Gwen Shamblin: The Weight of a Legacy
The Fab Fatties
In this week’s episode of The Fab Fatties, we dive into the wild world of Gwen Shamblin Lara – the woman who tried to mix faith with fat-shaming. As the founder of The Weigh Down Workshop and the Remnant Fellowship Church, Shamblin built an empire on the premise that you can pray away the pounds. But was it divine inspiration or just another diet cult in disguise? Join us as we peel back the layers of Shamblin’s teachings, unravel the culty vibes of her church, and discuss the not-so-saintly side effects on body image and self-worth. We’re here to honor the complexity of her...
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The Marvelous Ms. Gigggles ❤️🔥 | Fat Positive, Sex Positive & Positively Badass 🤘🏼
The Fab Fatties
We’re not fan-girling, you are! 🤩 Okay, maybe just a little. 🤏🏻 In this episode, we sit down with the fabulous @msgigggles, a fat activist and sex positive queer content creator who shares her insights on confidence, eating disorder recovery, and the importance of taking up space in a world that often tries to shrink us. Join us as we delve into her journey towards self-acceptance and living authentically, and get ready to be inspired to embrace your own unique and unapologetic self. 😍 Tune in for a conversation that's sure to leave you feeling empowered and ready to own your...
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The Elephant in the Room: Fatphobia in the Workplace 🐘🏢
The Fab Fatties
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by fatphobia in the workplace. 🙋🏻♀️ Whether it’s inappropriate jokes around the water cooler or inaccessible seating that hurts our legs (and our feelings), we’re chatting about all the things we used to be able to ignore. Or, at least the things we used to keep quiet about. 🤫 Join us this week as we rage against the machine (and the CDC) that’s been inviting diet culture into our company-wide memos and our coworkers’ lunches for as long as we can remember. It might be the elephant in the room, but we think...
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Off the Grid: Influencers Unfiltered 🤳🏼🪞💋
The Fab Fatties
Enter offer code TFFPOD at , and you'll get 50% off almost any item! Uncut gems. That’s what this episode is full of, and that’s the Julia Fox sound bite none of us could get out of our heads two years ago thanks to social media. 🥴🤣 Whether it’s Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or wherever you’re scrolling these days, we’re sure you’ve run across an influencer or two[thousand]. And when we’re not trying to figure out how to use the latest trending audio clips or attempting to pose aesthetically without looking like we tried too hard, we’re actually humans doing our...
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It Takes a Village: Alyssa’s Story 👑⚔️❤️🔥
The Fab Fatties
“Keep going.” When we asked Alyssa what she would tell her younger self now, “keep going” was her answer. Alyssa has no interest in changing her story; she doesn’t want to tell that little girl how to avoid the hurt. She just wants her to keep going. That little girl and her village brought Alyssa to where she is today, and we are so grateful that she made that choice before, and she’d make it again. Join us this week as we interview our favorite cool kid with her heart on fire for the work she does and the man she loves. ❤️🔥😍✌🏼 — XO Rebecca, Ally + Alyssa...
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BONUS: On the Road with The Fab Fatties
The Fab Fatties
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” - Stephen Chbosky It’s no secret that we’ve had our own ups and downs in our lives and in our relationships. It’s as we navigate through these that we’re finding ourselves along the way. It isn’t always easy, especially when you make it a spectator sport. We’re inviting the Internet into our lives on a weekly basis, and we’re letting it all hang out. Some days, that’s really hard, and other days, it’s incredibly rewarding. But on all days, we learn. We learn what is most important to us, and we learn what we will no longer...
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Oprah: Shame, Blame & the Weight-Loss Selling Game*
The Fab Fatties
“I took on the shame that the world gave to me.” - Oprah This was such a powerful start to what we hoped would be, at the very least, a balanced conversation surrounding our beloved fat community and the current prescription weight-loss craze. Unfortunately, we were left disappointed, angry, and, honestly, sad. Join us this week as we dive into this hour-long special meant to alleviate the pain that diet culture and the weight-loss industry has inflicted upon us for the majority of our lives, only to find out that the message is still very much the same. This is a sensitive topic...
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Are You There, Earthlings? It’s Me, Rebecca. 👽🖖🏻
The Fab Fatties
Welcome to our Spotlight Series! We're taking turns diving deep with each other, unveiling your fav Fab Fatties. We're mentioning it all - what made us, what changed us, and what brought us here today. Next up, our favorite alien, Rebecca! We think she’s out of this world, but, sometimes, she feels a little bit like a stranger among us. She’s a fierce fat advocate and positively profound, and we’re lucky to be in her orbit. Join us this week as we make her laugh and she makes us cry... wait, that wasn’t the plan! What questions do you have for our magnificent martian? 👽🖖🏻 —...
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ED Looks Like Me: Fat Girls’ Stories of Diets to Disorders
The Fab Fatties
Join us as we delve into the tumultuous journey from diets to despair in this raw and revealing episode. As four fat women who have certainly put our bodies and minds through the ringer in the pursuit of thinness, we’re sharing our intimate experiences with eating disorders and disordered eating, shedding light on a topic often shrouded in secrecy and stigma. It should come as no surprise that this is a very heavy episode with some very real emotions, and we want to make sure that you, our amazing viewers and listeners, are prepared for this conversation. Grab some tissues, grab a snack...
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Talk to Me Nice
The Fab Fatties
After a post gone viral in support of our most vulnerable troops, the Girl Scouts might just be experiencing their first season selling cookies “guilt free.” In this now massively circulated graphic, we’re shown an example list of things we shouldn’t say to children regarding personal food choices. Can you imagine a world where adults were more careful about the words they used around you? Can you imagine the money you could’ve saved in therapy bills? Tune in for this, and help us settle the Great Debate. Thin Mints vs. Everything Else 🍪 As always, if you love what we’re...
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Uncut gems. That’s what this episode is full of, and that’s the Julia Fox sound bite none of us could get out of our heads two years ago thanks to social media. 🥴🤣 Whether it’s Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or wherever you’re scrolling these days, we’re sure you’ve run across an influencer or two[thousand]. And when we’re not trying to figure out how to use the latest trending audio clips or attempting to pose aesthetically without looking like we tried too hard, we’re actually humans doing our jobs. 📸💃🏻 And it might not be as glamorous as one might think. 😉🙃 Tune in this week as we take you behind the filters with a glimpse into our world as visibly fat babes working on the World Wide Web. 🛜📱
— XO Rebecca, Ally + Alyssa 👽💋❤️🔥💖
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