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Tag Archives: diet culture
Your Body Was Built To Change
It is a bizarre fixation of our current culture that we expect our bodies to behave the same regardless of what is going on around them.
What If Your Intuition Was Right?
What would happen if we stopped looking for external authority to tell us what we already know?
Loving Your Body Is A Revolutionary Act
When the rules don’t make sense, be a rule-breaker.
You Were Made To Take Up Space
Smaller body size isn’t better. Our bodies have weight and heft to them. Let’s stop denying that fact.
Donuts And Diet Culture
Diet culture did not topple as I chewed that delicious, delicious fried dough. My act of self-care can’t take down a system, and I shouldn’t expect it to. The donuts were never meant to #smashthepatriarchy; they were just meant to be delicious. And I hear donuts are excellent fuel for the work ahead
The Body That We Have
Achieving my pre-pregnancy weight again has offered stark lessons in how differently we treat people depending on their weight.