124. Inner Muscle: Building Confidence Under Systems That Benefit When You Shrink

124. Inner Muscle: Building Confidence Under Systems That Benefit When You Shrink

In this solo episode, I’m hitting the metaphorical gym—but instead of building biceps, quads, glutes we’re building our inner muscle: self-confidence. But this isn’t your typical “just love yourself” pep talk. I unpack how confidence is not just a personality trait—it’s a form of resistance, especially for women, femmes, BIPOC, immigrants, queer folks, and anyone whose power has been systematically erased. I explore how colonization, patriarchy, white supremacy, and diet culture benefit from keeping us small—literally and metaphorically. I’ll guide you through what it looks like to rebuild that inner strength. We’re lifting more than just emotional weights—we’re breaking generational cycles. In this episode you’ll walk away with: * Tools for cultivating confidence rooted in liberation * What reclaiming your body and power actually looks like  * A reminder that your confidence isn’t arrogance—it’s survival, it’s power, and it’s reclamation Remember that you’re not too much. You’ve just been conditioned to believe your power is a threat. And guess what? It is because you are powerful AF! Thank you for your support! I appreciate you so much! --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-dismantling-diet-culture-f-ck-being-calladita/id1669361373]! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @⁠drhortenciajimenez⁠ [https://instagram.com/drhortenciajimenez?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=]and visit⁠www.hortenciajimenez.com⁠ [https://hortenciajimenez.com/] ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.

Eps 123: Your Granito de Arena Matters: Keep Showing Up

This episode opens with the sound of the drum and a prayer song that honors the spirit of a bird in flight, a sacred reminder of freedom, movement, and resilience. The drumbeat is not just an opening. It’s a call. A heartbeat. A prayer. In a world where systems of oppression try to cut our wings—where the current administration threatens our communities and silences our voices, this episode is an invitation to remember we were born to fly. To take up space. To shine. To bring light and hope, even in the darkest times. In this deeply honest solo episode, I share what it means to keep showing up even when we’re tired, grieving, or feel like we have nothing left to give. I reflect on recent posts from my IG: * Supporting undocumented and mixed-status students * Cooking in bulk as care when you’re depleted * Rooting wellness in justice, not performance * Practicing everyday resistance, even in small ways This is not a how-to guide. It’s a soft landing place. A place to breathe, to grieve, and to remember that your presence, your care, and your granito de arena—your small grain of sand—matter. May this episode be a gentle wind beneath your wings. Thank you for being here and your support❤️ --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-dismantling-diet-culture-f-ck-being-calladita/id1669361373]! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @⁠drhortenciajimenez⁠ [https://instagram.com/drhortenciajimenez?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=]and visit⁠www.hortenciajimenez.com⁠ [https://hortenciajimenez.com/] ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.

122. F*ck Being Calladita: Dismantling Calladita Culture

In this episode, I break down what “calladita te ves más bonita” really means — and how it's rooted in colonization, patriarchy, and diet culture. I’m inviting you to dismantle Calladita Culture — that insidious expectation that tells mujeres, especially Latinas, to stay quiet, not make a fuss, to shrink themselves, and swallow their pain. From phrases like “no hagas escándalo” to the silence surrounding abuse, body shame, and generational trauma — we’re naming it all, sin filtro and unapologetically. As a sociologist, I unpack how this culture of silence is deeply tied to diet culture, white supremacy, and systems of control. I share how it shows up in our bodies, our families, and our identities — and how we begin to unlearn it. You’ll walk away with tangible ways to reclaim your voice, stop apologizing for taking up space, speak your truth (even if your voice shakes), and understand how honoring your truth is a revolutionary act. Remember that we weren’t born to be calladitas. We were born to be loud, tender, complex, and free. --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-dismantling-diet-culture-f-ck-being-calladita/id1669361373]! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @⁠drhortenciajimenez⁠ [https://instagram.com/drhortenciajimenez?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=]and visit⁠www.hortenciajimenez.com⁠ [https://hortenciajimenez.com/] ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.

121. You Already Have a Beach Body: Dismantling Summer Body BS

In this solo episode, I challenge and dismantle the toxic “beach body” narrative that diet culture loves to push every summer. Spoiler alert: every body is a beach body. You don’t need to shrink, detox, or “earn” your rest, your pleasure, or your food. You already have a beach body—right now, as you are. You do not need to burn, tighten, or disappear before putting on that swimsuit, those shorts, or that summer outfit. Diet culture wants you to believe that your joy, your wardrobe, and your worth are conditional.But guess what? They’re not. ¡F*ck that shit! Summer isn’t a reward for being thin—es la neta! Summer is yours to enjoy on your own terms. Your body doesn’t need fixing—it needs freedom and sovereignty. You are allowed to take up space. Period! I share tools to help you reclaim your summer with body sovereignty, healing, pleasure, and radical acceptance. Thank you for being here and your support! --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-dismantling-diet-culture-f-ck-being-calladita/id1669361373]! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @⁠drhortenciajimenez⁠ [https://instagram.com/drhortenciajimenez?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=]and visit⁠www.hortenciajimenez.com⁠ [https://hortenciajimenez.com/] ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.

120. To All the Graduates: You Deserve to Be Honored

Welcome to another solo episode! Graduation season is here—and while timelines and traditions may vary, your accomplishments matter. In this episode I honor ALL graduates—those who walked, those who couldn’t, and those still on the journey. As a Mexican immigrant, farmworker, and first-gen scholar, I share my own bittersweet path through an underfunded school system. I grew up picking berries in the fields with my abuelita. I wasn’t seen as “college material.” I wasn’t even given the option to apply to UCs because no one advised me properly. I felt invisible in classrooms that should’ve nurtured my brilliance. And still—I made it and I know that you can do because you are doing it! This episode is also a reality check, our education system is not built for all of us to thrive, but we persist anyway. Whether you’re a summer or fall graduate, whether you’re celebrating loudly or quietly, this space is for you. Do not forget that you are worthy, brilliant, and more than enough. You belong in higher ed. You matter and your story deserves to be honored. Thank you for being here and your support! It means the world to me. Muchas gracias de corazon. --------------------------------- I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-dismantling-diet-culture-f-ck-being-calladita/id1669361373]! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @⁠drhortenciajimenez⁠ [https://instagram.com/drhortenciajimenez?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=]and visit⁠www.hortenciajimenez.com⁠ [https://hortenciajimenez.com/] ---------------------------------- Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita ---------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.