The Fat Lip

The most important thing I do on this show is talk about my regular life experiences. There’s just so little representation for fat people (and especially infinifats) that it is so valuable to hear that we’re not alone in the things we go through. On today’s show I’m talking to my friend Kelly (@lividlipids on Instagram) about parenting, healthcare, fat-related trauma, and re-finding fat positivity when your body has changed.

Also, Kelly has recently started a photography business! Check out Bloom Photography at https://www.bloomphotographychicago.com/

Credits

Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. To hear more go to cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com.

Thank you to our Patreon patrons. If you would like to support the show for as little as $1 an episode, go to patreon.com/thefatlip to learn more.

Thank you to our sponsor Big Fig, the first mattress made specifically for fat people. Go to bigfigmattress.com and use the promo code FATLIP at checkout for $100 off your purchase and to let them know I sent you. Check out my full review here.

Don’t forget to follow on social media. All of those links are at the top of thefatlip.com. And if you’ve got a few minutes, please consider rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts. Every review makes us rank higher in search results which gets more ears on us.

If you’re a fat person who’d like to share you story on the show, use the Tell Your Story link at Thefatlip.com to reach out! I’d love to hear from you.

Last week’s Huffington Post article “Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong” is a big step towards mainstream acknowledgement of the things that fat activists have been talking about for years. And it’s about time! But it’s not perfect, and there’s still a lot of work to do. Today on the pod I’m talking through a perspective that I didn’t think the Huffington Post piece covered clearly enough.

Also, I’m very sad to report that AMC has cancelled Dietland, the first show on the fat experience that felt honest and hopeful. There’s a petition going around to save it, and it’s a long shot, but it’s worth a signature if you care about this show and about fat representation in entertainment. Find it here.

Are you a fat person who wants to participate in anti-fascism actions? FatLibInk has hand-printed Fatties Against Fascism shirts in sizes up to 9X! Preorder yours here and follow them on Instagram.

 

Credits

Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. Hear more at cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com.

Thank you  to our sponsor, Big Fig Mattress, the first mattress system made specifically for fat people. Learn more at bigfigmattress.com and use the promo code FATLIP at checkout for $100 off your purchase and to let them know I sent you. Hear my full review here.

Thanks as always to our Patreon patrons. If you would like to support the show for as little as $1 an episode ($2 a month) go to patreon.com/thefatlip for details.

 

You may remember our guest this week–Chelsey was with me for Episode 31 on fat pregnancy and delivery. We’ve become internet friends since then, and today she’s back on the pod to chat. We’re covering tons of topics–activist exhaustion, fatshion frustration, and the struggle of raising fat positive kids in a fat negative world. Follow Chelsey on Instagram at instagram.com/fatgirl_laughing

The music on today’s show is by Starcrusher. Hear more at cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com

Thank you to our Patreon patrons. If you are interested in supporting the show for as little as $1 an episode ($2 a month) go to http://patreon.com/thefatlip

Thank you to our sponsor Big Fig Mattress, the first bed made specifically for larger sleepers. Learn more at bigfigmattress.com and use the code FATLIP at checkout for $100 off of your purchase. Hear my own review of the Big Fig here.

Don’t forget to follow on social media! All of the links can be found at the top of thefatlip.com.

I get a lot of questions on social media and via email, and I love that listeners ask me about things! Many of them are great questions that probably a lot of you could use the answers to! Annnd some of them are just personal questions about me, and I enjoy talking about myself so I love those too. In any case, I thought it would be a good idea to put out a call for questions via Instagram. I was so happy with the response and quality of the questions!

People I mention in this pod that you should follow:

instagram.com/fatgirl_laughing

instagram.com/lividlipids

instagram.com/madeonagenerousplan

Also at the end of this episode I mention the GoFundMe drive for Starcrusher’s mom. Find that link here: https://www.gofundme.com/donations-for-denyse

Credits

The music you heard on today’s show is by Starcrusher. Hear more at cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com

Thank you as always to our Patreon patrons! If you would like to support the show please go to patreon.com/thefatlip to find out how to do so for as little as $1 an episode ($2 a month.)

Don’t forget to follow The Fat Lip on social media! All of our social links can be found at the top of thefatlip.com

If you listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and review the show! Every rating or review gets us into more ears!

 

Earlier this Spring, AMC premiered Dietland, a show based on the novel by Sarai Walker. Dietland features a fat protagonist who has been pursuing thinness her whole life, but she has finally started to see another way. It’s no secret that representation of fat people in mainstream media is often pretty dismal and even offensive. It worried me. When I watched the first few episodes, though, I actually teared up. This show is groundbreaking. It approaches the experience of living in a fat body in a way that we’ve never seen on TV. In today’s pod, my friend Alison and I talk about our feelings about the show and about one Jezebel review (here) that made us both very angry.

CREDITS

The music on today’s show is by Starcrusher. Hear more at cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com.

Thank you to our sponsor, Big Fig. To get your own bed that was made specifically for bigger bodies, go to bigfigmattress.com. Use the promo code FATLIP for $100 off of your purchase and to let them know that I sent you! Listen to my full review here: Big Fig Review

Thank you to our Patreon patrons for your support as well. To learn how you can support the show for as little as $1 per episode ($2 per month) go to patreon.com/thefatlip.

Don’t forget to follow us on social media–all of those links can be found at the top of thefatlip.com.

If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts and have a few minutes, give us a rating and review. Each rating or review makes us rank better in searches which gets the show into more ears.

If you have a topic you’d like to hear discussed on the show or a story you’d like to tell, use the Tell Your Story link! We’d love to hear from you.

Last week SELF magazine, after 40 years of thin-centric health writing, released a Weight Issue that featured some of the fat liberation’s most important champions. Overall this Weight Issue is kind of a revelation and it feels like a new day in mainstream media is finally starting to dawn. Now if only they’d chosen someone other than Tess Holiday for the cover…

CREDITS

Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. Hear more at cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com.

Thank you as always to our Patreon patrons! If you’d like to support the show for as little as $1 an episode ($2 a month,) go to patreon.com/thefatlip to find out how.

Don’t forget to follow TFL on social media using the links at the top of thefatlip.com and, if you’ve got a minute, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE

Following the tragic death of Anthony Bourdain, social media was full of tributes to a man who spent his life showing the world the importance of sharing time and a meal with someone of a different background. For all of the ways he stood up for other marginalized people, though, Anthony Bourdain was also vocally fatphobic.

The reality of toxic diet culture is that we see high profile people who are otherwise socially conscious and forward-thinking say fatphobic things all the time. It’s also true, though, that those who have true disdain for fat people or fatness in general are often not willing to hear or consider fat peoples’ thoughts or feelings on that fatphobia. And honestly, as a fat person, nothing is more diminishing than having to beg some internet turd, famous or not, to consider your humanity. So what do we do about high profile fatphobia?

CREDITS

Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. Hear more at cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com.

Thank you as always to our Patreon patrons! If you’d like to support the show for as little as $1 an episode ($2 a month,) go to patreon.com/thefatlip to find out how.

Don’t forget to follow TFL on social media using the links at the top of thefatlip.com and, if you’ve got a minute, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE

Go to FAT CAMP with Annette Richmond of Fat Girls Traveling!

Annette Richmond is a fat woman who loves to travel, but she just wasn’t seeing herself or people like her on the big travel social media accounts. So she decided to make space in travel for herself and women like her by creating Fat Girls Traveling a year ago. The Fat Girls Traveling instagram (@fatgirlstraveling) now has over 13,000 followers and offers the same curated, editorial vibe as those big travel blogs, but with diverse bodies.

Fat Girls Traveling is a revelation, and now Annette is hosting Fat Camp, the summer sleepaway camp experience of your youth but for adult fat women. Fat Camp will feature traditional camp activities, but it is so much more than that. You’ll hear talks from plus fashion bloggers. You’ll practice yoga and drink wine. All of your activities will be based in body positivity and self love! Fat Camp is being held in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina August 24-27, 2018. Go to fatgirlstraveling.com for the full schedule and to reserve your spot!

Credits

The music in today’s episode is by Starcrusher. Go to cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com to hear more.

Thank you as always to our Patreon Patrons! To support the show for as little as $1 per episode ($2 per month) go to patreon.com/thefatlip!

Don’t forget to follow The Fat Lip on social media, especially on Instagram!

If you have a topic for an upcoming show or a story to tell, don’t hesitate to reach out using our Tell Your Story link!

Finite Possibilities: Car Shopping for Superfat and Infinifat People

A couple weeks ago I got a frantic DM on Instagram from a fellow infinifat. She needed to know what kind of car I drive and if I had any recommendations for vehicles she might fit in. Unfortunately, this is one question that I don’t have a good answer for. I drive an older SUV that fits me well but that is no longer in production, so I also live in fear of the day that I’ll have to go car shopping again.

It seems like vehicles that infinifats can comfortably drive are harder and harder to find. The thought of going through this process is incredibly daunting. Unfortunately for my Instagram friend, though, she didn’t have a choice. Thankfully, though, she found something that worked for her and offered to come on the pod to talk through the struggles and the car buying process, and what resulted was some really good tips and advice on making vehicles work for you.

Credits

Thank you to Starcrusher for the music you heard on today’s show. Go to cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com to hear more!

Thank you to BigFigMattress for their partnership. Need a new mattress? You should consider the first bed system that was designed specifically for larger bodies! Go to bigfigmattress.com to learn more and use the code FATLIP at checkout for $100 off and to let them know I sent you! Listen to my full review here!

Thank you to our Patreon patrons! If you’d like to become a patron (for as little as $1 an episode) go to patreon.com/thefatlip to learn how!

If you have a story you’d like to tell or a topic you’d like to discuss on the show, please reach out using the Tell Your Story link!

A little over a year ago my friend Alison and I recorded an episode about air travel as a superfat, and it was fun and there was lots of important info in it, but there has been a little change in policy at Southwest that affects how Customer of Size works, so I wanted to do a little update to talk about that.

The music in today’s episode is by Starcrusher. Go to cstarcrusher.bandcamp.com to hear more!

And thank you to our Patreon patrons! If you’d like to support the show, go to patreon.com/thefatlip to learn how.

Thank you to our partner, Big Fig! Go to bigfigmattress.com to learn more about the first mattress system made especially for fat bodies and use the code FATLIP at checkout for $100 off of your purchase.

Don’t forget to follow The Fat Lip on social media! Instagram (@fatlippodcast) in particular is quite active!

Have a story you’d like to tell on TFL? Use the Tell Your Story link! I’d love to hear from you!