Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton

Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin

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"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”

-Audre Lorde

Kayla & Chris have a healing conversation about a topic that weighs heavily on all of us.

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*Search Categories*

Destructive; Science / Pseudoscience; Alt Medicine / Wellness

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*Topic Spoiler*

Fat Liberation & Fat Acceptance

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*Further Reading*

https://denariigrace.com/

https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/

https://naafa.org/

https://asdah.org/

https://unsolicitedftb.libsyn.com/

https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/

https://dashaunharrison.com/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/104805/marilyn-wann/#:~:text=Marilyn%20Wann%20is%20a%20fat,She%20later%20published%20the%20FAT!

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315603285/queering-fat-embodiment-cat-paus%C3%A9-jackie-wykes-samantha-murray

http://www.radiancemagazine.com/issues/1998/winter_98/fat_underground.html

https://www.virgietovar.com/

https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/

https://www.caleb-luna.com/

https://www.instagram.com/blackqueeriroh/?hl=en

https://www.jordanunderwood.com/

https://antidietriotclub.co.uk/

https://www.yourfatfriend.com/fat-reading-list

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton

Previous Episode

S4E17 - The Keening (Midsommar)

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Sometimes you want pain to be acknowledged and not whitewashed- or erased by some exceptionalist point of view.

-Ari Aster

Chris & Kayla mix things up a bit by analyzing a cult that doesn't even exist.

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*Search Categories*

Internet Culture; Common interest/Fandom; Anthropological

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*Topic Spoiler*

the film Midsommar's Harga community

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*Further Reading*

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsommar

https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/5/20681187/midsommar-spoilers-cult-harga-ari-aster

https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/midsommar-is-harga-real

https://screenrant.com/midsommar-movie-harga-cult-customs-explained/

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown

Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Kelly Smith Upton, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin

Next Episode

S4E19 - The Magic Eyes (EMDR)

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"Correlation doesn’t imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing ‘look over there.'" - Randall Munroe

Keep an eye on this one- Chris talks to Kayla about a particular type of therapy that has been gaining in popularity in the last few years.

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*Search Categories*

Science / Pseudoscience; Alt Medicine / Wellness

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*Topic Spoiler*

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

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*Further Reading*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_desensitization_and_reprocessing

https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye-movement-reprocessing

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/emdr-taking-a-closer-look/

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/emdr-and-acupuncture-selling-non-specific-effects/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=EMDR

https://www.jneurology.com/articles/scientific-evaluation-of-emdr-psychotherapy-for-the-treatment-of-psychological-trauma-summary-scientific-evaluation-of-emdr-psycho.html

https://www.insider.com/nxivm-used-real-psychology-to-fetishize-vulnerability-manipulate-2020-9

https://www.reddit.com/r/scientology/comments/mrssez/emdr_and_scientology/

https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdr-therapy-is-this-just-scientology-or-what/470281/8

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton

Cult or Just Weird - S4E18 - The Heavy Weight (Fat Liberation & Acceptance)

Transcript

Denarii Grace00:00:00.320

How I get treated and engaged within the world is because of all of these multiple identities. Once people see me, you know, they don't just see a black person, they see a fat person. And if I have my cane, which I usually do out in public, they see a disabled person. You know, it really makes. Has an effect on how I'm engaged with. It's inescapable.

Chris00:00:43.979

So we are ready to go with the episode? Rea