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Body Positive/Mental Health

Fat by Choice: Happy (and Healthy!) At the Intersections of Size and Mental Health

April 23, 2015August 11, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch9 Comments

Almost two years ago now, I began taking a medication with the hope that I could finally manage the aggressive…

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Body Positive/feminism/Mental Health

My Body is Not Up For Debate: Part I

August 4, 2014August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch5 Comments

I'm used to it by now. Every piercing, every tattoo, every wacky hair color, my exasperated mother tells me that…

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