Episode 76: The story about life after bariatric surgery with Juliet James

“I spent so much of my life waiting to live, believing I couldn’t be happy and that I was unlovable. But I reached a point where I was done with that, and you know what, I didn’t need to lose weight to find love, or friends or an education or to have my dreams come true.” - Juliet James

Ali and Hannah are thrilled to welcome Juliet James, a fierce fat activist and writer who writes about mental health, eating disorders and the social and emotional challenges of being fat in a thincentric culture which makes her the perfect next guest for the one about stories. Juliet doesn’t hold back as she unpacks her experiences growing up in a fat body, reflecting on the wild ways diet culture has shaped her life, and what life’s really been like after bariatric surgery.