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Links across the bloggiverse

On 6 October, 2010 · 5 Comments · In links

I haven’t done a links post in ~forever~ but there are a few things on the internet that are REALLY REALLY AWESOME and I want to share them with you.

THE US SURGEON GENERAL SAYS YOU CAN BE FIT AND HEALTHY AT ANY WEIGHT! Like Nick just said on Twitter, [...]

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Thanks Nigella, food is pretty awesome!

On 13 May, 2010 · 15 Comments · In food

When you talk about hard issues, like body image and being fat and feminism, it’s nice to have a refuge. Somewhere to recoop lost Sanity Points. A little place where you don’t have to justify why you have the right to take up space, or field the same old tired questions. Nigella Lawson is one [...]

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What a tart! or, How food and I are mending the rift

On 22 July, 2009 · 4 Comments · In A Beautiful Life

I’ve never been very big on cooking, and since being diagnosed with juvenile diabetes I developed a strained relationship with food. It’s a bit of a chore, really. Gorging on a delicious treat needs to be calculated against the amount of insulin or exercise I [...]

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How to love yourself – redux in video format!

On 5 July, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Video

I did a vlog version of the “How to love yourself in 8 really hard steps” today because I thought it might be good practice to get into the swing of talking and making videos. I actually surprised myself – I think [...]

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Fashion can make you feel good about yourself, if you let it

On 16 June, 2009 · 9 Comments · In Fashion

I held my first ever clothing swap on Sunday, and even though the numbers were down it was still a success. Everyone took home something new (to them!) and we all had a fabulous time trying on clothes and shoes and making silly outfits. I got [...]

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You’re fat, stop that… somehow?

On 9 May, 2009 · 42 Comments · In Body Image

Photo by Kate O’Brien

I haven’t spoken much about body issues here, or about how I’m a fat advocate, but I figure this is as good a platform as any to discuss my own issues with fatness*. It is not acceptable to pick on, alienate, ostracize or discriminate against [...]

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