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Well, hello everyone. Welcome back to another episode of Nutrition Matters podcast. My name is Paige,

and I'm your host, and I'm so excited to bring you this conversation

that I had with Crystal Thompson, who is a professional yoga therapist and an intersectional

body positivity activist. Crystal's work focuses on helping people get in, be in good relationships

with their body while recognizing that there are systems

of oppression working to undermine feelings of self-love and worthiness. Her work rests on the belief

that all humans are worthy of love and respect. And as we do the work to feel better about

ourselves and to be and to better love and respect ourselves, We're able to offer more love and respect to the world.

That's really kind of summarizes Crystal's approach to life and her just zest

for this whole world of body positivity, body liberation, body trust.

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