In part two of a two part conversation Sofie talks to Jes Baker about oracle cards, angel cards, crystals, seeing a social justice based psychic, imagination, scepticism, activism, religion, working in a bookstore, coexisting truths, and Kurt Vonnegut.Trigger warning –  anxiety, PTSD, guilt, mental illness, therapy, Mormonism, body image, organised religion, diet culture, purity culture, sex, sexuality, online abuse, guilt, trauma, emotional painArtwork by Justine McNicholJingle by Harri...

Fat Activist Jes Baker - Angel cards, imagination and activism (Part Two)

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Comedian David Morgan - Coming out as nonbinary, rejection and mental health

Sofie talks to Tigress Osborn about race, fat activism, intersectionality, The Fat Underground, books and media that have changed her perspective, NAAFA, The Bay Area, talk shows, fat media representation and fat people dancing.Content Warning:  COVID, slavery, fatphobia, racism, diet industry, trauma, weight loss surgeryProduced by Dave Pickering Sofie Hagen online:Twitter: @SofieHagenFacebook: facebook.com/sofiehagen.komikerWeb: sofiehagen.comInstagram: @sofiehagendkSupport the Show.

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Fat Activist Jes Baker - Angel cards, imagination and activism (Part Two)

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