Dear Virgie: How Do I Create A Body Positive Classroom?
Figure out a way to create a body positive environment within your personal limits and which center methods that excite and nourish you. Dear Virgie, I am an elementary school teacher. Recently, there has been some teasing around weight that happened in
Dear Virgie: My Fat Friend Won’t Date Me Because I’m Fat
Dear Virgie: "It really sucks to be crushing on a fat babe who doesn't know how to see that they are worthy of love, and instead is perpetuating their own dehumanization." Dear Virgie, I have a fat friend who I think won't
Dear Virgie: Should We Stop Using the Words “Thin” & “Fat?”
Dear Virgie, Do you think we should stop using words like “thin” and “fat,” since they draw attention to size differences and only increase the divide between people? Dear Friend: This is a complex question. On the one hand, I totally see
Dear Virgie: My Friend Started Dieting & Isn’t Talking To Me Now
Dear Virgie, about a week into her diet, my friend started distancing herself from me. She stopped reaching out and communication went dark. Dear Virgie, My closest friend and I are having a struggle. We’ve known each other for about one and a half
Dear Virgie: I Compare Myself to Other Fat Women
If we believed that each and every person was important and stand-alone valuable, we would not look to others and think, “why does she have that thing and I don’t?” Dear Virgie, Someone I have known since childhood got married recently. Her