In 2020 during the height of the COVID pandemic Fat Girls Traveling founder Annette Richmond sat down for Fat Girl Chats with a few community members. Including Aria Sa’id, founder and the Executive Director…
Category: Mental Health
If you’re looking for a collection of memoirs, fiction, and even poetry by fat people for fat people then look no further than this list! Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado…
Although today is International Self-Care Day, it shouldn’t take a holiday for us to dedicate some time, energy, and intention into our internal and external wellness. There are five different types of self-care: physical…
It’s so important for us to share stories from our community. Recently Tori shared part of her story in the Facebook Community and explained why certain words and terms can be triggering for those…
Recently, I received boxes of my childhood things from America that were full of random memories and things. It felt surreal going through these mementos as a 30-something-year-old in Bristol, United Kingdom. For the…
I was 12 weeks pregnant the day I was rushed to the hospital in Mexico. So sick I don’t even remember if it was December 30th or 31st. I hadn’t been able to keep…
We asked members of our Facebook Community to share songs that make them want to get up and dance. So we’ve taken those songs added a few of our favorites and created this playlist for you!
I’ve been struggling with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Along with therapy, here are some of the podcasts that have helped me through this difficult time.
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…
I don’t know about you, but I love reading. It is almost a little dangerous for me to start a new series because I will stop everything and read. Straight up, I will be…