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Episode 126: Fat Liberation, Business Building, & Style With Virgie Tovar
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Virgie Tovar is an author, activist, & one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on weight-based discrimination and body image. Click here for the full show notes!
In this conversation we talk about:
- Virgie’s personal body image story- how being called ‘fat’ when she was 5 years old influenced her relationship with herself for the next 15+ years.
- How the primal desire for love and safety influences diet culture.
- Key pieces to consider for shifting the cultural narrative around food and body.
- How celebrating food and body can be as detrimental as shaming them, and what to aim for instead.
- Her body acceptance process and entry into fat activism.
- Virgie’s first few years in business- how she used her curiosity and commitment to say ‘YES’ to catapult her career.
- Living and working as a creative person. Some of the key pieces for building a successful business from landing a book deal to leading a TED Talk and beyond.
- Her love for fashion- how style played a role through her body image journey from hiding, to rebellion, and now deep authentic expression.
- The importance of trusting your body and the choices you make for yourself to live a fulfilling life.
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