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The body positive activism movement is multifaceted; there are different approaches, schools of thinking, and ways of learning, much like feminism and other movements as well. Of course, while pieces might move independently, body positive activism proponents all believe the same thing. Something akin to: All bodies are equal. I’ve created a list of websites, blogs, social media sites, and resources for you that relate to body activism. I’m definitely not responsible for the content on these sites, because, y’know, I have zero control over what they post; as of now, though, I believe these resources may be helpful for you. If you find one that goes rogue or doesn’t work for you or you disagree with, don’t fret. Skip it and go find the ones that do!

You've got 370+ to choose from! I hope you find many that serve you and offer healing and validation!

Body Image: Books to read  An Unapologetic Fat Girl’s Guide to Exercise  The Beauty Myth Big Big Love Big Fit Girl Big Gal Yoga Body Kindness Body of Truth Body Positive Power Body Respect Cunt Curvy Girl Sex Curvy Yoga Embody Every Body Yoga Fat Activism Fat Girl Finishing School  Fat Girl Walking Fat! So? Health at Every Size Hunger I'm Judging You Landwhale Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere Shrill So You Want to Talk About Race SparkleFat The Body is Not an Apology The Fat Studies Reader Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls Two Whole Cakes I also wrote a post called "20 Diverse,  Body Positive Books for Kids  That You Definitely Need in  Your Home." You'll love it. STAY INTERSECTIONAL: Bitch Media Black Girl Dangerous Everyday Feminism The Body is Not an Apology Feministing For Harriet Guerrilla Feminism The Establishment Wear Your Voice Mag "Body Positive" Websites 365 Day Project About Face  The Adipositivity Project  ABeautiful Body Project Association for Size Diversity and Health Beauty Redefined  BeNourished Be Your Own Beloved Big Beautiful Wellness Body Image Movement The Body Is Not an Apology The Booty Revolution Curvy Yoga Dr. Deah’sBody Shop Everyday Feminism  TheFat Chick  Fat Girl Food Squad Fat!So? Fierce Freethinking Fatties  Flat and Fabulous Health at Every Size A Healthy Paradigm Herself Isabel Foxen Duke  Junkfood Science  Let’s Queer Things Up ' Linda Bacon  Move and Be Free  Operation Beautiful  The Body Positive This Girl Can  Women Using Art for Body Acceptance And basically everything written by: Lesley Kinzel and Marianne Kirby Body Positive Blogs Amanda Trusty Says Brittany Herself Chronicles of a Mixed Fat Chick Chunky Lemonade Curvy Girl Lingerie Dances with Fat Fat Girl, PhD  The Fat Nutritionist  From Annette (travel based!) I Take the Long Way The MilitantBaker (obvs) Plus Size Birth PlusSize Princess Tastefully Ratchet A YearWithout Mirrors Facebook Pages Worth Following Beauty Redefined Beauty Is Inside Bodies Born to Rise The Body Is Not an Apology  Born to Reign Athletics Curvy and Confident  Curvy Girl Lingerie  Curvy Yoga  Fattitude the Movie  Fit Villains  Flat and Fabulous  Linda Bacon  More of Me to Love Operation Beautiful  Plus Size Mommy Memoirs  This Girl Can  Tess Holliday Instagram accounts worth following: Abearnamedtroy Adwoaaboah Allbodiesriseyoga Alex_elle Alokvmenon Amputee_kat Angelicaisaibecerra Angrybrownfemme Annieelainey Ashlukadraws Badassara Baddiewinkle Bampowlife Bishamberdas Benourishedpdx Bethdrawsthings Biggalyoga Bitchesgottaeat Blackandbrownbodiesinmotion Blacmagic_woman Blackqueermagic Blackvoices Blkfeminist Bodyposipanda Bodypositivepug Bodypositiveteen Brownbitterbitch Browngirlsrising Carolrossettidesign Cecile.dormeau Celiarequenamartinez Chairbreaker Chingonachronicles Chingonafire Chooselifewarrior Chubstr Clarabelle_blue Curvesbecomeher Denisejolly Elliewheels Erik_cav5493 Eva.exe Fatchancecoach Fatchicanafeminist Fatgirlsdancemovement Fatgirlflow Fatwomenofcolor Feministartt Feministastic Feminist.teenager Feministwild Fiercefatpoc Fieryfeminist Frances_cannon Fuckyeaherikamoen Funkychunkyy Fyeahmelissafabello Gaelleprudencio Gildednopal Glitterandlazers Gnightirene Greenboxshop_ Guerrillafeminism Hantisedeloubli Harnaamkaur Harveyguillen Iamivyfelicia Ihartericka Im.big.so.what Intersectionalbodypos Iofthetigress Itsfeminism Jacobtobia Jadebeallphotography Janetmock Jessamynstanley Joannathangia Kliuwong Kobi_jae Lafeministadescolonial Latinarebels Laughinggoddessapothecary Lauracallaghanillustration Lavernecox Littlelizziev Louisegreen_bigfitgirl Lupitanyongo Mamacaxx Mynameisjessamyn Natalieispoetry Nayyirah.waheed Nikiaphoenix Nubian_ Oh.so.feminist Magnoliahblack Marylambertsing Melaniin.goddess Mindsetforlifeltd Monicakimgarza Moosekleenex Moshoodat Nikita_gill Nazirasacasa Pansexual.pride.love Philomenakwao Protect.trans.kids Queerfatfemme Queerxicanochisme Radfatvegan Readytostare Redressluvsu Roblympian Robynlambird Rosiereigns Rozthediva Samdylanfinch Saucyewest Shoogsart Staramrasu Stoptellingwomentosmile Thebodyisnnotanapology Thebodypositive Theijeoma Thejeffrymarsh Thoughtscaughtinmyfro Tylerfeder Undocumedia Ushshi Wagatwe Watanabenaomi703 Weexistcollective Wewantequality Womanis.t Wizardfight Yvetteactually Resources mentioned in  Change the World, Love Your Body: Sonya Renee Taylor (TBINAA) Embrace (film) "Fat People and Tax Dollars" by Ragen Chastain Books mentioned: Health at Every Size Body Respect Body Kindness The Fat Studies Reader Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls The Beauty Myth Shrill Fat!So? Lessons From The Fat-o-sphere Big Fit Girl The Unapologetic Fat Girls Guide to Exercise Germs, Guns and Steel (See Tumblr and IG links above!)

Tumblrs worth following The Adipositivity Project Beautiful Magazine Body Posi  Body Positivity for the Modern Man Chinese Fashion Lovers Chubby Bunny  Chubby Cupcake  Fat Art  Fat Can Dance  Fat People Art  Fit Villains  Fuck Yeah Body Image Fuck Yeah Body Positivity Fuck Yeah Hard Femme  Fuck Yeah VBO  Guatemalan Rebel  Halt the Body Hate  Hey Fat Chick  His Black Dress  Life Outside the Binary  I Love Fat  Lotsa Lipstick  The Love Yourself Challenge  The Militant Baker Natural Bods  Nalgona Positivity Pride Old Time Fatties  Plus Size Belly Dance  Queer Bodies Are  Redefining Body Image  Sex and Body Positive A Thick Girls Closet  Thou Shalt Love Thyself  Transgender Revolution  Your Life in Design Fatshion: Plus-Size Clothing Blogs A Curious Fancy Amarachi Ukachu  And I Get Dressed  Ashley Rose  Beauticurve  The Big Girl Blog  Big Hips Red Lips  Big or Not to Big Born in Sequins  Chubble Bubble  Chubstr  Cupcake’s Clothes Curves and Chaos  Curvy Girl Chic  Danimezza  Definatalie  Dollface  Dressing Outside the Box  Fashion Hayley Fat Girl Flow Fat in the City  Fatshion Insider  Fat Shopaholic  From the Corners of the Curve  Gabifresh  Garner Style  Hippopotamuslee  His Black Dress  In the Thick of It  JayMiranda  Margie Plus Musings ofa Curvy Lady  Nicolette Mason Pashteit P.S. It’s Fashion  Style it Online  StylishCurves  The Curvy and Curly Closet  The Je Ne Sais Quoi  This is Meagan Kerr  Tutus and Tiny Hats  Twee Valley High  When In Doubt Wear Purple  With Wonder and Whimsy  Zero Style Fat-Friendly Health: Health at Every Size registry National Eating Disorders Association 80+ Eating Disorder Practitioners and Activists Mental Health: To find a mental health professional Mental Health Help Hotlines  Behavioral Health TreatmentServices Locator  Talkspace  Mental health hotlines  National Hopeline Network (Crisis Hotline) 1-800-SUICIDE // 1-800-784-2433 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK // 1-800-273-8255 Suicide and Crisis Hotline and Adolescent Crisis Intervention and Counseling Nineline 1-800-999-9999 Adolescent Suicide Hotline 1-800-621-4000 Suicide Prevention—The Trevor HelpLine (specializing in gay and lesbian youth suicide prevention) 1-800-850-8078 Mental Health Crisis Hotline In crisis? Call: 1-800-273-TALK The Trans* Lifeline “Dedicated to the wellbeing of transgender people” US: 877-565-8860 Canada: 877-330-6366 Other Hotlines:  Suicide: 1-800-784-8433 Bullying: 1-800-420-1479 Self harm: 1-800-DONT-CUT or 1-800-344-HELP Eating disorders: 1-847-831-3438 Rape and Sexual assault: 1-800-656-4673 Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 Grief support: 1-650-321-3438 Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678 Depression: 1-630-482-9696 Abuse: 1-800-799-7233, 1-800-787-3224 Global Suicide Hotlines: International Suicide Hotline Numbers compiled by Danny formerly of www.depressionisnotdestiny.com Argentina: +5402234930430 Australia: 131114 Austria: 017133374 Belgium: 106 Bosnia & Herzegovina: 080 05 03 05 Botswana: 3911270 Brazil: 212339191 Canada: 5147234000 (Montreal); 18662773553 (outside Montreal) Croatia: 014833888 Denmark: +4570201201 Egypt: 7621602 Finland: 010 195 202 France: 0145394000 Germany: 08001810771 Holland: 09000767 Hong Kong: +852 2382 0000 Hungary: 116123 India: 8888817666 Ireland: +4408457909090 Italy: 800860022 Japan: +810352869090 Mexico: 5255102550 New Zealand: 045861048 Norway: +4781533300 Philippines: 028969191 Poland: 5270000 Russia: 0078202577577 Spain: 914590050 South Africa: 0514445691 Sweden: 46317112400 Switzerland: 143 United Kingdom: 08457909090 USA: 18002738255 Other mental health resources: National Alliance on Mental Illness Guide to preventing suicide in college Challenging misconceptions about BPD/Complex PTSD Help finding a therapist 1-800-THERAPIST/1-800-843-7274 Mental health apps There are a variety of mental health–related apps that can assist you wherever you are. ACT Coach, AETAS, DBT Diary Card and Skills Coach, Depression CBT Self-Help Guide, How Are You, MindShift, PTSD Coach, Stress and Anxiety Coach, and Worry Watch are just a few of the options available at the time of print. For links to all of these and more mobile and web options, check out this site! Happy Things For Bad Days: *Jes reallllly loves this site where people all around the world give you an internet hug... just in case you needed one today.* *Why animals are basically the best (esp through Snapchat) * 29 Things That Will Make You Grin (even on a bad day) Anti-Online Harassment Resources: Crash Override Network DIY Guide to Feminist Cyber Security FF's Speak Up and Stay Safe The Smart Girls Guide to Privacy Troll Busters Anti-TheStatusQuo Resources: 6 Tips on Bystander Intervention When You Witness a Racist Attack or Potential Hate Crime 5 Ways to Disrupt Racism A Bystander's Guide to Standing up Against Islamophobic Harassment (and Other Types of Harassment Too) National Immigrant Advocacy Organizations  The "OH SHIT What Should I Do Before January" Guide SURJ's guide to talking about politics at the family table "How to talk to your loved ones about a Donald Trump Presidency" What To Do Instead of Calling the Police Reaching Across the Red/Blue Divide Rights Based Organizations and Movements  and the four ways I'm stepping up may be useful for you too! Other Cool Stuff: Guidelines for Non-Trans Writes and Journalists Writing About Trans People Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide HAES and "Fat Friendly" Doctors A simple break down of "How to be a Good Fat Ally" by Danielle Galvin!