This week’s conversation is with Virgie Tovar: author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts on weight-based discrimination and body image. She holds a Master's degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race and gender. She is a contributor for Forbes and she’s written several books. Her podcast, Rebel Eaters Club, is now in Season 3 and is Transmitter Media's first original production. Virgie has been featured by the New York Times, BBC, MTV, Al Jazeera, NPR, and many more. 

Part 2 features the end of our over-two-hour Zoom conversation as well as clips from previous conversations and a special guest, our mutual friend Isabel Foxen Duke.

If you missed Part 1 last week, be sure to tune in: Virgie and I cover dressing rooms, letting go of a normative timeline, control, markers of success, happiness research, and more.

Show Notes:

- Follow Virgie on the Web | Instagram

- Check out Virgie's Books | Podcast: Rebel Eaters Club

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If you liked this episode, try out:

Episodes 367 & 368: Seasons of Overwhelm with Christy Harrison

Episode 385: In the Weeds: Herbalist Vanessa Chakour on Our Earthly Bodies

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