Our guest this week is author and podcast host <a href="https://virginiasolesmith.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Sole-Smith.</a> You may know Virginia from her newsletter <a href="https://virginiasolesmith.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burnt Toast</a>, which explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. Virginia is the author of the 2018 book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-eating-instinct-food-culture-body-image-and-guilt-in-america-virginia-sole-smith/8509202?ean=9781250234551" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Eating Instinct</a>. Her most recent book—<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/fat-talk-parenting-in-the-age-of-diet-culture-virginia-sole-smith/18525159?ean=9781250831217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture</a>—which going to talk about a lot today encourages us to name and navigate our anti-fat bias so we can raise happier and healthier children. You can find Virginia at <a href="https://virginiasolesmith.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">virginiasolesmith.com</a>You can find Kim on her Substack: <a href="https://kimfrance.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kimfrance.substack.com.</a> For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/everythingisfine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/everythingisfine</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Afternoon Cookie

Everything is Fine is a series for women on life over 40. Hosted by former Lucky magazine founding editor Kim France and author and editor Jennifer Romolini, each episode digs deep into the identity shift that comes with navigating this alternately weird and liberating stage of life. A chat-show with themed episodes and interview guests from the media and entertainment worlds, we tackle our fears, our health, our careers, self-care, and how to negotiate being called “middle-aged” when you feel anything but. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.