What To Do When Your Favorite Fat or Anti-Diet Icon Gets Weird (or starts dieting again)
Charis Stiles Charis Stiles

What To Do When Your Favorite Fat or Anti-Diet Icon Gets Weird (or starts dieting again)

We are scrolling through our feed and find out that fat fashion influencer is now taking weight loss meds, or our favorite anti-diet author is suddenly spouting transphobic nonsense (true story, iykyk). These are parasocial relationships- a one-sided relationship where the celebrity/influencer does not know us. These kinds of relationships can be so important to us, though, and they can feel really real. So then it feels disappointing, almost like a betrayal, when they change course.

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For My Fellow Fat Therapists
Charis Stiles Charis Stiles

For My Fellow Fat Therapists

I’m writing this for my fellow fat folks, especially my fellow fat therapists. You’re not alone in resisting the intense wave of weight loss talk. It’s feeling extra lonely for those of us that remain fat, and those of us that are intentionally working towards fat acceptance and fat liberation. 

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