Pleasure is Virtuous with Sonalee Rashatwar
#### Body-positivity sure seems popular right now\u2014but that conversation is often limited to celebrating _slightly_ larger bodies and _slightly_ broader sizing options. Our guest today challenges those ideas\u2014ands helps us understand what _real_ liberation would look like.\n\n[Sonalee Rashatwar](https://www.sonaleer.com/) is a fat, queer, non-binary therapist, community organizer, and donut queen based in Philly. Katel first found out about her as [@thefatsextherapist on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/), where she posts about body image, fat positivity, and delicious food.\n\n> Pleasure is very virtuous. We need food pleasure and sexual pleasure to survive this capitalist nightmare. And it\u2019s okay. I give you permission.\n> \n> **\u2014Sonalee Rashatwar** , [The Fat Sex Therapist](https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/)\n\nSonalee provides counseling to people navigating sexual trauma, body image issues, racial or immigrant identity issues, and South Asian family systems, and she holds workshops on topics like unlearning body image issues.\n\n**Follow Sonalee:** \xa0[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thefatsextherapist/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/sonaleer?lang=en)\n\nWe talk about:\n\n- Reclaiming slurs that have been used against you\u2014with a shout out to Jes Baker\u2019s new book, [_Landwhale_](https://www.sealpress.com/titles/jes-baker/landwhale/9781580056816/)\n- Being featured on _Breitbart_ for saying that \u201cthinness is a white supremacist beauty ideal\u201d while [speaking at the University of Vermont](https://www.facebook.com/events/examining-race-and-body-image/1887483811564940/)\n- Expanding our idea of body image issues \u201cbeyond body size, eating disorders, and self esteem\u201d using Megan J. Smith\u2019s [Repeal Hyde Art Project](http://www.repealhydeartproject.org) as a parallel\n- Decolonizing sex and pleasure\n- Triaging trauma responses during this seemingly endless sexual-assault-filled news cycle\n- Getting hyped about \u201cboring self care\u201d\n\n#### Plus:\n\n- Katel looks great in a $7 metallic jumpsuit\n- Sara\u2019s _done_ eating $14 airport chicken wraps\n- 7\u201311 sells quinoa?\n- It\u2019s okay to skip the boozie slushies (unless that\u2019s your jam\u2014no judgement!)\n\n## Sponsors\n\nThis episode of NYG is brought to you by: \n[](https://www.shopify.com/careers)\n\n_[Shopify](https://www.shopify.com/careers), a leading global commerce platform that\u2019s building a world-class team to define the future of entrepreneurship. **Visit [shopify.com/careers](https://www.shopify.com/careers)\xa0for more.**_\n\n[](https://www.getharvest.com/)