Ep 46: Getting the Male Perspective — Sitting Down with Ryan Chastain

In this episode, Samantha Rose and Hayley sit down with local Georgia idol, Ryan Chastain and discuss growing up plus-sized, the benefits of being a man, bullying, self-acceptance, high school experiences, and feeling objectified while working at Home Depot. Ryan also talks about his physical jobs and how his size has been both advantageous and burdensome To end the episode Ryan shares the opportunities and challenges of being in a mixed-size couple, including finding clothes that fit and the joy of being able to carry each other. They end with words of encouragement for larger men. Special Credit to Ryan Chastain for coming on the podcast and sharing all the laughs with us and his perspective of growing up as a big and tall man. Extra Special Credit to Taylor Chastain for helping Sam and Ryan setup for the podcast and truly doing the lords work with the audio and visual. We are so grateful for you and love you so much. Give the podcast a monthly financial kiss at ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplussizesection/support⁠ ⁠Join the Instagram family!   ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/plussizesection/⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Watch the podcast on Youtube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYG4jWFAJ2qms_nC_XOOKw⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Feel old with us on Facebook⁠  https://www.facebook.com/plussizesection⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Have fun on TikTok⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@theplussizesection⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Get to know Sam Rose on Instagram⁠  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/samantharosetarot/⁠  ⁠Hangout with Hayley on Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://instagram.com/unapologeticallyhayley⁠⁠