80. How ADHD Can Impact Your Body Image with Dani Bryant

37. Rest Feels Unsafe

Dr. Saundra Dalton's Seven Types of Rest

Seven Types of Rest Quiz

Examining 12 "Good Fatty" Archetypes We Depend On

66. Core Belief Exploration: Why did I refuse a wheelchair in the airport?

70. Reclaiming Movement + Enoughness with Hannah Husband Get a special discount for the Body Liberation Playground HERE: https://www.hannahhusband.com/bodyliberationplayground-bri

19: Body Pain Is Not Punishment

OrthoFeet Hands-Free Shoes

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*Bri's Free Resource: 7-Step Guide to Shift Body Grief to Radical Body Acceptance

In this episode of The Body GrieversⓇ Club, Bri interviews dietitian and certified diabetes educator Kristie Messerli (The Type 2 Diabetes Nutritionist) about type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, medication, and the shame and fear that often follow diagnosis. Kristie explains diabetes in lay terms, emphasizing insulin resistance as the underlying issue, genetics as a major driver, and the nuance beyond "cut carbs, lose weight, exercise more," especially for women already dieting and exercising. They discuss complications as largely tied to unmanaged diabetes, the reality that medication may still be needed as the pancreas becomes less efficient, and myths about reversal, prediabetes, and weight loss. Kristie also breaks down GLP-1s, cautions against CGMs for people without diabetes/prediabetes, and shares resources, including her Balanced Blood Sugar Method and provider training group.

03:19 Diabetes Explained Simply

06:14 Is Type 2 Your Fault?

12:54 Common Fears and Complications

17:56 Myth or Fact?

21:55 Hormones, Thyroid, and PCOS

29:36 Genetics Loads the Gun

31:45 Healing Trust With Food

43:03 GLP1s Explained

49:20 Medication Fear and Risks

55:58 Diabetes Shame and Culture

59:08 Resources and Next Steps

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In this episode of The Body GrieversⓇ Club, Bri shares how receiving five perfectly fitting gowns from Sydney's Closet sparked a corrective experience that contrasted with her 2007 prom season, when a dream dress wouldn't zip and intensified shame, restriction, and a fixation on weight loss that later contributed to pursuing bariatric surgery. She reflects on being pre-diabetic at 16, the discouragement of dieting and being blamed for "not doing it right," and how clothes not fitting became a lasting scar tied to dating, food anxiety, and self-worth. As an eating-disorder-trained clinician with lived experience, Bri names anti-fat bias as stronger than capitalism, grieves exclusion and lack of choice in fashion, critiques the weight-loss-as-health narrative, and describes her current life at 35 as fat, healthier, and free from food obsession, while still navigating structural inaccessibility.

01:58 Flashback to 2007

02:53 Diet Plan and Pressure

05:16 The Prom Dress Dream

06:57 Prom Night Breakdown

09:37 Aftermath and Lasting Scar

11:09 Privilege of Choice

12:22 Sad Truths About Fashion

15:06 When Weight Loss Fails

17:09 Bigger Than Clothes

21:18 Healing Beyond the Scale

23:08 Letter to My 16 Year Old Self

26:11 You Are Worthy

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Stunning gowns designed exclusively for plus sizes at https://sydneyscloset.com/

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