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Christine Schoenwald Articles
Sexual assault doesn’t discriminate based on body weight, and none of us should take our safety for granted. My fat doesn't protect me.
Read..."Throwing tons of time and energy into dieting instead of working on my novel."
Read...“You’re fat and ugly,” I’d hear, or, “Look at your stomach, it’s disgusting!” This wasn’t a neighborhood bully taunting me on my way to school — this is what I said to myself all day long, well into adulthood.
Read...When the formerly fat spoke of their hardships, I didn’t take them seriously. I thought that without the problem of weight, their lives must be perfect.
Read...I’m in an ongoing threesome with fear and anxiety.
Read...A sad fact: Many men who are sexually attracted to fat women are ashamed of it. We need to talk about men who want sex with fat women but won't date them.
Read...I still went to the painful place of being fat-shamed and decided that was why he had refused to kiss me. The pain never fully went away.
Read...My candy addiction is always with me, but the period between Halloween and New Years is the most challenging time of year.
Read...Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are nearly here. So, what do you do when your family doesn’t celebrate any holidays whatsoever?
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