Fierce Fatty Podcast

I've gone from extremely low self-esteem to get to a place where I KNOW I am worthy and gorgeous and a-ok just the way I am today. With that gigantic shift has come many changes in my life; good, bad and just plain weird. Hear about them in today's episode and let's compare notes on some of the things we have experienced with low and high self-esteem. PLUS I spill some juicy cringy dating stories from when I had low confidence versus now when I have high confidence. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/025 String Bikini Pool Video: https://bit.ly/2V8wETK Lofihip Hop Live on YT: https://bit.ly/3bbotM4 Deborah Feldman's 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots: https://bit.ly/3b3hMvD 30 Days Free of Scribd, with No Credit Card Needed (Unlimted Access to Audiobooks, Books, Magazines Etc): https://bit.ly/3eeXPEd

COVID-19 is a traumatic event for lots of the world and one big reason is food insecurity and the impacts of that. I grew up in poverty as a child and so we literally had food scarcity and I also lived in a fatphobic, pro-weightloss household and so there were the added confusing food beliefs around that too....which a lot of people experience. Having a history of dieting, a disordered relationship with food or an eating disorder can make COVID-19 a massive trigger for old patterns and behaviours. Learn about that in this episode and also what the heck to do about it. TW: mention of bulimia, spousal abuse, alcoholism, starvation, mention of specific food and trauma effects. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/024 Forbes Article on Food Insecurity: https://bit.ly/2XgWEhe "FI Can Affect Your Mental Health" Paper From Elsevier Health Sciences: https://bit.ly/2Rg1WGg Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Fat Dance Video: https://bit.ly/34imnYc Fat Colouring Pages: https://bit.ly/3e1YJnh Binaural Beats/Relaxing Sounds: https://bit.ly/2xYEsON

I have a super special podcast episode for you today! I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the shit show that is COVID-19 and so here is an episode to help you cope with all of the fatphobic memes, all of the WhatsApp messages from your mum telling you that if you put a cucumber up your bum you won't get sick, all of the weird feelings around food and your body. Phew, it's A LOT to cope with right now. I am joined by guests; sex therapist Dawn Serra, plus-size personal trainer Louise Green and body image coach Summer Innanen (who also happen to be my friends from Vancouver!). Yay. We will be talking about overcoming food scarcity feelings, fighting negative body thoughts, fat positive self-care, and lots of other things to make your brain happy. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/023 Fat-Posi, Anti-Diet COVID-19 Resilience Resource PDF and Video: http://tiny.cc/fiercefattyfb

The belief "fat is bad" is an opinion you've been brainwashed into believing...it's not actually a fact! Because of these bogus messages you've been hearing all your life you have been convinced to hate your body. You now have to decide to change and start believing new ideas of what is acceptable, attractive and worthy. In this episode, I will teach you how to do that, let's do it! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/022 The Awakening Conscience by William Holman Hunt: Halitosis article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/marketing-campaign-invented-halitosis-180954082/ Kelsey Miller: Cellulite Isn't Real. This Is How It Was Invented: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-is-cellulite-definition-fat-shaming-history New York Times article: Study Finds TV Alters Fiji Girls' View of Body: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/20/world/study-finds-tv-alters-fiji-girls-view-of-body.html

Do you think about food all the time? Countdown the minutes until you can eat again? Are you addicted to eating? What about sugar? Is it impossible to leave sugary things in your vicinity because you'll eat them all up? In this podcast found out what is going on in our bodies and finally answer the question: Am I addicted to food or sugar? TW: Mention of addiction behaviours and substance use. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/021 Biggest Loser article (CW: O Words): https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html Patience and Prudence, Tonight You Belong To Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20In-EWFOhc

What is it exactly that confident people do? Do they have secret superpowers that can only be replicated with witchcraft and sorcery? In this episode I'm going to share the things that confident people do on the regular that make them stay confident so that you can copy those behaviours and thoughts to increase your own self-esteem. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/020 Fat positive memes IG account: https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivememes/ The Happiness Advantage book: https://www.shawnachor.com/the-books/the-happiness-advantage/

There are some pretty common things people get confused about or just plain get wrong about body positivity and in this episode, I am going to clear it up once and for all. Make sure you're not making any of these mistakes and false assumptions in order to keep elevating fat voices! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/019 My Mad Fat Diary, TV show: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/my-mad-fat-diary My Fat Mad Teenage Diary book by Rae Earl: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1821082My_Fat_Mad_Teenage_Diary Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/5v6o1fn How To Cook For Forty Humans

Is your desire to be perceived as a "good fatty" stopping you from accepting your body? What the heck is a good fatty and bad fatty anyway? Is it bad to be a good fatty and good to be a bad fatty? I'm so confused! Find out the good answers to these good questions in this podcast episode :) Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/018 My TEDx Talk: http://fiercefatty.com/tedx Ragen Chastain's Blog: https://danceswithfat.org/blog/ Stacy Bias 12 Fatty Archetypes: http://stacybias.net/2014/06/12-good-fatty-archetypes/ My Blog Post on Good Fatty/Bad Fatty: http://fiercefatty.com/blog/how-to-be-a-good-fatty-from-your-bad-fatty-friend Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/5v6o1fn FOLLOW: Website: http://fiercefatty.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fierce.fatty/ Facebook: fb.me/fiercefatty Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiercefatty_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/fiercefatty Email: victoria@fiercefatty.com

What if you're genuinely dieting for health reasons? You have a condition and your doctor told you that you NEED to lose weight? What's the solution? PCOS, type 2 diabetes, sore knees? Listen in to this episode to learn how to navigate complicated topics. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/017 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!: https://events.genndi.com/channel/FFwebinar Jullie Duffy Dillon's website: https://www.juliedillonrd.com/ Rebecca Scritchfield's website: https://www.bodykindnessbook.com/ Note For The Doctor About Not Being Weighed: Download now! Myers Briggs free test: https://www.16personalities.com FOLLOW: Website: http://fiercefatty.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fierce.fatty/ Facebook: fb.me/fiercefatty Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiercefatty_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/fiercefatty Email: victoria@fiercefatty.com

A listener question is answered in this episode! Are you thinking about stopping dieting and starting with intuitive eating? Are you really nervous about putting on weight because of that fact? Then you need to check out this episode for my techniques to reframe this and some new ways to look at having a fat body. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/016 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!: https://events.genndi.com/channel/FFwebinar F.A.T. Cutting Workbook: https://bampowlife.kartra.com/page/IYn97 FOLLOW: Website: http://fiercefatty.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fierce.fatty/ Facebook: fb.me/fiercefatty Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiercefatty_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/fiercefatty Email: victoria@fiercefatty.com