{The Body Liberation Guide} Gender euphoria and fatness
Hi friend, How do you like the new look for the newsletter? I attended an email design webinar right before I traveled earlier this month,…
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Quick Resources: Weight Stigma in Social Media Algorithms
» For Plus-Size Creators, Tiktok Presents a New Wave of Challenges TikTok also kept a separate list of “special users” who were considered to be…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Take a load off
Hi friend, Today I’m thinking about the expression “take a load off.” It’s generally used to mean taking the metaphorical weight, the load, of daily…
{The Body Liberation Guide} The challenges of building inclusive communities
Hi friend, I was featured in Authority Magazine recently! It was pretty cool to get to talk at length about something vital to fat and other marginalized…
No more feeling bad about yourself in photos!
This is news I am so freaking excited to share — the launch of the project I’ve been working on behind the scenes for the…
{The Body Liberation Guide} The power of fat-positive community
Hi friend, This week’s quote above is from Brooke Hull (they/them), a fat graduate student, who said it casually one day recently on Zoom with…
{The Body Liberation Guide} How body liberation fights oppressive systems
Hi friend, SEEN. is now open to the public! Please share it with anyone who you think might find it useful. Now, to this week’s letter:…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Ask a Fat Musician: Jay Danger
Hi friend, Funded by my Patreon supporters is a new fat creator interview! Raised in the sleepy northern Toronto suburb of Willowdale, Jay Danger is…
{The Body Liberation Guide} 45 Body Liberation Books by Black Authors for Black History Month
Hi friend, I now have a ko-fi page! This is where anyone who’d like to make a one-time payment in support of my work, without…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Counting sheep
Hi friend, I have to admit it: I’m tired. Not mentally or metaphorically, as I often moan about it in my grappling with anti-fatness and…
{The Body Liberation Guide} New euphemism for fat just dropped
Hi friend, Before we dive into this week’s letter, some good news to share – Body Liberation Photos was featured over at Dating News! I…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Hard to be liberated when you’re dead
Hi friend, I spent last week on partial strike in support of a ceasefire in Palestine, and in mourning for the 20,000+ Gazans dead and thousands more…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Normalizing aging bodies
Hi friend, If we’re lucky, aging will happen to every one of us, but we talk about it so little, and we all deserve to…
{The Body Liberation Guide} That energy will carry on
Hi friend, As I write this, it’s 19° F, unusually cold for Seattle. The little brown birds are pecking at seeds out on the deck,…
Upcoming body-positive events (online)
We’ve got a full schedule coming up! Here’s what’s going on in the next couple of months. My Origins of the Feelings workshop is on…
{The Body Liberation Guide} In the grip of hunger
Hi friend, One of the things that’s important to me for the year we’ve just begun is holding more events and workshops. I’ll be announcing…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Generation after generation
Hi friend, First, a couple of announcements: I’m excited to support the SeekHer Foundation as a mentor for their new program ‘Our Bodies Belong’. Check…
Marginalization and the cost of things
I’ve been thinking so much about the cost of things lately, and how they interact with cost of living and marginalization and capitalism and labor…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Setting boundaries at the holidays (for fat folks + allies)
Hi friend, An ongoing pandemic, skyrocketing cost of living and ongoing cultural and political upheaval all over the world have sent relationships that were previously…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Every kind of oppression is a body liberation issue
Hi friend, I have a lovely announcement to share before we get to the heart of this week’s letter: Nic McDermid’s Fat Positive Practice Guidebook is…
{The Body Liberation Guide} What do the fatties want?
Hi friend, Here in Seattle, we’re well into our damp, drizzly, chilly, earthen season that will last with slight variations into next May. Though I…
Marilyn Wann: “There is no kinder/gentler way to endorse intentional weight-loss goals (by any method).”
I’m so excited to bring you a guest piece from Marilyn freakin’ Wann this week! Marilyn is one of the fat activists I admire the most,…
I’m a SeekHer mentor for 2024! | body inclusive business
I’m excited to be a part of this program and be a mentor! Check out SeekHer’s feed and links for more info. From SeekHer: In…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Reviving a series I think you’ll like
Hi friend, This week, let’s do something a little different and revive the fat creator interview series, starting with artist Ashley Anne Strobridge. Ashley is…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Generation after generation
Hi friend, An ongoing pandemic, skyrocketing cost of living and ongoing cultural and political upheaval all over the world have sent relationships that were previously…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Simple machines
Hi friend, The situation in Gaza is weighing on me so much this week, as is the grief of Palestinians and Jews at the occupation…
{Body Liberation Guide} The interpersonal and social rewards of fat hatred
Model E. eating a cupcake at Flaming Geyser State Park. Browse stock photos for cooking, eating and interacting with food» Reader Michelle Molash has a great…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Money, money, money
A throwback to 2016 (!) with Client D. at their Wildest Dreams session. I’m currently booking body liberation photo sessions » Over in the Body Liberation Blanket…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Fat hatred: Political power, toxic masculinity and sexism
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…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Should you use the word fat?
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…
Not all thin people
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…
{The Body Liberation Guide} It’s time for me to tap the sign
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…
{The Body Liberation Guide} But why DO people hate fat people?
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…
{The Body Liberation Guide} A celebration, a request, a frustrated grump and a note for supporters
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…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Doing the math
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…
{The Body Liberation Guide} Do plus-size passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane?
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…
100+ Examples of Thin Privilege
“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…
I guess we need to talk about NEDA | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
The images we see—or don’t see—matter | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
Black Voices on Juneteenth 2023
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…
Then what am I supposed to talk about? | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
Weight stigma is so entrenched that fat jokes are considered acceptable fodder
Weight stigma is so entrenched that fat jokes are considered acceptable fodder for insurance comp…
The one with the broken-heart bullets | The Body Liberation Guide
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…
10 Tips for Making Your Weight Management Practice More Weight Inclusive | The Body Liberation Guide
One of the most important issues facing weight management, bariatric, dietetic, endocrinology, special interest groups, and other provider groups and practices today is weight stigma.…
How to use the Southwest customer of size policy | The Body Liberation Guide
Last week, I talked about a big negative of the trip I just took. This week, though, I want to share a big positive: Southwest Airlines’ customer…
The photo that got me harassed all week | The Body Liberation Guide
I’ve just returned from my first long trip during the pandemic. I traveled from the U.S. west coast to east coast for my sister’s MBA…
Football players and BMI | The Body Liberation Guide
Let’s talk about football players and BMI. When the topic of body mass index, or BMI, comes up, one of the first responses is usually…
41 Fat-Positive Patreons to Follow and Support
With the major and still-growing popularity of crowdfunding subscriptions in supporting creators — from Patreon to Ko-fi to Instagram and Youtube subscriptions — it seems…
The plus-size guide to period panties | The Body Liberation Guide
Maybe you remember the advent of (mainstream anyway) period panties from a few years back? For a long time, there were no options to speak…
Stop saying that weight loss doesn’t solve anything | The Body Liberation Guide
Here’s one concrete action you can take to help end weight stigma: Stop saying that weight loss doesn’t solve anything. And I’m going to need…