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Category: Body Positive

Body Positive/LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/Mental Health/transgender

I’m Giving My Eating Disorder Away

November 2, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch10 Comments

"I have to unconditionally surrender to the care and support of those around me. I have to be willing to let my heart be nourished just as much as my body."

Body Positive/Mental Health

Patients of size are being harmed in ED recovery. This printable resource aims to help.

June 9, 2019 Sam Dylan FinchLeave a comment

"As a patient in a larger body, I feel it's important that we are on the same page regarding my treatment."

Body Positive/Mental Health

Fatphobia in eating disorder recovery exists. And now my friend might die because of it.

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch22 Comments

"‘You three get two scoops of ice cream.’ She then looked at me and said, ‘You’ll get a kiddie scoop.’”

Body Positive/Mental Health

Dear Body: A peace treaty with my queer, trans, and recovering body.

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch10 Comments

I’m breathless now, looking back at all the ways you would not back down from survival.

Body Positive/Mental Health/self-care

7 (Totally Wrong) Reasons I Didn’t Think I Had An Eating Disorder

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch11 Comments

Eating disorders are built on a house of lies, but if it's the only house you've ever lived in, you just won't see it that way.

Body Positive/Mental Health

I preached body positivity — and sunk deeper into my eating disorder at the same time.

January 5, 2019 Sam Dylan Finch16 Comments

I used my proximity to body positive spaces to disregard the very idea that I needed help — and I'm paying the price physically, mentally, and emotionally now.

Body Positive/transgender

Let’s Talk About The Transgender Community, Body Positivity, and Fatphobia.

July 17, 2016August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch7 Comments

I genuinely believe these are some of the most important conversions to be having in our community right now.

Body Positive/transgender

Why Aren’t More Trans People Denouncing Truscum?

December 12, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch44 Comments

"I hadn't known up until that point that there were actually trans people that thrived on being violent towards other trans people."

Body Positive

Nicole Arbour’s Video Didn’t Motivate Me to Be Healthy – But Body Positivity Did

September 5, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch6 Comments

When I gained weight, I was convinced that it was the end of my self-esteem – I had no idea that it was actually the beginning of an unconditional love for myself.

Body Positive

Why We Should Think Twice Before Idealizing Ruby Rose

June 29, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch17 Comments

Our idealization of Ruby Rose represents a larger problem in popular culture – the very limited portrayals of androgyny.

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Sam Dylan Finch. I’m a writer and positive psychology practitioner that’s passionate about queer joy — with none of the self-helpy bullsh*t. I wrote that thing about people-pleasing that you showed your therapist. I’m much weirder in real life.  ✨ He/they. More?

 

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