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…
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…
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…
Happy belated Trans Day of Visibility! Trans, non-binary and exploring folks are precious, valid and welcome. I see you. Also, I’m seeing progress on my hand…
It’s an excerpt week! First, a little hand update: I’m seeing some minor improvements in my De Quervain’s tendonitis after having a steroid shot in…
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…
This week on Patreon, I’m launching the Body Liberation Guide+, a patron-only supplement to the free public Body Liberation Guide newsletter (this email!) I send out every week. Here’s…
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…
Here’s one simple action you can take to help end discrimination against fat bodies this week: Stick your neck out. Quite often these days, thin…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
