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9 Common Mistakes Parents Make About Their Kids’ Weight
Do you know how early kids internalize the thin ideal? It’s scary how young they can start to feel bad about their bodies – and these common pitfalls don’t help. This article has better options.
Read More10 Steps to a Fat Shame-Free Thanksgiving
Seriously — just don’t talk about anyone’s body. If you follow that rule, always, then the rest are unnecessary, really.
Read More3 Reasons Why You Can’t Have Body Positivity Without Feminism
If you’re doing body-positive work, you’re borrowing directly from feminism. And if you’re not owning that and practicing its inherent values, your body positivity is useless.
Read MoreWhy Women’s Clothing Sizes Make Zero Sense
“It’s not you. It’s the industry.” These facts about this history of women’s clothing sizes, Marilyn Monroe, and marketing lies might help you feel better about your body.
Read More5 Tips for Talking (And Not Talking) About Food While Making Space for Recovery
Some ways of talking about food can be helpful for people recovering from eating disorders – but sometimes we just need to shut up about it. Here’s the difference.
Read MoreThese Body Positive Icons Prove That ‘Fat Girls Can Do Whatever They Want’
“You’ve been taught your entire life that you need to shrink or hide or disappear.” This uplifting message is such a change from what we’re used to in the media!
Read More7 Phrases You May Not Think Are Fat Shaming – But Definitely Are
“You’re wearing that? You’re so brave!” It’s possible to fat shame someone without meaning to – so look out for these sneaky phrases that can cause more harm than good.
Read MoreWhat Is the Body Positive Movement?
Is it okay to call someone fat? Can you tell what a healthy body “looks” like? Marie Southard Ospina how the body positive movement is taking on these questions – and why that matters for you.
Read MoreHaving Acne Isn’t Bad – But Here’s Why Judging People for It Is
Were you taught the acne myth this author heard when she was young? It’s the reason so many of us give unsolicited advice about clearing up or covering up acne, and this comic shows why it needs to change.
Read More5 Facts About Eating Disorders You Won’t Learn from Mainstream Media
If you’ve been personally affected by an eating disorder, you know they’re complex – and often misunderstood. Here’s some information we miss when we only focus on the link between eating disorders and mainstream media.
Read MoreA Heartfelt Message for Everyone with Eating Disorders That Aren’t ‘Bad Enough’
Have you ever struggled with disordered eating, but felt left out of common images of what’s “bad enough” for treatment? You deserve support, too – and this is for you.
Read MoreIf I Stop Dieting, Will I Gain Weight?
One of the most common questions I get from prospective clients is this: “If I practice Health At Every Size, will I gain weight?” And here is the answer I pretty much always give: “I don’t know. But I do know you will FEEL much happier and more at peace with your body.” Maybe unsurprisingly, not everyone is too keen on my answer. So let’s talk about weight.
Read MoreLose Hate, Not Weight
I lived a very long time with the belief that my body was my enemy. I believed it had betrayed me, swallowed me up, and that the real me was deep down somewhere inside. Because I was a girl, self-hatred was part of my cultural inheritance. My life began when I stopped trying to lose weight and set my mind to losing hate. Because I only get one body, and I will fight for it, not against it.
Read MoreJust The Fat Facts, Ma’am
We’re told everyday that fat is unhealthy and dieting is healthy. Often people who say “fat is bad” do so from a place of alleged concern. But this is called concern trolling – worrying about someone health and weight in a way that says they can’t be trusted to make decisions about their own bodies. It also reinforces ideas about fat that are untrue. So I’d like to present you with some facts here to debunk these myths.
Read More9 Signs That Your Body Positivity Could Be More Open-Minded
Think fat people are “okay” as long as they’re healthy? That’s just one of the signs that you’re not as body positive as you might think.
Read More8 Small Things I’ll Do to Raise a Fat-Positive Kid
This world’s got some messed up messages about fat bodies – so how can you raise kids to be fat-positive? These are some great ideas.
Read More4 Hidden Problems with All of This ‘Love Your Body’ Talk
Don’t love your body? You’re not alone – and here’s why we need to lay off the pressure to get everyone on board with the “love your body” movement.
Read MoreHere’s How Fatphobia Is Being Marketed to You – And Why So Many of Us Buy Into It
Example #1: “Selling fat loss as health.” People have been trained to be afraid of fat – but it’s time to be aware of how fatphobia is being sold to you for profit.
Read More7 ‘Positive Thinking’ Phrases That Can Actually Cross the Line Into Gaslighting
“Don’t cry.” People reject others’ feelings or lived experiences all the time – even when they think they’re helping. If taken too far, it can cross into abuse. Are any of these phrases familiar to you?
Read MoreThese 7 Assumptions About Non-Binary Folks May Be Hindering Your Trans Allyship
So you know that some people are non-binary – but do you know that these common (and harmful) myths about them are false?
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