Embracing Enough

Boudoir? (Gasp...I could never) But why not? Why do we need an excuse to celebrate ourselves? We get up close and personal with DC-based boudoir photographer, Julie Socher (IG: boudoirbyjuliesocher) about what boudoir photography is and isn't; how empowering it truly can be, and how beautiful images are captured given its vulnerable form of imagery. We debunk the myths and explore how boudoir phot...

#BodyGoals...What does it even mean when we reach them, and when we do, is it then when we are finally happy? Dina gets real with DC-based personal trainer, Nazinga Thomas, about what her experience has been training women and what she has learned along the way about our relationships with our bodies. Nazinga offers her perspective around the importance of focusing on strength and appreciation for...

In a candid discussion with wellness coaches, Erica Robertiello and Lauren Bradley, we explore their experiences coaching women on their journey to stop chasing fullness and instead, to start feeling. These powerhouse women will talk what nourishment really looks like and what the chase to feeling full might be masking.

In this episode, Dina unpacks her thoughts on our relationship to our bodies and how it's so much more than what we see in the mirror. How we see ourselves on the outside is just one part of the story; but for so many, it represents a huge part of what influences the stories we tell ourselves. It high time to we get revolutionary about this conversation around body image and reject the messages th...

Embracing Enough answers your questions! At the end of this four-episode segment, Dina responds to the burning questions listeners have on the segment that explored issues facing adolescent girls. Questions like is preschool too early to tell girls they are enough? Or what would you go back and tell your younger self? And what are your dreams for Enough Labs? We get into these questions and so man...

For a complex set of reasons, most of what is known about adolescent girls focuses on the problems they face. The fact that many adolescent girls are showing remarkable strength, resiliency, and "hardiness" during the stressful time of adolescence needs to be explored. In this episode, Embracing Enough links up with two local educators - Sherilyn and Trauvello - from the DC/MD/VA area to get their...

In a frank discussion about colorism and its impact on girls' self-esteem, Dina talks with Nashville-borne/DC-transplant Kellye who opens up about her journey with how she saw herself in her skin. Kellye shares her story around what it took for her to fall in love with her skin and the battle it took to get there. Her message to young girls: we are all beautiful – from head to toe.

In this episode, we will hear from two girls on their perspectives on adolescence - the ups and the downs, the challenges and the hopes.  Ava and Bella, both 13, shed light on how they are navigating the tricky waters of adolescence and how despite there being tough moments, they are THRIVING! The conversation explores their own story, and how what they are telling themselves influences how t...

Dina reflects on her own journey as a teenager, the struggle to belong and feeling enough. She muses about everything from her failed attempt as a budding gymnast to trying to find a way to tame the frizzy curls - and everything in between. This episode explores the challenges Dina recalls from her childhood into early adolescence, and reflects how it has given her a deeper appreciation of how gir...

Join empowerment coach, self-love advocate, and unwavering feminist Dina Scippa facilitate meaningful conversation with women and girls as they unpack their stories, share ideas, and reflect on the collective experience around what it takes to embrace the belief that we are enough. Embracing Enough is a podcast that celebrates women and girls and their stories, exactly where they are; encouraging...