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Going fat in the time of Ozempic
And what the New York Times documentary 'Weight of the World' says about the state of diet culture.
Dec 13, 2024
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The Sephora employee who tried to save me
All I wanted was a tinted sunscreen that could stand up to Texas in summer and, perhaps, a little mountain biking.
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Too fat, too thin, too old, too sexy
What the SI Swimsuit Runway Show reveals about our beliefs around beauty, aging, and women’s bodies.
Jun 11
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Paris isn't made for plus sizes (but I went anyway)
Jun 5, 2025
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Women are finally entering their Thor era
Jun 27, 2025
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Feeling fat vs. being fat: Who gets to claim fatness?
Mar 6, 2025
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The most body-positive place I've ever visited
Mar 26
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Losing it all in perimenopause
Dec 5, 2024
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You do not fit in this space
May 21
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'You're not broken. You don't need to be fixed.'
My wide-ranging interview with dietitian and diabetes educator Megrette Fletcher on what we can do to change how we see ourselves and why weight loss…
Jan 16, 2025
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'You can't hate your body into being thinner'
My interview with athlete and intuitive eating coach Pam Moore who found joy when she stopped counting macros and gave herself permission to eat.
Nov 14, 2024
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‘The diet and weight loss advice for type 2 diabetes is nothing but anti-fat bias’
Writing instructor Sarah Graves talks about going from fasting to finding a non-diet approach to support her body while navigating type 2 diabetes.
Jan 25, 2024
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'To know that you are accepted for your whole self is worth more than thinness'
A Q&A with writer Jamie Cattanach about finding body liberation after years of eating struggles and atypical anorexia.
Dec 21, 2023
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Reclaiming body trust in midlife - a conversation with Deb Benfield
The registered dietitian and author of 'Unapologetic Aging' talks midlife body changes, the pressure to fight aging, and why diet culture makes recovery…
Mar 12
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It's not just you, the body pressure is back
But what if the most radical thing you did this season was let go of the need to fix yourself? Plus, two quietly powerful books that can help.
Dec 4, 2025
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When recovery isn't a straight line: What 'SLIP' teaches us about healing
Reflections on Mallary Tenore Tarpley’s deeply reported eating disorder memoir, and what it reveals about the realities of recovery.
Aug 1, 2025
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Kristi Koeter
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A quick take on 'No Weight Loss Required'
Between brain fog, book work, and a bit of a reset, it's been a minute since I’ve written here. I’m back with a quick update and a book that rethinks…
May 2, 2025
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Midlife & Perimenopause
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My husband went to fat camp, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt*
I’ve had the line for this piece in my head for months, years probably, if I’m being honest, as my husband has been grappling over whether to go back to…
Apr 10
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Love and change, going gray, gaining weight
On marriage, midlife body changes, and learning to trust my body.
Mar 19
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Have we turned a corner with GLP-1s?
As the conversation shifts, the first wave of eating disorder concerns is beginning to surface.
Feb 25
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The $10 sleep mask that saved my marriage
Or, how blue lights, husbands, Alexa, perimenopause, and women’s guilt almost broke me.
Dec 11, 2025
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The divine pleasure of not waiting
How many of us are postponing our lives while trying to become more worthy of living them?
May 28
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You do not fit in this space
On fat-shaming hotel robes, chasing Catskill waterfalls, and the radical act of loving the body you hiked in.
May 21
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What I wore on repeat in Grenada
What I wore on repeat in Grenada and an update on my Rent the Runway experience.
Apr 30
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The uncomfortable silence
After you share too much.
Apr 16
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