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Lita F. Styles Has Entered the Chat for Size Inclusive Swimwear

By: AP Young 10 Jul 20209 Jul 2020

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Lita F. Styles has picked the perfect season to drop her new size inclusive swimwear! There is something about summer that gets the juices flowing! It’s a time where you feel a little bit more free and fly! (Well…minus COVID-19 coming to rain on our parade, but that’s not what we’re here for.) When she…

Medical Trauma: How to Move Forward

By: AP Young 5 Jul 20203 Jul 2020

Healtharthritis, biases, black health, fat bodies, fat health, hashimotos, Health, hysteria, medical bias, medical traumaLeave a Comment

Medical trauma is a thing. Whether it is a new term to you or you have personal experience with it; medical trauma is definitely worth discussing. What is Medical Trauma? Believe it or not, I couldn’t find one general definition for medical trauma. However, according to the National Child Traumatic Stress network: Pediatric medical traumatic…

I Stress Ate During A Pandemic – Here’s What Happened

By: AP Young 28 Jun 202029 Jun 2020

Health, Mental health, Plus Sizeemotional eating, healthy habits, mental health, mental health care, stress eating, vsg journey, wls journey4 Comments

I’ve been on an intentional weight loss journey since September 2019. My reasons are not those of vanity; but a means to an end to my arthritic pain. Yep. I have to get smaller to get a hip replacement. I managed to lose a total of 60bs during that time. And then a COVID19 happened.…

Be Your Own Representation

By: AP Young 21 Jun 202021 Jun 2020

fat mom's closet, Plus Size, Plus Size Fashionbody diversity, disability visibility, extended size fashion, representation matters, ssbbw fashion1 Comment

When I first discovered that there were plus size fashion bloggers; I was really excited. After years of never seeing plus size bodies in ads or commercials (unless it was a cliched less glamorous role); it was refreshing to see larger bodies. After I added fashion to my blog, and mingling with the “plus community”…

Dear Reader – A Recap of My Thoughts on Current Events

By: AP Young 14 Jun 202014 Jun 2020

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If there’s anything 2020 has reaffirmed for me is that things can change in a blink of an eye. Just a little over a year ago, I was coming out of my full time job in order to better care for my health. My worries and concerns about finances, health care, my mobility, my ability…

Tourette’s Syndrome Awareness Month

By: AP Young 7 Jun 20202 Jun 2020

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Tourette’s Syndrome Awareness Month is May 15th-June 15th. In honor of that and the fact that I love someone very close to me who has Tourette’s Syndrome; I’ve decided to share more of his story here today! Meet my son Jelani! My son has ADHD & Tourette’s Syndrome. For those who aren’t familiar with our…

#YouTube: Influenster VoxBox Review – Cover Girl Simply Ageless

By: AP Young 6 Jun 20206 Jun 2020

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What We’ve Learned in Marriage – 11 Year Check In

By: AP Young 31 May 202031 May 2020

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What we’ve learned in marriage was a blog post hubby and I shared at the 7 year mark of our marriage. As we celebrate 11 years this year, we decided to comeback to share additional nuggets of lessons we’ve learned. So, shall we? Comfortable Can Be Good Alicia: I’m of the the opinion that sometimes…

Mental Health Awarness Month

By: AP Young 17 May 202014 May 2020

Mental healthanxiety, bipolar disorder, body dysmorphia, depression, mental health, mental health awareness, mental health awareness month, schizophrenia2 Comments

Mental Health Awareness month comes around every year in May; but as far as I’m concerned mental health awareness is EVERY DAY. Hi, my name is Alicia and I am a mental health patient. I’ve shared very openly on this blog about my journey with mental health and you can check it out here. Why…

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Alicia aka AP is a writer, blogger and public speaker who has built her platform on speaking her truth regardless of how unflattering it might be. Her platform includes mental health awareness, body diversity, parenting children with special needs and navigating life with chronic illness and disability. AP also has a vested interest in teaching plus size women how to advocate for their health care in the face of weight discriminatory culture within the health care field. AP also has a passion for fashion and beauty, specifically for women of extended sizes! Through her blog and social media platforms; she attempts to encourage and inspire women to shed the stereotypes and step out of the boxes society tends to set for women who exist in bodies that are larger.

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