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Category: depression

26 Aug 2017 blogging / body positive / depression / Health / life / Mental health / self esteem

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Self Esteem After Rape

As the idea began to formulate in my mind how to address this topic; I found myself trying to decide

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22 Jun 2017 body positive / depression / exhaustion / hashimoto's thyroiditis / hypothyroidism / life / self esteem / thyroid / weight loss

Living In Spite of My Flaws

This morning the weather was dank and rainy; as a result my body was hurting so bad I found myself

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7 Jun 2017 body positive / clothes / Clothing / depression / Family life / Fashion / hashimoto's thyroiditis / Health / Marriage / Mental health / Motherhood / parenthood / Plus Size / Plus Size Fashion / Relationships / working mom / Working Woman

Things Looking Up

That’s right! The awful wait is over and ya girl is fabulously cancer free! I don’t think I can ever

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24 May 2017 body positive / Clothing / depression / exhaustion / Fashion / Marriage / Plus Size / Plus Size Fashion / Relationships

Tis the Season

Plus size blogger, fatshion, style, anniversary, staycation, marriage, love, happiness, celebration, depression, mental health, anxiety, thyroid mama

5 May 2017 body positive / Clothing / depression / Fashion / Plus Size / Plus Size Fashion / Style

Dressing My Depression

When I was a kid; I wasn’t really into getting “dressed”. My parent’s finances were limited so there wasn’t a

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28 Apr 2017 depression / Featured / life / Mental health

Note to the Depressed: ARMOUR Method

This morning I found myself having a conversation with a dear friend of mine whom I’ve known for over 10

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25 Apr 2017 depression / Health / Mental health

Dummies Guide to Depression: 6 Basic Facts

I know, I know; it would seem absurd that in this day and age that I would even need to

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6 Mar 2017 After Birth / depression / exhaustion / Health / life / Mental health / Plus Size / pregnancy / weight loss

Why I’m Failing at Self Love

I’ve fancied myself a self love guru for quite some time now. I’m here for body positive affirmations and views.

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25 Feb 2017 After Birth / Children / depression / exhaustion / Family life / Health / life / Marriage / Mental health / Mom Life / Motherhood / parenthood / parenting / Rant / Relationships / working mom / Working Woman

There’s No Neat Way

I often separate my depression blog entries from my mommy blog. I mean, parenthood is supposed to be more about

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4 Jan 2017 After Birth / depression / exhaustion / Family life / Mom Life / Motherhood / Plus Size

After Care: Loving Your Body After Birth

The whole time I was pregnant, I was just so excited about the prospect of my lil guy growing; I

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AP Young

AP Young

Alicia aka AP is a writer, blogger and public speaker who has built her platform on speaking her truth regardless of how unflattering it mightbe. Her advocacy includes Mental Health Awareness, Body Acceptance & Diversity, and Navigating life with Chronic Illness. AP also has a vested interest in teaching plus size women how toadvocate 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 tendsto set for women in the plus body community.

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