In this episode of the Fat Joy Creation Lab capsule collection, Sophia talks with longtime fat liberation educator, podcaster, and consultant Vinny Welsby (they/them) about building meaningful work over time without burning out or shrinking yourself to fit.

They explore creativity as a source of joy, a tool for connection, and a quiet force for cultural change. From podcasting before feeling “ready,” to building a consulting practice that brings fat liberation into corporate spaces, Vinny shares what it looks like to make things imperfectly and keep going anyway.

In this episode, they talk about:

• Why your first drafts, first episodes, and first offerings are supposed to be messy
• Turning an idea into a Minimum Viable Product instead of waiting for perfection
• Fat visibility as an act of resistance, especially in business and leadership

This episode is for you if you’re holding an idea that won’t leave you alone — and you’re ready to take one imperfect, brave step toward bringing it into the world.

To learn more about how you can tap into your creativity and take an idea from napkin scribble to something alive in the world, check out the Fat Joy Creation Lab. Applications close February 20th!!!

Vinny Welsby (they/them) is a fat activist and diversity, equity and inclusion leader. They are a world-leading expert on dismantling anti-fat bias and diet culture, a TEDx speaker, podcast host and best-selling author. Vinny is trans-non-binary and is dedicated to shifting how society views fat and queer bodies through education and compassion.

When Vinny isn’t talking about DEI stuff they love snuggling with their dog, cross-stitching swear words and singing in a pop choir.

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In this episode of the Fat Joy Creation Lab capsule collection, Sophia sits down with community organizer, baker, and spiritual practitioner Erica Joy (they/she) for a wide-ranging conversation about co-creation, identity, and what it means to build liberatory offerings without rushing the process.

Erica shares the story of co-creating Cosmic Healing with her sister (the multiple-person readings kay does are called "synastry") and also dives into Erica’s newest offering, Cooking Fulla Joy, a liberatory approach to food, cooking, and pleasure that actively divests from diet culture. Erica speaks beautifully about food as connection, nourishment, and joy, and why cooking support must be emotional, embodied, and communal, not prescriptive.

In this episode, we explore:

• Co-creating with different people brings unexpected gifts
• Creativity as leadership, organizing, and future-making
• Food, cooking, and pleasure as liberatory practices
• Building offerings from lived experience and integrity
• The power of affinity spaces and creating what you needed but couldn’t find

This episode is a love letter to multi-passionate people, co-creators, and anyone longing to make something meaningful without having it all figured out first.

To learn more about how you can tap into your creativity and take an idea from napkin scribble to something alive in the world, check out the Fat Joy Creation Lab. We start on March 3, 2026!

Erica Joy is a Black, fat, queer, enby who is continually machete-ing The Hydra of cishetero + anti-Black fatphobic messaging that they've received since childhood. She has been planting and cultivating a field of liberation-centered evergreens + perennials that honor her + their communities. Erica has several creative passions that ebb and flow through life, and some that stay constant like baking and cooking. Their lifelong love for food, the kitchen, and cooking has led her to begin a set of offerings called Cooking Fulla Joy to support folks through their relationship with and practices of this major aspect of life.

General link to all things Cosmic Healing: https://linktr.ee/cosmichealingfam

Cooking Fulla Joy newsletter: https://comradery.co/cookingfullajoy

Email: cosmichealingfam@protonmail.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsericafullajoy

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In this episode of the Fat Joy Creation Lab capsule collection, Sophia sits down with fashion, beauty, and lifestyle creator Angel Edme (she/her) for a spacious, honest conversation about visibility, boundaries, creativity, and the audacity it takes to take up space in a bigger body.

This episode weaves through themes of self-trust, immigrant family identity, body liberation, and the real tension of making a living through creative work without suffocating the creative spark itself. Angel speaks beautifully about taking baby steps toward self-love, choosing discomfort as a path to growth, and why audacity is her guiding word for the year ahead.

In this episode, we explore:

• What it’s like to be deeply visible online and still set boundaries
• Healing people-pleasing in real time, not just in theory
• Creativity as a practice of self-trust and emotional regulation
• The tension between creative freedom and financial survival
• Audacity as a fat, liberatory practice

If you’ve ever felt the pull to create something meaningful but worried about visibility, judgment, or whether you’re “allowed” to take up space, this conversation offers both permission and companionship.

To learn more about how you can tap into your creativity and take an idea from napkin scribble to something alive in the world, check out the Fat Joy Creation Lab. We start on March 3, 2026!

Angel Edme is a NYC-based fashion, beauty, and lifestyle creator known for her colorful, confidence driven approach to personal style. Angel blends storytelling, education, and everyday moments to help people feel seen and inspired. A first-generation Haitian-Jamaican American and former film/TV producer, she uses her platform to celebrate inclusivity, creativity, and the joy of self-expression.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/angel_edme

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@angel_edme

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@angel_edme

Website / Substack: https://angel-edme.substack.com

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