1 - 1 Coaching With Victoria
Do you feel like you want some time to discuss in a private and confidential setting the relationship you have with your body or food? Then 1-1 coaching with Victoria could be for you.
What is coaching?
“Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance. The learner is sometimes called a coachee.” ←- That is what Wikipedia says about coaching. And yeah, that’s pretty much hitting the nail on the head!
The difference between a coaching relationship versus anything else is that you will be working with someone who has done the thing. I have gone from hating my body to thinking it’s pretty cool. I have gone from having a disordered relationship with food to being an intuitive eater. I have been there and will COACH you on how to improve your relationship with your body and food (like I have already done with many other humans).
I will be able to shine a flashlight (or torch if you’re a smelly Brit like me) on the areas in your life that are clearly holding you back from body acceptance and give you the map on how to get from feeling totally disgusting in your body to a place where….you just don’t think about it that much...really.
People make the same mistakes over and over and as someone who has coached others through it, I can see them rather easily. It may be my superpower?! Or maybe not...it’s just that I have a different advantage point than those who are in the trenches and together we can solve this puzzle!
Why go on this journey alone when you can have me by your side cheering you on, commiserating with you, getting mad when you tell me how you’ve experienced fatphobia that week, and celebrating your wonderful achievements?
How much does it cost?
we have Sliding Scale Pricing!
I am super excited to be able to provide sliding scale pricing on a first-come, first-served basis. I want to acknowledge that this model is imperfect but is a place to start so that those with less financial or societal privilege can access coaching with me. You pick which price you feel most aligns with you. You don’t have to fit all criteria to chose a lower or higher price. No questions will be asked about what price you pick.
$200 per 50-minute session is for those with privilege. This could look like being financially stable, living in a smaller body, being white, cis-gendered, able-bodied etc.
$145 per 50-minute session is for those with less privilege. This could look like being less secure financially but still able to pay your bills, living in a small - medium fat body etc.
$75 per 50-minute session is for those with the least privilege. This could look like being financially insecure, living in a super fat or infinifat body, being a BIPOC, being trans or disabled etc. (Unfortunately, limited quantities are available at this price).
not sure which price is right for you? Here are some scenarios to help you know what price to pick :)
(These are examples and not meant as a strict guide, no questions will be asked about what price you feel is best for you)
Person A rents their home and has a full-time job. They have a small amount in savings and can easily pay their bills every month and have extra to pay for special occasions. They live in a medium fat body and are able-bodied. They choose to pay $200 per session.
Person B works part-time and lives with roommates to reduce their bills. They are able to pay their monthly bills with a little leftover. They are straight-sized and able-bodied. They choose to pay $145 per session.
Person C lives at home with their parents and is studying full time. They live off loans and the wage their get from their part-time job. They are superfat and disabled. They choose to pay $75 per session.
Person D works full time in a well-paid job. They are financially secure and don’t have to worry about paying bills, they are a small fat person. They choose to pay $200 per session.
Benefits of Coaching
From Positive Psychology “coaches pay particular attention to assisting clients to identify their strengths. Coachees learn to explore and develop them as a means to achieve their goals, and also to cultivate positive emotions (Moore, et al., 2016). Generating positive emotions leads to what Fredrickson (2013) calls, “an upward spiral.”
In her landmark work, she identified ten positive emotions:
inspiration
hope
pride
interest
love
awe
amusement
joy
gratitude
serenity
Coaching creates the space for clients to build on these emotions and flourish.”
I have been a coach and coachee for many years and can honestly say those relationships have changed my life. Being able to stop wasting time, energy and money on the futile hope that I could be thin was (and still is!) revolutionary! What would YOU do instead if you didn’t have to think about things that aren’t helpful?
What to expect
When you purchase a coaching session (or a few at a time, your choice), you will pick a time that suits you for our 1st session. Before the session you will fill out a simple form telling me where you’re at and what you want to get out of coaching.
Our session will be conducted on Zoom and will be recorded for you to keep forever - that way you can go back and be reminded of the concepts we talk about.
During the session you will be in charge of what topics we cover. What’s on your mind at the moment? What are you struggling with? How can I help? We will talk about it!
I’ll give you advice and will ask you questions to challenge your thought patterns. I may ask you if you want to set goals around doing things that are meaningful in this journey, or not. You may just want to spend 50 minutes ranting about your Aunt Cherylynn who is a total fatphobic donkey. It’s all perfect!
Above all else our sessions are a safe space where you will not be judged for your body size, or what you ate or didn’t eat. Our time together is a respite away from the outside fatphobic world, a place where you can be you.
What topics can we cover?
Learning to love and accept your body
Unlearning fatphobic beliefs
Body neutrality
How to stop dieting
Setting boundaries with fatphobes or dieters
Unlearning diet culture beliefs
How to practice bravery
Why am I so mad that my favourite fat celeb has lost weight
How to tell weird uncle Keith to fuck off with his keto Facebook posts
sliding scale pricing:
$200 per 50-minute session is for those with privilege.
$145 per 50-minute session is for those with less privilege.
$75 per 50-minute session is for those with the least privilege.
Who the heck are you?
Oh hey! I haven’t introduced myself yet. In case you don’t know me, I am Victoria Founder of Fierce Fatty. I am an anti-diet, pro-fatty body acceptance coach, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, podcast host and creator of Fierce Fatty Academy.
I have been doing this work for 7 years now, which is frightening how quickly time moves.
I trained to be a coach with Essential Impact, an International Coaching Federation (ICF) approved program.
But my coaching experience started way before being trained in it. It has always been my personality type to want to help others and share what I know. When I see people struggling to find a solution to their issue and I know that solution you better believe I am gonna share my expertise.
I think it’s because I needed that when I was young. Being fat as a child is hard, add to that poverty, food insecurity, an alcoholic dad, homelessness and abuse...well things were pretty hopeless feeling for me for a long time. It was other people who believed in me and that spark I had inside of me that helped me see that things could be different for me.
I want to be able to do that for you, hold a mirror up and show you what I see. Show you what really is possible for you...even if you’re not thin, or look “perfect” or have saggy boobs, or if your belly hangs.
You don’t need to feel less than for who you are. Let’s work on it together and overcome those feelings that are not helpful and sometimes plain frustrating.
What times are available?
I am normally free for sessions Monday to Thursday 10am - 6pm PST (Pacific Standard Time - West Coast North America). The earlier you book the more time options are available. Our sessions will be 50 minutes long (unless you book 2 and want to do them back to back then they will be 1 hour 40 long).
not sure?
If you’re not sure that we will be a good fit then why not drop me an email (victoria@fiercefatty.com) and I can answer any questions you have or we can even schedule a free 20-minute breakthrough session.
Please note
I am not a therapist or a nutritionist, although I am a trained coach. If you think you may have an eating disorder or other mental health issue please contact a mental health professional as I am not equipped to deal with your needs. I cannot guarantee any outcome from coaching with me.