Body-Positive Journaling Prompt #2: How have your parents affected your body image over time?
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
In which I demonstrate a) repotting tradescantias and b) why I’m not a plantfluencer. No apologies for the terrible video.
“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…
If you’d like a shorter podcast listen, Love, Food is for you. In each episode, Julie answers a letter from a reader. As a podcast…
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,…
In which I talk about why I set no-advice boundaries on some of my posts on Facebook and Instagram, and how you can support people…
Thin privilege doesn’t make you a bad person or one with super special benefits. The super special benefit is not facing the obstacles placed in…
In which I talk about how thin privilege — like any other privilege you might have — isn’t just something you have, or don’t have:…
Find the perfect gift for your partner, lover, friend, or family member for Valentine’s Day in our curated list of body-positive and health at every size-aligned Valentine’s Day gifts.
Every single time I’m asked to be on a podcast, it’s an honor, but it’s an especially big deal to be the very first guest…
“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…
Let’s talk about research. When it comes to weight and health, everyone’s a scientist. People who haven’t picked up a textbook in twenty years are…
In which I talk about how parents pass diet culture to their children across generations, breaking that cycle, and the limits on what parents can…
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
In the Body Love Shop: The mini-book My Body Positive Journey from artist and illustrator Tatiana Gill! This little book is a quarter-size look at…
Thin privilege is not having your body used as a shorthand for a long list of negative qualities, characteristics and traits. Dolores Umbridge. Ursula. Kingpin.…
Why do people hate and fear fat bodies? Weight stigma — also known as fatphobia, fatmisia, anti-fatness and fat hatred — ties into threads of…
Mowich Lake is one of my favorite semi-hidden Washington day trip destinations. It’s located in Mount Rainier National Park, but getting there requires you to…
I’ve had a few requests to see my high-humidity plant setup. I am constitutionally incapable of making a short video, but here you go!
In which I discuss the concept of body grief, grieving the loss of body privileges and how to talk about that without reinforcing oppressive beauty…
“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…
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
Thin privilege is buying clothes off the rack at a brick-and-mortar store. This is one of the areas where the spectrum of privilege is really…
Many fat folks have reclaimed the word and are using it as a neutral descriptor, but to the world at large, “fat” is an insult. So should you be using it?
I’m still not officially open for client photography sessions due to the delta COVID variant, but I recently made an exception for a(n outdoor, distanced,…
I’ve only been to Mount Baker, Washington in the fall, and that’s the way I like it. The time of year of that first visit…
I had the pleasure of meeting this chatty gent last week and couldn’t resist capturing him enjoying some late afternoon sun! Sarah at @bodypositiveparenting is…
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Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
My CPAP machine, which I’ve named Whistler, and I have reached a truce, more or less. My sleep and energy levels are mostly back to…
In which I talk about fat shame around toilet seats. If you’d like to represent actual fat people in your marketing, check out my inclusive…
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…
In this graceful illustration from artist Mia Ohki, a partially nude woman with long hair and large thighs leans back on one hand. A leaf…
Fat people suffer worse health outcomes due to weight stigma? Blame fat people and call them inherently diseased. Fat people are more at risk from…
My photography studio is also my home, and I’m so grateful to have such lovely spaces to work in. It’s also a super comfy and…
When you think about bodies — your own or other people’s — what words do you use? Our thoughts and feelings about bodies are shaped…
In which I talk about the hashtag #normalizenormalbodies and whether it’s a good thing.
Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
“You would be surprised how seldom it occurs to people that their problems are not their fault. By focusing on fairness and justice, a patient…
In which I discuss why you might not get the reaction you want or expect when you interact with fat folks in the fat acceptance,…
Reader M. asks, “Does it get any easier? Or does it just get harder the more vocal you get? I had a situation in which…
Children begin absorbing and reflecting weight stigma as young as 3-5 years old. That’s how pervasive anti-fat bias is in our society, and it’s wrong…
“Conventionally attractive” equals “willing to put in the time, effort, money, resources and pain and suffering required to gain social approval.” These are personal choices;…
In which I discuss the audacity of thin privilege, what “everybody knows” about fat bodies, how even “bad” bodies deserve dignity, and the desperation behind enforcing oppressive systems.
Why do some business owners wear their opinions, politics and activism on their sleeves? Let’s talk about “keeping politics out of your business” and why…
Let’s talk about shame. Should we feel ashamed when someone challenges something we say? Is it true that when we object to someone else’s words,…
Let’s talk about shame. Should we feel ashamed when someone challenges something we say? Is it true that when we object to someone else’s words,…
I went to the chiropractor this morning and I am wiped, y’all. I’m grateful to have the freedom of a flexible schedule that allows me…
Did you know that Plan B (also known as the morning-after pill) is only effective for people who weigh 155 pounds or less? Fat people…
Today The Fat Athlete and I were talking about body image and how it’s a never-ending journey. It’s easy to think that a positive or…