Thin privilege is never having to choose between wearing a seat belt or a coat.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
Body-Positive Journaling Prompt: When do you feel most proud of who you are?
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
It’s hard to love your fat butt when it doesn’t fit in an airplane seat.
One of the things I consistently hear from folks in larger bodies is that they can make a certain amount of progress on their body acceptance journeys, but then get tripped up by infrastructure.
Reframe your body: Ample
The words we use to talk about our bodies are so important, because how we describe our bodies dictates how we see our bodies.
When was the last time you did something that made you feel wildly vulnerable and wholly alive?
When was the last time you did something that made you feel wildly vulnerable and wholly alive!?
18 Ways to Care for Fat Bodies
Here are 18 products tested and recommended by fat folks for showering, skin care, medical needs and more
Unpacking Weight Stigma I: A workbook for Health at Every Size® healthcare providers and fat allies
When someone criticizes our favorite works — whether it’s a book, movie, workshop, song, blog or painting — it can feel really bad. And that’s putting it mildly.
Love this photo? You could be using it in your marketing!
Download this free, body-positive and Health at Every Size-aligned stock photo pack.
Thin privilege is not having your body automatically medicalized or pathologized by healthcare professionals.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
Reframe your body: Thick
The words we use to talk about our bodies are so important, because how we describe our bodies dictates how we see our bodies.
What would your life look like if you minded your own body business?
Your worth is not dependent on your health. That meme about how “your weight is not your worth” goes around a lot, and it’s true! But your health is also not your worth. You don’t gain worthiness points for being closer to the pop culture vision of “health.” and you don’t lose worthiness points for…
FAQ: What about boudoir and portrait photography for disabled folks?
This is a question that’s come up a LOT as I’ve started re-opening my books for clients. There’s more in the video, but the short answer is: 🦯 Disabled people are not a burden or a hindrance to photography 🦯 My job is to capture the stunning beauty of your current body while honoring its…
A brief history of NAAFA and fat admiration
NAAFA was started in 1969 by a fat admirer, Bill Fabrey. Before the internet age, NAAFA served as both a fat advocacy organization and an important way for fat people to socialize and date — often the only fat-safe space they had. This desire is also where BBW bashes came from. Fat people, thin people…
Body-Positive Journaling Prompt: What is the contemporary feminine ideal?
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
Seattle product photography: Pill pots from Cichy Ceramics
It’s so nice to do a bit of product photography again! These are hand-built pottery pill pots by @cichyceramics. They’re adorable and very roomy. Get lovely photos of your own handmade items »
Love this photo? You could be using it in your marketing!
“The images we see—or don’t see—matter. They tell us what’s possible.” » Emily Nagoski The more we see unrealistic, idealized people in advertising and the media, the more it makes us doubt the worth of our own bodies, skin colors, looks and orientations. Thankfully, the world is changing. Customers are demanding better from the companies…
Thin privilege is being held to lower dress and grooming standards to look “acceptable” socially, professionally or in public.
An ongoing series about the privileges of thinness in a world filled with diet culture.
Shop drop! Fat-friendly books, stickers, art prints and more
The newest fat-positive and body-positive products and gifts at the Body Love Shop.
Body-positive journaling prompt: What is beauty?
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
🎤 Help a reporter, change the media narrative and save the world
In which I describe how Health at Every Size®, fat liberation, fat acceptance, and body positivity advocates can use the Help a Reporter Out (HARO) list to change media narratives around bodies and weight. How to HARO: Help a Reporter Out, or HARO, is an email list that reporters use to find sources for stories….
Body positive boudoir FAQ: Is there a maximum age for boudoir?
When you look at boudoir photos on the internet, it’s easy to get discouraged at all the tight, toned, young bodies. To look at Pinterest, you’d think no one over 35 ever gets nekkid, or has photos taken unless they’re playing a supporting role to the young’uns or starring in an ad aimed at the retirement…
What would your life look like if you minded your own body business?
What would your life look like if you just…didn’t worry about what other people’s bodies looked like or were doing? What could you focus on if you didn’t feel the need to judge the clothing or body size or expression of the people walking past you in public? What might it look like if the…
Reframe your body: Ample | Body image resources for plus-size people
The words we use to talk about our bodies are so important, because how we describe our bodies dictates how we see our bodies.
Introducing Reframe Fridays
The words we use to talk about our bodies are so important, because how we describe our bodies dictates how we see our bodies.
This is where I put all the Yellowstone photos.
Trying to describe the wondrous enormity of Yellowstone National Park is a bit beyond me at the moment, so I’ll do it in images. If you have the chance, go. (These images are from 2019.)
Featured Body Liberation Stock contributor: Aubrey Allison
Meet Aubrey, one of Body Liberation Stock’s contributors! Here’s how Aubrey describes herself: “I’m Aubrey or Brey (she/her). I’m a fat woman who lives in Seattle with my spouse, roomie/bff, and two kitties. At just about any given time, you can find me drawing, crafting, watching/listening to true crime, eating all the gummy worms, and…
Taking COVID precautions is an act of fat allyship.
Taking COVID precautions is an act of fat* allyship. Getting vaccinated and boosted is allyship. Staying home is allyship. Not eating in restaurants is allyship. Not flying or traveling is allyship. Not going to events, concerts, conventions and other crowded places is allyship. You might be fine if you get sick, and you might have…
{Body Liberation Stock} NEW COLLECTION: Sleep Apnea & CPAP Patient
One of the first Body Liberation Stock image collections representing fat bodies in healthcare context is the new Sleep Apnea & CPAP Patient collection. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. A CPAP machine uses a hose connected to a mask or nosepiece…
{Podcast Month} How businesses can welcome larger bodies on Massage Business Blueprint
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ I love digging in and talking about the practical aspects of body liberation, especially when it comes to running a business. On Massage Business Blueprint, Allissa, Michael and I discuss how all…
{Podcast Month} Fat Face Feelings: Respect for All Bodies is the New Black
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ It’s always a delight to talk with the Fat Faces, and this time we did it on the record! We dig deep into my entrepreneurial journey, why I chose to work with…
{Podcast Month} Real Health Radio with Lu Uhrich
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ “I guess that’s what’s hard for me to understand. What harm does it to do to a concern troll to start trolling the systems that are doing this? Troll the airline industry….
Unbox with me: new boudoir goodies!
I love getting packages! My calendar is once again open for body-safe, fat-positive boudoir sessions outside Seattle, WA.
{Podcast Month} Fashion for All: The SmartGlamour Podcast with Mallorie Dunn
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ “Fat people can’t be photographers.” Is that true? I’ve spent the last five years finding out, and on this episode of Fashion for All – The Smart Glamour Podcast with Mallorie Dunn…
After-Christmas sale at the Body Love Shop!
It’s a post-holiday clearance sale! Through January 3, take 20% everything in the Body Love Shop’s in-house collection with code OUTOFMYHOUSE20. The in-house collection — soon to be in your house — includes: ❄️ Zines, workbooks and journals ❄️ Handmade soaps and figurines ❄️ Buttons and enamel pins ❄️ Fine art prints ❄️ Stickers, bookmarks,…
{Podcast Month} Eating Support & Health at Every Size® Chat with Chelsea Levy Nutrition
I went way out of my comfort zone with Chelsea of Chelsea Levy Nutrition and ate on camera for a special Instagram live eating support session. It is so important to normalize fat folks eating in public. Too often, we get stares, comments or open stigma for simply doing what humans need to do: eat….
{Podcast Month} Redefining Health & Wellness with Shohreh Davoodi: Media Representation, Stock Photography and Turning Anger into Art
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ What do anger and art have in common? Shohreh Davoodi @shohrehdavoodi and I talk about it — and lots more — on episode 53 of her podcast, Redefining Health & Wellness. We…
{Podcast Month} Sarah Thunell on Kids, Body Image and Health at Every Size
Today I’m asking body-positive and Health at Every Size®-aligned nanny and parent consultant Sarah @bodypositiveparenting all about her job, including: 🚸 What does a body-positive nanny do? What does #HAES have to do with it? 🚸 What should parents look for in a nanny who will help their kids grow up with a positive body image? 🚸 What Sarah…
How to set your freelance and speaking rates
You deserve a living wage for your work. Let me say that again: You deserve a living wage for your work. Even if you’re a creative type. Even if you’re an artist. Even if your work is fun, and something you’re passionate about. Women and gender-non-conforming folks have lots of pressure on us to charge…
Body Liberation Stock is accepting contributors!
Body Liberation Stock is accepting contributors! Spread some love, make the world a better place — and get paid to do it. Unlike most of the mainstream stock image sites, we’ve got motives beyond profit margin, which means caring about contributors. We want you to make a living wage too, so you get a stunning…
{Podcast Month} Femtastic with Katie Breen: Bodies in the Media and why Representation Matters
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ Over at @femtastic_podcast, Katie Breen and I talk about why it’s so important that we see representations of diverse bodies in the media, and how I use my platform to create stock imagery…
{Podcast Month} Fat Product Reviews with Chrystal Bougon
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ Because I have my fat fingers in so many pies, this chat with Chrystal Bougon @chrystallee78 of Curvy Girl Lingerie and All Bodies Electrolysis touches on lots of topics! If you’ve ever…
How to use Discord for absolute beginners
As more people move from Facebook to other chat spaces, it’s time to get familiar with Discord. In this friendly and easy-to-understand workshop, we cover: » What is Discord?» How is Discord different from Facebook, Twitter or Slack?» How to log in, join servers and chat» Free vs. paid accounts» Muting, blocking and spoilers» How…
{Podcast Month} Fat Girl Finds Love with Briana Cavanaugh
For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ On the Fat Girl Finds Love Podcast, I’m talking with Briana Cavanaugh @lovedosed about fategories, luck and privilege in relationships, finding a doctor you trust, and scars in photography. Give it a listen…
{Podcast Month} Escape Diet Prison with Anne-Sophie Reinhardt: Body Liberation Through Photography
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ When I started my photography business in 2015, I had never seen or met another fat photographer. I wasn’t sure if it was even possible. (Because what we see around us tells…
17 Body-Positive Stock Photos for Parties and Celebrations
Use these beautiful plus-size stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
{Podcast Month} Running Life
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ When you think of a runner, what image pops into your head? Most of us come back to the same image informed by the stock photos we see and use papers, magazines,…
🎉🎉🎉 Grand Re-Opening: Now booking boudoir sessions again! 🎉🎉🎉
It’s a holiday miracle! I’m re-opening my calendar for 2022 boudoir sessions. Book now and schedule your session starting in late January. All winter sessions will be indoors (it’s cold and wet out there!). I’m vaxxed and boostered for your safety, as I expect you to be for mine. You’ll be able to take advantage…
{Podcast Month} Rising Whole with Prim Ormanovich: Everybody Profits From You Hating Your Body
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ On this episode of the Rising Whole podcast, Prim Ormanovich @risingwholeprim and I talk about how coherency in your business comes from having an underlying ethical framework or cause, and how my…
{Podcast Month} It’s Okay to Feel: Our Beautiful Bodies with Lindley Ashline
✨ For the month of December, enjoy these podcast episodes while I slow down, take a breath and plan for next year. ✨ This is the first podcast where I’ve ever needed to stop and ask, “Can I say this on the air?” Nōn Wels @YouMeEmpathy, Jenipher Lyn @JenipherLyn and I talk about body image…