Episode 126: Fat Liberation, Business Building, & Style With Virgie Tovar

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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