Handheld Travel Bidet is a cleaner and more environmentally friendly substitute for toilet paper, suitable for men and women. Toilet auxiliary tool can solve the problem of fat people wiping their buttocks and let you say goodbye to the damage of rough toilet paper to skin and sensitive areas. Second gear cleaning intensity mode, “”L””…
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 now available! Nic has been speaking truth to power at the intersection of eating disorder treatment and body liberation for many years, and this is your chance to learn directly…
My heart remains so heavy for the Palestinian civilians being slaughtered in Gaza. A population already made up of 50% children, which speaks to the violence they have endured for so long now. And heavy for Jews, particularly those in the diaspora, who have no say in what the government of Israel does and are…
Onyx is fat pregnant body candle, the perfect home (or office) decor for expectant parents, birth workers, or anyone that loves art that celebrates diverse bodies.
25 cents from every Onyx sold will be donated to an organization that works to actively reduce the Black childbirth mortality rate and is trans inclusive in its work. Until 12/31/23 the recipient of these funds will be Ancient Song Doula Services.
Onyx is a piece of home décor. If you would like to light the candle, put it on a fire safe dish as the wax will drip. Transfer and remaining wax into a wax melter and continue to enjoy. Imperfections, tiny air pockets, and color differentiations are natural and EXPECTED, simply adding to the beauty of the art. Because of the type of candle this is, no burn time is predicted or guaranteed.
All candles have a processing time of 4 – 6 weeks.
Dorell, named after CTOAN founder Jodyann Morgan’s mother, is a fat pregnant body candle, complete with butt dimples, back rolls, and hand painted gold stretch marks. This is literally the first actually fat lifelike pregnant candle we’ve seen anywhere (and trust me, we’ve googled it to oblivion).
25 cents from every signature Dorell sold will be donated to an organization that works to actively reduce the Black childbirth mortality rate and is trans inclusive in its work. Until 12/31/23, the recipient of these funds will beAncient Song Doula Services.
Dorell is a piece of home décor. If you would like to light the candle, put it on a fire safe dish as the wax will drip. Transfer and remaining wax into a wax melter and continue to enjoy. Imperfections, tiny air pockets, and color differentiations are natural and EXPECTED, simply adding to the beauty of the art. Because of the type of candle this is, no burn time is predicted or guaranteed.
All candles have a processing time of 4 – 6 weeks.
Nothing quite like a fat ass fanny on your bedside table, am I right? CTOAN’s Fanny candle is the perfect nude art gift to set on your bedside table, mantel, or window sill.
The Fanny is a piece of home décor. If you would like to light the candle, put it on a fire safe dish as the wax will drip. Transfer and remaining wax into a wax melter and continue to enjoy. Imperfections, tiny air pockets, and color differentiations are natural and EXPECTED, simply adding to the beauty of the art. Because of the type of candle this is, no burn time is predicted or guaranteed.
All candles have a processing time of 4 – 6 weeks.
If you’re a fan of our candles but long for more permanent, eye-catching art, then this planter is tailor-made for you. We’ve taken our beloved “Frankie” design and transformed it into a functional masterpiece.
Keep the planter away from flames and temps above 100°F. To clean, wipe with a damp cloth. Ensure your plant thrives by preventing it from becoming root bound. Expect small imperfections such as blemishes, rough surfaces, and fine lines due to the 3D printing process. Colors may vary slightly due to screen calibration differences.
Our original Frankie design was adapted by Griot Goods, a Black, nonbinary-owned small business that makes planters into fat art (check out their designs!).
Planters have a processing time of 4 – 6 weeks.
If you’re a fan of our candles but want more permanent, eye-catching art, then this planter is exactly what you’re looking for! Our popular“Fanny“ design has been reimagined for all the plant parents out there, complete with stretch marks, an apron belly and butt dimples.
Keep the planter away from flames and temps above 100°F. To clean, wipe with a damp cloth. Ensure that your planter will last a long time by preventing your plant from becoming root bound.
Expect small imperfections such as blemishes, rough surfaces, and fine lines due to the 3D printing process. Colors may vary slightly due to screen calibration differences.
Our original Fanny design was adapted by Griot Goods, a Black, nonbinary-owned small business that makes planters into fat art (check out their designs!).
Planters have a processing time of 4 – 6 weeks.
In the Size Acceptance and Eating Disorders workshop, we’ll discuss the role of Size Acceptance, including Fat Acceptance specifically, in eating disorders prevention, treatment, and recovery.
We’ll begin by examining the messages that come to us about beauty, our bodies, and health, and how they create an environment that perpetuates disordered eating and eating disorders. We’ll discuss how using a framework of Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size prevents eating disorders and provides practical, realistic options to help those dealing with disordered eating and eating disorders, as well as anyone affected by these negative messages, to repair the damage these messages have done, and create strategies that support dealing with them moving forward including through recovery journeys and beyond.
This workshop is for anyone interested in eating disorders prevention, treatment, and recovery and is based on keynotes and workshops that I’ve presented at state and national eating disorders conferences..
There are a lot of beliefs, myths, and misconceptions that float around when it comes to the relationship between weight and health. In this workshop we’ll discuss them from science and social justice perspectives.
Topics will include:
More and more, healthcare practitioners are pushing their fat patients to try weight loss drugs and/or weight loss (bariatric) surgery. But is this really healthcare, or just medical weight stigma and diet culture in a more dangerous (and expensive) form? In this workshop we’ll dive into the research around these “healthcare interventions” to look at the data (and expose the lack thereof) around efficacy and risks.
Topics Include:
• Breakdown of the research around common weight loss drugs, including Wegovy
• Breakdown of the research around bariatric surgery, including as a “treatment” for health issues
• Who and what is behind the research
• What led to the widespread use of these risky interventions
• What does true informed consent for these interventions include
• How to navigate discussions about these interventions with your family, friends, and healthcare provider
In the Fatphobia and Capitalism workshop, we’ll talk about how they intersect to create harm in the lives of fat people in everything from fashion to healthcare. In this talk we’ll take an introductory look at the ways that capitalism and fatphobia (intersecting with other forms of oppression) combine to create marginalization and harm, and we’ll take a deep dive into the ways that the diet industry has put their profits over fat people’s health and lives, including by hijacking the concepts of health and healthcare. Finally, we’ll discuss ways to mitigate that harm, and create change.
Topics will include:
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
A fat diabetic woman in a black, floral-pattern bikini stands amid grapevines. She has short brown hair and is wearing a continuous glucose monitor on one arm.
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…
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 a Vermont-based artist who finds inspiration in both the natural world and fantasy. As a fat, disabled vegetarian, she creates whimsical designs in a variety of media that draw on…
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 “grin, grit your teeth and get through it” territory over into chaos and active conflict. At the same time, we humans seek closeness and community. We want and need celebration and…
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
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 person writes about discrimination, hatred, bigotry, or ill treatment at the hands of thin people, you thin folks get uncomfortable. Maybe your heart sinks a little, or your stomach gets…
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 chaser for you this week! Blanket Fort member Jeri Lynn is hosting an adorable batch of foster kittens and running a live cam so we can all enjoy their precious floof. Also,…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Wednesday, Aug 23 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon Supporter level and up) Friday, Aug 25 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Monday, Aug 28 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Body Doubling – 10 am PST The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Friday, Aug 18 Twitch Hangout with Lindley & Ali Thompson – 11 am PST – https://www.twitch.tv/artists_ali Monday, Aug 21 Body Liberation Guide released (free) Wednesday, Aug 23 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon Supporter level and up) The Body Liberation Blanket…
If you’re not yet familiar with Ali Thompson, you’re in for a treat. Ali, who goes by @artists_ali on Twitter and Twitch, is a phenomenal fat activist and one of the foremost ranters of my acquaintance. I like letting people describe themselves in their own words, so here’s Ali’s: Creator of Ok2BeFat 🏳️🌈 Twitch Affiliate🕹 They/She Demigirl💄 Fat Activist…
Here’s what’s coming up over in the Blanket Fort in the next couple of weeks: Thursday, Aug 10 Sensory-Friendly Body Doubling – 10 am PST Craft Night & Hangout – 5 pm PST Monday, Aug 14 Body Doubling – 10 am PST Body Liberation Guide released (free) Wednesday, Aug 16 Body Liberation Guide+ released (Patreon…
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 note for supporters. Let’s start with the celebration! Last week, the Body Liberation Guide went out to 5,317 of you. The rate at which y’all open these emails is spectacular, too – almost…
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
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 a bit on what I told you in last week’s letter about how getting into media articles works. I talked a bit about the calculation that goes into responding to…
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 plus-size passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane? – is the title of an article in the Dallas Morning News in which I was quoted this week. The article itself is pretty…
“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 multi-billion dollar diet/wellness industry.” » Cori Rosenthal The longest-running series over on the Body Liberation Photos Instagram and Facebook pages is my thin privilege series. A common objection to the…
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 new social platform Threads as @bodyliberationwithlindley. I guess we need to talk about NEDA – the (American) National Eating Disorders Association – today. Honestly, I was reluctant, because they’ve been…
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 photo sessions » Last week, I had the joy of attending this year’s Weight Stigma Conference. I tuned in remotely – the conference itself was in Denver this year, but for the…
Thin privilege is uncritically living in a culture that credits your body size to your (presumed)…
It’s the first of the month, and I’ve just sent out this month’s FREE stock photo credits and discounts to supporters! Use them on any image at Body Liberation Stock. Not yet a supporter? Get in on it:
