Burnout Episode 4

BMI, judging other women, grocery store conversations, and human libraries. The women continue their chat inspired by “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski.

Discussion Points:

• The Bikini Industrial Complex and the BMI (Body Mass Index)
• Do you judge other women and yourself about they way they/you look?
• Obesity and healthiness 
• Should people be commenting on how children look?
• Does anyone need to wear makeup - especially children?
• Categorizing people and commenting on their body
• Talking to strangers 
• The importance of connection 

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

Book Interrupted Website 

Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Jax - I wrote a song called Victoria’s Secret and I always wanted to be part of a Flash Mob

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

Bucharest Herald: “Experiment on Romanian orphans: They have lower volumes of gray matter”