My journey to loving my body has been complicated and difficult. It is still complicated and difficult! But I am passionate about changing the way we talk and think about our bodies. Let’s create a community of self-love for people of all appearances, genders, races, and abilities. Are you in? Read on!
The midsize community is one of the fastest-growing self-love and style communities on social media. Midsize women are finally rising up and creating their own representation. But being midsize is about more than just being between US size 8-16. It comes with it’s own set of highs and lows that makes the midsize experience so unique. What does it mean to be midsize? As a midsize woman, discovering the midsize community has been life changing for me. For years I […]
Do you ever read something that rings so true for you that it sends a chill down your spine? I recently heard the term “body checking” in a YouTube video and it sent me down a rabbit hole of research. What is body checking? Healthline defines body checking as “the habit of excessively seeking information about your body’s weight, shape, size, or appearance.” Sound familiar? Reading that definition made my heart sink. Because once upon a time, that was me. […]
It’s not even Christmas yet, but my social media feeds are already full of people promising to make dramatic life changes in January. Every year around this time, the whole world sets their intentions for the new year. That’s a good thing, right? It could be. But instead of body-positive new year’s resolutions, far too often these goals are steeped in diet culture and unrealistic expectations for ourselves and our bodies. How can we add some self-love to our New […]
Ah, the holidays. For most of us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. But it also brings with it a tremendous amount of pressure surrounding food. We are simultaneously being bombarded with headlines that say “THE MOST DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS RECIPES EVER” but also “HOW TO AVOID FOOD TEMPTATIONS THIS CHRISTMAS”. Our families encourage us to have seconds while also commenting on the size of our waistlines. How can you enjoy the holidays without getting caught up in toxic […]
When was the last time you thought about the way your body looked? For most of us, it’s definitely been within the past 12 hours. Maybe even within this hour. For some of you, it might have been minutes or seconds ago. Whether positive or negative, we devote huge amounts of our time and energy to thinking about our bodies and appearances. For years, women have been taught to look at their bodies with shame and disgust. This toxic culture […]
If you’re a mid-sized lady, somewhere between US sizes 10 and 14, you know that shopping can be hard. Standard size garments are typically cut for a size small and then sized up to fit a larger body type. That means that even when standard brands carry in-between sizes, they are rarely cut to fit or flatter a mid-size woman’s curves. On the other hand, plus size lines are designed to highlight curves – but they typically only start offering […]
After I posted my Ultimate Guide to Intuitive Eating post (which you can find here), I got a lot of questions about what intuitive eating really looks like. Listening to your body and internal hunger clues means no more restricting – but it doesn’t mean binging on chocolate and chips all day either. Read on to learn what I eat in a day of intuitive eating! Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or dietician. The information contained in this article […]
I’ve always felt that compliments are like confetti. Whenever I think something kind about another person, I make it a priority to let them know. Giving genuine compliments to the people in your life is a simple and beautiful way to spread kindness to the world around you. But sometimes our well-meaning compliments tend to focus on only one aspect of a person – their appearance. In a world where more than 50% of American women say they don’t like […]
When I think about my relationship to my body, one particular memory always sticks out in my mind. I remember being 15 and sitting with my friends in the school cafeteria. And like many discussions among teenage girls, our conversation had turned to our bodies. My slim friends complained about being called too-skinny, being told to eat a hamburger, or accused of having an eating disorder. My plus-sized friends dealt with fat-shaming and discrimination. And then… There was me. Even […]
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been on a diet at some point in your life. And you’re not alone. Studies suggest that over 90% of women have attempted to control their weight through dieting. But they also suggest that 95% of those diets fail. The truth is that restrictive dieting and diet culture only serves to make us miserable and destroy our relationships to food and our bodies. There’s got to be another way! Intuitive eating is a […]
