With a decade as a body liberation facilitator and a lifetime of lived experience as a fat, biracial, queer, neurodivergent person, Tiana Dodson is well-versed in what it is to exist in a multiply-marginalized body. As an active co-creator of the Syllabus for Liberation, her work addresses how personal, community, and global liberation depend upon each other. Through her consulting services, group offerings, and public speaking, Tiana highlights the ways these systems of oppression are bound together and how we can push back against them.
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Hey Reader! Years ago, I got into the work of Gretchen Rubin. She's somebody who did lots of research around happiness and even published a book about it. Here's what her quiz results say about folks like me, "Obligers meet outer expectations, but struggle to meet inner expectations. Of all the Tendencies, Obligers are the biggest group, and the ones whom people count on the most. They put a high value on meeting commitments to others, but may have trouble setting limits and meeting their commitments to themselves." Yes, I got all my cards pulled and read for filth. hate. hate. hate. hate. However, like most personality tests, not all the details fit, but I still find the title of Obliger to be a helpful shorthand. So as an Obliger, I tend to have to say things out loud to other people to make myself follow through on stuff. (ideas are easy, execution is hard) Thus, I've gotten a new idea... something exciting (again)! I'm starting a new podcast!!! Yeah, I know I've already got a podcast (it's the Live Your Best Fat Life podcast and you can find it anywhere fine podcasts are listed if you haven't checked it out yet or here even). But the trouble I have with the publicness of that podcast is that, though I am open and honest with what I'm sharing there, I tend to only share things that are fully baked and ready for consumption. That means that when I wake up with a new and exciting idea that I want to share, I end up unable to get it out to you because it's still half baked (or just some stuff thrown into a bowl together making a wet, sticky goo... though it's a delicious wet, sticky goo). And that makes me really frustrated. I'm tired of that frustration, so I'm going to try this new thing to circumvent the stuckness of needing to have things ready to go. Introducing: the Fat Freedom Practice Space: A Private Podcast. So, back to the whole Obliger thing. I've already released the first episode: 7 minutes and 21 seconds of me processing my (very weird) enjoyment of going to the dentist. (If you already know you want to hear me talk about stuff like this, then click here and subscribe.) I plan to release an impromptu episode about once a week (and sometimes more often when I've got something that needs saying). But in order to keep me focused and releasing these episodes, I need to know you're interested. After that, I will be raising the price to $47 per month or $444 per year for access to this list of deeply vulnerable episodes. Obligers unite! In love, liberation, and solidarity, Sent with big fat love from a messy desk and a neurodivergent mind. If you loved what you read, share it with your friends! You are receiving this email because you subscribed at www.tianadodson.com, made a purchase from us, or attended an event we hosted or were featured in... and we're so happy you're here! |
Tiana Dodson
With a decade as a body liberation facilitator and a lifetime of lived experience as a fat, biracial, queer, neurodivergent person, Tiana Dodson is well-versed in what it is to exist in a multiply-marginalized body. As an active co-creator of the Syllabus for Liberation, her work addresses how personal, community, and global liberation depend upon each other. Through her consulting services, group offerings, and public speaking, Tiana highlights the ways these systems of oppression are bound together and how we can push back against them.
Hey hey, Reader! Cutting to the quick part, here's the question: What specific topic are you struggling with that you'd like to hear my take / advice / experience around? Hit reply and share! I'm really looking forward to your answer!!! In love, liberation, and solidarity, Sent with big fat love from a messy desk and a neurodivergent mind. If you loved what you read, share it with your friends! You are receiving this email because you subscribed at www.tianadodson.com, made a purchase from...
Hey Reader. I remember being in my kid's classroom during the delicious 2 hours of preschool parent visit time when the teacher used a cool strategy to get the childrens' attention. She said, in a totally normal and conversational tone, "If you can hear me, then clap once," and then clapped her hands. I'm pretty sure I was the only person who heard her (thanks to my anxious parent hyper vigilance), because not a one of the tiny people clapped with her. In that same tone, without raising her...
Hey Reader. [read this with your ears by clicking here] Do you ever catch yourself sliding down the YouTube rabbit hole of videos that you're watching for "curiosity" or "entertainment" sake, yet are thinly veiled self-punishments because you spend the entire time judging yourself for what you aren't doing already but think you should be? No? Just me?? Well, that's fine. Because if you keep reading I'll tell you more about the wild landscape that is inside my brain and maybe you'll find...