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6 Ways to Mental Health Care During COVID19

By: AP Young 17 Mar 202017 Mar 2020

Mental healthanxiety, comfort view, corona virus, covid 19, Ellos, extended sizes, jessica london, mental health, mental health care, pandemic, Plus Size Fashion, self care, ssbw fashion2 Comments

Mental health care may seem like such small potatoes on the menu of things to care about right now. With the COVID19 pandemic rapidly impacting all aspects of our life; we may not realize why right now it’s so important to focus on our mental health. Well you guys know me well enough to know…

Sleep Apnea – Busting the Myths Breaking the Stigma

By: AP Young 15 Mar 202015 Mar 2020

Healthbpap, central sleep apnea, cpap, fat health, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep apnea, sleep disorder, stigma3 Comments

Sleep Apnea is defined by the Mayo Clinic as: a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Mayo Clinic Sleep Apnea has it’s fair share of bad press. More often than not it’s shrouded in jokes because of the equipment used to treat it. An even bigger running joke is that…

My 400 LB Life

By: AP Young 8 Mar 20208 Mar 2020

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My 400 lb life may seem like click bait; but I promise you it is not! My name is AP and I really am 400+ lbs…440 (depending on the day lol) to be exact. Most of you reading this are probably cringing at the very thought of ever being my size. It’s probably made you…

Disability Visibility- Why it Matters

By: AP Young 1 Mar 20201 Mar 2020

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Disability visibility may seem like a foreign phrase if you’ve never had a disability. Chances are you may not think about the lack of representation disability gets in media. And honestly, that’s to be expected. Most of us fail to think about things that don’t directly affect us even when we’re trying to be the…

Social Media – How to Be More Intentional in Using It

By: AP Young 23 Feb 20205 Feb 2020

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Social media is as common as air these days. I remember a time when social media in it’s earliest form was just a burgeoning concept. The good ol’ days of AOL & Yahoo chat, Black Planet, MySpace and so on and so forth. Watching the evolution of social media right into my mobile devices has…

Jessica London – An Honest Review

By: AP Young 16 Feb 202016 Feb 2020

Fashion, fat mom's closet, Plus Size, Plus Size Fashionextended size fashion, extended sizes, jessica london, Plus Size Fashion, review, ssbw fashion1 Comment

Jessica London has been a staple in my closet for the last 7 months. When I chose to partner with them it was because I actually found pieces on their site I liked. Jessica London is not a new brand; I remember my mom receiving their catalogs when I was a child! However, I never…

Impostor Syndrome – What I’ve Learned

By: AP Young 9 Feb 202027 Mar 2020

Mental healthbalance, gratitude, impostor syndrome, mental health, therapy4 Comments

Impostor syndrome is a term that you may or may not be familiar with. It’s defined as: a pattern of behavior where people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud. – Psychology Today While it’s a term that we may more frequently hear now, it was coined by…

Curvy Spotlight: Top of the Line Diva Boutique

By: AP Young 2 Feb 202026 Jan 2020

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Curvy Spotlight is easily becoming my favorite type of articles to post because I truly enjoy meeting ambitious women in business. Today’s Curvy Spotlight is someone I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of weeks ago at a local event. What caught my eye was the dazzling accessories displayed on her booth and I…

Influenster #Glowin20s Vox Box Review

By: AP Young 31 Jan 2020

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Hey ya’ll! Im back with another Influenster Vox Box review! Today im discussing the #Glowin20s Vox Box. Check it out to see my thoughts! These products are complimentary, however all opinions reflected are my own!

#YouTube: Sunset Inspired Eye Look

By: AP Young 27 Jan 202027 Jan 2020

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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 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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