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Hi, you guys.

Welcome back to the podcast.

This is your host, Katie, and I'm so excited for today's episode, as always, but it's

just really a gym.

Melissa A. Fabello is the guest on the show today, and she, if you don't know her,

she's the managing editor of everyday feminism, and she's a scholar.

She's studying human sexuality, body acceptance, and eating disorder recovery.

And we get into that a little bit in today's episode, but her work is fascinating.

She's one of the smartest people I've ever spoken with, and I really am so happy that she came on the show and shared a lot of what she's

learned and her experience and her journey and what she's doing now. It's a really fantastic

episode. But before we get into that, I want to just say that my book is out. It is out. It's

been about a week since it's been out. It came out April 5th just a couple days ago. And I was in New York for the book launch and for my live podcast that I hosted. And some of you guys were there. It was so much fun. And then for my book launch party, which was also amazing. And it was so great to meet so many listeners of the podcast

and actually get to connect with you guys in person. So it's not just a one-way conversation.

That was so fantastic. And I said this at the live podcast, and I think I said it at my book

launch, although I wanted to. And I'm not actually sure it came out this way, but what I meant to say

was that is why I do this. So what I mean is interacting with you guys in person, getting to hang

out with the people that I have on the podcast as guests in person, and that sense of community

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