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TWO SENSE | Decolonising Weight Loss Diets, Why Rest Is Resistance + Why The Term ‘Empowerment’ Isn’t Empowering

This week, Sara, Selina and Nafisa sit down for another 'Overrated/Underrated' session, and it works like this - the girls are challenged to each bring two subjects they'd like to unpack and debate as being either overrated or underrated and then leave it for public scrutiny! Even the most mundane of topics sometimes give way to often layered and useful perspectives...

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This episode, we're talking about why it's important to decolonise the weight loss industry - everything from food to exercise, and why rest shouldn't be reserved for accomplishments. Check out our piece over piece here,

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