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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.
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Kristi Koeter
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Paris isn't made for plus sizes (but I went anyway)
Style notes, cultural shocks, and what surprised me most about traveling in a larger body through the City of Light.
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Kristi Koeter
62
Feeling fat vs. being fat: Who gets to claim fatness?
The complexity of size identity. Plus, an unexpected weight check in Panama.
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Kristi Koeter
29
Women are finally entering their Thor era
We’ve spent decades shrinking. Now, we’re taking up space.
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Kristi Koeter
21
Losing it all in perimenopause
The new normal: Car naps, hormone adjustments and crying in Starbucks drive-throughs.
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Kristi Koeter
52
What I wish I had known about eating disorders sooner
How diet culture fuels disordered eating—and what we’re getting wrong about recovery.
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Kristi Koeter
18
San Blas: A paradise where women run the world
A journey to the pristine Caribbean islands just outside the modern world.
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Kristi Koeter
16
Is the aging body a betrayal?
When beauty culture gets ugly about the aging process.
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Kristi Koeter
18
Unwrapping the butter and bias in the New York Time's Virginia Sole-Smith profile
My complicated thoughts of the fat positive influencer as a parent, health-focused anti-diet advocate and former journalist.
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Kristi Koeter
6
Choosing love over fear in menopause
How do we cultivate a better mindset when the world is constantly telling us to fear aging and fight it with everything we have?
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Kristi Koeter
19
Unpacking the black box of menopause ⬛
Plus five other big takeaways I've learned in my brief foray into 'that stage' of a woman’s life.
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Kristi Koeter
23
Unraveling the mystery of midlife brain fog in women
Experts believe those ADHD symptoms that appear out of nowhere have their roots in the early stages of menopause and the pressure on women to 'do it…
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Kristi Koeter
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