89: From Battling Identity and Diet Culture to Becoming the Realest feat. Kendra Austin

<p dir="ltr">In this episode, we speak with content creator, model, and writer, Kendra Austin. She talks about “The Realest Oracle”, spirituality, love, battling our identity, the effect of body image on her as a child, and her weight loss journey. We also chat about letting go of toxic people, learning from experiences, being rejected, and her somatic healing experience.</p> <p dir="ltr">[2:59] The Realest Oracle</p> <p dir="ltr">“I feel like I created the deck for those people, who are a little bit skeptical or don’t really want to find a new language in order to access spirituality, because they shouldn’t have to.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[6:20] The Cards</p> <p dir="ltr">“I also felt that disability, queerness, like all body inclusion, of course people of all different races, be included in the deck because that was all I haven’t seen before.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[9:16] Defining Love</p> <p dir="ltr">“Love is a dedicated act, an intention, a practice, and also of course, the challenge.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[10:56] Echoing Childhood</p> <p dir="ltr">“People just inherently don’t accept me for these things, and that’s really challenging. It made me feel really small, and wasn’t capable of occupying what I felt at that time, was my purpose.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[18:11] Diet Culture</p> <p dir="ltr">“Those were all things that as a little girl, you just imagine…The world is unforgiving for a person that doesn’t look the way that you expect them to, that you feel like would make them deserve of belonging.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[23:06] The Catalyst to Change</p> <p dir="ltr">“All these questions are tied to everything you’ve experienced in childhood and you don’t even realize it.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[29:06] Weight Loss Journey</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s so hilarious because I thought I needed to lose weight in order to have the life that I wanted, but in the actual experience of the weight loss, I have to rob myself of the experiences in order to lose the weight.”</p> <p dir="ltr">[35:40] Transformation</p> <p dir="ltr">“It is better to tru