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🐙 I don’t want to reclaim Ursula
I don’t want to reclaim Ursula. Released in 1989, Disney’s animated movie The Little Mermaid struck me at a formative time in my life. Ariel…
15 Body-Positive Stock Photos of Visible Rolls and Bellies
Use these beautiful plus-size pregnancy stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
A culture of compensation
I recently talked about how people who are privileged in a particular area often expect people who are marginalized in that area to educate them,…
Unpacking Weight Stigma II: Creating More Equitable Groups
I’ve produced another workbook! This one is for everyone who’s ever run, or tried to run, a group (whether online, like a Facebook group, or…
10 Tips for Making Your Weight Management Practice More Weight Inclusive
One of the most important issues facing weight management, bariatric, dietetic, endocrinology, special interest groups, and other provider groups and practices today is weight stigma.…
40+ Larger Fat Instagram Accounts You Should Be Following
Need the body image boost that comes with getting used to bodies like yours? Here are 40+ accounts of fat influencers, models, and everyday folks to follow on Instagram.
State of the sleep, June 26
As you know, I’ve been recovering from long-term sleep deprivation caused by sudden-onset sleep apnea after major dental work last year. It took months to…
Seattle, heat waves, weather and empathy
The Pacific Northwest is heading into an extraordinary weather event, where Seattle could reach 104 degrees for at least two days in a row, and…
Stop saying that weight loss doesn’t solve anything.
Here’s one concrete action you can take to help end weight stigma: Stop saying that weight loss doesn’t solve anything. And I’m going to need…
Why fat folks don’t want to help make your organization inclusive
Image description: A fat white woman in a short-sleeved red dress sits in front of a stone wall and shrugs. There’s a pattern I’ve seen…
In Conversation with Lindley Ashline – Why Therapists Should Use More Diverse Stock Photos
Image description: Lindley, a fat white woman, stands in front of a brick wall in a heart polka-dot dress. She’s holding a rainbow umbrella and…
20+ Truly Inclusive Plus-Size Clothing Brands
In a world where clothing companies constantly claim to be inclusive, it can be hard to tell what is actually inclusive, especially if you don’t…
Huzzah! You saved the princess.
Image description: A fat white woman stands on a city street corner in a silver dress and cape. Buy a similar stock photo >> It’s…
A short guide to a few of the better-known Seattle houseplant purveyors
Image description: Dark purple African violets bloom, surrounded by other houseplants from Seattle plant stores and nurseries. Alpine Nursery & Landscape: One of my favorites.…
Product Drop: CPAP Proud Buttons and Stickers
Image description: Two sets of buttons and a set of stickers. One set of buttons and the stickers have an illustration of a CPAP machine;…
A re-introduction
Image description: Lindley, a fat white woman, looking into the camera and smiling. She’s wearing glasses, a pink and blue top and a camera necklace.…
Now available: Body Liberation Quote Library
Image description: A photo of a fat person silhouetted against a sunset along with a thin crowd, lifting a fist defiantly, behind text that reads,…
The exclusion of returning to the office is intended.
Image description: A low, tree-covered island is silhouetted against a bright sky and calm water. As the extreme pressure from employers to return to the…
Cuttings and quartz
Image description: A green glass bowl of smooth pebbles in soft red and green tones and mixed sizes, stones Lindley found in a river in…
That time I took on Whole30 headquarters
Image description: A close-up of a woman’s hand holding a restaurant menu, with her arms and chin in the background. Did I tell you about…
16 Summer Stock Photos That Prove EVERY Body is a Bikini Body
Use these beautiful plus-size pregnancy stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
State of the sleep, May 11
When I developed sleep apnea suddenly in 2020 during a series of major dental work, I had no idea that getting diagnosis and treatment would…
State of the sleep, May 4
When I developed sleep apnea suddenly in 2020 during a series of major dental work, I had no idea that getting diagnosis and treatment would…
State of the sleep, April 28
When I developed sleep apnea suddenly in 2020 during a series of major dental work, I had no idea that getting diagnosis and treatment would…
State of the sleep, April 22
When I developed sleep apnea suddenly in 2020 during a series of major dental work, I had no idea that getting diagnosis and treatment would…
Everyday Reminders: 11 Body-Positive Stickers and Bookmarks
Everyone deserves to have medical equipment that fits them. Here are 13 extra-large blood pressure cuffs to try out on your extraordinary, worthy large body.
State of the sleep, April 17
Image description: An animation of small waves washing up on the sand behind a driftwood log. Deception Pass, Washington state. When I developed sleep apnea…
8 Ways to Make Your Business More Body Positive
Image description: Lindley, a fat white woman with blonde hair, stands in front of a wall covered in brown and yellow ivy. She’s wearing a…
13 Stock Photos to Use When You Talk About Eating Disorder Recovery
Use these beautiful plus-size pregnancy stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
State of the sleep, April 5
When I developed sleep apnea suddenly in 2020 during a series of major dental work, I had no idea that getting diagnosis and treatment would…
Instant thin privilege
Bear with me for a moment while I get a bit nerdy. Trust, there are fat politics coming up, as usual. Especially during these pandemic…
Fixing it.
Image description: A fat Hawaiian woman with brown skin and black hair lifts a long pearl necklace toward a cloudy sky and blue water. Whose…
It’s time we talked about Brené Brown.
Here’s one simple action you can take to help end discrimination against fat bodies this week: Believe fat people when we say something is fatphobic, specifically the works of Brené Brown, Anita Johnston, Geneen Roth and Bessel van der Kolk.
LISTEN: Lindley on the Fashion for All podcast with Mallorie Dunn
Image description: A teal square with a chat bubble and the words, “Fat bodies are just treated as this horrifying mystery in the photography community.…
WATCH: Lindley on living unapologetically with Alissa Rumsey
Image description: A teal square with a chat bubble graphic and the text, “”There are very few people out there who are showing people of…
Five hundred thousand
Content note: COVID-19, weight discrimination in a healthcare setting I had a COVID scare last weekend. On Saturday, I woke up with a sore throat,…
Plant Chat: Baby Plants
Image description: A set of small terra cotta pots in a cardboard box on a white desk, with a lamp, water bottle and plastic box…
New Fine Art Print: Nature Gave Me Wings
Nature gave me wings. Who are you to bid me hide them? There’s a new print of my work available in the Body Love Shop!…
New Stock Photo Mini-Collection: Plus-Size Runner
Use these beautiful plus-size running stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
Where are all the fat people?
Image description: A plus-size woman poses in front of a sunset-lit city skyline and water with one arm in the air and the other wrapped…
A space just for us
Image description: Three fat women stand back to back with hands entwined in a grassy park. In a fat-folks-only Zoom call last night, a friend…
“Can’t we all just celebrate progress?”
One of the most common pieces of pushback I see against fat acceptance and the need to represent fat and very fat people is, “Why are you so negative? Can’t we all just celebrate all the progress that’s been made? You’re so divisive!” It’s often accompanied by more-enlightened-than-thou comments about wanting to focus on “the good,” as if those of us confronting oppression are somehow more negative than those who want to cover up and ignore it.
14 Beautiful Plus-Size Pregnancy Stock Photos
Use these beautiful plus-size pregnancy stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
Ask a Fat Creator: Kristine Zaftig
In this month’s Ask a Fat Creator interview, we’re talking to Kristine Zaftig, a fat and fat-positive artist who showcases women of color in her paintings.
The 11 reasons why people hate fat people
Image description: The side rolls of a fat body are shown in a black-and-white photograph, with highly textured skin. An excellent question came up on…
New Fine Art Print: The Offering
There’s a new print of my work available in the Body Love Shop! In this fine art photograph, a fat woman with brown skin and…
14 Scale Smashing Stock Photos to Fuel Your Anti-Diet Dreams
Here are 14 photos from the Scale Smashing collection at Body Liberation Stock, the world’s first and best site for high-resolution stock images of large bodies for commercial use.
Fat-Friendly Pacific Northwest Day Trip: Mountain Loop Highway
Mountain Loop Highway, an absolutely delicious drive through the western Cascade Mountains north of Seattle, was our first experience with U.S. Forest Service roads. The…