NEW BOOK: “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom” [ISBN: 9780988245181]

Fed Up is an illustrated guide to dismantling diet culture told through the raw, honest, diary-divulging perspective of Katie Barbaro, who draws from her experience of compulsive over-exercising, calorie-counting, bulimia, and people pleasing. For people who have grown up in the Western world, there’s a 99.9% chance we’ve been indoctrinated by diet culture and fat phobia, which has systematically distorted the ways in which people have related to their bodies, food, and “health.” Many of us aren’t even aware we've grown up in this cult! Through a series of autobiographical cartoons and stories, we’ll be taken on a journey to un-brainwash ourselves from the cult of diet culture by playfully questioning and letting go of what we’ve always believed to be true.


About the author (2021)

Katie Barbaro is a comedian, cartoonist, and life coach passionate about helping people live the lives of their dreams through laughter AND shedding the parts of their identities that do not serve them. Originally from Los Angeles and most recently living in NYC, Katie has spent the past year and a half creating a life driven by her values by traveling around the world, performing, creating art, and building community.Katie began her comedy journey in 2004, performing improv with ComedySportz in Los Angeles and eventually NYC. She has also performed standup in Los Angeles, New York City, Iceland, Bali, The Netherlands, London, and Paris. She is currently writing and drawing a cartoon-based book based on her journey of recovering from an eating disorder: "Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom.