Fierce Fatty Media Page
Bio:
Vinny Welsby (they/them) is a fat activist and diversity, equity and inclusion leader. They are a world-leading expert on dismantling anti-fat bias and diet culture, a TEDx speaker, podcast host and best-selling author. Vinny is trans-non-binary and is dedicated to shifting how society views fat and queer bodies through education and compassion.
When Vinny isn’t talking about DEI stuff they love snuggling with their dog, cross-stitching swear words and singing in a pop choir.
Links:
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LinkedIn: @vinnywelsby
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinnywelsby/
Email: fatty@fiercefatty.com
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TEDx: I am FAT: How to Be Confident and Love Your Body at Any Size
Vinny in the media:
ARTICLE: Interac.ca, How Vinny Welsby Transforms Adversity into Advocacy, Sept 2024
PODCAST: Weirdos in The Workplace Embracing Your Personal Power at Every Weight ft Vinny Welsby, August 2024
PODCAST: Ally Spotlight, Addressing anti-fat bias within ourselves & DEI, June 2024
PODCAST: Thorny Issues, How to regain confidence in your body as it ages and grow - with Vinny Welsby, March 2024
WORKSHOP: Bad Moms: F*ck Diet Culture, Jan 2024
PODCAST: The Boundless Self Podcast, Unlearning Anti-Fat Bias and Building Confidence in Your Body at Any Size: with TEDx Speaker Vinny Welsby, November 2023
ARTICLE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, How use of diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss has led to a shortage: 'Let the diabetes have their drugs', February 2023
PODCAST: The Body Grievers, Fatphobia & Finding Hope with Vinny Welsby, August 2022
PODCAST: Reimagining Health & Wellness Summit, reimagininghealthsummit.com/vinny, May 2022
PODCAST: Fat Girl Book Club, Fierce Fattie by Vinny Welsby with Chavonne McClay, May 2022
PODCAST: Authentically You, Uncovering Fatphobia with Vinny Welsby, April 2022
PODCAST: RECLAIM podcast interview with Thaís Sky, A Conversation on Fatness with Vinny Welsby, March 2022
PODCAST: Undiet Your Coaching Practice, Body Size Diversity in Coaching, November 2021
PODCAST: Marissa Miluk Podcast, Healthism & Body Confidence [Unlearning fatphobia with Victoria Welsby), November 2021
PODCAST: Shame Free Eating, Fighting Fatphobia with Victoria Welsby of Fierce Fatty Podcast, November 2021
PODCAST: What She Said, Fierce Fatty Victoria Welsby Helps People Love The Body They're In, November 2021
PODCAST: Ditch The Binge, Fierce Fatty on Fatphobia- Interview with Victoria Welsby, November 2021
PODCAST: Nourishing Women Podcast, How Fatphobia Negatively Impacts Our Sex Life with Victoria Welsby, October 2021
PODCAST: Yay for Business, Inclusivity in Business with Victoria Welsby, October 2021
PODCAST: Carly Compton The PFWC Podcast, Unlearning Fatphobia w/ Victoria Welsby, August 2021
PODCAST: Friends of Marilyn, 2021 tour across USA, Victoria, NAAFA, August 2021
PODCAST: The SociEATy By No Food Rules Podcast Recording, A Juicy Convo About Fat Activism [feat. Victoria Welsby], August 2021
ARTICLE: Her Campus, Selena Gomez’s Swimwear Collaboration Shouldn’t Make Her the Face of Body Positivity, July 2021
PODCAST: Caras Kitchen, Body Confidence, Diet Recovery & Fat Positivity with Victoria Welsby @FierceFatty, May 2021
BOOK: Body Happy Kids, How to Help Children and Teens Love the Skin They’re In by Molly Forbes, April 2021
PODCAST: Eighty Eight Podcast, Unlearning Fatphobia With Fierce Fatty, March 2021
BOOK: Intuitive Eating for Every Day, 365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to Rediscover the Pleasures of Eating by Evelyn Tribole, March 2021
DOCUMENTARY: Body Love Society, Behind the Before and After: Non Diet, Intuitive Eating and Body Image Documentary, February 2021
ONLINE CONFERENCE: Braving Body Shame, Braving Body Shame Online Conference, January 2021
PODCAST: The Bold Bitch Podcast, Fatphobia, Ferocity, and the Big Lie that's the BMI, January 2021
PODCAST: The Babesment, How to Ditch Fat Shame with the Fierce Fatty Herself: Victoria Welsby, January 2021
PODCAST: Plus Mommy, Becoming A Fierce Fatty With Victoria Welsby, December 2020
PODCAST: Eat the Rules, Being Authentically You – with Victoria Welsby, November 2020
PODCAST: The Body Image Podcast, Moving Through Fatphobia in Our Diet-Obsessed Culture with Victoria Welsby, November 2020
PODCAST: Real Health Radio, Healing From Abuse and Accepting Your Body with Victoria Welsby, October 2020
PODCAST: The F*ck It Diet with Caroline Dooner, Becoming a #FierceFatty, September 2020
PODCAST: Nourishing Women, Fat Phobia and Food Insecurity with Fierce Fatty Victoria Welsby, August 2020
PODCAST: Food Psych, Healthism, Fatphobia, and Redefining Well-Being with Confidence Coach Victoria Welsby, and How the Anti-Diet and Intuitive Eating Frameworks Address Health with Dietitian Vincci Tsu, July 2020
PODCAST: We're Not Weighting, Body Acceptance and Fat Phobia with Body Confidence Expert Victoria Welsby, July 2020
PODCAST: Speaking of Hungry, How Fatphobia Sabotages Healing with Victoria Welsby, Founder of Fierce Fatty, April 2020
PODCAST: The Yours Chewly Podcast, How Does Fatphobia Interfere with Intuitive Eating? with Victoria Welsby, April 2020
PODCAST: Going Beyond The Food Method, #1 Enemy to Intuitive Eating – Internalized Fatphobia, April 2020
PODCAST: The Mindful Dietitian, Fierce, Fat and Saving Lives with Victoria Welsby, April 2020
ARTICLE: Thrive Global, Fat Phobia, an Interview with Victoria Welsby, April 2020
PODCAST: Quit Dieting For Good, Life as a Fierce Fatty with Victoria Welsby, March 2020
PODCAST: Escape Diet Prison, Anorexia in Fat People with Victoria Welsby, March 2020
PODCAST: Intuitive Bites, How Internalized Fatphobia Interferes with Intuitive Eating with Victoria Welsby, March 2020
PODCAST: Pure Curiosity, Fatphobia, Body Politics & Self-Acceptance at Any Size, February 2020
BOOK: Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison, Dec 2019
ARTICLE: The Derry Journal and Victoria Welsby, November 2019
ARTICLE: Huffington Post, Diet Culture Made Me Hate My Body. 'Intuitive Eating' Saved My Self-Confidence, November 2019
ARTICLE: BBC Food, What it’s really like to live with obesity or identify as fat
BBC SHOW: Who are You Calling Fat, October 2019
ARTICLE: Who Are You Calling Fat?: Meet Victoria on Instagram - TED x Talks to finding her life's calling!, October 2019
BOOK REVIEW: Fierce Fatty: A Book Review, August 2019
PODCAST: The Bodylove Project Podcast w/Jessi Haggerty, {ep. 060} It’s ok to be fat with Victoria Welsby, March 2019
BOOK: The F*ck It Diet, Eating Should Be Easy by Caroline Dooner, March 2019
PODCAST: Kilter and Mint, Victoria Welsby - Fierce & Fat, February 2019
PODCAST: Our Freality, One Fierce Fatty: Recalibrating the Meaning of “Fat” and Challenging Healthism with Victoria Welsby, January 2019
EVENT: Bumble Canada, Self-Care During The Holidays: Panel, December 2018
ARTICLE: Bumble is hosting a dating and networking pop-up in Vancouver this November, Feat Victoria Welsby, November 2018
ARTICLE: Study Breaks, 4 TED Talks To Help You Embrace The Body You Have, November 2018
ARTICLE: Psychology Today, Are You a Success? Perspectives from Around the World, October 2018
BOOK: Fierce Fatty, Love Your Body And Live Like The Queen You Already Are by Victoria Welsby, Sept 2018
PODCAST: Fashion Hags, Episode 69: BAM POW LIFE's Victoria Welsby, September 2018
PODCAST: Brown Chicken, Brown Cow, Season 3, Episode 4, Body Positivity, August 2018
PODCAST: Food Psych #162: Self-Esteem and Diet Recovery with Victoria Welsby, July 2018
PODCAST: Shift Talk: Fatphobia, July 2018
PODCAST - Anne-Sophie Reinhardt: You Don't Need to Punish Your Body Because You're Fat, July 2018
VIDEO - Plus! This Show: Victoria Welsby, June 2018
VIDEO - The Succeed Against The Odds Show: Victoria Welsby, June 2018
VIDEO - Lindsay Johnson, The Radical Connector, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Building an Online Business, June 2018
PODCAST - Love, Food Podcast: I'm Ashamed That I Can't Control My Eating or Drinking, May 2018
VIDEO - Authenticity is Power with Annie Woods: Victoria Welsby, March 2018
VIDEO - Vancouver Real Podcast: #143 Victoria Welsby | Body Image Activist, March 2018
PODCAST - The Body Love Society: Never Diet Again: How to get off the diet rollercoaster, find balance and live a healthy life you actually enjoy, February 2018
ARTICLE - The Cavalier: Victoria Welsby: Badass By Definition, February 2018
ARTICLE - FabUplus Magazine: Fat IS Fabulous, September 2017
PODCAST - Fearless Rebelle Radio Podcast: Why are we so scared of fat?, June 2017
ARTICLE - FabUplus Magazine: Does Your Inner Critic Rule Your Life, June 2017
ARTICLE - Bustle: 15 Fat Babes Share Their Favorite Rules To Break, Because Wearing Horizontal Stripes Can Get Boring, May 2017
ARTICLE - I Like Her Style Magazine: What is Your Most Memorable Celebration, April 2017
ARTICLE - Hello Giggles: This body positivity website is our new fave source of self love, February 2017
ARTICLE - Bustle: Here's Where To Get 9 Body Positive Podcasts All In One Place, February 2017
ARTICLE - Borrowed by Design: Women Who Rock: Victoria of Bam Pow Life, September 2016
ARTICLE - Hello Flo: Five Instagram Influencers Leading The #BodyPositivity Campaign, August 2016