Thinness Isn’t a “Glow Up” — It’s Time We Stopped Pushing This Toxic LieNothing quite fuels my rage like when weight loss is celebrated as a “glow up.”Nov 1, 20241Nov 1, 20241
‘Love is Blind’ is better when it pretends fat people don’t existAs a fat person, I need to know from the jump you’re into alllll this. I don’t need you to love me despite my body. It’s all part of the…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
I haven’t seen her in years — but she’s in every photo.I’ve known my mother has been in pain her whole life — because a condition of her love meant taking on her pain as my own.Oct 27, 20211Oct 27, 20211
Learning that overpacking as a fat person is not indulgent, it’s necessary.Packing light is a thin privilege that I do not have.Sep 27, 20219Sep 27, 20219
Why you can’t let your career be your identityI finally know better than to accept work that demands I break myself in order to feel worthy.Aug 22, 20211Aug 22, 20211
Alone.My last hug — like an arms-wrapped-around-each-other real hug with another human — was exactly two months ago. Sixty-two days, if I’m…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
I wish things were better. They’re not.A year ago, I shared a version of this story on my Facebook page. It was October 15, 2016 — less than a month before the 2016 presidential…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
Allure: I Compulsively Weighed Myself for 2 Years — Here’s How I StoppedNote: My journey to self love and body positivity isn’t unique, but it is mine. I occasionally write about my struggles with accepting my…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
Published in100 Naked WordsPushing pause.Life is doing that thing again. That thing where it only has 24 hours in a day and won’t let you do everything you want to do.Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
