About this episode
Tom discusses his personal journey with food and self-identity with host Alan.
Tom is a sweet guy with a nice smile. Alan read Tom's staggeringly honest essay My Big Fat Obese Story and was moved by his story. Tom joins Alan to discuss how the past informs the person you become, how abusing food can become a form of self harm, what your brain is doing when you reluctantly binge eat before bed, the need for self-confidence, and how to enjoy the feeling of being hungry. We want to keep making the show for you, but we can't do it without your help. Please consider joining Tubby 3XL at https://tubby3xl.supportingcast.fm/ . Not only will you help ensure we can start working on a second season, but you'll get all episodes ad-free, exclusive special episodes, rants, and musings, access to the new Tubby subscribers forum and community, and the 1st 200 subscribers will get exclusive access to Alan's unreleased show "I'm Alan, and I'm Obese". We want to hear from you. Share your story, your thoughts on tubbiness, or let us know what you thought about this episode. Send us an email at tubby@leftofdialmedia.com or leave us a voicemail at https://www.speakpipe.com/Tubby . Tubby is hosted by Alan Zweig ( @alan.robert.irwin ) and produced by Kevin…
People in this episode
Hosts: Alan, Alan Zweig
Guest: Tom
Topics covered
- self-harm
- food abuse
- self-confidence
- binge eating
- personal stories
Keywords
- binge eating
- self-harm
- food abuse
- self-confidence
- personal stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tubby, Left of Dial Media
Books & works: My Big Fat Obese Story, The Fat Man
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