Fierce Fatty Podcast
Vinny Welsby
Join Vinny Welsby (they/them), TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and certified Fierce Fatty as they teach you how to love your fat body without going on yet another ever again. 95-99% of diets fail, it's not your fault you've never succeeded at losing weight! Wear the damn bikini, rock that crop top, and embrace that curvy body. Break down limiting negative self-beliefs and root out the reasons why you think your plus-size body is not ok. Episodes topics include - fatphobia, diet culture, intuitive eating, how to be confident, dating while plus-size, health at every size, overcoming stigma and shame, and taking over the world one fatty at a time!
Episodes
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Nov 10, 2020 • 48min
055: Is Body Positivity Toxic?
What are the most common questions and misconceptions folks have about body positivity? In this episode, I am answering the most searched questions about body positivity and sharing the answers! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/055 My post about what fat acceptance is and isn't: https://www.instagram.com/p/CE47IV1neVa/
Nov 3, 2020 • 1h 2min
054: When Your Fave Fat Celeb Loses Weight
Another fat celeb has lost weight and a listener has written to me about it. How do we feel when our favourite fat icon is no longer fat? Why am I having all these emotions and what do they meeeeaaaannn?! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/054 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/
Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 5min
053: The Fatphobia Quiz
I am revealing the results of my Fatphobia Quiz and share what this means about how we feel about fat bodies...and in particular the way we view our own fat bodies. What percentage of people think fat people deserve equal rights? Do we judge other bodies more harshly than our own? Do people still believe that weight loss is simple? Find out in this episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/053 The Fierce Fatty Fatphobia Quiz: https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mjkwntuwnq4o54
Oct 20, 2020 • 1h 6min
052: But Why? Tom Hanks Has the Answer!
Why Tom Hanks can teach us a massive lesson (and it's not just how to dance on a giant piano). How we can harness this one single lesson to create huge positive impacts on our body confidence and knowing why knowing "Why" is life-changing - literally. PLUS I share all the acronyms and meanings of popular phrases in the fat-positive community so you don't have to Google anything! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/052 To learn the exact steps to love your fat body download The Fierce Fatty Body Love Roadmap for free: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/roapmap
Oct 13, 2020 • 1h 18min
051: Do You Have Seasonal Body Shame?
What is Seasonal Body Shame and what are the effects of suffering from it? What it looks like year-round...and discover if you have 1 season or more. CW: At the beginning of the show I read about folx's experience with "weight loss" surgery stories include mention of death, suicide, and negative consequences. That section is between 14:30 and 20:46. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/051 Link to FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiercefattyfriends
Oct 6, 2020 • 52min
050: What About "Weight Loss" Surgery?
This podcast delves into the world of weight loss surgery, discussing its success rates, side effects, and ethical considerations. It addresses long-term weight regain, societal pressures, high suicide rates, and challenges associated with bariatric surgery. The episode explores different types of surgeries, like gastric bypass and sleeve surgery, along with emotional and psychological impacts. Personal anecdotes and expert perspectives shed light on the complexities and misconceptions surrounding weight loss surgeries.
Sep 29, 2020 • 1h 3min
049: You Can Love Your Body and Be Healthy Without Losing Weight!
Why diets lie to us and trick us into thinking that weight loss will give us confidence and health and ow diets actually give us the opposite thing we are looking for. How to actually get what you want (confidence, health, mobility) without shrinking your body and I also reveal this outrageous trick diet culture is using to hurt you and how to avoid it. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/049 The Fierce Fatty Vault: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/vault
Sep 22, 2020 • 51min
048: Ways That Low Confidence Manifests in Daily Life
Today, I am talking about all of the ways of hating your body, and having low self-esteem affects our lives. Including the everyday ways our behaviour is different from having low confidence to higher confidence and why being worried about other people's opinions sabotages our happiness. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/048 The Fierce Fatty Vault: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/vault
Sep 15, 2020 • 41min
047: 3 Phases to Move Through That Get You to a Place of Body Love
I am cracking the lid on the exact method I teach inside my paid program Fierce Fatty Academy so that you can copy it. These are all the phases you need to pass through in order to feel confident in your fat body. Before I share that I talk about Kill Bill...yes the movie! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/047 The Fierce Fatty Vault: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/vault
Sep 8, 2020 • 34min
046: Myths about Body Confidence and Food Freedom Debunked
In this episode, we are talking about the most common misconceptions folks have around feeling more confident in their body and free around food. Why believing these myths isn't helpful and how you can begin to feel better sooner rather than later. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/046 The Fierce Fatty Vault: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/vault
