Bookish Brain

Tag: Body

  • My Brain Hates Me

    My Brain Hates Me

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    I have had a headache for four months. That’s not hyperbole. For 120-plus days, I have had some sort of pain in my head. The doctor first diagnosed me with tension headaches, which wasn’t a real surprise given the amount of stress I hold onto. I had a bout of tension headaches in April, so…

  • Anti-Fat Bias with Aubrey Gordon

    Anti-Fat Bias with Aubrey Gordon

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    What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon I first heard of Aubrey Gordon when I started listening to her podcast Maintenance Phase. She and cohost Michael Hobbes discuss wellness and weight-loss trends, fads, and policies to find out what’s true, what’s a myth, and what’s just flat-out ridiculous to…

  • My Bookish Body

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    I’m at a loss with my body. I want this new installment here will be a way for me to chronicle these challenges and to find some kind of accountability to make changes. This is the first time I’ve publicly documented the scale’s reports, the embarrassment and self-hatred of feeling out of control. This is…