One of my heroes in 2014 and role models for the year 2015 is Whitney Thore, a former radio producer for 107.5 WKZL from my hometown of Greensboro, NC. (Read more about her via » Who Is Whitney?.)
Whitney’s claim to fame – or at least her initial jump start into it – is the video below. She is a former dancer who struggled with weight while growing up before having a huge weight gain in college. For quite some time she was ashamed of her body but then decided to embrace the assets she had and reach out to others with NOBODY SHAME.
That video got Whitney thousands of hits, likes and followers via social media and led to tons of media coverage around the US and internationally. It has also resulted in a new a reality show featuring Whitney on TLC – My Big Fat Fabulous Life. I’m so…
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Benji Martin 