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Dieted: Unlearning Lessons From Thin-Obsessed Culture
Diet culture is the water we're all swimming in. Anita unpacks the science that props it up with a registered dietician and certified internal medici…
4 years ago
Muscled: Competitive Bodybuilders On Strength And Sacrifice
Athletes who push their bodies to muscular limits take Anita inside their physique sport. She explores their personal motivations and talks with a he…
4 years ago
Unbuttoned: The Surprising History Of Lingerie
Anita stopped wearing real bras in the pandemic. But that doesn't mean she's stopped eyeing lingerie. Lingerie aficionados — including a historian, m…
4 years, 1 month ago
Napped: The Right To Remain Rested
Anita doesn't slow down...until her body demands it. That's thanks in part to a culture that values productivity, making true rest a challenge for ma…
4 years, 1 month ago
Primed: Getting Ready To Grow Old
Anita's parents have told her that they want their aging process to be easy on her and her siblings. But how does that intention become reality? Anit…
4 years, 1 month ago
Aced: Love, Romance And Asexuality
Anita learns from folks who identify as the A on the LGBTQIA spectrum. It's a sexual identity that's long been ignored, minimized and misunderstood. …
4 years, 1 month ago
Feminized: Aligning Your Inner And Outer Selves
Anita meets folks who've undergone facial feminization surgery as part of their gender confirmation process. FFS is a set of bone and soft tissue sur…
4 years, 2 months ago
Menopaused: Life's Misunderstood Chapter
Anita sometimes fantasizes about no longer having to deal with having a period. But folks along the perimenopausal parkway remind her that menopause …
4 years, 2 months ago
Tracked: How Tech Can Be A Tool Of Abuse
Anita learns about how the smart devices that keep many of us connected have also contributed to the rise of a new type of intimate partner violence.…
4 years, 2 months ago
Coordinated: The Making Of A Sex Scene
Anita now knows why sex scenes in some of her favorite recent TV shows look a whole lot more like real life: intimacy coordinators. Two of them join …
4 years, 2 months ago