Poorna Bell on Reframing Women’s Strength

All The Small Things

Venetia La Manna

Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

CW: brief mention of suicide.

Poorna Bell (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, digital editorial expert, three-time author, mental health ambassador and badass power-lifter. This month sees the release of her fantastic new book: “Stronger: Changing Everything I Knew About Women's Strength”. Part memoir, part manifesto, this book starts a conversation about women’s strength and fitness, tapping into the reservoir of mental strength we each have, in a way that has absolutely nothing to do with weight loss. Poorna shares her own story, as well as drawing on research and telling the stories of other women who’ve forged their own path. This book is intersectional, refreshing and a necessary interrogation of the health and fitness industry, as well as the government’s role when it comes to mental health. I absolutely LOVED it.

In this episode, we discuss diet culture, mental health, the government's co-opting of the mental health movement during the pandemic, the menopause, representation and more.

Find Poorna on Twitter @PoornaBell

Find Poorna on Instagram: @PoornaBell

Pre-order her book: Stronger

Follow her community: @SeeMyStrong

Poorna’s book recommendation: Luster by Raven Leilani

Thank you to REN Clean Skincare for sponsoring this episode. Here are two of my favourite products that I mentioned, the Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic and the Clean Screen Mattifying Mineral SPF 30

This episode is also kindly sponsored by Papier. Head to and use code 'VENETIA15' for 15% off your first order.

All The Small Things is co-produced and edited by Venetia La Manna and produced by Holly Falconer, with music composed by William Haxworth and artwork designed by Alex Sedano.

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0:00.0	This episode is kindly sponsored by Ren Clean Skincare.
0:03.6	Now it's not always easy to find skincare brands that tick the right boxes
0:07.6	without compromising on efficacy, but this is where Ren really come through.
0:12.4	All of their products are cruelty free and they're on track to be zero waste
0:16.0	by the end of 2021 by using recycled, recyclable or reusable materials.
0:21.6	I'm going to tell you about a few of my favourite products,
0:24.0	but you should know that it was extremely hard for me to just choose to.
0:27.8	I'm in love with their Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic,
0:31.6	which I use each morning as a toner after cleansing.
0:34.6	I find it really brightens and energises my complexion
0:37.5	without leaving that feeling of tightness or dryness.
0:40.4	And the product I use for the final step of my morning skincare routine
0:43.9	is their best-selling, clean screen, mattifying mineral SPF 30.
0:48.2	This offers UVA, UVB and blue light protection.
0:52.1	Both of these products are vegan, cruelty free and made from recycled plastic.
0:56.2	Stay tuned as I'll be showing lots more about Ren in the coming months.
0:59.2	And be sure to head over to their Instagram at Ren Skincare
1:02.4	to learn more about their zero waste pledge,
1:04.8	as they are the first premium beauty brands to meet this goal.
1:12.4	Hello and welcome back to all the small things with me, Venetia.
1:15.7	In this episode, I'm joined by award-winning journalist,
1:19.2	digital editorial expert, three-time author, mental health ambassador,
	...

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