Episode 144: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. Today’s guest interview is with Kai Hibbard.
Kai Hibbard is a licensed social worker, author of the novel “Losing It”, body acceptance activist, and motivational speaker. When not providing individual and couples therapy, or publicly combating mass media hypocrisy and body shaming, she uses her voice to give presentations promoting body positivity and to shed light on the issues close to her heart.
Kai was first cast into the spotlight through her participation in, and subsequent denunciation of the weight loss game show The Biggest Loser. Going through the program, she realized the negative impact the show had, not only on her own life, but on society in general. Vowing to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. Kai has fought, often as the lone voice, against unrealistic and damaging message in the media regarding our bodies in general.
Drawing on experiences from her own journey as well as her education in psychology and social work; Kai explores living healthy and happy with her body in a society that inundates people with the message that she shouldn’t. Through well-researched and empirically backed discourse, she encourages people to think independently and critically about the messages they are being sent in the media. She urges people to be comfortable in their own skin, embrace who they are, and own the space they take up in the world with both the good and the bad that follows, knowing this to be the best first step towards a happier, healthier existence.
00:00:20
Would you like to work with me?
00:06:15
What was Kai’s relationship with food like growing up?
00:07:45
How her parents’ relationship with food influenced her growing up
00:12:25
What her dieting history looked like after being introduced to Weight Watchers
00:14:45
How her exercise habits evolved
00:16:15
How she decided to appear on The Biggest Loser
00:20:25
What was it like being on the show?
00:22:00
Why they were isolated so much on the show
00:25:40
What was the day-to-day like on the show?
00:29:00
How much exercise did they have to do while filming?
00:31:00
Did they have access to mental health care?
00:33:00
What did they eat during the show?
00:37:40
How accurate is the show edit?
00:40:00
What long term health effects the show had on her
00:46:00
How Kai reacted to her family’s intervention
00:47:15
How she felt about the results of the finale
00:50:20
What happens after the show
00:52:00
What was the reaction when she started speaking out against the show?
00:55:55
Her path since being on the show
00:59:15
How she got into Health at Every Size
01:02:00
Resources that have helped Kai
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