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 smiling.
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In Conversation with Lindley Ashline – Why Therapists Should Use More Diverse Stock Photos

ByLindley Ashline

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 smiling. It’s always a pleasure to speak with Jodie Gale of the Psychosynthesis Centre — did you know we recorded a podcast episode together? — and today we’re talking about…

20+ Truly Inclusive Plus-Size Clothing Brands
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20+ Truly Inclusive Plus-Size Clothing Brands

ByLindley Ashline

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 wear plus sizes yourself. Full clothing inclusivity requires carrying up to at least a 12X/size 40 U.S., ideally with a custom sizing option. (And, even more ideally, with options for…

Dark purple African violets bloom, surrounded by other houseplants from Seattle plant stores and nurseries.
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A short guide to a few of the better-known Seattle houseplant purveyors

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: Dark purple African violets bloom, surrounded by other houseplants from Seattle plant stores and nurseries. Alpine Nursery & Landscape: One of my favorites. Huge greenhouse, friendly and helpful staff, huge selection of both indoor and outdoor plants. Get on the waitlist for unusual varieties they grow in house, like tradescantia quadricolor. Perfect for…

Product Drop: CPAP Proud Buttons and Stickers
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Product Drop: CPAP Proud Buttons and Stickers

ByLindley Ashline

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; the other buttons have an illustration of a cute sleep mask. All of them say, CPAP Proud. End image description. One in 15 Americans has sleep apnea, but we don’t talk…

Lindley, a fat white woman, looking into the camera and smiling. She's wearing glasses, a pink and blue top and a camera necklace.
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A re-introduction

ByLindley Ashline

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. I created this intro for my Instagram, but why not post it here as well? Let me do a little re-introduction + bring you up to speed. I’m Lindley (she/her,…

Now available: Body Liberation Quote Library
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Now available: Body Liberation Quote Library

ByLindley Ashline

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, “Body Liberation Quote Library from Body Liberation Photos.” End image description. For years, people have been asking me where I get all the quotes I include in my social media…

A low, tree-covered island is silhouetted against a bright sky and calm water.
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The exclusion of returning to the office is intended.

ByLindley Ashline

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 office (for white-collar work) begins, remember: 1. Offices are designed to exclude minorities, particularly those who are neurodivergent and/or mobility limited. 2. When remote work primarily benefited those populations, companies…

That time I took on Whole30 headquarters
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That time I took on Whole30 headquarters

ByLindley Ashline

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 the time I took on Whole30? One of the dangers of being the only person in the world regularly producing stock images of fat and very fat bodies is that…

Four plus-size women's photos are shown behind a circle containing a ginkgo leaf and the title of this article.
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8 Ways to Make Your Business More Body Positive

ByLindley Ashline

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 pink and blue plaid top and a necklace with a camera charm. This post originally appeared on the site Fat Girl Reviews. If you’ve been on the internet for a…

A fat Hawaiian woman with brown skin and black hair lifts a long pearl necklace toward a cloudy sky and blue water.

Fixing it.

ByLindley Ashline

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 responsibility is it to fix fatphobia and weight stigma? When I speak about fatphobic clothing companies that lie about being “inclusive” or would rather file for bankruptcy than take my…

A teal square with a chat bubble and the words, "Fat bodies are just treated as this horrifying mystery in the photography community. And I got mad! Fat people deserve to have somewhere they can come and feel safe and accepted and attractive and worthy." Lindley's logo is at the bottom.
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LISTEN: Lindley on the Fashion for All podcast with Mallorie Dunn

ByLindley Ashline

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. And I got mad! Fat people deserve to have somewhere they can come and feel safe and accepted and attractive and worthy.” Lindley’s logo is at the bottom. “Fat people…

A teal square with a chat bubble graphic and the text, ""There are very few people out there who are showing people of my size and bigger that they can be visible too. And it’s just mind-blowing when you finally see a bunch of people that look like you and go, 'Oh, my god. They’re amazing and gorgeous and beautiful and valid.'” » Lindley Ashline. Lindley's logo is at the bottom.
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WATCH: Lindley on living unapologetically with Alissa Rumsey

ByLindley Ashline

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 my size and bigger that they can be visible too. And it’s just mind-blowing when you finally see a bunch of people that look like you and go, ‘Oh, my…

The woman in this photograph by Lindley Ashline has glorious wings on her arms that she lifts towards the ceiling, looking out a window into a large covered open space, in this black-and-white-photograph. She is fat, has long hair pinned into a bun and is wearing a sleeveless dress.
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New Fine Art Print: Nature Gave Me Wings

ByLindley Ashline

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! The woman in this photograph has glorious wings on her arms that she lifts towards the ceiling, looking out a window into a large covered open space, in this black-and-white-photograph. She is fat, has…

Image description: A teal square with a round photo of a fat woman's lower legs and bare feet, standing on a brick sidewalk. Text reads, "Can't we all just celebrate progress?" Lindley's logo is at the right. End image description.
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“Can’t we all just celebrate progress?”

ByLindley Ashline

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.

The side rolls of a fat body are show in a black-and-white photograph, with highly textured skin.
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The 11 reasons why people hate fat people

ByLindley Ashline

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 the Body Liberation Photos Instagram this week: Why does fatphobia exist? Why do people hate and fear fat bodies? Fatphobia — also known as fatmisia, anti-fatness, weight stigma and fat…

Fat-Friendly Pacific Northwest Day Trip: Mountain Loop Highway
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Fat-Friendly Pacific Northwest Day Trip: Mountain Loop Highway

ByLindley Ashline

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 first thing you need to know: Just because they’re marked on Google Maps doesn’t mean they’re paved! The first time we went, we weren’t expecting anything but pavement, so we…

A fat woman's shoulder, side rolls and hip are shown in a black-and-white photograph.
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These are the days your body was built for

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: A fat woman’s shoulder, side rolls and hip are shown in a black-and-white photograph. During this pandemic, so many people are finding that their bodies, for the first time, are now in the “plus size” or “fatter than I wanted” categories, and are finding it a pretty scary place to be. It’s scary…

Image description: An abstract light blue watercolor background with the words, "Stop appropriating the experiences and oppression of people who are fatter than you." Lindley's logo is at the bottom.
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One easy way to end weight stigma

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: An abstract light blue watercolor background with the words, “Stop appropriating the experiences and oppression of people who are fatter than you.” Lindley’s logo is at the bottom. Here’s one way you can help end weight stigma: Stop appropriating the experiences and oppression of people who are fatter than you. If you live…

Image description: Small, messy bits of kitchen waste on a white background: orange, cucumber, onion, bread or cracker, a piece of packaging. Photo courtesy of Charlie Deets on Unsplash.
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Cracked

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: Small, messy bits of kitchen waste on a white background: orange, cucumber, onion, bread or cracker, a piece of packaging. Photo courtesy of Charlie Deets on Unsplash. There was an attempted coup in my country today. People with guns stormed the capitol building — for the first time in my country’s history —…

A fat woman with pink hair stands on a yoga mat and throws her arms joyfully into the sky as she begins to move into a yoga pose. A beautiful lake shore, distant mountains and sunset glow complete the image.
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New Fine Art Print: The Joy in Movement

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: A fat woman with pink hair stands on a yoga mat and throws her arms joyfully into the sky as she begins to move into a yoga pose. A beautiful lake shore, distant mountains and sunset glow complete the image. There’s a new print of my work available in the Body Love Shop!…

Image description: A teal blue background contains these words in white text: "Dieting is a class marker. In my 20s, weight loss was a bucket list goal. Some people want to go to Europe. I wanted to diet." Lindley's logo is at the bottom.
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LISTEN: Lindley on Soul Sessions with Jodie Gale (with transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

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.

Lindley, a fat white woman, stands in a pink and blue plaid shirt in front of a wall covered in yellow and brown vines. Her photo is surrounded by a light blue border with text on top that reads, NAMI Orange County presents…It's Okay to Feel with Jenipher and Non. The podcast title is Our Beautiful Bodies with Lindley Ashline.
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LISTEN: Lindley on It’s Okay to Feel (with transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: Lindley, a fat white woman, stands in a pink and blue plaid shirt in front of a wall covered in yellow and brown vines. Her photo is surrounded by a light blue border with text on top that reads, NAMI Orange County presents…It’s Okay to Feel with Jenipher and Non. The podcast title…

A fat white woman in pink t-shirt and black pants runs towards the camera along a wooden bridge surrounded by a green forest.
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LISTEN: Lindley on the Running Life Podcast (with transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

Image description: A fat white woman in pink t-shirt and black pants runs towards the camera along a wooden bridge surrounded by a green forest. 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…