In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re talking about Lizzo and.. whatever the hell his name is? Aries Spears? He did an interview where he said some heinous crap about her appearance and was wildly fatphobic. We break down the different ways that even the interviewer participates in this. We talk about the unique ways that fatphobia impacts women vs men and especially women of color. Our listener question this week is from a woman who’s annoyed with her partner for making sex jokes and innuendo as a way to initiate sex. We talk about how to communicate better about this and we give lots of examples. We also play devil’s advocate a bit in trying to interpret the meaning behind the behavior to give a different perspective!Then we have wins of the week! Cassie talks about their little sister’s hilarious terms and conditions for a threesome. Hailey is tapped out because we have extended family stressors this week. Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for ResourcesAries Spears:Original Interview Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re talking about modern body positivity on the social internet from straight sized influencers. Victoria Garrick is a body positive influencer who posted a video recently showing how videos can be photoshopped as easily as photos can be. While this is wildly valuable information, we’re not convinced it doesn’t also hit the same parts of your psyche that are impacted by before and after photos which we’ve ranted about before. Our listener question this week is from a cis woman who’s asking about how to handle a partner who is fully engulfed in diet culture and is feeling some negative effects on her relationship because of it. We discuss the ways you can address these issues with your partner and give some pros and cons of just dumping him. Then we have wins of the week! Cassie is talking about Southwest Airlines and their extra seat policy. Hailey’s win is about playing kickball as a family! Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for ResourcesVictoria Garrick:TikTokYahoo  Southwest Airlines:Extra Seat PolicyBlog Post Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re talking about a CNN article titled Is Losing Weight an Important Health Goal? This article is a part of a larger series on disordered eating and diet culture. We break down some quotes from medical professionals used within the article and consider the validity of those statements.We go on a bit of a tangent about capitalism, “quiet-quitting”, and the idea that “people just don’t want to work anymore”. Our listener question this week is from a 29 year old cis woman trying to navigate a sexual relationship with her partner now that they are co-habitating. Highlighted topics are: responsive desire vs spontaneous desire, navigating turn ons AND turn offs, & mindfulness during sex. Then we have wins of the week! Cassie is bringing a Reel from Instagram where a fat activist provides some tips on how to make requests of the FAA regarding seat size on airplanes. Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for Resources:Bri Campos@BodyImageWithBriCNN article:How Important is Weight Loss for Health? Instagram Reel:Some Practical Advocacy Tips! Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re talking about Melanie Lynski who played Rose from Two and a Half Men. She did a recent interview talking about what Hollywood life was like for her early on in her career in terms of fatphobia and body image. We bring it full circle by drawing attention to the ways that the entertainment industry has changed to be more inclusive.Our listener question this week is from a 33 year old woman about how to overcome negative body image in order to enjoy sex. We go over some tips for how to combat those negative thoughts including confronting any fatphobia you may still have lingering around. We’ve got a tangent in there about period sex and how it’s defined. Then we have wins of the week! Cassie found a research article that debunks the myth that kids “become trans” via “social contagion”. AND Kansans stopped the Amendment at the 8/2/2022 primary election and the right to abortion remains in the state constitution!Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for Resources:Melanie LynskiBody Shaming ArticleYellowjackets (2021) Official Trailer | SHOWTIME Research Debunking Transphobic Justifications:New Study Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

CW: There are a couple mentions of SA in this episode.In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re talking about that jackass Matt Gaetz. Matt Gaetz is a US House Rep from Florida who responded to the backlash following the repeal of Roe v Wade by saying that the people who are fighting for abortion rights are mostly fat and unfuckable. He called out a woman on Twitter who then raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in his name to donate to various abortion funds. Our listener question this week is from a 29 year old woman about her cis/het couple who is struggling with sexual compatibility and negotiating the kind of sex they want to be having and figuring out what you want sexually in the first place. We have some great vegetable metaphors mixed in there. Then we have wins of the week! Hailey recently discovered that when you put two fingers on your computer touchpad and move up and down, it scrolls the whole page really smoothly. This also blew Cassie’s mind as well. Enjoy the tip!Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for Resources:Matt GaetzVanity Fair ArticleYahoo Article  Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

This week’s episode is a solo episode. Cassie dives into a series of points on the benefits of reading romance novels. We’ve talked about it on the podcast before and now you’re getting an exclusive look at the random thoughts she’s working on cobbling together into a cohesive essay for her blog.Some of the highlights include: using romance to increase your desire for sex, increasing your awareness of the nuances within your own sexual fantasies, and thinking critically about how to balance core values with your sexuality. Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeIG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re breaking down a story about a water park ride that turned down a young girl due to weight limitations and her father going to the media about it. We use the segment to discuss how we can use personal harms like this to advocate for larger systemic changes towards weight inclusion.  Our listener question this week is about sexual compatibility within a long-term partnership. We talk about how its unreasonable to expect yourself to have spontaneous desire before every sexual encounter and what you can do to make peace with responsive desire instead.Then we have wins of the week! Hailey had a staff appreciation party and had a blast with a bunch of other adults throwing water balloons at each other. Then Cassie found out that Icing is still a store and they have all the nostalgic accessories there! Plus Cassie took her 3 year old to a town hall event for a US Senate candidate!Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for Resources:Raging Waters Ride Weight LimitWater Park ArticleIcingGet your nostaligia fix here!^not sponsoredPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

In This Week in Pop-Culture we’re breaking down how two different celebrities handle being asked to do better. Both Lizzo and Bette Midler have had a misstep recently and we talk about how each of these were handled differently and who did it well. Our listener question this week is about how to navigate living in “the lifestyle” with adult children who may or may not cross paths with you and also tiptoes into a discussion on various kinds of consent. Then we have wins of the week! We’re still feeling a little bit heavy about the Supreme Court being supremely shitty, so Cassie takes this segment as an opportunity to further discuss “cancel culture” vs “call-out culture” and how we can make change as society without getting stuck in this constant battle to shame one another for advocating for that change in different ways.Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for Resources:LizzoLizzo Ableist Lyric ApologyBette Midler Bette Midler Transphobic "Apology"Joy Beharhttps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=joy+behar Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

This week we’re sick of articles about celebrities abdominals, so we’re breaking down a shitty new fad diet so you don’t get duped by it! We go over their faulty logic and sketchy claims as well as their co-opting of anti-diet language and inclusive imagery in order to trick you into thinking it’s not really a diet. Our listener question this week is about helping a male partner feel more excited about your sex life. We talk about how to prioritize your sex life in a long term relationship and how each partner has to take ownership of the sex life you share. Tangents include: losing our credibility by not understanding the size and appropriate unit of measurement for a mouse and how to raise our kids to have a healthy relationship with sexuality. Then we have wins of the week! Except this week there are no wins because we recorded this after Roe V Wade was overturned and female sexuality is being controlled and stigmatized all around. Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeEpisode highlights:“Hey it’s not your fault, but here’s a bunch of shit for you to do anyway.”Links for Resources:Link to my Google docs with letter templates for writing to your congresspeople:Contacting CongresspeoplePatreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

This week we’re introducing a new segment called We Read the Comments So You Don’t Have To! We came across a Yahoo article about Sarah Nicole Landry of The Birds Papaya and went down the rabbit hole of reading the comments. We break down a couple of comments and find the cultural/societal/social constructs that are embedded within them. Our listener question this week is about having a new partner who’s not into post-sex snuggling. We talk about logistics and communication around this issue as well as compromising to get needs met within relationships.Then we have wins of the week! Hailey’s friend mentioned wanting to lose weight and she brushed right past it in avoidance but her partner handled it like a real anti-diet champ! Cassie’s win is about the Patreon perk stickers we ordered! Go to our Patreon page or her Instagram to take a peek and get your own!Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeEpisode highlights:“Some people might not even feel comfortable touching that part of their bodies.”“If you actually wanted people to be more healthy, you would stop trolling them for being fat.”“We live in a world where we don’t make it comfortable for a fat person to exercise.”Links for Resources:Sarah Nicole Landry Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: [email protected]:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities.