Let me tell you what I would do | The Body Liberation Guide
Often when I post about the way I as a very fat person am treated, I’ll get responses along the lines of, well, you just…
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You weren’t born with this | The Body Liberation Guide
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know I talk a lot about anti-fatness, but I’m including a content warning today…
The experiences of larger fat people are very, very different from those of smaller fat people and average-sized people.
The experiences of larger fat people are very, very different from those of smaller fat people and average-sized people. If you’ve never experienced, seen or…
BMI is Bullshit: The Art of Dani Ward at Fat Girl Media
I’ve just met (virtually — we live across the U.S. from each other) Dani of Fat Girl Media, and they’re super cool! I’ve been admiring…
What fat liberation means to me: It’s not just about “all bodies”
This piece originally appeared over at the NAAFA blog. Loving, admiring, and respecting fat bodies can be really hard for people to grasp. We as…
Fat liberation: It’s not just about “all bodies” | The Body Liberation Guide
I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Mine was spent mostly resting my hand and recovering from this tendon injury. I’m about 50% better…
From my lips to your ears | The Body Liberation Guide
This is my last letter for 2022; you’ll next hear from me on January 9. Tonight I’m headed to a Zoom cookie-baking event with friends,…
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Exploitation cannot birth liberation
I want to follow up on my earlier piece about AI-generated artwork. People who are into AI art are telling me that this is a…
Exploitation cannot birth liberation. | The Body Liberation Guide
I want to follow up on my previous Body Liberation Guide about AI-generated artwork. People who are into AI art are telling me that this…
The robots are coming for art | The Body Liberation Guide
The robots are coming for art. You might not have seen any art created by artificial intelligence yet, but it won’t be long. We’re at…
Body liberation…on auto-pilot?
An overview of what AI art is, where it’s going and what effects it might have on businesses, artists and body liberation.
Body-positive business practices, part 5 | The Body Liberation Guide
Though I ended up catching the stomach flu* and having to rest and isolate for the last part of the retreat, our attendees had a…
Part 4 of body positive business practices | The Body Liberation Guide
Since I first wrote “The word on the scale” and shared it with my Patreon supporters (and later in the Body Liberation Guide), Taylor Swift…
The word on the scale
This post was published first for my Patreon supporters a week ago. Want to support my work and get first access to articles like this?…
Thin privilege is getting in and out of your car in a crowded parking lot.
This is a series of posts on thin privilege and how it affects all of us in daily life. I talk in depth about topics…
I chat with Alissa Rumsey about size inclusivity in business
From @alissarumsey: Building inclusive and fat-friendly businesses: why is so important (for us, for our business, and for the collective) and some things to think…
Lizzo and the flute + why feedback is a gift | The Body Liberation Guide
Getting called out sucks. Complaints suck. Trust me, I’ve been there. But it’s essential to listen to and absorb feedback if you want to improve in…
About body privileges | The Body Liberation Guide
I’m white. I have hair that falls into gentle waves with little to no styling. I’m very fat, but the way I carry my weight…
Do you need to be an expert to be inclusive? | The Body Liberation Guide
If you’ve been on the internet for a hot minute, you’ve probably heard of body positivity. The movement has some high-profile promoters — and a…
Your fat activism guide to The Whale | The Body Liberation Guide
Hi friend, The big news in the fat-related world this week is Brendan Fraser’s hideously fatphobic new movie called The Whale. Since there’s been so much…
Size contrition, part 3: Fuck flattering
As we consider the concept of size contrition, let’s look at the “fuck flattering” trend that’s been sweeping the body positivity movement. On its face,…
Fat-Positive Fine Art Print: Nature Gave Me Wings
Nature gave me wings. Who are you to bid me hide them? The woman in this photograph has glorious wings on her arms that she…
The Mimi Exemption
As I was talking with my superfat friend Brandy (for whom I’m so grateful — not only is she a lovely person, but we have…
Size contrition: the performance of a lifetime
Today I’m thinking about a concept I’m calling size contrition. Size contrition is what we fat folks perform in order to win small amounts of…
Truths about my body | Positive body image for plus-size and fat people
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…
Should healthcare providers be excused for weight stigma in medicine?
“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…
Fat friend, you deserve connection, rest, and ease.
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…
AAAAAAAAA! I’ve done my first published book blurb!
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…
14+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Chronic Illness
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…
Post-Roe Roundup: Abortion Access Resources for Plus-Size and Fat People
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…
Thin privilege and sterilization surgery
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…
Happy Pride Month
Happy Pride, loves. I see you. I’m proud of you. You deserve every good thing. You have shed a thousand skins to become the person…
Now available to Patreon supporters: Health at Every Size® Library
New benefit for supporters! The Body Liberation Photos Health at Every Size® library contains 2,000+ articles, pieces of research and resources for fat activists, HAES healthcare…
{Listen} What Happened in the HAES® Spaces—a conversation with Lindley Ashline and Shelby Gordon
I recently went on the RD Real Talk podcast with Heather Caplan and Shelby Gordon to talk about what’s been going on in Health at Every…
Get a copy of my workshop How to Run a Body-Inclusive Business
This is a copy of one of my slides from the How to Run a Body-Inclusive Business workshop I did for Every BODY Belongs in…
Thin privilege is not having to think about whether you’ll fit.
Thin privilege is not having to think about whether you’ll fit. What if you had to plan every time you left home? What if you…
16 ways to carry Health at Every Size forward
One of the transgressions of which Mikey Mercedes, ASDAH leadership and I have been accused is of “capitalizing” on the events of the last month…
You are not exempt from ethics: Naming HAES names
Yesterday, I posted a Twitter thread to tell the story of when I lost my ever-loving mind and almost got a huge Health at Every…
Education, Obgobbing, HAES and the Right to Engage
I started my corporate career as a technical editor. I worked with rocket scientists at the Missile Defense Agency; retired firefighters, police and EMS at…
Health at Every Size®, Stories and Silence
It’s been an interesting week or so since Mikey Mercedes and I went public. In the time since, there’s been a lot of excellent discussion…
HAES history and thinness: A thread
So this is a combo of assumptions, guesswork and actual oral history I have heard from people who were there. (Also Barbara Bruno's HAES history…
Responses and risk: A thread
I will try to write up something coherent soon, but one of my big takeaways from the last week (see link in bio if you…
Alone in HAES spaces: A thread
I cannot tell you how alone I have felt in #HAES and ASDAH spaces, especially when events like the ones I've talked about have happened.…
“Everyone has opportunities that don’t work out, so what?”
Some of the reactions to my and @marquisele‘s experiences with Lindo Bacon have been along the lines of, “Everyone has opportunities that don’t work out,…
The consequences of doing while fat: A thread
Today I am thinking about the consequences of doing while fat. Whatever we are doing, we cannot do it in the way that thin people…
Movements, Missing Stairs and Lindo Bacon
When Mikey Mercedes posted her incredibly problematic experience with Lindo Bacon this week, I wasn’t surprised.
I’ve got my own story, you see.
{activism} Being fat is having your very existence considered to be dangerous.
Being fat is having your very existence considered to be dangerous. Any sort of visibility whatsoever — from walking down the street to posting a…
{end weight stigma} Confidence isn’t a cure-all.
It’s important to understand that confidence isn’t a cure-all. One of the big issues with “just be confident and advocate for yourself! Don’t let anything…
Instant replay: Decolonizing Wellness with Dalia Kinsey
Please join me and Dalia Kinsey to talk about Dalia’s new book, Decolonizing Wellness! We explore: » What called Dalia to write this book» What…