My Body Changed After Surgery

What happens when the body you learned to love is suddenly different?

Rachael Hope
Fattitude
Published in
6 min readAug 1, 2019

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Photo via Representation Matters

Speaking out about fat acceptance and learning to love the bodies we live in is important to me. Over the last five years it’s morphed from a goal into a passion, a mission that doesn’t feel optional. I have infinitely more love for my body now than I did in the 30 years leading up to this moment…

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Rachael Hope
Fattitude

Polyamorous, loud laughing unapologetic feminist, rad fatty, and epic sweet tooth.