Charis Stiles 9/12/25 Charis Stiles 9/12/25

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.

Charis Stiles 5/27/25 Charis Stiles 5/27/25

Do I Have Food Rules or Sensory Sensitivities? Assess Your Intuitive Eating Journey

It’s helpful to discern what is causing the restriction- of course looking to see if there are body shaming thoughts happening, or if there is heightened anxiety leading to searching for control. And sometimes, it’s still holding on to food rules and food hierarchies. And sometimes, it’s legit sensory sensitivities.

Charis Stiles 5/29/24 Charis Stiles 5/29/24

Do’s and Don’ts for Thin Allies

What to say and NOT say to your fat friends.

Charis Stiles 3/27/24 Charis Stiles 3/27/24

Weight Loss Injectables- What I’ve Observed So Far

I respect that living in this world as a fat person is really damn hard- I mean, I live it every day so I get it! The solution isn’t to make our bodies smaller. The solution is to reduce medical anti-fatness, to create spaces that accommodate a wide array of bodies and abilities, to abolish the BMI and medical gate keeping, to increase clothing inclusivity, and so on and so on. When I talk to clients about why they want to shrink, these are the things that come up. They want to live more comfortably in a world that is biased against them. What we’re being served as a solution is individual- potentially harm yourself to make yourself as small as possible. The real solutions are way bigger than that.