The whales don't care how fat you are

I went to Quebec hoping to see whales. I came home with a new perspective on body image, self-preoccupation, and the power of awe.

Jul 31 • Kristi Koeter

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Why I never know how I'm going to feel in my body until I get there

Travel has a way of bringing body image back. Here's what four years of intuitive eating taught me about comparison, place, and recovery.

Jul 16 • Kristi Koeter

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June in the rearview

The stories that stayed with me, plus a look at what's ahead.

Jul 2 • Kristi Koeter

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June 2026

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.

Jun 19 • Kristi Koeter

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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 • Kristi Koeter

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May 2026

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 • Kristi Koeter

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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 • Kristi Koeter

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April 2026

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 • Kristi Koeter

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The uncomfortable silence

After you share too much.

Apr 16 • Kristi Koeter

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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 • Kristi Koeter

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On body ownership and degrees of fatness

Adult Braces, thin privilege, passing and naming a body that doesn’t quite fit.

Apr 4 • Kristi Koeter

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March 2026

The most body-positive place I've ever visited

I just got back from Grenada, and it changed how I experienced my body.

Mar 26 • Kristi Koeter

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