Category: Body Acceptance
On Losing myself
Losing weight when you are a fat acceptance advocate is a bit of a mental roller coaster. Add in a culture panicking about gaining the “pandemic 15,” and I have had to constantly remind myself that the bagginess of my clothes is not a moral victory.
Best Christian Book of The Year: The Holy War on Fat
I have no problem advocating for people to take care of their bodies as well as they can. I just believe that including “weight loss” in that care speaks more to our cultural obsession with thinness than it does to physical, mental, or spiritual health.
The Resurrected Jesus Eats
“The embodied Christ risen again. Not a spirit. Not an imagination. Not some new form. His body was dead and now his body is alive. Resurrection. Restoration. The body is important and it came back, too.”
Holy Week and tender care for The Body
“Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome brought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.”
Discovering my tastes
Somehow I believed that because I was fat, I was supposed to inexplicably love all things dessert – chocolate and whip cream on your breakfast included.
Body-Positive Inspiration
One of my favorite places for creative and visual reminders to love your body in a holistic way is Pinterest. I love that I can “unfollow” certain boards and follow others. As a result -my pinterest home page is typically pretty awesome and free… Continue Reading “Body-Positive Inspiration”
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J. Nicole Morgan 