Hard Hitting Advice with Nicole J. Georges!

Flex Your Heart Radio

English - July 28, 2017 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
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Welcome to Flex Your Heart Radio! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk, and crushing it at life.

On this episode, we talk to Nicole J. Georges!

Nicole J. Georges is a writer, illustrator, podcaster & professor from Portland, OR.

Her Lambda Award winning graphic memoir, Calling Dr. Laura, was called “engrossing, lovable, smart and ultimately poignant” by Rachel Maddow, and “disarming and haunting, hip and sweet, all at once” by Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home. “ Allô, dr Laura? was an Official Selection at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Nicole currently lives in between Portland and Los Angeles with her chomeranian best friend, Ponyo Georges.

Nicole has a brand new book out, called Fetch: Fetch: How A Bad Dog Brought Me Home and in celebration she answers listener questions of all stripes.

In this podcast we discuss:

- Relationships, polyamory, and big feelings

- Creative projects and focus

- How to make out with potential suitors

- Snacks

and so much more!

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A very special thank you to our 10$ and 25$ level Patreon Patrons: Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]! ---- And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and it's on pre-order NOW. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!

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You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, soon to be open in Portland, Oregon

You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected]. I currently have space for private, semi-private and group class clients. ---- Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill