Hi friend,

 

I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to have one of my personal heroes as our June guest speaker in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort!

 

On June 26, Ragen Chastain will be joining us for a webinar created just for us — Fat Health Myths. She'll be sharing some of the myths about fatness and health that most stress fat folks out, and explaining what's based on evidence and what's just plain diet culture.

 

(And yes, an area I've specifically asked Ragen to cover is Ozempic and other medications being used for weight loss.)

 

Join us for about an hour at 6 pm Easter/5 pm Central/3 pm Pacific on June 26. It'll also be recorded for members to enjoy any time.

 

 

Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare.

 

Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Nationwide Children's Hospital, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and the Yale School of Medicine.

 

Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon.

 

She lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs.

 

 

 

 

» 17 Plus Size Pregnancy Myths and Facts That Might Surprise You (read)

 

» Coming Back to Movement Guide (get)

 

» 5 Summer Survival Tips from a Fat Gal (listen)

 

» What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment? (read)

 

» I would rather shit out my own skeleton than read anymore Bridgerton body-positivity discourse, and I encourage you to shit out your own skeleton, too. (read)

 

» PRE-ORDER: The Pocket Toolkit for Traumatic Times (see)

 

» Meet the Aquatic Athlete Making Water Sports a Safe Space for Every Body (read)

 

» How Western Washington history explains the rise of hate groups (read)

 

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@ Body Liberation Stock

 

What is Juneteenth? Why do we celebrate it? And how can white people help Black people on this day without taking over?

 

Since as of 2021, Juneteenth is now a U.S. federal holiday, more white people are aware of its existence, and thus more white people need to learn about its significance and how to act in a way that supports Black people.

 

Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States, first recognized by the state of Texas. It is also known as “Freedom Day,” “Juneteenth Independence Day,” or “Emancipation Day.”

 

I've collected some great articles and posts about the history of this day and points for white people to reflect on.

 

 

Unapologetically fat,