Client J. at their Confidence session. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions » As Twitter continues to fall apart, where are y’all hanging out these days? It seems like everyone has splintered out to a dozen different platforms. I’m most active in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort these days, followed by Bluesky, but here’s where…
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
Client J. at her Confidence session this week. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions» It’s been a few weeks since you’ve heard from me, and it was because I was out having a lovely time wandering around California on an epic road trip. I’m coming to understand that, just as much as any…
Let’s talk about a dynamic that we fat people who talk about fat constantly, endlessly, infuriatingly get from thin people: #notallthinpeople. Any time a fat person writes about discrimination, hatred, bigotry, or ill treatment at the hands of thin people, you thin folks get uncomfortable. Maybe your heart sinks a little, or your stomach gets…
Client M. and their incredible sleeve tattoo. I’m currently booking boudoir & portrait photo sessions» Before we get to it, I have an extra unicorn chaser for you this week! Blanket Fort member Jeri Lynn is hosting an adorable batch of foster kittens and running a live cam so we can all enjoy their precious floof. Also,…
Over at Inside Higher Ed, writer Kallie Menard mentioned a piece I wrote for NAAFA a few years ago in her article on anti-fat bias in academia. “We must begin by unlearning and re-educating ourselves on negative and harmful biases about fatness. Activists who engage in the ‘deliberate work of tearing down the systems that…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Wednesday, Aug 23 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon Supporter level and up) Friday, Aug 25 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Monday, Aug 28 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Body Doubling – 10 am PST The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is…
From a recent session with Kyra Sutherland of Joyful Divergence. I’m currently booking small business photo sessions » This week I have a Body Liberation Blanket Fort update for you before we swing into the regular letter. The Blanket Fort is my fat-friendly and body-safe community that centers fat folks and welcomes everyone. And it’s going strong, with…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Friday, Aug 18 Twitch Hangout with Lindley & Ali Thompson – 11 am PST – https://www.twitch.tv/artists_ali Monday, Aug 21 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Wednesday, Aug 23 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon Supporter level and up) The Body Liberation Blanket…
If you’re not yet familiar with Ali Thompson, you’re in for a treat. Ali, who goes by @artists_ali on Twitter and Twitch, is a phenomenal fat activist and one of the foremost ranters of my acquaintance. I like letting people describe themselves in their own words, so here’s Ali’s: Creator of Ok2BeFat 🏳️🌈 Twitch Affiliate🕹 They/She Demigirl💄 Fat Activist…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Thursday, Aug 10 Sensory-Friendly Body Doubling – 10 am PST Craft Night & Hangout – 5 pm PST Monday, Aug 14 Body Doubling – 10 am PST Body Liberation Guide released (free) Wednesday, Aug 16 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon…
A mother and daughter I photographed in Salt Lake City in 2019. This is a bits-and-pieces week: a celebration, a request, a frustrated grump and a note for supporters. Let’s start with the celebration! Last week, the Body Liberation Guide went out to 5,317 of you. The rate at which y’all open these emails is spectacular, too – almost…
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It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
A sneak peek of my shots from my dear friend K.’s wedding. I’m currently booking portrait and boudoir sessions» This week, I want to build a bit on what I told you in last week’s letter about how getting into media articles works. I talked a bit about the calculation that goes into responding to…
An image I created at the 2019 NAAFA convention in Las Vegas, NV. Browse stock photos of fat people» The subject line of this email – Do plus-size passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane? – is the title of an article in the Dallas Morning News in which I was quoted this week. The article itself is pretty…
“Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group. Thin privilege is backed and promoted by a multi-billion dollar diet/wellness industry.” » Cori Rosenthal The longest-running series over on the Body Liberation Photos Instagram and Facebook pages is my thin privilege series. A common objection to the…
A leafy summer botanical boudoir session with R. Learn more about my boudoir sessions » Hi friend, A quick note before we get started: I’m now on the new social platform Threads as @bodyliberationwithlindley. I guess we need to talk about NEDA – the (American) National Eating Disorders Association – today. Honestly, I was reluctant, because they’ve been…
A group photo of the crew at One Connection Healthcare, a Health at Every Size®-aligned primary care office in Ballard, WA. Learn more about my small business photo sessions » Last week, I had the joy of attending this year’s Weight Stigma Conference. I tuned in remotely – the conference itself was in Denver this year, but for the…
Thin privilege is uncritically living in a culture that credits your body size to your (presumed)…
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
Fat joy is precious, perfect and vital.
The world we live in encourages fat people not to feel j…
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“The ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness for the spa…
What is Juneteenth? Why do we celebrate it? And how can white people help Black people on this da…
Thin privilege is the ability to see the isolation, rejection and humiliation of fat people as “f…
An outtake from the photo session I recently had with One Connection Healthcare, a Health at Ever…
It’s time we started a new series here. How about Fat Joy Friday?
Fat joy is precious, perfect a…
I have a couple of sneak peeks for you this week as summer portrait and boudoir sessions heat up,…
Fat joy is precious, perfect and vital.
Image: A fat woman of Iranian descent, with long black h…
When the world surrounds us with body shame, we can build a shelter of love for ourselves and our…
What is Juneteenth? Why do we celebrate it? And how can white people help Black people on this day without taking over? Juneteenth is on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Since as of 2021, Juneteenth is now a U.S. federal holiday, more white people are aware of its existence, and thus more white people need to…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community for Patreon supporters on Discord. People of all sizes are welcome, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. What the Fort is: 🌲 A community space open to…
“When you live in a fat body, well-meaning people love to tell you that the only barrier between …
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“There is an Indian proverb that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are…
It was a pleasure to appear on the Mindful Miri podcast! In this episode, we discuss issues of ra…
I first wrote this piece in November 2020, but it unfortunately hasn’t lost any of its relevance, as Donald Trump continues to be in the news. (For folks outside the U.S., feel free to swap in any larger-bodied politician of relevance.) A perennial problem is cropping up yet again: the fatphobia of the American left….
Weight stigma is so entrenched that fat jokes are considered acceptable fodder for insurance comp…
We’re body doubling/co-working at 10 am Pacific Monday over in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort! …
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Once a friend of mine observed that in their daily life, they just felt like they didn’t see many fat people at all. And it’s true: fat people are often missing from public life, especially very fat people. Why might that be? BMI is bull, but let’s use the master’s tool for a moment to…
