Fierce Fatty Podcast with Vinny Welsby

Is it true that all my friends are friends with me because they pity me and actually secretly hate me? Probably not. Is it true that I will never find a romantic partner because I am fat? Probably not. Is it true that because the regional manager is in town that they are there to fire me? Probably not. And even if they are then you survive. Today we have tips for you to deal with shame and feeling...

Medical fatphobia - it's just being told to lose weight, right? Nah, not so much. Of course pretty much every fat person has faced weight bias when encountering health care providers but a lot of people don't know how rampant and nonsensical fatphobia is in healthcare. I'm sharing 30_ examples today. Plus I talk about the levels of fatphobia. TW: Ton of horrific examples of medical fatphobia, I le...

There are so many misconceptions about fat positivity and I will happily dispel them today! Also...if you really were body positive would you want to pursue health? Do we owe ourselves health? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/105 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!  https://event.webinarjam.com/ch...

Do you know why the BMI is racist? Who gets to claim the awesome title of "fat"? What the heck is "death fat"? Answers coming your way, rat bastard! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/104 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Food ... Even If You Believe It's Not Possible!  https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/org The BMI is Racist and Useless By C...

If you are struggling to really get into a place of loving your fat body you may be scared of being seen as a "bad fatty" or letting go of your "good fatty" identity. What the heck even is a good fatty and bad fatty and which one should we be? Is it helpful to know these different tropes or does categorising fat people like this cause harm? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/103 Free T...

Today we have stories of hypnosis for "food addiction" and weight loss and discuss if the method of hypnosis is any more effective than traditional diets for weight loss. I also talk about the intersection of gender identity, performing femininity, and fatphobia. PLUS transracial vs transgender identities. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/102 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel...

Now that the panini has been going on for a while the science nerds have been able to collect more evidence to support the idea that fat people are going around eating people in the street and giving them covid. Right? Or are other science boffins telling us something else? Let's look at what we know so far and discuss inequalities in healthcare - and one glaring issue that you may never even hear...

I held the belief that I was fat because there was something "wrong with my brain" for a long time. Weight is a manifestation of trauma on the body, isn't it? If I had my life together then I'd be thin, right? I talk about how those beliefs are so prevalent in the self-help and online business world. Plus I answer questions on how to tell people to stop talking about weight and diet culture withou...

What's with all these formerly fat celebs losing weight and seemingly throwing their fat fans under the bus? Is it true that Rebel Wilson used fatness as a way to capitalize off fat bodies? Are we allowed to be mad and sad if they are no longer fat? Let's talk about it! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/099 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Fo...

Is being anti-diet is a fringe theory based on one study from the 50's? Does questioning bad science mean that you also question vaccine science? Is it ok to be hesitant? Are anti-diet proponents conspiracy theorists? The answers to these questions are in today's show! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/098 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Around Foo...

How the heck should you react if your spouse confesses your body is a turn off? Luckily (lol) I have experienced this very thing and if you're in the same boat, I got some advice for ya! Also we are talking about plus size dating, leaving vegetarianism, and weight science, it's a jam packed episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/097 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confid...

Should I date that guy who is a self-described fat feeder? What to do when my food police voice won't leave me alone? How to respond to my friend who says that being an intuitive eater and fat positive will "catch up with me"? Today it's listener questions and I am answering these juicy ones! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/096 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in...

A lack of confidence in your body can really disrupt your life - taking action to avoid that pain and avoiding other things due to fear or feeling deeply uncomfortable. In this episode, I will share the 5 steps to move away from those unwanted feelings and experiences so that you can do more important things with your life like watching Netflix and scratching your bumhole. Episode show notes: http...

Today we are looking at the Warsaw Ghetto Hunger Study, the Children of HungerWinter and the Minnesota Starvation Experiment to answer the question what does hunger do to our mental and physical wellbeing? Massive trigger warning: mention of calories, types of food, starvation, eating disorders, self-harm, murder, the holocaust and death. Although most are brief mentions and not going into details...

JuSt lOvE YoUr bOdY!!! This advice ain't helpful for those who live with a chronic condition or are disabled who can feel their body has let them down. Put on top of that dealing with fatphobia and an ableist world...what's a fatty gotta do? Just think about the good things and bury the frustration, shame and sadness? Surely there has to be a better way! Also some nonbinary updates in this episode...

TW: Extreme medical fatphobia. Have you seen this new torture device that they have created to go on fat people's teeth to clamp them shut? Looks like a ton of fun, lemme tell ya! Also, a diet drug has been approved by the FDA, this must be good news...right? Let's chat about these new medical interventions. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/092

Today I am talking about all of the ways hating your body and having low self esteem affects our lives. Including the everyday ways our behaviour is different from having low confidence to higher confidence and why being worried about other people's opinions sabotages our happiness. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/091

Does weight loss surgery make you thin? What percentage of people is it successful for? Are the side effects worth it and what are they exactly? This episode is a deep dive into bariatric surgery AKA "weight loss" surgery AKA stomach amputation. CW: There are mentions of the O Words, suicide rates and brief mention of calories. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/090

We have a special episode today as I am coaching a member of my program, Fierce Fatty Academy, live! Bethan is struggling with dealing with other people opinions (even if she isn't sure what the other person is actually thinking - have you ever done that? I know I have!). Also she is having a serious hate fest with her belly that hangs...which happens to be the number one area of our body that fat...

Fat sex! How does society view fat bodies and how do we view our own fat bodies when it comes to sex and desirability? What impact does that have on the way we relate to others sexually? TW: mention of fatphobic beliefs about fat bodies. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/088

I am answering listener questions today! First, we talk about how to deal with fatphobia in the workplace. Now that folks are going back into the office the powers that be have decided that we all must lose the "quarantine 15" (that term makes me shudder and eye roll at the same time) and are setting up uuuuber helpful lunch and learns about what a fat loser you are. Fun! I talk about what you can...

"Before the pandemic, I could run 50 marathons in a day and now I have put on 2 lbs and can only run 49 marathons in a day and so it is 100% down to my weight and not because I haven't run in the last 18 months!" - I've been seeing sentiments like this allllll over the internetwebs.com, of course not that extreme, but you get the gist. People's health has changed since the pandemic started and col...

Oh hey! I'm non-binary! What does that even mean? And what does it mean to me? I'll be talking about my coming out journey alongside how it relates to unlearning fatphobia. Also, hear anti-trans athlete myths busted to smithereens from a post from Schuyler Bailar of Pinkmantaray! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/085 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and...

It's cool not to be a donkey towards fat people! It's even cooler to want to be an ally and support the fatties of the world especially if you have a smaller body :) I am sharing 33 practical ways you can be a fat ally in this installment. Come on in, everyone is welcome here! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/084 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to Feel Confident in Your Body and Ar...

Wanna know why the anti-fat positive community says body positivity has gone too far? Should we be watching fat-positive cringe videos for legitimate critiques about the movement? Do any of their arguments have merit or are they just a bunch of far-right bigots spewing misinformation? Find out in this episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/083 Free Training: The 4 Simple Steps to...