Hey you, before you head out to shop for this year’s summer wear and swimsuits, you NEED to listen to this conversation! Meg is joined by Awesome and fat activist Amanda Martinez Beck who has so much to share with our community about how we can avoid the body shame spiral by changing our understanding of what are bodies are FOR. You do NOT want to miss this conversation! Pass it on to the people in your life who need to hear Amanda’s wisdom, too!

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SHOW NOTES:

Meg’s AotW: Essence Plumping Nudes Lipgloss (affiliate link)

Amanda’s AotW: Jon Batiste’s new record We Are

Jon Batiste and Nathaniel Rateliff

More of You: The Fat Girl's Field Guide to the Modern World

Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me

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Find Amanda on Instagram, Twitter, or visit her website amandamartinezbeck.com! Buy her books More of You: The Fat Girl's Field Guide to the Modern World and Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me!

Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

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