170: Faith, Fitness and Feminism ft. Rebecca Dussault

The Catholic Feminist

Claire Swinarski

Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Politics, Jesus, Catholic, Religion, Socialjustice, Christianity, Feminist, Women

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Here’s the tricky part about being a feminist: I want every woman to feel confident and empowered…and I also want every woman to be healthy. And I know that right now, especially in America, we’re not. So how can we treat our bodies like temples while also avoiding fat shaming or pride?

Today’s guest, Rebecca Dussault, is an Olympic cross-country skier and a mom of six with a passion for the intersection of fitness and faith. We dive into allllll of it: why she thinks the Olympics committees dislike motherhood, why she’s so passionate about fitness, and why she thinks treating our bodies well is a way of loving God. I loved talking to Rebecca and I hope your chat resonates with you today!

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Catholic feminist episode 170.
0:04.0	Today we're talking all about the intersection of faith, fitness, and feminism.
0:09.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Ave Explores the Saints, a new initiative from Ave Maria Press.
0:15.2	Listen wherever you get your podcast and get all of the free content at Ave Maria
0:19.7	Press.com. Today's episode is also brought to you by Sock Religious. Find your comfy, cozy Catholic
0:26.2	socks at sock religious.com and use Fem10 for 10% off your order.
0:31.1	Welcome to the Catholic feminist, a podcast for strong women who want to be informed,
0:38.3	inspired, and intentional.
0:40.1	I'm your host, Claire, and I'm so glad you're here. So as most of you have heard I am happily expecting Swinarski baby number three and
1:00.2	what's really funny is my best friend has a baby.
1:04.0	She's going to be one in November.
1:06.0	And when she was pregnant, she worked out.
1:09.0	She worked out and she went on runs.
1:11.0	When I am pregnant, I do not go far from a toilet. Like I don't want to be
1:16.3	further than 20 feet from a toilet. Definitely not going on a run anytime soon.
1:21.2	And through all of that I tend to think of myself as like a not fit person, but I don't necessarily think that's true because when I'm not pregnant and dying, I actually do usually workouts off of YouTube and most importantly I try to keep my family's diet as clean as I can.
1:39.0	I mean we definitely love our treats but most of them are homemade and for dinner every night I try
1:44.8	to make sure we're eating balanced meals and I actually do have a priority in my life for fitness
1:51.1	and nutrition and just taking care of ourselves because our bodies are
1:55.6	gifts from the Lord and our faith teaches us that our bodies are actually important.
2:01.1	And that is something I have in common with today's guest.
2:04.0	Rebecca Dusalt is actually an Olympic cross-country skier,
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