I am so glad you could join us. I'm your host Mo Gaudet. This podcast is nothing more than a conversation between two good friends sharing inspiring life stories and perhaps

some nuggets of wisdom along the way.

This is your invitation to slow down with us.

Welcome to slow more. My guest today is Jeda Cisser. Jeda is a model, a content creator. She is a

UN Women Changemaker. She's an advocate for body positivity, for mental well-being and for gender equality.

Jeda was one of the first plus-size models in the UK who have challenged the societal ideals of beauty

for over a decade.

Very successful on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers and very well known for

the image of plus-size beauty as she graced the covers of women's health,

cosmopolitan magazine and starred in Billboard campaigns for L'Oreal and

other global brands, as well as being the global ambassador for Adidas. Jada has an MA in child psychotherapy and a postgraduate degree in neuroplasticity.

She's the current host of their IG TV series,

why we feel this on her Instagram,

where she interviews neuroscientists

and psychologists on emotions and brain health.

And I was a guest on that just a week ago if you want to take a look

where we spoke about everything from happiness to feminism. Jada ran the

2018 London Marathon as a non-runner in underwear to challenge the fitness

perception and body ideals and as a result she became the co-creator of the Celebrate You campaign

where she encourages women of all sizes and abilities to enjoy running.

So there we go, Jeda Cesar. So you were talking about newness. What is that?

Ah, okay. Well today's talk about newness was all about stepping into the unknown and embracing newness and being uncomfortable, leaning into the uncomfortableness. What newness meant for me, which was having a massive

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