resources and revolutionaries that help guide my life and work…
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New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health.
Sonya Renee Taylor is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology, a digital media and education company promoting radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation.
Dr. Lindo Bacon is fostering a global transformation to a more just world, where all bodies are valued, respected, and supported in compassionate self-care. Best known for their paradigm-shifting research and advocacy upending the weight discourse, Bacon’s inspiring message takes us beyond size, to shaping a culture of empathy, equity and true belonging.
Sumner Brooks is a Registered Dietitian, Author and Founder of EDRDPro; a hub for professionals in the wellness world and those seeking treatment for disordered eating, etc. to find their match. Her passionate and fierce dedication to anti-diet approaches to health is vital to our collective quest for food, body and collective freedom.
Aubrey Gordon is our Fat Friend. She writes about the social realities of life as a very fat person. Her work has been translated into 19 languages and covered around the world. Her new book, “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat”, as well as her new podcast, “Maintenance Phase” are a true gift to those of us living in fat bodies, and struggling to love ourselves and others who do.