In the premiere episode, Host Ronald Young Jr. is pondering his own desirability. Is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man? He seeks solace in body positive and size-affirming spaces and discovers something he finds a little unsettling.
Special thanks to Jessica Taylor Dicken, Mayra Meijia, and Dr. Caitlin Gunn
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CreditsCreator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
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Support ResourcesIf you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor