<p>Tom is a sweet guy with a nice smile. Alan read Tom's staggeringly honest essay <a href="https://www.tomalmond.com/my-big-fat-obese-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Big Fat Obese Story</a> and was moved by his story. Tom joins Alan to discuss how the past informs the person you become, how abusing food can become a form of self harm, what your brain is doing when you reluctantly binge eat before bed, the need for self-confidence, and how to enjoy the feeling of being hungry.</p><br><p>Follow Tubby on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leftofdial_media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@leftofdial_media</a></p><br><p>We want to hear from you. Share your story, your thoughts on tubbiness, or let us know what you thought about this episode. Send us an email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> or leave us a voicemail at <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/Tubby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.speakpipe.com/Tubby</a>.</p><br><p>Tubby is hosted by Alan Zweig (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alan.robert.irwin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@alan.robert.irwin</a>) and produced by Kevin Sexton (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soundofsexton/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@soundofsexton</a>). Our Executive Producer is Alan Black (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alanpaulblack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@alanpaulblack</a>). Our podcast artwork was illustrated by Brett Lamb (<a href="https://brettlamb.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAads2RTvxHjzrQNroDoDW32QPTElAGgAIAOJ2qyR6MKQWUlo0ip2zl0EHS2GuQ_aem_5kpRIE4FtMxkd4sieZSYFw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brettlamb.com</a>). Original Scoring by Michael Zweig (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zweig_michael/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@zweig_michael</a>). Our theme song is “The Fat Man”, Performed by Fats Domino, Written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Canada Inc. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>