Laura and I spent ages researching venues for the Exhale Retreat, and we’re so excited with the venue we found, Alderbrook Resort on Washington state’s lovely Hood Canal, part of Puget Sound. No hotel offers perfect lodging for fat and superfat guests, but we think this is as close as it gets. I even went…
My humanity gives me inherent worth. My body is worthy because it’s mine. My body deserves love, attention, and care no matter what. My body is worthy no matter its health status. My body is worthy no matter its age. My body can “pull off” anything I want to put on it. My body and…
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 BodyLiberationStock.com. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
The words we use to talk about our bodies are so important, because how we describe our bodies dictates how we see our bodies.
“They don’t know any better.” When I talk about weight stigma/weight bias and fatphobia in healthcare, that’s often the excuse that people make to me on behalf of healthcare providers. “That’s how they were taught.” In 2022, that excuse just isn’t good enough any more. Not only do we have a half-century of evidence that…
Use these beautiful plus-size healthcare stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
We know how heavy and exhausting existing in this world can be. We all carry the weight of holding boundaries, managing others’ entitlement, navigating systems of oppression, and all the other burdens fat folks are made to hold on a daily basis. We are tired! In a culture that has commodified self-care down to bubble…
Over in the Blanket Fort, we’re journaling about magazines’ effect on body image, and discussing finding care and company in these difficult days. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community. It’s open to all, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. All you need to get access is to support…
Use these beautiful plus-size summer stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
AAAAAAAAA! I’ve done my first published book blurb, and it’s for Amanda Martinez Beck’s excellent new book More of You! Here’s what I wrote (plus extra text that was cut for length): “More of You grapples with some of the central conflicts of today’s body liberation movements. Beck’s religion informs her writing as she reconciles…
This new 21-image collection at Body Liberation Stock features photos of a woman whose heritage is Greek, Dutch, Mexican and German, moving joyfully under late-summer sun. Indoors, she relaxes in a bubble bath.
Some days, caring for our fat bodies looks exactly like caring for any human body. On other days, we may need a little extra something to carry on. When it comes to chronic health conditions, though, caring for a fat body can be very different. Why? Because fat bodies are subject to weight stigma: discrimination…
Meet Tatiana, one of Body Liberation Stock’s contributors! Here’s how Tatiana describes herself: “Tatiana Gill is a Seattle based cartoonist who uses her art to show resilience and vulnerability, and representing diversity that goes unseen in most media. Themes include self love, health care, and feminism. Tatiana has created dozens of self-published comic books, teaches…
As a photographer who produces stock images and is involved in the world of Health at Every Size® and intuitive eating, I do a lot of thinking about people, food, and the relationships between the two. Plenty of my work rebels against diet culture by pairing women in large bodies with “sinful” foods like cupcakes…
Every inch of our skin contains a story. Your stories are worth sharing.
The words we use to talk about our bodies are so important, because how we describe our bodies dictates how we see our bodies.
Packing up some client orders and Body Love Shop orders today, including signing and matting these pearl prints. They’ll go into a watered Japanese silk-covered folio box and then be delivered to the client along with the digital images that also came with their session.
Taking it all the way back to one of my first boudoir sessions, back in 2016 with Ms. K!
Since I’m so involved in the day-to-day work of body liberation photography, it’s easy to forget how extraordinary this work really is. There are very few people on the planet who offer photography services that are truly welcoming for fat and very fat people. It’s incredibly important to me that you feel safe, comfortable and happy whenever…
I had a nightmare last night that I needed an abortion and couldn’t find the clinic. Lots of people are living that nightmare today. I made a post of all the resources I’ve been sharing on Twitter and in my newsletter. Many of them are for everyone, though some are specifically for plus-size and fat…
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:
It’s my birthday month! In celebration, I’m giving away a hand-knotted bracelet by artist Mackensie Layne Sheldon with every order from the Body Love Shop’s In-House Collection placed in July.
It’s my birthday month! In celebration, I’m giving away a free hand-knotted bracelet by artist Mackensie Layne Sheldon with every order from the Body Love Shop’s In-House Collection placed in July. Images: Views of a bunch of colorful handmade friendship-style bracelets gathered on a wood and macrame shelf, and on a dark teal blanket.
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What I’ve been up to lately, in no particular order: » My new Maya Kern and SergleShop skirt came in! » Twirling in this skirt. It has huge pockets and it’s comfy and I love it. » Was in a hit and run accident last week. Fun. » One advantage of cool PNW summers is…
Thin privilege is not being turned away from sterilization surgery like a hysterectomy based on your body size. Yes, this is a thing that happens to some fat people. It’s the duty of medicine to find ways to provide care for all people. A failure to provide equitable care is a failure of healthcare, not…
Every American capable of pregnancy lost a fundamental right today. People will die because of this — especially people who are Black, Brown, fat, disabled, trans, non-binary and/or in other marginalized groups. Not just due to medical complications and makeshift abortions, but due to the horrifying rates of domestic violence and murder to which pregnant…
Here’s a sneak peek of Meghan @thebrassydiva’s Good to Go small business photo session with me last week! I am totally in awe that she made that sweater. Amazing, right? In case you missed it yesterday, I also announced my brand-new podcast, Bad Fatty, with Laura Burns, and am giving away a copy of Laura’s…
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I said I would never do a podcast, but it turns out that I needed just the right partner. Laura Burns and I had been having these really fantastic fat liberation discussions, and finally Laura noted how cool it would be to let other people be a fly on the wall for it. (She also…
Over in the Blanket Fort, we’re journaling about how pop culture has affected how we see our bodies, and discussing the accuracy of terms like fatphobia, fatmisia and anti-fat bias. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community. It’s open to all, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. All you…
“ This is Bad Fatty with Laura Burns and Lindley Ashline. We’re two rad fatties chatting about the world we live in and how to change it. In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between a good fatty and a bad fatty, body positivity versus body liberation, and Donut Lake and Liberation Lake. Listen…
Went out to Vashon for a client photo session today! I’d forgotten how lush and gorgeous Vashon is, and the state ferries are always fun to ride. Found a nice little cafe and bakery for lunch, too! No photo because I was driving, but just after I got off the ferry on the island, there…
In these 14 new images, a fat white woman (me!) hikes up a gravel path in the mountains on a sunny autumn afternoon. They were taken in Mount Baker National Forest. Traditional stock photography sites offer images that almost always feature young, thin, white, able-bodied people. Does that really reflect the dizzyingly diverse array of…
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Here is this week’s body-positive journaling prompt from Body Liberation Photos.
