Flex Your Heart Radio

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Welcome to Flex Your Heart Radio! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk, and crushing it at life.  On this episode, we talk to feminist art powerhouse,Sarah Faith Gottesdiener! Sarah is a queer artist, designer, writer, and intuitive Tarot Reader living in Los Angeles, CA. Sarah's various businesses strive to empower other women, queers, and femmes in different ways. She creates feminist gear and affordable art under the moniker Modern Women. For the past two years she has been the creator of the cult classic "Many Moon Workbook" - which explore various ways to work with the different phases of the Moon. She also teaches workshops and classes on metaphysical and spiritual subjects.  When not working, Sarah enjoys hanging with her elderly pit bull Phaedra and her sweetie, hanging out with her awesome inspiring friends, reading, and going out into nature.    To learn more about Sarah's spiritual work, classes, or to book a reading with her, go to visualmagic.

Welcome to Flex Your Heart Radio! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk, and crushing it at life.  On this episode, we talk to Alex Lannon of Fat Chance Coaching!  Let me tell you about Alex: Alex wants to live in a world where moving and nourishing your body has nothing to do with morality. As a Health at Every Size Personal Trainer and Health Coach, she focuses on dynamic movement and functional fitness. She is buff, she is stoked, she is a leader in thought around fat liberation.  When Alex is not powerlifting, you can find her performing with her queer electro pop band GAYmous or cooking delicious vegan meals. As a long time activist and counselor, Alex is especially excited to work with lgbtqia+ clients, fat folks, vegans, punks, survivors, those in eating disorder recovery and anyone who feels alienated by the mainstream health and fitness movements. Find out how to get pumped and feel pumped at fatchancecoaching@gmail.com and follow her Instagram. In

Welcome to Flex Your Heart Radio! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk, and crushing it at life.  On this episode, we talk to resident sexperts, Oliver and Stacey. We discuss: - Lesbian bed death - How to handle being queer in a straight passing relationship - Vaginal dryness - Breaking out of vanilla sex patterns - Female ejaculation - Reclaiming the bedroom as a fat person - Talking to kids about sex   and more!    You can find Stacey's sexual assault advocacy group, No to Rape Culture here. You can contact Oliver by emailing oliveradamvictoria@gmail.com    ---- If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Email us at flexyourheartradio@gmail.com!    ----   And now for me! You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, soon to be open in Portland, Oregon  You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, in

Welcome to Femmes to the Front! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk, and crushing it at life. On this episode, we talk to Jenny Bruso of the body positive outdoor culture account Unlikely Hikers! Jenny Bruso is a fat, queer, writer and former indoor kid who’s been involved with body-positive activism for more than fifteen years. In 2012, an accidental hike revealed a new life trajectory of healing, self-care and adventure in the outdoors. Through her blog and the Instagram community, @UnlikelyHikers, she exposes and transforms preconceived notions of what an “outdoorsperson” looks like and puts a spotlight on diversity, inclusion and visibility in outdoors culture. She lives and adventures in Portland, Oregon. In this hour we discuss:   - How mental health can be healed with nature - Finding queer community in the outdoors - Exercising as a way to love your body instead of fixing it - Punk and feminism - Writing and so much more.  You can find Jenny on the

Welcome to Femmes to the Front! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk and crushing it at life. On this episode, we will talk to Aja Vines! Aja is an incredibly enthusiastic inspiration, and in this hour we discuss: - Dieting vs. eating disorders, and how thin the line can get - Intuitive eating - Body positivity, and how to internalize external BoPo messaging - Meditation and other forms of self-care - Taking gigantic risks and big life transitions - Trusting yourself even when shit hits the fan You can find Aja on her personal Instagram or her food Instagram! ---- And now for me! You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, soon to be open in Portland, Oregon  You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at Lacy@liberationbarbell.com. I currently have space for private, semi-private and group class clients.

Welcome to Femmes to the Front! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk and crushing it at life. During this hour, we will talk to Amy Kuretsky! Amy K. is a SUPER bad-ass boss lady and in this hour we discussed: -Growing up punk and vegan and discovering that the lifestyle aided in chronic illness (no shade to being punk or vegan, obviously- this is just Amy's story!) - Powerlifting, and training for powerlifting competitions - Self care, especially for entrepreneurs - Acupuncture for Crohn's disease and other digestive ailments - Pairing self-employed hustle with concentrated self-care You can find Amy on her website and on Instagram. You can also listen to her podcast, Health fuels hustle! ---- And now for me! You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, soon to be open in Portland, Oregon   You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifti