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  • It’s NOT the most wonderful time of the year for a lot of fat folks because many will be spending time with anti-fat family and then once you survive that it’s into the “New Year New You” diet culture dog shit. Ugh. Want some tactics to overcome this stressful time? Tune into this episode for the salve to all this nonsense. Don’t forget: you’re worthy, you always were you always will be.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/194

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Link to the Your Fat Friend doc: https://youtu.be/VZ61fo1SJWs?si=1iNDEc33RW7powzX

    Link to healthcare survey: https://forms.gle/wVhrP5EjvyEX5Atx9

    Boundaries song: https://youtu.be/rZ0ZUVXqJc4

    New Year, Same Body, More Love: Resisting Diet Culture and Anti-Fatness in 2025
    Thursday 16th January, 2025, 12pm PST: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/new-year-same-body-more-love

  • Having a bigger body and trying to access healthcare can be a struggle at best and lead to mistreatment, misdaignosis and death at worse. I go over the 5 stages of subpar healthcare in this episode, talk about the root of the issue and share some stories. TW: mentions of death from anti-fat bias and other general anti-fat tomfuckery.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/193

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Link for training: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/boundary-boss

    Take the Fat in Healthcare survey: https://forms.gle/wVhrP5EjvyEX5Atx9

    Five Ways Health Care Can Be Better for Fat People: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/five-ways-health-care-can-be-better-fat-people/2023-07

    In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C Health Care: chrome-extension://kdpelmjpfafjppnhbloffcjpeomlnpah/https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Summary-Report.pdf

    Viral stories show how 'fatphobia' has life-and-death consequences— even for babies and kids: https://www.upworthy.com/viral-post-shows-how-fatphobia-has-life-and-death-consequences-even-for-babies-and-kids

    Opinion Doctors have fatphobia, too — which does serious harm to patients: https://archive.md/nhRFl#selection-447.0-453.65

    My sister’s cancer might have been diagnosed sooner — if doctors could have seen beyond her weight: https://archive.md/CGdDf#selection-903.0-903.98

    Ellen Bennett Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/ellen-bennett-obituary?id=40627610

    How 'fat shaming' from doctors is leading to misdiagnoses for obese patients: https://cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-august-1-2018-1.4769487/how-fat-shaming-from-doctors-is-leading-to-misdiagnoses-for-obese-patients-1.4769569

    Fat shaming in the doctor's office can be mentally and physically harmful: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170803092015.htm

    Weighing the care: physicians' reactions to the size of a patient: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11477511/

    Take the Fat in Healthcare survey: https://forms.gle/wVhrP5EjvyEX5Atx9

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  • Almost 2 years ago I released a 2 part podcast on Wegovy and so I think it’s time for an update! Is it true that semaglutide shows reduced cardiac event risk? What have been people’s experiences? Is everyone on it now and have we “cured” fatness?? Let dive in!

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/192

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Is Wegovy/Ozempic the Miracle Weight Loss Drug It’s Made Out to Be?: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxctjwOybEi/?img_index=1

    Past Ozempic Fierce Fatty podcasts: https://fiercefatty.com/155 and https://fiercefatty.com/156

    The Semaglutide (Wegovy) Cardiovascular Outcome Trial - Part 1: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-semaglutide-wegovy-cardiovascular?utm_source=publication-search

    Four-Year Outcomes of Wegovy (Semaglutide 2.4mg) Cardiovascular Study - Part 1: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/four-year-outcomes-of-wegovy-semaglutide

    New study ties weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic to serious gastrointestinal conditions: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ozempic-wegovy-glp-1-1.6988122

    Risk of Gastrointestinal Adverse Events Associated With Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2810542

    What it’s like to stay on Ozempic for years: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/ozempic-what-its-like-to-take-for-years-rcna93921

    Wegovy now in Canada: Who should (and shouldn’t) use the weight-loss drug: https://globalnews.ca/news/10476494/wegovy-drug-canada-weight-loss-drug/

    Why weight loss drugs stop working and how to break past the Ozempic plateau: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-weight-loss-drugs-stop-working-how-to-break-past-ozempic-plateau

    You’ve Lost Weight Taking New Obesity Drugs. What Happens if You Stop?: https://archive.md/zF3St#selection-4511.0-4514.0

    She Shared Her Ozempic Horror Story. TikTok Users Tried to Silence Her: https://archive.md/pFNaE#selection-1635.0-1638.0

    Who Can Bring an Ozempic Lawsuit?: https://lawsuitlegalnews.com/news/who-can-bring-ozempic-lawsuit/

    Dozens sue saying Ozempic, other weight loss and diabetes drugs cause harmful side effects: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/21/lawsuits-ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss-drugs-diabetes-harmful/72947158007/

    Can Ozempic Kill You?: https://www.motleyrice.com/diabetes-lawsuits/ozempic/safe-for-weight-loss/deaths#:~:text=As%20of%20April%201%2C%202024,as%20%22sudden%20death%22%20cases

    ‘It changed my life’: Ozempic patient shares her good, bad and scary side effects: https://globalnews.ca/news/9809465/ozempic-weight-loss-obesity-diabetes-user-experience-canada/

    Dozens sue saying Ozempic, other weight loss and diabetes drugs cause harmful side effects: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/21/lawsuits-ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss-drugs-diabetes-harmful/72947158007/

    18 celebrities who've opened up about taking Ozempic or weight-loss drugs: https://www.today.com/health/celebrities-on-ozempic-rcna129740

    Descriptive analysis of TikTok videos posted under the hashtag #Ozempic: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949916X23000130

    Ozempic Defined a TikTok Era. Now the App Wants It Gone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ozempic-influencers-tiktok-weight-loss-guidelines-1235029891/

    When will the Ozempic shortage end?: https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/shortages/information-about-major-medicine-shortages/about-ozempic-semaglutide-shortage-2022-2024#:~:text=for%20other%20reasons.-,When%20will%20the%20Ozempic%20shortage%20end%3F,organisations%20to%20monitor%20this%20situation

    Update on the supply of Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonists: Notice: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/drug-shortages/information-consumers/supply-notices/ozempic.html

  • Should we be listening to the seemingly reasonable advice from food journalist Michael Pollan who says “Eat food, but not too much.” How much power does what we eat and how we move our bodies have on our health? What about organic food?? Today I answer a juicy listener question, some join me!

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/191

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Determinants of Health: https://www.goinvo.com/vision/determinants-of-health/

    Food Science Babe Organic food: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xo-TqJ07AJs?app=desktop

    Fat at Work Webinar: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/replay-webinar-fat-at-work

    Fat at Work Report: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/fatatworkreport

    134: How to Decode Alarmist Fatphobic News Stories: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/134-how-to-decode-alarmist-fatphobic-news-stories/id1481565570?i=1000571237442

  • I'm on my holidays and so we have a replay for this episode from 2021 which is still super relevant. Let's listen! P.S. This is when I went by Victoria and she/her pronouns. "Self love means caring for your body which means losing weight!" Seems logical, but is it actually? Does being fat mean you've given up and don't give a sh*t about your body, your health and hate yourself? Let's put this statement to the test! TW: brief mention of sexual assault and I talk about getting a PAP/smear test.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/190

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Instagram post on body love journey: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk8EsOLA3w/ Let's continue the conversation in my free group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiercefattyfriends/

  • What would my life be like today if I had never worked to unlearn anti-fat bias? I was so fortunate to stumble upon the message “It’s ok to be fat” over a decade ago and it absolutely revolutionized my life. My life was being ruined by my worship of thinness and obsession with food restriction and body criticism. I’m sharing the 6 main ways my anti-fatness was really messing with me and what it’s like now that I’ve been on the ‘unlearning journey’ for 10 years.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/189

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Weight Inclusive Consulting Fat at Work Report: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/download-the-weight-inclusive-consulting-report

    Training - How to Unlearn Weight Bias (and Be at Peace With Your Body and Other Bodies): https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/replay-how-to-unlearn-weight-bias-and-be-at-peace-with-your-body-and-others

    Silly song: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZXf2tHwgu/

    How to Unlearn Weight Bias (and Be at Peace With Your Body and Other Bodies): https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/how-to-unlearn-weight-bias-and-be-at-peace-with-your-body-and-others

  • 327 people have completed my workplace anti-fatness survey and shared their stories. In today's episode, I am revealing the stats on what percentage of fat folks have experienced anti-fatness at work, which marginalized group is affected the most and what types of anti-fatness are commonest. Plus we have a ton of powerful and painful stories - therefore there is a massive TW on this episode as some things are hard to hear.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/188

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Anti-Fat Bias in the Workplace Survey by Weight Inclusive Consulting: https://forms.gle/RZgA1JFJ2i2Ls6A78

  • Let me ask you a question: have you ever had diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training that was focused on size inclusion or anti-fat bias? Has anti-fat bias even been a footnote in any DEI training that you’ve had or seen? I asked these questions to company leaders, DEI professionals and my audience on Instagram and the answer was a resounding big fat ‘no’. This is a problem, a big one. Today we talk about weight bias at work, DEI efforts and fat people’s stories. Want me to train at your workplace? Go to: www.weightbiastraining.com

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/187

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Dismantling ​Anti-Fat ​Bias in The ​Workplace: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/understanding-and-dismantling-anti-fat-bias-in-the-workplace
    DEI’s Big Fat Problem:https://www.weightbiastraining.com/blog/dei
    Is your organization legally required to protect fat folks from discrimination?: https://www.weightbiastraining.com/blog/legal
    Unfit for Work: Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: https://obesitycanada.ca/weight-bias/unfit-for-work-weight-discrimination-in-the-workplace/

    Unfit for Work: Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: https://obesitycanada.ca/weight-bias/unfit-for-work-weight-discrimination-in-the-workplace/

    Median earnings for women in 2021 were 83.1 percent of the median for men: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/median-earnings-for-women-in-2021-were-83-1-percent-of-the-median-for-men.htm

    Research: How Americans’ Biases Are Changing (or Not) Over Time: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sDcVL8ooZ9ZsEzNBNIWktvOi4bHDAKnWsmgO7C00tu4/edit

    The Health & Retirement Study: https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2017-06/health_and_retirement_study_0.pdf

    The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1171593736/women-weight-bias-wages-workplace-wage-gap

    Fat peoples experience: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UqQGE4RuJMnUBe_fmAVg7spzlXYYEC2gpY0DEFlSgmw/edit
    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10KAblZ_oR5CQUvOsrtHWsInfh7d33Iru?usp=sharing

  • We allllll know that fatness is spreading like wildfire and is contagious and who is going to think of the CHILDREN?!!? ERMGHED!” Is it true that we are in an epidemic and everyone is getting fatter? Do fat people need to hurry up and lose weight in order to save the economy and the lives of children and baskets of kittens from burning flames? Let’s talk about it in today’s episode!

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/186

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C5PaOx7ya4s/?img_index=1

    The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth by Harriet Brown: https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

    America's Moral Panic Over Obesity
    By Megan McArdle: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2009/07/americas-moral-panic-over-obesity/22397/

    Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of “ob*sity”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964496/

    Letter to the Editor: Response to Singh et al. (2018). Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of “ob*sity”. Canadian Journal of Public Health: https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-019-00223-2

    “Ob*sity” In Canada: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/hp-ps/hl-mvs/oic-oac/assets/pdf/oic-oac-eng.pdf

    New “ob*sity” treatments and technology to save the NHS billions: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-obesity-treatments-and-technology-to-save-the-nhs-billions#:~:text=Obesity%20costs%20the%20NHS%20a,spent%20on%20key%20frontline%20services

  • Seemingly there are non-stop stories and notifications of celebrities and influencers being on a new “weight loss journey” after starting on weight loss drugs. Now, Oprah is among that cohort and it has had an impact on her relationship with WeightWatchers. But hang on a minute, doesn’t WW sell weight loss drugs? Let’s dig into it! Bonus: I also share my favourite purchases under $100 that have positively impacted my life!

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/185

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Oprah's Top 20 Moments: https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/oprahs-top-20-moments

    When Oprah Met Bob: https://www.oprah.com/health/when-oprah-met-fitness-expert-bob-greene/all

    Conscious Eating: What I Learned on the
    21-Day Cleanse: https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/what-i-know-for-sure-oprahs-vegan-cleanse

    Oprah Buys 10 Percent Share In Weight Watchers, Will Join Its Board: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/19/449929140/oprah-buys-10-percent-share-in-weight-watchers-will-join-its-board

    Oprah Winfrey reveals she’s using a weight-loss drug: ‘Not about willpower’: https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/oprah-winfrey-weight-loss-drug-rcna128714

    Oprah Winfrey to Exit WeightWatchers Board After She Announced Use of Weight-Loss Drug: https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/oprah-winfrey-leaves-weightwatchers-board-weight-loss-drug-1235926484/

    My IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C38_HrFJX-g/

    Weight Loss Drugs Part 3 - Wegovy and Tirzepatide: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-loss-drugs-part-3-wegovy-and

    Reader Question - What Do You Think Of Obesity Medicine?: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/reader-question-what-do-you-think

    The Truth About The Obesity Action Coalition: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-obesity-action

    Weight Watchers Expands Their Harmful Model - Adding Prescription Drugs: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-watchers-expands-their-harmful

    WeightWatchers Clinic: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/clinic

    Noom Announces: We’re Not a Diet – We’re a Pill Mill?: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/noom-announces-were-not-a-diet-were

    So WW bought Sequence. Here is what it's like on Sequence.: https://www.reddit.com/r/weightwatchers/comments/13ynjs8/so_ww_bought_sequence_here_is_what_its_like_on/

    Oprah Winfrey Reveals She Uses Weight-Loss Medication as a ‘Maintenance Tool': ‘I’m Absolutely Done with the Shaming’ (Exclusive): https://people.com/oprah-winfrey-reveals-weight-loss-medication-exclusive-8414552

  • The villainous tricksters behind the veiled push to “advance fat rights” (when in reality they just want to sell weight loss drugs) are at it again. Tigress Osborn from NAAFA is here to stop them though! She joins me on the show to talk about what new games anti-fat organizations are getting up to and why it’s a load of BS. Plus we discuss the fat community, fat joy, and fat history. TW: lots of use of the O words as we are covering shit O word organizations are doing.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/184

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    What tomfuckery is Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights?
    https://right2obesitycare.org./#our-purpose

    Follow NAAFA and Tigress:
    http://naafa.org
    Campaign for Size Freedom
    Follow NAAFA @naafaofficial and Tigress @iofthetigress

    Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights: https://right2obesitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-National-Call-to-Action-The-Obesity-Bill-of-Rights.pdf

    Endorsing orgs: https://right2obesitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/List-of-Supporting-Organizations-01.30.2024-1.pdf

  • Have you ever read the “Am I The Asshole” questions on Reddit? If you don’t know what AITA is: People ask the internet if they were in the right or wrong about a situation that happened in their life. Well, these questions are a source of endless entertainment for me! I brought my friend Summer Innanen from Eat The Rules podcast to get her verdict on four AITA posts that I picked out around weight and diets. Some of these AITA question askers are grade-A donkeys and also there are some grey areas where things are less clear. TW: anti-fatness, ableism, gender A-Hole behaviour.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/183

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Potato recipe: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6-TUWozwf/

    When You Don’t Believe Your Partner Is Attracted to You: https://fiercefatty.com/153

    IG roundup on above podcast episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnntWYqSf_r/?img_index=1

    AITA for telling my SIL she wasn’t invited due to her weight.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/173rk9a/aita_for_telling_my_dil_she_wasnt_invited_due_to/

    AITA for putting my 9yo on a diet and 'emotionally damaging' her?
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/f6eejv/aita_for_putting_my_9yo_on_a_diet_and_emotionally/

    AITA for embarrassing my friend’s obese boyfriend by making him sit on a chair different from everyone else’s at dinner?
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/q4yjm5/aita_for_embarrassing_my_friends_obese_boyfriend/

    WIBTA for imposing a diet on my wife if she wants to travel with me? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheEx/comments/12i22oz/wibta_for_imposing_a_diet_on_my_wife_if_she_wants/

    AITA for covertly losing weight as a bridesmaid & refusing to be set up with her friend after overhearing the bride call me fat?
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/r05kk3/aita_for_covertly_losing_weight_as_a_bridesmaid/

    AITA for telling my girlfriend to lose weight?
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/yeflsb/aita_for_telling_my_girlfriend_to_lose_weight/

  • Woah nelly, can family be trying or what? Especially if you’re the only one talking up about bad behaviour and feel like the black sheep or are being told you’re “tooooo sensitive”. If we want to (or have to) spend time with family, having some tactics in our back pockets is a great idea. Sharing your stories, an analogy with a donley and different word tracks in this episode will help you join family celebrations with a little more ease.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/182

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Boundary Boss: https://2-victoria.systeme.io/page-bb

    Fatphobic family and the holidays: https://www.reddit.com/r/PlusSize/comments/17zqz7b/fatphobic_family_and_the_holidays/

    My boyfriends fat phobic family and their sly comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/inlaws/comments/13uozs4/my_boyfriends_fat_phobic_family_and_their_sly/

    SASSY COMEBACKS FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE TALKING SHIT ABOUT YOUR BODY: https://fiercefatty.com/blog/sassy-comebacks-for-when-people-are-throwing-shade-about-your-body

    Nice Ice Spice: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6ZZj1LfOF/?img_index=1

    Hard and soft boundaries: https://www.kcresolve.com/blog/boundaries-and-relationships#:~:text=Unlike%20a%20hard%20boundary%2C%20a,drive%20your%20car%20for%20you.

    Signs someone doesn’t respect your boundaries: https://psychcentral.com/relationships/signs-boundary-violations#discomfort

    Boundaries kids song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFvJbSQdA4

    Oh Boundaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ0ZUVXqJc4

    Leslie Jones funny vidoes: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz_5cpFOI3S/

  • Some folks can come in contact with fat liberation and turn away shaking their heads at the things that we believe. The thing is, often what they understand about fat liberation is incorrect, a misunderstanding or just plain false. First I talk about the core tenets of anti-fat beliefs and then I debunk the misconceptions that people have shared on the internet. Big TW for this episode as I am talking about actual anti-fat beliefs and the content of those beliefs so there is talk of anti-fatness and ableism throughout.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/181

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

  • Today we are talking about the the truth about reality television and how devastating it can be to the lives of those featured. There have been incredible numbers of reality TV stars who have died by suicide and I was almost a part of that statistic. If you didn’t know, I was on a 2 part BBC show where I lived in a house for 9 days with people who either hated fatness or were fat positive and some inbetween. This is a deeply vulnerable episode where I am revealing exactly what happened and the resulting shame and grief I experienced culminating in active suicide ideation. A massive trigger warning as I will be playing clips of me talking about my ideation from the time after the show aired. If you are struggling like I was, please reach out for help. You are loveable and not alone.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/180

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Suicide in reality TV:
    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/27/why-suicide-is-still-the-shadow-that-hangs-over-reality-tv-hana-kimura-terrace-house

    Suicide ideation levels: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxBubUPOXd9/

    How shame works: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-underpinnings-and-impacts-of-shame/

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/emotional-intelligence/202102/what-is-shame-and-how-does-it-show-in-your-life-and-work

    Reality TV union: https://time.com/6314118/reality-tv-unions-protection/

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    How the heck do you feel more confident in your body anyway? In this episode, I go through step by step the actions to take. Get ready to make some notes, or not, I ain’t the boss of you. Plus, the story of someone making me cry in Starbucks last week after shaming my beverage choice, fun! Also, there’s an update on the Wegovy saga at the beginning so skip to 21.38 mins if you don’t want to hear that.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/179

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    News from the Wegovy saga: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyO3dPru4CI/?img_index=1

    Link to my IG channel: https://ig.me/j/AbaT5mRE9LD96thB/https://fiercefatty.com/179

  • Listener questions! Questions include: My mum blames her poor health on her weight and won’t listen when I tell her about anti-fat bias, what should I do? Help, I have just been diagnosed with diabetes! Is it actually unhealthy to be fat?

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/178

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#excessive_demand

    165: “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3): https://fiercefatty.com/165
    126: Stories from Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Part 2: https://fiercefatty.com/126
    122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op: https://fiercefatty.com/122
    90: Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin, Healthy and Live Longer?: https://fiercefatty.com/090

    Weight loss surgery facts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfAJxwSVLj/?img_index=1
    Stories from bariatric surgery survivors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/?img_index=1

    Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/

    The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth
    By Harriet Brown
    https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

    Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues:https://www.facebook.com/groups/221981691163510/

    Fat Positive Intuitive Eating Diabetes Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fatpositivediabetes/

    I attend a free virtual weight inclusive diabetes support group here: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/groups

    25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes
    https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2019/08/30/masterpost-haes-based-resources-for-intuitive-eating-diabetes-and-living-with-chronic-illness/

    HAES Healthsheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/type-2-diabetes/

    Don’t weigh me cards: https://more-love.org/resources/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/

    https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ for community and she probably has resources. Do you have a fat Facebook group in your area or a facebook group on Obgyn’s? As I am in Canada this is where I find my people.

    List of Anti-Diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating Providers via Christy Harrison
    https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery

    Fat Friendly Health Professionals List
    http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/

    Fat Friendly Healthcare Providers

    https://www.self.com/story/find-fat-friendly-doctor

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CtLARDESZtE/?img_index=1

  • Listener questions part 2! Questions include: Help! I want to lose weight, but not for aesthetic reasons anymore but because the world is inaccessible. How do I cope? How to find a doctor who is fat positive? Is it true that biology dictates that fat people are less attractive to others?

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/177

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#excessive_demand

    165: “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3): https://fiercefatty.com/165
    126: Stories from Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Part 2: https://fiercefatty.com/126
    122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op: https://fiercefatty.com/122
    90: Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin, Healthy and Live Longer?: https://fiercefatty.com/090

    Weight loss surgery facts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfAJxwSVLj/?img_index=1
    Stories from bariatric surgery survivors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/?img_index=1

    Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/

    The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth
    By Harriet Brown
    https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

    Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues:https://www.facebook.com/groups/221981691163510/

    Fat Positive Intuitive Eating Diabetes Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fatpositivediabetes/

    I attend a free virtual weight-inclusive diabetes support group here: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/groups

    25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes
    https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2019/08/30/masterpost-haes-based-resources-for-intuitive-eating-diabetes-and-living-with-chronic-illness/

    HAES Healthsheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/type-2-diabetes/

    Don’t weigh me cards: https://more-love.org/resources/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/

    https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ for community and she probably has resources. Do you have a fat facebook group in your area or a Facebook group on obgyn’s? As I am in Canada this is where I find my people.

    List of Anti-Diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating Providers via Christy Harrison
    https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery

    Fat Friendly Health Professionals List
    http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/

    Fat Friendly Healthcare Providers

    https://www.self.com/story/find-fat-friendly-doctor

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CtLARDESZtE/?img_index=1

  • With the news of the cause of death for Lisa Marie Presley recently I thought it was time to expand the list of famous people who have died at the hands of fat hate or diet culture. The first part is episode 145, but you don’t need to listen to that before this episode. I am talking about famous people who had overwhelming pressure to be thin and died trying or their life was damaged because of that. It’s a pretty tough episode so please skip if you need to. TW: Fat hate/diet culture leading to death.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/176

    Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

    Lisa Marie Presly: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuqObQpx_Uv/?img_index=1
    https://fiercefatty.com/145

    What is a small bowel obstruction? Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death explained: https://www.today.com/health/news/lisa-marie-presley-death-bariatric-surgery-rcna94299

    Autopsy reveals Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-cause-death-bowl-obstruction-rcna94193

    Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, dies at 54: https://www.today.com/popculture/music/lisa-marie-presley-daughter-elvis-priscilla-presley-dies-54-rcna65632

    Lisa Marie Presley suffered a cardiac arrest: The different signs of heart disease in women: https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/lisa-marie-presley-cardiac-arrest-rcna65716

    Lisa Marie Presley 'rushed' to hospital after apparent medical emergency: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-hospital-apparent-medical-emergency-rcna65604

    Intestinal Obstruction: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/intestinal-obstruction/symptoms-causes/syc-20351460

    Explained: What is extreme liquid diet that late Shane Warne followed and how it affects the body: https://www.wionews.com/sports/explained-what-is-extreme-liquid-diet-that-late-shane-warne-followed-and-how-it-affects-the-body-460308

    'Detox' or 'juice' diets such as that undertaken by Shane Warne are risky for heart health, experts say: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-08/shane-warne-extreme-diets-nutrition-heart-health/100887810

    Remembering the demons that lingered for Dolores O’Riordan on anniversary of her death: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/dolores-oriordan-health

    What We Learned From the New Brittany Murphy Documentary: https://www.thecut.com/2021/10/what-we-learned-from-the-new-brittany-murphy-documentary.html

    How Judy Garland's Struggle with Food and Need to Stay 'Camera Slim' Fueled Her Drug Addiction: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-struggle-with-food-drug-addiction/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMost%20of%20her%20teen%20and,attempted%20to%20manage%20her%20weight

    Judy Garland: https://people.com/tag/judy-garland/

    Elizabeth Taylor: https://people.com/tag/elizabeth-taylor/

    Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner: https://people.com/archive/frank-sinatra-ava-gardner-vol-45-no-6/

    Despair, Drugs and Attempts to Kill Herself: Judy Garland's Husband Details Her Many Struggles in New Memoir: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-drugs-suicide-husband-memoir/

    Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613735839/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=people0d0-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1613735839&linkId=b6c64db51ba5537cde7f6088180c67b0

    Judy Garland's Lover Sid Luft Reacted So Badly to Her Pregnancy She Didn't Tell Him About Her Abortion: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-sid-luft-abortion-memoir-judy-and-i/

    Judy Garland's Daughter Lorna Luft Sings 'Over the Rainbow' for the First Time in Tribute to Orlando, Stonewall and Her Late Mother: https://people.com/celebrity/lorna-luft-sings-over-the-rainbow-for-the-first-time/

    Eating disorder at rootof Terri Schiavo case:https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7318508

    Pretty Woman singer Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged 52 'because of yo-yo dieting' following death of his wife and two eldest children, new TV documentary claims: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004151/Pretty-Woman-singer-Roy-Orbison-died-heart-attack-aged-52-yo-yo-dieting.html

    Prince’s personal chef reveals musician was frequently ill towards end of his life: https://www.nme.com/news/music/prince-59-1203439

    Laird Cregar: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Laird_Cregar#/Death

    Eddie Muller: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eddie_Muller

    Bariatric surgery: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bariatric_surgery

    Oxygen tent: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Oxygen_tent

    The Untold Truth Of John Candy: https://www.looper.com/981094/the-untold-truth-of-john-candy/

    Aaron Carter: 'Basically, I have an eating disorder': https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/04/26/aaron-carter-basically-have-eating-disorder/100922174/

    Toxicology: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Toxicology

    Lancaster, California: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lancaster,_California

    Lena Zavaroni: fame, anorexia and the tragedy of a 1970s child star: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/26/lena-zavaroni-fame-anorexia-and-the-tragedy-of-a-1970s-child-star

    UK Albums Chart: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/UK_Albums_Chart

    Revealed: Callas's secret passion for recipes she refused to taste: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/24/italy.arts

  • I hate my fat body and I don't know whhhyyyy! Have you ever thought this? If so, you need to check out this episode where I share the 6 things you could be doing inadvertently that perpetuated anti-fatness and could harm your body confidence.

    Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/175

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    www.HAESHealthSheets.com