Rebel Eaters Club
Rebel Eaters Club
If you’re one of the millions of people who are struggling to survive in a culture that’s obsessed with weight loss, the way a Rebel Eater lives her life might sound like a revolution. In this world, pizza is not the enemy, and we love the bodies we have right now! Hosted by Virgie Tovar, a writer and activist, and one of the nation's leading speakers on weight-based discrimination and body image.Social links:
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Bonus: Mailbag with Isabel Foxen Duke!
You sent us your questions about how to get the hell out of diet culture, and Virgie, along with health coach Isabel Foxen Duke, are here to answer them! They talk about a better way to think about the meaning of hunger and fullness, and what to do when you’re confronted with a choice between the l…
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How to Stop Fighting Food
It can seem impossible to break out of the cycle of dieting and binging, but health coach Isabel Foxen Duke found the key at the end of what she calls her “final binge.” And the answer isn’t more dieting! Virgie and Isabel talk about “radical hopelessness,” why Nutella is the ultimate anti-diet foo…
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Horny For Healing: Body Positive Dating Advice
Virgie talks with disability justice advocate Alex Locust (aka Glamputee) about dating and intimacy. They discuss what fat liberation and disability justice teach us about interdependence, and Alex shares why they have started saying they're "horny for healing." Topics include: The Intersection o…
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Trails Not Scales with Fat Girls Hiking
Virgie and Summer talk about fat erasure from fitness spaces, the new (fat positive!) rules of hiking, and the simple joy of petting moss. Topics include: Empowerment through Hiking [02:40] “Fat Time” [05:05] Nature/Body Parallels [07:36] Fitness Trauma [10:58] How Summer Reclaimed Nature [13:22]…
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How to Raise Food-Positive Kids with Ginny Jones
Parents can often trigger their kids so easily and without meaning to, especially when it comes to food and weight. Parenting coach Ginny Jones tells us how parents can learn how to raise food-positive kids — and how we all can heal after growing up in a fatphobic or food-restrictive environment.
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Presenting: Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter - Season 2
We're excited to share a sneak peek of the new season of Body Stuff with Doctor Jen Gunter! Like Rebel Eaters Club, Dr. Jen Gunter takes apart the stickiest myths around personal health out there, which are often sold to us by companies and wrapped up in bogus science. And she reveals how our bod…
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The Punk Art of Saying F-U to Diet Culture
Vishinna Turner tells Virgie about growing up fat, Black, and punk in Fresno, CA. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t easy! But Vishinna also shares how art and friendship saved her life and helped her on the path to self love. Topics include: Creme Brulee [01:58] Pressure to Fit In [04:37] Growing Up In Fr…
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Fat and Happy with Laurie Santos
Virgie and Laurie unpack harmful happiness myths like "the perfect body" that contribute to diet culture, and Laurie tells Virgie how the science of happiness can be used to fight them. Topics include: Harry & David Pears [01:20] City of Angels (1998) [03:54] The “Arrival Fallacy” [11:38] Hedoni…
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Season 3 Appetizer
Rebel Eaters Club Season 3 is coming May 3. Get ready for more laughter, body positivity wisdom and snacks, of course. Here’s a little treat till then: a listener question around building fat community that Isabel Foxen Duke helps me answer. You’ll hear more of her and so many other fantastic Rebel…
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Presenting: Your Magic: Virgie on the Power of Pleasure
Virgie was a guest on another show we think you’ll enjoy: Your Magic. And we have an update on Season 3! Asking for help is not a sign of weakness — it's a sign of strength. In this episode of Your Magic, activist, speaker, teacher, and writer Virgie Tovar joins host Michelle Tea for a conversatio…
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