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Chavonne A. McClay, LCSW, Albuquerque, NM (2025)

02/07/2024

Reposted from Hi, and welcome to our brand new season - Season 4 - of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast. You can find our latest episode anywhere and everywhere you listen to podcasts.
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

01/24/2024

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01/24/2024

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01/24/2024

Reposted from Welcome to the 11th Episode of Season 3 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast, and the first of our two-part interview with our dear friends Fawn and Lisa! The raw vulnerability and hilarious, sweet banter is not to be missed.
Fawn McCool (she/her pronouns), is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a private practice based in Portland, Oregon. Her therapeutic approach is warm, nurturing, collaborative, engaged, and nerdy. She loves brain science so there MIGHT be some mention of neural plasticity or blaming of neural pathways along the way. She will shame the patriarchy, never you.
As an LCSW, she has worked in a variety of settings providing skilled trauma-informed services to families, women and children. She offers clinical therapeutic services in Tigard, OR and enjoys working with a wide variety of issues including but not limited to: trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, perinatal/postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, infant loss, and fertility issues.
Lisa Daughters (she/her) is a HAES-aligned fat-positive, LGBTQIA+ allied, social justice informed Expressive Arts Therapist. She works with fat folx, LGBTQIA+ community, grief/loss, fertility struggles and pregnancy loss, relationship challenges, family dynamics - these are all near and dear to her. She has been serving clients as a professional counselor for 12 years, working with a variety of settings and concerns.
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜
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01/24/2024

Reposted from Welcome to the 10th Episode of Season 3 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast, and our interview with another amazing dream guest: Whitney Trotter! It’s amazing what we fit into this one episode together.
Whitney Trotter (she/her) is dually licensed as a Registered Dietitian, Nurse, and yoga instructor and is currently working on her doctorate degree to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Whitney has over ten years of experience working as a registered dietitian serving various communities such as the HIV/AIDS community and the eating disorder field. Whitney also previously worked at a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center as a Pediatric emergency room nurse. In addition to working as an RDN and RN, Whitney has served as a member of her county's R**e Crisis Center. Her work at the R**e Crisis Center equipped her to co-found an anti-trafficking organization Restore Corps, where she now provides medical training to the community focusing on human trafficking response.
Whitney's career in the Eating Disorder field includes being a former Nutrition and Nursing director of a Residential, PHP, and IOP center. Whitney is also the owner/founder of Bluff City Health, a private practice that bridges the gap in the eating disorder field of equitable care and social justice. This past year Whitney created the first-ever BIPOC Eating Disorders Conference and started
Thank you so much for being here with us dear listeners! This season is deeply moving for us and we are honored you are here. Take a deep breath and breathe in this wisdom and experience with us!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

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09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to Season 3 Episode 9 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast, and the second of our two-parter with the incredible Mikey Mercedes. Let’s continue this journey and deep dive!
Marquisele (Mikey) Mercedes (she/they) is a fat liberationist writer, creator, educator, and doctoral student from the Bronx, New York. As a Presidential Fellow at the Brown University School of Public Health, she works at the intersection of critical public health studies, fat studies, and scholarship on race/ism, examining how racism, anti-Blackness, and fatphobia have shaped health care, research, and public health.
Mikey is also a co-host of the podcast Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back, which explores the lived fat experience from diverse vantage points to examine fatphobia in our relationships and culture. Her socials are on Twitter, on Instagram, and Patreon.com/marquisele on Patreon. Their website is also marquiselemercedes.com
For folks who are interested in participating in Mikey’s doctoral research, there is a link to their Google Form in the Show Notes.
Thank you so much for being here with us dear listeners! This season is so great and we are honored you are here. We can’t wait to be with you again in conversation!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

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09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to Season 3 Episode 8 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast, the first of a two-parter with the wealth of insight and knowledge that is the lovely human being, Marquisele Mercedes. Let’s dive in!
Marquisele (Mikey) Mercedes (she/they) is a fat liberationist writer, creator, educator, and doctoral student from the Bronx, New York. As a Presidential Fellow at the Brown University School of Public Health, she works at the intersection of critical public health studies, fat studies, and scholarship on race/ism, examining how racism, anti-Blackness, and fatphobia have shaped health care, research, and public health.
Mikey is also a co-host of the podcast Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back, which explores the lived fat experience from diverse vantage points to examine fatphobia in our relationships and culture. Her socials are on Twitter, on Instagram, and Patreon.com/marquisele on Patreon. Their website is also marquiselemercedes.com
Thank you so much for being here with us dear listeners! We can’t wait to share the next episode in two weeks!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

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09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to Season 3 Episode 7 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast. In today’s episode, we chat with our new friend and powerful human being, Wednesdae Reim Ifrach! They are an incredible therapist, teacher, mentor, activist, and human being.
Wednesdae Reim Ifrach REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, NCC, CLAT, LCMHC, TPMH, LPCC (They/Them/Theirs) is a trans/non-binary art therapist, fat activist and artist whose work focuses on body justice, intersectional social justice and eating disorder treatment equity access. They also co-own and operate Rainbow Recovery where they support people through the gender affirmation process, complex trauma recovery, eating disorder recovery and body image issues through the use of art, creative expression and traditional talk therapy. Wednesdae melds the world of art therapy, social justice, trauma recovery and eating disorder recovery into a unique opportunity for people to expand their understanding of the world.
To that end Wednesdae had the honor to participate in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Artful Practices for Well-being and has had artwork on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art as part of Art as Activism. They have presented at national and international conferences, are a former adjunct professor and continues to guest lecture. They also serve on the Board of Project HEAL, a non-profit whose mission is to create treatment equity access in the eating disorder field. Wednesdae’s biggest passions outside of work include spending time with their many rescue animals, experimenting with traditional family recipes, painting, and spending time with their partner.
Thank you so much for being here with us dear listeners! This season is so great and we are honored you are here. We can’t wait to share more!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to Season 3 Episode 6 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast. In today’s episode, we chat with one of our favorite human beings on planet earth - Neathery Falchuk! They are an incredible mentor, creator, space holder, liberationist, and human being.
Neathery Falchuk (they/them) is a q***r, trans and non-binary, white Latinx, fat, and neurodivergent therapist, licensed clinical social worker and supervisor, certified group psychotherapist, certified Body Trust® provider, and certified meditation teacher. Neathery is the founder of Ample and Rooted, an inclusive psychotherapy, consulting, and training practice specializing in working with eating disorders, body liberation, s*x and s*xuality, gender, relationship concerns, trauma, mindfulness, grief and loss, and substance use. Neathery is a past President of Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists, past board member of Austin Group Psychotherapy Society and former chair of the DEI Committee, past board member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health, and currently serves on the program committee for Project HEAL. Neathery lives in Austin, TX with their wife and enjoys hiking, meditation, sipping coffee on patios, and starting and never finishing books.
Ample + Rooted, as an inclusive therapy practice, cultivates a safe and welcoming space of compassion and connection. At Ample + Rooted, we believe it is our birthright to inhabit, trust and honor our physical and emotional selves without shame. We believe in cultivating a healing home for the whole you and that this healing and belonging is profoundly vital in creating a more equitable and just world. We believe compassion, pleasure and embodiment lead the way toward healing and liberation.
The practice is rooted in Health at Every Size®, Body Trust®, fat-positive, s*x-positive, LGBTQ+ affirming, harm reduction, trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive frameworks. For more information, please visit: www.ampleandrooted.com and follow us on IG:
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to the 5th episode of season 3 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast. In today’s episode, we chat with the supportive, thoughtful, traveled dietitian and social justice advocate, Esther Tambe, about her embodiment journey and holding harm reductive space!
Esther Tambe is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist based in Long Island, NY. She is the founder of Esther Tambe Nutrition, LLC. She received her master’s degree in Nutrition with a concentration in Exercise Science from Long Island University. She also received her bachelor’s degrees in Nutrition from Long Island University and Health Science-Public Health at Stony Brook University. Esther has worked in underserved communities, providing nutrition education and counseling to individuals with chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and HIV/AIDS.
Esther is committed to increasing awareness of eating disorders and weight-inclusive nutrition counseling in Black communities. In addition to her work as a dietitian, Esther is involved in several other projects and initiatives. In August 2020, Esther co-founded Fight Through Flights, Inc. This non-profit organization aims to empower and support the healing of Black women living with breast cancer and breast cancer survivors. Esther enjoys traveling worldwide, taking Zumba classes, and spending time with her family outside of work.
Thank you so much for being here with us dear listeners! This season just keeps getting better and better. We are so inspired and excited to share all of these conversations!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

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09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to the 4th episode of season 3 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast. In today’s episode, we have our hilarious, warm, supportive, and nerdy friend (like us haha!), Aaron Flores, about his embodiment journey and supporting and holding space for men with eating disorders!
Aaron Flores is a registered dietitian nutritionist and Certified Body Trust® provider. With over 10 years of experience, Aaron has worked with eating disorders in a variety of settings over his career, including the VA Healthcare System and Center for Discovery. He currently has a private practice in Calabasas, CA. Aaron uses Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size®, and Body Trust® as the framework to help individuals develop a more compassionate, non-judgemental approach to food and their body.
His work has been featured on the 10% Happier Podcast, in the New York Times, Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. Aaron is also a frequent speaker, presenting at national and international eating disorder conferences. In addition to his individual work with clients, he is also a podcaster. His two shows are Men Unscripted and, Dietitians Unplugged.
Thank you so much for being here, listening, and holding space with us dear listeners! We can’t wait for you to hear each and every interview this season. And we can’t wait to listen and be in this conversation again ourselves!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

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09/08/2023

Reposted from Welcome to Episode 3 of season 3 of the Embodiment for the Rest of Us podcast. In today’s episode, we have our second deep dive with friend of the podcast and change maker, Alishia McCullough, about her embodiment evolution and beyond!
Alishia McCullough (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Mental HealthTherapist, Somatic Healer, Writer, and Culture Shifter supporting BIPOC folks to holistically heal their relationship with their bodies. She specializes in somatic therapy, trauma healing, and eating disorder treatment with a focus on increasing embodied awareness and liberation. She will have a new offering in just a couple weeks from this episode’s release called “Reimagining Eating Disorders 101”, which we will link to as soon as it is available.
Alishia is the owner of BlackandEmbodied™ Counseling and Consulting PLLC. Outside of her clinical work, she is a Co-Founder of the global AmplifyMelanatedVoices Movement 2020, and has worked as a mental health influencer in META's "wellbeing collective". Her work has been featured by Forbes, Target, Bustle, Times OC, and BlackGirlNerds. To learn more about her work, check out her website at blackandembodied.com and her instagram account .
Thank you so much for being here, listening, and holding space with us dear listeners! We can’t wait for you to hear each and every interview this season. And we can’t wait to listen and be in this conversation again ourselves!
Love, Chavonne 💙 and Jenn 💜

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