Leslie Jordan Garcia (she/her) experienced a racially motivated betrayal that started her eating disorder. Recovery led her to specialize in coaching racialized people through their own eating disorders. She shares how we can individually liberate ourselves, engage in intersectional healing, and stop demonizing our cultural foods.   Leslie is a multi-certified ED recovery and fitness professional who is on a mission to dismantle barriers to ED treatment and fitness. She holds dual master’s...

A bonus minisode where each guest answers 10 surprising questions with unexpected results. Hilarity ensues.

Manny Martins-Karman (she/her) was stuck in Covid lockdown thinking she would have lots of time for her abstract art. But that didn’t happen. Instead, she felt disconnected. So, she posted a fashion video like what she’d seen her fave influencers do. A few videos later, Manny went viral. She shares how playing with clothes has led to her being told that she’s changing people’s lives.  Manny Martins-Karman is an artist, graphic designer, fashionista, wife, mother, coffee drinker, and people...

A bonus minisode where each guest answers 10 surprising questions with unexpected results. Hilarity ensues.

Aaron Flores (he/him) talks to men about their body stories. As a fat man, he spent years weight cycling and then advising others on weight loss as a dietitian. He shares his own experiences with diet culture and masculinity and how he found his way to intuitive eating, which completely changed his professional dietitian practice. Aaron and Sophia discuss how diet culture shows up differently for men, and Aaron describes how dieting can be explained by Star Wars.   Aaron Flores is a...

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Annie Nardolilli (she/her) and Louisa Hall (she/her) are the singers/songwriters behind the musical comedy group, Griefcat. In this hilarious conversation, they share how they became ‘musical soulmates,’ what sparked their maximalist on-stage aesthetic, and why being fat is their superpower. Also, they sing to us. Griefcat is an all-women musical comedy duo hailed as “local favorites” by Washington City Paper in their hometown of DC. Often referred to as “Tenacious Double D’s” due to their...

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Mermaid Chè Monique (she/her), one of the stars of the Netflix documentary “MerPeople,” shares how each time she puts her tail on, she’s defying stereotypes of what it is to be fat and Black. She’s the founder of the Society of Fat Mermaids and developing an online school for folks interested in learning about mermaiding. She practices living from a place of joy and gives tips for how we can also.  Mermaid Chè Monique is a DC area based mermaid performer, model and MERtivational speaker. She...

Kristy Elesko (she/her) is back to talk about three common injuries: plantar fasciitis, knee pain, and tension headaches. In this very practical conversation, she shares exercises that can help heal these injuries, obstacles that may be encountered because of body size, and some practical ways to self-advocate. Kristy Elesko is a massage therapist and massage therapy educator in Victoria BC (lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples). She has a diverse practice where she treats...

A bonus minisode where each guest answers 10 surprising questions with unexpected results. Hilarity ensues.

Kristy Elesko (she/her) wants you to have a great massage. A massage that feels safe, empowered, and like your body’s needs are being met with certainty and accommodation as needed. So, she’s sharing her brilliant tips for how to find a massage therapist who works with all bodies, key questions to ask the clinic receptionist, and how to advocate for your body’s needs. Kristy Elesko is a massage therapist and massage therapy educator in Victoria BC (lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ...

A bonus minisode where each guest answers 10 surprising questions with unexpected results. Hilarity ensues.

Content Note: descriptions of what happens with human remains after death. Adrianne Briere (she/her) believes that talking openly about death shouldn’t be taboo. She candidly shares how the remains of fat people are handled, including medical donations and funeral arrangements, and addresses the myths and misinformation about what happens after we die. Adrianne Briere is a fat-positive, licensed funeral director who helps families of all races, religions, belief systems and size through the...

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Jeanie Finlay (she/her) directed the film Your Fat Friend that features six years of Aubrey Gordon’s life- from anonymous essayist to going public to creating the Maintenance Phase podcast to the publishing of her first book. Jeanie shares how this film makes the persona political, what it was like to be on her own fat liberation journey while working with Aubrey, and how she intentionally wanted to show Aubrey’s body. Jeanie Finlay is one of Britain’s most distinctive documentary makers....

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(Content Note: clothing sizes and weight mentioned) Roz “The Diva” Mays (she/her) started pole dancing because she wasn’t a runner, and 16 years later she’s a fitness entrepreneur who helps beginners feel ok about being “hot garbage” as they’re learning how to pole. Roz also shares why she doesn’t like the word fat, what happened when she DM’d some of her worst trolls, and how she’s reached racial nirvana. NASM certified Roz Mays has dedicated many late nights at the gym to becoming a...

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adrienne maree brown (she/her and they/them) invites us into a powerful exploration of what it is to live in a body right now. Our challenges with being satisfied, our relationship to change and adaptation, and how kitchen table mediation may be a way forward with loved ones in times of conflict. adrienne maree brown grows healing ideas in public through her multi-genre writing, her music and her podcasts. Informed by 25 years of movement facilitation, somatics, Octavia E Butler scholarship...

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Jill Angie (she/her) is here to take a stand for you: You. Can. Run. Jill shares how mindset-shifting running can be, and she dispels the most common worries about being over 40 and running: my doctor said my knees can’t handle it, I don’t want to be seen by other people, I can’t breathe when I run. And then Jill and Sophia get philosophical about what even is joy. Jill Angie is a fat running coach who helps other fat women start running, build body confidence, and embrace their inner...

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Author of the book “Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation,” Anastasia Kidd (she/her) is starting a movement inviting Christians to examine their own biases against fatness and embrace a more abundant gospel rooted in anti-oppression. She shares how hundreds of years ago, the church began implementing practices of control and power to have ownership over our bodies and how that has had lasting harm. Anastasia invites us all to become unrepentant fatties in this conversation....

A bonus minisode where each guest answers 10 surprising questions with unexpected results. Hilarity ensues.