Summary: “I am not a has-been. I am a will be.” – Lauren Bacall<br> Today’s guest is Elizabeth Cooper, a queer body love coach, and the creator of the Queer Body Love speaker series.<br> In this episode we discuss:<br> <br> * How disordered eating connects with our ideas about gender performativity<br> * Femme drag: Is beauty a construct? And can it still be empowering?<br> * Why it’s so hard to gain weight, even if you get your life back<br> * Why you NEED community to recover and grow<br> <br> And more!<br> CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH:<br> SPEAKER SERIES: <a href="http://thequeerbodyloveseries.com">thequeerbodyloveseries.com</a><br> WEBSITE: <a href="http://www.elizabethjcooper.com">http://www.elizabethjcooper.com</a><br> FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/queerbodylove/?fref=ts">Queer Body Love</a><br> BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FIVE great ways to support us:<br> <br> * Become a <a href="http://patreon.com/findingourhunger">Patreon</a><br> * Leave an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes review</a><br> * Listen to the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kaila-prins/id997503918">1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album</a><br> * Start a FREE trial with <a href="http://audiblepodcast.com/FOH">audible.com</a><br> * Shop <a href="http://amazon.com">amazon.com</a> (just click the link and buy whatever you want!)<br> <br> Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3.<br> <a href="http://findingourhunger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/154.quote_.kt_.png" rel="attachment wp-att-1810"></a><br> MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:<br> READ: <a href="http://matadornetwork.com/life/dear-straight-allies-please-dont-come-pride-youve-understood-6-things/">Dear Straight Allies: Please Don’t Come to Pride Until You’ve Understood These 6 Things</a><br> READ: <a href="http://amzn.to/1tu7Nc6">Sharon Salzburg, LovingKindness</a><br> Join the conversation at <a href="http://findingourhunger.com/bookclub">findingourhunger.com/bookclub</a>.<br> Subscribe to the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=33197&refid=stpr">Stitcher Radio</a>, and make sure to leave a review.<br> Keep dancing,<br> @<a href="http://twitter.com/performingwoman">PerformingWoman</a><br> <br>
