#152: Body Positivity, Women's Health, Self-Love & Eating Disorders ft. Danae Mercer
Sun Feb 08 2026
Danae Mercer talks about the 'ideal body types' in women, how social media manipulates reality, her journey, eating disorders, body positivity, criticisms of the movement and women's health.
Danae: https://www.instagram.com/danaemercer/?hl=en
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TIMELINE
0:00 Trailer
1:02 Introduction
2:08 Media Portrayal of the ‘Ideal Female Body Type’
3:41 How Media Manipulates Pictures
7:03 The Psychology of Social Media
12:18 Danae’s Journey
14:47 Suffering From An Eating Disorder
25:52 Body Positivity & Self Love Movement
30:17 Dealing with Social Media Trolls
32:49 Addressing Criticisms of Body Positivity & Plus Size
39:30 Commercialization of Body Positivity
49:06 Lego Interpretation
49:59 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)
50:54 Legacy & Meaning of Life
#womenshealth #feminism #bodypositivity
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Danae Mercer talks about the 'ideal body types' in women, how social media manipulates reality, her journey, eating disorders, body positivity, criticisms of the movement and women's health. Danae: https://www.instagram.com/danaemercer/?hl=en SUPPORT: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtime Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/support Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/join PODCAST: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4 CONNECT: Youtube: Subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/ Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetofly Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawania Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetofly Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/ Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj Lawania TIMELINE 0:00 Trailer 1:02 Introduction 2:08 Media Portrayal of the ‘Ideal Female Body Type’ 3:41 How Media Manipulates Pictures 7:03 The Psychology of Social Media 12:18 Danae’s Journey 14:47 Suffering From An Eating Disorder 25:52 Body Positivity & Self Love Movement 30:17 Dealing with Social Media Trolls 32:49 Addressing Criticisms of Body Positivity & Plus Size 39:30 Commercialization of Body Positivity 49:06 Lego Interpretation 49:59 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models) 50:54 Legacy & Meaning of Life #womenshealth #feminism #bodypositivity