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{Blanket Fort} September 28: Discussion circle for fat-positive providers with Dalia Kinsey

ByLindley Ashline

Event overview This month, we’re having a pretty special event in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort. Dalia Kinsey will be leading a discussion circle on Saturday, September 28 for healthcare providers to: Our experiences with our own bodies are reflected in the way we interact with patients and clients, so show up ready to do…

An Ocean of Fat Merfolk for MerMay
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An Ocean of Fat Merfolk for MerMay

BySilas Blackwood and Lindley Ashline

Welcome to the fat MerMay roundup! This month we’re celebrating fat merfolk — amazing fat humans who choose to dress as merpeople for fun and sometimes profit. Below you’ll find: A very grateful thanks to Mermaid Chè Monique and her community for their input and support! An Ocean of Fat Merfolk Tips from a Real…

Quick Resources: Weight Stigma in the Entertainment Industry
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Quick Resources: Weight Stigma in the Entertainment Industry

ByLindley Ashline

» Fat-Shaming Is the Norm in Our Kids’ Favorite Shows & It’s Making Them Hate Their Bodies After the kids went to bed, I put the episode back on and was horrified by what I saw. In addition to negative fat and diet talk, the episode features a fantasy sequence in which a circus performer invites people…

Quick Resources: Introduction to Intuitive Eating
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Quick Resources: Introduction to Intuitive Eating

ByLindley Ashline

» Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach When it was first published, Intuitive Eating was revolutionary in its anti-dieting approach. The authors, both prominent health professionals in the field of nutrition and eating disorders, urge readers to embrace the goal of developing body positivity and reconnecting with one’s internal wisdom about eating―to unlearn everything they were taught…

Quick Resources: Diet Culture & Romantic Relationships
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Quick Resources: Diet Culture & Romantic Relationships

ByLindley Ashline

» Food Psych #185: How Diet Culture Hurts Your Relationships Health At Every Size® life coach Kristina Bruce joins us to discuss how diet culture can affect relationships, how to find self-trust and self-acceptance in recovering from disordered eating, how diet culture shows up in spiritual communities, why health and well-being is about so much more…

A quote from Marilyn Wann: "There is no kinder/gentler way to endorse intentional weight-loss goals (by any method)."
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Marilyn Wann: “There is no kinder/gentler way to endorse intentional weight-loss goals (by any method).”

ByLindley Ashline

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, who’s been fighting for fat justice and rights since I was knee-high. She’s also the author of the book Fat!So?, and you can learn more about her here. Marilyn recently shared…

A plus-size Black woman closes her eyes and smiles in the sunshine while holding a wing-pattern scarf behind her head in front of water and a cloudy sky.
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Black Voices on Juneteenth 2024

BySilas Blackwood

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…

41 Fat-Positive Patreons to Follow and Support
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41 Fat-Positive Patreons to Follow and Support

BySilas Blackwood

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 like everyone is offering one. That includes lots of your favorite body-positive, fat-positive, Health at Every Size® and body liberation creators. In fact, there are lots of reasons to financially…

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Race, Weight and Oppression: Lindley on the Mindful Miri Podcast

ByLindley Ashline

It was a pleasure to appear on the Mindful Miri podcast! In this episode, we discuss issues of race, weight, and systems of oppression. Other themes: » Embracing our true selves » #bodypositivity for larger bodies » How systems are not built for all sizes » weightstigma as an offshoot of #racism Transcript Excerpt “It’s…

A white person's belly with stretch marks, plus partial views of their bra and panties.
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Weight-loss surgery, person-first fatness and a new narrative

ByLindley Ashline

Have you seen any of these messages lately, implied or said outright? Fat people are addicted to food Ob*sity is the opposite of anorexia Fat people will inevitably have health conditions due to their fatness Fat people are fat because they’re sick, not because they’re lazy, WLS, unlike dieting, is the one successful way to…

A fat woman wearing red panties poses to the side; the text reads "The Plus-Size Guide to Period Panties"
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The Plus-Size Guide to Period Panties

BySilas Blackwood

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 of for fat bodies, but no more! Here are nine options to choose from, carrying a range of sizes up to a U.S. 48W. In case you’re wondering, period panties…

What fat liberation means to me: It’s not just about “all bodies”
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What fat liberation means to me: It’s not just about “all bodies”

ByLindley Ashline

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 a culture have been trained by: Centuries of sexism and racism that women are sexual objects 75 years of diet culture that thin is beautiful and sexy And decades of…

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I’m talking about size inclusivity in business for TEDD WIND 2022

ByLindley Ashline

I just wrapped up development of my mini session for the TEDD WIND Inclusivity Conference! I’ll be talking about inclusive marketing on Oct. 22 at 1:30 pm Central time (CST). Just a couple of the topics we’ll cover: * Why be size-inclusive, anyway * What your public presence is telling potential clients * Auditing the…

Should healthcare providers be excused for weight stigma in medicine?
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Should healthcare providers be excused for weight stigma in medicine?

ByLindley Ashline

“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…

14+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Chronic Illness
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14+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Chronic Illness

ByLindley Ashline

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…

A photo of silhouetted people against an orange and blue sunset on a hillside. A fat person with one arm thrust into the air is in the center. Text overlaid on top reads, Health at Every Size® Resource Library from Body Liberation Photos.
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Now available to Patreon supporters: Health at Every Size® Library

ByLindley Ashline

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 providers and fat allies. This library is just one of the many benefits of supporting Body Liberation Photos, from stock photo credits to exclusive resources to free workbooks.  Supporters also…

16 ways to carry Health at Every Size forward
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16 ways to carry Health at Every Size forward

ByLindley Ashline

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 for publicity and profit.  (Those events, in case you’re coming to this late, can be found here.) Not only should Mikey and I, as professionals and experts, have the opportunities…

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{activism} Being fat is having your very existence considered to be dangerous.

ByLindley Ashline

Being fat is having your very existence considered to be dangerous. Any sort of visibility whatsoever — from walking down the street to posting a selfie online — is considered dangerous because we might encourage others to look like us. (See: “glorifying o*”) Our bodies are considered, against all actual evidence, to be inherently diseased,…

{Listen} Lindley on the Nourished Circle Podcast: Weight stigma in healthcare and what providers can change today
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{Listen} Lindley on the Nourished Circle Podcast: Weight stigma in healthcare and what providers can change today

ByLindley Ashline

I love talking about ending weight stigma in the real world, and how we get there on a practical level. What does that look like? Where do we go from here? In this episode of the Nourished Circle podcast, I talked with Lori Short-Zamudio about: Where weight stigma in healthcare comes from How what you…

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25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes

ByLindley Ashline

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 like diabetes, though, caring for a fat body can be very different. Why? Because fat bodies are subject to weight…