CW: discussions of miscarriage and weight loss Amanda is joined by her friend and fellow fat woman Noelle Allison. Noelle shares her journey toward accepting her body, learning to listen to her body, and the freedom it has brought her, particularly in the area of sexuality.  Support Fat & Faithful by becoming a $5/month patron here: patreon.com/fatandfaithful  

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Listening to Your Body with Noelle Allison

Happy season 5 opener, Fat & Faithful listeners! With J. Nicole Morgan taking a step away from public activism, I have invited a few guest cohosts to share bits of their lives with me. Today's episode is cohosted by Fayelle Ewuakye, my friend and fellow admin for my All Bodies Are Good Bodies Group on Facebook. You can follow Fayelle on Instagram @fayelle123 and on Twitter @FayelleEwuakye. Books I mention: Nicole Morgan's Fat & Faithful, and Tribole & Resch's Intuitive Eating. 

Raising Fat Positive Kids

Hey, fam. I wrote this song last night and got a chance to record it this morning. My voice has changed a lot because of my vocal cord injuries (self-inflicted--I extubated myself twice in the ICU). I'm definitely an alto now :) and I have been enjoying the personal side of relationship with Jesus recently. So, that is what this song is about. It's called "Jesus Tender" which IS NOT, in fact, a piece of chicken wrapped in Jesus. But I do enjoy a good poultry joke.  The words:  Jesus tender, you're my refuge Jesus, my friend, you are my joy Jesus, here, I'm secure I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid Jesus And I sing for you're near me And I cry, tears roll down my face in laughter And I love your smile, bright as the sunrise You are my one heart's desire, Jesus You are enough for me You are my joy You never leave me I am safe, safe here with you Jesus Peace,  ~Amanda

Just for Fun: A Song

Nicole and Amanda talk about how body changes have affected them over the years. Content warning: discussion of weight change and eating disorders. The discussion took place live on our Facebook page and you can watch here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=422077802097276 Music by The Many themanyarehere.com

Fat & Faithful LIVE September 2020

Nicole and Amanda are back! This episode is the audio from our first Facebook Live event, which took place on our Fat & Faithful Facebook page (facebook.com/fatandfaithful). You can watch it here! We talk about our childhoods in larger bodies and how class and wealth affected us growing up. Our theme music is "These Bodies" by The Many. Check them out at themanyarehere.com.

Fat & Faithful LIVE!

Ever feel like you and your body are on opposing teams? You're not!

Fat Bytes

Hear our conversation with our friend (and F&F transcriptionist!) Fayelle Ewuakye. Hire her! fayelle123@yahoo.com Fat & Faithful: Learning to Love Our Bodies, Our Neighbors, and Ourselves by J. Nicole Morgan https://amzn.to/2oHi8oG #afflink Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me by Amanda Martinez Beck  https://amzn.to/2WH6hn5 #afflink Become a patron: Patreon.com/fatandfaithful Transcripts by Fayelle Ewuakye at jnicolemorgan.com/podcast Theme song: "These Bodies" by The Many  Check out their This is My Body Liturgy at themanyarehere.com

Our Friend Fayelle

Welcome to season 4!  Our books: Fat & Faithful: Learning to Love Our Bodies, Our Neighbors, and Ourselves by J. Nicole Morgan https://amzn.to/2oHi8oG #afflink Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me by Amanda Martinez Beck  https://amzn.to/2WH6hn5 #afflink Become a patron: Patreon.com/fatandfaithful Transcripts by Fayelle Ewuakye at jnicolemorgan.com/podcast Theme song: "These Bodies" by The Many  Check out their This is My Body Liturgy at themanyarehere.com

Let's Try That Again

On the closer for season 3, Nicole and Amanda talk about the joy they experience as fat women, specifically about joy that is unique to fat bodies.   

S3. Ep10: Fat Joy!

CONTENT WARNING: child abuse and death Nicole and Amanda discuss the burden of grieving in a fat body and grieving for other bodies.  Mentioned in episode: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire Fat and Fertile group on Facebook by Nicola Salmon

S3.Ep9 Fat Grief

Amanda interviews her fellow Catholic working mother JoAnna Wahlund, whose book comes out at the end of May.  Best line from JoAnna in this episode: "We need to change the concept of the male wombless body as being normative" [in the workplace]. 

S3 Ep9: The Catholic Working Mother w/ JoAnna Wahlund

Nicole and Amanda talk about how they have been brave lately and also how they still have things they are afraid of.  

S3.Ep8 Fat Bravery

Amanda gets to talk with Nicola Salmon about fertility, bodies, and how stigma against fat people affects fertility issues.  You can find Nicola at these links:  facebook.com/groups/fattofertile nicolasalmon.co.uk instagram.com/fatpositivefertility And you are always welcome at our All Bodies Are Good Bodies group on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/allbodiesaregoodbodies

S3 Ep 7 Fat Fertility w/ Nicola Salmon

In this episode, Nicole and Amanda talk about the new Hulu show Shrill, loosely based on the memoir of fat journalist Lindy West. Starring SNL's Aidy Bryant, Shrill tells the story of Annie, a fat woman finding herself for the first time.  

S3 Ep6: Shrill

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, Amanda & Nicole discuss their experiences with religious fasting. The conversation includes mentions of restriction, bingeing, and weight loss. Please know your limitations and feel free to skip a week of listening if that is safer for you!  Links to our books:  Fat & Faithful: Learning to Love Our Bodies, Our Neighbors, and Ourselves by J. Nicole Morgan (Fortress Press, 2018) Lovely: How I learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me by Amanda Martinez Beck  (Our Sunday Visitor, 2018)      

S3 Ep5 Religious Fasting?

Join fat acceptance activist J. Nicole Morgan and size-dignity activist Amanda Martinez Beck as they talk about faith, politics, and culture through the lens of fatness.

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