# Kara Richardson Whitely on why making peace with her body made her a better mom

An episode of [The Motherly Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1449924733), 12 Mar 2020, 32 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6493182e810398001135b8c5/e/gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2FbJyyqYeJKqG0aDKAkXnaAcLfm2bqSGqpGvP4OKnD6g4/media.mp3

Kara Richardson Whitely is an author, speaker, and three-time climber of Mount Kilimanjaro, who has spoken candidly about her struggles with binge eating. She opened up to Liz about motherhood, how she talks about body image with her children, the changing conversation around obesity, and her biggest adventure yet—a new movie about her life produced and starring This is Us star, Chrissy Metz. The Motherly Podcast is hosted by Liz Tenety and produced by Jennifer Bassett with support from Jordan Gass-Poore. Music by the Blue Dot sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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