Fat Girl Book Club

I wish this was a welcome back but I've done the next best thing!  I had a wonderful podcast chat with Kate of the Peach Please! podcast and she was kind enough to allow me to share it with you on my feed.  Enjoy this bonus episode and make sure to show Kate some love on Tik Tok or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/katieiswinnen/).   If you want to be a part of Season 2 of the Fat Girl Book Club podcast reach out: https://www.instagram.com/fatgirlbookclubpod/ fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com Keep Reading Everyone!

TRIGGER WARNING: Event dieting, weight gain, sexual trauma, sex and graphic sexual acts, exercise I cannot believe we have reached episode 80!  After almost three years, a plethora of guests and experiences, and tons of books, we are at the end.  Well, not the end end, just the end for now.  I don't know why I am going on and on about this because I do hope to come back in the new year with a new look and possibly a new format, but for now I just want all of you to know how much it means to me that you listened to and (hopefully) enjoyed this show.  You guys are the best! My last guest is going to knock your socks off so get ready for a really great discussion all around being fat and having sex.  I will admit I'm pretty sexually-inhibited and so I had a hard time getting out what I wanted to say when I was talking to Lala [https://www.lalasbedtimetales.com/] but that did not stop Lala from digging in and giving some great information and really relevant tips.  We talked about a book called (appropriately) Fat Sex [https://www.amazon.ca/Fat-Sex-Books-Book-ebook/dp/B07RQMKQCF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=196NKI13WKKTL&keywords=Fat+Sex&qid=1662422399&sprefix=fat+sex%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1]so we had a lot of material to work with.  Here are some of the topics we covered: * Lala's sex and body positive journey * A discussion of the male gaze and sexuality * How Lala became a sexual educator * All about Lala's podcast and IG account * The stories in the book and how Lala related to them * Mindful sex. * Self-esteem and confidence as an attractor * Do men like women in larger bodies? * How can women get over body image hang ups in the bedroom? * Porn - fat porn, regular porn, everything porn * Is fatness a fetish? * The components of mind blowing sex * Women and orgasming * Sexual communication * How can we make adjustments to sex when dealing with chronic illness or disability? * Dating sites and dating app tips Keep Reading Everyone! Lala's Links Lala's website [https://www.lalasbedtimetales.com] Lala's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lalasbedtimetales/] Lala's Bedtime Tales Podcast [https://lalasbedtimetaleseroticstories.buzzsprout.com] Fat Girl Book Club Podcast Links Fat Girl Book Club Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fatgirlbookclubpod/] Fat Girl Book Club Email: fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com  Plus Size Lingerie Torrid [https://www.torrid.com/torrid-curve-intimates/lingerie/] Shien [https://ca.shein.com/category/Women-Lingerie-Loungwear-sc-00856812.html?ici=ca_tab01navbar07&scici=navbar_WomenHomePage~~tab01navbar07~~7~~itemPicking_00856812~~~~0&src_module=topcat&src_tab_page_id=page_home1662941116485&src_identifier=fc%3DWomen%60sc%3DLINGERIE%20%26%20LOUNGE%60tc%3D0%60oc%3D0%60ps%3Dtab01navbar07%60jc%3DitemPicking_00856812&srctype=category&userpath=category-LINGERIE-LOUNGE] Amazon [https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=Plus+Size+Lingerie&crid=2LQAFGNIMTP1D&sprefix=plus+size+lingerie%2Caps%2C142&ref=nb_sb_noss_1] Fredericks of Hollywood [https://www.fredericks.com/collections/plus-size-by-style-plus-size-lingerie] Love Honey [https://www.lovehoney.ca/lingerie/plus-size-lingerie/] Episode Links Sex with Emily Podcast [https://sexwithemily.com/listen/] Sex with Emily Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sexwithemily/] Lala's article about positions for larger bodies [https://www.lalasbedtimetales.com/blog/bestsexmovesforcurvylovers] Dipsea [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dipsea-sexy-audio-stories/id1434242889] Lala's Book Recommendations Your Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor [https://www.amazon.ca/Body-Not-Apology-Second-Self-Love/dp/1523090995/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5KJDANZH17AH&keywords=Your+Body+is+Not+an+Apology&qid=1662941718&sprefix=your+body+is+not+an+apology%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1] Pussy: A reclamation by Regina Thomashauer [https://www.amazon.ca/Pussy-Reclamation-Regena-Thomashauer/dp/1401950264/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=pussy+a+reclamation&qid=1662941746&sprefix=Pussy%3A+%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1] Girl Boner by August McLaughlin [https://www.amazon.ca/Girl-Boner-Girls-Sexual-Empowerment-ebook/dp/B07NSL92NX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T7KO8QUJIV8S&keywords=Girl+Boner&qid=1662941777&sprefix=girl+boler%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1] Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski [https://www.amazon.ca/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1982165316/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V54QBXZV240F&keywords=Come+as+you+are&qid=1662941837&sprefix=come+as+you+are%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1]

TRIGGER WARNING: Use of the O-words   All good things must come to an end my friends.  This podcast has saved me in a multitude of ways.  The books I've read for the show, the people I've met have changed my life.  I am a different, a better person because I did this show.  I am also a more confident speaker and connector to others because I had a podcast. I just feel so grateful for the opportunity to run a show about something I love and connect to you, the listeners.  I am so, so grateful you listened, subscribed and enjoyed.   But life has taken me in a different direction and so (at least for now) after episode 80 (stick around for that one!) the show will be on a break.  I really do hope to come back in the new year but until then, maybe you wan't to check out my guest's podcast! Amanda Levitt [https://www.amanda-levitt.com/] https://www.amanda-levitt.com/is the host of a podcast called Fat Theory Book Club [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fat-theory-book-club/id1595526858] so not only does she read body liberation books but she also talks to readers and authors alike about the ideas in them.  It is worth your time to check it out BUT FIRST (lol), check out my chat with Amanda where we talk about Fat-Talk Nation by Susan Greenhalgh [https://www.amazon.ca/Fat-Talk-Nation-Human-Costs-Americas/dp/1501700766/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IG07GHZ93BDJ&keywords=Fat-Talk+Nation&qid=1661573184&sprefix=fat-talk+nation%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1].  We cover: * Amanda's journey to activism * Baby steps for baby activists * Why Amanda picked this book * The research in this book and how that compares to fat liberation classic reads * The concept of biocitizenship * Was there a difference between the Obese and the Overweight chapters in terms of experiences and Greenhalgh's analysis * How the War on Obesity's capitalist agenda affects Ivy League universities and their research * Discussing the thin experience * Have there been changes since this book? * Some medical devices for weight loss that you've never heard of!    🤯 Keep Reading Everyone! Amanda's Links Fat Theory Book Club Podcast [https://www.amanda-levitt.com/fat-theory-book-club] Whimsical Femme on IG [https://www.instagram.com/whimsicalfemme/] Fat Body Politics on Twitter [https://twitter.com/FatBodyPolitics] Fat Body Politics on Tik Tok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@fatbodypolitics] Fat Girl Book Club Links Discord group [https://discord.com/invite/HNTNmMrE] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fatgirlbookclubpod/] Amanda's Book Recommendations Unbearable Weight by Susan Bordo [https://www.amazon.ca/Unbearable-Weight-Feminism-Western-Culture/dp/0520240545/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XIXUSXI05579&keywords=Unbearable+Weight&qid=1661965842&sprefix=unbearable+weight%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-2] The Embodiment of Disobedience by Andrea Elizabeth Shaw [https://www.amazon.ca/Embodiment-Disobedience-Womens-Unruly-Political/dp/0739114875/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DPAST1CZFBF7&keywords=the+embodiment+of+disobedience&qid=1661965878&sprefix=The+Embodiment+of+Di%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1] Can't Buy My Love by Jean Kilbourne [https://www.amazon.ca/Cant-Buy-My-Love-Advertising/dp/0684866005/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DY1NUAK1P35B&keywords=Can%27t+Buy+My+Love&qid=1661965918&sprefix=can%27t+buy+me+love%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1] Episode Links Big Fat Blog [http://ilonadesign.blogspot.com] Fat Body Politics Blog [https://fatbodypolitics.com] Abundant Bodies [https://www.facebook.com/abundantbodies/] Maintenance Phase Podcast [https://www.maintenancephase.com] Fat Activism by Charlotte Cooper [https://www.amazon.ca/Fat-Activism-Second-Radical-Movement/dp/1910849308/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TS6HQZCE322Y&keywords=Fat+Activism&qid=1661965958&sprefix=fat+activism%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1] Killer Fat by Natalie Boero [https://www.amazon.ca/Killer-Fat-Medicine-American-Epidemic/dp/0813553717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UWK8LHWPHBQ6&keywords=Killer+Fat&qid=1661965981&sprefix=killer+fat%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1] NHANES Survey [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/index.htm] Katherine Flegal Study [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/] Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings [https://www.amazon.ca/Fearing-Black-Body-Racial-Origins/dp/1479886750/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C74X9UEZ92CA&keywords=fearing+the+black+body&qid=1661966013&sprefix=Fearing+the+Bl%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1] Fat in the Fire Article [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.00399.x-i1] This is Thin Privilege Blog [https://thisisthinprivilege.tumblr.com] Body of Truth by Harriet Brown [https://www.amazon.ca/Body-Truth-Science-Obsession-Weight/dp/0738217697/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OY3A84S0NB5Z&keywords=Body+of+Truth&qid=1661966037&sprefix=body+of+truth%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1] All About Love by bell hooks [https://www.amazon.ca/All-About-Love-New-Visions/dp/0060959479/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2L1YR1M2YIJ4G&keywords=All+about+love&qid=1661966058&sprefix=all+about+lov%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1] In Transit by Dianna E. Anderson [https://www.amazon.ca/Transit-Being-Non-Binary-World-Dichotomies-ebook/dp/B09RQ1SGWT/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1QK8T457MG2LZ&keywords=In+Transit&qid=1661966075&sprefix=in+transit%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-2]

List of a few of the podcasts I really like for you to check out during the break: Friend recommendations Going Beyond the Food Show [https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast/] Skate Date [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/skate-date-podcast/id1530702776] Fat Like Me [https://fatlike.me] More Than Tracy Turnbald [https://morethantracyturnblad.buzzsprout.com] Fat Chicks on Top [https://www.fatchicksontop.com] Fat Girl Book Club Guests and Podcasters Fat Theory Book Club [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fat-theory-book-club/id1595526858] Fierce Fattie [http://fiercefatty.com/podcast] Embodiment for the Rest of Us [https://embodimentfortherestofus.com] Therapy Homework [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/therapy-homework/id1608068037] Fat. So? [http://fatsopodcast.com] Peach Please [https://www.katiewinnen.com/peachplease] Radlove Radio [https://www.radlovenutrition.com/radloveradio#/] Motivation Made Easy [https://drshawnhondorp.com/mmepodcast/] Tough Cookie Talks [https://itsjennaj.com/index.php/tough-cookie-talks/] Body Liberation for All [https://www.daliakinsey.com/bodylibpod] The Gaslit Fattie [https://www.thegaslitfattie.net] Lala's Bedtime Tales [https://www.lalasbedtimetales.com] Popular Podcasts to Check Out Maintenance Phase [https://www.maintenancephase.com] Rebel Eaters Club [https://www.rebeleatersclub.com] Swipe Fat [https://swipefat.libsyn.com] The Fat Doctor Podcast [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk] The Fat Lip [http://thefatlip.com]

I've had a lot of chats on this podcast with people who've become friends after the show but rarely do I get to chat to a friend I had before getting them on the show (see my chat with Chavonne about Fierce Fattie or with Pascale about The Fat Lady Sings to see a couple I have done), but this episode is with a friend.  I met Haz Cady [https://twitter.com/TheHazCady] when my podcast was very new and we've had some great chats ever since (almost three years worth of chatting about books!).  This episode is basically an opportunity for you listeners to sit in with us as we talk about Fat on Film by Barbara Plotz [https://www.amazon.ca/Fat-Film-Gender-Contemporary-Hollywood/dp/1350114588].  I know you're going to love the relaxed vibe.  We talk about a lot of things, including: * Haz's journey to fat acceptance (in three parts...like a book...get it?) * Haz's eating disorder and what food means now * Melissa McCarthy and Rebel Wilson as our only fat representation (...and Queen Latifah but we talk about how her representation is different than the other two) * Masculinity in film or how men have to walk a body image line too * Femininity in film or how femininity always comes back to men * The lines fat actors have to walk * The use of a larger body as an inherently funny body in comedy * The way the camera angles, the sound effects, the choreography allow for the audience to laugh at the actor's body * Is there any attempt to soften the fat phobia in film? * The trope of the fat person eating * A discussion about Harry Potter * Fat people as outsiders and deviations from the norm * Fat, people of color in film * The way this book has changed our film watching experiences FOREVER! * Difference between film and theatre representation Keep Reading Everyone! Haz's Links Haz's Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheHazCady] Archive of our Own Page [https://archiveofourown.org/users/thehazcady] Fat Girl Book Club Podcast Links Fearless Podcasting [https://www.fearlesspodcasting.co] Fat Girl Book Club on IG [https://www.instagram.com] Email: fatgirlbookclubpod@gmail.com Book Recommendations Fattily Ever After by Stephanie Yeboah [https://www.amazon.ca/Fattily-Ever-After-Living-Unapologetically/dp/1784883441/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VTRHQFII37I2&keywords=Fattily+Ever+After&qid=1660344211&sprefix=fattily+ever+after%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1] You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar [https://www.amazon.ca/You-Have-Right-Remain-Fat-ebook/dp/B07CSHWZ5H/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=you+have+the+right+to+remain+fat&qid=1660344232&sprefix=You+Have+the+%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1] Episode Links Sadie Collins article [https://www.them.us/story/overwhelming-thinness-queer-rom-coms] You Should See the Other Guy Podcast [https://twitter.com/ysstog?lang=en] Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson [https://www.amazon.ca/Undead-Girl-Gang-Lily-Anderson/dp/0451478231/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SSOP2OBBOTJQ&keywords=Undead+Girl+Gang&qid=1660344257&sprefix=undead+girl+gang%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1] Fat Girl on a Plane by Kelly DeVos [https://www.amazon.ca/Fat-Girl-Plane-Kelly-deVos/dp/0373212534/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S1N7642VH8A7&keywords=Fat+Girl+on+a+Plane&qid=1660344299&sprefix=fat+girl+on+a+plan%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1]