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Tag: body positivity

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

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.

LGBTQ/LGBTQIA/transgender

Queer People Deserve Nuanced, Dynamic Conversations About Our Bodies

July 31, 2017August 12, 2017 Sam Dylan Finch2 Comments

The very real work of queer liberation begins with our bodies and extends to one another.

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.

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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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