501. Coaching Hotline: Using Social Media to Change Your Body Image & When Your Partner Shuts Down in Arguments

UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone · Jun 16, 2026 · 11m

Social media can be a surprisingly powerful tool when it comes to changing how you think about your body. In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer a listener question about using intentional visual exposure on social media to improve body image. I explain why deliberately engaging with images that reflect diverse and relatable bodies can help retrain your brain’s perceptions, and why it is important to practice these thoughts in a variety of situations, not just while scrolling social media .

Then, I tackle what happens when a partner shuts down during an argument. You'll hear why labeling…