#143: Reclaiming Fat Revisited – Interview With Chrystal Bougon

I’m revisiting my interview with Chrystal Bougon – Owner & Resident Curvy Girl at Curvy Girl Inc and activist. We chat about feeling sexy at every size, reclaiming the word fat and the importance of sexual pleasure as self-care, plus I answer a listener question on fat oppression and eating disorder recovery. In this episode, we chat about:

- I answer a listener question fat oppression and eating disorder recovery,

- What loving your body means to Chrystal, 

- The spark that fired her up to start Curvy Girl Lingerie,

- Why she identifies as a fat woman and the importance of reclaiming that word,

- The importance of asking for what you want in the bedroom and how this empowered Chrystal to be kinder and truer to herself,

- The power of asking for what you want in the bedroom and life,

- Your life is happening now, not 10 pounds from now – don’t put it on hold,

- Why it’s a discipline to work on your inner confidence and compassion,

- Why both Chrystal and I still have bad body days and how we deal with those,

- Her motto “Sexy is for every body!” and how you can embody sexiness,

- How she responds to people who say she is “glorifying obesity,”

- The way fat people are portrayed in the media and how this perpetuates size stigma,

Plus so much more!