Hi! My name is Jo Gale, I use she/her pronouns and welcome to THE THICK OF IT podcast.

I am a movement teacher and educator, a body liberation advocate and a community builder, which is a lot of fancy ways to tell you I have a deep interest in all facets of the human experience. I teach PIlates/Fitness classes weekly, I teach other movement folks how to make space for Inclusion in their practices and I am also engaged in local Politics, here where I live in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

THE THICK OF IT is a podcast where we explore a diverse range of topics orbiting around a central theme of Body Politics and Wellness. The inspiration for this podcast was born in the THICK of winter Covid-19 lockdowns here in Ontario, Canada, when many of my friends and colleagues were engaging in interesting, evocative and challenging discussion. I briefly hosted a weekly IGTV show, as my own way to make a platform for folks who were working toward change in various industries.

I hope to expand on some of the subjects covered in those chats, with return guests and explore new points of view as well. In this season a few topics we cover are: Disordered eating and Diet culture, the meaning of trauma informed wellness practices, Identity Politics and mental health and MORE.

I’m excited to share these discussions, and I hope you enjoy listening.

Welcome to The Thick Of It