Ah, Reddit. On the one hand, you are great for things like television show fandom and I spent way too many hours in the Westworld subreddit during the first season. On the other hand, you encourage and harbor some really fucking toxic attitudes and ideas. And then yesterday, while perusing the Relationships subreddit, I came… Continue reading Weight Loss is Not a Magic Key to Happiness
Right, so, remember a few weeks ago when I talked about life being a dumpster fire? A little over a year ago, my mom was diagnosed with leukemia. She spent about two months in the hospital, and another few weeks in a facility to help with physical therapy but was home by Christmas. She'd go… Continue reading Fuck Cancer
From BUST: Why Intermittent Fasting Glamorizes Disordered Eating Ah, IF. In my mind, I'm mentally working on a memoir related to my history with food and diet culture and I do have a chapter dedicated to Intermittent Fasting. More than once, I was so fucking proud of myself for going 24 hours without food. TWENTY.… Continue reading Fat Girl Friday Link Roundup: October 4, 2018
Today we are going to talk about why you should stop saying you "feel" fat (spoiler alert: fat is not a feeling). The main issue with saying you "feel" fat is that it reinforces the idea that being fat is a bad thing (spoiler alert: it's not). Think about the situations that make you "feel"… Continue reading I Feel Fat
I've been taking a lot of personality tests lately. My own personality is feeling unstuck at the moment. I am feeling unstuck. It's as if I don't have a handle on who I am right now and so I need some online quiz to tell me. (And, of course, the more of these stupid tests… Continue reading Seasonal Depression & Finding Peace On My Yoga Mat
