If you want to dismantle fatphobia, improve your self image, and liberate your body, please join Sophia as she talks with Kelsie Jepsen (she/her/hers) for some deep conversation about how to live in our bodies exactly as they are. Kelsie helps Sophia explore her own body image disruptions and shares her “bridge thought” technique for moving towards body acceptance.

Kelsie is a Body Acceptance Coach who helps those who struggle with negative body image to dismantle fatphobia and love themselves through radical mindset change and body acceptance. Kelsie is an activist who is committed to serving oppressed, marginalized, and underserved communities with the mission to dismantle systems of body oppression. She aims to cultivate community while empowering those around her to build self-esteem, develop their voice, live in their truth, and gain the confidence to participate fully in their lives.

Please connect with Kelsie on her website and on Instagram.

Sophia read Wild Geese by Mary Oliver on this episode.

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Rebelling against anti-fatness is what brings Sophia Apostol some of her biggest joy. In this episode, she’s sharing part of her own journey to fat liberation and why she started the Fat Joy podcast.

Each episode, Sophia reads a poem. The poem for this episode is Robyn Hood by Kate Baer. Check it out on Kate's Instagram.

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