After a radical shift in life circumstances, Carissa Grace (she/her) realized she was done getting her happiness and sense of worthiness from external factors and people. She dedicated herself to creating her own joy and began sharing that joy through social media. Quickly, she became known for her cheeky “What I eat in a day as a fat person promoting obesity” videos as well as her fashion-focused “Get ready with me” videos.

Carissa is a content creator and public speaker who created @beyourjoy on Instagram and TikTok. She posts on her platforms about being confident in a plus size body and living a life free of diet culture. Carissa is offering discount codes to Fat Joy listeners for Pennington’s (code: beyourjoy) and Bloomchic (code: beyourjoy15).

Please connect with Carissa through Instagram and TikTok.This episode’s poem is called “So Much Happiness” by Naomi Shihab Nye.

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