Compelling and accomplished speaker with the ability to connect to diverse audiences with humor and grace. Imminently relatable. Thoughtful and accessible. Sample talk titles include: Embodied Stories: fat bodies and the body of Christ Fat and Faithful: Learning to Love Our Bodies, Our Neighbors,…
Available wherever you buy books! Fat and Faithful: Learning to Love Our Bodies, Our Neighbors, and Ourselves You are already enough, and you are not too much. J. Nicole Morgan grew up fat and loving Jesus. But she was forever burdened by what she…
Fat and Faithful: loving God incarnate and our neighbor’s body as our own is a podcast co-hosted by J. Nicole Morgan and Amanda Martinez Beck. These approximately 30 minute episodes cover topics such as fat stigma in and out of the church, intuitive eating, health…
Losing weight when you are a fat acceptance advocate is a bit of a mental roller coaster. Add in a culture panicking about gaining the “pandemic 15,” and I have had to constantly remind myself that the bagginess of my clothes is not a moral victory.
I was afraid there wouldn’t be a baptismal robe large enough to fit me.
I have no problem advocating for people to take care of their bodies as well as they can. I just believe that including “weight loss” in that care speaks more to our cultural obsession with thinness than it does to physical, mental, or spiritual health.