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Michelle Osbourne (she/her) reinvented her life after divorce. She wanted to normalize being a fat, Black, queer woman and built her social media platform by sharing authentically and vulnerably about her life. Michelle also shares her beautiful engagement story!

Michelle Osbourne is a body image activist and socialpreneur who specializes in helping marginalized communities build socially conscious brands. She works from an anti-racist, anti-oppression, intersectional feminist framework and can often be heard speaking on topics such as body image activism, self-confidence, marginalized woman issues and LGBTQ2+ rights.

She was named one of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Black Changemakers in 2021 and has worked with organizations such as Dove, SiriusXM and Bell just to name a few. She’s also been frequently interviewed on radio, podcasts, T.V., magazines and owns her own communications studio Michelle Osbourne & Co. Michelle is the self-proclaimed SheEO of Giving Zero Fux body liberation content creator helping women gain the confidence to unapologetically live their best lives.

Please connect with Michelle on her website, TikTok, and Instagram.

This episode’s poem is “Lover”by Ada Limon.

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