LEAVING LARGE | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Date and Time
Nov 19, 2023 6:00 pm
Location
Hyattsville
5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20781
Nov 19, 2023 6:00 pm
Hyattsville
It is the one thing found at the intersection of race, culture, identity, status, education, and economics-food. The truth is: It's never about the food. It's always about the story behind the food.
Michelle Petties is joining us on the Busboys stage to share the stories of a food addict. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and the author will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 5:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of LEAVING LARGE will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
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Michelle Petties is an author and speaker. Her memoir, Leaving Large – The Stories of a Food Addict, a category winner in The 2022 Memoir Prize for Books, features the award-winning essay, The Cake is in the Mail. Her memoir illustrates how events, experiences, and memories inform our beliefs, attitudes, and habits around food, eating, hunger, and everything else in life. For years Michelle worked in a fast-paced, high-pressure corporate world, as a top performer for the most influential brands in media, from Radio One and Disney/ABC to NPR/PBS member stations. Finally, the highly stressful and competitive media and advertising space took its toll on her mental and physical health. Looking at her today, you would never guess that she used to be morbidly obese, once tipping the scale at 260 plus pounds. After gaining and losing over seven hundred pounds, she finally discovered the “secret” to winning the battle between her mind, body, and food – her “story.” Michelle now teaches others how to find their food and personal truths during healing-through-writing-and-storytelling workshops. She now speaks to organizations, large and small, sharing her unique insight and her story of hope, healing, triumph, and transformation.
