Authentically Fat

Centering Fat Voices

It all started with a conversation between two friends. My friend Hannah came to me with an idea - a storytelling show featuring stories from fat people about the fat experience. What Hannah didn’t know is that I used to run storytelling nights and stand-up events in my past life (before advertising).

So we booked a venue. We named it The Fat Narrative Project and our first show sold out within 24 hours. The demand wasn’t just for tickets - it was for connection, community and visibility. Fat folks showed up in force and they kept showing up —every show since has sold out. The stage became a kind of sanctuary - part comedy (I’m the emcee) and part group therapy.

That’s when Hannah said, “There’s a need for a fat community. What if we built something bigger?”

So we did. We created a nonprofit called Authentically Fat that centers the fat experience. A space where fat people can be seen, heard and celebrated. Through storytelling, education and peer validation. We’re creating the community we always needed as fat kids, but could never find.

This is what fat liberation looks like

I brought my advertising background to the table to design the logo, build the website, create social posts, write emails and of course design merch.