The Body Liberation Project Turns 2 Today!!

(And I Need Your Help)

It's hard to believe but today marks 2 years since the release of The Body Liberation Project.

From my book release at the iconic Strand Bookstore to seeing my book on a billboard in NYC to a segment on The Tamron Hall Show, birthing this book baby into the world has been quite the roller coaster, with the full gamut of human emotions encapsulated.

In 2021, I was flying high. Body positivity was soaring. Brands were pledging to be more size-inclusive and fat-positive, promising to not only extend sizing but also include those sizes in-store. Black and brown fat people were actually being included in the conversation and in some instances, even being asked to lead. Later that year, I got a dream book deal to write about my book, a topic near and dear to my heart.

I optimistically started to believe that maybe my book wouldn’t be as relevant when it came out in 2023. Body diversity was soaring. Everyone was embracing it and embracing their bodies and I could finally see the progress we all dreamed about happening in front of our eyes.

But just as quickly as the thought came, it was gone.

And here we are in 2025, and I realize I couldn't have been more wrong. The pendulum swing happened so fast my neck is still recovering from whiplash. The gibberish I see being spewed on SkinnyTok is beyond upsetting (please just take my word for it and don't look). It's worse than the 90s and 2000s era fatphobia. They are just walking people right into eating disorders. One day we will talk about how wild this time was.

And more than ever, I'm feeling re-inspired to keep sharing this work because it's more needed than ever. I want to spread the message of Body Liberation across the entire globe, far and wide.

And that's why I need your help. Here's what I need:

1) Recommend me for your favorite podcasts (or just tell me what podcasts you think I need to be on).

2) Recommend me to speak about body liberation at your workplace, organizations, or clubs.

3) Purchase the book for yourself and/or a friend.

4) Share my work with others via my book, Substack, Instagram, or TikTok.

5) Leave me a review on Amazon and Goodreads. You can do both, regardless of where you purchased the book. This one is so so helpful and it's free!

6) Ask your local library to add my book to their collection.

7) Shoot me a message with any thoughts and ideas you might have that I'm not considering.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting me in this mission and this work.

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