Out of F*cks to Give with Carla Sosenko

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

Jo Piazza, Influence Inc.

Society & Culture, Parenting, Kids & Family, Personal Journals, Technology

4.3 • 787 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Carla Sosenko grew up with a rare vascular disorder, a body that didn’t conform and a deep love of fashion that helped her feel seen. In this intimate conversation, the author of the new memoir I'll Look So Good in a Coffin opens up about navigating shame, self-worth, and beauty standards in a culture obsessed with thinness. We talk about what it means to dress a body that defies expectations, how weight-loss drugs like semaglutide shift our internal narratives, and why turning forty might just be the best thing that ever happens to your self-esteem. Order I'll Look So Good in a Coffin here. Join our newsletter community here. Pre-order EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	There are a lot of conversations that we don't have about our bodies, especially the ones that don't fit in a neat little categories.
0:44.6	This week on the show, I'm talking to the brilliant writer and a longtime friend of mine, Carla Sosenko.
0:51.3	Her new memoir, I'll Look So Hot in a Coffin, is a gut punch of honesty, dark humor,
0:57.1	and radical self-acceptance. Carla was born with a rare vascular condition that changed the way
1:04.0	she moved through the world and how the world looked at her. Today, we're chatting about fashion,
1:10.1	how for Carla it became both armor and joy, what it's like
1:13.8	to date when your body doesn't follow the so-called rules, and why loving parts of your body is
1:19.5	actually a rebellious act. This is a conversation about body image, beauty standards, weight loss
1:27.1	drugs, my latest favorite topic, and how it feels
1:30.3	to finally run out of flux after the age of 40. It's one of the rawest and most honest episodes I've
1:36.6	ever done, and I'm so excited for you to listen to it. Hello, Carla. Hi, Joe. I want to start this interview off by you telling me one thing that you absolutely fucking love about your body.
1:51.0	I love my shoulders.
1:53.0	Tell me about your shoulders.
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