Big Girls Gone Wild

We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. Today, Anne interviews Okayso Founder, Elise Schuster.  Elise (they/them) is a sexuality educator with 15 years of experience in youth development and sexual health education.

Elise talks to the pod about not only sexual health, but sexual pleasure, what Okayso does, and their experiences as a sex educator at the feminist adult store, Babeland. Anne recounts her memories of growing up queer in the '90s and decries the targeting of gender non-conforming and trans youth as well as anti-choice legislation. To support abortion access and trans youth, please consider donating to Okayso, the Emma Goldman Clinic, and One Iowa, linked below.

Stuff We Loved in Episode 20:

Okayso
The Emma Goldman Clinic
OneIowa: Resources for LGBTQIA+ Iowans
Sex Toys Will Never Be Able to Do the Hardest Work for You
99% Invisible
Ologies by Alie Ward

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In our chillest episode yet, Kat and Anne talk about getting organized, who is hot and who is not on Love is Blind, Kat's Adidas addiction and pickle hatred. Anne tries to sell Kat on Western Grandpa chic as a new trend, dubs Kat the "Swim Queen," and mourns the departure of Rege Jean Page from Bridgerton. Grab some popcorn.

Stuff We Love in Episode 19:

Love is Blind
Adidas sneakers
Swimsuits for All
Rege Jean Page, Penn Badgley, and Jesse Williams
Selena Gomez and the Rare Beauty lip oils

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, we talk about our love of the outdoors. We talk about who belongs outdoors, how to get started being an outdoors girly if you're feeling intimidated, and the special places that have called to us. 

Stuff We Love in Episode 18:

American Basin/Mount Handies
Cheyenne Canon
Crested Butte
The Great Sand Dunes
Arches National Park
The Paint Mines
Tiger Leaping Gorge

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, we interview poet, author, actor, model, content creator, and curvy yoga teacher Arielle Estoria.  Arielle speaks with us about her new book, The Unfolding, inspired by her own spiritual journey. We talk about embodied living (particularly for big girls), faith, the power of spending time outside, and the creative process. Join us for this conversation that will feed your soul.

Stuff We Loved in Episode :

Arielle's Instagram
Prayer for the Church Girl Video
The Unfolding (Reparations Book Club)
The Unfolding (Amazon)
The Unfolding (Barnes & Noble)
The Unfolding (Audible)

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode,  we celebrate our upcoming birthdays. We share the life lessons we've learned over the past year, what we're looking forward to in the coming year, and celebrate big Aries energy.

Stuff We Loved in Episode :

Unprisoned
Beef
Fumi Desalu Vold on the timing of her life
YETI mug
Alexis Bittar earrings (similar)
Simon Miller top
A&F crochet sandals
Aerie swimsuit
Doctor Marten's sandals

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, Kat shares the delights of her recent trip to Switzerland. We also talk about the highs and lows of travel, the differences between traveling and living abroad, and our future travel plans.

Stuff We Loved in Episode :

Airpod converter
Scarf/blanket
Kindle Fire Tablet

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, we laugh until we pee a little talking about spring fashion trends. Kat tries to convince Anne to try the denim maxi skirt trend, breaks the news that seashell jewelry has made a comeback, and gives us the downlow on what exactly the coastal grandma chic trend entails. Anne thanks the fashion gods for the popularity of cargo pants, passes on micro minis and ballet flats, and considers how to wear the mesh trend.

Stuff We Love in Episode 14:

Lane Bryant Denim Maxi Skirt
J.Crew citrus-colored mini skirt
Adidas Sambas sneakers
Aersole silver wedge sandals
Quince shearling clogs

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, we talk about social media. Kat talks about her experiences with building a wonderful online community and her experiences with shadow banning and racist, fatphobic practices by social media platforms. Anne shares her thoughts on the proposed TikTok ban, how she thinks about setting boundaries around using social media, and curating the content she wants to support and see.

Stuff We Love in Episode 13:

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Spare by Prince Harry
Alarm clock
White noise machine
ClassPass

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, we talk about healthy long-term relationships - particularly marriage. Anne shares what she's learned about healthy long-term relationships, and Kat shares what she's looking for in a partner. A few tips we share? Go to bed mad, protect your relationship with wise words, and run from red flags like unkind words and your gut feelings.

Stuff We Love Mentioned in Episode 12:

LELO
Our Place The Always Pan

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We’re Big Girls Gone Wild, a podcast for the wild at heart. Kat and Anne are creatives, curvy girls, and your big sisters on the internet. We talk life, love, and living confidently. Come for the confidence; stay for the stories. In this episode, we talk about

Stuff We Love Mentioned in Episode 11:

The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy by Arik Kershenbaum
Burlap & Barrel
Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
Serious Eats
Athleta leggings
Fabletics
Kat's YouTube fitness videos
Bala Ring
Blogilates x Target Dumbells

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