S2 Ep17: Being fat, disabled and CONFIDENT

Disabled isn't a bad word, okay?! Fat disabled people are still treated as second class citizens and we need to talk about it. Accessibility in the UK is still shockingly bad and disabled people are constantly facing extra judgement from ableist people.  And yes, there have been massive improvements to plus size representation, but sticking in a white able-bodied plus size women and a pretty disabled woman in the corner of a campaign lineup isn't good enough.  So today, we're chatting to disabled fashion blogger, FromSarahLex about the reality of being a wheelchair user, how doctors have treated her because of her weight, and how she's learnt to be a confident bad bitch 💅. Sarah is the absolute best and somehow managed to match Lauren's energy?!?! Who knew that was possible... Anyway, we're besties now and Sarah may be building a sidecar onto her wheelchair so her and Lauren can go around town talking to strangers... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Go Love Yourself! It’s the show where we’re all learning to love ourselves a little more 💖 Laura Adlington (left, 2020 GBBO Finalist) and her best friend Lauren Smith (right) grew up in the 90s and 00s when low rise jeans were high fashion, Bridget Jones was the poster fat girl and diet culture was rife. Now, we’re unlearning everything we’ve been taught about body image, acceptance and confidence, and this podcast takes you along for the ride! From self-love, to the other kind of self love (wink wink nudge nudge) we’re here to help you feel happier, more confident, and part of the best community on the internet. Join us EVERY TUESDAY as we talk about everything from diet culture to dating, mental health to social media, fashion and giving zero f***s about what people think.. Come to our Christmas Party on 20th December (https://www.seetickets.com/event/go-love-yourself-live-the-christmas-party/bush-hall/2756624) 📧 Contact: golove@crowdnetwork.co.uk 🌈 Instagram: @goloveyourselfpod (https://www.instagram.com/goloveyourselfpod/) 💕 Facebook Group: Go Love Yourself Community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/512729816871689) 🌻 Laura's Instagram: @Laura.Adlington (https://www.instagram.com/laura.adlington/) 🌺 Lauren's Instagram: @itslaurensmithy (https://www.instagram.com/itslaurensmithy/)