Content note: In this episode, we cover diet culture and fatphobia, so if that's not good for you maybe give this one a miss!

• If you wanna get a sneak peek at Viv's wedding here's a 45 second trailer
• And here was the honeymoon resort in case you're looking for the best all-inclusive holiday you've ever had
• Contribute to our episode on neurodivergence that we're planning for next year
• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elise Resch
• Give @foodpeacedietitian, Ragen Chastain and Kirsten Ackerman a follow to find out more from a nutrition perspective
• Listen to the podcast Maintenance Phase by @yrfatfriend and Michael Hobbes, author of Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong

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• With restrictions being lifted in the UK, are we seeing the light at the end of the tunnel?
• Dealing with uncertainty in a pandemic
• How Delta exposed Australia's pandemic weaknesses
• Sally wonders how the pandemic has changed our norms and behaviour and what anxieties we will we be taking into the future with us
• The pandemic made clear that Consent Is About More Than Sex
• Colour coded consent wristbands indicate your comfort levels with physical touch
• Sarah shares how the pandemic taught her spontaneity, but also raised concerns about having to re-learn how to socialise and date
• Marie tells us how it took the world coming to standstill for her to discover her true priorities in life
• Robin reflects on losing part of her identity as a traveller, while also discovering new desires and boundaries

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• Want to read with us? Join the Long Reads club on Patreon
• Be our friends on Goodreads! Kit and Viv
• Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
• Convenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata
• How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr
• Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• Know your Baldwin: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
• If Beale Street Could Talk - Netflix documentary
• Kindred by Octavia Butler
• The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
• Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
• Just read any Taylor Jenkins Reid book
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
• Follow Rachel Cargle

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• Women of colour lost the majority of the jobs in the economic downturn
• Report that found women booked vaccination appointments for their male partners and their parents
• Women skipped medical appointments more than men during the pandemic
• People are reporting weird periods after getting vaccinated
• 1% pay rise for healthcare workers in the UK is a big UGHH
• The phenomenon of feminised job roles
• A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
• Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism
• "Covid took a crowbar into gender gaps and pried them open"
• Kim Stanley Robinson's piece about the positives in global decrease in population
• ...but don't let racism drive arguments about overpopulation
• "One for mum, one for dad, and one for the country"
• Find out more about Viv's friend who got paid for the childcare on Viv's other podcast

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• Our new Patreon tier!!
• Black lives still matter
• Ambar shares about how learning about herself has been an important project for her this year
• Read more about the Dunning-Kruger Effect
• Women You Should Know
• Activists to follow:
• • @blairimani
  • @amandangocnguyen
  • @iamrachelricketts
  • @rachel.cargle
  • @michellekimkim
  • @keah_maria
  • @melaninmvskoke
  • @ajabarber
  • @beyonkz
  • @joshuaobawole
  • @teresabaker11
  • @pattiegonia
• Stop Asian Hate
• Greta's got it
• Audrey shares her conflicted feelings about activism and learning
• You're Wrong About
• Maintenance Phase
• Roxane Gay's Writing for Social Change Masterclass
• Check out Kit's dance vids!
• Witch, Please
• Sonia on professional and intentional learning

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• Kit's current "home" Salem, Massachusetts, US
• Viv's current "home": Westward Ho!, Devon, UK
• Sarah shares her homes with us
• Indigenous Women Hike on Instagram (+ their story on what makes someone a local)
• A short summary of Australia Day protests
• "The past is a foreign country"
• Martina shares the push/pull relationship she has with her family home
• Angie describe what home means to her

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We talk about the (few) unexpected upsides of this year, the goals we've surprisingly reached as a result of the pandemic and what that tells us, and set vibes (NOT goals) for the coming year/s. With, you know, laughs. Happy end of 2020!

Help Lines:

• US, Canada, UK, Ireland - Crisis Text Line (also available on Facebook Messenger so you can )
• Australia - Lifeline
• Anywhere in the EU/EEA: call 116 123
• US: call 800-273-8255
• Everywhere: IASP

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• Back when we knew nothing about the pandemic, we recorded this episode!
• Benedict Cumberbatch can't pronounce "penguins"
• Here's our beautiful castle … we can't wait to go back once we're allowed
• Kathryn shares her close call with the law
• Marie reflects on illness on the road
• The definition of bogan
• Nomads who…. scrub toilets?
• Angie Cole shares a cautionary tale about late night transportation

• Do you miss plane food? These people are missing it this much
• If you're vegan-curious, try signing up for Veganuary in 2021
• Chani shares how going mostly vegan has helped with her mental health
• Digital Nomad Girls' Jenny Lachs shares her environmental reasons for cutting down her meat consumption
• Viv refers to Yoga with Adriene, another January challenge you can do
• Check out the Ultimate Vegan Brunch Tour by Suzette Burton
• The article reporting Black Americans are more likely to be vegan than the rest of the population
• Suzette suggests the Happy Cow and A Billion Veg apps to help you locate vegan food while travelling
• There's a whole movement called Reducetarianism! Viv definitely didn't make it up
• Hannah McGregor from Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda shares her insights on veganism, fatness and political activism
• From the Nomad + Spice archives: Nomading While Fat
• Further listening about Hannah's perspective: the animal theory episode of Witch Please
• Daniel Radcliffe's essay and the Simpsons meme
• For more on indigenous knowledge about plants, animals and ecosystems, read Braiding Sweetgrass
• An interview with Guinevere of Aide Your Health
• Isabel gives some practical tips on transitioning to vegan
• Kit's intuitive eating dietitian
• Thank you to our anonymous listener for her insightful and holistic vision of veganism!
• Hannah Dixon brings it full circle with pointing out the link between eating animals and the pandemic
• Join our SECRET SANTA by filling out the form here

Indigenous Instagram accounts to follow:

https://instagram.com/indigenousrising

https://instagram.com/nativewomenswilderness

https://instagram.com/niskapisuwin

https://instagram.com/nativeapprops

https://instagram.com/melaninmvskoke

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We have thoughts, we have feelings, we have reactions. They are raw and so are we. In this episode, we talk about joy, disbelief, apprehension, and what white women all over the world need to do now.

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