Health
Why The MAHA Movement Excites Me As A Fat Woman
Health and wellness have come to be tricky subjects in this day and age. We’ve got “crunchy” and “scrunchy” lifestyles and everything in-between as we try to navigate the best ways to live healthfully while carrying a healthy self-esteem. And I know firsthand just how tough that battle is.
By Olivia Lupia4 min read
Growing up, I had the unfortunate pattern of filling out before shooting up and was often a little thicker than my peers. Fortunately, I had a mother who recognized this was just my body’s way and did her best to not let me think poorly of myself, teaching me that health and beauty, though interconnected, are independent measures. But this, unfortunately, wasn’t a mindset that many girls my age shared at the time.