I was recently asked the question on Instagram, “How do I deal with bodily discomfort due to weight gain (and shame about that)?” This is a fairly common question for those of us in body liberation circles. And it can…
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…
I recently had a conversation with my partner about safe spaces and it got me thinking. What would it be like to have fat positive safe spaces? Do they already exist? What Are Safe Spaces? Let’s start by talking about…
Getting down to the nitty gritty Lets talk about fat hygiene. Embarrassing, right? I know! These are the kinds of topics that we like to keep private. Especially us fat folks who have learned to be ashamed of our bodies…
Fat traveling is a trip So I made a pretty big move this week y’all. I went from progressive Western Massachusetts to rural Kansas. I do shit like this now: There are some serious differences. Less mountains here, more snow…
