Home Body
An advice-ish podcast about being more real, making your body a sanctuary, and feeling nourished… even as the world burns. Hosted by best-selling author and teacher, Eliza Alloway.
Episodes
59 episodes
how to not get pregnant (without the pill) with chloe skerlak
The first tampon I wore chaffed me terribly. I really was not open to anybody’s input on how to wear it ‘properly’... so I just walked stiff-legged around, horrified (yes, I figured it out eventually). These are ...
how to know if you're in a toxic relationship (for teens) with christine gutierrez
Dating real talk time. Know that you want healthy love? Ever worry that you (or your friends) are like rushing towards toxic AF relationship dynamics? Want to make sure you’re not?? Today’s episode with Christine...
how to get rid of teen period cramps with natalie martin
Hello loves! I’ve struggled with terrible period cramps, acne breakouts, and menstrual mood swings for as long as I can remember. It felt pretty gosh darn hard (AKA impossible) to ‘embrace my beautiful period’ wh...
what happens during an abortion with lily
This is one of my favorite episodes on the pod ever, y’all. Lily is an abortion nurse and today we’re getting into the practical, loving details of what actually medically happens during an abortion. If you’ve ev...
self-pleasure is normal with ann nguyen
Hey loves! I’ve been waiting for this conversation to drop for months… Ann is my shero and the human I wish I’d had around when I was a preteen and teen and just like trying to figure out other people’s assumptio...
believing you're worthy (for teens) with thais sky
Hey loves! This special episode is for teens 15+ and I’m talking all things worthiness, shame, big feelings and getting support with the excellent human Thais Sky. Thais is a coach who specializes in what she cal...
being a writer, conflict + friendship for preteens with tina wells
Hey loves! Preteens have you been waiting for your OWN episode…??! Today I got you (and yes, anyone else who wants to be a writer!!). I’m sharing this conversation I had last spring with the amazing Tina Wells wh...
mini workshop on feeling more confident being your real self
Hey loves! I get to do my favorite thing with you today… TEACH ABOUT HOW TO BE MORE CONFIDENT BEING YOUR REAL SELF!!! So wanna grab your journal, get cozy with me and get ready to reflect? This is the first mini ...
trusting your friends + why so many of us are so lonely
I’m lonely AF so much of the time (anyone else??!) and I think it should be normal to talk about. Most people are lonely sometimes and it’s not a sign you’re lame ;) In the third part of this summer series on tru...
you could start to trust your body today (or not)
I was taught that my body was weird, dangerous, and kinda untrustworthy. Now… mostly people didn’t say that to me… it was how they talked, looked, or acted. Periods were hidden and gross… (and my body gets a peri...
why finally trusting yourself is gonna change your life
I started trusting myself because my friends broke up with me. I figured if they weren’t gonna love me the way I deserved… I had better get really frickin’ good at loving myself. Life is an adventure y’all. If yo...
why being sensitive is badass
Every now and then someone asks me about why I love the word “badass”…? Like doesn’t it mean like ‘tough’ and maybe like ‘rebel without a cause’ vibes? Isn’t that the opposite of all the ‘sensitive, big-hearted’ ...
a big sister love note for summer body love
Summer used to be hard for me. Sticky, humid beach weather would roll around (to be clear… I have actually never lived anywhere near a beach, but it was summer bikini beach vibes on magazines in the grocery store...
herbalism, talking to plants + self-gentleness with asia suler
Hey loves! Asia Suler is a writer, teacher and ecological philosopher who lives in the folds of the Blue Ridge mountains. She is the creator and concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries— an Appalachian-grown compan...
a big sister love note for trying new things
Hey loves -- solo love note coming your way today… all about TRYING NEW THINGS. I’ve been surprised by how hard coming out of my pandemic huddle/hibernation mode has been as more of the world opens up. Today I’m ...
people pleasing + when other people don't like you with james-olivia chu hillman
Hey loves -- I used to reaalllllyyyyy not like it when people didn’t like me (ok, it’s still not the most comfy) and I’d spend whole days (ok, years) devoted to trying to get everyone to like me so I could have a...
being cool, TikTok semi-fame, and having a creative career with jess grippo
Hey loves -- are you a dancer? Or are you someone like ‘doesn’t dance’? Do you dream of a creative career, but then maybe get stuck in the story of ‘not being good enough’ or ‘creative people don’t make money’ or...
teen friend breakups + why rejection is made up
Got broken up with? Got left out of the text thread? Didn’t get into the school? Or… make the team? Scared that ‘no one likes me’? Or ‘that I’m literally the worst’? OOOOF, honey, let’s talk about rejection FEELS...
how to get ready for your first trip to a gynecologist with qiddist ashé
Hey loves -- have you ever wondered if you should go to the ‘gynecologist’? Or wondered who to see if you’ve got period issues or something else up with your reproductive health? Today’s episode is such an amazin...
ask me anything part 3: loss, mango sorbet, fighting with your parents, and other things
Hey darling -- I pulled my back out this week, put my feet up (eek!), and opened up some of the amazing questions y’all have been sending me… for part 3 of our ‘ask me anything’ episode series! I’m answering thre...
diet culture + intuitive eating for teens with jessi kneeland
Hey loves -- today’s episode is a big, fun, messy, liberating important one!!!! Jessi Kneeland is a life, fitness and body image coach for women who believes “your body should be the least important thing about y...
when you're tired, but you got stuff to do
Hey loves -- anyone else feeling the burn out vibes? I’m talking about that moment where you feel so tired, and yet you’re like… ‘oh gosh, i’ve got so much stuff to do.’ This episode is a love note for that trick...
love letter to myself as a preteen + teen
Hey babes! Welcome to magical episode #44 and a personal love note to younger me. Have you ever had regret or shame or pain that you wanted to avoid about a younger version of yourself? Stuff that happened when y...
everything you don’t know about the birth control pill (for teens) with nicole jardim
Hey loves! [Today’s episode is 14+ recommended as we unpack some stuff about sex that’s more for older teens.] I went on the birth control pill when I was 15 or 16 (honestly I don’t remember, I should probably te...
