October recap: A little hope, a lot at stake

Plus, what I wrote this month about body image, exercise and the cultural beliefs we rarely question.

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The power of one. And 23 million.

A little procrastination and a lot of hope for democracy.

Oct 22 • Kristi Koeter

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Oddly I’m feeling okay with my body right now

Plus, this is the longest I’ve ever gone without exercising consistently.

Oct 15 • Kristi Koeter

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‘It’s not about being less big’

An interview with Barbados non-diet nutritionist Christina Hall about weight, health and how globalization is reshaping her country's food and body…

Oct 2 • Kristi Koeter

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September 2026

What the sorority “Ozempidemic” says about our quest for thinness

The Cut’s exposé on sorority rush shows what happens when extreme body standards, social competition, and easy access to GLP-1s collide.

Sep 19 • Kristi Koeter

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My plus-size button-down dress moment

On impossible sizing, secondhand stalking and the quest for the perfect dress.

Sep 10 • Kristi Koeter

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August 2026

August recap: How individual are our body choices, anyway?

The question I keep coming back to as thinness gets more extreme and our bodies come under more scrutiny. Plus the memoir I’m loving right now.

Aug 27 • Kristi Koeter

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I shouldn’t have to prove what my body can do

For years, I used adventure to prove that gaining weight hadn’t diminished me. Hanging off a cliff in Quebec, I finally questioned why my body needed to…

Aug 20 • Kristi Koeter

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The reason thinness is becoming more extreme

It's not just GLP-1s. A culture obsessed with optimization and status is pushing the ideal of thinness to new extremes.

Aug 14 • Kristi Koeter

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July recap: The place that made us rethink our next chapter

Our summer trip through New York and Quebec changed the conversation about where, and how, we want to live.

Aug 6 • Kristi Koeter

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July 2026

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

Four years after quitting diets, I've realized my body image has surprisingly little to do with my body and a lot to do with where I am.

Jul 16 • Kristi Koeter

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