Happy Fat
Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
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Happy Fat
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Sofie Hagen
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Sofie Hagen
About this listen
‘I am a fat person and I love my body. I feel lucky to be able to say that – it has taken a lot of work and a lot of time. I want to tell you what I have learned and how I got here.’
In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife.
From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for readers – drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way.
Part memoir, part social commentary, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space in a culture that is desperate to reduce you can be radical, emboldening and life-changing.
©2018 Sofie Hagen (P)2018 HarperCollins PublishersCritic Reviews
"Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive." (Lena Dunham)
"You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!" (Julie Murphy)
"As an old-school stand-up of the self-deprecating variety, I found Sofie’s book fascinating and it’s introduced to me a whole new school of thought." (Jo Brand)
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- Valeria
- 16-06-2021
EVERYONE GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS PERSON!
This book reinforces some things I already say/do, educates on many others, and gives practical advice. Their story is shared throughout, which might be a bit triggering, but it is smartly done for everyone to take action, not to just stare at the hardships they had to go through.
Also, I feel super happy I listened to it, because Sophie is a comedian, and her timing for jokes and side notes, extra comments... Just hilarious, which really helps when dealing with the trauma sharing involved here.
LOVED IT ALL.
Appropriate to share with your people, whether from XS sizes to super fats
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- Sienna-Rose
- 16-08-2019
Delicious
Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen in a witty and subversive punch at diet culture and widely accepted narrative that we must shrink our bodies in order to be acceptable. Sofie made me laugh and cry in this book, and her narration brought out all of the delicious humour and nuance. 10/10. I’ll be keeping this to listen to again.
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- Linnet Good
- 11-04-2023
Change your life: read this book.
Brilliant! I am so happy to accept all the extra layers that I have as a woman experiencing middle aged spread. It's all good! Thank you Sofie. This book is even better than expected.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-05-2020
Love it
This book is amazing. Real, raw and funny. I will listen to it again immediately.
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- Kirstin Young
- 22-01-2020
Amazing book!
It gives you a great insight into others lived experiences, fat phobia and weight stigma.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-02-2022
I LOVE THIS BOOK
I read this book after my dietitian recommended it. I have opened my eyes so much more and loved Sophie’s delivery of the book. So funny and interesting
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