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Episode Overview
Annie and Jen are joined by Hillary McBride to discuss her research on women, aging, body image and the transformative power of getting older. Media messages and cultural learning are unpacked in this powerful exploration of how to get past the fear of aging and embrace living life to its fullest.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Societal attitudes towards aging
- Developmental stages where eating disorders tend to present
- Media messaging around aging
- The double standard around the value of aging men and women
- The freedom and anxiety of invisibility in aging
- Invisibility as a superpower
- Appearance management to fight aging as compared to self-expression
- Thinking about the why in the choices we make as we age
- Transformative metaphors and imagery of aging
- Running out of time – feeling like you’ve peaked in your career
- Relational theory of work
- The four fundamental concerns of existing
- How to deal with the fear of aging
- Aging as self-exploration and metamorphosis
Resources
- Mothers, Daughters and Body Image book
- Episode 8: Amanda Thebe On How To Navigate The Stages Of Menopause With Confidence
- Episode 13: How Your Body Image Impacts Your Children With Hillary McBride
- Menopausing So Hard Facebook group
- Hillary McBride on Facebook (Follow for information on Sacred Feminine retreats)
- Embodiment and Eating Disorders book
Transcript
Download a copy of this episode’s transcript here.
