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“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure…than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt

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I Am OK No Matter What!

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Inspirations: Awesome Plus Size Women Gallery, Second Edition

by Patricia Morgado | May 17, 2013

Do you want to get inspired by wonderful plus size women? Take a look on this gallery!

Posted in: Your Fashion Your Way

This Self-Esteem Thing

by danceswithfat | May 16, 2013

I received quite a few questions about the meaning of “intrinsic self-esteem” after posting my last blog, so in this blog I go into more detail about the meanings of both intrinsic and extrensic self-esteem. I discuss an important example (from my own experience) to illustrate how these terms apply, and how important it is for each of us to separate the two types in our minds.

Posted in: Dances With Fat

The “Good Kind” Of Fat

by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C. | May 16, 2013

Imposing so-called “body norms” of any kind does support healthy body image.

Posted in: Soul Food: Nourishing the Inner You

Midwest Meanderings

by Mary Stein | May 16, 2013

A bit of this and that in Size Acceptance this week.

Posted in: The Mid Section

Back Off My Fat Body

by danceswithfat | May 15, 2013

Do you ever just get fed up with the negative messages about fat bodies that are found everywhere we turn in our culture? Even worse, maybe, are the personal words of people in your life, who think they are helping you by expressing how concerned they are about how your fatness is affecting your health. I have plenty to say about this, and I’m not mincing words here.

Posted in: Dances With Fat

Suspension of Disbelief

by danceswithfat | May 15, 2013

Should we truly believe that dieting will work for us in the long term, if we just do it right? Does the evidence support that belief? Check out my answers, and the reasons behind them.

Posted in: Dances With Fat

What Do We Tell Our Girls?

by danceswithfat | May 13, 2013

It’s critically important to help young girls see themselves as the valuable, powerful human beings they truly ARE, regardless of whether or not they meet the current cultural stereotype of beauty.

Posted in: Dances With Fat

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