I’ve listened to their podcast for years and they have become an amazing source for sourced information, important cultural perspectives, and an important reminder that fatness is not a disease. it’s a way of living that can be protective for many over the small bodies we’ve been conditioned to emulate. Must listen!

Vinny is a needed asset to fat liberation. They are knowledgeable, compassionate, intentional, and really funny. They have helped me create more body neutrality and acceptance for myself. They also do an excellent job speaking to the relationship between anti-Blackness and fatphobia. They obviously spend so much time researching for their episodes. I have learned so much from their podcast. They help me feel less alone in this world. Thank you Vinny.

Vinny’s lighthearted style makes listening feel like a hang with an ally instead of a self help read. BUT the research and quality are there…just in an easily digestible form. I also really appreciate they are sensitive to eating disorder triggering content and never talk about specific weight numbers or foods.

I think that I have listened to every single episode and sometimes I re-listen to it on days that I’m struggling. I have given up dieting and forced exercise and I am learning to find peace and acceptance with my body. Some days are not easy but hey we are all a work in progress. I find that her podcast lifts me up not just with her content, but her incredible personality. Vinny is bubbly, charming, witty, and extremely intelligent. I am reminded that I am worthy and beautiful regardless of my size. I have been dealing with disorder eating since I was a child and Vinny has opened my eyes to a whole New World and a whole new perspective to a way of life that is contrary to everything I have been told and inundated with on a daily basis still. Her podcast provides freedom from societal standards. She has educated me most importantly because knowledge is power I hope she truly knows what an impact she has made in my life. I can’t wait to sign up for her Fierce Fatty academy! Thank you so for everything that you do ❤️

Vinny is a great person to listen to if you are fat or know anyone who is fat! Her perspective is fresh and bold and also rooted in science, facts and lived experience. Her analogies are great and she is funny and easy to listen to. 10/10 recommend.

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Wild idea that giving information to your doctor may help them give advice on a healthier life. It’s funny because it’s sad, but not entertaining.

This woman is not helping other women. This is a bury your head in the sand and then cry victim when challenged. Pathetic!

Heart health is a real thing. Please stop spreading lies.

I came across Victoria’s podcast quite by accident, actually after she changed her name to Vinny and pronouns to they/them. I started listening and IMMEDIATELY knew this person was put in my path by some divine intervention. I listened to quite a few of their later episodes that called out to me and then went back and started listening from episode one. The honesty. The humor. The knowledge. Putting themselves out there with the only care is trying to help anyone who is looking for it. I cannot get enough. Always waiting for the next episode. Thank you Vinny for all you’ve done for me, for the fat community, and the fatphobes as well! You are divine!!

Vinny is so great. I’ve been listening to their podcast for a long time and have learned so much from it. Their upbeat and real talk is highly relatable, and their content is well-researched. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone at any point of their fat liberation journey and those seeking to divest from diet culture. Thank you for giving so much of yourself to this podcast, Vinny! I hope we can get you properly compensated for all your labor.

Vinny is great and this show is very empowering, well researched, funny - everything you’d want. I can’t tell you how much Vinny has helped me with my self esteem and recovering from my disordered eating.

I love Vinny so much!! They have great topics and they have a way of presenting that is so easy to understand and fun to listen to!! They make me laugh so much. Great information for anyone on an intuitive eating journey and that are looking to work towards fat liberation!! Thanks Vinny!!

Vinny is incredible and has helped me so much on my journey of loving my body and healing from disordered eating!!

Oh Vinnie - thank you for being you. I appreciate you so much and love your candor. I especially appreciate when you can speak about the time before you found this level of self-love. It is so helpful to hear that you struggled with your own acceptance. You give me hope and bring me joy. Thank you so much!

I appreciate this podcast so much! I love how Vinny really digs into the science. The pop culture commentary is fantastic as well - helping to put words to why some of these depictions of fat people are so damaging. Keep up the fantastic work!

I look forward to each episode and appreciate the regularity. As a POC, I really appreciate your awareness of racial/ethnic intersectional perspective. I laugh out loud each time you say ‘take my money!’ To each bad diet program you once tried! I feel that ;)

This podcast is full of great information! I really appreciate Vinny’s sense of humor! They are also very compassionate and thoughtful about how they present information about fat phobia in our culture. They are a unique voice in the fat positive movement and their unique identities bring a great perspective to the movement!

Vinny has been an integral part of my body liberation journey. They are informative, aware and hilarious. I love this podcast and recommend you give it a listen if you want support with dismantling internalized fatphobia

Vinny is so entertaining to listen to! They always have fascinating anecdotes sprinkled in with very helpful advice about body image and confidence. This is content I definitely need and appreciate. Give it a listen if you want to laugh and learn!

I love listening to Vinny! Their frank, unapologetic attitude is perfectly balanced with thoughtful, well-researched analysis and plenty of humor. Thank you Vinny for creating this podcast and for all you do!

Vinny is a voice of compassion, they are also intelligent, insightful, and hilarious. Do yourself a favor and listen!

Vinny is the mut’s nuts!! They are a hilarious, intelligent, empathetic, all-around bada** human being. I truly wish the rest of the world could understand and be like them- it would be a much more pleasant and welcoming existence. Please keep this going!! 💕💕

I’ve struggled with weight and dieting for most of my adult life. I guess the most extreme thing I did was go on a “medically supervised” fast for 6 months. Nothing but a powdered drink for every meal. I will say it was the most efficient way to gain back 100 pounds in nothing flat. Diets don’t work and do nothing but wreak havoc with your metabolism and your health, both mental and physical. The medical community has no answers and then they have audacity to not even treat fat people until they lose weight, something that’s virtually impossible to do. Keep up the good work sharing the truth that a lot of people just don’t want to hear.

I have had low confidence for some time now, and I knew I had a bit of a body image issue, but I had no inkling of how deeply my self-image was truly integrally connected with my personal self confidence until listening to this podcast. I had no idea that such a large portion of what is holding me back in life came down to fatphobia--in all forms: internalized, fear of it from others, and institutional fatphobia. Now that I understand that, I have been able to totally change my approach to life. It's about doing things intuitively, doing what you love and brings you joy, maintaining healthy boundaries, getting out of your comfort zone, and taking action! I truly feel so much freer. Thank you, Victoria, for getting this knowledge out into the world and helping so many realize that fat people deserve dignity, respect, and equality!

Victoria - I truly believe you are my biggest fan. Even though we haven’t met in person when I listen to your podcast I always feel as if you are cheering me on, standing up and waving those pom poms, supporting me in this battle against my eating disorder. When I have a particularly bad day it is you who makes me laugh and feel so much better about myself. I just cannot thank you enough. CHEERS!!

Such helpful content, it is validating and really gets me thinking!

I heard you on Food Psych and you were cracking me up the whole time. I’m a new follower and will be listening to everything you’ve posted. By the way I think we should be best friends! Also, I’m super excited that your book is on Kindle unlimited.

I just found this podcast, although I’d heard Victoria on the Food Psych podcast and loved her. This podcast’s content and Victoria’s presentation of the material are just what I need in my life right now. I’m a 56-year-old woman who’s been working hard to get out of diet culture for about three years now. I’ve taken in much vital information from the intuitive eating/HAES people and now I’m ready to listen to someone who’s just purely hilarious and joyful and who celebrates fat bodies! Victoria, thank you so much for what you’re doing!

I had weight loss surgery in 2016. I lost weight the first 2 years and then slowly gained it back, pretty much all of it. I was searching podcasts about regain after WLS to see where I went wrong and how I could fix myself. I found this podcast and it gave me an entirely different viewpoint that’s makes so much sense. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Thank you for not being afraid. Thank you for being you!

Victoria talks about hard things with kindness, compassion, and humor. I also appreciate how she often talks about her life. It’s like a conversation with a friend who is authentic, funny, and supportive.

I’m a little late to the party but I’m obsessed! Your voice is so soothing and hits all the topics I’ve always needed to hear. You’ve helped change my feelings towards my beautiful fat body ❤️

I love Victoria’s podcast! It’s so interesting to hear her talk about diet culture and it’s relationship to social justice and politics. Plus, Victoria’a humor is on point! Always a go-to podcast when I need a pick-me-up body-wise and to help me feel empowered❤️

I loved listening to Victoria! This podcast makes me smile and has become my go-to when I need a reminder of what’s important (hint: it’s being fierce in whatever you do and not letting hang ups with body image trip you up).

So positive and refreshing.

When I first heard of this wonderful woman I was shocked, as I was not used to hearing women my size be so comfortable in their skin. She shares her experience and knowledge like that girlfriend that you can’t wait to meet up with. She has helped me to slowly own my fatty without shame, but with a lot of compassion.

Victoria is so entertaining which makes getting the knowledge she shares fun and easy. She has been so amazing in helping me with my own body image struggles and internalized fat phobia. She's bold, confident, and knows her stuff!! I always recommend this podcast to my anti-diet friends.

I have binge listened to this podcast for the past three weeks. I recently moved to a new place and have been struggling with eating disorder recovery over quarantine and Victoria’s confidence and radiance is contagious. I have found so much healing and reflective guidance in this podcast.

This podcast and the human behind it are simply incredible! Even as someone who broke up with diet culture and chasing the thin ideal 2 years ago and someone who champions fat liberation and thinks every body has value, I still struggle with self esteem and self worth a lot. This sometimes means disliking my body or simply feeling not worthy due to other physical and mental health issues I have but Victoria makes me laugh, cry, or both every episode and makes me truly feel seen in a way no other public person has; episode 38 especially made me realize I too had lost a job due to an obsession with my fit bit, recording every meal, and eating so little I made mistakes constantly. I feel like I could have been talking which means I can achieve what she has too! It’s an incredible feeling! Everyone should hear her message but especially everyone in a larger body who wants to become a fellow fierce fatty!!! Ten stars! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I enjoy so many aspects of this podcast. Victoria comes across as a good person, but also as smart and thoughtful and healthy. And I love her voice. It’s pleasant, engaging, and really conveys her personality. It’s just lovely to get such great content in such an enjoyable format.

I find this podcast so helpful! Victoria is a legend and I’m so grateful for all her work in spreading the gospel that fat is fierce! 💗

Having been on a constant stream of diets since the age of 12, I’m 30 now and attempting to unlearn so many things. Victoria and The Fierce Fatty Podcast is a blessing. Her experiences are relatable and her words are so wise. She’s the best friend I always wished I had—someone who listened, understood my struggles, and reassured me that I’m enough as I am.

I am on episode 10, and I am loving this. Wow. She has really opened my eyes. I have heard that I cam hard on myself, and dismissed it. Not with her. I am hard on myself, and will take action on it. Thank you so much Victoria!

Victoria presents a smart, funny take on what it takes to overturn the table of diet culture and embrace your beautiful bod! She has activated the fierce in me!

I heard Victoria on instagram and couldn’t get enough of her so followed her podcasts immediately - she’s the bees knees in learning to love yourself as you are - a beautiful, fat woman. So grateful for her.

Podcast for anyone struggling with body-image. I’ve only listened to a few and I’m already feeling how much this podcast is going to help empower me. The podcast I’ve been waiting for. You help me to realize I’m worthy and I am beautiful NOW. I don’t need to change my body to love myself. Thank you for your wisdom and compassion.

It feels good to hear from another great fatty Who has dealt with emotional abuse, internalize fat phobia, and diet culture. I feel heard!

Victoria Welsby is a breath of fresh air in a fat phobic, diet culture world of judgement. She is oozing with real life examples of how fat phobia can impact your self esteem and make you miserable and offers practical ways to change your mindset and handle difficult situations while breaking away from all the negativity. This podcast is truly a gem! And let’s face it, her accent is the coolest.

I love Victoria’s style and all of this content.

As someone who is struggling to fully accept and love my body, this podcast provides an honest and thoughtful insight in to how to reprogram the fat shame that society has taught us! When I listen to her, I feel like my big sister is taking to me about self love, which has always been a dream of mine. Thank you!!!