Hello and welcome to episode 6 of the podcast! This episode features such an inspiring human. Calvin Eaton is a scholar, cookbook author, content creator and activist. He’s the publisher of TheGlutenFreeChef blog as well as the founder of the non-profit 540WMain, which is rooted in social justice and antiracism.
Calvin shares his personal journey with his body, and how he’s learned to honor his body in “radical grace and kindness,” as he says. He talks about the ways he’s had to de-condition himself around body image, weight and food, and he shares tools that have helped him on his journey (see the links below).
Calvin also talks about his autoimmune conditions and how he uses food to support his well-being. He describes how, after years of prescribing to specific eating regimens and restrictions that would often result in stress, he’s landed on a flexible style of intuitive eating and cooking.
We also go into systems of oppression, such as racism, ableism, fatphobia and sexism, which not only try to separate us from our own bodies, from also from each other.
Finally, we talk about Calvin’s new cookbook, Just Desserts, which I can’t wait to see! The book is available for pre-sale and launches on April 28th.
I think you will leave this uplifting conversation feeling empowered and inspired, with a deeper compassion for both yourself and for others. While we are all on very unique paths in terms of our wellness journeys, we also are all part of a greater whole. Calvin reminds us that we are so interconnected. Only by celebrating and honoring those connections, as well as by working together to dismantle systems of oppression and cultural conditioning, can we find our true sovereignty.
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xo, Nicki | @nickisizemore | more recipes | cookbooks | classes
Resources and links from the show:
Find Calvin on Instagram
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Your Fat Friend by Aubrey Gordon
Honoring Our Bodies and and Intuitive Cooking with Calvin Eaton