bookclub

7.14 Don't Let it Get You Down

In this episode, it’s book club time with Savala Nolan and her new book Don’t Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body.

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Mentioned in this episode: 

Savala Nolan / Don’t Let it Get You Down / The Promise podcast / Time piece / Vogue piece / Dawn Davis / Kelsey Miller / Big Girl / Anti Diet project / Learn more about Tamir Rice / Lindy West piece / more on the “Mammy” archetype / Fearing the Black Body / Fearing the Black Body episode / SAF bookclub resource / Savala’s book club resources (Coming Soon) 

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6.14 Anti Racist Ally

**CONTENT NOTE: This episode includes some details of anti-Black police violence** That part of the conversation happens about 5 minutes after the ad break if you’d like to skip it. 

In this episode, Sophie Williams aka Millennial Black joins OUR Sophie to talk about her new pocketguide Anti Racist Ally, an intro to activism & action.

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Mentioned in this episode: 

Sophie Williams / @officialmillennialblack  / COVID season ep with Sophie / Anti Racist Ally / Rebecca Petts Davies / Millennial Black the BOOK / Season 1 episode with Melissa Gibson / Natalie Hage airplane story / Sophie’s post on Blackness x Fatness / Poster pics / Sophie’s Ted Talk / Sofie Hagen / our ep with Sofie Hagen 

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6.6 Radical Belonging

NOTE: In March of 2022, several people spoke out about situations where Lindo Bacon caused harm to marginalized folks in the HAES & fat community. At SAF, we stand by those who chose to speak about their experiences. We ask that you, as well, listen & learn from those who are speaking out, and listen to this episode with a critical lens.

Please learn more by reading the following (& uplifting those who have been harmed); Marquisele Mercedes: “About HAES, Lindo, and Allyship”, “A Week Into The Lindo-pocalypse” / Lindley Ashline: “Movements, Missing Stairs and Lindo Bacon” / ASDAH: “Holding Lindo Bacon Accountable”

In this episode, Sophie sits down with Dr. Lindo Bacon to talk about their new book Radical Belonging.

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The Meat of It:


Dr. Lindo Bacon / Health at Every Size (HAES) / Body Respect / Radical Belonging / The Color of Law / Ceremony / @glamputee / Corissa @fatgirlflow / meme sophie mentions of kid trying so hard

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5.14 Fearing the Black Body with Evette Dionne

***Content Note: This episode contains discussion of fatphobia and anti-Black racism, including historical examples such as the enslavement of Black peoples.***

It’s our season finale! In this episode, we’re tackling the book we’ve been reading all season: Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings, and we brought in Editor in Chief of Bitch Media, Evette Dionne! 

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The Meat of It: 

Fearing the Black Body / Black Owned Bookstores / bookclub webpage / Evette Dionne / Bitch Media / Zora / Tune into the Zora Canon Bookclub / bitchreads / Food Psych episode / They Were Her Property / Killer Fat / Evette's piece What No One Tells Black Women about Heart Disease

Also Mentioned: 

Centering Black Women with Sophie Williams / Publishing Fat with Evette Dionne  / Inappropriate Questions

CALL TO ACTION: Share what you learned from Fearing the Black Body! 

  1. DM us if you want to send your copy to a member of the fatmily, or if you’re looking for a copy! We’ll pair you up! 

  2. Buy the book from one of these bookstores for someone in your life who could use it. 

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  4. Keep sharing your thoughts & reflections on the book via email or voicemail. 

More on Food Psych:

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN is an anti-diet registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and author of the book Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (Little, Brown Spark 2019). She offers online courses and private intuitive eating coaching to help people all over the world make peace with food and their bodies. Since 2013 Christy has hosted Food Psych, a weekly podcast exploring people’s relationships with food and paths to body liberation. Learn more about Christy and her work at christyharrison.com.

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