I’ve been told my entire life to “listen to my body.” Every time, I felt bewildered and asked in my head, “How?” Nobody ever taught me what that meant!
Category: Body
Posts regarding the body like body image, anti-fat bias and fatphobia, listening to your body, body acceptance, and our feature “How Odd Is My Bod”
The Endless Big Pharma Money Grab
Was Eli Lilly’s move to lower insulin medication prices truly a move of goodwill?
Ozempic Ruins Foodie Life
Ozempic drastically changed my relationship with food. Unfortunately, while I may have lost some weight, I now find food to be a burden rather than a joy.
Side Effects, Ozempic, and Fibro, Oh My
Have you ever had a good time interfered with by medication side effects? Tell me about it in the comments!
42 Years of Food Restriction
To be healthy, all I apparently need to do is eat better, eat less, and move more. As if I haven’t been trying that since I was 16. My health is not improving no matter how many changes I make. In fact, every time I make a change for the better, my health gets worse.
Diet Culture Sucks: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
Every single victim of diet culture needs to read about The Minnesota Starvation Experiment.
Stop Giving Diet Culture a Platform
Why pick apart one article by one influencer? Because once you see this pattern in even one diet culture piece, you’ll see it in all the weight-loss wellness pieces.
Never Gonna Give You Up, Sugar
Sleep apnea, diabetes, and ADHD! Oh my!
Body Image: Being Dull in a Shiny World
Simply put: Words can’t outrank beautiful bodies.
Use Caution When Choosing a Chiropractor
I defend chiropractors from the common accusations of quackery.
Unless they’re quacks.
Body Movement: The Roller Coaster Fitness Plan
Body movement: I did it, then realized, “Well, shit. Now you HAVE to do this, you idiot.”
How Odd Is My Bod: You Aren’t Failing at Self-Care
Reclaim your self-care by rejecting shoulds, dropping guilt, maybe even enjoying Oreos and re-binging Friends., if that’s your ideal.