A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits on a bed with white sheets in a room with beige and aged metal walls. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. A continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, delivers a consistent flow of air to a mask…
A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits on a bed with white sheets in a room with beige and aged metal walls. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. A continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, delivers a consistent flow of air to a mask…
A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits on a bed with white sheets in a room with beige and aged metal walls. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. A continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, delivers a consistent flow of air to a mask…
A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits on a bed with white sheets in a room with beige and aged metal walls. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. A continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, delivers a consistent flow of air to a mask…
A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits on a bed with white sheets in a room with beige and aged metal walls. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. A continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, delivers a consistent flow of air to a mask…
A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits cross-legged on a bed with white sheets in a modern-industrial room with beige walls, orange lamp cords and wood accents. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. The machine sits next to her on a side table. A continuous…
A fat white woman in a fuzzy gray and white bathrobe sits cross-legged on a bed with white sheets in a room with beige walls. She is wearing the mask and tubing of a CPAP machine. A continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, delivers a consistent flow of air to a mask worn over…
A fat white woman looks annoyed or disappointed in front of a backdrop of green bushes. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses and a purple dress.
A fat white woman looks annoyed, sad or disappointed in front of a backdrop of green bushes. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses and a purple dress.
A fat white woman looks annoyed or disappointed in front of a backdrop of green bushes. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses and a purple dress.
A fat white woman looks annoyed or disappointed in front of a backdrop of green bushes. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses and a purple dress.
A fat white woman looks down in front of her in a garden with a brick pillar. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a purple dress.
A fat white woman looks down in front of her in a garden with a brick pillar. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a purple dress.
A fat white woman looks annoyed or disappointed in front of a backdrop of green bushes. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing glasses and a purple dress.
“Body liberation. Rather than just expanding the beauty ideal to become more inclusive, let’s work towards freedom from relying on beauty to find value.” Lindo Bacon @lindobacon ◇─◇──« »──◇─◇ Image description: A fat white woman with glasses, short brown hair and a floral cold-shoulder top stands in a forest with shadows from tree branches crossing…
When I’m working with clients to create images during my body- and fat-positive photography sessions outside Seattle, I always try to get some laughing photos! Laughing is joyful, it loosens us up and helps us relax, and it gives us a different perspective on ourselves. Posed shots are nice as well, but how often do…
🧘 Featured stock photo collection: Inclusive and body-positive yoga and meditation 🧘 This collection at Body Liberation Stock includes solo and group yoga and meditation images. There’s representation of folks who are fat, BIPOC, have invisible and visible disabilities, have limb differences and more. They’re all available for commercial use in your marketing — from…
Thin privilege is never being denied the ability to immigrate due to your body size.
Hubby took these photos of me and I’m in love with them. (And him, too.)
I’m considering re-opening my calendar for body-positive boudoir, portrait and small business photography session bookings soon, so I’m judging level of interest. I’m vaccinated and I ask that you be as well, for my and your safety. Sessions will be distanced as much as possible and preferably outdoors. My home/studio is outside Seattle, WA. Are…
Why do people hate and fear fat bodies? Weight stigma — also known as fatphobia, fatmisia, anti-fatness and fat hatred — ties into threads of power and profit going back centuries. Let’s look at one of the factors: Political power. We have a recent example of a fat man as the U.S. President, but here…
Why do people hate and fear fat bodies? Weight stigma — also known as fatphobia, fatmisia, anti-fatness and fat hatred — ties into threads of power and profit going back centuries. Let’s look at one of the primary factors: Racism. As ably described in great depth in Sabrina Strings’ recent book Fearing the Black Body,…
I promised I’d make more videos, but speaking off the cuff makes me so nervous! So I’m sharing a trick I recently learned for helping myself AND other people feel more comfortable in social situations. Click through and watch it on Instagram for closed captions/subtitles. I’m a photographer, writer and fat acceptance activist. Dive deep…
Thin privilege is not having your “health” status be constantly the focus of, and scrutinized by, an entire culture. A comment from @conceivingitall in a discussion we had the other day made me realize how much fat folks’ health* is a cultural obsession. When you live in a fat body, your health is public property….
“The ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness for the space they take and so, neither shall I.” » Becca Lee Be the first to know when I reopen my calendar for body-positive boudoir, portrait and small business photography sessions. ◇─◇──« »──◇─◇ Image description: A fat person with…
One of the best things about summer is water: swimming, splashing, wading, dancing, drinking, flavoring, floating, fishing, boating, or soaking in it! The larger your clothing size, though, the more challenging it can be to find a swimsuit you find comfortable or beautiful. For folks who wear clothing sizes larger than are generally carried at…
I don’t want to reclaim Ursula. Released in 1989, Disney’s animated movie The Little Mermaid struck me at a formative time in my life. Ariel hit me right in the heart. Open and sunny and earnest and curious and longing, both of us. Both of us yearning for unexplored territory. Isolated in rural North Carolina…
Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London’s high society. Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is…
When Jade goes missing, her brother and best friend know her life may be in danger. For behind the veils of reality the human world knows, there lays a Ruling Council, whose sole purpose is to protect the human race from beings that would destroy or enslave them. Kia and Gabriel must learn to trust…
Use these beautiful plus-size pregnancy stock photos from Body Liberation Stock to increase the diversity of your marketing materials, website and social media feeds.
A fat woman uses a mat, blanket and bolster as props to modify yoga poses in a studio with wooden floors.
A fat woman uses a mat, blanket and bolster as props to modify yoga poses in a studio with wooden floors.
A fat woman uses a mat, blanket and bolster as props to modify yoga poses in a studio with wooden floors.
I recently talked about how people who are privileged in a particular area often expect people who are marginalized in that area to educate them, give them ideas and even fix their organizations for free. I’m also thinking about people like Ragen Chastain, who answer literally thousands of emails per month to provide free labor…
I’ve produced another workbook! This one is for everyone who’s ever run, or tried to run, a group (whether online, like a Facebook group, or in person). Running a support or special-interest group of any kind — online or offline — is one of the kindest things we can do for our fellow humans. Though…
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. It’s important to update your resources, handouts, training, certifications and other materials to remove stigmatizing language in order to improve patient compliance and positively impact clients. Here are ten ways…
Running a support or special-interest group of any kind — online or offline — is one of the kindest things we can do for our fellow humans.
Though it seems simple, it can also be one of the most challenging.
This guide will help you create groups that are not only flame-war-free, but closer to truly fair, just and equitable. We’ll look at the five essential questions for creating and re-evaluating groups, handling conflict, and finish with a few questions specifically for Health at Every Size-focused groups.
These questions will help you no matter whether you’re creating your group now, or taking another look at an existing group.
This 34-page workbook contains over 60 questions for study, reflection and journaling to spark your awareness of—and help you confront—weight stigma and oppression. These questions are an opportunity to grow in your own anti-oppression and Health at Every Size® alignment and knowledge, and work on fatphobic beliefs and tendencies. They are not comfortable questions, but they’re important.
The entire workbook is printable at 8.5×11″ paper size and contains space for your reflections so that you can fill it out in your preferred format.
(As in all Lindley’s works, the word “fat” is used as a neutral descriptor for large bodies.)
Image description: Three fat white people with feminine appearances stand back to back with arms crossed, smiling, in a park. Text on the image reads, “Creating More Equitable Groups: Unpacking Weight Stigma 2. Questions for reflection for fat allies and Health at Every Size® practitioners. Lindley Ashline.”
As you know, I’ve been recovering from long-term sleep deprivation caused by sudden-onset sleep apnea after major dental work last year. It took months to get a diagnosis and treatment. I’m so happy to be somewhat back to normal, thanks to my CPAP machine. I have better days and worse days, and I’m still struggling…
The Pacific Northwest is heading into an extraordinary weather event, where Seattle could reach 104 degrees for at least two days in a row, and Portland, 109 degrees. The dry eastern side of Washington state could reach 114 degrees. Like two-thirds of Seattle, we don’t have air conditioning, but we’re lucky and privileged enough to…
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 you to read alllll the way to the end of this post before you @ me, because I am not jumping on the diet wagon here. Does intentional weight loss…
Image description: Lindley, a fat white woman, stands in front of a brick wall in a heart polka-dot dress. She’s holding a rainbow umbrella and smiling. It’s always a pleasure to speak with Jodie Gale of the Psychosynthesis Centre — did you know we recorded a podcast episode together? — and today we’re talking about…
In a world where clothing companies constantly claim to be inclusive, it can be hard to tell what is actually inclusive, especially if you don’t wear plus sizes yourself. Full clothing inclusivity requires carrying up to at least a 12X/size 40 U.S., ideally with a custom sizing option. (And, even more ideally, with options for…
Image description: A fat white woman stands on a city street corner in a silver dress and cape. Buy a similar stock photo >> It’s a story as old as time: Someone sees an injustice in the world and bands together with a small group of friends to fix it. The princess is locked in…
Creating your own balanced at-home, full-body movement sessions doesn’t have to be hard!
Sure, there’s a lot that a personal trainer might consider when putting together a session that’s customized for you, but the process can be simplified significantly by focusing on the
fundamental movement patterns of the human body.
This free resource from Positive Force Movement contains information on each of the movement patterns and for more ideas of how to use them to help you create fun movement sessions that
work for YOU.
The mission of Positive Force Movement is to provide movement-related education to people who have historically not felt welcomed by the fitness industry. Our vision is a world in which all people who have experienced systemic marginalization have the opportunity to develop a joyful, playful, and empowering relationship to movement in a way that honors the holistic needs of each person. We are proactively:
» Pro-fat
» Pro-neurodiversity
» Pro-consent
» Pro-LGBTQ+
» Pro-Black
» Anti-Racist
» Anti-Ableist
» Trauma Informed
Image description: Dark purple African violets bloom, surrounded by other houseplants from Seattle plant stores and nurseries. Alpine Nursery & Landscape: One of my favorites. Huge greenhouse, friendly and helpful staff, huge selection of both indoor and outdoor plants. Get on the waitlist for unusual varieties they grow in house, like tradescantia quadricolor. Perfect for…
Image description: Two sets of buttons and a set of stickers. One set of buttons and the stickers have an illustration of a CPAP machine; the other buttons have an illustration of a cute sleep mask. All of them say, CPAP Proud. End image description. One in 15 Americans has sleep apnea, but we don’t talk…
Image description: Lindley, a fat white woman, looking into the camera and smiling. She’s wearing glasses, a pink and blue top and a camera necklace. I created this intro for my Instagram, but why not post it here as well? Let me do a little re-introduction + bring you up to speed. I’m Lindley (she/her,…
Image description: A photo of a fat person silhouetted against a sunset along with a thin crowd, lifting a fist defiantly, behind text that reads, “Body Liberation Quote Library from Body Liberation Photos.” End image description. For years, people have been asking me where I get all the quotes I include in my social media…
Features: Extra Wider Top Great For Diabetic Edema Feet – The leg measures up to 25″, the lycra fiber used for the diabetic socks provide extra wider stretchy, the socks of leg will gently hugs calves up to 25″ in diameter. The Loose fit and non-binding design will support your feet circulatory and they are…
***** Please follow this link to choose your split print!
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In the comments you will give me the pronouns you would like on the mask and in what color writing. The Font is the same for all masks. You will also let me know the print you would like!
These masks will come with a black 1/8″ elastic ear straps and nose wire standard. If you would like latex free elastic or NEON Rainbow elastic ear straps or straps around the head and neck just let me know!*****
These are made with 100% woven cotton or cotton flannel prints. They are the fitted style without a filter pocket or pleated style (listed per item). I use a soft latex free strap for the head/neck or ears and silicone stoppers to make them adjustable.
All Fat Folks Can Masks are:
– Lightweight
– High Quality & Durable
– Adjustable soft latex free straps for head and neck straps or ears
– Hand/Machine washable (I would recommend placing masks in a mesh laundry bag so straps do not get tangled)
– Reusable
