Y'ALL!

This is the last episode of Flex Your Heart Radio! If you wonder why, you should totes listen.

In this episode I talk to Molly of Gender Reveal Podcast! Molly Woodstock is a journalist and podcaster based in Portland, Oregon. They spend their work-days writing and editing for Travel Portland and Portland Monthly Magazine, and spend the rest of the time producing their brand new trans-normative podcast, Gender Reveal. Molly is queer and vegan and has a cat named after nutritional yeast.    In this episode we talk about FEELINGS. We love each other, we have poor mental health, we have survived so much and we're here to tell ya all about it.      A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.   If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!   ----    And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!    You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon  You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected].     ----  Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill

First and foremost: our Reclaim and Revolt program is LIVE and tickets are available NOW! Spots are limited, it is DEFINITELY going to sell out, so sign up now!   Now for the episode:   In this episode, I am SO STOKED to be talking to Nicole Antoinette Nicole Antoinette is a writer and host of the Real Talk Radio podcast, where people come together to have honest conversations about their real lives. A recovering self-help addict and former goal-setting coach, Nicole is obsessed with helping people get to the heart of what's true without judgement, and to exploring how we can use grit and grace to close the gap between what we say we want and what we actually do. Join the conversation at nicoleantoinette.com.   In this episode we talk about doing hard things! Specifically:

• Her fitness journey (knowing when to start and when to end an activity, recognizing when it's time to change paths)
• Real Talk Radio / self-employment / money
• Opening a business, watching it grow, and closing it down despite success
• Sobriety (the fact that Nicole does not identify as an alcoholic, didn't go through AA, and didn't hit a culturally-accepted "rock bottom" with drinking but still went through a lot to get sober and change her life in that regard.)

and so much more!   A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.   If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!   ----    And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!    You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon  You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected].     ----  Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill

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, I get to talk to one of my favorite buddies, Travis!

Travis started his life as a tomboy in rural Maine, blossomed into queer life in the early 00's in Boston and now enjoying being 40 and residing in Portland, Oregon. He loves hobbies and activities - especially when he can share them with other people.   Here is a list:  guitar, banjo, fiddle, quiltmaking, acting, contra dancing, square dancing, step aerobics, skateboarding, mountains and every sport one does on a mountain - snow or sun.   Last summer he thru-hiked The Long Trail in Vermont with his long-time best friend Tam.  He organizes and leads queer wilderness and backpacking trips for a living with The Venture Out Project.   Life goals include biking across the country on a tandem bike with his partner and living with queer community in the woods.  

In this episode we talk all about finding solace in the outdoors, leading queer adventure trips, taking on as many hobbies as possible, and finding comfort being out and proud and living in the between spaces of gender.   A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.   If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!   ----  And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!    You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon    You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected].   ----  Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill 

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, I get to talk with Vanessa Friedman!

Vanessa is a 28 year old queer feminist writer and photographer based in Portland, OR. She's fat, femme, and opinionated. Her words have been published at Nylon, SHAPE, and Autostraddle, where she is also the community editor. In 2017 she hiked 450 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail and 230 miles on the Camino de Santiago; in 2018 she plans to embark on another long hike, hopefully with 100% less toxic masculinity on trail! When she's not sharing all her feelings on the internet or walking long distances, you can find her cooking, crafting, caring for kiddos, and talking about astrology. She's a Capricorn sun, Gemini moon, Virgo rising, in case you were wondering. Follow Vanessa on twitter, instagram, and at her personal blog, vanessapamela.com.

In this episode we discuss: goals, intentions and adventure, how we categorize failure, body image woes and toxic masculinity on the PCT, Carrot Quinn and the Lowest to Highest Trail, social media addiction, and so much more!  

A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.   If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!   ----  And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!    You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon    You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected].   ----  Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill 

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 have Alex Zaragoza!   Alex Zaragoza is a writer covering the intersection between culture and social issues, feminism, the border and other random stuff. She's currently an editor at We Are Mitú, the largest digital media organization serving the Latinx population, and a columnist for San Diego CityBeat. Her work has appeared in O Magazine, NPR, LA Weekly, Rolling Stone and others. Alex grew up in San Diego and Tijuana, crossing the border every day for school and work. She currently lives in Los Angeles.   In this podcast we discuss Alex's experience growing up in both Mexico and the US, what it was like to cross the border for school on a daily basis, body image and how that relates to familial relations (Specifically as it relates to her experience as a Latinx woman), pissing off white men, and so much more!   --- You can find Alex on her Instagram. ---   A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.   If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!   ----  And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!    You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon    You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected].   ----  Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill 

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, full time practical witch, Erin Aquarian!

Erin Aquarian is a radical mystic, anti-oppression, pro-people pro-planet intuitive healer. She uses tarot and a mash up of other modalities to support people in healing and soul-truth living. Erin is an opinionated college dropout who quit her restaurant job in 2015 to be a full time witch. She is a trauma survivor, a late blooming artist, dream job maker, and a compulsive humanitarian. You can find her reading and teaching tarot in Portal-land Oregon or on the Interwebs. 

In this podcast we discuss using magic to heal depression and anxiety, tapping into our creative power as a mode of wellness, what being a full time witch means, what it means to seek individual and collective liberation, and so much more! 

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You can find Erin on her website and Instagram.

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A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon!

Leave us an iTunes review!

Join our facebook group!

Email us at [email protected]!  

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And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends! 

You can follow me on Instagram

You can visit my blog

You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon 

You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected]. 

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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 powerlifter, mother, and all around bad ass, Cassie Haynes!

Cassie lives in Philly with her wife, 2 yr old daughter, and 2 dogs. She has a BFA in theater from Pace University School of Performing Arts, a masters in public health from Tufts University School of Medicine, and a JD from Northeastern University School of Law. Currently she works as the Executive Director of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the global governing body of the sport of roller derby.

Cassie is also a prolific powerlifter, and she holds EIGHT PA state records across 2 weight classes. She is competing in IPF World Powerlifting Championships this November!

 In this podcast we discuss:

- How Cassie went from self identified "indoor kid" to champion powerlifter

- Balancing motherhood with training and other responsibilities

- How Cassie experiences white privilege as a black and biracial woman

- Why #noexcuses is the worst hashtag ever

and so much more! 

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You can find Cassie on her Instagram.

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A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Leslie Bennett, Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon!

Leave us an iTunes review!

Join our facebook group!

Email us at [email protected]!  

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And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and you can buy it now!. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends! 

You can follow me on Instagram

You can visit my blog

You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon 

You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected]. 

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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 activist, musician, and social justice minded vegan entrepreneur Emiko Badillo!

Emiko has been involved in ethical veganism and animal rights since 1997. As a Chicana/Japanese-American vegan living in a very white-populated Portland, OR, she works to bridge the gap between ethical veganism and other social justice movements by volunteering as a member of Social Justice Fund NW, Asians4BlackLives Portland, Portland Vegans of Color, and Better Eating International. She's dedicated to working, volunteering, and collaborating with different communities to fight against all forms of oppression against humans and non-humans. Her not-as-exciting day-job is as co-owner of Food Fight! Vegan Grocery.

 In this podcast we discuss:

- Veganism and how it has changed over a 20 year span

- Punk rock ethics in business / not being taken seriously as a woman, brown, & punk business owner

- Racism in veganism and racism in Portland   - Emiko's journey to quitting single-issue veganism and evolving into a more intersectional veganism

 and so much more! 

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You can connect with the groups Emiko Discusses on Facebook via Asians for Black Lives Portland and Social Justice Fund NW .

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A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon!

Leave us an iTunes review!

Join our facebook group!

Email us at [email protected]!  

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And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and it's on pre-order NOW. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends! 

You can follow me on Instagram

You can visit my blog

You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, now open in Portland, Oregon 

You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at [email protected]. 

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Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill 

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 hero, Erica Smith!

Erica Smith is a feminist sexuality educator and consultant based in Philadelphia. For 15 years, she has worked as a sexuality educator and advocate for young women and LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system. Her work also involves supporting trans and gender non conforming youth and educating other professionals on LGBTQ youth health and sexuality. 

She holds a M.Ed. in Human Sexuality Studies and and a BA in Women's Studies.  She is a working class raised riot grrrl queer femme from a small town. Erica loves kettlebell training, powerlifting and being in the woods with her dog.

 In this podcast we discuss:

- Self identifying as a feminist since she was a small child

- Erica's eating disorder struggle throughout high school and college

- How she turned her eating disorder into college feminist activism, an academic project, and even a job

- Boundaries and self care

- Competition in strength sports

 and so much more! 

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Because of her awesome boundaries, Erica keeps her social media private and doesn't have any public pages, but FYH listeners are welcome to follow her on IG @lolfemme.

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A very special thank you to our 10$ level and up Patreon Patrons: Meg Tracy, The Shiners, Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon!

Leave us an iTunes review!

Join our facebook group!

Email us at [email protected]!  

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And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and it's on pre-order NOW. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends! 

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 [email protected]. I currently have space for private, semi-private and group class clients.  

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Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill 

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 have a vegan, feminist podcast roundtable with Molly of Smash Everything, Raechel and Mel of Feminist Killjoys, PHD and me- Lacy Davis!

In this podcast we discuss:

- Inclusivity in activism

- Tips for eating for your gym goals while recovering from an eating disorder

- Combatting workplace harassment

and so much more! 

  You can find Smash Everything here and Feminist Killjoys, PHD here.  ---  

A very special thank you to our 10$ and 25$ level Patreon Patrons: Jen, Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!    ----   And now for me!   I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and it's on pre-order NOW. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends! 

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 [email protected]. I currently have space for private, semi-private and group class clients.     ----   Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill   

 

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 one of my personal fitness heroes, Courtney Marshall! 

Courtney is a former English and Women's Studies professor turned community-accountable feminist fitness instructor and personal trainer.  Along the way she got interested in body positivity, but now she falls solidly in the fat positive camp- and she does think there's a big difference between the two. She is a member of the Body Positive Fitness Alliance and want to open a feminist fitness facility one day. She fully expects to go broke doing this work, because her goal is almost always to give it all away for free. She can't wait to tell you why!

 In this podcast we discuss:

- How Courtney handles people food shaming themselves or shit talking their bodies

- What anti-racist, feminist fitness entails

- The joy of giving her work away for free, and how free access to fitness enriches the giver just as much as the recipient

and so much more! 

  You can find Courtney on  her Facebook or Instagram, or email her directly at [email protected]. ---  

A very special thank you to our 10$ and 25$ level Patreon Patrons: Mickey Boille, Julia Gibson, Jordan Faulds, Andi Olsen, Aja Vines, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all.

If you like the podcast:

Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at [email protected]!    ----   And now for me!   I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and it's on pre-order NOW. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends! 

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 [email protected]. I currently have space for private, semi-private and group class clients.     ----   Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill