1.8k May 27, 2019 An extremely relatable bathroom adventure with shapewear On this particular evening I was in full Spanx. I did look great in the dress, but I had not thought about how bathroom breaks would work. I took a bathroom break during the award ceremony and it was exhausting. I'm totally going to overshare here… Read More 1.4k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1.4k March 25, 2019 There's an app that'll help you find places where you can actually take up space as a larger person You know what's rad? Stores, restaurants, bars, theme parks, and other public spaces which are accessible for everyone — even those of us who take up space or call ourselves fat or otherwise like to not be squeezed into spaces which are only meant for a fraction of the population. I stumbled upon an app that is sort of like a Yelp but for rating accessibility for fat/plus size (you pick your terms!) people. If you are one of these people, these things will sound familiar… Read More 12345…196
1.4k April 22, 2019 3 steps to get through a conversation when you're the family's liberal black sheep Are you one of the few liberals in your conservative family? If you're a black sheep like me you probably get stressed out when they ask you, "What are you doing, ya know, with your life?" Here are some ways to save your mental health and hopefully your family ties. Read More 1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1.4k March 25, 2019 There's an app that'll help you find places where you can actually take up space as a larger person You know what's rad? Stores, restaurants, bars, theme parks, and other public spaces which are accessible for everyone — even those of us who take up space or call ourselves fat or otherwise like to not be squeezed into spaces which are only meant for a fraction of the population. I stumbled upon an app that is sort of like a Yelp but for rating accessibility for fat/plus size (you pick your terms!) people. If you are one of these people, these things will sound familiar… Read More 12345…196
1.3k April 15, 2019 How sex toys empowered me after trauma & shame In December of 2009, I bought my first sex toy, and it was incredible. Here was an entire industry dedicated to the act of bringing my body pleasure. Not for anyone else, but for my own enjoyment. And it wasn't presented as secretive and embarrassing and shameful: it was bright purple. And for the first time, my body felt like mine and my sexuality belonged to me. Since then, sex toys have been an active interest of mine, and I've learned a lot about them — and about how important they are. Read More 1.4k March 25, 2019 There's an app that'll help you find places where you can actually take up space as a larger person You know what's rad? Stores, restaurants, bars, theme parks, and other public spaces which are accessible for everyone — even those of us who take up space or call ourselves fat or otherwise like to not be squeezed into spaces which are only meant for a fraction of the population. I stumbled upon an app that is sort of like a Yelp but for rating accessibility for fat/plus size (you pick your terms!) people. If you are one of these people, these things will sound familiar… Read More 12345…196
1.4k March 25, 2019 There's an app that'll help you find places where you can actually take up space as a larger person You know what's rad? Stores, restaurants, bars, theme parks, and other public spaces which are accessible for everyone — even those of us who take up space or call ourselves fat or otherwise like to not be squeezed into spaces which are only meant for a fraction of the population. I stumbled upon an app that is sort of like a Yelp but for rating accessibility for fat/plus size (you pick your terms!) people. If you are one of these people, these things will sound familiar… Read More 12345…196