I got trolled by someone with over a million followers. Fun times! Maybe you've had a bad day, a bad body image day....or a bad body image decade? In this episode, I talk about the trolling experience, how I dealt with it, and talk about the steps you can take to deal with bad days because they will happen if you're a living human being. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/064 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/

The belief "fat is bad" is an opinion you've been brainwashed into believing...it's not actually a fact! Because of these bogus messages you've been hearing all your life you have been convinced to hate your body. You now have to decide to change and start believing new ideas of what is acceptable, attractive, and worthy. In this episode, I will teach you how to do that, let's do it! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/063 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/

"New year, new you!" Chances are you've been hearing this phrase a lot of the last few weeks. There's loads of diet adverts around and it can be tempting to consider trying one last new magical program that will finally make you thin. But if there is a little voice that is telling you that this year is going to be different for you then tune into this episode where I am giving some resolution suggestions that will actually make you feel like a goddamn badass and not a massive failure when the magical diet doesn't work (P.S. you're not a failure, diets are). Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/062 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/

I got a question which I am sure a lot of you can resonate with; how do I deal with friends who talk about their diets all the time? The reasons why we may not want to hear diet talk are many. Perhaps you’re recovering from an eating disorder or chronic dieting. Perhaps you’re working on accepting your fat body and knowing others want to shrink theirs is hurtful. Perhaps you just find it really boring and wanna ZZZZZZZ the hell outta there? Whatever the reasons then I’m gonna help you in this episode. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/061 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/

There are common barriers that folks come up against their mindset when it comes to learning how to accept their fat body. We don't want that BS happening in our brains! So come hang out with me on this episode where I go over them and reframe things for you. Sound good? Good! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/060 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/

Fat sex! How does society view fat bodies and how do we view our own fat bodies when it comes to sex and desirability? What impact does that have on the way we relate to others sexually? TW: mention of fatphobic beliefs about fat bodies. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/059 Fatphobia is not a sexual preference from The Fat Sex Therapist: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-is-not-a-sexual-preference/ Treating My Friends Like Lovers: The Politics of Desirability from Cale Luna: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/how-to-be-fat-caleb-luna-sub/ 3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/04/attraction-desire-political/ Fatphobia Exists – and It's Especially Bad in the Bedroom by Marie Southard Ospina: https://www.vice.com/en/article/8894bx/plus-size-girls-sex-stories-fatphobia

Progressive spaces are filled with people who are determined to hold onto bigoted beliefs and it's really getting on my t*ts! In many liberal spaces, discrimination is a big no-no, people work to be anti-racist, anti-sexist, they pride themselves on being forward-thinking and inclusive....that is until it comes to fat bodies. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/058 The IG post I mention in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7B0q5FT-T/

Remember that film Sliding Doors with Gwynyth Paltrow? Or the Choose Your Own Adventure books? Our life is a real-life choose your own adventure and in this episode, I explore what life could look like if you choose to love your body and find peace with food and also the other path...where you choose to continue dieting and hating your body. Which path is best for you?? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/057 Fierce Fatty Academy Waitlist: http://fiercefatty.com/waitlist Matt McGory: https://www.instagram.com/mattmcgorry/

In this podcast episode, I read an incredibly powerful letter I received from a listener about living in a superfat body and then I talk about this super cool person who is going to help you SO MUCH when it comes to loving your fat body! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/056 The Fierce Fatty Fatphobia Quiz: https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mjkwntuwnq4o54

What are the most common questions and misconceptions folks have about body positivity? In this episode, I am answering the most searched questions about body positivity and sharing the answers! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/055 My post about what fat acceptance is and isn't: https://www.instagram.com/p/CE47IV1neVa/