"You Don't Have to Be Bleeding, You Could Just Not Want to Exercise."

t's time for your August Indulgence Gospel! Corinne is here. We’re getting into power lifting, fruit rage, menstrual taboos and YouTubers telling you how to eat.  

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Disclaimer: Virginia and Corinne are humans with a lot of informed opinions. They are not nutritionists, therapists, doctosr, or any kind of health care providers. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions they give are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.

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OTHER LINKS

last month’s Indulgence Gospel

our conversation with Martinus Evans

Corinne's writing on power lifting

Mia O’Malley beach chair highlight

fat friendly chairs  from Target

study on athletic performance and menstrual cycles

 Serena Williams was winning tennis matches while pregnant.

Virginia's menstrual taboos piece for Scientific American

Amy Palanjian

Wray

Geneva dress.

our New York City weekend,

Tiny Dollhouse store

Shiny By Nature socks for fat calves 

CREDITS

The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet body liberation journalism.