Fat. So?

T for Trigger, Trolls and Treats!

I cannot believe it’s only been two weeks since I wrote the last blog. It has felt like forever and has involved several triggers that made old wounds ache.

The one trigger that surprised me was my reaction to trolls on our fatsopodcast handle…

Be kind

It’s a really horrific time right now. I cannot even begin to describe how awful it is to only see desperate pleas for medicines, hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, food, transportation… Of course intermingled with so much misinformation it makes me gasp.

Ignorance is bliss?

The year was 2007, the purpose was tax relief and the instrument was a medical insurance policy my father would get a commission on. I was 28 but was advised to write the incorrect weight on the form because otherwise my BMI would be too high for the form to be accepted. And that my friends…

The black dog

This week I have been depressed. (I almost didn’t write you this blog post as a result heh.)

People are often upset when I say that I’m depressed. They hurry to hush me, to distract me, to tell me it’s not true. “Cheer up,” they say, “don’t overthink.” It reminds me of how…

Conflict and Transcendence

As I sit here with this gorgeous view around me, I feel so blessed. Not just because I am here in a beautiful…

Something has changed in the Matrix

Last night, I went to an event with Pallavi. It has been over a year since I went anywhere nice…

Trauma, radical views and dialogue

Just because you can’t see the wound, doesn’t mean the trauma isn’t there.

More thoughts on reclaiming the word fat

Some regular readers might remember a post I made a long time ago about how we need to stop thinking that fat is a bad word, and just use it as a regular adjective.

Unpacking…

There is so much on my mind today… and it’s so difficult to figure out what to write about. The overall theme is moving in to this new…