Dear Virgie: I’m Tired of Being Strong
"You are allowed to be angry or sad or hurt, and it is, in fact, very important that you not ignore or shut down those feelings." Dear Virgie, I feel this incredible pressure not to let people’s fatphobia bother me and to
Dear Virgie: I Have A Round Face and I Want Short Hair
Dear Virgie: I’ve been thinking about cutting my hair off, but am so afraid of not hiding my very round face behind my long hair. Dear Virgie, I’ve been thinking about cutting my hair off, but am so afraid of having short
Dear Virgie: My Girlfriend Is Fat and Doesn’t Talk About Her Body
Dear Virgie, I am a thin-ish, fat-positive woman dating a fat woman. She never says anything about her body. What do I do? Dear Virgie, I am a thin-ish woman dating a fat woman. She never says anything about her body -- positive or
Dear Virgie: Does the BoPo Community Shun People?
Dear Virgie, There seems to be a conflict between body-autonomy and the body positive/HAES community. There are folks who have had WLS or have a super restrictive diet (health reasons, allergy, etc.) who feel like there's no place for them. The
Dear Virgie: Guide to Taking Fat-Positive Selfies
Dear Virgie, So, I'm trying to take more photos of myself and of others. You always take such amazing portraits of yourself (or others take them of you). There are not a lot of tutorials out there to help fat women