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yrfatfriend.bsky.social
Cohost of Maintenance Phase. Author of two books. In a documentary called Your Fat Friend. She/her/hers. Photo by the wonderful Josh Coen.
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I’ve been worried that Mercedes Benz owners weren’t serious about self care, this is such a relief

submitted 19 hours ago • 6 comments

Please don’t let me survive a mass extinction event only to live in a bunker that’s still doing keto

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

ICYMI put this out into the universe last week, please give it a read – perhaps you (or someone you know) can help? and/or I help you (or them)? writing, speaking, consulting, reading, & more! on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/julia-for-... & Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/julia-for-hi...

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

For me, the one that has been most meaningful is not letting fatphobia from others slide. My mom and sister are both thin, and my mom (and dad) has done diet culture garbage for decades. My sister is amazing about not letting them say shit in front of me or (much more importantly!) her kids.

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

Hey pals! I got a request from a lovely reader (hi Danene!) looking for some guidance and thought I’d crowdsource some answers from fellow fats. Fellow fats: what are the most meaningful ways (big or small) that non-fat friends have shown up for you?

submitted 28 days ago • 27 comments

“Men would rather live forever than go to therapy” @michaelhobbes.bsky.social

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t normally promote bonus episodes over here, but I’m extra proud of this one! On Bryan Johnson, biohacking, and the future according to wealthy dudes who eschew human relationships. www.patreon.com/posts/123669...

submitted 32 days ago • 9 comments

I fly maybe once a year these days, which, as it turns out, is just long enough to let myself forget how openly and disdainfully people will stare at a fat person in an airport.

submitted 44 days ago • 10 comments

Absolutely incredible political maneuvering here. Just show up and keep telling the mayor they’re not the mayor, and then they have to give you their job, that’s just science nypost.com/2025/03/14/u...

submitted 46 days ago • 5 comments

Happy March Madness to all who celebrate www.youtube.com/shorts/7Sh9j...

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

If John Money has no haters, I am dead, THAT GUY STUNK

submitted 59 days ago • 3 comments

I’ve been doing a lot of yelling into microphones about how much I love beans, so I thought I should provide some beanafides. Behold: the bean shelf!

submitted 62 days ago • 49 comments

Every so often I remember that Oprah brought us Dr Phil, Dr Oz and The Secret but the only person she brought back to destroy on her show was the guy who pretended to be a worse drug addict than he actually was in a book

submitted 69 days ago • 161 comments

Every union should be echoing this statement.

submitted 73 days ago • 86 comments

Thesis statement of this episode:

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

NEW! A rare debunking of a debunking!

submitted 92 days ago • 25 comments

UK folks: today’s the day! @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social airs on BBC Four TODAY at 10pm, and it’s on iplayer!

submitted 94 days ago • 14 comments

UK viewers - my wife @jeaniefinlay.com's documentary YOUR FAT FRIEND, about the brilliant @yrfatfriend.bsky.social screens on BBC4 next Tuesday night as part of the Storyville strand, and then on the iPlayer afterwards. It's a great, funny, moving film - don't miss it.

submitted 98 days ago • 3 comments

In a VERY funny turn of events, my TikTok algorithm is like 95% queer content (fat &/or masc thirst traps, community drama, carabiner discourse) and 5% a heterosexual attorney I know

submitted 124 days ago • 9 comments

submitted 159 days ago • 18 comments

New episode! Richard Simmons hits the big time, and then meets the pope??? maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...

submitted 162 days ago • 54 comments

New episode! Richard Simmons hits the big time, and then meets the pope??? maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...

submitted 162 days ago • 54 comments

Why are they baiting me like this

submitted 171 days ago • 12 comments

honestly i'd really like to sell out my first printing of 11,600 copies not sure how viable that is! but! i do think religion (and the threat of christian nationalism) has been consistently downplayed by media assessments of this election -- both in the runup and after bookshop.org/p/books/wild...

submitted 172 days ago • 83 comments

A thing I frequently ask my friends to do is take a picture of me near fat- and food-related signs and murals

submitted 172 days ago • 23 comments

What’s holding you together today, pals?

submitted 175 days ago • 108 comments

Richard Simmons’ interview with Huell Howser. IT’S REALLY SOMETHING. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy38...

submitted 188 days ago • 8 comments

This is nothing short of a personal attack

submitted 199 days ago • 10 comments

Pals: what are your all-time favorite essay collections?

submitted 207 days ago • 26 comments

What does it MEAN to be an extrovert? I wrote about my own experiences with the label, and the sometimes specious science behind the introvert-extrovert binary, for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

submitted 217 days ago • 59 comments