Fat Sex Therapist Sonalee Rashatwar

Friend and loyal reader of my blog, Emily Joy, pointed me to this article about fat sex therapist Sonalee Rashatwar, and after reading it I knew I had to amplify their voice to all of you. (The article uses female pronouns but Rashatwar’s Instagram profile states she/they pronouns should be used.) They are a Philadelphia-based trauma therapist and a non-binary fat person of color.

What particularly stood out to me about Rashatwar is that their approach is intersectional. They link sizeism and fatphobia to all other kinds of oppression, as it should be.

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/news/sonalee-rashatwar-fat-positivity-body-acceptance-sexuality-therapy-20190703.html

Rashatwar’s Instagram is bright and colorful and peppered with challenging statements that are expanded on in their comments.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/

As I scrolled through, I felt the weight of each statement and nodded along my agreement. Fatphobia’s tentacles reach far and wide, and we need voices like Sonalee’s to tear down the walls fatphobia has built.

The whole reason for my blog is that I’m frustrated at not being able to find things in my size, and here is someone reminding me that even my ideas of size inclusivity are too narrow. I hope to be able to interview Rashatwar for my podcast one day, so watch this space. In the meantime, follow them on Instagram and have your mind and ideas expanded.