Episode 7 with Chaya Milchtein
“We live in a world that doesn’t accept fatness or queerness- yet, I deserve to live a big, exciting, adventurous life.”
Chaya Milchtein on unapologetically taking up space
Show Notes
Chaya Milchtein (she/her/hers) is a multi-passionate, fat femme who believes in taking up space and living a big, adventurous life. She’s offering car advice and hot travel tips (including bathroom stuff!) for fat folks, and shares some of her best and worst travel experiences.
Chaya is an automotive educator, journalist, and speaker focused on empowering & educating car owners and inspiring fat folks to travel. Chaya's work has been featured on CarTalk, AARP, the Chicago Tribune, and in addition to her monthly column in Salon, "A Fatty's Guide to Traveling and Eating the World," she's written for AAA's Via Magazine, Real Simple, Parents Magazine, and others.
You can find more about her work on her website, Tiktok, Instagram, YouTube, and other social platforms.
The poem Sophia reads is Love After Love by Derek Walcott.
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