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12 Stock Photos of People Practicing Intuitive Eating & Food Neutrality

12 Stock Photos of People Practicing Intuitive Eating & Food Neutrality

As a photographer who produces stock images and is involved in the world of Health at Every Size® and intuitive eating, I do a lot of thinking about people, food, and the relationships between the two. Plenty of my work rebels against diet culture by pairing women in large bodies with “sinful” foods like cupcakes…

A fat white woman does a backbend on a beach in a strappy bathing suit. Over her head is the title of the post, Why I took the body-positive photography pledge.

Why I took the body-positive photography pledge | Seattle portrait, boudoir and small business photographer

Since I’m so involved in the day-to-day work of body liberation photography, it’s easy to forget how extraordinary this work really is.  There are very few people on the planet who offer photography services that are truly welcoming for fat and very fat people. It’s incredibly important to me that you feel safe, comfortable and happy whenever…

OasisSpace Bariatric Knee Walker -Heavy Duty Knee Scooter with 12 inch Pneumatic for 500LB

OasisSpace Bariatric Knee Walker -Heavy Duty Knee Scooter with 12 inch Pneumatic for 500LB

Brand: OasisSpace Features: SUPPORT UP 500 LB – OasisSpace heavy duty knee walker comes with large diameter and sturdy frame.Extra strong pipe could easily support up 500LB.100% tested before leaving the factory and 24-hour friendly email customer service. HUGE PNEUMATIC TIRES – 4 all-terrain pneumatic wheels come with 12 inches£¬ which provide better stability and…

Every American capable of pregnancy lost a fundamental right today.

Every American capable of pregnancy lost a fundamental right today.

Every American capable of pregnancy lost a fundamental right today. People will die because of this — especially people who are Black, Brown, fat, disabled, trans, non-binary and/or in other marginalized groups. Not just due to medical complications and makeshift abortions, but due to the horrifying rates of domestic violence and murder to which pregnant…

A fat white woman with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses smiles down at yarn she is winding on a wooden device into a spool. She's wearing an intricate handmade sweater at her Seattle body-positive small business portrait photo shoot.

Sneak peek: Meghan Matt’s Small Business Photo Session | Seattle portrait photographer

Here’s a sneak peek of Meghan @thebrassydiva’s Good to Go small business photo session with me last week! I am totally in awe that she made that sweater. Amazing, right? In case you missed it yesterday, I also announced my brand-new podcast, Bad Fatty, with Laura Burns, and am giving away a copy of Laura’s…

This week’s journaling and brave learning topics in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort

This week’s journaling and brave learning topics in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort

Over in the Blanket Fort, we’re journaling about how pop culture has affected how we see our bodies, and discussing the accuracy of terms like fatphobia, fatmisia and anti-fat bias. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community. It’s open to all, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. All you…

New: Plus-Size Hiker Collection at Body Liberation Stock

New: Plus-Size Hiker Collection at Body Liberation Stock

In these 14 new images, a fat white woman (me!) hikes up a gravel path in the mountains on a sunny autumn afternoon. They were taken in Mount Baker National Forest. Traditional stock photography sites offer images that almost always feature young, thin, white, able-bodied people. Does that really reflect the dizzyingly diverse array of…

This week’s journaling and brave learning topics in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort

This week’s journaling and brave learning topics in the Body Liberation Blanket Fort

Over in the Blanket Fort, we’re journaling about being camera shy, and talking about what makes a good (and bad) apology. The Body Liberation Blanket Fort is my closed, diet-talk-free community. It’s open to all, and we center fat folks and other marginalized groups. All you need to get access is to support my work…

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

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…

A close-up of a fat woman's side and belly rolls in black and white, with a bit of a bra and arm showing.
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Health at Every Size®, Stories and Silence

It’s been an interesting week or so since Mikey Mercedes and I went public. In the time since, there’s been a lot of excellent discussion in marginalized communities.  In the Health at Every Size®-aligned healthcare provider groups to which I have access or connections, there’s been a silence that echoes almost as loudly as the…

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{end weight stigma} Confidence isn’t a cure-all.

It’s important to understand that confidence isn’t a cure-all. One of the big issues with “just be confident and advocate for yourself! Don’t let anything stop you from fulfilling your dreams!” is that for fat folks, it simply doesn’t work that way. Sure, what a good friend calls “Confidence Magick” is helpful as each of…

Instant replay: Decolonizing Wellness with Dalia Kinsey
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Instant replay: Decolonizing Wellness with Dalia Kinsey

Please join me and Dalia Kinsey to talk about Dalia’s new book, Decolonizing Wellness! We explore: » What called Dalia to write this book» What “decolonizing” means when it comes to wellness» Why there’s a need for wellness information specifically for non-white folks» The ramifications of praising celebrity body parts, and more ◇─◇──« »──◇─◇ Dalia…

A fat white woman stands facing away from the camera, wearing black panties, with her hands spread over her butt.
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{body liberation} Should you be the judge?

Something I often see happen when fat folks talk about something or someone fatphobic is thin folks treating this as optional knowledge. Something they can choose whether to believe. Most recently it was in yet another discussion about Brene Brown, who’s been openly fatphobic her whole career and has blithely ignored the multiple fat folks…

a fat woman with very short hair and arm and belly tattoos has her hands on her neck and chest and is standing just inside a large window looking out. She's wearing a black bra, pink panties and black robe and has a neutral expression.

“We do not have to turn the other cheek.”

Fat people, we do not have to acquiesce to our culture’s normalization of hierarchy. We do not have to turn the other cheek. We can demand fairness. We can demand both the recognition of our complexity and greater access to fuller lives. We can recognize that choosing proximity to thin lovers and friends does not…

7 Health at Every Size Resources for Sleep Apnea
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7 Health at Every Size Resources for Sleep Apnea

One in 15 Americans has sleep apnea, but we don’t talk about it. It’s practically a taboo subject, possibly because apnea is correlated with fatness (though there’s no proven causation). One of the consequences of us not talking about it is that 80% of people with sleep apnea are undiagnosed. That’s a lot of people whose health and lives are in danger…