This week Fat Girls Traveling member Marylin is sharing her PCOS story and how having Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) impacted her dreams of becoming a mother.
Author: Annette Richmond
Annette Richmond is an award-winning content creator, travel writer, public speaker and advocate. Richmond is an immigrant that splits her time between Mexico and the United States. The creator of the fat positive travel community Fat Girls Traveling is a native Californian. Annette got her start in the fashion industry working in trend forecasting and public relations. Her love for travel inspired her to start Fat Girls Traveling in 2017 which is where she and Amanda met. When she's not creating diverse travel, fashion, and beauty content for The Fat Girls Guide she is hosting Fat Camp retreats and fat positive tours. In her spare time you can find her speaking publicly and writing articles promoting diversity and inclusivity, recording her new podcast, or sipping a margarita on the beach. Richmond hopes to continue to inspire other marginalized people to see the world and be seen.
Are you familiar with both of our hashtags? We created the #TravelInclusivity hashtag as a call to action because representation matters. Today we are spotlighting ten profiles using our #TravelInclusivity hashtag.
I’m SO excited to put my Fashion Stylist hat back on and debut a new series, Fatshion Friday! So let’s get started with the Best Mesh. This sheer fabrication that can be knit (stretchy)…
How are you feeling? Ok, now how are you REALLY feeling? We’re all in our feels about the holiday season and the end of the year…not to mention the pandemic, fatphobia, racism..you get the…
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic fat people have been used as scapegoats. Some news outlets are reporting that weight alone is an indicator of how severely a community is impacted by this…
We are SO grateful for you! This website wouldn’t be possible without our community of readers and contributors. That’s why we want to celebrate you and our new website with a month of giveaways!…
Our site has had a makeover and we couldn’t be more excited! For the last few years we have been sharing fat positive stories from our community and our personal lives. We’re thrilled to…
We want to take some time to shout out the gorgeous travelers using our Instagram hashtag #FatGirlsTraveling. We do this often in our Instagram Story and want to start spreading the love on our…
Happy Birthday National Park Service! For 104 years federal agencies have managed the 400+ national parks. To celebrate they are waving the entrance fee at all national parks today. We want to encourage you…
Sometimes in life, you’re lucky enough to meet the people who inspire you. I was introduced to Cat’s artistry and activism a year ago. She did a photoshoot with a plus size model I…