As seen (and heard) in….
Therapy Roulette - Setting Boundaries Online and IRL w/ Ama Scriver
Michele Baci invites Ama on to spill some tea. During their chat, she educates Michele on the Kardashians, discusses setting boundaries, embracing your chosen family, body acceptance, giving less of a f*ck as you age, and what happens when your couples therapist doesn’t read your intake forms.
HerCampus - Fatphobia in the Fashion Industry: Fast Fashion, Body Positivity and Moving Forward
Student journalist Julie Saaco chats with me about the state of body positivity and how it is impacting the fashion industry, as a whole.
Hat Collecting - Episode 030 Ama Scriver - Mental Health
Lacey Artemis sits down to chat with me about the state of journalism and some misconceptions about it. I also get super candid about being diagnosed and getting on medication for my mental health disorders including depression and ADHD, and how it changed my life. Plus, we talk about the struggles and complications that mental health has played in my life and what self-care means to me.
Fat Girl Book Club - Cultish by Amanda Montell
I was invited back onto the Fat Girl Book Club podcast to discuss the book, Cultish after having Amanda Montell on my podcast, High Low Brow. Host Jennifer Radke and I discuss the similarities of the body positivity movement to cults, why language matters and how people are so susceptible to cults.
Meredith Shaw’s Body Language - Showing Up episode
In episode eight of Meredith Shaw’s video series, Body Language, she invited Sean Taylor (of The Circle), Sasha of Flaws of Couture, and myself to talk about SHOWING UP! What does it mean to show up in life, in love, for work – for ourselves. Is it easier said than done? We have a discussion and give advice.
Peach, Please Podcast
Katie Winnen of the Peach, Please podcast invited me on to talk about all things size acceptance and we get into why media literacy matters as fat folks, social media can be kind of the worst, and why it’s never too late to follow your heart.
Hat Collecting - Fascinator #006 - Freelance Journalism FAQs with Ama Scriver
I was invited onto Hat Collecting for their fascinator show to answer the 5 questions that I most commonly get asked by people looking to get started in journalism.
What is Weight Stigma? | Ama Scriver with ANAD
The team from ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) asked me to share my experience with weight stigma and how it relates to eating disorders with their community
The Globe and Mail’s Amplify Newsletter
Audience editor at The Globe and Mail Lacy Atalick shared my Walrus Magazine piece which dives into post-pandemic beauty standards and accepting one’s self as they are.
I was invited onto the podcast for a roundtable discussion to chat about all things BIG: Stories About Life in Plus-Sized Bodies edited by Christina Myers with Shadoe Ball and Heather van Mil and body liberation. Check it out!
Journalist Alaina Leary chats with me about the impacts of the strawberry dress on queer culture and fat fashion.
Journalist Tracey Lindeman asks me some questions about Canada’s newly released medical guidelines on obesity that urge doctors to fight fat bias and stigma.
Columnist Jen Kirsch chats with me about Adele’s weight loss and the immense body-shaming attached to it
Dr. Cat Pausè hosts this fat-friendly program and invited me on to discuss fat activism in Canada and covering fat politics in journalism.
How to Speak Up Against Fatphobia digital e-zine
In this pay-what-you-can digital resource zine, creator Samantha Puc and artist Jey Barnes have included tips for navigating social media, as well as tips for talking to your medical care team or loved ones. In the back, their resource guide called out to a piece that Amanda Scriver had written.
Fashion editor Isabel Sloane asks for my opinion on what it means now that Hilary MacMillan is extending in plus size.
Journalist Gianluca Russo speaks to me about plus-size representation in fashion and why it’s so important for plus-size mannequins to be in stores.
Journalist Charmaine Noronha chats with me about the rising instances of celebrity fat-shaming occurring in pop culture and how it can drive up anti-fat attitudes.
The coworking space for women in downtown Toronto profiles me about what it takes to get shit done and how I measure success in my day-to-day.
Fashion editor Odessa Paloma Parker chats with me about how can people learn to be ‘body positive’ when they are suffering from dressing room anxiety.
NOW Magazine
Ahead of IWD 2019, I was asked alongside some of Toronto’s feminists what were the most important issue facing gender equality in Canada.
New zine collective co-created by myself alongside Jessica Laforet and Monster Cliche plan to tackles issues of language, fat-shaming, and what body positive really means
The team speak to Monster Cliche, Jessica Laforet, and myself about their zine collective and the project which plans to honour the voices of marginalized folks
Journalist Michelle de Silvia includes me in this package (alongside eight other Torontonians) to share what self-love means to them on Valentine’s Day
Leviana Coccia sits down with me and begs the question: why do I use the title ‘fat, loud and shouty’ to empower and encourage others around
This modern-day career blog for modern-day women sat down with Ama Scriver to discuss why she chose her career path and the challenges she faces being a woman in today's media landscape.
Jessica Laforet included me in her photo-documentary series that features self-identified women who empower other women in the Toronto community.
I was invited live in-studio with host Candy Palmater to discuss body positivity and posing for the 2015 NMA People’s Choice Award-nominated Now Magazine cover for their Love Your Body issue.
In 2016, I was included in a package as one of Toronto’s top leaders in Toronto’s body positivity movement. Journalist Katrina Clarke interviewed me about what I was fighting for, what I was proud of, and what I felt the body positivity community still needed to change.
An Addition Elle worker in Edmonton was fired over the use of the word ‘fat’ and Global News chats with me on my thoughts about body positivity and the politics of the word ‘fat’.
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN invited me on to discuss the intersections of food, fat, and feminism, why it’s important to be part of a body-positive community, and how to handle online trolls.
After a sold-out workshop on body image at Venus Envy in downtown Halifax, Ama Scriver chatted with The Signal and talked about getting individuals to embrace a more positive outlook and focus on loving themselves year-round.
Bustle named me one of the top 15 feminist and body-positive social media accounts you need to follow in 2016.
The first-ever ‘Love Your Body’ issue put together by NOW Magazine features me on the cover discussing what it means to love your body, day in and day out all year round.
I made an appearance on CBC Metro Morning to chat about the Fat Girl Food Squad art gallery show, Fat in Public – an exhibit that features works of photography, fashion, craft, and embroidery that normalize fat bodies by fat artists.
Journalist Rebecca Hiscott sat down with me to discuss my former blog, Fat Girl Food Squad, and why it’s okay to be ‘fat in public’.