Poems of Black Fury And Abundant Fatness -- Angela Braxton-Johnson

Content Warning: mention of child abuse and death by suicide.

Angela Braxton-Johnson (her/she) shares her journey through dieting, 12-step programs, eating disorder out-patient treatment, and finally to Body Trust and liberation in her 50s. Using poetry to put her experiences into words, Angela reads two of her poems, gifting us with their raw beauty and power.

Angela Braxton-Johnson is the owner of Poetically Inspiring Change and Abundant Fatness. She is a poetess, professional life/liberation coach, Certified Body Trust provider, and a self-published author of Black Fury: Fierce Recovery and Abundant Fatness ebooks with visual art, and a stoetry novel called, Who’s Watchin’ Me?: Season One. Her books can be purchased on her website. She is also published in Unchaste Anthologies, 2nd & 3rd volumes and two of her original poems are featured in the of BeNourished.org, Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing and Liberation by Dana Sturtevant and Hilary Kinavey. She’s been married for 36 years, has 3 children, 6 grands and 2 mini poodles.

Mentioned in this episode: Body Trust and Renee Watson. Please connect with Angela through her website and Instagram.

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