Tanya Mosley

What was it about her interaction with you that made you think that? Yeah.

What was it about her interaction with you that made you think that? Yeah.

What was it about her interaction with you that made you think that? Yeah.

You started fasting at seven. Was it part of a religious practice? Was it like Lent or like, yeah, Ramadan type?

You started fasting at seven. Was it part of a religious practice? Was it like Lent or like, yeah, Ramadan type?

You started fasting at seven. Was it part of a religious practice? Was it like Lent or like, yeah, Ramadan type?

Do you remember the feeling when you were praised for being precocious and praised for being ahead of everyone else and fasting at that young age? Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Do you remember the feeling when you were praised for being precocious and praised for being ahead of everyone else and fasting at that young age? Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Do you remember the feeling when you were praised for being precocious and praised for being ahead of everyone else and fasting at that young age? Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

You write so beautifully, and it's so heartbreaking about your mother's death. And I don't want to spoil the book by going into great detail, but your mother died when you were very young. Yes. And this is a pivotal point for you. And you trying to take control over your body.

You write so beautifully, and it's so heartbreaking about your mother's death. And I don't want to spoil the book by going into great detail, but your mother died when you were very young. Yes. And this is a pivotal point for you. And you trying to take control over your body.

You write so beautifully, and it's so heartbreaking about your mother's death. And I don't want to spoil the book by going into great detail, but your mother died when you were very young. Yes. And this is a pivotal point for you. And you trying to take control over your body.

When did you become aware that that's what it was for you?

When did you become aware that that's what it was for you?

When did you become aware that that's what it was for you?

Yeah. Do you feel comfortable in your body today? You know, I imagine you hiking in the backwoods of Alaska, enjoying nature, enjoying life. I mean, that's what I'm hoping for you.

Yeah. Do you feel comfortable in your body today? You know, I imagine you hiking in the backwoods of Alaska, enjoying nature, enjoying life. I mean, that's what I'm hoping for you.

Yeah. Do you feel comfortable in your body today? You know, I imagine you hiking in the backwoods of Alaska, enjoying nature, enjoying life. I mean, that's what I'm hoping for you.

Bailey Williams, thank you so much for this book and for this conversation. Thank you so much for having me. Bailey Williams' book is Hollow, a memoir of my body in the Marines. Coming up, critic-at-large John Powers reviews the new TV drama Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton. This is Fresh Air. This is Fresh Air. Landman is a TV drama whose first episodes have begun airing on Paramount+.

Bailey Williams, thank you so much for this book and for this conversation. Thank you so much for having me. Bailey Williams' book is Hollow, a memoir of my body in the Marines. Coming up, critic-at-large John Powers reviews the new TV drama Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton. This is Fresh Air. This is Fresh Air. Landman is a TV drama whose first episodes have begun airing on Paramount+.