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Business, authenticity and marginalization

ByLindley Ashline September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

In which I talk about how well the standard marketing advice of “be yourself and be authentic” works for marginalized business owners, and balancing safety + authenticity.

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Changing the World | Journaling Prompts

Body-Positive Journaling Prompt #57: Showing Up Fully
ByLindley Ashline August 15, 2021August 15, 2021

Here’s something to think and write about in this coming week: If you were able to show up fully in the world, without body shame, what might that mean for you and your life?

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{The Body Liberation Guide} Southwest’s seating change + customer of size policy
ByLindley Ashline July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

Hi friend, A quick note on the BLP website: The work that I thought would take me a week has dragged on, and on, and on. Insert someone who was supposed to be fixing the WordPress theme erasing chunks of the site entirely, days of the site being down altogether, and endless screaming. I hope…

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LISTEN: Everyday activism, using your power and fat admirers with Sara Stanizai (with transcript)
ByLindley Ashline October 1, 2020March 31, 2021

Think you can’t support a movement from your corner of the world? Think again! In this Instagram Live, Sara Stanizai, LMFT and I talk about capital-A activism (with hand gestures), using your power to change the world, what counts as activism and simple ways you can help the fat folks in your life. Listen to…

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{The Body Liberation Guide} Take a load off
ByLindley Ashline April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Hi friend, Today I’m thinking about the expression “take a load off.” It’s generally used to mean taking the metaphorical weight, the load, of daily burdens and cares off your shoulders and relax. Not all burdens can be set aside like that, though. The cognitive load of existing as a fat person is one of…

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The Plus-Size Guide to Period Panties
BySilas Blackwood March 21, 2023July 26, 2023

Maybe you remember the advent of (mainstream anyway) period panties from a few years back? For a long time, there were no options to speak of for fat bodies, but no more! Here are nine options to choose from, carrying a range of sizes up to a U.S. 48W. In case you’re wondering, period panties…

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LISTEN: Lindley on Soul Sessions with Jodie Gale (with transcript)
ByLindley Ashline December 20, 2020March 18, 2021

An under-analyzed part of diet culture is where it intersects with class and socioeconomic status. I talked about this a bit on my episode of Food Psych, and had a chance to explore it in more depth in this discussion with Jodie Gale on the Soul Sessions podcast.

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