Deep breath…and go.

Ever have an idea that was like a burdock stuck in your hair? Or, maybe more like glitter - just when you think you’ve swept it all away, one sharp & shiny fleck glints up at you and screams, “You better deal with me. I’m not going anywhere. Just tell the truth. It might help.”

Well, that’s sort of how this podcast came into being.

So, here is the truth. Fat is not my problem. Being overweight is not my problem. My problem is that I don’t really love myself enough to take care of myself. The extra pounds just happen to be the easiest-to-spot side effect of my unloved self. Other people (and I) can notice, verify, and assume all kinds of things about me based on my dress size.

I have many other, far worse, side effects; crippling social anxiety, failed relationships, physical and mental abuse, trouble making friends, existential regret at age 53. However, a total stranger can’t clock those kind of issues within 30 seconds of meeting me. My extra pounds are the most honest expression the life I truly live versus what I present to the world. I can’t hide the weight behind my smile, my significant energy, my smarts.

I sometimes think the real reason I hate my extra weight is that there is no faking it away. Ah…my pounds are truth tellers. I want to be the same.

So, if you found this podcast/website/blog and expected it to be anti-fat or body-shaming, or whatever…Nope. You’re not gonna find it here. There are probably a million variations on health and well-being. But, I am only working on me. I’m gonna talk about it, with brutal honestly, with my best friend & sister, Celena, because she has a story of her own that is worth hearing.

I hope listening to us and reading our blog posts might help you if you’re looking for your own solutions and truth. I am cheering for you.