Dry Apron Panties: A Review and Interview with Creator CarolAnn Bauer (with Transcript)
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Dry Apron Panties: A Review and Interview with Creator CarolAnn Bauer (with Transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

***I’m giving away a free pair of Dry Apron Panties! See the video and transcript for details. Contest ends at midnight on Friday, May 31, 2019. You must comment over on Youtube to enter (not here on the blog).*** In a world where living in a fat body is barely discussed, taking care of a…

Eff Sh*t Up Friday with Dr. Melissa Bird (with Transcript)
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Eff Sh*t Up Friday with Dr. Melissa Bird (with Transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

What do boudoir photography, subscription boxes and stock photos have in common? What even is a stock photo? How does body liberation play into all this? In this video, I chat with the wonderful Dr. Melissa Bird about all this and more (with transcript).

Ask a Fat Creator: Sculptor and Artist Chrissy Brown
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Ask a Fat Creator: Sculptor and Artist Chrissy Brown

ByLindley Ashline

Chrissy Brown is an artist who works primarily in 3D, and as a fat, disabled, queer, femme she wants to make sure she and others like her feel welcomed to take up space in the world. Her subject is fat liberation and body positivity, and she’s trying to strip away all ‘performance’ we, as fat…

Ask a Fat Creator: Artist and Author Miles Lyons
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Ask a Fat Creator: Artist and Author Miles Lyons

ByLindley Ashline

Have you ever gotten something extra for free? Or checked your mailbox to find a completely unexpected present from a friend? That’s how I felt when I opened up the first shipment of Adipose Issue zines from Miles Lyons. I’ve seen paper zines before, of course, but these are spectacular. Paper dolls! Special paper envelopes…

Big Beautiful Heroines: An Interview with Fat-Positive Author Pat Ballard
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Big Beautiful Heroines: An Interview with Fat-Positive Author Pat Ballard

ByLindley Ashline

Authors who write long-form works like novellas and books seem to get the short end of the stick with the Internet, I sometimes think. Unlike us photographers, who regularly produce pretty visuals to post on social media, authors work just as hard at their art but have less to show for it in the short…

Flabulously Positive: An Interview with Laughing Goddess Apothecary’s Eve Enzweiler
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Flabulously Positive: An Interview with Laughing Goddess Apothecary’s Eve Enzweiler

ByLindley Ashline

Today, I’m talking with one of the owner of Laughing Goddess Apothecary, Eve Enzweiler. Here’s how Eve describes herself: “I’m queer fabulous out and proud fat positive bellydancing witchy rootwoman living my best life in the mountains of New Mexico with my beautiful butch wife of 17 years. I have been on a journey of…

Romance at Every Size: An Interview with Body Positive Romance Author Amity Lassiter
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Romance at Every Size: An Interview with Body Positive Romance Author Amity Lassiter

ByLindley Ashline

“Storytelling is the essence of who we are. And so stories themselves are capsules of who we are—they represent our hopes, our dreams, our fears, and our goals.” – Kate Sullivan Representation in fiction can be a transformative experience. We infuse the stories we find of people like us with lots of additional meaning because…

Body Love Box February Sneak Peek: My Stretch Marks are Sexy (with Transcript)

Body Love Box February Sneak Peek: My Stretch Marks are Sexy (with Transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

Today I’m demonstrating how one of the products for February’s Body Love Box gets from my supplier to your box. Take a sneak peek at the item, a My Stretch Marks are Sexy enamel pin from Golden Tooth Club, and see me prepare an individual pin for inclusion in the box. The transcript of the…

Anxiety and Perfectionism: Is “Good Enough” the Solution?
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Anxiety and Perfectionism: Is “Good Enough” the Solution?

ByLindley Ashline

There’s probably a photo of eight-year-old Lindley in a dictionary somewhere next to the word “competitive.” Or possibly “overachiever.” Other than athletics, in which I had little interest, if it was a competition I was going to enter it. And win it. And the more competitions, the busier I was, the more intensely I could…

Holiday Boundary-Setting & Self Care for Fat Folks (15 Resources)
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Holiday Boundary-Setting & Self Care for Fat Folks (15 Resources)

ByLindley Ashline

You deserve to have a holiday season that’s happy, not a punishment for being you. For those of us who struggle at the holidays, here are some of the best resources on how to set boundaries, take care of ourselves, and know when to draw the line.

LISTEN: Lindley on the Fat Face Feelings Podcast (with Transcript)
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LISTEN: Lindley on the Fat Face Feelings Podcast (with Transcript)

ByLindley Ashline

It’s always a delight to talk with one of the Fat Faces, Eron, and this time we did it on the record! (Amanda is also a delight, but was absent that day, alas.) We dig deep into my entrepreneurial journey, why I chose to work with fat folks, and your official permission to take care…

Bodies in the Media and Why Representation Matters on Femtastic
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Bodies in the Media and Why Representation Matters on Femtastic

ByLindley Ashline

Katie Breen interviews Lindley Ashline, founder of stock photography website Representation Matters (now Body Liberation Stock). Lindley explains why it’s so important that we see representations of diverse bodies in the media, and how she uses her platform to create stock imagery featuring people in all types of bodies – large bodies, brown and black…

{review} The Womanizer Plus: Right for plus-size babes?
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{review} The Womanizer Plus: Right for plus-size babes?

ByLindley Ashline

In a nutshell: sexy, easy to use and great in one specific area Y’all, I’m reviewing a sex toy. Whoa. One of the most powerful aspects of boudoir photography is the journey I’ve been privileged to experience in my own relationship with my body. As you know, I’m a firm advocate for body acceptance and…

{body positive} When what’s in the mirror doesn’t match what’s in your mind
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{body positive} When what’s in the mirror doesn’t match what’s in your mind

ByLindley Ashline

Today it’s my pleasure to feature a guest post by Tiana Dodson, a coach and friend who writes about “being fat and winning at life by forgoing the old school belief that you have to be thin to live well and be well.”  The images in this post are courtesy Sweet Amaranth. When was the last…