571: Sarah Stevens: How to Take Up Space and Love Yourself in the Process

In 2016, Sarah left a successful, decade-long career in corporate healthcare in favor of work that better aligned with her passion and purpose. After serving for two years as a freelance consultant to small businesses and start-up nonprofits, Sarah founded The Beautifull Project - a storytelling collective that invites women back to their bodies and into a world where they belong with substance and with strength.

Sarah is a gifted storyteller with a skill for using her own experience as a woman navigating the world in a fat body to invite her audience to encounter the parts of themselves they hide away from the world - the parts they believe to be “too much”.

Addressing everything from too-big bodies to a fear of failure that cripples confidence, Sarah amplifies a message that moves beyond a body positive sentiment and creates a movement that makes room for everybody to tell their truth and take up space. She draws out confidence and courage. She believes in being free and full. And she will make a believer out of you, too.

Sarah was a guest on the show a couple years ago. That incredible conversation led me to asking her to be a part of our 2021 Shameless Mom Con Collective. As I predicted, Sarah blew us away with her poignant and powerful storytelling. I was so moved by her talk that I asked her if I could share this conversation with you all. I’m so delighted and grateful that she said yes. 

Listen in to hear Sarah share:

• How her Ted talk landed her naked on stage
• The rules and limitations that are put on bodies - even as we embrace a wider range of “acceptable” body types
• The constant conflict of taking up space
• Her process of ending her marriage, starting her entire life over again - and finally saying yes to her body and her sexuality
• The power of letting your shoulders down and letting go
• Her 3 tenants of taking up space

Links mentioned:

• SMA Ep 366 with Sarah Stevens: The Beautifull Project: The Truth About Fatness and Thin Allies
• Connect with Sarah: The Beautifull Project or By Sarah Stevens
• Sarah on social: @bysarahstevens and @thebeautifullproject

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