Aubrey Gordon: New York Times Best-Selling Author, Activist, and Co-Host of Maintenance Phase

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

As a writer and podcaster, Aubrey Gordon is working to debunk common wellness fads, educate people about anti-fat bias, and ultimately inspire action for fat justice. After years of blogging under the pseudonym Your Fat Friend, Gordon now has two books, What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat and New York Times best seller “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. She’s also the co-host of the wildly popular podcast Maintenance Phase. But before she was engaging readers and listeners through thought-provoking media, she spent 12 years as a community organizer, helping to get pro-LGBTQ laws passed, including making Oregon the second state to require insurers to cover healthcare for trans people. To hear how a letter to a friend catalyzed Gordon’s pivot to her current work and why she’s not planning on stopping anytime soon, tune in to this week’s episode.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who Up Where, and
0:11.4	this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:18.5	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:22.3	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their Second Life.
0:28.3	Today, I'm joined by bestselling author and the co-host of the podcast Maintenance
0:33.7	Phase, Aubrey Gordon. As a writer and podcaster, Aubrey is working to decode common wellness
0:40.8	vads, educate people on anti-fat bias, and ultimately inspire action for fat justice.
0:49.9	After years of blogging anonymously under the pseudonym, Your Fat Friend, Aubrey decided
0:55.2	to reveal her identity with the release of her 2020 debut book, What We Don't Talk About
1:01.1	When We Talk About Fat. Since then, Aubrey has continued her career as a writer, and in
1:06.7	January released her second book, You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths
1:11.8	About Fat People, which became a New York Times Bestseller. As co-host of the wildly
1:18.0	popular podcast Maintenance Phase, she and journalist Michael Hobbs debunked the myths
1:23.4	behind many health, nutrition, and wellness trends. But, before Aubrey was engaging readers
1:30.3	and listeners through media, she spent 12 years as a community organizer advocating for
1:37.5	pro-LGBT QIA legislation. When a letter she wrote about anti-fat bias ended up getting
1:44.6	40,000 reads in one week online, Aubrey realized she had a lot more to say on the topic and
1:50.4	pivoted her career accordingly. Aubrey is such a delight and I am so excited for you
1:56.2	to hear our conversation today. Now, on Second Life, it's Aubrey Gordon.
2:02.0	Alright, my dear, you ready to do this? All set!
2:08.4	So on this podcast, we like to start at the beginning. What did you study in school,
2:14.0	but much more importantly, what did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
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