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

As a writer and podcaster, Aubrey Gordon is working to debunk common wellness fads, educate people on anti-fat bias, and ultimately inspire action for fat justice. After years of writing anonymously 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, advocating for pro-LGBTQ legislation. To hear how a letter to a friend catalysed the pivot into her current work, tune in to this week’s episode.