Body Image: Into the Thick of It

There’s often this preconceived notion that aging gracefully is built into Black women’s genetic code. We’ve all heard the age-old adage, “Black Don’t Crack.” But the truth is, it does if you don’t take care of it. 

As Satta and Jaretta navigate their 30s, they’ve started to ask themselves how far they’re willing to go to maintain (or change) what they have. Plastic surgery is becoming normalized, and in the era of BBLs, what’s wrong with a little nip-tuck? 

In this episode, the sisters explore what it means to age with grace, dealing with body-shaming aunties, potentially going under the knife, and society’s ever-changing definition of beauty, as well as:

• Aging
• Weight Maintenance
• Nutrition
• Working Out
• Denise Austin
• Body Image
• Peloton
• Cesarean
• Mindful Eating
• Heart Disease
• A Conversation with Nicki Minaj
• Lizzo
• Body Positivity
• Botox
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Lorry Hill

Honorable Mentions

K. Michelle

Cardi B Warned Women About Butt Injections

Buzz Feed News

Is Diet or Exercise More Important for Your Health?

Mindful Eating: The Art of Presence While You Eat

Obesity and Heart Disease Risk in Black People

Question of the Episode: If you had the means, would you consider surgery to have the body image you envision? Share with us your answer via email or in a review wherever you listened to this episode!

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This podcast is hosted and sponsored by Satta Sarmah Hightower and Jaretta Konneh. When Satta isn’t sharing her life experiences with Jaretta, she works in content marketing and helps technology & financial services companies powerfully convey their message. A storyteller at heart, Satta has a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School. When Jaretta isn’t dealing with the craziness of dating apps, she works as a non-profit professional. She has a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Song Credit: Bestie by Fiskayet

This is a Crackers In Soup production.