360: Chrissy King: Strength, Power and Intersectional Feminism

Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and self-proclaimed truth-teller with a passion for intersectional feminism and creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry.  She has been featured in SELF, SHAPE, BuzzFeed, Muscle and Fitness, and Livestrong, among others. 

She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. When she’s not serving her clients by empowering them to create stress-free and sustainable lifestyles and feel confident and empowered in their skin, she spends her time lifting all the weights, reading, traveling, and hanging with friends and family.

I have wanted to have Chrissy come on the show for some time.  I’ve followed her for years online and her messaging always resonates with me.  I think this conversation is especially timely given the Monday’s episode about Beyonce’s recent messaging around body image.  While I recorded this interview before the Beyonce episode, there are a lot of the same themes and reinforced messaging around the power in protecting and elevating women of all backgrounds, shapes, sizes, orientations.

Listen in to hear Chrissy share:

• How passion in one area of your life can ignite passion in other areas of your life
• What intersectional feminism is and how it pertains to you
• Her terrifying move to publish an article titled, “Is Fitness Only For Thin White Women?” - and the response it drew
• The importance of noticing inclusion and diversity in ALL spaces - and why you need to call it out when it’s missing (which it usually is)
• How to manage your evolving relationship with your body

Links mentioned:

Facebook: Chrissy King Fitness

Instagram: I Am Chrissy King

Twitter: I Am Chrissy King

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