Resource Guides

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sometimes a stray comment or post on social media will spark something in my mind, and suddenly I have an opinion on it. This time…

If you’ve been a subscriber for a bit, you know I produced an entire guide to that awful fatphobic movie The Whale.   I’m not a pop culture kind…

Here’s one simple action you can take to help end discrimination against fat bodies this week: Stop appropriating the experiences and oppression of people who…

Something I think we need to be very cautious about as we fight fatphobia and weight stigma is that it’s very easy for us to…

It’s a privilege to focus on the gains of body positivity when fat people are still left out. One of the most common pieces of…

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…

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…

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,…

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. You might not have seen any art created by artificial intelligence yet, but it won’t be long. We’re at…

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…

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…

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…

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…