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Paula D. Atkinson

Pinned

Paula D. Atkinson

Soft

I was born ten pounds and hungry. My mother tells the story that at an appointment close to her due date, a nurse in the Hayward…

Aug 17, 2022

Soft

Aug 17, 2022

Paula D. Atkinson

My White Guilt Is Making Me A Shitty Ally

I have learned something about myself since the murder of George Floyd that I would like to share; my white guilt fuels racism. Perhaps…

Jun 6, 2020

My White Guilt Is Making Me A Shitty Ally

Jun 6, 2020

Paula D. Atkinson

We Are Redwoods

Grief is weird.

Sep 15, 2019

We Are Redwoods

Sep 15, 2019

Paula D. Atkinson

What I Learned From A Year Of Abstaining From All Media Containing Guns

I did not watch any TV shows, any films, any trailers for films, or any media whatsoever that had guns in it for a calendar year, 2018…

May 24, 2019

What I Learned From A Year Of Abstaining From All Media Containing Guns

May 24, 2019

Paula D. Atkinson

Ladies, Anger Is Our Friend

I love anger. I believe anger gets a bad rap because, in fact, it has inspired people to do some pretty awful things in the past. The…

Jul 26, 2018

Ladies, Anger Is Our Friend

Jul 26, 2018

Paula D. Atkinson

I Am Forever Grateful To The Queer Kids

I was a fat, perceptive, creative, lonely girl as I entered junior high. I had girlfriends from elementary school, all of whom rarely saw…

Jun 9, 2018

I Am Forever Grateful To The Queer Kids

Jun 9, 2018

Paula D. Atkinson

I Think You Know What You Can Do With Your Appetite Suppressant Lollipops

I do not blame the women of Instagram hawking these infantilizing, infuriating lollipops. They are but victims like the rest of us.

May 28, 2018

I Think You Know What You Can Do With Your Appetite Suppressant Lollipops

May 28, 2018

Paula D. Atkinson

Counting Calories Has Always Been A Fat Phobic Scam

Recently the Journal of the American Medical Association published results of a clinical trial that found there was no significant…

May 19, 2018

Counting Calories Has Always Been A Fat Phobic Scam

May 19, 2018

Paula D. Atkinson

I Hope I Never Find My Life’s Purpose

In my 20s, the question plagued me. Although I had been teaching yoga, working for myself and doing many things I loved, I allowed a…

May 19, 2018

I Hope I Never Find My Life’s Purpose

May 19, 2018

Paula D. Atkinson

Paula D. Atkinson

Paula is a therapist/healer in Palm Springs CA, a body justice prof, an artist, a writer of pieces about fat phobia, faith, & feminism. www.pauladatkinson.com

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