Before we get started with the show, I want to let everyone know that we're going to be taking a little break this season.

I have a couple of conferences and the live events coming up in the next few weeks.

And with that, plus producing the show, my plate is very full at the moment.

So I'm going to take a few weeks, catch up, get those final few episodes produced.

So after this week, we will return with brand new episodes of Wait For It

starting November 14th.

We're not going anywhere.

We'll just be busy working on those final few episodes of season two.

So stay tuned for those.

And in the meantime, enjoy today's episode.

Wait for It is a show about the way we feel about our bodies.

Consequently, each episode may include references to gaining and losing weight, eating disorders,

weight loss surgery, and weight stigma.

If these topics are triggering to you, please take care while listening.

We have links to support resources for anyone who may need them in our show notes.

Thank you. We have links to support resources for anyone who may need them in our show notes. I had no idea that it would become what it has become.

I just knew that I wanted to share my body with people because I wanted them to see it and feel good about theirs.

And for anyone who's not in the social media realm, that could sound insane. But I think it's so

common for women specifically to look at another woman and say, I can see her beauty and I can see everything I love about her.

Why can't I see that in myself?

That's the voice of Carmen Renee Smith.

She's an influencer and describes herself as, I'm a curvy, thick, fat girl who loves all of those descriptors and, like,

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