Episodes 206
Avg. Duration 57m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 4.7 (122)
Since Sep 2019
Latest Episode May 2026

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Join Vinny Welsby (they/them), TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and certified Fierce Fatty as they teach you how to love your fat body without going on yet another ever again. 95-99% of diets fail, it's not your fault you've never succeeded at losing weight! Wear the damn bikini, rock that crop top, and embrace that curvy body. Break down limiting negative self-beliefs and root out the reasons why you think your plus-size body is not ok. Episodes topics include - fatphobia, diet culture, intuitive eating, how to be confident, dating while plus-size, health at every size, overcoming stigma and shame, and taking over the world one fatty at a time!

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206: 49 Benefits of Being Fat

May 12, 2026 1h 9m

We're constantly told that being fat is bad for us, that fat people are ticking time bombs and are pathetic, sad sacks. Is it true? Are fat people giant losers who are doomed to an "unhealthy,"…

205: Stages of Fat Identity: Signs You're Thriving or Trapped

Apr 14, 2026 52m

Are you thriving in your fat identity, or still getting lured with the promises of diet culture (ahem, GLP-1s)? In this episode, I share the details on the stages of fat identity, from "ugh, why am I…

204: Part 2: NYT "Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer": What It Gets Wrong

Mar 31, 2026 23m

In part 2 of this analysis of the NYT opinion video "Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer," we look at the tension between individual weight loss choices and the political goals of fat…

203: NYT "Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer": What It Gets Wrong

Mar 24, 2026 50m

A recent opinion video from The New York Times titled "Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer" claims to expose the dangers of the body positivity movement. But does it actually represent…

202: Part 2: The Truth About Weight Loss Surgery: Does It Really Make You Thin and Healthy?

Nov 18, 2025 1h 10m

Join us for part 2 of this deep dive into weight loss surgery! We talk about how much weight people lose, the mental health outcomes of people (big trigger warning there), surgery in kids and…

201: The Truth About Weight Loss Surgery: Does It Really Make You Thin and Healthy? (Part 1)

Nov 04, 2025 55m

Does weight loss surgery make you thin and healthy? 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…

200: Ozempic/Wegovy (GLP 1s) - Where Are We Now? (Part 2)

Aug 13, 2025 48m

It's part 2 of the GLP 1 deep dive! In this episode, we are covering "food noise," the weird things that people are reporting happening to their bodies on GLP-1s, horrid stuff that's happening in the…

199: Ozempic/Wegovy (GLP 1s) - Where Are We Now? (Part 1)

Aug 08, 2025 56m

Wegovy, (often referred to as Ozempic) was approved by the FDA in June 2021. Now that we have lived 4 years of a GLP frenzied hellscape, there must be new data on how well GLP1's work and how many…

198: The Ultimate Harm: Fat in Healthcare

Jun 09, 2025 1h 59m

Some people think that anti-fat bias is just about flippant comments, hurt feelings and harmless jokes. What many don't realize is that anti-fat bias can be deadly. Today, we are joined by Sarah and…

197: Liberals Love Fat Shaming People They Don't Like

May 06, 2025 39m

Have you seen the JD Vance memes that have been circulating the internet? In them, the meme creators have increased his body size to make him look fat and then laugh at the idea of him being fat.…

196: Fat Monica and Other Fat Tropes in Media

Feb 20, 2025 1h 16m

What have we learned about who fat people are from the media we consume? What are the common stereotypes we see again and again? In this episode, I answer those questions and analyse different…

195: Fat Harm: The Medical Model of Fatness

Feb 04, 2025 45m

How can we convince healthcare providers to examine the harm they cause when they tell fat people to lose weight and deny us care? It can be pretty hard to realize that you haven't been providing…

194: How to Protect Yourself From Anti-Fat Bias This Holiday Season

Dec 17, 2024 40m

It's NOT the most wonderful time of the year for a lot of fat folks because many will be spending time with anti-fat family and then once you survive that it's into the "New Year New You" diet…

193: Fat in Healthcare and Ideological Anti-Fatness

Nov 19, 2024 45m

Having a bigger body and trying to access healthcare can be a struggle at best and lead to mistreatment, misdaignosis and death at worse. I go over the 5 stages of subpar healthcare in this episode,…

192: Ozempic (Wegovy) 2 Years On

Oct 15, 2024 1h 14m

Almost 2 years ago I released a 2 part podcast on Wegovy and so I think it's time for an update! Is it true that semaglutide shows reduced cardiac event risk? What have been people's experiences? Is…

191: Michael Pollan, Organic Food and Determinants of Health

Sep 17, 2024 1h 4m

Should we be listening to the seemingly reasonable advice from food journalist Michael Pollan who says "Eat food, but not too much." How much power does what we eat and how we move our bodies have on…

190: Being Fat And Unhealthy - Is It True That if You Really Loved Yourself You'd Lose Weight?

Aug 21, 2024 42m

I'm on my holidays and so we have a replay for this episode from 2021 which is still super relevant. Let's listen! P.S. This is when I went by Victoria and she/her pronouns. "Self love means caring…

189: 6 Ways Hating My Fat Body Almost Ruined My Life

Jul 23, 2024 1h 4m

What would my life be like today if I had never worked to unlearn anti-fat bias? I was so fortunate to stumble upon the message "It's ok to be fat" over a decade ago and it absolutely revolutionized…

188: Fat at Work Stories

Jun 25, 2024 1h 17m

327 people have completed my workplace anti-fatness survey and shared their stories. In today's episode, I am revealing the stats on what percentage of fat folks have experienced anti-fatness at…

187: DEI's Big Fat Problem: Fat Discrimination at Work

May 14, 2024 55m

Let me ask you a question: have you ever had diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training that was focused on size inclusion or anti-fat bias? Has anti-fat bias even been a footnote in any DEI…

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