“healthy” isn’t the same for everyone

Trigger warning for talking about weight loss/gain. In the fall of 2017, when I was 19 years old, I lost a lot of weight. I was on a medication for chronic migraine that was working well at first, but did come with a lot of side effects — including weight loss. I didn’t mind the

Why Body Positivity Matters

This article is inspired by many body positivity related posts I’ve seen online, like this Twitter thread from user @margechimpson: “Should I start a count of every time my sister (or anyone else) tells me, ‘You look great, like you’ve lost weight!’ And I say, ‘No. I haven’t. I’m not trying to. I am very