When you apply for a job, you think of your work experience. You update your resume, fill out the appropriate paperwork and wait for those calls. You prepare for your interviews; picking out a professional outfit or making a quick…
I recently heard the term “mental hygiene,” and it really stuck out to me. Mental hygiene. Are we not saying “mental health” anymore? How does mental hygiene differ from mental health? So, I did some digging. What is mental hygiene?…
My experience with movement has been tenuous throughout my life. Memories of bouncing along to Richard Simmons videos that were imposed on me as a young fat child steered me away from movement. A few years later, sports pulled me…
Greetings loves! I’m super excited to share my first giveaway with you all! I was thinking about Valentines Day and wanted to do something special for you that wouldn’t be dependent on whether or not you have a partner. There’s…
In all transparency, I received the following comment a couple of months ago to my 6 Tips For Flying While Fat post. I wanted to save it for a moment when I had time to dedicate a thoughtful response to…
CW: fatphobia, eating disorders I’ve got some questions. Did I always struggle with loving myself? Or was my baseline to love myself until some other factors swooped in and altered the narrative I had about my fat body? I was…
Hi friends! I’m starting a new series. Super Fat Self Care will consist of me getting into my stretch zone and trying self care activities that I’ve always wanted to – without letting my size stop me! I’m starting with…
OKAY Y’ALL. This is a topic I have brushed over gently in my mind, but never really explored. Why? Because I’m afraid. I’m afraid of being wrong or saying something problematic. And I still think it’s an important conversation to…
Breaking into the fat activism and body positive online community as a blogger has been a whirlwind the past three months. One thing I’m struggling with is the amount of hateful messages I receive from readers. The internet trolls, if you…
Can I just gush about how in love my partner and I are for a minute? Look at us, we’re fucking adorable. Our queer fat love is beautiful. And I mean, we truly are two queer fat folks disgustingly in…
Let’s get real vulnerable and talk about something intimate – gender. I want to talk about how fatphobia and oppression affected my gender discovery. Trapped in the wrong body? The media does a great job of showing one trans story…
