How I Was Told To Feel About My Scar
There is no miracle cream for a deformed face and I’m just fine. I’m the girl at the end of the ad who got the date. Continue reading How I Was Told To Feel About My Scar
Tag: body positivity
From Maiden to Matron
Stopping in front of the painting Danaë, my partner commented that she has a belly like mine. He’s right, and I looked at it thinking how beautiful it was. Six months ago, I’m not sure I would have had the same reaction. Continue reading From Maiden to Matron
I love my body, but still have disordered eating
If we’re going to have serious talks about body positivity, we also need to include a very critical look into the ways money and power have toyed with our ideas of “health” and “beauty”. It’s not just the patriarchy, it’s the patriarchy wrapped up in the tortilla of capitalist evil, topped with the salsa of classism, and a side of racist sour cream. Continue reading I love my body, but still have disordered eating
As I Am
A confession: I weigh more now than I ever have in my entire life and trying not to care about that fact is one of the hardest and most radical things I’ve ever tried to do. Continue reading As I Am
