{across the fatosphere} March 27

ByLindley Ashline

Here’s what’s interesting me this week in body liberation and more:

» International Fat-Affirming Coaching: zero waitlist, sliding scale, and free consult calls. Support for self-care, stress management, executive functioning, self-compassion, communication, boundaries, life transitions, identity, existential explorations, relationship to body, health, disability, aging, grief support, and end of life planning. Learn more at Tend and Cultivate*

» Coming up: Food + Body Liberation Group (including scholarship options) (see)

» Coming up: Spring into Stillness: Finding Peace Within Your Body (see)

» Society preaches kindness – unless you’re fat. Why is fatphobia still on the rise? (read)

» Challenges + Myths with Fat Infertility with Nicola Salmon (listen)

» Dead Men Don’t Rape – Delilah Bon (watch)

» Quick Tricks to Find Hidden Weight Stigma (read)

» Every Day, Once a Day, Give Yourself Self Love (listen)

» Desire is Not Pathology: Affirming Neediness via Radical Self-Compassion (see)

» Does This Study Show That Restriction Doesn’t Lead to Binging? Part 1 – Authors and Methodology (read)

» I Was Told No One Wants Fat Girls (read)

» Concerns about Ozempic and similar drugs for those with eating disorders (see)

🦄 Unicorn chaser: Múlagljúfur Canyon is at the very top of my list of most incredible places I have been to date (watch)

» Promote your event or resource in the Body Liberation Guide (see)

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Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.

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