Episode 209: Jillian Michaels was Right to Call Out Body Positivity. Almost.
Mar 27, 2026
Jillian Michaels was right to call out the body positivity movement. Almost. Love yourself at any size sounds good on a bumper sticker, but it’s dangerous to ignore what your habits are actually costing you.
And what I noticed… This debate missed something big on both sides.
In this episode, I’m going to break down what Jillian got right, what the body positivity movement gets wrong, and the piece that no one is talking about.
Together, we will investigate:
- Why “love yourself at any size” might be more dangerous than helpful.
- What Jillian Michaels got right in the body positivity debate… and where the conversation completely falls apart.
- What if the body positivity activists are right… but for the wrong reason?
- The uncomfortable truth neither side of the argument wants to admit without losing their audience.
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