The complications of body positivity

In late 2017, after decades of anxiously fluctuating between plump and plumper, I became thin. I had discovered running some months earlier, the first cardiovascular activity I actually enjoyed for its own sake, and had lost a bunch of weight as a result. Even by my hyper self-critical, mildly body-dysmorphic standards, I was now undeniably… Continue reading The complications of body positivity

Does body-shaming begin at home?

How old were you when you were first made conscious of your body’s flaws? When you were first told that you didn’t measure up to an arbitrary standard of perfection? Okay, I’ll go first. I was 13, scrawny to the bone and learning fast that it was a “problem”. Teenage kids can be harsh, and… Continue reading Does body-shaming begin at home?

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